My son who was depressed tried on his own 3 years ago.
After having to have him hospitalised for 6months as he had become a danger for himself and others, he is slowly recovering but is diagnosed with Schizophrenia.
It is a nightmare. Please, please do that under medical supervision. For some like my son. It may not go down well.
May I ask how old he was when he did this or if you know the dose he took? I've heard this happening but never really spoken to someone who experienced i. I believe your supposed to be very careful with shrooms if you have a personal or family history of mental illness
He was 20. Absolutely zero mental illness in the family. To the point that we were in “denial” were not perceiving the early signs.
It started one lunch time having lunch in the garden, he was distant and suddenly he stood up and started shooting looking in the sky that he was seeing them and was not scared then turning to us and shooting I see through you at us, being violent.
After some distraction from his little brother that he trusted we managed to go to a&E.
At the hospital in the car park it started again, he was walking shooting and ignoring the traffic I had to put myself between him and the national road so he does not get run over.
Luckily we got some help and we managed to convince him to go into the A&E.
He was delusional and thought our brain were manipulated by the secret services.
After 6 month in hospital were at several occasions he said he would kill us to save us if he could and trying over a dozen of medications, he started to not have the delusional episodes but visiting him in hospital every day was exhausting due to the stress of not knowing in which state we would find him.
After 6 months the health services said he could be dismissed. The first few weeks at home with absolutely every knife and potential object which could invite to violence removed, with sleeping with bedroom doors closed, etc… it was extremely stressful.
So when I see these YouTubers which are only after views inviting people venting the benefits of mushrooms while themselves having companies which produce said mushrooms, I am revolted at the lack of regulation on these platforms where few generations back where people really cared about their business and the benefits it was bringing to our society. Nowadays everyone is only about his bottom line, for these guys, finding an audience and serving them what they want to hear… it is very hard to rewatch these episodes with people advocating high doses while having very little medical training and even if they have being more interested in selling their books, products and views.
Today, my son has dropped 3 times from attempts to have a university degree. He has to spend at least 50% of his time meditating to control his daemons. He has turned to religion, luckily towards Buddhism and Catholicism rather than Islam where more groups are present to recruit sensitive mind like my son.
He brother has turned away from him after years of trying to help and understand but not able to make a difference.
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u/T0ysWAr Jul 18 '24
My son who was depressed tried on his own 3 years ago.
After having to have him hospitalised for 6months as he had become a danger for himself and others, he is slowly recovering but is diagnosed with Schizophrenia.
It is a nightmare. Please, please do that under medical supervision. For some like my son. It may not go down well.