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 18

Today was the first day where I felt the familiar feeling of despair come back to greet me. It could have been that second pot of coffee in the afternoon or that I seemed to…

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 15

Today was the first day I struggled with energy and I had a low-grade headache off and on a couple of times throughout the day. This is unusual for me. This could be due to…

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 12

Again, there’s no noticeable effect from taking the capsule in terms of feeling “high” but the mood stabilizing effects are there. In the past, where I might have felt overwhelmed or despair, these feelings do…

Microdosing: Day 11

Today was unique in that I felt some frustration in the morning due to work responsibilities but these feelings were not as heavy or as constant (they didn’t last very long) as they might be…

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,…