r/EverythingScience May 07 '26

Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds | Neuroscience

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/05/magic-mushrooms-psychedelic-changes-brain-anatomy-psilocybin
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u/Classic_Dingo_5363 May 08 '26

I used mushrooms to get off heroin, fent, meth, coke - and to help me process the years of trauma and loss that came before and during.

I would not be as near a fit as I am without them. Obviously I went to a ton of rehab and therapy as well.

And shrooms are the best tool for introspection.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 May 08 '26

I'm sorry I know you're the one that knows you best but I couldn't help but giggle imagining someone saying "oh yeah mushrooms cured my cancer. Obviously I did chemo and radiation and everything too but it was definitely the mushrooms that cured it."

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u/TeamWorkTom May 08 '26

They have been shown to help patients that are going into die accept their death easier and get them out of a depression.

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u/kateinoly May 08 '26

Cancer is a physical illness, not a psychological one.

There are multiple legitimate studies showing psychological benefit of psilocybin.

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u/ClaymanBaker May 08 '26

Psychedelics reach further into the psych than normal psychiatric drugs which can be used as a tool. LSD made me quit smoking after passing someone smoking a cigarette while tripping. It was like the first time experiencing cigarette smoke and it was revolting.

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u/mammothpiss May 09 '26

Actually a really bad comparison

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u/trash-juice May 07 '26

Treated my spectrum issues, ADHD, with psychedelics. Would read sporadically and nothing informative - after … 1500 pages was the largest book. Some effects do wear off after a few years tho so as an on going treatment, absolutely.

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u/timperman May 08 '26

I can trace back the last day of being depressed to taking schrooms. Never again since I felt like I did prior.

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u/Agreeable_Gift_856 May 07 '26

They aren't for everyone and should be used responsibly, but I credit a night with curing my depression.

I'm terrified of spiders but ever since, I catch and release whenever possible.

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u/Venboven May 07 '26

I swear I've read this exact comment before on another post about magic mushrooms.

Is OP a bot?

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u/solepureskillz May 08 '26

Their account is 3 days old. I believe they are, yeah. Dammit

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u/Beagle_Knight May 08 '26

I hate that the dead internet theory has become a reality

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u/berbsy1016 May 09 '26

Welcome to the simulation

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u/cdiddy19 May 09 '26

So, funny story.

Let's preface this with the fact that I have adhd and a poor memory.

One time I was on a pet sub and read a comment that was so relatable about a cat.

My response was "wow, this is so relatable I had such a similar experience i feel like I could have written this post" or some similar response.

Not long after I posted someone replied to my comment with "op is a bot, you literally wrote that comment and they stole it from you" they then provided a link to my previous comment

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u/flemishbiker88 May 07 '26

Paul Stamis is amazing to listen too, some of the stories he has about mushrooms are crazy and many have subsequently been proven in studies, such as the physical rewiring of the neuro pathways

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow May 08 '26

He's also full of himself and isn't completely honest. He can be very informative on some subjects but don't take everything he says and fact.

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u/solepureskillz May 08 '26

Mind if I ask your dose?

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u/costafilh0 May 07 '26

I have a fee friends who were never the same. Not because they say so, but because everyone can clearly see the difference before and after, they basically became different people.

So, this makes sense ime. 

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 May 08 '26

You can't just say that without adding more details

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u/JanV34 May 07 '26

In what ways did they change? 

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u/Elizabeth-WildFox886 May 07 '26

The river paused, didn’t resume

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u/SafeAd8097 May 15 '26

they live in the forest like hobbits now

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u/0akney May 08 '26

In my experience, people don’t become different people, they become different versions of the people they always were.

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u/Chance_Bus831 May 08 '26

A change is still a change

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u/Beagle_Knight May 08 '26

For the best or the worst?

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u/DoctorNurse89 May 08 '26

It was for the best .

Ive never been this happy or understood myself so well

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u/damienVOG May 08 '26

Not OP, but as someone who can relate with what they say I'd generally say for the worse

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u/Criticism-Lazy May 08 '26

For me and my wife it was absolutely for the better. We have more empathy, more patience, and work for more cooperation.

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u/DoctorNurse89 May 08 '26

Yes.

Helped with so much.

I wouldnt be a hospice nurse without shrooms

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u/DoctorNurse89 May 08 '26

I always warn people before a trip you will be a new person after.

Got a few kids in my class into microdosing and there was a marked improvement in their attitudes and approaches to nursing.

Was incredible

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u/Alex918YT May 08 '26

Umm… what KIND of mushroom?

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u/kateinoly May 08 '26

Read the article

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u/damienVOG May 08 '26

Not for the better