Mark wouldn't let Doug plug anything at the end of the video but the gigolo guy talked about his book and all the crap he has planned (to scam people out of their money) and the gigolo guy even put the link to his only fans in the comments section. Kinda seems unfair not to give Doug an equal platform. And I have to say, Doug was a much more authentic human being than the other guy.
I took 7 grams in a tea and found Jesus. It was the craziest day of my life. I needed answers and I found them. Sometimes, the mushroom finds you. God bless.
Psilocybin? Oh that little thing that cured my decades long depression? The thing that cleared my head and evened my psyche? The thing that released me from the chains of my anger? It's good stuff Mark. The best stuff. They are the fruits of our ancestors
@@RyanREAX Im sorry to tell you but science has led people to not believe in christianity anymore… The bible is a great story but has so many things in it that just don’t even come close to adding up.
I’ll be 1 year sober on March 15th from heroin and xanax, the biggest factor in me getting sober was Psilocybin. Absolutely life changing experience the first time I took it. I felt immense gratitude and appreciation for still being alive (I’ve overdosed 8 times) and life has been so much better since.
The research is there nowadays - its the most amazing anti-addiction experience going. It just needs to be made therapeutically legal like all the scientists who have studied it know it should be! Big Love to you Vascgo XX
@@kattihatt This isn't an exact quote, but I heard that it costs the American tax payers something like $160,000 per year for each homeless person to stay out on the street. Between arrests and hospitalizations and rehabs and whatever else it costs that much. Give or take. So, while this guy seems harmless and, he's in general, I can't say that it's fine by me that he has chosen to be homeless and not care about his future because his future is definitely going to be an expensive one that we will all be paying for.
@@paintedwolf8394 if he didn’t choose to do that someone else would do it and we’d still being paying the same amount. No matter what the government is taxing us out of our money and if it wasn’t for that they’d just tax us for something else.
About 10 years ago there was a loophole in UK law that, for 18 months, meant you could buy magic mushrooms on the high street and it was legal. Best 18 months of my life. Took a lot of shrooms, never had a bad trip, never lost a job, felt total love for the world, listened to a lot of Pink Floyd and watched a lot of music videos. Never taken them since because the law changed, but wow, what a cosmic experience it was
This interview is a good example of why I can only take this channel in small doses. Mark seems very judgmental whilst knowing absolutely nothing about psilocybin. Mark seemed determined to get this guy to say that shrooms were fucking up his life.
Mark is a shit interviewer. He platforms a lot of people who would otherwise be voiceless, but the leading questions and obvious biases are ridiculous. It’s really not that hard to interview someone without inserting your own perspective, but somehow Mark can’t put aside his ego long enough to do so. Super frustrating to watch.
Yes. The prospect is interesting. But the interviewer is being judgmental. Just saw the interview with some prostitute, and asking “are you depressed?” Etc. the interviews put up a very uneasy vibe from the questions being asked.
i get where ur coming from but you cannot say that shrooms havent had a negative effect on his life. shrooms are great and yeh as far as drugs go can be one of if not the least harmful drug out there but this man dropped out of school and is now homeless doing drugs on the street every week. ofc its not crack or meth or heroin but he still gets money and spends it on drugs and lives in a homeless shelter. you try and tell anyone thats a good life to live ur fucking delusional and stupid
@@imaxthelimit7489 I agree, I've done mushrooms maybe 10/15 times or more and I actually wouldn't recommend them, the highs are not worth the potential lows, you can have some hellish trips trust me, I'm lucky I wasn't left permanently messed up from some of these horrible trips, kid in my city jumped in front of a truck on them n died, and they can give you suicidal thoughts while on them I've heard numerous friends say that, it's a serious trip, not to be taken lightly
Seasoned pyschonaut here, Doug probably did two grams of penis envy gold caps on a Tuesday night- made it to work in the morning and now thinks he's a badass. But everybody wants to think they're gangsta until the spirit gods start talking to them in windings from the 7th dimension. Psychedelics are not toys, they are tools. Trip safe friends. ✌️❤&💨DMT
@@tylerofearth2296 If the spirit gods from the 7th dimension couldn't even rein in your ego then I'm afraid I don't see the point of meeting with them. Seems like you're the one who thinks they are gangsta. Doug just seems like a nice guy, didn't even call himself a mushroom user, seems like the producer of the youtube channel decided to name the video that.
@@BenDover-ek1zp part of being human is having an ego friend, I'm sorry it gets to ya. Doug doesn't know what he's talking about and this channel really jumped the gun posting this video. Thought I'd make light of the situation by posting a funny comment.
@@tylerofearth2296 it was more pretentious then funny. Although I agree he doesn't seem like a regular user, he's still worth showcasing as something has gone wrong to lead him to living on the street
I think Mark needs some more education on psychedelics. He was laying into him harder than he does seasoned crack heads. Dudes talking about doing shrooms once a week
Thank you! I feel the ones titled with some sort of psychedelic substance, the interviewer tries to weave together a narrative so that it fits with the rest of the hard drugs found on skid row. Mushrooms are not addictive, that guy didn’t seem very experienced with them tbh.
I've watched a lot of Marks videos, most of the time he is fair and genuinely asks good questions. This interview came across as Mark is trying to get this man to say something through a series of leading questions where Mark already has a predetermined answer that he want the interviewee to say. This is where I draw the line and unsubscribe. Unsubscribe, unfollow and could care less. Sooner or later others will see it too. Pretty sickening really, we as an audience think we're getting a pure interview, yet this is the furthest from the truth. The more Mark can sensationalize these interviews, the more views he'll get, and the more money he makes. He doesn't care about these people, he uses them for his photos and interviews and parades these folks around for the masses to see. Here's and idea, if any of the people in this audience care about the homeless, the abused, the addicts, the alcoholics, how about go out and meet someone like that and have a conversation with them, get to know them, help them if you can, but to come here a gawk at these people is sickening. This is coming from someone who was a serious opiate addict/alcoholic/couch surfer for a decade, and have been 100% clean for 7years, so my perspective may be different than most of the audience.
Yeah I noticed something unsavory about the interviewer as well...the people he brings on are interesting but the interviewer seems negative/judgemental. You put it better than me
I'm new to this channel and have been binging it a bit. Last night I watched the Whittakers interview (the inbred family) and I didn't get a good feeling from it. I understand he is trying to give all types of people a voice, but his tone and certain questions in some videos I do not like.
I think you should watch one of the interviews that Mark has done and see his side of this stuff. He helps plenty of the ones who care to take his offered assistance. All while doing the shooting, editing, and sharing for free since most of his videos are demontitized due to the subject matter. He's doing a good thing by documentating these people's stories and why they end up here.
Mark is not a psychologist, he is a world renowned photographer. This is a very organic channel. He doesn’t really do a scripted type thing it just flows as the interviewee’s takes it. All these people that he meets and speaks with leave lighter after talking about ‘THEIR PAIN, THEIR STORY’ to someone who truly listens with interest. He may not as questions the way some may prefer but he gets the results. He also helps these people get into treatment or an apartment or a hot meal etc……more then judgement ever helps.
Real douchy of you for not letting him plug a few things at the end. The guy is homeless man. There’s people aren’t just stories for your little documentaries. They’re real people. That being said, it’s really nice to see an episode where someone has a positive relationship with their drug of choice. Psychedelics rule!
@@Infinite_blessings Pivilebe only belong to those who have already inherited it. Don’t you know? That the morally correct world view.🤦♀️ but I guess we’re always bound to run into something desfriminatoty and prejudice regardless how he presents himself as sympathetic, especially working with homeless addicts, without any sort of leftist analysis. Hope he fixes his behaviour before it’s too late if you truely wants to act like an ally to these people and not just a subject for his college art project. So if I’m being butter. I’m just fed up of little shit like this. My sister works in a rehab, I have maybe friends who’ve been homeless till recently. I’m constantly reminded that under capitalism, even the “nice ones” still perceived these people as socially beneath. He better at least give them food and allow them to sleep in his studio the night of the interview. Loved this channel a lot until that. Glad someone else felt disturbed by that. And not just me. Thanks for your comment comrade. Solidarity.
you haven’t been paying attention to how many have been negatively affected by sharing their socials. he’s protecting this guy from preventing him from sharing his socials. his interview subjects get scammed more often than you know and he’s just trying to stop it.
I’ve also noticed he’s done/said a couple things in the past that seem like he cares more about getting the footage and puts that person on the back burner. I get it’s his job but his job, I would think, is to also always show respect and compassion for those less fortunate.
I can honestly say that psilocybin mushrooms changed my life for the better. From being on the streets selling weed to having a corporate job at a healthcare company making great money. Its directly related to the experiences I had on psilocybin. Not a day goes by that I dont think about it. Psychedelics are NOT like other drugs.
I suffer from Cluster Headaches. Apparently they are more severe than Migrages. Another name for them is Suicide Headaches and I definitely understand the term. For 40 year the doctors fed me prescription after prescription trying to find something that worked. Nothing did. The only thing they did was dull the pain and it really shouldn't have been driving. One day I heard a show about LSD and Magic Mushrooms and they mentioned Cluster Headaches. I Googled it and it was all there. I got some mushrooms, followed the instructions and the next morning the headache was gone. I now take mushrooms typically every 6 months. Sometimes even 12 or 18 months. You can feel the headache trying to push their way back in and this is when you medicate. Magic Mushrooms was a game changer for me. I hope this helps someone.
@Chris Woods For me it would always be a severe pain beside either the left eye or right eye. They call them "cluster" because when they started I would continue getting them for months. Two or three times in a 24hour period. It would be best to google it "cluster headache magic mushrooms". The explanation given will explain lots.
@@Misterwhistle thanks..Im getting em or something like that but feels more on top of head/forehead but same frequency as you describe(exactly) aspirin works well for me ,even up to 9rs of relief ..I feel its connected to my vision (Im53) but only use glasses for the computer ...could it be the screen-light from my desktop ? idk ?
I got the feeling this interview was rushed. Idk if it was but I’d really like to see him back on here with more time to actually talk about the beautiful magic mushroom experiences.
@@thematriarchy2075 oh absolutely, you’re not wrong, but it’s incredibly risky to leave college, after popping around to a few of them, and all they took from it was the social aspect. Listening to an over 30+ man talk about how he loved his job at a movie theater, after listing off the number of jobs they had, it seems like a real lack of any sense of direction or discipline. I applaud their decision to try and pursue happiness, but this is such an aimless adult, with clearly a very bright mind, in a terrible situation. I’m very curious what people close to him over the years have witnessed, because it seems like a slow decline. I realize my initial comment was flippant. I realize there’s much more going on.
Yeah, good times. Work you're whole life to collect shiny things you can't bring with you when it's over. Gotta love that discipline and playing by the rules... 😔
He explained perfectly what if feels like to trip on shrooms. Brought back some fond memories. Havent used them since before I had my first child. And probably wont ever again, but I still have the memories.
Doctors are now using mushrooms in place of pharmaceutical anti-depresents They seem to have great promise...... But big pharma will probably find a way to ban there use!!..... Just sayin!✌️❤️
I took a bunch of lsd n did some mirror work. Then I decided to shave. Well, that took like an hour, n the gel kept drying. Luckily a friend snapped me out of it
He almost burnt his entire legs while on meth laced weed and not much more was asked about that and he doesn't seem to think it was an issue. Very concerning. Skin grafts are intense as hell and those kind of skin burns can stay painful for a very long time.
I must say...all of the comments are spot on and echo the same sentiments I had after watching this kind soul. Mushrooms and other various tryptamines (DMT, etc.) hold in them the keys to our existence. Use them respectfully with best intentions and an open heart - the potential for self-discovery and deep insights is endless. All of us deserve basic human needs (See: Maslow's Hierarchy). Doug seems genuine and earnest in his endeavors. Blessings to him and his universal family (this means you too!). Mark came off a teeny bit judgemental in this one, but that could be a subjective thing for me. Love, Light and Prosperity...Be well, Stay well.
I can totally see him as a comedian and podcaster. Everyone says he didn’t grow up but a lot of comedians don’t:). He def needs to get it together, but he can use his humorous approach in a creative way.
Shrooms are the most therapeutic drug that I have ever taken. It leaves you feeling better for days after and gives you great insights to change your life for the better. Couple negatives: If you are taking large amounts, you need to be in a safe environment. People have been known to do stupid things like walk through glass doors. Also when microdosing, I get a “I don’t give a f*ck attitude”. And you should not email your boss when you feel like that. LOL. Been there done that. 😂😂😂
@@arnar9478 I believe it magnifies your feelings. Though, it might not be good for your chemical makeup. I can’t smoke weed because it speeds me up and makes me stupid.
18:23 • “Gratitude Leads to Growth” • “Positivity & Patience Will Get You a Really Long Way” & • “Love & Self-Love are all important lessons I have learned through trial & error.” This is what psychedelics users preach all the time. I believe a lot of the merit is discredited because hallucinogens are considered drugs. Psychedelic experiences strip you of your self identity & allow you to question your own habits from an outside perspective. Many users are friendly open minded people who struggle with their own issues. I believe it’s important to not overgeneralize but also important to understand that some substances may be fun, but not addictive. Most people would agree that shrooms are fun, but not anything you would want to take often. Usually hallucinogens show you that you have some part of yourself to work on & dosing frequently will not help you achieve those goals. I don’t think we should be blaming drugs for most of these problems. Yes, the drugs cause serious problems. However, we cannot help people heal from addiction without providing them with a sense of community & understanding.
i never understood why people feel the need to take those sbstances because nothing your think and feel belongs to the real world. 99% of people dont need any kind of substances to feel connected to themselves or view their own personality from an outer perspective...
I started laughing too when he talked about his friend coming back out with no shirt. I know its something dumb to laugh at but things like that are so funny when on mushrooms 😂
He has an infectious smile and personality that makes me smile. Love his stories and how he describes things. So glad I never did anything like trying to jump over blazing fire. Although my dealer friend did talk me into taking a hit of blue microdot at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco. Then as I was blazing, she says to me she's going to go deal some of it so I was just sitting staring at the stage watching all the colors and hearing the music come to life around me. Psilocybin mushrooms are the best highs I've ever had. The best was taking them and then floating down a gentle river and looking up at the trees dancing in the wind. Very spiritual experience that makes me want to be an indigenous person who has rituals involving an entire tribe with people taking them.
I really like this guy. He has this self-deprecating sense of humor that most truly funny people have. I hope he finds his path and has a successful life.
Guarantee this man is better off then he would be without mushrooms, look how happy he is the whole time just to share his experiences. He may be homeless or whatever but he’s got a beautiful soul. That’s what life’s really about.
I've always loved this channel, but I'm really curious why didn't you let Doug plug anything that could possibly help him better his situation when you've allowed several other people? That just threw me way off.
I agree. I feel it's a bit shitty to even include the portion where you deny the man in the final cut of the video. I appreciate Mark and his work more than ever, I just wish there was consistency in the ability to plug something or not. Personally, I'd vote "no" to potentially dissuade those who may take advantage of this channel. Any differing opinions?
@@Sonnebo lol the comment above is a joke/play on words, but to plug someone is to include information to their social media info, or emails, someway to get ahold of you.
I tread very carefully with my intermittent psychedelic consumption but it is truly helping my last small hurdle of methadone dependency! But I can just about see some beautiful light toward the end of this LONG ARSE TUNNEL! Play safe!
Best of luck and smooth sailing ⛵ since you seem to have weathered the worst. Much respect! Get off the poison ANY way you can..(obviously fellow methadonian here... In your case 😉EX- !!!!!!
The magic mushroom saved my life from deep depression and physical pain. It reset all my views on life people and society. Deeply connects you with nature. Purges a lot of negativity out of you. That’s where the magic is.
Its irresponsible to associate psilocybin in this way, its helping people in so many ways from addictions, suicidal depression, PTSD, etc.. When he jumped through the fire he was on weed and meth.
I just love how people can watch a 20 minute video and feel that they are in the position to make these declarative statements about someone they don't know the first thing about, and likely not taking into consideration that that person will almost surely read them. Have you stopped to think about the fact that he is only telling us what he wants us to know? There are so many things going on with every single person, so much they would never say out loud. Obviously the comments section is meant for people to express their opinions, but it's amazing to me how many of these people don't realize how ridiculous they sound judging another person's entire existence based on what they see in a short video. Would we be able to sum up everything about you, give the best advice, tell you what is wrong with YOU after hearing you talk for 20 minutes? No, so feel free to give your personal impressions but spare us all the self righteousness! Which will never happen. But if you do read this Doug, remember how easy it is for people to pass uninformed judgements and do whatever feels good to YOU in life. You seem like a wonderful person, I know I probably couldn't put myself out there to be judged and commented on, so good for you. Also so lame that he couldn't plug anything at the end...I think many people notice how different certain people are treated on here. .
I just started using shrooms within last two weeks. Struggled with depression my entire life. Lots of abuse in my childhood, toxic family relationships, abandonment issues, PTSD, anxiety, ect. I have had 4 trips so far. One was bad, my 2nd one was rough. My last two I took the shrooms, put headphones on and covered my eyes and decided to focus inward. The very last trip was the singular most profound experience of my entire life. I had a breakthrough and finally accepted myself and felt an immense amount of love for myself/life. I no longer feel tons of anxiety. I'm coming out of depression for first time in my life. I'm more appreciative of what I have in my life and feel love from and for the people in my life. I think pscilocybin is a wonderful tool for self actualization and can help a ton of people when used respectfully. The good thing about shrooms is even a bad trip teaches you something about yourself. Key is to not fight what it's trying to tell you and just go along for the ride.
