I can attest to this. Psychedelics are not to be taken lightly, however, if done properly, it can lead to profound insight. I was 20 years old and I took a handful of mushrooms with friends in college. The entire experience can be very overwhelming at first, especially if youre going into it with the goal of "partying". Anyways, at the time, I was a borderline pathological liar. Saying anything and everything in a desperate need to be liked. Sometime during my psychedelic trip, I was made to fully realize that my lies are the reason why nobody liked me. If i just relax, enjoy myself and the life i live, that I would find happiness there. any therapist can tell you this. Psychedelics make you see and feel it in a way that resonates. I don't know. Psilocybin mushrooms did more for my mental health than any antidepressant or therapist ever could, and I only had to take them once.
also, while mdma and cannabis can have hallicinogenic properties, i do not think they are powerful enough to have a proper "trip" where you meet your inner gods and demons and sort out who is who. also mdma has horrible side effects. i would personally recommend psilocybin mushrooms or ayahuasca. I have heard good things about LSD as well, however i know that a lot of street LSD is just research chemicals and thats very dangerous so I wouldnt recommend LSD personally.
I don't think psychedelics did this. You did this. You knew this deep down. The psychedelics likely brushed away all the debris from your mind to become aware of it, even though deep down you were aware of it and just didn't want to admit it. This won't help anyone if they don't already realize what's wrong. It's not a good thing to prescribe something based on personal experience with no extensive research into it. Like anything in this world, it will affect people differently from others. And they can still become addictive like any other drug or food. I wouldn't recommend it. Just watch in 10 years or more we'll likely have studies coming out about how they actually do harm when you're addicted to them. Advertising them as a depression cure is harmful as well because people will get addicted to them because they'll think their depression will go away. When there's so much more to them than just ingesting them.
@@Jake38nine i can only speak for mushrooms, and im not prescribing anything. i made it clear i was just saying my experience and opinion, i thought. that being said, ayahuasca and mushrooms have been being since before history, i think the data is basically in by now.
It’s always surprised me how the conservatives and the religious right are so okay with alcohol but not with psychedelics when they don’t do anywhere near the amount of harm that alcohol has been proven to do.
I had access to the internet at a very young age and read quite a bit of stuff. I remember learning about prohibition in the states and then eventually the war on drugs. It has perplexed me since I was a kid; why substances that are on the whole way less harmful (though still harmful with improper use) and have less negative long-term effects illegal than those that are far more dangerous and yet legal.
nice broad generalization of traditional people by comparing them to people of the nixon and reagan era when people were swayed by gov psyops on the television
Don't expect logic from people who believe there is an imaginary guy in the sky who is very interested in what sexual activities they participate in and substances consume.
I took a lot of LSD through the 1990's and unlike some people who claim that the odd dose of acid cured their depression taking LSD never cured my bouts of depression, if anything the comedowns from the trips made things worse for me, probably the returning back to the dreary reality of life at that time, depression is an illness that is so hard to treat, I never found anything that really worked for me, the therapy sessions were pretty much a joke and then we get those little pills that merely mask the symptoms but cause other problems for us, I hope that this research helps people get past the loneliness of depression..
You can't rely on a substance to cure your own mind's feelings. Only you really can. You have to be aware enough. You have to be accountable enough. If you are not willing to be self-aware of your own issues and aren't willing to take accountability for them, no amount of "medicine" will cure you. The only person who can cure yourself is yourself. It's your actions and thoughts that cause and cure depression.
@Jake38nine I hate to agree with you, but you are right. I was depressed for forty years. I was so desperate for a cure that I tried electric shock therapy, all the antidepressants available therapy hospitals, you name it. About 6 years ago maybe a little more I said F this and I started changing my environment how I lived what I did daily I got a bunch of house plants and literally changed my environment to be more up beat and colorful. I told myself everyday this is in your mind, literally, and you can change your own mind. It worked. I'm depression free for years now. It may not work for everyone, but it was an eye opener. I wanted someone to fix me, but I had to fix myself. Now I'm falling apart physically, but I'm still not depressed so it's ok, lol.
Psychedelics are tools not automatically the cure. Maybe it doesn't work for you but maybe you need a professional guide. I think it can work in different directions.
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable s0urce here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, Psychehubs. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
A good question is what haven't they lied about? Their credibility is gone. Especially on issues of war and peace. Thanks for the great videos and insights!
Not only is there huge potential for mental health but also physical. I had a bakers cyst in the knee for 3-4 months before it suddenly vanished in an Ayahuasca trip my first week in Peru.
Antidepressants may be effective but they have so many horrible side effects! The nausea, the brain zaps, impotence, elimination of libido, increased depression, vomiting, diarrhea, weight gain and indirectly diabetes.They are not the answer. They're the best answer that we have right now. But they're really pretty terrible.
@@limbeboy7I agree. However, my ex smoked sooo much weed, and ended up with a schizophrenia diagnosis. Its not totally risk free, if you smoke at lot before 25. Your brain will stop develope.
Agreed. Traditional antidepressants seem pretty crappy by comparison to these next-generation solutions. Personally, I’ve had good luck with Mindbloom for depression. (Which is at-home oral ketamine sessions. Ketamine is not a classic psychedelic, but some people consider it a quasi-psychedelic.)
Agreed. Something like half of people coming off zoloft say the withdrawal symptoms were severe. Thats no joke. It was the worst 48 hours of my life. And I was tapering very slowly. They're good, but not really designed for long term use. But of course, they're also profitable, so support to come off them is terrible.
@DrKaran if you could get Dr Rick strassman that would be amazing, his book the spirit molecule is brilliant, all about the medical uses and tests for dmt.
I've listened to dozens of interviews with Prof. Nutt and, can I say Dr Karan, these are some of the most articulate and insightful questions I've seen posed to him. You show real insight, and give him a great platform to get deep into all of the major and most important issues regarding psychedelic research - well done 👏
Basically the "war on drugs" makes revenue for cities and counties. Marijuana and heroin were made illegal as a way to control the anti-war hippies (marijuana) and blacks (heroin). Nixon couldn't make the people illegal but, by associating these substances with them and making those illegal, the government had a means to control the groups it found problematic.
You don't need drugs to be anti-war. Lmao xD I don't take any drugs and I'm anti-war and anti-establishment and anti-governemnt and anti-monetization of things that can be harmful. I'm pro-skepticism of literally almost everything. I promote skepticism of everyone and everything. I'm not gonna believe something without years of experience. And I doubt these people had enough years to actually study these drugs and how it affects people considering the drugs were banned and even a scientist would get in trouble for studying it. Marijauna is coming out as being a cause of psychosis now. Relying on drugs is not going to help your brain. That's just the plain reality of that. It won't cure your depression or anxiety. Depression and anxiety are not exactly things you can cure period. They're natural hormones every animal feels. Anxiety especially is our natural fight or flight mechanism. You get rid of anxiety in humans and you essentially cease them from being able to survive in a way. And giving people disability money for it may only be enabling it instead of having them overcome it and fight through it.
Cool video... Thank you for uploading it! Hearing about having to do the microdosing study in hospitals only makes me think of the best way to derive therapeutic value from Psychedelics... In all seriousness I believe a phat party where you are on Psychedelics with loved ones that is joyous and celebratory all up is much more therapeutic and healing than having to deal with a stern bloke with a clipboard in a drab and sterile environment like a hospital who essentially has the Psychological frame that he is superior to you (as an expert) and you are a broken being with a damaged or malfunctioning biology.... #Hope and #progress...
Same as the treatment for opiate addiction! Is every difficult for regular doctors to prescribe it outside of specialized clinic asking with strict therapy making hard for those people to to aquire and maintain jobs because of the strictness of the treatment plan
Great interview! Very excited and hopeful that MDMA could potentially mitigate the psychopathology that arises from personality disorders. Thanks so much Dr. Karan!
