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I have tried LSD a few times and had nothing but positive experiences. My wife, however, tried it once and had a bad trip. She was convinced I was going to murd

I have tried LSD a few times and had nothing but positive experiences. My wife, however, tried it once and had a bad trip. She was convinced I was going to murder her (obviously everything I did further proved that point) and everything was scary for her. She was afraid of large trees in a kind of "raises my anxiety baseline" kind of way for about a year after the trip. But, the experience wore off, and she's fine now. She believes that it's possible that the experience contributed to her being a more anxious person now, but that's conflated with all kinds of things like marrying me and changing careers and having greater responsibility for those around her. I don't think it's as big a risk as you seem to think. The people who I have met who have had bad trips did not see lasting side effects, though they did take a while to wear off. I'm sure someone else will post it, but if this is something you genuinely want to know more about, read "How to Change Your Mind".

abacadaba 7y ago
Safe is a relative term.. Only one who can make that decision is you, or the cia. Used responsibly in moderation most people will find it a pretty f'n positive aspect of life. But ya freakouts do happens and acid casualties are most definitely a thing.
xzel 7y ago
I think when taking mind altering drugs you have to be self-confident, otherwise you should avoid them since that/anxiety is what normally leads to a bad trip. Having a benzo, ex. xanax, around as a backup plan can help _sort of_ stop a trip.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
  Enough benzos have always turned LSD completely off for me. Enough, for me, has been 1x 10mm diazepam (Valium) followed by another 1x 10mg diazepam one hour later if I also want to go to sleep. Or approximately equivalent alprazolam (Xanax) or temazepam.
xorfish 7y ago
There was a study done on bad trips. For the vast majority it improved their overall well beeing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551678/

abacadaba 7y ago

Safe is a relative term.. Only one who can make that decision is you, or the cia. Used responsibly in moderation most people will find it a pretty f'n positive aspect of life. But ya freakouts do happens and acid casualties are most definitely a thing.

xzel 7y ago

I think when taking mind altering drugs you have to be self-confident, otherwise you should avoid them since that/anxiety is what normally leads to a bad trip. Having a benzo, ex. xanax, around as a backup plan can help _sort of_ stop a trip.

TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
Enough benzos have always turned LSD completely off for me. Enough, for me, has been 1x 10mm diazepam (Valium) followed by another 1x 10mg diazepam one hour later if I also want to go to sleep. Or approximately equivalent alprazolam (Xanax) or temazepam.

xorfish 7y ago

There was a study done on bad trips. For the vast majority it improved their overall well beeing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551678/