Exactly. He got psychedelics all wrong. People don't see things that aren't there, They just urge communication between brain regions that normally wouldn't communicate that much. The effects, more times than not, are therapeutically beneficial.

josh bolin i know firsthand😉

Everytime I reach the point of heavy hallucinations on psilocybin I enter what can only be described as a trance like state, somewhere between awake and asleep. The trips seem to take place in a way that is hard to distinguish them from dreams

''Dude, what's reality?'' he asked ''I have no idea'' I answered

That's also completely dependent on tons of other factors. Environment, dosage, actual drug you are taking, mindset at the time of taking it, any predisposition towards a mental disorder...Tons of factors play into how a psychedelic is going to affect you, and I agree they can be beneficial and have been proven to be so, He is doing a "crash course'' specifically in psychology, and how the brain works. PsychedSubstance and YourMateTom are both pretty solid KZfaqrs if you want a lot of info on psychedelics.

thank you

Theyve agro'ed the hippies

@@zac9311 i love taking 1000ug of nbome and beating up homeless people

dissacociatives the best smdh

@Alexander Supertramp as somebody who's fine plenty of acid but also plenty of salvia (acid of course being a psychedelic and salvia being a dissociative) I agree with op. Acid makes the real world look weird, salvia makes you see a weird false world. I feel far more in touch with myself and my body on acid because it doesn't make me dissociate

For me at least i did not see things that were not there with my eyes open, but when I had them closed i was brought out of this world seeing magical creatures and speaking to them. I forgot that the world was even real at times. Definitely an interesting experience. It was a really big dose and it was my first time so it affected me very strongly

Also with mushrooms your body develops a instant tolerance to, so it's impossible to become addicted, this tolerance goes away over time. The Ld50 is huge as well, making it impossible to overdose, so yeah definitely not as harmful as a lot of stigma makes out.

but it is important to note people can get addicted to the hallucinations and the feeling of the 'trip'. I know this personally. My own mother pulled out of her teeth during a 'bad trip' because they had 'distorted' into aliens. The stigma that these drugs are harmful is correct. Yes, they can be used positively. But you never know how your body will respond (like all drugs). My mother took LSD because she wanted to escape reality which is a major reason why people start taking hallucinogens and she never wanted to leave the world LSD gave her. She ignored her family and friends and used all the money she had to get more drugs. So please, do not undermine the experiences of LSD or dismiss those who are cautious of it (and for good reason). Also, if you buy drugs illegally, you never truly know what is in there. For example, PMA and mepherdone can be sold as MDMA/ecstasy. Btw my Mum eventually died from taking LSD, not from an overdose but because of heart failure because each time you take the drug it puts pressure on your heart. So please don't say " it impossible to overdose, so yeah definitely not as harmful as a lot of stigma makes out", because yes it can be and it can kill. Its your body and you can do whatever you want with it but make sure you're living in reality as well.

Given sufficient quantities you can certainly perceive robust non existent things, though I have found they are largely mundane things. That being said, a quantity sufficient to cause proper hallucinations is very definitely “too much”

You can take enough to hallucinat, I've never had enough to see things but I know people who have had heroic doses and see things

Psychedelics don't belong in a conversation about narcotics. Basically you people are all dumb. You need to be educated. You have dumb information in your brain. This needs to be corrected. Crash Course just added to your stupidity. Saying caterpillars under your skin is bs. Nobody does that. Basically psychedelics or entheogens are probably one of the most valuable tools nature has given us. And we've made them illegal and misinformed the entire world on them. Even academics will pedal this bs rhetoric. It's infuriating.

Steven Cavigliano You are right. You, a junkie, definitely know more about drugs than scientists and academics who spend their whole lives researching them.

N M this is what you should’ve said. “I’m a sheep who listens to whatever people with authority tell me and refuse to do actual research, and because I’m so stupid I insult other people who have actually done their own research”

@Javier I'm in New Zealand. I once read America's drug clarifications to my flatmates and we were extremely confused. Why on earth is weed more dangerous than METH?

