Hi, I generally don't do introductory posts on forums but it seems like an obligation here in order to access the boards proper, so I'll acquiesce.

I first began studying psychedelics late last year, around November we'll say? I have strong depression and a general feeling of intense world-weariness and suicidality, and on a fluke I learned about psilocybin being researched as a novel treatment for SSRI-resistant depression. Since then I've studied psychedelics in-depth and read most of the "required reading" about the subject, including the books How to Change Your Mind and DMT: The Spirit Molecule, some Timothy Leary stuff, etc. I've also tried growing my own psilocybin mushrooms, with no success thus far (despite following all the instructions to the letter). DMT is a lot simpler to extract, so I've been thinking of trying DMT before psilocybin. I don't have any experience with drugs though, not even marijuana, so I was hoping my mushrooms would sprout before diving into DMT.

I joined here to get some clarification about extraction methods and other stuff, so yeah, that's what led me to this site. Thanks for reading.