EXCLUSIVE I took magic mushrooms after my children leaving home plunged me into depression. The walls started glowing but here's why I'd do it again..
. By Jane Green For The Daily Mail Published: 02:10, 7 June 2024 | Updated: 02:17, 7 June 2024 e-mail View comments Taking silly selfies with a beloved friend, laughing as we posed for the camera, my eyes sparkling, my smile bright, I felt a jolt of recognition. There you are, I thought; I've missed you.
Because prior to that, during a very long year, I had been suffering from a terrible depression , one in which I didn't recognise myself at all. It had lifted, without my even realising, thanks to a fortuitous meeting with a new neighbour who is a big fan of two things: The Grateful Dead, and magic mushrooms. My neighbour was not a recreational drug user.
Far from it. She suffered anxiety and depression for years, both of which had been alleviated by taking mushrooms. In fact, she said her depression had gone.
She offered to do a 'journey' with me to see if it might do something for me. Taken like this, magic mushrooms aren't offering a party buzz, but are instead treated as 'plant medicine', to change the neurophysiology of your brain. Jane Green suffered from a terrible depression which she says was lifted by a meeting with a new neighbour who was a fan of magic mushrooms The active ingredient in mushrooms that cause hallucinations — psilocybin — has now been proven to rewire your brain, improving connections and getting r.
