Mushrooms could help you think you're more than a bag of neurons piloting a poorly evolved bone and meat mech, or they could help you think that that's exactly what you are. It doesn't matter either way. They're fantastic and I highly recommend them. Take them in a place you feel safe with a person or people you trust. You can go in with intention to learn or change things about yourself, or you can go in just seeing where it takes you. I recommend stopping all mental health medicines for three days before ingesting. If you can't handle three days without mental health meds then you probably shouldn't take mushrooms.

I recommend taking an eighth of a dry ounce for your first try. You can always try more another time if you want.

Oh and you develop near immediate immunity to the mental effects of psilocybin. Don't think you can eat half now then eat half later. The second half won't work. In fact you'll be highly resistant to them for a couple of weeks at least. This is a blessing because you can't get addicted!

It's not so much about understanding empathy. It's basically poisoning yourself, having a shit time, such a shit time that they end up being able to appreciate basic things. Not just in themselves but in others.

It's hard to do things, it's hard to focus, and your voice becomes louder with raw emotions and low inhibition.

So you realize how amazing people as a being are, you appreciate everything that makes life work.

However it's fleeting, rapidly fleeting. It is a moment. You have to learn from it and detach from it.

You should get a sober companion and try shrooms. It more or less overclocks your brain. But because brains are relational, overclocking effectively means making more connections (observations)