Here’s some quick info about various psychedelics effects from a long time and current user (me): LSD and Shrooms will never make you see things that aren’t there. You will never hallucinate a dragon attacking you or centipedes on your skin. You will see colors more vibrantly, and you will see shifting patterns that might change depending on what your looking at. Some things can be scary because you’re perceiving them differently than you normally would. It’s not uncommon to look at someone’s face and see their features slowly distorting, which may be funny or disturbing depending on your mindset. You may also see visual trails, as in seeing your friend waving their hand would leave a visual trail like camera with long exposure. Now although you might not actually see something like a hideous beast ready to attack, you may believe there is a beast somewhere awaiting to harm you because your altered state of consciousness caused you to take visual and audio cues in a bad way. Say you’re with you’re friends and they make some mention about wolves and then you hear a rustling in the bushes, it must be wolves! But that all depends on your own personal fears and neuroses. DMT is similar in lower doses, but when the “breakthrough” point is achieved it’s kind of like being transported to a different dimension. Wonderful vibrant colors everywhere in shifting fractal patterns. Your body feels like it’s floating, or perhaps like you’re floating outside of your body. Now with every breakthrough point there is a perception of contact with an entity or entities that might seem like meeting a deity, spiritual force, or a kind of inter dimensional extraterrestrial. The tribes in Peru that drink the Ayahuasca brew call it “Mother Ayahuasca.” It’s never harmful or appears to have malicious intent, but always seems to communicate advice for your personal wellbeing. Perhaps in psychological terms it’s the consciousness meeting the subconscious in personified form. The only hallucinogen that will make you see things that actually are not there are deleriants. You could take some Datura flower extract, but 500mg of Benadryl will do the job just as well. You will actual see things like shadow people in your room, and the trip is often just not fun and not worth it. Hope this helped somebody and cleared up anyone’s confusion! Stay safe and don’t trust the DEA!

Perhaps they should legalize them for research reasons, rather than for public use.

Baires Moreno Well, most known hallucinogens; psylocybin mushrooms, cannabis, DMT, are completely safe. The LD50 (the lethal dose) is ridiculously high for all of those, it'd be physically impossible to overdose. So considering that substances that kill thousands of people every year (alcohol, tobacco, caffeine) are not only legal, but sold at every corner, why shouldn't we legalize for public use those that never killed anyone, and have tremendous mental and physical benefits if used properly? Of course they can be misused. You can have 10 grams of mushrooms in a dirty apartment alone, and freak out for a while; Or you can have 5 grams out in nature with someone you love and come back optimistic and calm for weeks. You can put salt on your fries and enjoy them; or you can sit with half a pound of salt and a spoon, eat it all, and die.

Misuse is the reason why they are illegal, unlike alcohol and caffeine, they are highly addictive which usually leads to more chances of misuse. There is always a chance of overdose, when too much is taken at a time and the body can't process such a big amount. Ultimately, caffeine, tobacco and alcohol don't have as much of a big impact socially speaking when compared to hallucinogens.

Baires Moreno I feel the need to correct you - alcohol and caffeine *are* addictive as well. In severe alcoholism, the withdrawal symptoms can actually kill you. That sure scared me in school when I first learned about it.

Oh yeah absolutely, I didn't say they weren't addictive, it says so in the video itself.

Looking forward to seeing the new design! Also, thanks for sharing this very interesting video!

Noticed his shirt halfway through, scrolled down and here you are!

Derek, did Hank loose a bet?

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DerekHank is best ship

I would agree, but everybody complaining like a bunch of liberals soooo

You can be aware you're hallucinating and still be scared by your hallucinations.

Yes, but perceiving without sensory input and simple having perception of sensory input distorted are two very different things.

Enola people metabolize differently and i agree 100% with the hallucinogenic part and ive done plenty.