Mark, I encourage you to check your biases in these interviews. I understand that you're working with homeless people and you really feel driven to help them, but you don't always have to latch onto your preconceived notions of why they are in the position that they are in. There are a lot of people doing quite well for themselves in their own ways who use mushrooms or other psychadelics to navigate trauma, mental health issues, or even just for fun. I can't speak to your education level on these topics, but from your leading questions and the biases perceived within them, this interview felt particularly unfair, and I've seen glimpses of this come through in other videos. It seems at times that you can't resist inserting yourself into some of these stories and trying to steer these people in a direction that *you* deem to be more appropriate. Comparing your interviews with the mob bosses -- talking to them like they're rockstars and sounding at times as though you're borderline starstruck by their stories -- to ones like this where you come off as significantly more judgmental and as though you're trying to tell people you've only just met where their life went wrong just doesn't sit quite right with me. You've done a lot of good for a lot of people -- probably significantly more than we're even aware of -- but nonetheless I would encourage you to continue educating yourself and checking your biases. I think that there is a line that divides pressuring questions that encourage interviewees to open up and questions/prompts that come off as preachy or judgmental.
Wow, that ending was fkd up. You've let others plug but with him you're like "nope, I don't do that!". You're making a living off of people's suffering. It's the least you could do for them. What a guy.
@@mason5412 Its like a 3rd eye opened, one that can see through all the blocks and filters in your mind. Like, doors and windows opened up inside me and It makes me wonder why I didn't see it all before...deffinatly a life changing experience. I dont do drugs, don't drink, don't do anything...I used to a long time ago, but not anymore...the last drug I had was mushrooms, lsd, and mdma..all were taken at separate times, however..I have mixed them a few times. This was 3 or 4 years ago 👍
Taking a large dose magic mushrooms was one of the best things I've ever done in my life. That first heavy trip COMPLETELY severed my relationship with money and conventional measures of success. For my entire childhood and early adult life, I thought having a lot of money meant I'd be happy. Mushrooms took that expectation and rubbed my nose in it. They showed me that the pursuit of material things is what makes us *unhappy* in modern society, that success is fake, that I have everything I need to be happy within me. I'd recommend mushrooms to anyone who isn't afraid of their thoughts, and who wants to understand themselves in a way that is nearly impossible to achieve in normal consciousness
This guy is awesome. He cracked me up with him cracking himself up. I’m sober, however, I am toying with the idea of trying mushrooms in a VERY small dose daily for depression. He’s inspired me further lol
15:50 - Edible mushrooms from the grocery store are grown on composted manure. Psychedelic mushrooms taste bad, but it has nothing to do with the growing medium. Some are grown on brown rice flour and still taste bad.
Shrooms are great and no Mark. .. there aren't really any negatives when used occasionally. Except of course you have underlying schizophrenia that might trigger it. But they're really good at keeping you focused on priorities and positive mindset. I am however worried that being in skidrow you won't find psychedelics and will instead go to whatever is there. He obviously hasn't done shrooms in a long time cause he wouldn't even be okay with living in skidrow if he was still doing shrooms. He probably does meth now.
@@aaronm.3581 Yeah, most people don't look or act like it earlier on. Even some veterans don't act like the stereotypical meth head. You wouldn't even tell if they're high or not.
Whatever else he is doing, I really don't think it is helpful, or honest to label him a "psilocybin" user. Psilocybin has been used by humans for over ten thousand years, and is extraordinarily safe for occasional use by mentally sound individuals.
mushrooms are the best. Imagine having like 100 thoughts and they all make sense in a matter of 5 minutes but you forget about each answer as soon as youre focused on the next question in your mind and the intel you gain from it is immersed into your spirit and being, its like downloading information from the ground into your brain, but you dont save the info. Visually everything is beautiful but sometimes things can get weird and scary, depends on you and your life.
@Black Bird. Omg I was gonna write the same. I’m driving and I feel like I’m gonna get a dui ... nooo. His voice and personality is sooo mellow. It’s like if shrooms had a voice, they would sound like him. I’m back in high school and college. Well, Jr. College is more like it 😂✌️😜
I tried a cup of mushroom tea in Ko Samui, Thailand with 2 good friends many years ago. I think we had what Bill Hicks described as a 'Heroic Dose' as we had the most unforgettable and mind bending 8 hours! I still have detailed memories of that night, 25 years later. It was beautiful, healing, hypnotic and cleansing. I believe that mushrooms are grossly under rated and have healing powers that conventional meds cannot offer. Strange that they are not given out on prescription since there have been so many extremely positive results during clinical trials for various problems including anxiety and depression. But, that is another story!
Doug is lovely! ❤️ Sorry Mark I love your interviews but it’s harsh that you didn’t let him promote something that could help him get to a better place, especially when Gigolo Nick promoted everything he’s doing.. one rule for one etc.. Doug let us know what you’re doing I’m interested! 😊 x
@@jackpotjunkie A curious choice of label. Definitely NOT a weirdo imo. If you said “a hippy”, then I’d have to agree! But even hippies have to be very careful not to end up stuck permanently in shroom land (those can be slippery suckers) 🍄 😄✌🏻
@@suavomcbravo679 Let me think about it suave........................................................................................................... OK I'll give him a break & cut him some slack... ;)
Its a shame to see such a positive guy talking his experience getting shut down by a close minded interviewer who knows nothing about these medicines. I typically love the Soft white underbelly interviews but this one was a bummer. Just listen to this guy's response to whats the most important lessons you've learned, this guy had a good message.
He found a good path, humor and laughter....thats what you need the most these days. Wish you would stop with the leading questions though. Not everything is a tragedy.
I’ve been doing half to 3/4 gram shrooms daily for about a week and my mind has never been so at ease. I'm kind, a better listener and less anxious. Good stuff
The way he tells stories and explains things, he definitely is a comic. No doubt. His potential is way beyond what he thinks. And I thought that up until 11:05 and he confirmed what I thought all along.
Hey Doug, I'd recommend you see a kinesiologist for your issues with lyme disease. A friend of mine had chronic Lyme disease and after several years of battling it with no results, she saw a kinesiologist that instantly could start to remedy her symptoms and she is now, about 6 months later, totally free of all symptoms.
Magic mushrooms can and will grow in cow dung but the majority of the mushrooms sold on the street were grown in organic brown rice flour and vermiculite. The taste is the same for the most part no matter what they're grown in.
I would beg to differ... I don't really think many large scale (anything beyond just a small amount for personal use) growers are using BRF... I think it's a personal blend including feces... Everyone's type and ratio differ, but it is definitely still grown in shit...
@@elijahpokrass3505 no it's not...it's grown in Coco coir and grain....much easier to work with and source than shit...especially in any suburban or urban setting...
@@SiberianTiger888 what the fuck are you talking about? How many pounds of mushrooms have you personally grown? Keep you mouth shut when you don't know shit...
@@elijahpokrass3505 Dude, grown many pounds....just look up the shroomery or mycotopia for popular teks. If you're growing p. cubensis and not stuff like panaeolus specifically everybody uses grains & coco coir....Don't talk out of your ass...how many have you grown? Maybe you should be the one shutting your mouth...
Wow this interview really fell short. I feel like he was getting a bad rap for being homeless but towards the end you can see he’s actually very aware and pretty smart. Wish we got into some better topics and gotten some better insight here.
Doug!! I was happy, confused, amused, saddened and "high" all at the same time for 21:04 minutes. Please be in safe places when you get the desire to eat something that tastes like shit🤣
I took mushrooms in the early 2000s. For those few hours, the universe opened up for me and I saw another dimension. I saw alien landscapes, far away planets and intelligent life that wasn’t human. Then the universe suddenly snapped shut and I was genuinely sad that it ended.
This guy reminds me of my ol college roommate. Talked in circles and giggles a lot. Hard to understand but a good caring man. My roommate was my friend. He did a bit too much one day and never really came back. Haven’t seen or heard from him in 21 yrs. I think of him often.
15:45 not all psilo mushrooms are grown in animal dung. There certainly are dung loving species and mushrooms may be found in livestock pastures where dung is plentiful. However many grow on rice, bird seed, wood, all types of decaying plant matter. There is a broad array of psilocybin containing species of mushrooms. I've searched the cow fields near where I live and never found any there. However, I hit the jackpot one year and found many ounces (dried. Probably a few pounds while wet) growing on a huge mulch bed in a customer's yard that I was working in. It's true that psilo mushrooms do not taste good, but most are not dung species. If you've ever eaten mushies it was probably grown by someone with a setup in their home. I've grown my own a few times, it's pretty easy and you can grow a lot a lot over a few months
i move how mark is used to these interviews where people are having to deal with very serious issues and are emotionally very torn up and here is doug, who also has to deal with hard stuff but he’s just such a loveable funny guy
He said he has chronic lyme disease, which that alone can cause chronic mental issues. He definitely appears to have ADD. When he's only tried shrooms once, it seems unfair to call him "psilocybin-user Doug". Lost Man is more accurate. He didn't grow up with stability, so 5 colleges, unfinished, and a quick marriage/divorce fits. I think he could really benefit from one of those 3-week outpatient mental health clinics. It would get him on a path to find himself and set the path for a longterm psychologist & psychiatrist to follow up with, if he was gifted with the cost for the 3 week outpatient program. Could change his life. He's not an addict, he needs a life coach and maybe a psych drug or two.
