psilocybin
Psychoactive fungal chemical
Psilocybin is a psychoactive compound found in certain mushrooms, commonly called magic mushrooms or shrooms.
When ingested, it converts to psilocin and produces hallucinations, altered perception, and changes in mood and thought.
Psilocybin is a controlled substance in most countries, though research into its therapeutic potential for depression and PTSD has expanded in recent years.
Planned travel somewhere
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- visualsPictorial content collectively
- distortionTwisting from original state
perception · kaleidoscopic · synesthesia · vivid · phantasmagoria · illusion · surreal · altered states
Nitrogenous plant compound
- tryptamineIndole-based monoamine compound
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- psychoactiveAffecting brain and mood
neurotransmitter · receptor · agonist · blood-brain barrier · half-life · tolerance · cross-tolerance
Treatment through guided conversation
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- treatmentCare for an ailment
clinical trial · healing · integration · session · therapist · neurogenesis · breakthrough · remission
Psychoactive fungi causing hallucinations
- shroomsHallucinogenic fungi, informally
- trippingLosing balance walking
- partyGathering for celebration
- doseQuantity of medicine
eighth · microdose · macrodose · tea · chocolate · edibles · stash · dealer
Spore-reproducing decomposers
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
- myceliumFungal filament network
- capCovering for top
- stemPlant's central axis
gills · mycology · basidiomycota · agaric · hyphae · pileus · stipe · lamellae
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- shamanismMediation between worlds
- sacredWorthy of reverence
ritual · mysticism · divinity · consciousness expansion · ceremony · meditation · oracle · sacrament
trip
Planned travel somewhere
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- visionsImagined or prophetic sights
- visualsPictorial content collectively
distortion · perception · kaleidoscopic · synesthesia · vivid · phantasmagoria · illusion · surreal · altered states · tracers
alkaloid
Nitrogenous plant compound
- tryptamineIndole-based monoamine compound
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
psychoactive · neurotransmitter · receptor · agonist · blood-brain barrier · half-life · tolerance · cross-tolerance
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
treatment · clinical trial · healing · integration · session · therapist · neurogenesis · breakthrough · remission · mental health
magic mushrooms
Psychoactive fungi causing hallucinations
dose · eighth · microdose · macrodose · tea · chocolate · edibles · stash · dealer · possession
fungi
Spore-reproducing decomposers
stem · gills · mycology · basidiomycota · agaric · hyphae · pileus · stipe · lamellae · sporulation
transcendence
Surpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- shamanismMediation between worlds
sacred · ritual · mysticism · divinity · consciousness expansion · ceremony · meditation · oracle · sacrament · ineffable
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- controlled substancescocaine, fentanyl, codeine, heroin, morphine
- decriminalizationlegalization, legal reform, penal reform, drug reform, drug policy
- fungal productsmushroom, mushrooms, yeast, mycelium, truffle
- Mind-Altering Substancescocaine, heroin, LSD, MDMA, cannabis
- Neuroactive Drugsdopamine, serotonin, GABA, acetylcholine, norepinephrine
psilocybinsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
naloxone · antipsychotics · sedative · sedatives · barbiturate
psilocybinaspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
ibuprofen · acetaminophen · over-the-counter medications · caffeine · Prozac
psilocybinLSD
Psychedelic hallucinogen
synthetic drug · synthetic drugs · methamphetamine · MDMA · fentanyl
- psilocybin therapyHallucinogenic fungus-based psychotherapy