Magic Mushrooms?

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Sup men.

I have been suffering from low energy/depression/low drive for a damn long while. Could be mental, could be physical from the ailments I have. I do not know.

I have read about micro dosing magic mushrooms. That looks very appealing to me. I believe my issues are dopamine related.

I thought about growing my own or buying growing kits.. I have yet to make my decision. From what I have read it should be easy growing it yourself, but everything seems tough when you have low energy.

Does anybody have any experience or thought about experimenting? I'm done feeling like that.. time to push forward.

 

[Cavatt]

I have used mushrooms before. My experiences with them have been overwhelmingly positive. Kills the self to some degree and makes you feel more connected to things around you. I have had lasting mood improvement. I think it is worth a shot, but as always people respond differently to everything. No guarantees you will react the "right" way.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

I have used mushrooms before. My experiences with them have been overwhelmingly positive. Kills the self to some degree and makes you feel more connected to things around you. I have had lasting mood improvement. I think it is worth a shot, but as always people respond differently to everything. No guarantees you will react the "right" way.

That's what I have heard. Lasting mood improvements.

normally, I don't like engaging with people I don't really know. For example, when I take Ritalin, I become a completely different person, all of a sudden I want to talk to strangers, just to talk.

I'm looking to come out of my shell, not forcefully, but organically and have the passion I once had. I think it's attainable.

I just don't know how to proceed as far as growing them on my own.

 

[Cavatt]

That's what I have heard. Lasting mood improvements.

normally, I don't like engaging with people I don't really know. For example, when I take Ritalin, I become a completely different person, all of a sudden I want to talk to strangers, just to talk.

I'm looking to come out of my shell, not forcefully, but organically and have the passion I once had. I think it's attainable.

I just don't know how to proceed as far as growing them on my own.

I really like to talk on mushrooms, but I am naturally talkative. It's hard to say what will happen, but I have found myself more engaged, less defensive, and more earnest while under their influence.

I said before it sort of kills the self, and I think that can be helpful when you get caught up in yourself and overly anxious. Worrying about personal interactions for no reason. I don't really remember ever being embarrassed while on mushrooms. It can draw you closer to people.

I have an extremely successful friend. We did mushrooms one night and I remember sort of realizing that although I didn't get any of the money or accolades, part of his success was my influence on him. Then I started thinking about how as a community or people my friends and I are like different aspect of the same personality finding different outlets/roles to be successful, and basically trying out different lives. I was never jealous of him after that and realized it was shallow the way I was thinking about it. That sounds more mystical than it is, and when I think about it now I do think it is basically true. We find people as friends we admire in some way or another because they help us fulfill the things we lack. It really helped me loosen the grip I had on some selfish feelings.

This makes me want some mushrooms, because I realize that one really helped me. There was another time it really helped me work my way through a very bad breakup. If you have hangups like I do, I think it can really help you get out of these loops in destructive thinking that are easy to get caught up in.

I don't know anything about growing them at all. I always got them from country boys picking them in the pasture.

As for

 

[kidduck]

Growing the mushrooms is relatively easy, getting the spores is the problem.

The magic mushrooms are illegal everywhere in the USA except in places like
Oregon where they are administered in a very controlled way for medical
issues. Even then, they can only be taken in a therapy situation, not your
choice of environment.


Plenty of places on the internet offer spores/syringes but most have lousy
feedback. I would be very leery giving any of such outlets any personal
financial information.

Paul Stamets, one of the recognized leaders of the mycology world , sold
magic mushroom kits from his Olympic Peninsula base. Feds got to him
and shut it down to the point where he won't respond to any queries
regarding using/growing them.

The mushroom experience is not for everyone. You have to realize
that the mushroom will open up realities and parts of you that
were previously unknown to your conscious self.

The experience is life changing, in a good way.

Good luck.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Can I make a suggestion?

Magic mushrooms are best used with people who also dosed with you the first time you take them. If there is a public event or concert where you can blend in to a crowd with people, that's ideal. Shrooms are an amazing experience, but the general public will think you are a lunatic if you aren't with others who can help you stay between the guardrails.

I first dosed in the dorms as a freshman in college. I had a transformative experience, but it was judgement of others for weeks afterward that I'd re-do.

 

[kidduck]

I really like to talk on mushrooms, but I am naturally talkative. It's hard to say what will happen, but I have found myself more engaged, less defensive, and more earnest while under their influence.

I said before it sort of kills the self, and I think that can be helpful when you get caught up in yourself and overly anxious. Worrying about personal interactions for no reason. I don't really remember ever being embarrassed while on mushrooms. It can draw you closer to people.

