[pjerem]

I was in the same boat as you and it seems I solved it.

What I did :

- LSD (microdosing + a semi dose one year ago) did absolute wonders on my anxiety (which was what kept me energetic). I would then describe myself as having a general anxiety disorder and I now describe myself as chill af. It's amazing. I'm still stressed out by things but that's normal and not my default mode anymore.

- Prolonged-release melatonin keeps me asleep for the whole night

- Took the habit of reading in the bed. I'm so tired that most evenings, I have a really hard time to read 5-10 pages, I must fight to keep my eyes open.

[sajithdilshan]

okay, I'm curious, have you build an addiction? or do you think you can keep on reducing the dose and stop using it but still have the benefits. I've read somewhere that LSD can kind of re-wire your brain

[pjerem]

LSD is not addictive. Actually it’s the opposite, I take it way less than I would because I just forget regularly or I don’t want to take it at all. I take it (microdose) maybe once a week instead of once every three days.

I do want to take a bigger dose again because of the healing effects it had the first time but I’ve been procrastinating it for the last 6 months. So I’m stuck with irregular microdosing.

Also the effects are really long, like 12 hours. While it’s not an issue when you microdose (because you barely feel anything), it’s extremely complicated to find the right time to take anything bigger than that.

You need a full day free of any responsibility, in a good place and you need to want to dedicate the day to it. I have a job and I’m a dad so let me tell you that those days never happen :D

And the only time I took a biggest dose (half a tab), I felt very good after it but, hard to describe, I was was satisfied/happy with my experience and with the effects but still I just didn’t want to redo it for multiple months, not because it wasn’t good but because I felt I didn’t need it anymore.

[__MatrixMan__]

LSD has risks, especially if you're already prone to certain kinds of mental illness (you might not know it), but addiction isn't really one of them.

Going for a walk can also rewire your brain, but doing so on LSD will probably rewire it more quickly. Whether that's good or bad depends on whether you do a good job with the rewiring. It comes down to how well you trust yourself.

[pjerem]

> if you're already prone to certain kinds of mental illness (you might not know it)

Though you can have some solid hints. First it's important to say we are talking about psychosis related illnesses.

First one is nobody had mental illness in your family. Second one is your age : most mental illness develop when you are a teenager or in your early twenties. If you are 30+, you can consider that LSD will not reveal anything hidden.

Though you still get the risk of bad trip, which you can manage with a good set & setting and not being alone if you prefer.

[tetec1]

LSD actually has an anti addictive effect. There are multiple studies about it, for example on smoking cessation (IIRC). It's pretty interesting. You're unlikely to get addicted to it.