If my son called me and told me the story about how got burned I would have to hold back from boxing his ears before I hugged him and was glad he was alive..But as a mom I am really sad. To watch this one..It just feels like he is wasting his life..And yet he is a sweetheart..
@@JoeMama-mg5dk Unfortunately, he’s very immature. It was clear when a typical teenage job, the movie theater, was his favorite. He was proud that a job he held for a year was a “long time”
So, are you trying to say that taking magic mushrooms led to this guy's ruin, because it sound more like weed laced with meth made him try to jump over the fire.
not every drug experience creates bad outcome. I can look back at my mushroom experiences as net positives. it changed my life in a good way. that guy got it right regardless of his situation.
I knew the comments would correct this mushroom hate in this video. Every single time I trip on a larger dose of mushrooms I get rid of my depression for MONTHS at a time. Mushrooms gave me back my life. Mushrooms reminded me I was an artist and gave me the confidence to step out and be myself. Mushrooms made me want to go back to school to better myself which I did and graduated with honors. It is criminal how our Government as poisoned so many minds to think psychedelics are “bad no matter what.” I feel pity for every single person who has not had the experience of a mushroom trip.
Oh boy. Please don’t prop this guy up as an example of what shrooms “do” to people’s lives. He has other issues that have lead him to be a perpetual child. Nice guy but he is not interested in manhood and that’s perfectly ok.
Im not ok with altering the answers of a study to get the answers you want, to make reality look like what you wanted it too look. He did shooms and this is who he is and what he says. I'm fine with this.
Shrooms can be amazingly beneficial and I have myself and a close loved one as evidence. However, I also have a friend who had an extremely bad trip his first time and never tried them again, although I would argue that bad experience single handedly caused him to turn his life around. The key here is to not underestimate the power of psychedelics and to think of them as tools, not just recreation. They are profound and must NOT be taken lightly.
I really don’t like how it makes mushrooms out to be another drug of addiction, he did meth plain and simple, mushrooms didn’t lead him into his lifestyle. Other drugs, real drugs did.
Once I got so high on shrooms I couldn't walk or talk and at one point thought i was dead but at no point did I think it was a bad trip. Psilocybin is amazing and if used correctly can save lives.
When he was describing the ceiling on mushrooms I totally knew what he was talking about. Everything we know about this reality is fake! Also when I looked in the mirror I feel like I fell in love with myself. I actually thought I was beautiful ✨💕
This is literally the only thing that completely reverses my depression for long periods of time after a single use, so it’s interesting to see him say “user” instead of “addict.”
First time to be disgusted by Mark. He judged this guy endlessly, and was rude, abrupt and passive aggressive throughout. So confused. I understood his empathy and compassion to be from a place of acceptance. Bizarre interview. Maybe Doug didn’t appear desperate and ravaged enough. Or perhaps there’s a back story. His tone was utterly vile. Such a shame.
Mark wouldn't let Doug plug anything at the end of the video but the gigolo guy talked about his book and all the crap he has planned (to scam people out of their money) and the gigolo guy even put the link to his only fans in the comments section. Kinda seems unfair not to give Doug an equal platform. And I have to say, Doug was a much more authentic human being than the other guy.
Bravo. Succint description and Doug will be okay.
gigolo guy was a total asshole. i laughed when i saw his comment. ridiculous
I guess that's why the comments were turned off. Ratio got btfo
If you need some shrooms just say so 😆
Maybe that’s exactly why he doesn’t allow that anymore
I tried 3.5 grams of psylicybin mushrooms for the first time last week. It was the most amazing and beautiful experience in my life.
Damn bro you went hard for your first trip! Props. Also, hate to be “that guy”, but.... “ Psilocybin” 😉 stay up G
I took 7 grams in a tea and found Jesus. It was the craziest day of my life. I needed answers and I found them. Sometimes, the mushroom finds you. God bless.
ay boutta do 3 grams of shrooms tomorrow hope its gonna be fun
@@mason5412 so how'd it go?
@@user-xl7dn3zu6t it was fun asf
Psilocybin? Oh that little thing that cured my decades long depression? The thing that cleared my head and evened my psyche? The thing that released me from the chains of my anger?
It's good stuff Mark. The best stuff. They are the fruits of our ancestors
So true
Nah it just turns people into athiest/new agers and when they die and face God on judgement day they’ll understand.
@@RyanREAX Im sorry to tell you but science has led people to not believe in christianity anymore… The bible is a great story but has so many things in it that just don’t even come close to adding up.
@@Nice-nl4hu if everybody followed the Bible we wouldn’t be in this chaos.
Mushrooms aren't a cure-all
His whole vibe is awesome, happy and easy. Even his hoodie speaks out for himself "wish you well."
yes UNSUBBED!!!!!!!!!! never thought i would see this interviewer try to coarse his own opinion out of someone else!
I’ll be 1 year sober on March 15th from heroin and xanax, the biggest factor in me getting sober was Psilocybin. Absolutely life changing experience the first time I took it. I felt immense gratitude and appreciation for still being alive (I’ve overdosed 8 times) and life has been so much better since.
u got this,my shrooms days were 89-96'...but I think its still helping me...cali-sober now on occasion only
The research is there nowadays - its the most amazing anti-addiction experience going. It just needs to be made therapeutically legal like all the scientists who have studied it know it should be! Big Love to you Vascgo XX
If he walked away from skid row and kept walking life would get better every mile he took
He doesnt want that. No hard work, no responsibility, just fun all the time. Sure fine by me, but dont come complaining later.
Yep and yep
@@kattihatt This isn't an exact quote, but I heard that it costs the American tax payers something like $160,000 per year for each homeless person to stay out on the street. Between arrests and hospitalizations and rehabs and whatever else it costs that much. Give or take. So, while this guy seems harmless and, he's in general, I can't say that it's fine by me that he has chosen to be homeless and not care about his future because his future is definitely going to be an expensive one that we will all be paying for.
@@paintedwolf8394 if he didn’t choose to do that someone else would do it and we’d still being paying the same amount. No matter what the government is taxing us out of our money and if it wasn’t for that they’d just tax us for something else.
@@paintedwolf8394 similar rate for encarceration 🤷♂️
About 10 years ago there was a loophole in UK law that, for 18 months, meant you could buy magic mushrooms on the high street and it was legal. Best 18 months of my life. Took a lot of shrooms, never had a bad trip, never lost a job, felt total love for the world, listened to a lot of Pink Floyd and watched a lot of music videos. Never taken them since because the law changed, but wow, what a cosmic experience it was
What a profound law abiding citizen you are sir
You can order everything you need to grow them FULLY legally in the UK
My experience as well.
So you stopped taking them because the the government basically told you that you can’t?
@@bigblue6996 Maybe the guy is like me, has a great career that he worked years to obtain. An arrest would end it all....simply not worth it.
“Don’t play with fire, everyone. You’ll get burned” -Doug
Wise words
Hello
Even if DRUGS say okay
ever since I started microdosing psychedelic stuffs from " naturescrib " on Instagram my mental health has improved. I feel no longer depressed
He didn’t coin that
This interview is a good example of why I can only take this channel in small doses. Mark seems very judgmental whilst knowing absolutely nothing about psilocybin. Mark seemed determined to get this guy to say that shrooms were fucking up his life.
Mark is a shit interviewer. He platforms a lot of people who would otherwise be voiceless, but the leading questions and obvious biases are ridiculous. It’s really not that hard to interview someone without inserting your own perspective, but somehow Mark can’t put aside his ego long enough to do so. Super frustrating to watch.
Yes. The prospect is interesting. But the interviewer is being judgmental. Just saw the interview with some prostitute, and asking “are you depressed?” Etc. the interviews put up a very uneasy vibe from the questions being asked.
i get where ur coming from but you cannot say that shrooms havent had a negative effect on his life. shrooms are great and yeh as far as drugs go can be one of if not the least harmful drug out there but this man dropped out of school and is now homeless doing drugs on the street every week. ofc its not crack or meth or heroin but he still gets money and spends it on drugs and lives in a homeless shelter. you try and tell anyone thats a good life to live ur fucking delusional and stupid
@@imaxthelimit7489 I agree, I've done mushrooms maybe 10/15 times or more and I actually wouldn't recommend them, the highs are not worth the potential lows, you can have some hellish trips trust me, I'm lucky I wasn't left permanently messed up from some of these horrible trips, kid in my city jumped in front of a truck on them n died, and they can give you suicidal thoughts while on them I've heard numerous friends say that, it's a serious trip, not to be taken lightly
I came here just to say this exactly. And the dude clearly had only dine them one time. He had only one mushroom trip story to reference.
