Giving psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

[u/mvea]

https://newatlas.com/medical/psilocybin-optimism-depression/

[u/mljsimone]

I used to grow my own mushrooms. after some microdosing and two 3.5~4g trips, my depression episodes were gone. I also stopped drinking.

It is crazy good!

[u/jericho → u/[deleted]]

I've been microdosing for a while now. A piece like the volume of half a sugar cube. Not enough to really feel anything, but I'll find myself looking at a landscape or a bee on a flower and recognizing how awesome a sight that is and appreciating my place in the world. I've found it very positive, personally.