Keri Hilson revealed that psilocybin mushrooms helped her deal with depression.
During a recent interview, Hilson opened up about her use of the psychedelic substance that she took on medically assisted trips.
“And then I met a doctor who assisted me with shrooms, medicinal-grade shrooms, and psychedelics. I can say without a doubt that I did two macro doses,” Hilson explained.
Although she was afraid to take psychedelics, her doctor told her to research.
“So I was very, very nervous. But then I learned that there are retreats all around the world for shrooms being used medically as a healing modality,” she said. “All I can say is it worked for me.”
“It was great ’cause it gave me comfort,” she explained. “Things are scary until you understand until you seek to understand them, right? They’re only as scary as when you aren’t informed or lack knowledge about it, right? The more I learned, the more comfortable I was.”
After taking two macro doses, Hilson said she wasn’t “trippy” during the “eight-to-ten hour process.”
“I remember passing a mirror one of the two times, and I realized I had been happy. But I passed a mirror and I saw a smile on my face and I’m like, ‘That’s weird,’” Hilson shared. “So I tried to wipe the smile off my face, and I literally couldn’t, ’cause I was like, That’s freaking weird. Like, the doctor’s here. I look I look nuts. I’m sure I look nuts.“
“And I try to like get serious, and I couldn’t. I was just happy. I hadn’t seen that in a while either. So, I was just kind of staring at it like, “Ah, this is what I look like when I’m little Keri.”
Along with taking psychedelics, Hilson cited therapy, “building community” as major factors in her healing journey.
In April, Hilson released her first album in 15 years, We Need to Talk.