"When I experienced it, I burst out crying,"
"It was the first time in my life I had ever felt a sense of belonging and safety in my body I kept saying, 'I'm home, I'm home'."
"I believed that everyone was talking about me, criticising me, judging me. I thought, I've permanently damaged myself; I've permanently lost my mind. It was the most terrifying experience of my life."
A supervised low dose of psilocybin produced a profound emotional breakthrough for one individual, generating feelings of belonging, safety in the body, and relief when combined with therapy. A contrasting recreational LSD experience produced long-term anxiety, panic attacks, and a later PTSD diagnosis for another individual. Clinicians, regulators, and politicians face a dilemma about whether doctors should be permitted to prescribe psychedelics. New clinical studies point to potential benefits for depression and other mental health conditions, while unpredictable responses and possible harms complicate decisions about wider clinical use.
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