alt Hacker News> after realizing that the risks are low, but life changing if it happens.
I think these risks are more common than was previously discussed on the internet. For a long time reports of very negative experiences were dismissed, laughed at, downplayed, waved away as symptoms of something else, or excused as something positive but mysterious.
It’s becoming more acceptable for people to discuss their negative experiences and not get downvoted or attacked for sharing them.
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bongodongobob • last Friday at 3:49 PM
Negative experiences have always been a part of it. It's half the point. Negative also doesn't mean permanent, which is extremely rare.
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I just don't buy it, sorry. One thing that I learned about the internet is that most online opinions are from extremes: excellent or horrible experiences. Just search about any surgery. You will probably find a lot of bad experiences for anything. However, if you look at the data for the big picture, psilocybin is one of the safest drugs out there. There are risks, but they are nowhere near what you see in these conversations.