Fyi the FDA advisory panel rejects MDMA as a PTSD treatment. In a blow to advocates of psychedelics for mental health treatment, a panel of experts voted against recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The panel raised concerns about the study conducted by Lykos Therapeutics, which is hoping to get the drug approved as the first-ever sanctioned psychedelic treatment, questioning the data and potential risks. The FDA does not have to follow the panel’s recommendation, but it usually does. A final decision is expected in August.
Brilliant podcast, long time fan of Professor Nutt's work. Can only say Psychadellics changed my life and helped me with severe long term depression. Hes right, it's not something you can do for fun or often, it's not always a silly fun time at all.
I have cancer and got my terminal diagnosis exactly one year ago. After an integrative doctor literally brought me back from the dead, a friend of mine took me on a journey. It was hands down one of the best things I've ever done in my life. It took the edge off, helped with anxiety, and I resolved more trauma with one session than therapy could've done in a year. Highly recommend!
If you had done the drugs without a year of therapy, I doubt it would've helped you at all. For you to solve problems you must be aware of them in the first place. Therapy surfaced those problems over a year for you and the drugs washed away all of the debris for you to see it clearly and be more aware of it. If you took them without therapy, I highly doubt your symptoms would vanish. So it is NOT safe to recommend without a fully disclosed study on multiple people who take the drug before and after therapy, which would take years because therapy takes years. But the main part of the study would be to see if the results are the same with and without therapy. But I highly doubt it. It also relies on the honesty of the patient. There's so many variables that nobody can control all of them, thus generally recommending a drug is not advised. We can study how something affects pain or illness because it affects body parts and organs that only have one job. Whereas the brain can literally psyche yourself out and gas light yourself. If you really tried, you could convince yourself that you're a rabbit. That's how powerful and unpredictable the brain is. The brain evolves much faster as well. What could help us adults now may not help our grandchildren or great grandchildren because the brain evolves and adapts so often to its surroundings, thus trauma, suffering, trials, and tribulations will always exist. There will never be a cure for ailments of the brain. It's just scientifically and logically impossible because the brain changes rapidly.
@@Jake38nineI never did a year of therapy, I only had a few sessions years ago that's why I said it helped me more than a year of therapy could've. I also think set, setting, and Intent is extremely important and most people don't really wanna work on their stuff, I was ready and excited to change my life for the better...
Many might disagree with this, but what changed my life for the better was actually medical marijuana. Helps with mental problems like my anxiety, Autism, and ADHD. It has also worked wonders for my migraines. We were told so many lies about things like Cannabis and Psilocybin.
I'm taking medical cannabis too and finding fabulous for depression, anxiety and chronic pain. It is perfectly possible to get access here in the UK and the cost can be mitigated through the Curaleaf Access Scheme
Yesss same. Works well with my autism and bipolar/bpd Can’t be on shrooms cause I’d get myself killed 😭 my rule is to not try things that can lead to an overdose or make you do things you wouldn’t wanna do.
An Autistic friend had tried all of the family groups of Antidepressants trying to treat depression and extreme anxiety for decades with no or worse results, MDNA however had a profound positive effect for him. Hopefully studies on this will be done soon and be available as a treatment method.
I miss not having access to shrooms. They're so hard to find I wanted to grow my own but nowhere will post to the UK. I certainly used to feel so much better after them with zero side effects. It's just wrong they can make something so natural and happy illegal.
@@MephitisUK I'd be too worried it's a scam, or maybe a trap or something. I have to pick the mowers mushrooms out my lawn before my daft puppy eats them and every time it's a wistful... If only... It's funny how he was saying about docility of people. I remember seeing the Chemical Brothers in Brixton and the whole place was obv on mdma and we had the best night ever, everyone dancing and happy and hugging each other. No trouble at all.
It comes back because the memories likely haven’t been processed. Until they’re properly processed or turned down the intensity of the memory, they may reexperience the trauma hundreds of times over and over.
I've done LSD twice now, and all I ever got was a few brief visuals, nausea, the overwhelming need to pee every 15 minutes, and the complete inability to sleep. The first time, I assumed the tabs were dud. Second time I was with a friend who used it regularly & gave me one from his stash.
This was fascinating, thank you Dr K. Much respect to Prof Nutt! I've been using LSD to self-medicate for years. First in 2016, I microdosed for 9 months to try to cure my migraines and cluster headaches, which was fairly successful - I've not been sick on a migraine ever again since the first week of microdosing, and the frequency and severity hugely decreased. I started it again last year due to PTSD and severe CNS dysregulation. In combination with lavender oil and targeted botox, it has absolutely saved my life and given me the ability to exist again. I take 3ug every other day. Highly recommend!
After years of the unsuccessful policing of football hooliganism in the1980s, it has been shown that ecstasy was far more effective at stopping the violence as the people engaged in it embraced rave culture instead of fighting.
Unfortunately lawmakers are absolutely useless at taking responsibility and will not admit "war on drugs" is completely disaster and waits of taxpayers money.
Millions of anecdotal testimonials about how these cured extreme depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses alongside the many dozens of conclusive studies about this topic make it irrefutably an efficacious treatment, while being significantly safer than other legal psychoactive products like alcohol or cigarettes.
@@MrMokey24 The evidence is overwhelming, regardless of the depth of the studies. I speak from personal experience too. I believe the studies will show further than preliminary proof when the government and regulatory bodies allow them to be studied fully. Interested to know what you think.
@@Olliejz Hm, my thoughts. These compounds have been available for human consumption for a longer time than even written history. If they were easily used to cure mental illness, there would have been more widespread use. I agree, more research is needed and I fully support a legalization of all psych drugs (LSD, shrooms, dmt and others). But I don't want people to hurt themselves with drugs nobody yet fully understands.
@@MrMokey24 I see your point definitely, however I think the current zeitgeist would benefit significantly more than in any other time in history. People have been using these things for generations safely. I also agree that it becoming legal wouldn't be all sunshine and rainbows, because some poor kids would end up taking too much too early and hurting themselves.
@MrMokey24, with all due respect, if your concern is that people not be hurt by drugs, then you would support the banning of NSAIDS. They kill thousands every year, destroying livers and kidneys. Every drug advertised on television has a list of devastating side effects and death. The line you apparently draw concerning safety is arbitrary and not based on facts.
Psychedelics are so powerful when the user experiences “realizations”. That feeling can last with you for life. Powerful metaphors and metaphysical thoughts lead to this… this “woke” feeling is extremely potent. And I feel it can shock people out of negative thought patterns. We have to facilitate “realizations” in the user in order for it to have meaningful change. No only that but also support and the down to earth conversations that make the user more open to acceptance and looking at things as “glass half full” rather than empty.
Yes, me an my daughter have. I had sever depression in my 20s did mushrooms never depressed again. 2 of my daughters wanted to die did mushrooms never felt that again. It s true morw then you ill ever know. None of us ever had that dread again. EVER
I would not take your word for it because I doubt the mushrooms were the ONLY thing involved in helping. If you had therapy ahead of taking mushrooms, that likely helped. And your daughters wanting to die? I'd question how you were treating them first of all.
