>>12124634I mean, the times I've done acid, each time the afterglow/day after is the most un-depressed I've felt in years. I have a pretty good handle on my depression but it's always lingering in the background, and psychedelics seem to alleviate that for a day or two, typically. I always chalked it up to a spin cycle washing the bullshit from my brain. It's definitely not a permanent solution but for someone deep in the thick of it it can at least give them a day to re-examine things without depression constantly influencing their thought patterns. During the trip, thought loops can occasionally be productive in resolving things or at least figuring out the root issues, and the experience as a whole is good for self-evaluation and taking a break from mundane reality, unless you've got something really specific that's eating at you. It's definitely not a net positive every time and it's certainly not for everyone. Controversially I think people should macrodose instead of dipping their toes in. If you have any concerns about your mental health and going crazy, don't even bother, but if you are mentally sound and don't have a high incidence of mental illness in your family then it's better to embrace it and dive into the deep end rather than piss around in the kiddie pool. But that's just, like, my opinion, man.
