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> They’d feel like they had arrived at great epiphanies or accomplished something impressive after solving trivial or obvious problems. I can totally relate to

> They’d feel like they had arrived at great epiphanies or accomplished something impressive after solving trivial or obvious problems. I can totally relate to this. Simply going to the store on LSD to buy snacks can become like some kind of deeply symbolic adventure. I remember going “ghost hunting” on a high dose of mushrooms with my buddies which consisted of us marching around in the snow with beers in the middle of the night through downtown urban parks laughing our asses of at “no ghosts here. We’ll get em next time” etc. I once ate a perfectly ripe orange bell pepper and it was the sensory equivalent of an actual religious experience. I’ve balled my eyes out crying like a bitch on acid while watching a very cheesy and manipulative infomercial about supporting a kid in Africa for only one dollar a day. One of the powers of psychedelics are their ability to transform basic tasks and cliches into meaningful experiences. Opening you mind to the wonders of the universe, of being alive briefly somehow and here. A bazooka joe bubblegum comic can become charged with more meaning than Finnegans Wake. But I don’t see the value of microdosing. I actually find the practice a little repugnant? maybe that’s too strong of a word or not strong enough but I feel like the whole point of something like LSD is to enrich, deepen, unravel, perplex, and push forward that little spark of awareness inside. It’s not a performance enhancing drug like a creativity steroid for like power working at the office.

sharadov 6y ago
All drugs are enhancers IMO, some less like weed, and some more like Shrooms and LSD.
cowboysauce 6y ago
Posts like this always make me feel like I’m doing psychedelics wrong somehow because I can never relate to them. I’ve done mushrooms 3 times, LSD once, and I’ve never felt that way. I recently did 3.5g of mushrooms and yeah, there were fractals covering most of my vision, but overall I felt pretty normal. I was definitely more relaxed, emotionally open and introspective, but it wasn’t anything particularly special. Going outside for a walk with the leaves changing wasn’t a mystical experience and having the same police car pass by me twice within a few minutes wasn’t anything unusual. I feel less anxious and depressed in the aftermath, but everyone talks about the psychedelic experience being life-changing and ineffable. And there’s a part of me that wonders why I don’t get that :/
- WrathOfJay 6y ago
  You're describing a mild trip. More can take you into other worlds where your brain can make you believe you're in tune with the universe, or black out and scare yourself because you can't remember how or why you got where you are, and everything in between. But definitely more intense than you describe.
  - cowboysauce 6y ago
    I guess I must just have a high natural tolerance to psychedelics, or maybe weight matters more than people say it does.
    - janderland 6y ago
      Also the dosage can be unreliable. LSD tabs aren’t regulated (obviously) and mushroom can vary wildly in their potency.
      - LocalH 6y ago
        Neurochemistry can play a big role, too. I feel that psychedelics can have great benefit for those of us with ADHD, as an alternative to more traditional stimulant treatment.
- kinghtown 6y ago
  The fractals are typical, for me, of the onset of the rising peak of a mild to moderate dose which is actually just about perfect for a recreational experience with friends or a party. Moving your hand should produce a hazy trail of after images in the early part of a moderate or stronger dose. I find mushrooms to be way more visual than LSD but you have to do a bit more to tip the balance into a otherworldly trip. I also think mushrooms are safer to play with than LSD since the most intense phase will peak up and come down between roughly 90 minutes. There is a second or third wave after some hours but nothing like the peak. Since potency can vary a great deal between strains (one type of mushroom could be very intense at 2 grams [this is rare] while another maybe require 6, and so on) I recommend buying much more than you need at one time. Like 20 grams. Take two, see how it goes. Few weeks or whatever later take three grams. My experience From back in the day is that on average, 4 or 5 grams will usually do the trick. 5 grams of dry magic mushrooms usually tastes pretty gnarly so chew them up with a nice premium chocolate bar. Be careful here. Make no mistake about it, magic mushrooms and LSD can definitely be a humbling, pants-shitting experience that one can’t merely nope out of. So exercise caution and don’t feel pressured to do too much at once. If you really want it, buy 50x Salvia from a head shop. Fill a bong with the powder, use a torch lighter (the crystals release from the extract at a high temperature, regular lighter won’t be enough) inhale and hold the smoke in for 15 to 30 seconds. Exhale, take another hit. Inhale, hold, and be sure to send the funhouse gnomes my warmest regards.

sharadov 6y ago

All drugs are enhancers IMO, some less like weed, and some more like Shrooms and LSD.

cowboysauce 6y ago

Posts like this always make me feel like I’m doing psychedelics wrong somehow because I can never relate to them. I’ve done mushrooms 3 times, LSD once, and I’ve never felt that way. I recently did 3.5g of mushrooms and yeah, there were fractals covering most of my vision, but overall I felt pretty normal. I was definitely more relaxed, emotionally open and introspective, but it wasn’t anything particularly special. Going outside for a walk with the leaves changing wasn’t a mystical experience and having the same police car pass by me twice within a few minutes wasn’t anything unusual. I feel less anxious and depressed in the aftermath, but everyone talks about the psychedelic experience being life-changing and ineffable. And there’s a part of me that wonders why I don’t get that :/

WrathOfJay 6y ago
You're describing a mild trip. More can take you into other worlds where your brain can make you believe you're in tune with the universe, or black out and scare yourself because you can't remember how or why you got where you are, and everything in between. But definitely more intense than you describe.
- cowboysauce 6y ago
  I guess I must just have a high natural tolerance to psychedelics, or maybe weight matters more than people say it does.
  - janderland 6y ago
    Also the dosage can be unreliable. LSD tabs aren’t regulated (obviously) and mushroom can vary wildly in their potency.
    - LocalH 6y ago
      Neurochemistry can play a big role, too. I feel that psychedelics can have great benefit for those of us with ADHD, as an alternative to more traditional stimulant treatment.
kinghtown 6y ago
The fractals are typical, for me, of the onset of the rising peak of a mild to moderate dose which is actually just about perfect for a recreational experience with friends or a party. Moving your hand should produce a hazy trail of after images in the early part of a moderate or stronger dose. I find mushrooms to be way more visual than LSD but you have to do a bit more to tip the balance into a otherworldly trip. I also think mushrooms are safer to play with than LSD since the most intense phase will peak up and come down between roughly 90 minutes. There is a second or third wave after some hours but nothing like the peak. Since potency can vary a great deal between strains (one type of mushroom could be very intense at 2 grams [this is rare] while another maybe require 6, and so on) I recommend buying much more than you need at one time. Like 20 grams. Take two, see how it goes. Few weeks or whatever later take three grams. My experience From back in the day is that on average, 4 or 5 grams will usually do the trick. 5 grams of dry magic mushrooms usually tastes pretty gnarly so chew them up with a nice premium chocolate bar. Be careful here. Make no mistake about it, magic mushrooms and LSD can definitely be a humbling, pants-shitting experience that one can’t merely nope out of. So exercise caution and don’t feel pressured to do too much at once. If you really want it, buy 50x Salvia from a head shop. Fill a bong with the powder, use a torch lighter (the crystals release from the extract at a high temperature, regular lighter won’t be enough) inhale and hold the smoke in for 15 to 30 seconds. Exhale, take another hit. Inhale, hold, and be sure to send the funhouse gnomes my warmest regards.