I realise now why I spent my youth in the 90’s in a little village in Staffordshire, experimenting with liberty cap mushrooms and healthy amounts of LSD and MDMA. I know now that I was suffering from adhd, which brought high anxiety, social anxiety and depression.. I felt a little guilty at the time because I didn’t want to break the law, but I knew they were lying to me.. I felt like God was pointing me the natural way…. And although generally the church would never agree with that , I also knew how the church could be wrong with certain things too.. it’s a relief that 30 years on the world around me has come closer to my point of view
Depression is a result of unresolved trauma. The next time that you trip, keep a notebook nearby. Then think about how you express yourself in everyday life and write down the insights. think about how honest you are with yourself and your lifestyle. Pay attention to the stories that you tell yourself
@@bellasmom2597 they must be processed as an adult. You remember them as a child and the emotional wounds are left open. Such as recognizing that your mother was also reliving her hurt in an effort to feel safe. Ideally, you may want to do this with a therapist.
I suffer from chronic cluster headaches. It has been repeatedly seen that taking a recreational dose of psilocybin can prevent them for several months. I had taken methysergide (Sansert) for several years, by Sandoz Laboratories, the same people that manufactured lsd. And methysergide has been discontinued and removed from the market. These are preventatives, and it's devastating to know research can't even be done or is avoided/abandoned on medications that would address my issue. You see people dying on a daily basis from fentanyl and alcohol. But from mushrooms? Why such fear/avoidance?
Hearing this from you. I’m going into it within the next 2 months. I’ve struggled with chronic sleep for the last 7 years of my life. I’m going into the universe now. No more suffering. Not without me trying to do soemthing about it See you all later
UPDATE (June 4): FDA advisory panel rejects MDMA as a PTSD treatment. In a blow to advocates of psychedelics for mental health treatment, a panel of experts voted against recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The panel raised concerns about the study conducted by Lykos Therapeutics, which is hoping to get the drug approved as the first-ever sanctioned psychedelic treatment, questioning the data and potential risks. The FDA does not have to follow the panel’s recommendation, but it usually does. A final decision is expected in August.
Muslim here, everyone knows we think intoxicants are haram. But even we have rules that say when they are for the benefit of the sick to be used. What’s the difference between oxidation and morphine vs medical prescribed marijuana and magic mushrooms. 12:15
I've said it for decades, _"Every_ single leader on this planet, whether they be in government, religion or mass industry, should be mandated to partake in no less than 5 guided mushroom trips before taking office!" You wanna see world peace happen? This is how we _start_ to achieve world peace & end pollution & world hunger. This is _only_ the very tip, of the very most top, of the beginning though. We sincerely _could_ shoukd be so much better together. Shrooms simply allow us to find connection to ourselves, most others & nature. It honestly is that easy, & for that alone it's scary. ❤
@@antlerman7644 spoken like a person/bot that has never had a mushy trip. I'd recommend having 3g in a nice space perhaps in nature or with a nice playlist on and just enjoy the interwoven nature of the world as a start but please consider your own tolerances beforehand. Edit - spelling.
Debateable. You have no idea how it will affect other people. And if their hallucinogens, then you cannot predict what another person may see. What you see as peace another person could see as savagery. Connecting to nature also means all the suffering and savagery that comes with it. There's no peace in nature. Only survival. Even pants don't survive. However, plants are not conscious enough to be aware of their surroundings, thus they do not have survival instincts. Everything in nature is made to serve another being. There's a natural cycle of life. Everything in nature is sustenance to another. Even the predators eventually become sustenance to scavengers, bugs, and the soil that plants grow from. If you want to truly connect to nature, go live in a forrest for the rest of your life with nothing but the skin on your hide. That's true connection to nature. You will NEVER be truly connected to nature for as long as you have the current technology you are using to make these statements or even the clothes you're currently wearing. No amount of drugs will ever connect you to nature. And I can guarantee that if you took these shrooms in nature, nature would not care about your peace or safety because while you're hallucinating that a puma is your regular house cat, the puma has already ripped out your throat. Nature will not care about you because nature is not peaceful.
Thats the dumbest thing ever. Youre also proof of the problem which is ill education. We need indepedant qualified experts to lead us, not paid trolls. Thats the problem
I wouldn't take them, don't trust these doctors, the use of mushrooms in a clinical setting is only recommended after conventional treatment fails. That's for a reason, we don't know the full range of side effects just yet.
This is true, But as you said "in clinical situations/ trials" @DrKaran I've heard and seen people be dumb and act like it is recreational in nature when it's something my people see as spiritual and cultural, And they come out with a sort of HPPD for days to months even due to over consumption for any number of reason. In a controlled manner and environment it is absolutely beneficial, We just need good regulation/common sense law
My understanding is that psilocybin and LSD increase neuroplasticity. The problem is that those who come from a traumatic childhood often end up in similar relationships as adults. Being immersed into a toxic environment after this intervention seems counter productive.
My experience of taking LSD and magic mushrooms were both twelve hour long terrifying, dark and erratic bad trips. I was so traumatised that I wanted to kill myself as I couldn’t face the world or myself. Panic attacks became an everyday experience that took almost twenty years to deal with along with paranoia and severe depression. I remained in a state of semi bad trip, and was so highly sensitive to all sound and vision, that I couldn’t function normally as the experience kept growing and growing. I felt utterly alone and emotionally split in a pointless universe that would never end. I couldn’t “let go” as is needed. I was twenty two years old at the time.?..too young perhaps. Although the recent research and positive findings are very encouraging, I personally wouldn’t wish a bad trip it on anyone.
(If you commented on this in the video I will correct it haha) I find your use of fly agerica mushrooms in the thumb nail interesting… technically hallucinogenic but I don’t think it’s truely psychedelic. The main compound in those mushrooms is muscimol a deliriant hallucinigen. It causes hallucinations by modulating gaba receptors. Unlike classical psychedelics which seem to increase glutamatergic drive through 5-HT2a receptor modulation (it’s metabotropic receptor modulation so the actual ionatropic changes are down stream).
I had Tinitus and after Chachanga (DMT) it seemed to scan my body inside, stopped inside my right ear for a while but didn’t realise until day after noticed my Tinitus had gone! 👍🏼🙏💦🍄🍄🍄
@@DrKaran Ok so i guess i wasn't tripping 🤣 Great video btw, gives a new perspective to Psychedelics. Being from a Sikh background I found the part about bhang very interesting. Maybe I should give it a go haha
Psychedelics have the potential to make a significant impact on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. They've been incredibly helpful for me personally.
Mushrooms are amazing for pain lsd in general is great for pain. I wish I new were to get it still, but I haven't used them in a long time. Now I'm falling apart physically and nothing I take works for my pain including opiates. I'd love my doctors to prescribe Mushrooms or micro dose lsd for my pain. Instead they pump me full of opiates and ibuprofen which is killing my stomach. Thankfully opiates don't make me groggy and give me an energy boost or I'd be a walking zombie.
I heard you can get them mail order now, id research and find a reputable one, but beware of scams, look for online communities and talk to members there. ❤
My question is, can it trigger a psychotic episode if a person has never had a psychotic episode before, ie can it open a psychotic Pandoras box previously dormant? What are the probabilities associated with it. I don't think it's for mass consumption.
I'm having a hard time getting through this video. I'm getting so angry thinking of the politics of controlling peoples health. Land of the free my ass.
Psilocybin treatment is long lasting. Only a few treatments will cure depression for years. The Pharmaceutical Corporations wont let this kill their lucrative anti-depressant market.
I also find myself wondering, given how incredibly anal and annoying our government are for medical cannabis (they seem to be trying their hardest to maintain it doesn’t exist, when it does) how unbelievably annoying are they going to be for psychedelic’s. Are we going to end up with psilocybin “clinic’s” like we do cannabis? Sad state of affairs
I don’t know if using this stuff for OCD is a good idea… low doses of psychedelics can feel like you’re “wired” in a slightly trippy way… you can get thought/experiential loops… I’ve found myself having a form of OCD on this stuff at high doses. Idk that’s just my experience.
