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I don't want to spoil your experience, but here some well meant advice. - Please make sure you have someone you trust with you, in case your trip goes bad. In

by car 18y ago

I don't want to spoil your experience, but here some well meant advice. - Please make sure you have someone you trust with you, in case your trip goes bad. In general, you should be in a calm environment. - The effects of LSD last up to 12 hours, and in rare cases can trigger psychosis. Maybe a reason to reconsider?

swombat 18y ago
The first piece of advice is good. Do it in a safe environment you control, ideally with someone else who has already taken psychedelics before. Oh, and make sure you both take psychedelics, at the same time. Otherwise you might get a bad trip form feeling paranoid about them. The second piece of advice is only useful if you want to give him a reason to freak out and have a bad trip. LSD is one of the safest mind-altering drugs around. As far as I know the chances of it triggering psychosis based on a single dose, a single time, are pretty much nil. Regular users might go nuts, but then anyone who spends a significant portion of their life on LSD is pretty much nuts to begin with.
- devin 18y ago
  Actually there is a small (very small) grain of truth to what he's saying. If you have a history of mental illness (Schizophrenia in particular) in your family, it can bring it on faster. Meaning: people who go crazy from doing psychedelics would have been crazy anyhow. I would suggest you approach LSD very thoughtfully, with reverence, as if it were a pilgrimage. Don't take it too seriously, but do try to gain some perspective on things that are important to you. I kept a journal of my experiences. Another note: Don't try to control things. The one thing you will quickly realize on LSD is the faster you allow yourself to surrender and take things as they come, the faster you will be able to gain powerful insight into how your mind works. Attempting to control things will just hinder progress. If you get scared, don't worry: think of fluffy pink cotton candy. Seriously, if you do get really anxious and for whatever reason scared, just let yourself be scared. The faster you allow the emotions conquer you, the faster they fade away. If you are terrified, the best thing to do is to /be terrified/ instead of trying to /not/ be terrified. One of them will take you forward, one of them will put you in a thought loop. Have fun and enjoy yourself. LSD is to this day, one of the single most important experiences of my life. Edit: Also, remember when you're coming up (it should take at least an hour, sometimes as long as two), you will start to think about how you shouldn't have done this and how you might go crazy and never be okay again. This is a completely normal thought that almost every rational person has during the first hour or so. Just let things happen how they will, put in some good music and be comfortable. Those feelings pass quickly. When you're coming down it can be kind of nerve racking because you might be tired and want to go to bed but you can't. The best thing to do in this situation IMO is to go on a walk. Finally, I wouldn't believe the hype about being paranoid around non-psychonauts. The first time I ever indulged I was with two sober friends in public, and I had no trouble maintaining. LSD is remarkably easy to snap yourself out of if you take an appropriate dose (1 tab if it's your first time, I never took more than 1 ever, and I spaced them out 6 months)
mojuba 18y ago
Bad is not a big problem if you have any of: tranquilizers, antidepressants or any codeine-containing drug at hand. I also used music when I felt I might be diving into a bad. I took 2 tabs for the first time, was alone at night, it was the most exciting experience in my life. But no other trip after that was like the first one. After 5 o6 experiences I learned to have safe trips in the streets among crowds. I learned to understand electronic music and some other genres of art better. Finally, started writing music myself. Thank you LSD.

by car 18y ago

swombat 18y ago

The first piece of advice is good. Do it in a safe environment you control, ideally with someone else who has already taken psychedelics before. Oh, and make sure you both take psychedelics, at the same time. Otherwise you might get a bad trip form feeling paranoid about them. The second piece of advice is only useful if you want to give him a reason to freak out and have a bad trip. LSD is one of the safest mind-altering drugs around. As far as I know the chances of it triggering psychosis based on a single dose, a single time, are pretty much nil. Regular users might go nuts, but then anyone who spends a significant portion of their life on LSD is pretty much nuts to begin with.

devin 18y ago
Actually there is a small (very small) grain of truth to what he's saying. If you have a history of mental illness (Schizophrenia in particular) in your family, it can bring it on faster. Meaning: people who go crazy from doing psychedelics would have been crazy anyhow. I would suggest you approach LSD very thoughtfully, with reverence, as if it were a pilgrimage. Don't take it too seriously, but do try to gain some perspective on things that are important to you. I kept a journal of my experiences. Another note: Don't try to control things. The one thing you will quickly realize on LSD is the faster you allow yourself to surrender and take things as they come, the faster you will be able to gain powerful insight into how your mind works. Attempting to control things will just hinder progress. If you get scared, don't worry: think of fluffy pink cotton candy. Seriously, if you do get really anxious and for whatever reason scared, just let yourself be scared. The faster you allow the emotions conquer you, the faster they fade away. If you are terrified, the best thing to do is to /be terrified/ instead of trying to /not/ be terrified. One of them will take you forward, one of them will put you in a thought loop. Have fun and enjoy yourself. LSD is to this day, one of the single most important experiences of my life. Edit: Also, remember when you're coming up (it should take at least an hour, sometimes as long as two), you will start to think about how you shouldn't have done this and how you might go crazy and never be okay again. This is a completely normal thought that almost every rational person has during the first hour or so. Just let things happen how they will, put in some good music and be comfortable. Those feelings pass quickly. When you're coming down it can be kind of nerve racking because you might be tired and want to go to bed but you can't. The best thing to do in this situation IMO is to go on a walk. Finally, I wouldn't believe the hype about being paranoid around non-psychonauts. The first time I ever indulged I was with two sober friends in public, and I had no trouble maintaining. LSD is remarkably easy to snap yourself out of if you take an appropriate dose (1 tab if it's your first time, I never took more than 1 ever, and I spaced them out 6 months)

mojuba 18y ago

Bad is not a big problem if you have any of: tranquilizers, antidepressants or any codeine-containing drug at hand. I also used music when I felt I might be diving into a bad. I took 2 tabs for the first time, was alone at night, it was the most exciting experience in my life. But no other trip after that was like the first one. After 5 o6 experiences I learned to have safe trips in the streets among crowds. I learned to understand electronic music and some other genres of art better. Finally, started writing music myself. Thank you LSD.