Isnt "bad trip" just a severe panic attack, experienced during the psychedelic trip?
I have never used psychedelics/dissociatives in doses, which allowed me to trip. Despite this I had several low dose ketamine/DXM/ephenidine experiences which I could call bad "trips" (surely, it was no trip, just a slightly altered state of consciousness), and all these experiences were anxious and ended with full blown panic attack. My thoughts are, maybe what psychonauts call "bad trip" is just a full blown panic attack, which is experienced when under the influence of drugs? Due to it is experienced on drugs, it is felt different as typical "sober" panic attack. From my experience full blown panic attack even when you are sober is very "bad trip", the only possible difference you can use your non altered consciousness during it to control it (if the panic itself does not change the consciousness to the severely altered state).
I have never used psychedelics/dissociatives in doses, which allowed me to trip. Despite this I had several low dose ketamine/DXM/ephenidine experiences which I could call bad "trips" (surely, it was no trip, just a slightly altered state of consciousness), and all these experiences were anxious and ended with full blown panic attack. My thoughts are, maybe what psychonauts call "bad trip" is just a full blown panic attack, which is experienced when under the influence of drugs? Due to it is experienced on drugs, it is felt different as typical "sober" panic attack. From my experience full blown panic attack even when you are sober is very "bad trip", the only possible difference you can use your non altered consciousness during it to control it (if the panic itself does not change the consciousness to the severely altered state).