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[ZX-Pilot]

doin acid for the first time next week, anyone got any tips to make sure I don't go.... insane..?
lol
cheers

Just do it in a comfortable environment as you would with any psychedelic. And try to stay away from any conflict that might be going on, it can add a really twisted dark side to the trip.

he writes: "...to make sure I don't go.... insane..?"

I tell you, DO NOT take LSD with that mindset. It is not leisure activity. I would't tell it if that's DMT, where horrid experiences can reveal one's mistakes in life and psyche. But NOT LSD. It can seriously harm you if you aren't clear and prepared in your mind.

[bleak.]

doin acid for the first time next week, anyone got any tips to make sure I don't go.... insane..?
lol
cheers

Just do it in a comfortable environment as you would with any psychedelic. And try to stay away from any conflict that might be going on, it can add a really twisted dark side to the trip.

he writes: "...to make sure I don't go.... insane..?"

I tell you, DO NOT take LSD with that mindset. It is not leisure activity. I would't tell it if that's DMT, where horrid experiences can reveal one's mistakes in life and psyche. But NOT LSD. It can seriously harm you if you aren't clear and prepared in your mind.

i completely agree.

i took mushrooms on Halloween whilst suffering from depression (which i convinced myself i didn't have). the trip itself was a nightmare - it tore apart the artificial barriers inside my mind and left the truth staring right in front of me. i took the mushrooms in my room, with no window. i didn't prepare myself for it at all and it took me a few days to return to normality...seriously, drugs like these aren't toys.

[Flagship]

what y ou're saying is not making me feel safe
lol


I might just stick with the mdma then, most of my friends have done acid and I really want to try it,.
when I said 'insane' I was slightly joking, but people always say I get the most fucked off drugs out of everyone, like they affect me the most, and also weed has been getting me pretty paranoid recently so I've cut down, and it's stuff like that which gets me a bit worried
I might leave it then if you're all saying I should be fully happy about it

also I'm gonna be pretty tired on that day which I assume is a bad thing, we're playing a squat gig the night before and going on at like.. 5am

[Shadowshocker]

what y ou're saying is not making me feel safe
lol


I might just stick with the mdma then, most of my friends have done acid and I really want to try it,.
when I said 'insane' I was slightly joking, but people always say I get the most fucked off drugs out of everyone, like they affect me the most, and also weed has been getting me pretty paranoid recently so I've cut down, and it's stuff like that which gets me a bit worried
I might leave it then if you're all saying I should be fully happy about it

also I'm gonna be pretty tired on that day which I assume is a bad thing, we're playing a squat gig the night before and going on at like.. 5am

I think the others are making it a bigger deal than it seems. If you are uncomfortable with anything at all (as in problems, not little things) then I would wait until they clear up. When I say anything at all I mean things like, problems with a friend, problems happening in your life, etc.

Also, when the trip is taking place I would advise to let things happen instead of resisting things you don't want to believe. I remember in a part of my first (and only) trip, I was being told that I somehow took too much and I was going to overdose or something. I just sat back and let things play out. There's no reason to get scared about those things. The problem is drawing the line between what's actually happening and what's not really happening that people start to believe the scary shit and go crazy. I mean there are alot of worse things that can happen in trips, but as long as you don't become overly connected to a false image and start getting mixed up about things you should be fine. This coming from someone inexperienced about these drugs, but I remember having strong doubts before doing it like you may be having. Problem is people make out having a bad trip as something that will occur if one slight little thing goes wrong and then you're fucked from then on.

[Flagship]

yeah, I don't think I have underlying depression or anything so I think that would be okay
I've also done very, very trippy pills in the past, where I've completely come down and been hallucinating vividly like having conversations with people who weren't there and I entered this painting on the wall, that was..... pretty amazing.... I've also hallucinated on a seperate occasion people being hanged from the ceiling in the same room as me, and then maggots and cracks crawling all over the walls, but it seemed okay because I knew it wasn't real so I controlled it.. sorta..
I assume that was only mild compared to acid I you get none of the "headfuck" as people say, as that was only with pills which were cut with something weird

[harpoon dodger]

Definitely try it out man..its not nearly as bad as everyone's hyping it to be. It's an experience that's for sure..one you don't wanna miss out on.

