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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

First sentence:

A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggests that a single dose of psilocybin, paired with psychological support, may rapidly and safely reduce chronic suicidal thoughts in adults with severe depression.

Study conclusion statement:

In this open-label single-arm study of adults with chronic suicidal ideation and prior treatment failures, a single administration of psilocybin with psychological support was associated with rapid, large-magnitude, and durable reductions in suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms through 12 weeks. These preliminary findings support further evaluation in larger randomized controlled trials.

I believe that a single beneficial psychedelic trip can potentially light up new mental pathways that facilitate healing. And it can also go very very permanently wrong for people whose families have predispositions for schizophrenia or other major social disorders, or just randomly do forever damage to the way your brain processes data from the optic nerve and we don’t really know how to predict it.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

your beliefs in the second paragraph are mostly just FUD. similar to the old horror stories around THC/CBD.

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Psychonauts have talked about the importance of set and setting for ages. He's talking about the same stuff with different vocabulary. These drugs can have real effects, it's important to be mindful of the risks.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

as i said similar to the old horror stories surrounding THC/CBD. you can also have terrible adverse reactions to antibiotics. psilocybin has a decent and researched safety profile. the set and setting is so you dont have a shitty time while tripping. set and setting is definitely important but not for the reasons your implying.