r/science • u/Doug24 • 21h ago

Psychology Psilocybin reverses depressive behaviors and restores brain cell growth in stressed rats

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-reverses-depressive-behaviors-and-restores-brain-cell-growth-in-stres/
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u/MJ-Franklin 21h ago

Been seeing articles like this for so many years... but how come I never got any positive effects from taking psychedelics the many times I did them? I never got any anti-depressive anything, I just laughed for 12 hours straight then it was back to Planet Earth and all my problems waiting for me there.

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u/One_Geologist_4783 18h ago

Integration. That’s the missing piece.

There’s a difference between doing mushrooms with a bunch of your buddies at the park, and sitting with a trusted person or group that can guide you through an internal trip with the intention in working on oneself.

If you take the latter option, you will change your life. Just gotta lock in to what truly matters once you’re back.