Is This Right For Me?
Is This Right for Me?
Questions to explore before embarking on a psilocybin journey
Maybe you’ve read about psilocybin’s potential to ease depression, anxiety, grief, or PTSD. Maybe a friend has shared a powerful experience of their own that got you thinking. Maybe you’re longing for a reset—or simply feeling curious.
These questions are a gentle way to check in with yourself and listen to your intuition.
1. Am I seeking clarity or escape?
Psilocybin can bring deep insights, perspective shifts, and healing on many levels. When working with psilocybin there are common themes that arise, yet there is always an element of mystery that is beyond our ability to control or predict. Sometimes the medicine meets us in beauty, and sometimes it meets us in challenge, and most likely it’s a bit of both. If you feel ready to face yourself fully, even when it’s uncomfortable, that’s a sign you may be in a place to begin.
2. Do I have space in my life to integrate what I learn?
The journey itself is just the doorway. The days, weeks, and months afterward are where shifts can happen—where you bring your insights into the fabric of daily life. Do you have time and space for gentleness, reflection, and care? Do you have the willingness and support to make changes if necessary for your growth and wellbeing?
3. Am I emotionally steady enough to go deep?
A journey during times of transition—after a move, a divorce, or a career change—can sometimes bring clarity and help process grief. But in the middle of acute crisis, the experience may feel more destabilizing than supportive. If you’ve recently been hospitalized, moved through a severe mental health episode, or experienced recent trauma, it might be wise to prioritize stability first. Safety and timing are foundational for a beneficial outcome.
4. Is there an inner “yes”?
Even if it’s a soft yes with some hesitation or concerns, do you feel a quiet pull toward this work? A sense of curiosity, hope, or desire to reconnect with yourself? That kind of inner voice is worth exploring and often has wisdom to it.
If, as you sit with these questions, you notice a readiness—whether clear and confident or quiet and tentative—you may be standing at the threshold of a deeply meaningful chapter in your life. When the timing is right, a psilocybin journey can offer not only new perspectives, but also an opportunity to cultivate a deeper connection with yourself, others, and the world around you.