Is it just me or does it seem like Doug isn't really a mushroom user, just a guy that did mushrooms once and had a good time lol
Seasoned pyschonaut here,
Doug probably did two grams of penis envy gold caps on a Tuesday night- made it to work in the morning and now thinks he's a badass.
But everybody wants to think they're gangsta until the spirit gods start talking to them in windings from the 7th dimension. Psychedelics are not toys, they are tools. Trip safe friends.
✌️❤&💨DMT
@@tylerofearth2296 If the spirit gods from the 7th dimension couldn't even rein in your ego then I'm afraid I don't see the point of meeting with them. Seems like you're the one who thinks they are gangsta. Doug just seems like a nice guy, didn't even call himself a mushroom user, seems like the producer of the youtube channel decided to name the video that.
@@BenDover-ek1zp part of being human is having an ego friend, I'm sorry it gets to ya. Doug doesn't know what he's talking about and this channel really jumped the gun posting this video. Thought I'd make light of the situation by posting a funny comment.
@@tylerofearth2296 it was more pretentious then funny. Although I agree he doesn't seem like a regular user, he's still worth showcasing as something has gone wrong to lead him to living on the street
@@tylerofearth2296 I've made my point. You don't seem to be willing to engage with it. That's fine. Good luck with your journey.
I think Mark needs some more education on psychedelics. He was laying into him harder than he does seasoned crack heads. Dudes talking about doing shrooms once a week
shut up
@@novelaego2404 ,nice and grown up.
Just like the interviewer,a whole 5 year old mentality exuded.
@Tim Turner
shut up
@ Novela ego;(,,such a grown-up...
@@timturner2496 shut up
Bro, you didn’t jump over the fire, you jumped in the fire.
Funny
It goes down down down
He was just fucked. Fell in and got baked literally.
Mushrooms did not put him on skid row.
Yr so right
Thank you! I feel the ones titled with some sort of psychedelic substance, the interviewer tries to weave together a narrative so that it fits with the rest of the hard drugs found on skid row. Mushrooms are not addictive, that guy didn’t seem very experienced with them tbh.
I'd say schizophrenia did.
No they did not
yeah was the meth lol
I've watched a lot of Marks videos, most of the time he is fair and genuinely asks good questions. This interview came across as Mark is trying to get this man to say something through a series of leading questions where Mark already has a predetermined answer that he want the interviewee to say.
This is where I draw the line and unsubscribe. Unsubscribe, unfollow and could care less. Sooner or later others will see it too. Pretty sickening really, we as an audience think we're getting a pure interview, yet this is the furthest from the truth. The more Mark can sensationalize these interviews, the more views he'll get, and the more money he makes. He doesn't care about these people, he uses them for his photos and interviews and parades these folks around for the masses to see. Here's and idea, if any of the people in this audience care about the homeless, the abused, the addicts, the alcoholics, how about go out and meet someone like that and have a conversation with them, get to know them, help them if you can, but to come here a gawk at these people is sickening.
This is coming from someone who was a serious opiate addict/alcoholic/couch surfer for a decade, and have been 100% clean for 7years, so my perspective may be different than most of the audience.
Yeah I noticed something unsavory about the interviewer as well...the people he brings on are interesting but the interviewer seems negative/judgemental. You put it better than me
I'm new to this channel and have been binging it a bit. Last night I watched the Whittakers interview (the inbred family) and I didn't get a good feeling from it. I understand he is trying to give all types of people a voice, but his tone and certain questions in some videos I do not like.
Chill out mark cares and wants the best for them
I think you should watch one of the interviews that Mark has done and see his side of this stuff. He helps plenty of the ones who care to take his offered assistance. All while doing the shooting, editing, and sharing for free since most of his videos are demontitized due to the subject matter. He's doing a good thing by documentating these people's stories and why they end up here.
Mark is not a psychologist, he is a world renowned photographer. This is a very organic channel. He doesn’t really do a scripted type thing it just flows as the interviewee’s takes it. All these people that he meets and speaks with leave lighter after talking about ‘THEIR PAIN, THEIR STORY’ to someone who truly listens with interest. He may not as questions the way some may prefer but he gets the results. He also helps these people get into treatment or an apartment or a hot meal etc……more then judgement ever helps.
I do thoroughly enjoy that he attended four colleges before realizing college was not for him.
You would think after two he’d get the idea.
😂😂🤓
Real douchy of you for not letting him plug a few things at the end. The guy is homeless man. There’s people aren’t just stories for your little documentaries. They’re real people. That being said, it’s really nice to see an episode where someone has a positive relationship with their drug of choice. Psychedelics rule!
Yeah, I agree. That wasn’t right. I’d really like to know where I can find him. What is Mark scared of by not letting people plug their socials?
@@Infinite_blessings Pivilebe only belong to those who have already inherited it. Don’t you know? That the morally correct world view.🤦♀️ but I guess we’re always bound to run into something desfriminatoty and prejudice regardless how he presents himself as sympathetic, especially working with homeless addicts, without any sort of leftist analysis. Hope he fixes his behaviour before it’s too late if you truely wants to act like an ally to these people and not just a subject for his college art project. So if I’m being butter. I’m just fed up of little shit like this. My sister works in a rehab, I have maybe friends who’ve been homeless till recently. I’m constantly reminded that under capitalism, even the “nice ones” still perceived these people as socially beneath. He better at least give them food and allow them to sleep in his studio the night of the interview. Loved this channel a lot until that. Glad someone else felt disturbed by that. And not just me. Thanks for your comment comrade. Solidarity.
you haven’t been paying attention to how many have been negatively affected by sharing their socials. he’s protecting this guy from preventing him from sharing his socials. his interview subjects get scammed more often than you know and he’s just trying to stop it.
I’ve also noticed he’s done/said a couple things in the past that seem like he cares more about getting the footage and puts that person on the back burner. I get it’s his job but his job, I would think, is to also always show respect and compassion for those less fortunate.
@@the.bloodless.one1312 u genuinely need a life u fully wrote an essay over a RUclips comment😂 Ik for a fact u haven’t touched grass in forever
I'm not a big drug user, but I understand his love for mushrooms. To me, they're amazing and they don't have a horrible effect on your body.
@@musicmanmaui that's a beautiful thing!
They are the next drug, after marijuana to be legalized IMO. Seen a really interesting study with cancer patients and their mental well being.
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They made me borderline schizophrenic. I wouldn't recommend taking them if you had an abusive childhood or are prone too depression or anxiety.
@@outdoorloser4340 I love the feeling of being insane
I can honestly say that psilocybin mushrooms changed my life for the better. From being on the streets selling weed to having a corporate job at a healthcare company making great money. Its directly related to the experiences I had on psilocybin. Not a day goes by that I dont think about it. Psychedelics are NOT like other drugs.
I suffer from Cluster Headaches. Apparently they are more severe than Migrages. Another name for them is Suicide Headaches and I definitely understand the term. For 40 year the doctors fed me prescription after prescription trying to find something that worked. Nothing did. The only thing they did was dull the pain and it really shouldn't have been driving. One day I heard a show about LSD and Magic Mushrooms and they mentioned Cluster Headaches. I Googled it and it was all there. I got some mushrooms, followed the instructions and the next morning the headache was gone. I now take mushrooms typically every 6 months. Sometimes even 12 or 18 months. You can feel the headache trying to push their way back in and this is when you medicate.
Magic Mushrooms was a game changer for me. I hope this helps someone.
what are cluster headaches? plz?
@Chris Woods For me it would always be a severe pain beside either the left eye or right eye. They call them "cluster" because when they started I would continue getting them for months. Two or three times in a 24hour period.
It would be best to google it "cluster headache magic mushrooms". The explanation given will explain lots.
@@Misterwhistle thanks..Im getting em or something like that but feels more on top of head/forehead but same frequency as you describe(exactly) aspirin works well for me ,even up to 9rs of relief ..I feel its connected to my vision (Im53) but only use glasses for the computer ...could it be the screen-light from my desktop ? idk ?
@Chris Woods I don't think you have Cluster Headaches. Aspirin wouldn't even touch the pain I get. See a doctor.
I got the feeling this interview was rushed. Idk if it was but I’d really like to see him back on here with more time to actually talk about the beautiful magic mushroom experiences.
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“And now I’m in a homeless shelter”
Heartbreaking reality for people with this calling to living freely. We all need a little discipline.
Pretty much
I think it's a lot more complex than just a calling to live freely.
@@thematriarchy2075 oh absolutely, you’re not wrong, but it’s incredibly risky to leave college, after popping around to a few of them, and all they took from it was the social aspect. Listening to an over 30+ man talk about how he loved his job at a movie theater, after listing off the number of jobs they had, it seems like a real lack of any sense of direction or discipline. I applaud their decision to try and pursue happiness, but this is such an aimless adult, with clearly a very bright mind, in a terrible situation.