They may be less dangerous, but do we really want people getting addicted to hallucinations for a better good feeling in their tummies rather than having them work through their problems in a healthier manner that allows them to be self-aware and accountable? Plus, I don't want anyone hallucinating while they're driving.
A lot of pyschedelics have a very very low potential for addiction as the tolerance is extremely strong and sets in about 4 hours after first usage. If I wanted to take LSD everyday for 2 weeks and feel the same high each time, id need about 8000 tabs. If I wanted to get drunk everyday for 2 weeks id need like 2 or 3 bottles of hard liquor.
No we want people to get addicted to alcohol and pretend that 14 units per week is absolutely no harm, on top of that let's normalise ultra processed food and being any weight is healthy.
That's impossible to say. That's a bias you came up with based upon biased information you heard. I highly doubt you actually looked into every great thinker in the entire world's history. "greatest thinker" is also a neutral phrase. You are likely thinking of it as a positive phrase, meaning you think of certain thinkers as the greatest because they did or said good things. However, even the greatest of thinkers can be horrible people. It's also hard to depict who is a great thinker as those two words are opinions and biased. Hitler was a thinker and could even be considered a great thinker. There is no general rule or proof of "Great thinkers" because there is no such thing as a great thinker. Only our interpretations, which are opinions. Just like the hippies who said they connected with nature, yet wouldn't actually leave their cozy societal communities within the safety of human protection. If hippies truly cared about nature, they would've gone and lived within nature. None of the hippies actually went and lived in nature. Because if they did, we wouldn't have so much history about them obstructing other humans. Why couldn't hippies leave society and human regulation and create their own place in nature and defend themselves in nature? Why do we even know the names of famous/infamous hippies? It doesn't logically make sense. If Nature could actually speak for itself, Nature would even reject hippies because hippies were too cowardly to actually leave human society and fend for themselves. Literally nobody is stopping you from leaving human society and living in nature and fending for yourself. This is why I beleive hippies were the beginning of virtue signaling cults. They wanted to pander to things that they didn't even take seriously. Once again, if hippies took nature seriously, they would've made a statement by leaving human society, not leeching off of human society.
@@Jake38nine you need to calm down. People on the internet are not your enemy, you gotta direct this energy into something more constructive. This entire rant you typed up is a manifestation of exactly what you described hating: virtue signaling BS coming from an angry lazy entitled ignorant child on the internet You can extrapolate whatever the hell you want from my comment. Psychedelics have been a part of nearly all recorded cultures through time. This is a well accepted fact. The stigma around drugs is a very modern thing, and there is quite likely something to gain from these substances. Humans can uniquely benefit from drastic shifts in perspective. This has been well understood by humans for thousands of years, hence the entire idea of “right of passage” or “hero’s journey” or whatever. Mind altering chemicals provide a shift in perspective, and have been utilized as such for thousands of years. They do serve a purpose, whether you like it or not.
@@kylenmaple4668 Mmmmmm nah. You just ignored and denied my entire argument, so I'll do the same to you. Lol. Treat others how you want to be treated. You're too far gone on your drugs. Maybe get off them and start thinking for yourself instead of needing a substance for all your ideas. Also, the video was about shrooms curing depression and anxiety, not perceiving a different world. Guess what? I've been 100% sober my entire life minus 1 night. I have a creative mind and can see millions of different perspectives without a damn drug. You need get better at thinking. Needing a drug to make you better at thinking is kinda pathetic.
The main worrying thing about psychedelics is the US army providing psychedelic treatment for the people who's lives they've ruined. The traumatised soldiers don't have a disorder...they're the only ones with a shred of humanity left
Its legal here in Canada. I really dont see what the big deal is. Its unbelievably strong, even in really small doses. Its hard to function and do everyday things. I dont really see what the hype is about. I just high nothing therapeutic about it. Ill just stick to weed.
And that poorly informed drug policy was because of religion. We can all thank religion for retarding our society for millennia. So often in human history we find religion pushing nonsense at the cost of the betterment of our species. The scariest part is religion is the foundation of pretty much everything and it is the most unstable foundation we could’ve have used.
Well... here in America, we have a significant population that refuses to get educated past the fifth grade. The science communicators are, in effect, speaking to children.
You lost me at the Salem witch trials and talking about ”misogyny” as if there weren’t occult practitioners that deserved such a fate now I’m not saying everyone was a witch but saying that is was all nonsense is very naive and you’ve lost a viewer for allowing such a secular and evil viewpoint be established
To say that occult practitioners deserve such a fate such as burning at the stake is psychopathic at the least & stems from your brainwashing of Christian Dogma. This is why people steer towards the occult to get away from such religious madness.
If I hadn't found lsd and weed I'd most likely of killed myself. I hated myself and wanted to die due to extreme trauma. a trip can basically help you figure out and also overcome trauma as can weed in certain ways. It is why in my opinion why a certain type of people hate weed and they usually cant stand psychedelics. because it makes them think about themselves and their true thoughts come to light. but you have to get your true thoughts and feelings out and analyse and feel them in order to grow
I can attest to this. Psychedelics are not to be taken lightly, however, if done properly, it can lead to profound insight. I was 20 years old and I took a handful of mushrooms with friends in college. The entire experience can be very overwhelming at first, especially if youre going into it with the goal of "partying". Anyways, at the time, I was a borderline pathological liar. Saying anything and everything in a desperate need to be liked. Sometime during my psychedelic trip, I was made to fully realize that my lies are the reason why nobody liked me. If i just relax, enjoy myself and the life i live, that I would find happiness there. any therapist can tell you this. Psychedelics make you see and feel it in a way that resonates. I don't know. Psilocybin mushrooms did more for my mental health than any antidepressant or therapist ever could, and I only had to take them once.
also, while mdma and cannabis can have hallicinogenic properties, i do not think they are powerful enough to have a proper "trip" where you meet your inner gods and demons and sort out who is who. also mdma has horrible side effects. i would personally recommend psilocybin mushrooms or ayahuasca. I have heard good things about LSD as well, however i know that a lot of street LSD is just research chemicals and thats very dangerous so I wouldnt recommend LSD personally.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️ Ahö , I can concur too 😊
Whoa, fascinating story. Thanks for sharing!
I don't think psychedelics did this. You did this. You knew this deep down. The psychedelics likely brushed away all the debris from your mind to become aware of it, even though deep down you were aware of it and just didn't want to admit it. This won't help anyone if they don't already realize what's wrong. It's not a good thing to prescribe something based on personal experience with no extensive research into it. Like anything in this world, it will affect people differently from others. And they can still become addictive like any other drug or food. I wouldn't recommend it. Just watch in 10 years or more we'll likely have studies coming out about how they actually do harm when you're addicted to them. Advertising them as a depression cure is harmful as well because people will get addicted to them because they'll think their depression will go away. When there's so much more to them than just ingesting them.
@@Jake38nine i can only speak for mushrooms, and im not prescribing anything. i made it clear i was just saying my experience and opinion, i thought. that being said, ayahuasca and mushrooms have been being since before history, i think the data is basically in by now.
Psychedelics have really made a difference for my mental health. They've been super helpful in managing my anxiety and depression.
I've been wanting to give it a go, but I'm struggling to find a reliable source.
Coxshroomies is your guy. The best shrooms and psychedelics guy I know.
How do I reach out to him? He on Telgram??
Yes, and TikTok
I tried golden teachers for the first time, and it was an amazing experience.
It’s always surprised me how the conservatives and the religious right are so okay with alcohol but not with psychedelics when they don’t do anywhere near the amount of harm that alcohol has been proven to do.
I had access to the internet at a very young age and read quite a bit of stuff. I remember learning about prohibition in the states and then eventually the war on drugs. It has perplexed me since I was a kid; why substances that are on the whole way less harmful (though still harmful with improper use) and have less negative long-term effects illegal than those that are far more dangerous and yet legal.
