According to the actor, his mother introduced the family to plant-based remedies and has previously talked about using psychedelic drugs to treat her depression.
Psychedelic drugs were allegedly introduced to Jada Pinkett Smith’s family, according to Jaden Smith.
The actor allegedly said that during his lecture at the Psychedelic Science conference on Friday in Denver, according to a report from Entertainment Tonight.
When it came to introducing him to the still-illegal subset of narcotics, Jaden credited his mother as being the first member of the family to do so. “It was just her for a really, really long time, and then eventually it just trickled and evolved, and everyone found it in their own ways. ”.
She claimed to have exposed her son and other family members to psychedelics, but did she really do so?
You’ll discover the solution when the actress’s upcoming autobiography, Worthy, is released on October 17.
Regarding her son’s accusations, Pinkett Smith continued, “It’s all covered in the book. ”.
Additionally, Pinkett Smith promises to respond to “everything” you have ever questioned about her family.
“I think many presumptions have been made. That’s a good point, but what about that? I have to own up to the self-defeating narrative in which I have participated, she said.
“In the book, I go into great detail about everything. ”.
Pinkett Smith, 51, has previously said that she used herbal remedies to treat her depression before turning to psychedelics.
On her Red Table Talk program in November 2021, the admission was made.
“I spent a very long time struggling with depression. According to Pinkett Smith, “the benefit of plant medicine is that it not only helps you feel better, but also addresses the underlying causes of your condition.
The Queen Cleopatra narrator went on to say that ten years earlier, she had learned for the first time about plant medicine, and that the practice had “knocked [depression] out” of her.
In the same episode, Pinkett Smith’s mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, admitted that she had considered using the hallucinogenic plant Ayahuasca to overcome “this deep low self-esteem issue that I have.”. ”.
It doesn’t appear to be anything my parents did or didn’t do for me, she continued. “I suppose it’s just because I was born that way. However, it hinders my ability to advance in a number of areas of my life, and that was the only time I considered using ayahuasca. ”.
During the conversation with Smith, Banfield-Norris’ grandson, she remarked, “There’s just this block that I cannot figure out.”. The speaker said, “I just can’t understand how I got there and why I always feel like I’m not good enough.”.
Smith, 24, claimed that his use of psychedelics helped him to develop “love and empathy” for his family, particularly for his half-brother Trey, 30, and siblings Willow, 22, who are related to him through his father Will Smith’s ex-girlfriend Sheree Zampino.
The “Icon” performer said, “Siblings can fight and argue so much, and Lord knows me and my siblings have done so much of that in the past.”. “But the depth of love and empathy I feel for them, both inside and outside of the [psychedelic] experiences, has been something that’s profound and beautiful,” the author writes. ”.
The hallucinogen psilocybin “significantly increased emotional…empathy,” according to a 2017 study found in the International Journal of Neuopsychopharmacology, which backs up his claims. ”.
