Hi im thinking of taking acid for the first time cos of the mind expanding qualities and im a deep thinking person even when im not on drugs, ive tryed other things coke mdma and e's which ive done my fair share of most ive done in one nite is 13 pills but ive kinda stopped that now, but what i was wondering is i used to be a complete stoner i smoked weed all the time but if i smoke it now i get anxious and a bit paranoid i question everything about myself and dont think positively and giggle like i once did so i was wondering if i take acid wil i have the same sort of thoughts i have a mate who did it for the first time and had a great experience said he felt like he was kind if in the matrix but when he did it for the second time he had a bad trip and didnt even feel like a human being thought he was going insane, so im a bit worred that this mite happen to me as im quite a sensitive person to my surroundings etc. i was thinking if i was to do some best place would be up on the hills in the summmer?
do it with ONE best/excellent friend, somewhere outdoors where it is gorgeous and there are no people. dress comfortably and carry with you a couple small "toys" and some water and quick calories, particularly if you will not be returning to "home" for many hours. go ahead and dive right in, take a good, strong dose, and write "everything is temporary" on your hand or a piece of paper to remind you to just relax and and let it--whatever it may be--flow through you; you are a vehicle through which the LSD expresses itself--anything can and will happen. do not ever forget this. you might also want to write down the following: "the only thing i have to fear is fear itself...." Read that sentence until your brain, heart, and soul truly understand it; then, i assure you, "bad trips" become an impossibility. best wishes, friend.
"everything is temporary" is a trip in itself... i don't know if i'd reccomend that to everyone . i can see how anxiety could slip in and smoosh a person.
People taking L need to be reminded of what they are doing, if they dont follow that, then it is not meant for them
if you trip in your current mind state there is a good chance that you will experience what you fear. part of this is just because you are fearing it alone. i would recommend you do your research until you know enough about LSD to know what kind of things cause negative experiences. when you are sure that you are ready and feel good about tripping instead of fearing it, then you can try acid. know what you are getting into - do your research online as well as talking to experienced friends.(the more experienced the better - dont necessarily trust a new users experience) i recommend - "The Psychedelic Experience" by Timothy Leary -http://www.lycaeum.org/books/books/psychedelic_experience/tibetan.html and - "Be Here Now" by Ram Dass - http://www.amazon.com/Be-Here-Now-Ram-Dass/dp/0517543052 - you can order this book from your local book store! erowid is also a good source of information! - www.erowid.org a person with good karma - with no fears or anxieties, no guilt - should expect a positive psychedelic experience.
Wait... Did you say that you took coke and X as mind stimulants, or did you just take them for fun...?
i meant in a broader sense... if i had something like that written on my hand, i'd start seeing the temporariness of everything all around me, and get on a death trip. maybe if you want to get on that path it'd be okay, but if you didn't... it would really suck. i'd go with "everything will be back to normal soon", or something else.... that's just me, though.
another Ram Dass book you may really enjoy is "the only dance there is." it's excellent. it's where i got the "the only thing i have to fear is fear itself" quote. i read the brief section on love and fear and it convinced me that "bad" trips are completely impossible if you really understand what Ram Dass was saying in those couple pages.... i like to read those pages the night before a strong trip.
I know what you meant Prism But the truth is the truth, we are continually drifting away from our beginnings, a moment is a moment, and people should realize this, otherwise, it is a drug being used for laughs, and could potentially lead to a bad trip regardless if it were to get to deep.
the paranoia from bud is really annoying when you smoke too much, just stop smoking and kind of build up your philosophical thinkings, general wellbeing and happiness SOBER, and then take L. whenever my trip started getting hectic i'd just give in anyway pretty much, i mean your body is still living, its got fuel and warmth etc. so you might aswell lose that whole annoying labelling and catagorizing our minds do (eg. good trip, bad trip), i found the easiest way of doing so was not even really trying to stay in control, but knowing that im no more in control in this state/perspective than in the next. btw may you all have a good day/night
