The power of acceptance

A simple idea that has saved millions of lives from psychological torment

In February of this year, Alicia, a 35-year-old Swiss software engineer, took a low one-gram dose of psilocybin. She had taken psychedelics perhaps 20 times before, she has a decent level of psychological maturity, and no history of mental illness. She was in a somewhat stressful phase of her life - her boyfriend was away and the relationship was strugg…