Microdosing: Day 25

Day 25 marks 3 days without a pill. I can’t say I notice a difference. I’ll take one again tomorrow. Maybe it’s true that there isn’t a magic pill. The truth is, life will challenge…

How to stop automatic negative thoughts

Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) are negative thoughts that are rooted in beliefs, controlled by cognitive bias (being bias in your thinking) and can be linked to past experiences. They are automatic in that they become…

Microdosing: Day 23

Well, I went off course today and didn’t take a pill. That’s two days in a row. But I’m off book now… I figure I would let it slide a bit seeing as though the…

Microdosing: Day 21

I honestly don’t know if these pills are doing anything lol. I’ve been feeling kinda shitty the last few days. Today started off the same: low motivation, finding it hard to get any work done….

Microdosing: Day 20

Another day of malaise and struggling to find the motivation to do anything. Don’t get me wrong, this is nowhere near as bad as heavier depression where there is complete apathy and despair but still…

Microdosing: Day 19

I’m still feeling the hangover from the previous two days. I wonder if the new moon has something to do with it. If I had to guess, I’d say that I’m not in connection with…

Microdosing: Day 16

Today I visited family and saw my young nephews. In the evening, we went to a car show, full of car enthusiasts (mostly men). I like to think that if today was a “bad” day,…

Microdosing: Day 14

I continue to feel higher levels of positivity and lower stress throughout the day. Interestingly, I’m less nervous talking to my parents. It’s that my mind isn’t generating anxious thoughts and I’m able to just…

Microdosing: Day 13

I want to talk about some of the overarching themes (effects) that I’ve noticed about microdosing mushrooms Reduced Fear One of the surprising effects of microdosing psilocybin is a reduction in the fear response. The…

Microdosing: Day 10

Microdosing psilocybin seems to me, at least, to act as a sort of life-preserver against being dragged under by negative thoughts. Fewer negative thoughts arise during microdosing, and the most stubborn thoughts (in my case,…