I’m very curious what people close to him over the years have witnessed, because it seems like a slow decline.
I realize my initial comment was flippant. I realize there’s much more going on.
@@tifKh He might be suffering from a mental illness. Wouldn't be the first one with a mental illness that ended up homeless.
Yeah, good times. Work you're whole life to collect shiny things you can't bring with you when it's over. Gotta love that discipline and playing by the rules... 😔
Doug, you’re the guy/friend that hanging out with is awesome! Your laugh & smile is contagious making your stories funny as SHIT 😂
Right! He reminds me of Seth Rogan 🤣
He explained perfectly what if feels like to trip on shrooms. Brought back some fond memories. Havent used them since before I had my first child. And probably wont ever again, but I still have the memories.
Come on, take a few grams!
@@aaronm.3581 I was gonna say the same you totally should!
Doctors are now using mushrooms in place of pharmaceutical anti-depresents They seem to have great promise...... But big pharma will probably find a way to ban there use!!..... Just sayin!✌️❤️
I took a bunch of lsd n did some mirror work. Then I decided to shave. Well, that took like an hour, n the gel kept drying. Luckily a friend snapped me out of it
We moms can trip too!
Aww love him. Plant medicine is the best. He has a good heart and he’s full of creativity and hope. Grateful for his stories.
mushrooms aren't plants.
@@Mindmartyr 👍🏼
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He almost burnt his entire legs while on meth laced weed and not much more was asked about that and he doesn't seem to think it was an issue. Very concerning. Skin grafts are intense as hell and those kind of skin burns can stay painful for a very long time.
Remember when you were young and would talk to your friends like this when high AF.
Hello
Still do, you gotta make time for stories.
@@Daniel-ww3hl true true
"We watched the Simpsons every Sunday, like that was our church"
Hallelujah to this man!
I must say...all of the comments are spot on and echo the same sentiments I had after watching this kind soul. Mushrooms and other various tryptamines (DMT, etc.) hold in them the keys to our existence. Use them respectfully with best intentions and an open heart - the potential for self-discovery and deep insights is endless. All of us deserve basic human needs (See: Maslow's Hierarchy). Doug seems genuine and earnest in his endeavors. Blessings to him and his universal family (this means you too!). Mark came off a teeny bit judgemental in this one, but that could be a subjective thing for me. Love, Light and Prosperity...Be well, Stay well.
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I can totally see him as a comedian and podcaster. Everyone says he didn’t grow up but a lot of comedians don’t:). He def needs to get it together, but he can use his humorous approach in a creative way.
Shrooms are the most therapeutic drug that I have ever taken. It leaves you feeling better for days after and gives you great insights to change your life for the better. Couple negatives: If you are taking large amounts, you need to be in a safe environment. People have been known to do stupid things like walk through glass doors. Also when microdosing, I get a “I don’t give a f*ck attitude”. And you should not email your boss when you feel like that. LOL. Been there done that. 😂😂😂
really? I get like extra anxious and inward when I tried microdosing. Funny how this substance can have such a different effect on people
@@arnar9478 I believe it magnifies your feelings. Though, it might not be good for your chemical makeup. I can’t smoke weed because it speeds me up and makes me stupid.
lol email your boss. well i won’t be trying shrooms any time soon!
E-mailing the boss... l imagine is like equivalent of drunk texting your ex!
@@janicejacome exactly. Don’t do it!
I’d like to have him as a friend, he’s such a simple man
“Divorced,moved in with some friends, then I got this piano” 😂😂
Natural order of thing lol
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• “Gratitude Leads to Growth”
• “Positivity & Patience Will Get You a Really Long Way”
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• “Love & Self-Love are all important lessons I have learned through trial & error.”
This is what psychedelics users preach all the time. I believe a lot of the merit is discredited because hallucinogens are considered drugs. Psychedelic experiences strip you of your self identity & allow you to question your own habits from an outside perspective. Many users are friendly open minded people who struggle with their own issues. I believe it’s important to not overgeneralize but also important to understand that some substances may be fun, but not addictive. Most people would agree that shrooms are fun, but not anything you would want to take often. Usually hallucinogens show you that you have some part of yourself to work on & dosing frequently will not help you achieve those goals. I don’t think we should be blaming drugs for most of these problems. Yes, the drugs cause serious problems. However, we cannot help people heal from addiction without providing them with a sense of community & understanding.
i never understood why people feel the need to take those sbstances because nothing your think and feel belongs to the real world. 99% of people dont need any kind of substances to feel connected to themselves or view their own personality from an outer perspective...
I started laughing too when he talked about his friend coming back out with no shirt. I know its something dumb to laugh at but things like that are so funny when on mushrooms 😂
Fr like I have that type of humor I would be saying something like then it shows him taking off his shorts
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Out of the majority of people interviewed, this guy is at least honest with himself, and owns his own life choices.
He has an infectious smile and personality that makes me smile. Love his stories and how he describes things. So glad I never did anything like trying to jump over blazing fire. Although my dealer friend did talk me into taking a hit of blue microdot at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco. Then as I was blazing, she says to me she's going to go deal some of it so I was just sitting staring at the stage watching all the colors and hearing the music come to life around me. Psilocybin mushrooms are the best highs I've ever had. The best was taking them and then floating down a gentle river and looking up at the trees dancing in the wind. Very spiritual experience that makes me want to be an indigenous person who has rituals involving an entire tribe with people taking them.
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Doug, you have so much to offer...good luck to you...
I really like this guy. He has this self-deprecating sense of humor that most truly funny people have. I hope he finds his path and has a successful life.
Guarantee this man is better off then he would be without mushrooms, look how happy he is the whole time just to share his experiences. He may be homeless or whatever but he’s got a beautiful soul. That’s what life’s really about.
i dont want to be homeless ;'(
Maybe he wouldn’t be homeless if he never did mushrooms
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I've always loved this channel, but I'm really curious why didn't you let Doug plug anything that could possibly help him better his situation when you've allowed several other people? That just threw me way off.
I agree. I feel it's a bit shitty to even include the portion where you deny the man in the final cut of the video. I appreciate Mark and his work more than ever, I just wish there was consistency in the ability to plug something or not. Personally, I'd vote "no" to potentially dissuade those who may take advantage of this channel. Any differing opinions?
what does it mean to plug something?
Plug mean inserting drugs at your anus.
@@Sonnebo lol the comment above is a joke/play on words, but to plug someone is to include information to their social media info, or emails, someway to get ahold of you.
@@chaoticatmos1461 thanks a lot for this and thanks for taking it seriously! I am not a native speaker so I was struggling to understand this.
I tread very carefully with my intermittent psychedelic consumption but it is truly helping my last small hurdle of methadone dependency! But I can just about see some beautiful light toward the end of this LONG ARSE TUNNEL! Play safe!
lldiko nemeth,
Good luck, methadone is so hard to over come. Been there myself. Hang Tuff.
Keep at it and you'll make it :strong:
I call it liquid handcuffs
Best of luck and smooth sailing ⛵ since you seem to have weathered the worst. Much respect! Get off the poison ANY way you can..(obviously fellow methadonian here... In your case 😉EX- !!!!!!
@Dan Rod Yeah that answer to the Methadone dilemma was a real FLOP! ( subs)
Shrooms changed my life for the better. They are so much better than any psychotherapy I’ve ever tried for dealing with having CPTSD.
Glad they worked for you. To me they were hell.
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The 4g I did was incapacitating and exhausting. I couldn't even pick up my phone to see what time it was. Afterwards I was more depressed than ever.
OMG, how was your set & setting the day you consumed them?
The magic mushroom saved my life from deep depression and physical pain. It reset all my views on life people and society. Deeply connects you with nature. Purges a lot of negativity out of you. That’s where the magic is.
Second that. Used for depression also. With success.
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Its irresponsible to associate psilocybin in this way, its helping people in so many ways from addictions, suicidal depression, PTSD, etc.. When he jumped through the fire he was on weed and meth.
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I just love how people can watch a 20 minute video and feel that they are in the position to make these declarative statements about someone they don't know the first thing about, and likely not taking into consideration that that person will almost surely read them. Have you stopped to think about the fact that he is only telling us what he wants us to know? There are so many things going on with every single person, so much they would never say out loud. Obviously the comments section is meant for people to express their opinions, but it's amazing to me how many of these people don't realize how ridiculous they sound judging another person's entire existence based on what they see in a short video. Would we be able to sum up everything about you, give the best advice, tell you what is wrong with YOU after hearing you talk for 20 minutes? No, so feel free to give your personal impressions but spare us all the self righteousness! Which will never happen. But if you do read this Doug, remember how easy it is for people to pass uninformed judgements and do whatever feels good to YOU in life. You seem like a wonderful person, I know I probably couldn't put myself out there to be judged and commented on, so good for you.
Also so lame that he couldn't plug anything at the end...I think many people notice how different certain people are treated on here.
