[throwaway1557]

Beware of experimenting with psychedelics. I spent my youth in a time and place where magic mushrooms, when fresh, were legal and sold over the counter. These things can screw you up in a way that you don't even understand at the time, and only becomes clear to you decades later.

Anything that changes your state of mind through a low-effort action can be habit-forming. Anything that effects your perception can create a feedback loop where you change your usage behaviour based on that change in perception, particularly when your tolerance increases.

Whether it's escapism you seek, or the heightened sense of perception. Whether you think you're in control because you're microdosing or because you've got a great job and everything is going well.

Be careful.

Your mind is delicate.

[Wirerack]

I am interested in the long term effects you describe. It's quite commonly known that there are consequences such as HPPD etc, however this is usually quite immediate. Any specific examples you can provide?

[throwaway1557]

Only personal experiences and anecdotes. Recurring nightmares, anxiety disorders, drug dependency and mild PTSD are all common stories among my friend group of that era. Whether it was causal or not, who knows. We didn't have the foresight to separate ourselves into control groups.