How to help a family member with depression?
I explained a lot of your tips like morning sun, exercise, and cold exposure to the family member with depression and she understands that those things can help. However, maybe because of the depression, they don’t actually do any of the things knowing they’ll help. How do I help them?
No response to psilocybin
Just went on a failed journey with a trusted guide in the proper setting and place. The medicine had no effect on me at all. Took a heavy dose (by the end I was eating the mushrooms instead of drinking the tea). Guide says most people respond to 1/3 the dose I took. I'm on these meds: 300 mg bupropion XL, 10 mg citalopram (which apparently is a non-therapeutic dose according to my psychiatrist father-in-law), and 5 mg amlodipine. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your wonderful podcasts. laz
No Alcohol While Social
Dr. Huberman, is there a trick or means to prepare for going out to social settings on Fri-Sat without drinking? Not having a drink isn’t an issue, but unfortunately that comes to me being a bore (or myself being bored). Is part of the process me forcing myself to interact & “practice/work on being being social” without it to rewire those circuits in the brain? Lastly - Are there any dinner, live music, pre-social protocols you perform to prep for a social evening/night? Getting your insight to any or all the above would be helpful. Thank you for all that you do!