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Hopefully the drugs and trip are done in a safe place like a lab. Anything that increases brain plasticity also increases suggestibility which can be extremely
by thatoneguy 3y ago
Hopefully the drugs and trip are done in a safe place like a lab. Anything that increases brain plasticity also increases suggestibility which can be extremely dangerous if you're doing ayahuasca in Peru with a bunch of strangers or even LSD in an apartment in NYC in mixed company.
- LocalH 3y agoA standard "lab" would not be suitable. Too cold, too unfeeling. It must be a space specifically designed to comfort and soothe. Familiarity also plays a big part of it, if one is in a strange place that they're not used to.
- LoganDark 3y agoI've done psychedelics at home (up to 400μg of LSD at once) and it was plenty safe, I think. I don't know if I'm accurate or not since I'm speaking about myself though, it's entirely possible I could have done something stupid if there was peer pressure. I think it depends on the person though.
- crtified 3y ago"Set and setting" [0] is a widely known phrase, in those scenes. The phrase attempts to catchily summarise the vital prerequisites, in any substance-taking situation - and this applies to alcohol too, as one of the potentially hardest drugs - of a suitable mindset, and a suitable (location, social, safe, fun, ...) setting. And when you think about it, the general approach could apply beyond this context, to many things. If you get your mind happily aligned, and are going into a positive situation you enjoy, then that's a pretty large bias toward success! Drug or otherwise. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting