A few things that are amazing to do for your mental health, in no particular order :
eating some amazing, homemade food, no need to be a renowned chef to cook yourself a quiche lorraine, or a pizza
taking some time under the shower once in a while, or a bath for the lucky few
listening to some classical/relaxing music
spending time with your SO if you have one (experiences MAY vary)
watching decent pornography (yes yes, it exists) if you happen to be lonely (and horny)
revisiting old games
laying off Tinder and dating apps
if you can do it safely, physical exercise
pet your pet if you have one, a cat purring is simply amazing
This won't get rid of depression (didn't do it for me, why would it for others), but it improves your life, making it somewhat less miserable. Once this pandemic ends, I'll try 1P LSD in minecraft to actually try to get rid of depression for good.
I found actually getting rid of depression to be a more active process that required awareness of my thoughts and feelings and constant vigilance over which ones led to depression/anxiety and which ones were normal reactions to the present moment. after a couple of years of short-circuiting depressive thoughts, it stopped being an immediate problem and it largely became second nature along the way. lsd helped in a more roundabout way in that it forced me to grapple with being trans, which was preventing me from being actually happy.
(Un)fortunately, my depression doesn't stem from gender issues, but with existence in this absolutely cursed world and childhood trauma instead. Some days are worse than others, but I know deep down there's still a glimmer of hope that I may be cured one day. And if it doesn't work, well, I might write a book to help me therapeutically and financially. And if it fails ... uh, i'll wait for the revolution to grant me euthanasia lmao.
nah, mine didn't either, but it sure didn't help. I'm just prone to depression and have to be careful of not getting sucked into depressive spirals.
but with existence in this absolutely cursed world and childhood trauma instead.
yeah, mood.
one thing that helped me a ton was learning to recognize the first feelings that mean "depressive episode incoming" or "it's about to get a lot worse". for me, it's this sense that I wanted to do something but I didn't feel like doing any of the things that actually came to mind. YMMV
writing is also good. a book is a lot to jump into all at once, but shorter pieces helped me work through a lot of stuff.
Good luck! I've never had a truly life-changing experience like that on psychedelics but lots of people claim to have had success. And if it doesn't work as well as you'd hoped, at least you'll have an awesome time!
Is this your first time taking LSD for depression? My first dose saved my life a few years ago. I was planning my suicide because nothing else had worked, and that trip straight up cured me for nine months. Happiest time of my life. Since then I've used psilocybin with the Johns Hopkins method - eyes covered, listening to this playlist - and I would really recommend it.
Yea, I've been planning to do it under the night sky, in a zone with no light pollution, just so I can have the most memorable moments of my life. I'll take a look to that playlist, I had mine, but it never hurts to see what the man himself listened to. Thanks a lot comrade.
A few things that are amazing to do for your mental health, in no particular order :
This won't get rid of depression (didn't do it for me, why would it for others), but it improves your life, making it somewhat less miserable. Once this pandemic ends, I'll try 1P LSD in minecraft to actually try to get rid of depression for good.
Please do not watch pornography
yeah don't think it needs to be explained why pornography is probably not a great idea if you're genuinely lonely
I found actually getting rid of depression to be a more active process that required awareness of my thoughts and feelings and constant vigilance over which ones led to depression/anxiety and which ones were normal reactions to the present moment. after a couple of years of short-circuiting depressive thoughts, it stopped being an immediate problem and it largely became second nature along the way. lsd helped in a more roundabout way in that it forced me to grapple with being trans, which was preventing me from being actually happy.
(Un)fortunately, my depression doesn't stem from gender issues, but with existence in this absolutely cursed world and childhood trauma instead. Some days are worse than others, but I know deep down there's still a glimmer of hope that I may be cured one day. And if it doesn't work, well, I might write a book to help me therapeutically and financially. And if it fails ... uh, i'll wait for the revolution to grant me euthanasia lmao.
nah, mine didn't either, but it sure didn't help. I'm just prone to depression and have to be careful of not getting sucked into depressive spirals.
yeah, mood.
one thing that helped me a ton was learning to recognize the first feelings that mean "depressive episode incoming" or "it's about to get a lot worse". for me, it's this sense that I wanted to do something but I didn't feel like doing any of the things that actually came to mind. YMMV
writing is also good. a book is a lot to jump into all at once, but shorter pieces helped me work through a lot of stuff.
Good luck! I've never had a truly life-changing experience like that on psychedelics but lots of people claim to have had success. And if it doesn't work as well as you'd hoped, at least you'll have an awesome time!
Is this your first time taking LSD for depression? My first dose saved my life a few years ago. I was planning my suicide because nothing else had worked, and that trip straight up cured me for nine months. Happiest time of my life. Since then I've used psilocybin with the Johns Hopkins method - eyes covered, listening to this playlist - and I would really recommend it.
Yea, I've been planning to do it under the night sky, in a zone with no light pollution, just so I can have the most memorable moments of my life. I'll take a look to that playlist, I had mine, but it never hurts to see what the man himself listened to. Thanks a lot comrade.