how have shrooms changed you?

I always here people on this site who have done shrooms or LSD say that those drugs changed the way they think. But no one ever says HOW it changed them. I didn't start this thread because I doubt them(because I dont) but because I'm curious.

by the way ive never tripped but plan on doing it this summer with some friends

 

hard question to respond to.

it made me more aware of vibes from my surrondings. Also it made me realize whats really important in life and how alot of things are just bullshit adn or ego-games that dont mean any thing in the long run. Also i have become more aware of energy's/ nature spirits.

 

So, when it changes your perspective, it's in a good way, right?

 

yes it kinda made me realize that certain plants can give you a type of understanding that no amount of meditation or self improvement can give you just because of the fact that its a plant that was here before us. Even if we reach our individual pinnacle, the mushroom (or any other psychedelic plant) will still give us more insight then what we would normally have because we have ingested it. However it is important to understand this because it also made me relize that death is actaully Nirvana because you even stop ingesting things at the point of death. In fact really Nirvana is total nothingness not even the word nothingness can exist in nirvana neither does the thought of existence exist either. Well im getting too much into my buddhist philosphy now, but its interesting because alot of what i study about buddhism can really give insight into my trips. As of right now my whole existence is based on love and relization.

theres an unlimited amount of thoughts in your mind.

 

I hear alot of people talk about how it helped them deal with ego games and see what's important, including most of my friends who are trippers. I got some of that, but I noticed more important changes in other areas of my life.

One biggie was relationships. I started to become keenly aware of how little things I do can hurt others - or help them. I already considered myself a pretty empathetic person, but mushrooms really enhanced this. I remember in particular when I first started doing mushrooms I was in a rebellion period against my parents, and I really saw how much I was hurting my mom and changed my behavior towards her. It'd didn't mean conforming or giving up, but I no longer went against the grain just for the sake of going against the grain. In Nietzschean terms, I learned to give up ressentiment and instead took on a life affirming Dionysian perspective.

Another part of what mushrooms have done for me has been to make everything more "real." This might sound wierd to someone who just thinks mushrooms distort reality, but it makes perfect sense to most trippers I think. Alot of things I had known already suddenly took on a new urgency after I started doing mushrooms. Urgency is the word. You suddenly become aware of your life and death, and the importance (and unimportance) of it all. I never really got spiritual the way some people have, I get alot of psychological thrills from it and a well of creativity.

Mushrooms effect everyone different though. I would say most people become more open minded and nonviolent as a result of mushrooms. See for yourself. Go for it. Life is only a collection of experiences. You want to have as many as you can handle.

 

that statement right there just really made me want to try shrooms and that actually made me worry less about having a bad trip when i do them or something...good post^

 

Oldest analogy ever in mankind but, like peeling the layers of an onion. Only in reverse, peeling from the inside out. Or realizing the onion was never there in the first place, or deciding that one would rather eat an apple.....

It has been a process, a good one, but treated with disrespect, reap what you sow.

 

Glad I could help. That's been my guiding philosophy for the last five years and it's worked pretty well. When you think of things in that light, there are no successes or failures, only experiments. Every new experience is an oppurtunity to learn more about yourself.

 

Mushrooms have without a doubt opened up my mind (in a good way!) to what is going on in the world. Whenever I look at the sky or trees and nature it reminds of how beautiful everything is when your tripping but equally how beautiful everything is in general. The sky is amazing whether your tripping or not and we are fuckin' nature up with alot of bad shit. Pollution and stuff is destroying this beautfiul things and my mind has definatly opened up to how special the world really is and how much we should really take care of it!

 

i dont really feel like mushrooms have changed me much but acid now thats a diffrent story! That shit made me realize whats important in my life and why its important.... i have also noticed i zone out a shit load more....

 

The thing you have to remember is to have someone there to babysit you, to make sure your trip doesn't go horribly wrong or you do something stupid. But if you have as much success as I have then you'll get this new sense of awareness, you'll look at people and instead of seeing some strange face you'll start thinking about the experiences they've had. After a psychedelic experience like this you'll be able to appreciate more sides of things, and to understand the things people go through to make them seem like assholes. It's just a new door to open up, but ultimately you have to walk through it.

 

COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS

Do you think I'm too young to trip? I'll be 16 on May 10th.

And also how often can you safely trip (like once a month)?

 

I've been taking shrooms almost every week for the past two months, i havnt noticed any problems or anything. I'm gonna stop doing them so often, maybe once a month cos i think they could loose their majesty if i keep hammering them.
I'd say do them once a month or every 2-3 weeks but certainly not more than once a week. I think that might ruin them for you.
I cant say weather you are too young cos i dont know you but shrooms tend to be safe enough just dont take too many: try around 1.5g dry(15g fresh) mex. cubensis on your first time. this wont b too intense and will give you an idea of what its like.

Also, I dont think theres such a thing as a 'Bad' trip, all experiences with shrooms are beneficial just as long as u know your limits and are COMFORTABLE when you do them: i.e. mushrooms tend to make you dwell on anything that may be troubling you at the time so try and sort things out in your head b4 you do them. otherwise just enjoy yourself and laugh at the random hillarity! shrooms kick ass!

 

Trips can never be bad. ;-)

 

I dissagree on that last statement. trips can be bad.
but, as said above, be sure there's someone to babysit you during your first trip, then you will most likely be fine.

The effects shrooms had on me: yeah.. that whole awareness-thing.
Everything Lives. the trees, the grass, the little bug that desperately tries to climb up your foot.
when I'm shroomed I notice it all.. I feel One with nature. It's beautiful.

also, last week, I was sitting shroomed in the sun on a sidewalk.. and every person who walked by was in a hurry.
it made me realise that people don't Enjoy enough.
they go from point A to point B, and they don't stop during their way to just..sit down and enjoy the sun, and, you know, smell the flowers.
I think shrooms made me realise that I do wanna smell the flowers.. I don't want to be washed away by this 24hour-society.. so I won't.
I'll stop during my way from point A to point B and I will enjoy the sun and nature.
shrooms enrich my life.

 

To be honest I dont think Shrooms have changed my life. I mean they have opened my eyes to some things that I didnt think of before. All my Shroom trips have been great so far so I suppose they made me happy because I liked them but to say they have changed my life completely well I dont know about that. The only way they could of changed my life that I can think of is that I didnt know it was possible to do some of the stuff I did on Shrooms. But maybe they have changed my life and I just dont know that they have. Anything is possible when it comes to Shrooms

 

Sabel I think thats why they exist, well one of the many reasons, I also think that they have played an integeral part in human evolution, as they have been consumed since even before man walked the earth.

I know the same can be said about other plants, but the difference is that, apart from cactai, there is no other plant type thing that we can consume which has such a profound effect on our conciousness.

I must make one point however, the only things which i feel can cause a bad trip, are the thoughts inside your head, or the people you're with, now IMO a sitter you trust can only partly solve these problems, it is up to the person shrooming to figure out if their head is prepared for the experience and to ensure that they are with people they completely trust.
One more factor which may contribute to a bad trip would be taking more than you can handle.

Each of the above can be easily avoided if you think about it!

 

Mushrooms are amazing, acid is amazing too. But man mushrooms are like a rollercoaster they go up and down and they really make you take a step back and look at yourself. They help you to evaluate your life, and put into perspective what is really important to you. I have to say that personally for me they have really helped create my perception of the world around me, they turn on your mind and make it think in a way you normally wouldnt have access to. Every one should turn on those parts of their mind at least once.

 

Shrooms have opened my eyes more to peoples energy that they give off in certain situations and when its good and bad