welcome to the whwhole story. i m anderson cooper. you ve probably heard of magic mushrooms, mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance. they became popular in the united states in the 1960s, but in the last decade, there s been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it can help treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them. oregon became the first state to use them in licensed therapy centers. there s still a lot we don t know about psilocybin s effect on the brain long-term. many are asking if it s too soon to offer these treatments. over the next hour, cnn s david culver takes us into this fascinating new world and takes us on a mind-altering journey of his own. embarking on a psychedelic trip thank you. requires a willingness to be vulnerable, to hold nothing back. this wasn t easy, i imagine, for any of you to say, let me jump
then you just start running super fast. and then for sure you feel like your inner voice talking to you. do you notice that you re seeing things differently or showing up differently just as yourself in the world? i think it gave me more a peace of mind. okay. maybe a trusting in the universe. something like you got this. you know what you re doing. answers will come. i felt underwomhelmed by the medicine. it was all on the surface, and it was incredibly physical. it was almost forced naptime because it was a moment of breathlessness, of childlike boredom. what would i say is coming up for you most when you wake up this morning? the word more. i mean there s just more more to do. i was expecting it to kind of