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Mark was so rude
I love how expressive he is. Positivity and patience are key!
I just started using shrooms within last two weeks. Struggled with depression my entire life. Lots of abuse in my childhood, toxic family relationships, abandonment issues, PTSD, anxiety, ect. I have had 4 trips so far. One was bad, my 2nd one was rough. My last two I took the shrooms, put headphones on and covered my eyes and decided to focus inward. The very last trip was the singular most profound experience of my entire life. I had a breakthrough and finally accepted myself and felt an immense amount of love for myself/life. I no longer feel tons of anxiety. I'm coming out of depression for first time in my life. I'm more appreciative of what I have in my life and feel love from and for the people in my life. I think pscilocybin is a wonderful tool for self actualization and can help a ton of people when used respectfully. The good thing about shrooms is even a bad trip teaches you something about yourself. Key is to not fight what it's trying to tell you and just go along for the ride.
This is a happy man. So care-free. A great sense of humor. “Shitrooms” part was hilarious 😂.
I’d like to see him back on here.
Mark, I encourage you to check your biases in these interviews. I understand that you're working with homeless people and you really feel driven to help them, but you don't always have to latch onto your preconceived notions of why they are in the position that they are in. There are a lot of people doing quite well for themselves in their own ways who use mushrooms or other psychadelics to navigate trauma, mental health issues, or even just for fun. I can't speak to your education level on these topics, but from your leading questions and the biases perceived within them, this interview felt particularly unfair, and I've seen glimpses of this come through in other videos. It seems at times that you can't resist inserting yourself into some of these stories and trying to steer these people in a direction that *you* deem to be more appropriate. Comparing your interviews with the mob bosses -- talking to them like they're rockstars and sounding at times as though you're borderline starstruck by their stories -- to ones like this where you come off as significantly more judgmental and as though you're trying to tell people you've only just met where their life went wrong just doesn't sit quite right with me. You've done a lot of good for a lot of people -- probably significantly more than we're even aware of -- but nonetheless I would encourage you to continue educating yourself and checking your biases. I think that there is a line that divides pressuring questions that encourage interviewees to open up and questions/prompts that come off as preachy or judgmental.
Love this comment. Just said pretty much everything I was thinking about interview Xx
Agreed
Wow, that ending was fkd up. You've let others plug but with him you're like "nope, I don't do that!". You're making a living off of people's suffering. It's the least you could do for them. What a guy.
Doug is like so many extremely intelligent people I know. Sometimes they are very smart, other times they are very dumb.
I wouldn’t say dumb I would say fun/silly and entertaining to listen to. #nojudgementhere
he is a kind person. this society eats people like that to breakfast
This.
Haha yeah. My hubs and I often discuss smart dumb people. Definitely a thing. And I’m totally not saying that because I am one 🤣
Doug doesn't seem intelligent at all! He seems like a very happy, very simple man. Which is fine, but let's not stretch it.
First time doing shrooms changed my life. I was happy and appreciative about so much in life
Yeah, same here...its been 3 or 4 years since I did it last, and I feel fine👍
And the subsequent times? ;) :D
@@rhythmsteve That's sad.
same life changing experience
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Its like a 3rd eye opened, one that can see through all the blocks and filters in your mind. Like, doors and windows opened up inside me and It makes me wonder why I didn't see it all before...deffinatly a life changing experience.
I dont do drugs, don't drink, don't do anything...I used to a long time ago, but not anymore...the last drug I had was mushrooms, lsd, and mdma..all were taken at separate times, however..I have mixed them a few times. This was 3 or 4 years ago 👍
He seems aimless and lost. Reminds me of people I've met at camping music fests late at night when everyone's high and exhausted.
I’ve never felt a comment so hard as this. I usually get stuck listening to people like this. I’m a magnet
He's a Dead Head show all into himself.
Shroom burn up your brain thats why
@@Peter07Pal Only in excess.
Yeah, grown ass man wasting his time away getting high with nothing to show for it except for an idea about a comic book?
Taking a large dose magic mushrooms was one of the best things I've ever done in my life. That first heavy trip COMPLETELY severed my relationship with money and conventional measures of success. For my entire childhood and early adult life, I thought having a lot of money meant I'd be happy. Mushrooms took that expectation and rubbed my nose in it. They showed me that the pursuit of material things is what makes us *unhappy* in modern society, that success is fake, that I have everything I need to be happy within me. I'd recommend mushrooms to anyone who isn't afraid of their thoughts, and who wants to understand themselves in a way that is nearly impossible to achieve in normal consciousness
That's what the ancient yogic sages were trying to teach humanity. They achieved the same realization through meditation.
@@wildforestorganics7298 I admire the ancient yogis so much. They understood life 5000 years ago better than we understand it today
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when he said his family watched the simpsons every week i thought they couldnt have been all bad
This guy is awesome. He cracked me up with him cracking himself up. I’m sober, however, I am toying with the idea of trying mushrooms in a VERY small dose daily for depression. He’s inspired me further lol
15:50 - Edible mushrooms from the grocery store are grown on composted manure. Psychedelic mushrooms taste bad, but it has nothing to do with the growing medium. Some are grown on brown rice flour and still taste bad.
Shrooms are great and no Mark. .. there aren't really any negatives when used occasionally. Except of course you have underlying schizophrenia that might trigger it.
But they're really good at keeping you focused on priorities and positive mindset.
I am however worried that being in skidrow you won't find psychedelics and will instead go to whatever is there. He obviously hasn't done shrooms in a long time cause he wouldn't even be okay with living in skidrow if he was still doing shrooms. He probably does meth now.
Doesn't seem like he uses meth. At least not often or for very long.
@@aaronm.3581 Yeah, most people don't look or act like it earlier on. Even some veterans don't act like the stereotypical meth head. You wouldn't even tell if they're high or not.
@@numinoir Indeed..same with crack users. Usually pretty normal unless you catch them during a binge.
I think he typically smokes weed and occasionally lets some meth pop into it.
Whatever else he is doing, I really don't think it is helpful, or honest to label him a "psilocybin" user. Psilocybin has been used by humans for over ten thousand years, and is extraordinarily safe for occasional use by mentally sound individuals.
I feel high listening to him. I started to laugh with him and I have never done hallucinogens lol
Same! lol
Yea he’s really funny. I appreciate he knows how to laugh at himself. He could probably muster up a good stand up routine
mushrooms are the best. Imagine having like 100 thoughts and they all make sense in a matter of 5 minutes but you forget about each answer as soon as youre focused on the next question in your mind and the intel you gain from it is immersed into your spirit and being, its like downloading information from the ground into your brain, but you dont save the info. Visually everything is beautiful but sometimes things can get weird and scary, depends on you and your life.
It’s the alkaloids you’re tasting not shit lol.
@Black Bird. Omg I was gonna write the same. I’m driving and I feel like I’m gonna get a dui ... nooo. His voice and personality is sooo mellow. It’s like if shrooms had a voice, they would sound like him. I’m back in high school and college. Well, Jr. College is more like it 😂✌️😜
I tried a cup of mushroom tea in Ko Samui, Thailand with 2 good friends many years ago. I think we had what Bill Hicks described as a 'Heroic Dose' as we had the most unforgettable and mind bending 8 hours! I still have detailed memories of that night, 25 years later. It was beautiful, healing, hypnotic and cleansing. I believe that mushrooms are grossly under rated and have healing powers that conventional meds cannot offer. Strange that they are not given out on prescription since there have been so many extremely positive results during clinical trials for various problems including anxiety and depression. But, that is another story!
Doug is lovely! ❤️ Sorry Mark I love your interviews but it’s harsh that you didn’t let him promote something that could help him get to a better place, especially when Gigolo Nick promoted everything he’s doing.. one rule for one etc.. Doug let us know what you’re doing I’m interested! 😊 x
You got my support you know
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There is a maturity issue here
Hell of a nice guy...but honestly hasn’t grown up ☘️😕☘️
yep, I'm 44 now but he sounds like pretty much every 25-30 yr old man I knew when I was that age.
He's a weirdo in my opinion and the interview was extremely slow and empty of value & substance.
Give him a break
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A curious choice of label. Definitely NOT a weirdo imo. If you said “a hippy”, then I’d have to agree!
But even hippies have to be very careful not to end up stuck permanently in shroom land (those can be slippery suckers) 🍄
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@@suavomcbravo679 Let me think about it suave........................................................................................................... OK I'll give him a break & cut him some slack... ;)
Such a sweet guy! Hope he finds his place outside a homeless shelter.
Its a shame to see such a positive guy talking his experience getting shut down by a close minded interviewer who knows nothing about these medicines. I typically love the Soft white underbelly interviews but this one was a bummer. Just listen to this guy's response to whats the most important lessons you've learned, this guy had a good message.
He found a good path, humor and laughter....thats what you need the most these days. Wish you would stop with the leading questions though. Not everything is a tragedy.
