Magic Mushrooms & Treatment of Mental Illness

Psilocybin has multifaceted potentials to benefit the lives of human beings. The Shamans and Medicine Men knew it. Indigenous people knew it. People have understood for further back than modern history even records that Psilocybin is healing to the body as well as the soul, using it for both medicinal purposes and religious ceremonies.

Found in over 200 species of fungi, this chemical compound is naturally occuring and more widely recognized by the name “Magic Mushrooms,” and studies are showing they most certainly are magic. The psychedelic nature of psilocybin containing mushrooms is pretty widely known, but the legitimate medical and spiritual uses are just now being looked at and somewhat acknowledged by the scientific community.

Since America officially banned psilocybin containing mushrooms in 1968 and then scheduled them as a class 1 narcotic (right next to heroin and the likes, as well as being considered to have NO POSSIBLE medical uses) in 1970, the Western World has had essentially no chance to explore the uses and benefits of a treatment like this at all.

But the tide might be changing y'all. Eyes are finally beginning to open again to the abilities of this compound to heal your body, mind, and soul. Psilocybin is finally being explored more closely and has plenty of scientific data mounting to support its effectiveness in treating many mental health conditions.

For the first time in history, the possibility of “Magic Mushrooms” being the next, very legal drug marketed to the public is totally real. Here are 7 of the most amazing benefits of Psilocybin that are the driving force toward legalization of this magical compound for the benefit of humanity as soon as possible.

Stimulates the Production of Brand New Brain Cells

Studies have shown through MRI brain scans that test subjects did achieve Neurogenesis (defined as the growth and development of new nervous tissue) within the hippocampus section of the brain. This section is responsible for emotion, learning, and memory. The new cells could aid in the UN-learning of a conditioned response to stimuli or an emotional response to a memory.

Rewiring Neural Connections

The rewiring of neural pathways in the brain is basically changing the way that information is passed from one section of the brain to another. This could allow someone to change their way of thinking by helping to relearn thought patterns, possibly allowing them to think about things in a different and more positive way.

Curbing Addiction

Psilocybin has been showing promising potential to diminish the urge to keep going back to self destructive habits and take a step back to look at the bigger picture. It basically embodies the “play the tape all the way through” idea discussed in NA and AA programs encouraging attendees to think about the consequences and possible outcomes their decision could eventually cause before making it rather than acting on impulse. This has the potential to assist countless people in their personal battles with addiction to change their lives and stick with it long term. And considering interactions with this chemical DO NOT create any urges or need to consume more it would sit squarely ahead of any medical addiction treatments used to date, many of which come with their own set of terrible addiction and withdrawal issues.

Altering Personality Traits Positively

In studies, participants have shown a shift in clarity and openness. Openness is 1 of the 5 personality traits, and studies have shown Psilocybin to facilitate communication and help you be more open to new experiences. A follow up with test subjects 1 year after the study showed that the effects are lasting; suggesting these changes in personality traits are in the least long term, and at best possibly lifelong.

Aides in Coping with Psychological Distress

The immediate and long-lasting reduction in psychological distress that Psilocybin can provide has been proven. Imagine the psychological toll associated with a terminal diagnosis or a chronic medical condition. Psilocybin could help ease the anxiety and depression associated with diagnoses of that sort and help an individual to live their life again.

Prompting the ability to live more in the moment rather than worry about the future has pretty powerful uses in end of life care as well.

Drastic Reduction in OCD Symptoms

As of today, OCD treatments mainly rely on therapy based training aimed at helping people to stop their obsessive and compulsive habits through practice and resistance. Cognitive behavior therapy is only so successful in teaching people to deal with the urges associated with OCD. Psilocybin has the potential to fix the root of the problem, eradicating these obsessive and compulsive behaviors completely.

Reducing Anxiety and Depression

Everyday life can be hell for somebody living with either of these conditions alone, let alone both. And they usually go hand in hand so if you have experienced one, the other is likely familiar as well. This natural treatment has been shown to facilitate openness and honest communication which can help heal psychological scars that majorly contribute to these symptoms; allowing considerable improvements in the lives of people coping with mental disorders like these. This natural compound is allowing people with severe symptoms, sometimes unresponsive to any other treatments, to live their lives again.

With legitimate studies ramping up and their overwhelmingly supportive outcomes to the many benefits of this ancient wonder drug, Psilocybin is now on the fast track to becoming a recognized and completely legitimate medication to help people in all areas of their lives. Especially mental ailments. With the possibility of being available legally to the first patients as soon as 2021, this miraculous medicine from the earth is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Oregon has already legalized limited medical use of Psilocybin, making it the first state to take a step in a revolutionary new direction. It is about time that people have access to this miraculous “brain resetting” medical treatment that has exactly zero undesirable side effects associated with its use, unlike any other treatments available to people suffering from mental health conditions. It not only has the potential to reduce symptoms associated with mental disorders, it could potentially cure these conditions all together by changing the way your brain thinks.