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How to shake the pre-trip anxiety?

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Last year, when I was 17, I had researched drugs of all kind extensively, wanting to try LSD the most. I read hours of info and reports on it, so I was fairly confident in taking it, however no sources for it. Finally I knew i had my chance when going to Electric Forest, the music festival in Michigan. I read online how weak doses are these days, being -50ug most of the time. So for the first SCI show, I decided to take 2 hits, for a medium-intensity trip. I highly underestimated my friend's cousin when he said this was "GOOD" acid.

Turns out each of these hits was 125ug, a fairly high dose for a first trip, imo, especially for a 17 year old at a crazy festival. I tripped absolute BALLS, had no idea what was going on a lot of the time, faces morphing, trees looked like cartoon vines with leaves on them, looking back on it know though, it was so intense that I can hardly remember the experience at all. Even with the intensity though, I rode the trip out fairly well imo, not freaking out externally at all. By far the most astonishing experience of my life, even more so than my almost-breakthrough on salvia.

To get to the point, I have never taken a psychedelic plunge since than, because I am fairly scared to go back to that place. Whenever dropping acid now (5 times since then) I have not tripped hard at all cause I always pussy out and take 1 hit in fear of taking 250ug again. Even when I tried mushrooms I was terrified of going over 1/2 an eighth.

Is there any way I can get over this anxiety and have a pleasant experience? The thought of being that far gone from reality again scares me a bit (I know that's the point of psychs, but I went way too far for my first trip), so does anyone have any advice on what psych I should take next and dosage etc.? I really wanna get in to the psych world but that first trip left me shattered. I really just want to be able to take a dose without being scared before I trip, because I feel as though if I'm scared when ingesting, it will lead to a bad trip.
 
The best thing to do, albeit more easily said than done, is to try not to think about it. As long as you take all the precautions, you'll be safe and should have nothing to worry about. Find something to distract you and take your mind off of it until you actually come up and are past that pre-trip anxiety. Things I have done include meditating, reading, watching TV, and playing video games. Whatever you can find to do that will take most of your focus and distract you from the fact that you just ingested a psychedelic should do the trick.
 
Yep 250ug is waay too much for a first time.

Why dont you just buy a decent amount of the same LSD and then slowly increase your dosage each time (only tripping every 2 weeks to avoid tolerance) until you get to a level you are happy with?
 
One of the best techniques is to use Binaural Beats - which essentially achieve brain wave entrainment. They have ranges that will remove your anxiety and put you in one of the most relaxed states you could be in.

Some good ones are: www.neuroprogrammer.com
Also Brain-Sync and Hemi-Sync have some good audio cds. I've tried lots of them, when I get more time, I'll post some specific recommendations and possibly send you a couple to start off with.

Another good technique is to take a shower during the come up / pre-trip so you are in there when you start tripping - I find that an extremely relaxing and centering place to start off a trip.
 
My personal opinion on this anxiety is that it's caused because you're all too worried about the drug in itself. You shouldn't be waiting for it to take effect, or thinking about how long will it last or how strong will the trip be. You just have to relax and let it happen. Let it happen fast, or slowly. Strong or softly, whatever. Just let it be :)
 
Some people might think this is weird but I love to play video games coming up on trips. It might be a good way to take your mind off of the anxiety.
 
Not to push illegal drugs, but I always found GHB to be the greatest pre-trip cushion. It takes effect very fast, gives you a nice euphoric / relaxed push. The effects don't last that long (maybe an hour?) so it will not really change your trip significantly except for the pre-trip and maybe initial come up. It is relatively harmless if taken in moderation, without other downers.

~psychoblast~
 
Music. Calms me down, takes my mind off.
I turn it off when I start trippin' though if it's an intense trip. It just adds to the confusion.

Video games are good too or movies.

I find too suggestive themes can lead the trip into odd places though.

My last bad trip happened on 2g of mushrooms while playing Ocarina of Time 3D.
Faces and eyes everywhere. Crazy ego death. lol

I was just about the part where you race Dampe the grave keeper.
Fawkin insane. I beat dampe first time on Mushrooms and went back next day to see what of it was real or not and couldn't even beat him!

I game better on shrooms!

Ocarina of Time starts turning really really weird about half way through the game, specially if you use psychedelics and play the nintendo 3D.

The only problem is I can't convince any of my buddies to play it and see how tripy it is because it's Zelda and a fruity nintendo game when you start out playing it until it gets cooler later in the game.

Starfox 3D is pretty good too. After a while of playing 3D nintendo you come in the forum and all the words are jumping out of the screen at you on your pc monitor.
 
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Yes good music a good set and setting is important. Plus a benzo stash just in case your feeling anxious during the trip. I do not recommend taking it before but during is good sometimes. I do at least 9 grams of tea and have a great time though I love to trip more of a mental cleansing ime.

Try to look at it in a positive way you can even learn something. I know the fear your speaking of I did LSD at 14 but had a great time. Everyone is different but don't keep trying because if you keep trying to trip when noided out is just not good. They are called the flesh of the gods for a reason. ;)

Be well and happy Trails
 
sometimes i read trip reports or posts here on bluelight to keep me distracted... that is, until the letters start moving about ... but then, thats when the fun starts..
 
