In my journey around the net, I came across this "get the true facts on drugs" site. (http://www.freevibe.com/Drug_Facts/) They had this to say about handling a bad trip: Q. How can I help someone through a bad trip? A. Don't try to handle this situation on your own; call 911 and a trusted adult immediately. While waiting, address the person by name, remind them who and where they are, talk to them calmly, make sure they're safe, and don't leave them alone. Thats probably one of the worst things to do...Thoughts anyone?
In many situations it is probably the worst thing to do. Being strapped down to a stretcher is not exactly the best source of comfort on a bad trip. However, I could see a situation where someone is just out of control where they need to be sedated, and in that case, calling 911 might be appropriate. However, the advice of reminding the person of who they are and what they are is very good advice, because that is essentially what is happening when people go nuts on LSD... they have lost touch with reality, and they have forgotten what "real life" in the psychological sense is like.
thats most god awful advice ever. Unless they are tripping PCP and they might kill you 911 is an awful solution to a poor trip on LSD
As I suggested on that sticky "URGENT!! Help me talk my friend down" give him DMT and when he comes down from it, LSD will be like kids playing. I am not very serionus with this advice but there is something there
Worst advice EVER. If you're buddy's havin a bad trip, take him outside, smoke some weed, change set and setting and re-direct the trip. Do not attempt to sober someone up when they're on acid it will make their trip suck.
The weed part can be terrible advice for some people. I have seen good trips go awry due to smoking weed. However, the last part of that sentence is good advice. Just getting someone to focus on something else, something familiar (like maybe a favorite movie, a favorite song, or a favorite food) is the best thing you can do.
If I start having a bad trip...I go into my room...turn on my TV, turn on a cable news channel, and watch it until I calm down and feel better...it works everytime for me
are you sure its a good thing to smoke weed? i mean, i heard people saying that they smoke weed to get a heavier trip
That's very good advice. The news is something that is familiar and grounded in "reality" which can definitely help bring back a sense of identity. "Oh yeah, I live in the United States, where we are in the middle of the election process, etc."
Yeah...Kind of funny...tripping is the one time cable news has a calming effect...usually its the opposite. And, once i'm stable, I usually spend a few minutes watching the distortions of familiar faces...and the strange things that their hair does.
most people I know smoke weed and it calms them and lets them relax into their trip. I dont know anyone who wont smoke when tripping.
I find that slowly walking around a familiar area and focusing on things that I know helps a lot when my trips start to go bad. Also, if I'm in a dark room and things start to go downhill, turning on the lights can do a world of good.
whenever i begin to bad trip, i just think to myself, "damn this is really good sid" and then i begin to laugh n have fun.
if ur a regular weed smoker it more often than not will calm your nerves down. however, if ur tripping acid and aren't a pothead smoking weed can fuck u up hard
