What Happened When I Took Psychedelic Mushrooms

The following is an expanded written version of a segment contained within my speech What I Learned About Life.

I have long known about psychedelic mushrooms. In conversations, it was often brought up alongside bad trip stories concerning a related drug, LSD. I had decided that I didnt need to take mushrooms or any other substance to learn something I couldnt figure out on my own while in a sober state. I much preferred to stay in control of my faculties.

That belief changed after my sister...