Was he by any chance hanging out with a crowd of people "detached from reality and pure reasoning", or consuming media written or recorded by people detached from reality and pure reasoning? Psychedelic use is associated with reinforcing personality traits related to openness to new ideas and "absortion". So do naturally occurring religious experiences. It's a tale as old as humanity, it's not the altered brain chemistry alone, it's the setting.

>It's quite common for people who take psychedelics regularly to get at least slightly detached from reality and pure reasoning.

He's asked for evidence and you've responded with a claim. Do you have any evidence to back this claim up?

>I've seen a friend of mine going deeper and deeper into that hole.

This is an anecdote. It does not constitute scientific evidence.

Mate you ever heard of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_percep... ?

Here's a bunch of real people suffering from it: https://old.reddit.com/r/HPPD

You can definitely overdo psychedelics and fuck up your mind if you are careless with them. Maybe read up a bit on erowid, dmtnexus, shroomery, plenty of warnings from people who went to deep. Don't be stupid and naive.

Microdosing may seem harmless, but it also means taking psychedelics every day for long periods. I wouldn't do more than 2 weeks, you gotta have to function without the drug at some point, can't imagine dosing LSD for a year and then stopping will be pleasant. But your mileage might vary... I just have way to much respect for psychedelics to take them every day.

HPPD is a FAR cry from getting "slightly detached from reality and pure reasoning."

That is news to me I have never heard of this mentioned.

I always find phrases like "detached from reality" in discussions about psychedelics to be somewhat ironic. I mean, I know what meaning you intend, but the phrase itself is a bit suspect if interpreted literally.

Sine you're more comfortable talking about anecdotes, I find mild psychedelic experiences quite benign.

I have spent 1 yr on LSD (dosing every day) and 1 year on mushrooms (dosing every day).

I had mental issues afterwards largely in line with those I had beforehand.

there you go, fwiw

Sorry to hear that. :/ I hope you can find help.