[Joebot Kill]

doin acid for the first time next week, anyone got any tips to make sure I don't go.... insane..?
lol
cheers

Just do it in a comfortable environment as you would with any psychedelic. And try to stay away from any conflict that might be going on, it can add a really twisted dark side to the trip.

he writes: "...to make sure I don't go.... insane..?"

I tell you, DO NOT take LSD with that mindset. It is not leisure activity. I would't tell it if that's DMT, where horrid experiences can reveal one's mistakes in life and psyche. But NOT LSD. It can seriously harm you if you aren't clear and prepared in your mind.

i completely agree.

i took mushrooms on Halloween whilst suffering from depression (which i convinced myself i didn't have). the trip itself was a nightmare - it tore apart the artificial barriers inside my mind and left the truth staring right in front of me. i took the mushrooms in my room, with no window. i didn't prepare myself for it at all and it took me a few days to return to normality...seriously, drugs like these aren't toys.

wow man. the way you described that is terrifying.

as for me, tripping has been a pretty good experience most of the time. ive tripped 4 times now, and the first one was the only one that really freaked me out in a bad way. it started as heavily visual, and then morphed into a serious paranoia about alot of things: my parents finding out, school etc.
but its funny that someone mentioned a fear of ODing because i got that too my first time.

BUT!!!!
the next three times i did it were in a much better situation. i was outside, it was a bright, warm sunny day. we watched the sunset and i spent most of my time lying on the beach. it was amazing and a totally moving experience. the third time i tripped i watched a lunar eclipse and i felt the earth move under my body.

Important things to try:

try to be with close friends and people that you love. their presence will mean everything to you and you will probably learn to love them in new and beautiful ways. (seriously)

be in a warm, comfortable environment. a bright summer day, or a warm cozy apartment etc. one time i tripped i was in a very cold apartment and it was not such a good trip until we turned all the stove burners on for heat. then the whole trip was much more comfortable.

stay busy. keep your mind active with something: art, music, a movie or something. try drawing or writing if you are into it. you wont believe the stuff that comes out of your head. it will amaze you. talk with your friends. one of the worst feelings while tripping for me is the sensation of being alone, because then it turns into separation and then total isolation from the world. thats why it is important to be with people that you can talk to, have deep conversations about numbers and time travel.
also, i feel like its a good idea to stay away from things that are "psychedelic." for me at least it has been the real things that affected my trip more. sitting in front of a trippy itunes visualizer did nothing for me. and obviously, listen to music you love. how convenient that boards of canada is some of the best tripping music ever? id stay away from geogaddi though... too freaky!

i think there are generally two types of trips. visual trips and body trips. for me a body trip is a more enjoyable experience. you feel totally at tune with the world around you and everything makes sense. a visual trip can be a weird and sometimes frightening experience. there is a good chance you will get aspects of both in one trip, but i have had trips where it was totally a body trip only with no visuals at all.

oh and there was a lunar eclipse tonight. it was totally bad ass. i just got in from watching it.

[Shadowshocker]

Important things to try:

try to be with close friends and people that you love. their presence will mean everything to you and you will probably learn to love them in new and beautiful ways. (seriously)

one of the worst feelings while tripping for me is the sensation of being alone, because then it turns into separation and then total isolation from the world. thats why it is important to be with people that you can talk to, have deep conversations about numbers and time travel.

id stay away from geogaddi though... too freaky!

Wow, weird I was the exact opposite when I tripped. Not that I minded being with people, but I much prefered going on little adventures by myself outside and locking myself in my room and enjoying the trip alone. It shows the differences between people tripping. Though I can admit that you will probably love everyone you come in to contact with.

As for Geogaddi, I remember a few days before my friend telling me how scary The Devil Is In The Details would be when on psychedelics...it just so happens that the first song I decide to put on when my trip kicked in was this song, and wow was it amazing. A completely different perspective on it and I might add that it was more beautiful then frightening for me. But I've never really thought any of Geogaddi was frightening to begin with so maybe that's why...

[bleak.]