I have an extremely successful friend. We did mushrooms one night and I remember sort of realizing that although I didn't get any of the money or accolades, part of his success was my influence on him. Then I started thinking about how as a community or people my friends and I are like different aspect of the same personality finding different outlets/roles to be successful, and basically trying out different lives. I was never jealous of him after that and realized it was shallow the way I was thinking about it. That sounds more mystical than it is, and when I think about it now I do think it is basically true. We find people as friends we admire in some way or another because they help us fulfill the things we lack. It really helped me loosen the grip I had on some selfish feelings.

This makes me want some mushrooms, because I realize that one really helped me. There was another time it really helped me work my way through a very bad breakup. If you have hangups like I do, I think it can really help you get out of these loops in destructive thinking that are easy to get caught up in.

I don't know anything about growing them at all. I always got them from country boys picking them in the pasture.

As for

Mystical would be a good title for the mushroom experience.

My experiences have all been positive and brought me closer to appreciating the elemental forces
of the cosmos and my part of it. Finding secrets hidden in your being is very powerful.

 

[kidduck]

To me, mushrooms are too powerful to be taken frequently.

Nothing you have ever done is comparable.

Each experience is so transformative that it takes some time
after to process it all.

I try to indulge at least twice a year, on the Summer Solstice
and Winter Equinox.

But micro-dosing is something I don't know about. I have only
done fresh, whole mushrooms. Definitely a different experience
if you do only a stem or a cap. Strain makes a big difference too.

I agree with Keys on dosing among some known supporters/friends.
It is also good to be in an environment that is safe and comfortable
for you.

Good luck!

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate it. I'm really intrigued.

 

[RonG]

Id suggest you get your testosterones levels check first. Low T is real and can affect men and women in their early 20's.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Shrooms are 100% legal for recreational use in Oakland, California.

'These are healing plants': Oakland decriminalizes magic mushrooms

Move by northern California city comes one month after voters in Denver approved a similar initiative to decriminalize psilocybin

www.theguardian.com

Just saying.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Id suggest you get your testosterones levels check first. Low T is real and can affect men and women in their early 20's.

It is low.

my SHBG is 6 units below the lowest "normal" part of the range.

No one is offering treatment here and the ones that are offered are trash from what I have read.

 

[BobQCarter]

I've been micro-dosing them for like 6 years. Every 6-8 months I feel like I need a "top up". My depression was: no matter what was happening I was always like 20% depressed, even when my life was going well, all the way to "gun to my head" depressed. Mushrooms erased that.

I've been evangelizing them for awhile, and have seen them help my dad with his depression, my friend with high anxiety, and another friend with alcoholism.

I've ordered from Spores101 three times. It's a little shady. You buy them then they email you with another site to pay. The spores themselves are not illegal in the US.

I recommend buying pre-sterilized jars (with a filter and injection spot) off of Amazon. The hardest part is keeping out contamination before the mycelium establishes and the jars avoid those hassles.

Inject the jar, then the cake turns white and starts pinning with little guys around the side (about 20-30 days). Birth the cake and put it in a clean humid tub (I use a small plastic lid as a stand and then put damp TP around the lid island). Then put the tub lid on, but don't seal it. Open it once a day to gas exchange and inspect. Keep the TP moist. Pick them when the caps first open. Let them sit out like three or four days in a dark, breezy spot to dry.

I only eat one or two at a time, or even just a few bites, and chew them up well. Just enough to feel a little funny, but not trip balls. My favorite's are Golden Teachers. I've had like 6 strains and they were my favorite, although they're all similar and equally easy to cultivate.

 

[RonG]

It is low.

my SHBG is 6 units below the lowest "normal" part of the range.

No one is offering treatment here and the ones that are offered are trash from what I have read.

My wife and i do the pellets, for guys its every 6 months. My drive was normal but the other issues we had in common. It costs 350 every six months.

I notices more mental awareness, weight loss specifically in the stomach area, faster recoveries from workouts, better quality sleep and a lot more energy. Along with the increased libido that I didn't necessarily need but its been fun. Everything you described screamed low T to me. I have several friends who either do shots or pellets. All of them and myself swear by them.

 

[MirORich]

Great conversation.

Something I’ve always wanted to try but sort of steered clear of for a few reasons. One of the reasons is I loathe throwing up. Id Always heard puking was common as the journey began an a shroom trip. Is that true or just urban myth? And if it is true, does that bear out the same for microdosing? Or does taking the smaller doses sort of eliminate that as an issue?