I dislike both, and while we're at it I hate tobacco, caffeine and carbonated drinks too
nice broad generalization of traditional people by comparing them to people of the nixon and reagan era when people were swayed by gov psyops on the television
Thankfully my religion is against alcohol and addictive unnecessary drugs too
Don't expect logic from people who believe there is an imaginary guy in the sky who is very interested in what sexual activities they participate in and substances consume.
great to see this kind of content gaining more traction in the UK!!!!
I took a lot of LSD through the 1990's and unlike some people who claim that the odd dose of acid cured their depression taking LSD never cured my bouts of depression, if anything the comedowns from the trips made things worse for me, probably the returning back to the dreary reality of life at that time, depression is an illness that is so hard to treat, I never found anything that really worked for me, the therapy sessions were pretty much a joke and then we get those little pills that merely mask the symptoms but cause other problems for us, I hope that this research helps people get past the loneliness of depression..
You can't rely on a substance to cure your own mind's feelings. Only you really can. You have to be aware enough. You have to be accountable enough. If you are not willing to be self-aware of your own issues and aren't willing to take accountability for them, no amount of "medicine" will cure you. The only person who can cure yourself is yourself. It's your actions and thoughts that cause and cure depression.
@Jake38nine I hate to agree with you, but you are right. I was depressed for forty years. I was so desperate for a cure that I tried electric shock therapy, all the antidepressants available therapy hospitals, you name it. About 6 years ago maybe a little more I said F this and I started changing my environment how I lived what I did daily I got a bunch of house plants and literally changed my environment to be more up beat and colorful. I told myself everyday this is in your mind, literally, and you can change your own mind. It worked. I'm depression free for years now. It may not work for everyone, but it was an eye opener. I wanted someone to fix me, but I had to fix myself. Now I'm falling apart physically, but I'm still not depressed so it's ok, lol.
Have you tried learning about Carl Jung and his ideas? Hope you find recovery and peace
Psychedelics are tools not automatically the cure. Maybe it doesn't work for you but maybe you need a professional guide. I think it can work in different directions.
Why does no one think of psychotherapy when they try to poo poo ‘psychedelic PSYCHOTHERAPY!’
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable s0urce here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, Psychehubs. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. Psychehubs
Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episode, enough to start working on my mental health.
A good question is what haven't they lied about? Their credibility is gone. Especially on issues of war and peace. Thanks for the great videos and insights!
Not only is there huge potential for mental health but also physical. I had a bakers cyst in the knee for 3-4 months before it suddenly vanished in an Ayahuasca trip my first week in Peru.
Ive also mitigated serious back issues, pain, pulled muscle, spasms with classic psychedelics with huge success
theres also huge potential with headaches...cluster or migraine
Antidepressants may be effective but they have so many horrible side effects! The nausea, the brain zaps, impotence, elimination of libido, increased depression, vomiting, diarrhea, weight gain and indirectly diabetes.They are not the answer. They're the best answer that we have right now. But they're really pretty terrible.
I've never heard anyone kill themselves bcuz they were smoking weed.....
@@limbeboy7I agree. However, my ex smoked sooo much weed, and ended up with a schizophrenia diagnosis. Its not totally risk free, if you smoke at lot before 25. Your brain will stop develope.
Agreed. Traditional antidepressants seem pretty crappy by comparison to these next-generation solutions. Personally, I’ve had good luck with Mindbloom for depression. (Which is at-home oral ketamine sessions. Ketamine is not a classic psychedelic, but some people consider it a quasi-psychedelic.)
Agreed. Something like half of people coming off zoloft say the withdrawal symptoms were severe. Thats no joke. It was the worst 48 hours of my life. And I was tapering very slowly.
They're good, but not really designed for long term use. But of course, they're also profitable, so support to come off them is terrible.
I think most antidepressants are better at making you feel less, generally, than feeling less depressed..😢
50 min feels like 5 min video , where u don't want it to end ❤
That’s very pleasing to hear ! Thanks for watching and gotta some more interesting guests lined up this season!
@DrKaran if you could get Dr Rick strassman that would be amazing, his book the spirit molecule is brilliant, all about the medical uses and tests for dmt.
@@DrKaran exciting.
I've listened to dozens of interviews with Prof. Nutt and, can I say Dr Karan, these are some of the most articulate and insightful questions I've seen posed to him. You show real insight, and give him a great platform to get deep into all of the major and most important issues regarding psychedelic research - well done 👏
Great to see this topic getting the attention it deserves.
Trying to de stigmatise the topic!
Excellent interview. Great questions and discussion. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed!
Doing the good work informing people on the reality of drugs. Keep it up and have a sub!
Basically the "war on drugs" makes revenue for cities and counties.
Marijuana and heroin were made illegal as a way to control the anti-war hippies (marijuana) and blacks (heroin). Nixon couldn't make the people illegal but, by associating these substances with them and making those illegal, the government had a means to control the groups it found problematic.
You don't need drugs to be anti-war. Lmao xD I don't take any drugs and I'm anti-war and anti-establishment and anti-governemnt and anti-monetization of things that can be harmful. I'm pro-skepticism of literally almost everything. I promote skepticism of everyone and everything. I'm not gonna believe something without years of experience. And I doubt these people had enough years to actually study these drugs and how it affects people considering the drugs were banned and even a scientist would get in trouble for studying it. Marijauna is coming out as being a cause of psychosis now. Relying on drugs is not going to help your brain. That's just the plain reality of that. It won't cure your depression or anxiety. Depression and anxiety are not exactly things you can cure period. They're natural hormones every animal feels. Anxiety especially is our natural fight or flight mechanism. You get rid of anxiety in humans and you essentially cease them from being able to survive in a way. And giving people disability money for it may only be enabling it instead of having them overcome it and fight through it.
@@Jake38nine Cannabis doesnt cause pyschosis
More of this please!!!
Cool video... Thank you for uploading it!
Hearing about having to do the microdosing study in hospitals only makes me think of the best way to derive therapeutic value from Psychedelics...
In all seriousness I believe a phat party where you are on Psychedelics with loved ones that is joyous and celebratory all up is much more therapeutic and healing than having to deal with a stern bloke with a clipboard in a drab and sterile environment like a hospital who essentially has the Psychological frame that he is superior to you (as an expert) and you are a broken being with a damaged or malfunctioning biology....
#Hope and #progress...
A great interview, indeed. I love your questions, Dr.
Great to see you speaking on this
Same as the treatment for opiate addiction! Is every difficult for regular doctors to prescribe it outside of specialized clinic asking with strict therapy making hard for those people to to aquire and maintain jobs because of the strictness of the treatment plan
Outstanding post!
47:49 DUDE FINALLY A GUY WITH SOME SENSE… regulated access would be ground breaking. A few trips a year at maximum access. I agree with this 100%.
Great interview! Very excited and hopeful that MDMA could potentially mitigate the psychopathology that arises from personality disorders. Thanks so much Dr. Karan!
Welcome and thanks for watching!
Fyi the FDA advisory panel rejects MDMA as a PTSD treatment. In a blow to advocates of psychedelics for mental health treatment, a panel of experts voted against recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The panel raised concerns about the study conducted by Lykos Therapeutics, which is hoping to get the drug approved as the first-ever sanctioned psychedelic treatment, questioning the data and potential risks. The FDA does not have to follow the panel’s recommendation, but it usually does. A final decision is expected in August.
Brilliant podcast, long time fan of Professor Nutt's work. Can only say Psychadellics changed my life and helped me with severe long term depression. Hes right, it's not something you can do for fun or often, it's not always a silly fun time at all.