Important things to try:

try to be with close friends and people that you love. their presence will mean everything to you and you will probably learn to love them in new and beautiful ways. (seriously)

one of the worst feelings while tripping for me is the sensation of being alone, because then it turns into separation and then total isolation from the world. thats why it is important to be with people that you can talk to, have deep conversations about numbers and time travel.

id stay away from geogaddi though... too freaky!

I remember a few days before my friend telling me how scary The Devil Is In The Details would be when on psychedelics...

i cant even begin to explain what this sounded like...in my mind, there were machines, miles high, turning...i just remember the sheer depth of my mind...it expanded. very odd. it wasn't necessarily an enchantment of colours as most trips are made out to be...tiny little things turning, and upon searching deeper, it would only take my further and further into this...it's almost impossible to explain isn't it? sigh...

zoetrope is a good track whilst coming down. it gave me the reassurance that i desperately needed. x

[turquoise70]

i'm still kinda high from last night. my buddy came over to watch the eclipse with me for a while.

first, i watched it on my own, in -10 degree weather at the bottom of a hill on the edge of campus. it was beautiful. i listened to TCH and just as Slow This Bird Down came on, airplanes started silently crossing the night sky as if stars were detaching themselves and floating away. but then i got too cold and my phone AND my ipod died, so i went back inside.

my buddy came over and he brought a friend and we smoked up in my dorm's bathroom, then hung around talking and listening to my newer music for a while, and my buddy jammed along to it on guitar - which is fucking awesome. i'm going to have to record him doing that soon (though he claims he would want to lay out parts to it first, but bah, the noodling is good enough as it is). but then it got late and i tried to say i was tired and was gonna sleep but he was still pretty high and kept forgetting he was going to go to another building.

then i slept and had this weird dream where i was...off road skateboarding all over this really mountainous, coastal terrain in the north woods, on like... some fantasy island in a videogame. and it started to storm...and stopped...and suddenly i was in some really dark and dramatic mario brothers cartoon (lol) and had to crawl through this dungeon. weirdness.

[Flagship]

the worst thing is being alone on a comedown
so lonely

[BrandNewRetro]

One of my mates tried to skin up on my Geogaddi vinyl last night, what kind of sick minded person would do that?!

[Beacon]

Like people have said, feeling a lone sucks and is one of the worst feelings while tripping. You don't even need to be physically alone. You can just get stuck in your own mind and go down into a spiral and feel like you will never return. The first time I did shrooms, the last 4 hours were spent sitting on a couch with 3 other people, no one saying a word. Everyone was feeling shitty and incredibly self-concious. The second time I did shrooms I ended up in a campus bar, crowded with people and some friends, but I had never felt so alone. Being around people who arn't tripping while I'm tripping really brings me down. Both experiences were good overall though, haha.

Has anyone here tried benadryl?

[r obhR]

I almost prefer to be alone on trips. Though it's also a really fun social experience if you're with the right kind of people.

Being the only one tripping with a bunch of people who aren't tripping is the absolute worst though.

[harpoon dodger]

Like people have said, feeling a lone sucks and is one of the worst feelings while tripping. You don't even need to be physically alone. You can just get stuck in your own mind and go down into a spiral and feel like you will never return. The first time I did shrooms, the last 4 hours were spent sitting on a couch with 3 other people, no one saying a word. Everyone was feeling shitty and incredibly self-concious. The second time I did shrooms I ended up in a campus bar, crowded with people and some friends, but I had never felt so alone. Being around people who arn't tripping while I'm tripping really brings me down. Both experiences were good overall though, haha.

yeah i had this happen to me a few times, once on mush and once on lsd..it was alright overall though like you said. and i also feel the same way being around people who arent tripping when i am..its weird?

[DeepChromeCanyons]

Boards of Canada + Mega Man X > Boards of Canada w/o Mega Man X

[hills west]

depends on what weapon you get

[saturdayindex]

does anyone else here seem to get sick a lot more when you smoke?

[DeepChromeCanyons]

does anyone else here seem to get sick a lot more when you smoke?

Usually the opposite unless smoking leads to me eating way too much.

[DeepChromeCanyons]

depends on what weapon you get

HAIDUUUUUKEN!