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This is exciting! As others have mentioned it’s important to use psychedelics in the appropriate context. These medicines are powerful tools which can really he
by c54 5y ago
This is exciting! As others have mentioned it’s important to use psychedelics in the appropriate context. These medicines are powerful tools which can really help in self examination and course-charting but like all powerful tools can also be quite chaotic in the wrong circumstances.
I’d recommend reading a bit on Erowid[0] or checking out Michael Pollan’s book How To Change Your Mind.
In general it’s important to trip with people you trust, in a safe place you are ideally somewhat familiar with, and with as open eyes about your current mental landscape (what’ve you been excited about? What’re you struggling with in your life?). Set positive intentions for your trip!
If you do find yourself wanting someone to talk to either during or after a trip, please reach out to the Fireside Project peer support line[1] (I’m a volunteer here, this is a cause and domain very dear to me)
If you do decide to trip, know that you are loved, experience is positively weird (both on and off drugs, eh?), and… welcome!
[0] https://www.erowid.org/ https://www.erowid.org/
[1] https://firesideproject.org/ https://firesideproject.org/
- f0rgot 5y agoI've always been interested in psilocybin, but am afraid to take them without some kind of guide. Where can I find someone like that. I haven't read the book, but in Michael Pollan's talks, he mentions "underground" guides for people going on a trip.
- Lifelarper 5y agoExcellent advice. Though I'd posit that simply making it legal closes down plenty of avenues for someone coming to harm from use, especially younger people.
- c54 5y agoI agree, the stigma around legality is just a breeding ground for panicky experiences. “Is that the cops?” “Do they know?” Etc.
- ryanchants 5y agoFear of a bad trip is also something you need to control. If you're working through some stuff in your life, and you want to use psilocybin for it, you may encounter some darker things. It's important to expect this and learn what works for you to work through it. Fighting some negative energy out of fear of a bad trip makes the trip so much worse, in my experience. I also normally have some happy music queued up that I can always throw on as a lifesaver of sorts.
- runnerup 5y agoFraming it as "Control" or "fighting" may lead to sub-par results