Vishen LakhianiFounder of Mindvalley | NYT Bestselling Author | Transforming Lives Globally

Billionaire War Veteran cures PTSD with Plant Medicine (50 years after coming home)

1 Feb 2022 · 1 min

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First-person testimonial from a war veteran describing severe PTSD symptoms (short temper, isolation, depression) and a dramatic positive change after trying plant medicine. The veteran says reading Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind led him to seek veteran-focused plant-medicine treatment; over several days he took ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, and LSD. He reports restored sociability and improved family relationships, saying "50 years since the war, I finally came home."

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Ayahuasca (day 1), psilocybin mushrooms (day 2), LSD (day 4)

50 years

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I had a short temper. I didn't want to be around anybody. Depression. People would describe me as the most intense person they've ever met. Then three years ago, I read Michael Pollan's book, How to Change youe Mind. And so I told my wife. She hooked me up with a couple people that treated veterans with plant medicine. The first day we took ayahuasca. Second day it was mushrooms. The next day we took a break. The next day it was lsd. And then we were done. The long and short of it is people could not believe the change in me. I was like I was before the war. You know, one of the most telling things is my son told his wife. He said, you know, dad is so different now. He's so nice. He calls more. He's willing to listen. You know, I wanted to go places. I wanted to be with people again. 50 years since the war. I finally came home.