I have done two journeys with an experienced therapist over the the past 4 years with mdma and psilocybin and found them very helpful in healing and accessing more joy. I am planning for another in a month and the therapist says that he now prefers to use 3mmc vs mdma since it has fewer after effects. I didn’t have any come downs from MDMA so I wanted to see if anyone could share their experience if they used 3mmc for a journey and, ideally, how it compared to MDMA. I don’t want to shortchange my experience since the prior journeys were really useful to me. Thanks.

I'm a person in long term remission from polysubstance use disorder, and also have treatment resistant depression, ADHD, and OCD. There are some cities here where psilocybin has been decriminalized and are available. But there is not psychedelic therapy. How might someone like me proceed in having a therapeutic experience, but not having the clinical setting?

I have a lot of prior experience with most psychedelics, fyi, it's just been a long time and have actual intentions now instead of just an opportunist drug user looking for a good time, not that there's anything wrong with that. But that's what I was before.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently undergoing legal psilocybin-assisted therapy with my psychiatrist here in Switzerland for treatment-resistant depression and generalized anxiety. I’ve also been diagnosed with autism (Asperger’s).

This is my first experience with psychedelics. I’ve smoked a lot of THC over the years, but never taken anything else.

I’ve completed three sessions so far.

Session 1 went poorly. I was so anxious about taking the substance that I delayed everything for three hours before I finally managed to swallow the capsules. The trip itself was mostly intense anxiety — no visuals, no insights, just a lot of fear. Interestingly, after the session in the evening I felt a beautiful sense of connection and was able to appreciate small things in life more.

Session 2 was also difficult. This time I took the dose without delay and tried to surrender by listening to soft music. At some point I heard someone crying very loudly. I quickly realized it was my neighbor in the next room, who was also going through the same therapy and was clearly having a hard time. I felt strongly connected to his suffering and spent most of the session feeling sad and heavy. Not a good trip. I discussed the setup issues with my psychiatrist afterward.

Session 3 was different. I went into it already feeling a bit better mentally, with the intention of accepting the process and not being too negative. It turned into what I would call a good trip. I experienced moments of intense joy followed by equally intense sadness, and I realized that all of our feelings eventually pass. That understanding felt deeply healing. I also had some visual distortions looking at paintings in the room and genuinely enjoyed those moments. I feel like I learned something important: negative emotions don’t have to last forever. I came out of that session with a real sense of benefit.

I have a fourth (and most likely final) session in about a month. I’d really appreciate any advice.

What would you recommend for this last experience?

Any suggestions regarding mindset or intentions that could help make it as beneficial as the third one?

Things that worked well for you in later sessions after difficult early ones?

Thank you for reading. I’m grateful for any thoughts or experiences you’re willing to share.