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                    17th September 2025
                
            
        
        Beyond Blue Mondays: The Problem of Post-Psychedelic Depression | Chemical Collective
        
            The day after a psychedelic trip is often described in two very different ways. For some, there’s the “afterglow”: a lingering sense of joy and clarity that can last days or even weeks. 
But there’s also a lesser-acknowledged counterpart: the psychedelic hangover, which may accompany an afterglow in some mitigated form. This can mean feeling drained, irritable, foggy, or emotionally flat in the hours or days after a session. 
Sometimes, this dark mood doesn't stop, and people develop debilitating depressive disorders.