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I haven't done a ton of psychedelics, and I'm on hiatus from most substances until I get some things together, but personally, I've never had the mind-altering

I haven't done a ton of psychedelics, and I'm on hiatus from most substances until I get some things together, but personally, I've never had the mind-altering experiences other describe. It's been interesting for sure, last time I was in bed, evaluating and analyzing my entire life, realizing I need to improve a lot of thing, and I faced a lot of thoughts that I've always had subconsciously, but never admit normally. But that was about it, and typically, I spend the next day rather calm, but also mildly down, but that's about it. A couple days after a trip, I'm back to my status-quo until the next time

lm28469 6y ago
> I've never had the mind-altering experiences other describe. It's been interesting for sure, last time I was in bed, evaluating and analyzing my entire life, realizing I need to improve a lot of thing, and I faced a lot of thoughts that I've always had subconsciously, but never admit normally. I'm pretty sure that's what people are talking about. What may vary are your life experiences and if you decide to act on these reflections or not. It's not magic if you don't act on your thoughts it won't be mind or life changing.
mesca 6y ago
I've had plenty of psychedelics, though I wouldn't consider myself, and never was, a frequent user. Always between a month to a year between trips, plenty of forethought beforehand with location, snacks, clothes, books picked out before hand. I think the farther away from that state of connection that a person is in normal life the more jarring and mind altering their experience is. It's common for people who use them regularly to sometimes become bored of the experience. I think that is because they are closer to that state now in their regular life already. You will see many famous and vocal members in the psychedelic community stop taking them at some point, and advocate mindfulness or eastern "religion". That's not just a BS "I had my fun now don't do drugs kids" plausible deniability cop out. My most powerful psychedelic experience - having done quiet a few high dose trips - I had was dead sober my second time in a sensory deprivation tank. I still haven't done DMT or ibogaine, though their on my list.

lm28469 6y ago

> I've never had the mind-altering experiences other describe. It's been interesting for sure, last time I was in bed, evaluating and analyzing my entire life, realizing I need to improve a lot of thing, and I faced a lot of thoughts that I've always had subconsciously, but never admit normally. I'm pretty sure that's what people are talking about. What may vary are your life experiences and if you decide to act on these reflections or not. It's not magic if you don't act on your thoughts it won't be mind or life changing.

mesca 6y ago

I've had plenty of psychedelics, though I wouldn't consider myself, and never was, a frequent user. Always between a month to a year between trips, plenty of forethought beforehand with location, snacks, clothes, books picked out before hand. I think the farther away from that state of connection that a person is in normal life the more jarring and mind altering their experience is. It's common for people who use them regularly to sometimes become bored of the experience. I think that is because they are closer to that state now in their regular life already. You will see many famous and vocal members in the psychedelic community stop taking them at some point, and advocate mindfulness or eastern "religion". That's not just a BS "I had my fun now don't do drugs kids" plausible deniability cop out. My most powerful psychedelic experience - having done quiet a few high dose trips - I had was dead sober my second time in a sensory deprivation tank. I still haven't done DMT or ibogaine, though their on my list.