I’ve been doing half to 3/4 gram shrooms daily for about a week and my mind has never been so at ease. I'm kind, a better listener and less anxious. Good stuff
The way he tells stories and explains things, he definitely is a comic. No doubt.
His potential is way beyond what he thinks.
And I thought that up until 11:05 and he confirmed what I thought all along.
Looks like the type of person that makes you smile all the time
Dude yes!
Hey Doug, I'd recommend you see a kinesiologist for your issues with lyme disease. A friend of mine had chronic Lyme disease and after several years of battling it with no results, she saw a kinesiologist that instantly could start to remedy her symptoms and she is now, about 6 months later, totally free of all symptoms.
Your friend saw a fake doctor to cure their fake illness? Lol
Applied kinesiology is fake. Chronic Lyme is fake
@@scotty2tone Your loss bro, watch out for ticks ;)
@@brah04X Lyme is real, but chronic Lyme isn't.
@@scotty2tone Thanks for the correction. What I meant was that she carried the illness for years
Magic mushrooms can and will grow in cow dung but the majority of the mushrooms sold on the street were grown in organic brown rice flour and vermiculite. The taste is the same for the most part no matter what they're grown in.
I would beg to differ... I don't really think many large scale (anything beyond just a small amount for personal use) growers are using BRF... I think it's a personal blend including feces... Everyone's type and ratio differ, but it is definitely still grown in shit...
@@elijahpokrass3505 no it's not...it's grown in Coco coir and grain....much easier to work with and source than shit...especially in any suburban or urban setting...
@@SiberianTiger888 what the fuck are you talking about? How many pounds of mushrooms have you personally grown? Keep you mouth shut when you don't know shit...
@@elijahpokrass3505 Dude, grown many pounds....just look up the shroomery or mycotopia for popular teks. If you're growing p. cubensis and not stuff like panaeolus specifically everybody uses grains & coco coir....Don't talk out of your ass...how many have you grown? Maybe you should be the one shutting your mouth...
Wow this interview really fell short. I feel like he was getting a bad rap for being homeless but towards the end you can see he’s actually very aware and pretty smart. Wish we got into some better topics and gotten some better insight here.
Doug!! I was happy, confused, amused, saddened and "high" all at the same time for 21:04 minutes. Please be in safe places when you get the desire to eat something that tastes like shit🤣
I took mushrooms in the early 2000s. For those few hours, the universe opened up for me and I saw another dimension. I saw alien landscapes, far away planets and intelligent life that wasn’t human. Then the universe suddenly snapped shut and I was genuinely sad that it ended.
Basically every word out of this dude's mouth had me laughing lol 💀 I'm pretty sure this guy is my soul mate in another timeline
This guy reminds me of my ol college roommate. Talked in circles and giggles a lot. Hard to understand but a good caring man. My roommate was my friend. He did a bit too much one day and never really came back. Haven’t seen or heard from him in 21 yrs. I think of him often.
15:45 not all psilo mushrooms are grown in animal dung. There certainly are dung loving species and mushrooms may be found in livestock pastures where dung is plentiful. However many grow on rice, bird seed, wood, all types of decaying plant matter. There is a broad array of psilocybin containing species of mushrooms. I've searched the cow fields near where I live and never found any there. However, I hit the jackpot one year and found many ounces (dried. Probably a few pounds while wet) growing on a huge mulch bed in a customer's yard that I was working in. It's true that psilo mushrooms do not taste good, but most are not dung species. If you've ever eaten mushies it was probably grown by someone with a setup in their home. I've grown my own a few times, it's pretty easy and you can grow a lot a lot over a few months
Most of the time it's vermiculite and coir for cubensis, I think. Some substrates have added nutrients like gypsum.
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If I was a praying person, I would pray that my weed is never laced with meth.
Fortunately that doesn’t often happen in real life. He is a meth user and just doesn’t want to admit it on camera.
its not that bad, nothing to be afraid of exactly because just like anything the feeling will go away and things return to normal.
i move how mark is used to these interviews where people are having to deal with very serious issues and are emotionally very torn up and here is doug, who also has to deal with hard stuff but he’s just such a loveable funny guy
He said he has chronic lyme disease, which that alone can cause chronic mental issues. He definitely appears to have ADD. When he's only tried shrooms once, it seems unfair to call him "psilocybin-user Doug". Lost Man is more accurate. He didn't grow up with stability, so 5 colleges, unfinished, and a quick marriage/divorce fits. I think he could really benefit from one of those 3-week outpatient mental health clinics. It would get him on a path to find himself and set the path for a longterm psychologist & psychiatrist to follow up with, if he was gifted with the cost for the 3 week outpatient program. Could change his life. He's not an addict, he needs a life coach and maybe a psych drug or two.
If my son called me and told me the story about how got burned I would have to hold back from boxing his ears before I hugged him and was glad he was alive..But as a mom I am really sad. To watch this one..It just feels like he is wasting his life..And yet he is a sweetheart..
You nailed it, I’m not a mom, but I can’t help but wonder how his mom feels.
Yes and such a waste of all the education that he has.
I'm glad he's happy in life but eventually your shrooms are gone and you're 35 and haven't even started on a career
@@JoeMama-mg5dk Unfortunately, he’s very immature. It was clear when a typical teenage job, the movie theater, was his favorite. He was proud that a job he held for a year was a “long time”
Maybe what you do he would see as a waste of life. Not everyone needs a super career and wife with kids. Its all relative
So, are you trying to say that taking magic mushrooms led to this guy's ruin, because it sound more like weed laced with meth made him try to jump over the fire.
Mushrooms and psychedelics changed my life, made my life.
Complete self realization
Same here it has changed my life for good I'm happy I discovered Mushroom thanks to an online store I ordered from
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not every drug experience creates bad outcome. I can look back at my mushroom experiences as net positives. it changed my life in a good way. that guy got it right regardless of his situation.
I knew the comments would correct this mushroom hate in this video. Every single time I trip on a larger dose of mushrooms I get rid of my depression for MONTHS at a time. Mushrooms gave me back my life. Mushrooms reminded me I was an artist and gave me the confidence to step out and be myself. Mushrooms made me want to go back to school to better myself which I did and graduated with honors. It is criminal how our Government as poisoned so many minds to think psychedelics are “bad no matter what.” I feel pity for every single person who has not had the experience of a mushroom trip.
He’s a trip. I like him. I’d like to see another interview. 🍄
amazing guy, wish him well. this world is tough.
Oh boy. Please don’t prop this guy up as an example of what shrooms “do” to people’s lives. He has other issues that have lead him to be a perpetual child. Nice guy but he is not interested in manhood and that’s perfectly ok.
@LTrain45 45 Nah, he seems decent. Probably in a healing stage and just lives in his car off savings so he doesn't have to work for now.
Im not ok with altering the answers of a study to get the answers you want, to make reality look like what you wanted it too look. He did shooms and this is who he is and what he says. I'm fine with this.
What exactly constitutes as manhood?
@@DamnWow you tell me.Some say it’s like adulthood but for men.
@@DamnWow Right! Same as "man up" maybe? Is there also a " woman up" thingie?
The first time I used Golden Teacher and I saw the infamous falling lace, I cried. Psilocybin is an amazing experience.
Shrooms can be amazingly beneficial and I have myself and a close loved one as evidence. However, I also have a friend who had an extremely bad trip his first time and never tried them again, although I would argue that bad experience single handedly caused him to turn his life around. The key here is to not underestimate the power of psychedelics and to think of them as tools, not just recreation. They are profound and must NOT be taken lightly.
I really don’t like how it makes mushrooms out to be another drug of addiction, he did meth plain and simple, mushrooms didn’t lead him into his lifestyle. Other drugs, real drugs did.
Once I got so high on shrooms I couldn't walk or talk and at one point thought i was dead but at no point did I think it was a bad trip. Psilocybin is amazing and if used correctly can save lives.
When he was describing the ceiling on mushrooms I totally knew what he was talking about. Everything we know about this reality is fake! Also when I looked in the mirror I feel like I fell in love with myself. I actually thought I was beautiful ✨💕
It’s because you are beautiful, it was t the shrooms making you see things
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This is literally the only thing that completely reverses my depression for long periods of time after a single use, so it’s interesting to see him say “user” instead of “addict.”
First time to be disgusted by Mark. He judged this guy endlessly, and was rude, abrupt and passive aggressive throughout. So confused. I understood his empathy and compassion to be from a place of acceptance. Bizarre interview. Maybe Doug didn’t appear desperate and ravaged enough. Or perhaps there’s a back story. His tone was utterly vile. Such a shame.
Great guy. I wish him more though. Hope he gets off of skid row and what ever took him there. Thanks for the laughs.
yup hes off skid row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in utah now
@@dwubdwubdwub2987 fr?? Where'd you get that from? Awesome if he's doing well..
@@anxiouscucumber9 Yep! he is in Utah now in a home!
Pscilocybe mushrooms are some of the most medicinal mushrooms out there