HushGod thats why my friend always felt and saw spiders on him and crawling out of his face holes on 2 hits of LSD. Seems legit.

The feeling of bugs crawling under your skin is more often seen in stimulant psychosis among people who use coke or meth. They're called coke bugs for a reason.

+Fred Willis Hank has a very biased opinion on drugs (if that wasn't obvious from the video). I have yet to see any video were he wasn't overly smug about drugs and addiction and left his opinions out of it. Not saying drugs are good for you by any means but there is more to it than "drugs are evil, you're a stupid person if you use them, nothing good can come from them".

+Fred Willis He talks about addiction in episode #31

Rhoslyn Lloyd-Jones you cant get addicted to psychedellics they dont work that way.in fact they work to break addiction and other negative behaviour patterns thats why i ak dissapointed he doesnt really talk very much about them.

+Dustin Wrye Sadly, most people have an almost North Korean level conditioning when it comes to how they perceive psychoactive substances. I was not surprised by Hanks bias, I don't blame him.

+Fred Willis This is Crash Course Psychology, not Crash Course Drug Use. Also, psychology's relationship with drugs deserves a waaaay longer video, not just a brief overview.

I am in love with this comment.

+Calvin Zero Was that a joke?

+Fredrik Dunge r/iamverysmart

Well I AM very smart, I have a hard time reading people though. so my question was genuine not sarcasm.

+Calvin Zero its a drug like any else

how'd you not know that?

haha I agree. I was about to do the same thing. Hallucinogens are a general group of pharmacological agents that can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. Wiki that shit.

I felt the magnetic pull of the earth while on a salvia trip. I also lost all knowledge of language. I also forgot who I was, who the people in the room with me were and I forgot how I came to be in that state. Thank goodness it only lasts 15 min.

styk0n Sort of correct. Hallucinogens and dissociatives and deliriums are the three sub-types of psychedelic drugs. Hallucinogens alter one's perception (tryptamines, phenethylamines, etc). Dissociatives block the brain from the rest of the nervous sytem (also killing pain) and deliriums create completely new realities which the brain believes: like a dream.

Kameron Maki 5 months late on this but there is a difference between what a person may want and them having the will or ability to achieve that. There are internal and external factors that change the situation once you're off that trip. Forcing your brain into a temporary state of mind isn't exactly a long term solution.

I disagree. it enlightens you and you learn lessons on the trip.. However you must remember the lessons of the trip and it shall give you a clearer path in life. Yes you must have the will and not everyone has the will to follow their ultimate path.

He has a video on lucid dreaming

He does? I thought it was just dreaming.

Khai Tran He didnt mention lucid dreaming in his #9 video about dreams

Complex PTSD as well

I think it was pretty fair, there wasn't a lot of bad things to say about hallucinogens, in comparisson to the others.

Eavesdrops & Whispers lol you can't say much in 10 seconds.

Adam Julius what do you mean?;p

that's all the time he spent on all of them combined in an 11 minute video.

Adam Julius so yeah, my point exactly;)

Wait............that means you take drugs cause you know!!! Haaaaaauuuuuuhhhhhh!

Yeah, academics never want to look at positive ayahuasca, psilocybin, or LSD experiences, just perpetuate the stereotypical "bad trip".

But advertisements don't put people's brains into "altered states", do they? Which is what this episode was about.

Gillsing He explained a bit more about hypnosis and suggestibility, I think it would have fit nicely and highlighted a practical use that everybody comes in contact with.