I have cancer and got my terminal diagnosis exactly one year ago. After an integrative doctor literally brought me back from the dead, a friend of mine took me on a journey. It was hands down one of the best things I've ever done in my life. It took the edge off, helped with anxiety, and I resolved more trauma with one session than therapy could've done in a year. Highly recommend!
If you had done the drugs without a year of therapy, I doubt it would've helped you at all. For you to solve problems you must be aware of them in the first place. Therapy surfaced those problems over a year for you and the drugs washed away all of the debris for you to see it clearly and be more aware of it. If you took them without therapy, I highly doubt your symptoms would vanish. So it is NOT safe to recommend without a fully disclosed study on multiple people who take the drug before and after therapy, which would take years because therapy takes years. But the main part of the study would be to see if the results are the same with and without therapy. But I highly doubt it. It also relies on the honesty of the patient. There's so many variables that nobody can control all of them, thus generally recommending a drug is not advised. We can study how something affects pain or illness because it affects body parts and organs that only have one job. Whereas the brain can literally psyche yourself out and gas light yourself. If you really tried, you could convince yourself that you're a rabbit. That's how powerful and unpredictable the brain is. The brain evolves much faster as well. What could help us adults now may not help our grandchildren or great grandchildren because the brain evolves and adapts so often to its surroundings, thus trauma, suffering, trials, and tribulations will always exist. There will never be a cure for ailments of the brain. It's just scientifically and logically impossible because the brain changes rapidly.
@@Jake38nine you could also say that therapy without the pysches wouldve done nothing
@@Jake38nineI never did a year of therapy, I only had a few sessions years ago that's why I said it helped me more than a year of therapy could've.
I also think set, setting, and Intent is extremely important and most people don't really wanna work on their stuff, I was ready and excited to change my life for the better...
Awesome!
Brilliant. Thank you .
Welcome!
Many might disagree with this, but what changed my life for the better was actually medical marijuana. Helps with mental problems like my anxiety, Autism, and ADHD. It has also worked wonders for my migraines. We were told so many lies about things like Cannabis and Psilocybin.
I'm taking medical cannabis too and finding fabulous for depression, anxiety and chronic pain. It is perfectly possible to get access here in the UK and the cost can be mitigated through the Curaleaf Access Scheme
Yesss same. Works well with my autism and bipolar/bpd
Can’t be on shrooms cause I’d get myself killed 😭 my rule is to not try things that can lead to an overdose or make you do things you wouldn’t wanna do.
An Autistic friend had tried all of the family groups of Antidepressants trying to treat depression and extreme anxiety for decades with no or worse results, MDNA however had a profound positive effect for him. Hopefully studies on this will be done soon and be available as a treatment method.
Thank you❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
You are very welcome!
Regularly microdose with psylocibin and it's done wonders for my anxiety and depression. I've also heard good things about DMT but have yet to try it.
I went and tried dmt first before mushrooms. Dmt is amazing, it's definitely not for the faint hearted but definitely should be tried.
I miss not having access to shrooms. They're so hard to find I wanted to grow my own but nowhere will post to the UK. I certainly used to feel so much better after them with zero side effects. It's just wrong they can make something so natural and happy illegal.
@@stiffk666 There are spore sellers in the UK. Plenty of youtube videos to show you what to do and what not to do.
@@MephitisUK I'd be too worried it's a scam, or maybe a trap or something. I have to pick the mowers mushrooms out my lawn before my daft puppy eats them and every time it's a wistful... If only... It's funny how he was saying about docility of people. I remember seeing the Chemical Brothers in Brixton and the whole place was obv on mdma and we had the best night ever, everyone dancing and happy and hugging each other. No trouble at all.
It comes back because the memories likely haven’t been processed. Until they’re properly processed or turned down the intensity of the memory, they may reexperience the trauma hundreds of times over and over.
Love this
I've done LSD twice now, and all I ever got was a few brief visuals, nausea, the overwhelming need to pee every 15 minutes, and the complete inability to sleep.
The first time, I assumed the tabs were dud.
Second time I was with a friend who used it regularly & gave me one from his stash.
@Bostonwoodchuck Syncerlamp ? That's not a word. Even Google has never heard of it 🤣😂
This was fascinating, thank you Dr K. Much respect to Prof Nutt! I've been using LSD to self-medicate for years. First in 2016, I microdosed for 9 months to try to cure my migraines and cluster headaches, which was fairly successful - I've not been sick on a migraine ever again since the first week of microdosing, and the frequency and severity hugely decreased. I started it again last year due to PTSD and severe CNS dysregulation. In combination with lavender oil and targeted botox, it has absolutely saved my life and given me the ability to exist again. I take 3ug every other day. Highly recommend!
After years of the unsuccessful policing of football hooliganism in the1980s, it has been shown that ecstasy was far more effective at stopping the violence as the people engaged in it embraced rave culture instead of fighting.
Unfortunately lawmakers are absolutely useless at taking responsibility and will not admit "war on drugs" is completely disaster and waits of taxpayers money.
Millions of anecdotal testimonials about how these cured extreme depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses alongside the many dozens of conclusive studies about this topic make it irrefutably an efficacious treatment, while being significantly safer than other legal psychoactive products like alcohol or cigarettes.
Show me one conclusive study on efficacy of psychedelic treatment for depression. These studies are preliminary at best.
@@MrMokey24 The evidence is overwhelming, regardless of the depth of the studies. I speak from personal experience too. I believe the studies will show further than preliminary proof when the government and regulatory bodies allow them to be studied fully. Interested to know what you think.
@@Olliejz Hm, my thoughts. These compounds have been available for human consumption for a longer time than even written history. If they were easily used to cure mental illness, there would have been more widespread use. I agree, more research is needed and I fully support a legalization of all psych drugs (LSD, shrooms, dmt and others). But I don't want people to hurt themselves with drugs nobody yet fully understands.
@@MrMokey24 I see your point definitely, however I think the current zeitgeist would benefit significantly more than in any other time in history. People have been using these things for generations safely. I also agree that it becoming legal wouldn't be all sunshine and rainbows, because some poor kids would end up taking too much too early and hurting themselves.
@MrMokey24, with all due respect, if your concern is that people not be hurt by drugs, then you would support the banning of NSAIDS. They kill thousands every year, destroying livers and kidneys. Every drug advertised on television has a list of devastating side effects and death. The line you apparently draw concerning safety is arbitrary and not based on facts.
Psychedelics are so powerful when the user experiences “realizations”. That feeling can last with you for life. Powerful metaphors and metaphysical thoughts lead to this… this “woke” feeling is extremely potent. And I feel it can shock people out of negative thought patterns. We have to facilitate “realizations” in the user in order for it to have meaningful change. No only that but also support and the down to earth conversations that make the user more open to acceptance and looking at things as “glass half full” rather than empty.
Yes, me an my daughter have. I had sever depression in my 20s did mushrooms never depressed again. 2 of my daughters wanted to die did mushrooms never felt that again. It s true morw then you ill ever know. None of us ever had that dread again. EVER
I would not take your word for it because I doubt the mushrooms were the ONLY thing involved in helping. If you had therapy ahead of taking mushrooms, that likely helped. And your daughters wanting to die? I'd question how you were treating them first of all.
@@Jake38nine Obviously its not the only thing that helped but to say it played no part is dumb
I realise now why I spent my youth in the 90’s in a little village in Staffordshire, experimenting with liberty cap mushrooms and healthy amounts of LSD and MDMA. I know now that I was suffering from adhd, which brought high anxiety, social anxiety and depression.. I felt a little guilty at the time because I didn’t want to break the law, but I knew they were lying to me.. I felt like God was pointing me the natural way…. And although generally the church would never agree with that , I also knew how the church could be wrong with certain things too.. it’s a relief that 30 years on the world around me has come closer to my point of view
I take mushrooms for depression. Took MDMA to see if I could stop reliving trauma
Depression is a result of unresolved trauma. The next time that you trip, keep a notebook nearby. Then think about how you express yourself in everyday life and write down the insights. think about how honest you are with yourself and your lifestyle. Pay attention to the stories that you tell yourself
I am indigenous Canadian things done by nuns in residential school to my bio mother she then did to me. I would rather not remember all my trauma.
@@bellasmom2597 they must be processed as an adult. You remember them as a child and the emotional wounds are left open. Such as recognizing that your mother was also reliving her hurt in an effort to feel safe. Ideally, you may want to do this with a therapist.
I suffer from chronic cluster headaches. It has been repeatedly seen that taking a recreational dose of psilocybin can prevent them for several months. I had taken methysergide (Sansert) for several years, by Sandoz Laboratories, the same people that manufactured lsd. And methysergide has been discontinued and removed from the market. These are preventatives, and it's devastating to know research can't even be done or is avoided/abandoned on medications that would address my issue. You see people dying on a daily basis from fentanyl and alcohol. But from mushrooms? Why such fear/avoidance?
Hearing this from you. I’m going into it within the next 2 months. I’ve struggled with chronic sleep for the last 7 years of my life. I’m going into the universe now. No more suffering. Not without me trying to do soemthing about it
See you all later
I just don't see how you can make an argument against the same access to psychedelics as alcohol when they are vastly less harmful than alcohol.
I'd argue they are equally harmful depending upon usage.
UPDATE (June 4): FDA advisory panel rejects MDMA as a PTSD treatment. In a blow to advocates of psychedelics for mental health treatment, a panel of experts voted against recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The panel raised concerns about the study conducted by Lykos Therapeutics, which is hoping to get the drug approved as the first-ever sanctioned psychedelic treatment, questioning the data and potential risks. The FDA does not have to follow the panel’s recommendation, but it usually does. A final decision is expected in August.
Muslim here, everyone knows we think intoxicants are haram. But even we have rules that say when they are for the benefit of the sick to be used. What’s the difference between oxidation and morphine vs medical prescribed marijuana and magic mushrooms. 12:15
I've said it for decades, _"Every_ single leader on this planet, whether they be in government, religion or mass industry, should be mandated to partake in no less than 5 guided mushroom trips before taking office!" You wanna see world peace happen? This is how we _start_ to achieve world peace & end pollution & world hunger.
This is _only_ the very tip, of the very most top, of the beginning though. We sincerely _could_ shoukd be so much better together. Shrooms simply allow us to find connection to ourselves, most others & nature. It honestly is that easy, & for that alone it's scary. ❤
Nutty
@@antlerman7644 spoken like a person/bot that has never had a mushy trip. I'd recommend having 3g in a nice space perhaps in nature or with a nice playlist on and just enjoy the interwoven nature of the world as a start but please consider your own tolerances beforehand.
Edit - spelling.
Debateable. You have no idea how it will affect other people. And if their hallucinogens, then you cannot predict what another person may see. What you see as peace another person could see as savagery. Connecting to nature also means all the suffering and savagery that comes with it. There's no peace in nature. Only survival. Even pants don't survive. However, plants are not conscious enough to be aware of their surroundings, thus they do not have survival instincts. Everything in nature is made to serve another being. There's a natural cycle of life. Everything in nature is sustenance to another. Even the predators eventually become sustenance to scavengers, bugs, and the soil that plants grow from. If you want to truly connect to nature, go live in a forrest for the rest of your life with nothing but the skin on your hide. That's true connection to nature. You will NEVER be truly connected to nature for as long as you have the current technology you are using to make these statements or even the clothes you're currently wearing. No amount of drugs will ever connect you to nature. And I can guarantee that if you took these shrooms in nature, nature would not care about your peace or safety because while you're hallucinating that a puma is your regular house cat, the puma has already ripped out your throat. Nature will not care about you because nature is not peaceful.
Thats the dumbest thing ever. Youre also proof of the problem which is ill education. We need indepedant qualified experts to lead us, not paid trolls. Thats the problem
How does one get magic shroom in the UK? Asking for a friend.
Dmt changed my life. I see it as medicine, only take it now and then.
I've always been to terrified to do mushrooms because I've always been told you can lose your mind and not come back
That's just fear mongering. The only thing that you should know is that nothing good comes without pain. Sometimes you feel sick for a bit
I’m not endorsing recreation use but in clinclal settings it is proven to be safe and has a lower side effect profile than many current medications
For some young people, they claim to have developed dissociation disorders. A well known one is Andrew Callaghan of channel 5 yt channel
I wouldn't take them, don't trust these doctors, the use of mushrooms in a clinical setting is only recommended after conventional treatment fails. That's for a reason, we don't know the full range of side effects just yet.
This is true, But as you said "in clinical situations/ trials" @DrKaran
I've heard and seen people be dumb and act like it is recreational in nature when it's something my people see as spiritual and cultural, And they come out with a sort of HPPD for days to months even due to over consumption for any number of reason.
In a controlled manner and environment it is absolutely beneficial, We just need good regulation/common sense law
I’ve taken it all mate
Is that the shadow of a mushroom lamp on Dr Nutt’s left?
My understanding is that psilocybin and LSD increase neuroplasticity. The problem is that those who come from a traumatic childhood often end up in similar relationships as adults. Being immersed into a toxic environment after this intervention seems counter productive.
Thats a very broad term...neuroplasticity can be positive or negative as he stated "the direction of relationship makes people more connected"
My experience of taking LSD and magic mushrooms were both twelve hour long terrifying, dark and erratic bad trips. I was so traumatised that I wanted to kill myself as I couldn’t face the world or myself. Panic attacks became an everyday experience that took almost twenty years to deal with along with paranoia and severe depression. I remained in a state of semi bad trip, and was so highly sensitive to all sound and vision, that I couldn’t function normally as the experience kept growing and growing. I felt utterly alone and emotionally split in a pointless universe that would never end. I couldn’t “let go” as is needed. I was twenty two years old at the time.?..too young perhaps. Although the recent research and positive findings are very encouraging, I personally wouldn’t wish a bad trip it on anyone.
(If you commented on this in the video I will correct it haha) I find your use of fly agerica mushrooms in the thumb nail interesting… technically hallucinogenic but I don’t think it’s truely psychedelic. The main compound in those mushrooms is muscimol a deliriant hallucinigen. It causes hallucinations by modulating gaba receptors. Unlike classical psychedelics which seem to increase glutamatergic drive through 5-HT2a receptor modulation (it’s metabotropic receptor modulation so the actual ionatropic changes are down stream).
The drug science podcast is excellent. I suggest you all listen to it.
I had Tinitus and after Chachanga (DMT) it seemed to scan my body inside, stopped inside my right ear for a while but didn’t realise until day after noticed my Tinitus had gone! 👍🏼🙏💦🍄🍄🍄
did u change the name of the video?
Yes
@@DrKaran Ok so i guess i wasn't tripping 🤣
Great video btw, gives a new perspective to Psychedelics. Being from a Sikh background I found the part about bhang very interesting. Maybe I should give it a go haha
Psychedelics have the potential to make a significant impact on mental health issues like anxiety and depression. They've been incredibly helpful for me personally.
I've been wanting to give it a go, but I'm struggling to find a reliable source.
How do I reach out to him? He on instgram??
I tried golden teachers for the first time, and it was an amazing experience.
Is it possible for dr.scottshrooms to deliver to me in Pennsylvania?
The fact that psychedelics are illegal is a violation of basic human rights. They changed my life for the better.
