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“It's killing me”: 58-year-old Mike Tyson tells how mushroom consumption drives his wife Lakiha Spicer crazy

Psilocybin can be harmful to many without medical supervision, but for Mike Tysonit saved his life. Although his successful boxing career brought him wealth and status that one could only dream of, he struggled to keep his inner demons at bay. If you ask Tyson, mushrooms went a long way in transforming a man who once bit off his opponent's ear into the calmer, stoner, sensitive and gentle man you saw on the recently concluded show HotBoxin' with Mike Tyson.

“I learned about mushrooms… my whole life changed. When I think about where I was – almost suicidal – and where I am now. Isn't life a trip, man? It's an incredible medicine.” Tyson raved about the psychoactive substance in an interview. However, a trip with psilocybin mushrooms is not as gentle as you might think. In a conversation with Logan Paul and Mike Majlak on their podcast Impaulsive, Tyson revealed how much his wife Lakiha Spicer is annoyed by his bad trip experiences.

Impulsive goes deep into philosophy!

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“Who the hell am I?” This nugget of ideas was pushed to the limit in Tyson's conversation with the hosts of the show Impaulsive.”Is it God’s will for me to be like this, or am I alone in the world and everyone is just here to please me?” Tyson asked. To this question Majlak replied: “That’s called horizon theory!” Majlak explained the concept as follows: “It's a whole thing, it's a philosophy – it's called horizon theory and everyone is placed here as an actor in your world and you are the center of it.”

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Mike Tyson recalled having a similar experience while tripping on mushrooms. “You know what mushrooms do to you, right? They say, man, you're the greatest in the world. God! You're the greatest. You're the greatest in the world. I know that says so many great things about you.” The cerebral experience, however, takes a nosedive from the peak of hubris, as Tyson told“But you failed the test, you know you were not nice to that person,” and in the process destroys his ego.

However, Tyson sometimes finds the journey difficult to cope with, which is why he seeks comfort from his wife. “I'm running, baby, baby, my head… I took mushrooms, baby, I'm sorry. My head hurts, Jesus, it's killing me, it's killing me! My wife just gets so mad.” Mike Tyson said animatedly.

Further details about his poor travels during “too much” Mushrooms, Mike Tyson explained that he sometimes “Sweat” And “Cry” Chaos of an individual that provokes a cold response from his frustrated wife –“Leave me alone, don’t start that! Leave me alone!”

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Meanwhile, ahead of his upcoming fight against Jake Paul, “The Baddest Man of the Planet” has revealed that he will have a psychedelic experience before the big night.

A conversation with God for Mike Tyson!

The 58-year-old, who is past his prime, will need something else besides the usual hard work in the gym. Perhaps divine intervention? The former heavyweight champion, who has been quite open about his use of psychedelic drugs in the past, will take 5-MeO-DMT – a drug also known as “The Toad” – before his eight-round heavyweight pro fight against Jake Paul. Notably, Tyson's last professional fight was against Kevin Mcbride in 2005.

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Mike Tyson hopes for “a conversation with 'God'” before he got back into the ring. In his interview with Esquire Magazine, he revealed that he was taking psychedelics “now almost a hundred times”, and wishes for a “deep” spiritual experience before throwing down the gauntlet to the former Disney star.

Will Mike Tyson be able to beat 27-year-old Jake Paul? Will Tyson's divine experience help him in any way in his upcoming fight? Let us know in the comments section below.