Some St. Louisans Find Therapy, Meaning In Psychedelics As Researchers Study Benefits
Mary Sennewald of St. Louis, age 76, experienced severe depression and headaches as a young lady. She tried Acid because therapy and medicine had failed to help. Americans at the time viewed psychedelics as a component of a newly emerging society that challenged authority and searched out greater meaning. Even in modern times, psychedelic drugs like LSD and "magic" psilocybin mushrooms are frequently still regarded as relics of the bohemian movement or even as a serious threat. Psilocybin can, however, help melancholy, addiction, PTSD, and other mental health issues, according to an increasing number of recent studies from Johns Hopkins University and other academic centres. Sennewald talked to her therapist before ingesting LSD because she had a suspicion that these drugs might have therapeutic benefits back in the 1960s. In case she felt scared or nervous, he gave her his blessing and his personal phone number. She didn't contact him though because the journey was bliss...