@@clint-webb u r gay

Also: Religion. The opium for the masses

Make sure to have a sober sitter, mate! Be safe.

epsereth solo trip. toes crossed too

Welp ... godspeed, then.

butterflycaught900 Ok, so a lot of drug warnings are overhyped, but LSD is not among them. I can't leave the conversation in good conscience without mentioning that LSD was the most traumatic experience of my life, and two years later I still have not recovered fully. Just please, reconsider having someone there to keep you safe. Slow down, put it off, and find someone who can take care of you for the entire time - it took 9 hours before my trip went south, and just when I thought I was coming down I experienced 6 hours of complete hell. Treat yourself kindly, friend.

epsereth ill take a benzo if things go south. thats all i can do

O_O

true. take them before you speak so confidently about them.

josh bolin Precisely. They obviously have no experience first-hand...

He gives no opinion, only the actual scientific facts of how they work. There's a couple of remarks about the lives of coke addicts (not coke users), but he says nothing about the moral value of taking drugs. Or did I miss a spot where he said that hallucinogens are bad?

Yes, but, some people watching this may think that, by endorsing hallucinogenic drugs, makes all drugs safe

Steven Cavigliano HA! YES!

same :) micro-dosing is quite pleasant

Raj Singh You and me are Indian. By what I know,you might be lying.

But you are just consuming without questioning, you are as good as asleep

Nope. 5th grade just looking for some psychological science.

E Steele You're in the 5th grade and interested in this? Nice. I grew up watching the history and science channel

Same, but I'm older ^^

Lane Lindy Nice =^.^=

Taya Hoy Yeah psychology is really interesting

Cory Hauptman technically it was Johnny Depp playing HST

yes please do that :)

yes, please! maybe even including the difference between sociopaths and psychopaths

Alexandre Walker something interesting: among violent pairs of socio and psychopaths, the sociopath usually plans it, the psychopath carries it out. Fun fact.

psychopaths are born without the ability to feel empathy. sociopaths are usually people who were extremely traumatized as children (abuse, neglect, etc.) and now do not feel empathy

Isn't there chocolate already? There's caffeine, a stimulant, for you.

Good point! I should order some chocolate right now.

marijuana is a hallucinogen. I think it was not mentioned to keep the pro/anti debate out of the comments.

nilloc93 Cannabis rarely causes hallucinations, its more of a depressant if anything.

SirGooglinMort Smith Cannabis has elements of different types of drugs, with differences between the different strains.

Indica could be a depressant, sativa could be a stimulant. I might agree with Nak, marijuana doesn't really fit in neatly with other drugs.

And most aren't 100% sativa or 100% indica either, further complicating it. I simple "we don't know enough yet so I'm going to leave MJ out" would have been nice.

We did perceptions and memory

Perceiving is Believing and Getting to Know Your Brain

Terrell Edwards No, what was covered barely scratch the surface of those two topics. I can not think of one study he has refer to in this series yet. What gets taught in Psychology, (even at a basic level), just for memory is: Lofus' and Plamer's study on eye witness testimony (1974), Atkinson's and Shiffrin's work on long term and short term memory. (1968), Bartlett work on constructive models of memory (1932), Miller (1955), Bousfield (1953), Tulving and Pelstone (1966), Ebbinghaus (1885), Baddeley (1995) Craik and Lockhart (1972), and a few other more.

seahawk124 It appears more like that is all he is covering, just the surface since this is just all of the stuff I learned in my AP Psychology class in high school, just prepping for an AP test.

I did G.C.S.E. Psychology (end of high school level in the UK) at college, and I only did it for a year, but it was a lot more in-depth than this series. I'm just disappointed, it's missing its potential.

it's like all of them...

Thank you.

Wafflical You're welcome.

+Joshua Nicholls it's a psychodelic

Blake Place You are certainly correct regarding cannabis as having psychedelic properties. However, many organisations put cannabis in its own category (I believe due to it having a vast range of psychological effects) It's literally named the cannabis category, along with Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogens, Narcotics, Dissociative drugs and Inhalants. It really depends on how one chooses to compartmentalize. :)

that's cool :)

+Joshua Nicholls it's a psychedelic...

Cycling in Edmonton from the Eyes of a Teen Marijuana has no stimulant effect, unless you smoke it with tobacco.