Why Am I Like This? Quotes

“In his 1992 book Food of the Gods, McKenna suggests that what enabled Homo erectus to evolve into Homo sapiens (us) was exposure to and consumption of psilocybin, 19 the psychedelic compound responsible for the mushrooms’ effects, which changed our brains”
― Gemma Styles, Why Am I Like This?: My Brain Isn't Broken

“Your brain isn’t working against you—even when it feels like that—it’s often trying to keep you safe. The world in which we live has changed so much and so fast. The things we feel threatened or angered by aren’t the same as they were when we evolved to spot the tiger lurking outside the cave, and yet our brain chemistry can’t always tell the difference.”
― Gemma Styles, Why Am I Like This?: My Brain Isn't Broken

“For all the overthinkers, who feel too much and not enough.”
― Gemma Styles, Why Am I Like This?: My Brain Isn't Broken