Prince Harry Revealed This Controversial Activity Was a ‘Fundamental’ Part of His Drastic Lifestyle Change

Prince Harry revealed a big part of his self-care routine is something no one quite expected from a prince. In a recent interview with trauma expert Gabor Maté per Page Six, Harry talked all about his traumas and how he learned to let go. But a big part of his self-care routine and the thing that let him start to let go of past traumas was the use of psychedelics.

“It was the cleaning of the windscreen, the removal of life’s filters — these layers of filters — it removed it all for me and brought me a sense of relaxation, relief, comfort, a lightness that I managed to hold back for a period of time,” he said. “I started doing it recreationally and then started to realize how good it was for me.”

He then called it a “fundamental” part of how he lives, adding, “I would say it is one of the fundamental parts of my life that changed me and helped me deal with the traumas and the pains of the past. They’re unlocking so much of what we’ve suppressed.”

So this isn’t out of the ordinary, because a lot of people are for the use of psychedelics in a therapeutic setting. According to Healthline, there is something known as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, which is used to help treat PTSD, addiction, depression, and even anxiety through the use of psychedelics.

A lot of funding has gone into this in recent years, but it isn’t a new concept. Indigenous communities have used psychedelics in this setting for centuries. Recently, Yuria Celidwen and a group of colleagues created The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, which “presents ethical guidelines for engaging with Indigenous peoples in psychedelic research and practice,” per Science.

However, with something like this, there’s bound to be controversy. Many have called him things like a “loser” and referred to the South Park episode where they mock his privacy.