Hmm. Yup. It can happen, and for some of our clients, this feels like more than they bargained for, and certainly not what they ordered.

“You don’t always get what you want. But if you try, you’ll find you get what you need.”

The Rolling Stones got this one right.

“I Thought It Would Just Be A Good Time”

One of our clients wrote to me this week:

“I started my journey with microdosing a few days ago, and I have to say, it’s not what I expected. I thought it would just be a good time, where I would finally feel better. But in fact, every emotion I denied over the last few years came up, and I have been literally crying since then.”

She also wrote: “At the same time, I feel like it’s exactly what I need to go through.”

She’s right. And she’s not alone.

We Call It The Overwhelm

Some of you knew you were carrying things. Some of you had no idea, but almost nobody expects what happens when it starts to surface: the tiredness that floors you, the tears that come from nowhere, the headache, the fog.

And here’s what’s actually happening: your body and mind are doing exactly what they need to do.

The tiredness? That’s your system slowing down to process. It needs rest, real rest, not pushing through.

The tears? Emotions that were buried are finally finding their way out. They’re not new; they’ve been there all along, you just didn’t have access to them before.

The headache, the fog? Your mind is reorganising. Making space for something it hasn’t had room for in years.

None of this is a malfunction, but rather strong signals.

Honour it, listen to it. Give your body and mind what they’re asking for, now, here, on your terms.

Because if you don’t, it will demand it another way, at another time. And that tends to be a much tougher experience. Business as usual, the grind, the symptoms of a mind and body that at one point will turn against you, that’s the alternative. With microdosing, there is no hiding.

Welcome To The Suck

Yes, it can feel like it kind of sucks. We’re not going to pretend otherwise.

When you’ve been running on empty for years, pushing through, keeping it together, telling yourself you’re fine, your nervous system has been in survival mode for so long it forgot there was another setting.

Microdosing psilocybin opens a door that most of us have kept shut for years. And when it opens, everything you’ve been holding back finally has room to surface. That’s the tears, that’s the tiredness, and that’s the overwhelm.

But here’s what happens if you stay with it: you stop managing and start feeling, I mean, really feeling. Not analysing, or pushing through, or telling yourself you’re fine. You sit with it, let the sadness be sadness, let the exhaustion be exhaustion. And slowly, your body remembers what it’s like to be listened to.

And when it trusts that you’re finally listening, the good stuff comes back too. The lightness, the joy, the intuition, the things you forgot you had access to.

One of our clients put it like this:

“I started this in very unsettled times with light depression and light panic attacks. I feel lighter and calmer, more positive. Cleansing crying, more openness to other people, more ability to enjoy time with my kids.”

That’s what’s on the other side.

The Choice Is Yours

Now the choice is yours. You can, of course, decide that this is not your moment. For whatever reason, this doesn’t feel like the right time to sit with it. And that’s okay, we each have to be ready for growth and transformation on our own terms.

But if you feel like a deeper look might be beneficial, and radically different from the life you are living now, then I invite you to take this opportunity to let in the possibility of a different life.

We’ll be writing a full piece for anyone who wants to work with and understand these effects. Stay close.

Much love, Pernille

Mabel