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How come these articles never mention the profound effects and aftereffects of bad trips?

• minsc_and_boo 4y ago
  As someone who came down with visual snow syndrome (permanent HPPD) after an anxiety attack, why anyone would roll the dice on joining this hell is beyond me. Also LSD has been linked to speeding up early onset schizophrenia in individuals who are susceptible: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813425/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813425/
  • giantg2 4y ago
    All depends on perceived risk. Many people don't even know about those risks, or think it's scare tactics. Even people who do know them might still take it because the risks are relatively rare. Even very common medications, like Tylenol and hormonal birth control, have serious rare side effects and/or strict usage guidelines. Many people taking these don't know about the risks.
• giantg2 4y ago
  It's the inverse affect of TV news. New products have hype or buzz (even if they're previously recycled). The news only shows the bad stuff. I guess it's just how our brains work. Perhaps from a study perspective they're mostly focusing on the "normal" responses and ignoring outliers. Although I have seen some safety studies on various things that do look at the negatives. Those don't really get shared here (or anywhere really).
  • wwarner 4y ago
    an induced hallucination of another kind