I've been treated with Sertraline and for me the side effects were worse than of weed for more or less the same effects.
@morseemily sorry dude, weed is all I need
If love to listen to you speak with Prof Felice Jacka from Deakin Uni's Food & Mood Centre
Is your book available in Swedish?
I’m not sure actually! Do you mean a Swedish translation?
Boy I can't wait until 100 years from now when I can legitimately obtain psychedelic mushrooms
Mushrooms are amazing for pain lsd in general is great for pain. I wish I new were to get it still, but I haven't used them in a long time. Now I'm falling apart physically and nothing I take works for my pain including opiates. I'd love my doctors to prescribe Mushrooms or micro dose lsd for my pain. Instead they pump me full of opiates and ibuprofen which is killing my stomach. Thankfully opiates don't make me groggy and give me an energy boost or I'd be a walking zombie.
I heard you can get them mail order now, id research and find a reputable one, but beware of scams, look for online communities and talk to members there. ❤
It's a Nerve poison
Everything is a poison in the right dose.
@@MelanieMaeRose yes sir and one whole psychedelic mushrom is enough to be deangours you Cloud take a tiny bit of the mushrom so it isnt deangours
My question is, can it trigger a psychotic episode if a person has never had a psychotic episode before, ie can it open a psychotic Pandoras box previously dormant? What are the probabilities associated with it. I don't think it's for mass consumption.
I'm having a hard time getting through this video. I'm getting so angry thinking of the politics of controlling peoples health. Land of the free my ass.
Psilocybin treatment is long lasting. Only a few treatments will cure depression for years. The Pharmaceutical Corporations wont let this kill their lucrative anti-depressant market.
I also find myself wondering, given how incredibly anal and annoying our government are for medical cannabis (they seem to be trying their hardest to maintain it doesn’t exist, when it does) how unbelievably annoying are they going to be for psychedelic’s. Are we going to end up with psilocybin “clinic’s” like we do cannabis? Sad state of affairs
I don’t know if using this stuff for OCD is a good idea… low doses of psychedelics can feel like you’re “wired” in a slightly trippy way… you can get thought/experiential loops… I’ve found myself having a form of OCD on this stuff at high doses. Idk that’s just my experience.
This content is nut(t)!
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They may be less dangerous, but do we really want people getting addicted to hallucinations for a better good feeling in their tummies rather than having them work through their problems in a healthier manner that allows them to be self-aware and accountable? Plus, I don't want anyone hallucinating while they're driving.
Protip: Watch the video before you comment.
A lot of pyschedelics have a very very low potential for addiction as the tolerance is extremely strong and sets in about 4 hours after first usage. If I wanted to take LSD everyday for 2 weeks and feel the same high each time, id need about 8000 tabs. If I wanted to get drunk everyday for 2 weeks id need like 2 or 3 bottles of hard liquor.
No we want people to get addicted to alcohol and pretend that 14 units per week is absolutely no harm, on top of that let's normalise ultra processed food and being any weight is healthy.
But ergot is inactive in humans…as is Lysergic acid
Dr Karan is such a G
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naw too short :( But great video
Almost an hour haha! Good stamina if you watched it all
Most of the greatest thinkers in history ingested psychedelics. Might be a sign
That's impossible to say. That's a bias you came up with based upon biased information you heard. I highly doubt you actually looked into every great thinker in the entire world's history. "greatest thinker" is also a neutral phrase. You are likely thinking of it as a positive phrase, meaning you think of certain thinkers as the greatest because they did or said good things. However, even the greatest of thinkers can be horrible people. It's also hard to depict who is a great thinker as those two words are opinions and biased. Hitler was a thinker and could even be considered a great thinker. There is no general rule or proof of "Great thinkers" because there is no such thing as a great thinker. Only our interpretations, which are opinions. Just like the hippies who said they connected with nature, yet wouldn't actually leave their cozy societal communities within the safety of human protection. If hippies truly cared about nature, they would've gone and lived within nature. None of the hippies actually went and lived in nature. Because if they did, we wouldn't have so much history about them obstructing other humans. Why couldn't hippies leave society and human regulation and create their own place in nature and defend themselves in nature? Why do we even know the names of famous/infamous hippies? It doesn't logically make sense. If Nature could actually speak for itself, Nature would even reject hippies because hippies were too cowardly to actually leave human society and fend for themselves. Literally nobody is stopping you from leaving human society and living in nature and fending for yourself. This is why I beleive hippies were the beginning of virtue signaling cults. They wanted to pander to things that they didn't even take seriously. Once again, if hippies took nature seriously, they would've made a statement by leaving human society, not leeching off of human society.
@@Jake38nine you need to calm down. People on the internet are not your enemy, you gotta direct this energy into something more constructive. This entire rant you typed up is a manifestation of exactly what you described hating: virtue signaling BS coming from an angry lazy entitled ignorant child on the internet
You can extrapolate whatever the hell you want from my comment. Psychedelics have been a part of nearly all recorded cultures through time. This is a well accepted fact. The stigma around drugs is a very modern thing, and there is quite likely something to gain from these substances. Humans can uniquely benefit from drastic shifts in perspective. This has been well understood by humans for thousands of years, hence the entire idea of “right of passage” or “hero’s journey” or whatever. Mind altering chemicals provide a shift in perspective, and have been utilized as such for thousands of years. They do serve a purpose, whether you like it or not.
@@kylenmaple4668 Mmmmmm nah. You just ignored and denied my entire argument, so I'll do the same to you. Lol. Treat others how you want to be treated. You're too far gone on your drugs. Maybe get off them and start thinking for yourself instead of needing a substance for all your ideas.
Also, the video was about shrooms curing depression and anxiety, not perceiving a different world. Guess what? I've been 100% sober my entire life minus 1 night. I have a creative mind and can see millions of different perspectives without a damn drug. You need get better at thinking. Needing a drug to make you better at thinking is kinda pathetic.
The main worrying thing about psychedelics is the US army providing psychedelic treatment for the people who's lives they've ruined. The traumatised soldiers don't have a disorder...they're the only ones with a shred of humanity left
Magic mushrooms practically gave me PTSD and I’m certain it kicked off my many years long struggle with clinical depression
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Its legal here in Canada. I really dont see what the big deal is. Its unbelievably strong, even in really small doses. Its hard to function and do everyday things. I dont really see what the hype is about. I just high nothing therapeutic about it. Ill just stick to weed.
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And that poorly informed drug policy was because of religion. We can all thank religion for retarding our society for millennia. So often in human history we find religion pushing nonsense at the cost of the betterment of our species. The scariest part is religion is the foundation of pretty much everything and it is the most unstable foundation we could’ve have used.
I won't never understand why scientific communicators from usa act like they are speaking to kids 😂
Neither one of us are from the USA
Well... here in America, we have a significant population that refuses to get educated past the fifth grade. The science communicators are, in effect, speaking to children.
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You lost me at the Salem witch trials and talking about ”misogyny” as if there weren’t occult practitioners that deserved such a fate now I’m not saying everyone was a witch but saying that is was all nonsense is very naive and you’ve lost a viewer for allowing such a secular and evil viewpoint be established
bruh u believe in magic lmao?????
To say that occult practitioners deserve such a fate such as burning at the stake is psychopathic at the least & stems from your brainwashing of Christian Dogma. This is why people steer towards the occult to get away from such religious madness.
If I hadn't found lsd and weed I'd most likely of killed myself. I hated myself and wanted to die due to extreme trauma. a trip can basically help you figure out and also overcome trauma as can weed in certain ways. It is why in my opinion why a certain type of people hate weed and they usually cant stand psychedelics. because it makes them think about themselves and their true thoughts come to light. but you have to get your true thoughts and feelings out and analyse and feel them in order to grow