Why I Stopped Taking Psychedelics

In my early college days, I loved talking about psychedelics. And I also enjoyed taking them. I must have done LSD about 20 times. And I experimented with other psychedelic drugs as well.

But after a few negative experiences, and the realization that I don’t have much else to explore from psychedelics, I told myself that I won’t be touching them anytime soon.

And it’s been a few years. So, let me tell you why I changed my mind (to borrow from Michael Pollen’s book title).

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Jakub Ferencik

Author of “Up in the Air” & “Beyond Reason” available on AMAZON | MA McGill Uni | Research assistant for EUROPEUM Prague | 550+ blog posts with 1+ mil. views