how psychedlic drugs can treat illnesses like depression when you should only take them while you’re in a ‘good’ state of mind

Question

It seems paradox when I read about e.g. LSD or Magic Mushrooms and it says on one side they can be used to treat mental illnesses but on the other side you have to be in a ‘healthy’ state of mind

In: Biology

Answer 1

Purely intuitively I think that they sort of give your brain a good kick, which may help to get it out of its stuck state but could just as well break it.