This may not be what you want to hear, but the best long term solution for this anxiety is to take the same 250 mic dose in a safe and comfortable setting and to have a good trip. In my experience, pre-flight anxiety is largely uncorrelated with the likelihood of having a bad experience, so all you need to do is stay calm and relaxed during the comeup, and then you're in the zone.

In the near-term, such as when you finally attempt this dose, many of the techniques listed here will help. My personal favorites are calm, relaxing music and mindfulness exercises, like yoga or meditation. And by meditation, I don't mean sitting around and thinking about your trip. This will only make things worse, so if you want go with this option, start out by researching proper meditation techniques online.
 
Even though ive always loved "tripping" i would always get a bit jittery beforehand just out of fear of the unknown....
What fixed this for me was Unintentionally eating alot of Psychedelics in a short period of time... over the coarse of about a month i had eatin about 70 hits of acid at once... smoked more DMT than anyone ever should and Did quite a bit of
Ketamine and MDMA.... It gave me the bawls to pretty much dive into about anything now...After becoming educated
about it anyway.:))) be safe!!!
 
ignorance is bliss. pretend like nothing wrong is going to happen, remember that you are going to have an amazing time no matter what. ignore every negative thought that crosses your mind. it's all about staying positive. this can apply to life in general, not just tripping. it's how i live :)
 
I like 1/4mg of klonopin about 30 minutes before eating my dose(s). Not a care / fear in the world when I do this. Otherwise I do get a bit of pre-trip anxiety (my natural personality being enhanced / heightened).
 
folding_space said:
This may not be what you want to hear, but the best long term solution for this anxiety is to take the same 250 mic dose in a safe and comfortable setting and to have a good trip. In my experience, pre-flight anxiety is largely uncorrelated with the likelihood of having a bad experience, so all you need to do is stay calm and relaxed during the comeup, and then you're in the zone.

In the near-term, such as when you finally attempt this dose, many of the techniques listed here will help. My personal favorites are calm, relaxing music and mindfulness exercises, like yoga or meditation. And by meditation, I don't mean sitting around and thinking about your trip. This will only make things worse, so if you want go with this option, start out by researching proper meditation techniques online.
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This seems like a good idea, but honestly, without being at a concert I really do not think I could have handled it in a normal setting. For instance, leaving the crowd for the first time and seeing normal things, like a water stand, was 1000x more frightening than the extremely trippy led screen and lights of the show. E forest is so crazy that there were so many things that could have been hallucinated or real, I really do not know, but I feel as if I were in a place like my room, everything would have been distorted beyond belief. Also when the music would stop my anxiety would skyyyrocket so hard. The other problem is that feeling was soooo soooo intense that I dont even know how it could have been enjoyable. I didnt have a classic bad trip with bad thoughts at all, it was more of a neutral trip because of the vast intensity. What angers me the most is that I cant remember what it feels like, just the emotions that I had...and the otherworldy body high. Cant remember visuals too much, i feel like my mind may have repressed the trip.
 
^ Having a good distraction is the best way to not notice a bit too much acid. :)
 
I also have difficulty with anxiety before dosing on anything (be it LSD, DMT, MDMA, 2C-xx, weed, anything!) which often results in me taking much lower doses than anyone else and ultimately being disappointed in my experience. I mean, I enjoy things when tripping - but usually I always end up thinking "why was I so worried? I could have taken twice this like everybody else and be just fine!" But I can never convince myself of this beforehand. In fact, the more I try to convince myself that I'll be fine, the more anxious I tend to get. And if I consciously do anything to take my mind off of the coming trip, or roll, or what-have-you, it just makes me more aware, too...

I always try to simply chat with whoever is there with me, or play around on the computer like I normally would, but in the back of my mind I'm always aware of the fact that I've taken something and am just anxiously waiting for the switch to flip from "off" to "on." I think maybe this is attributed to the fact that in most of my experiences, it's never a gradual thing for me. I take something, am fine, am fine, am fine and then suddenly - whoosh! I'm obviously on something. Maybe this is because I'm always overthinking it and paying too much attention to myself, but I really don't know how to stop that!

As I said before, I really enjoy the trip once I get there and am experiencing it, but the come up is always really difficult for me. It's like a roller coaster. I can't ride any that have a huge climb before a plunge because I just spend that entire time psyching myself out. Even if I've ridden the same coaster 50 bajillion times and loved it each time, I always hesitate because of that initial climb. Is something wrong with me?
 
^ exacccct same thing, im alwaysss wishing i took more, but every time it comes time to dose up, i take a low dosage for from anxiety, same thing happens. just gotta man up i guess. i never get scared from bud though i can smoke an eighth and be cool, nor on mdma, im down to drop .4 in a night with no worries lol, its only pyschs that scare me beforehand. i always get the feeling like, this trip could change me forever and i could be locked in a several hour trip that i want to end.
 
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