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Emotional Readiness for LSD

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For a long time now, I've been wanting to try LSD, and the opportunity has sort of arisen. However, I have a bit of a problem. For some reason, I seem to be naturally anxious when it comes to taking new drugs.

When I took ecstasy for the first time, I spent quite some time right after having swallowed the pill simply being EXTREMELY nervous about what I just did. Imagining all the hypothetical bad situations that could occur (which of course, almost never do, if ever) and just general paranoia. Eventually, the ex set in, I felt great, all my worries melted away, and that was that. Ex is no longer an issue.

However, I am well aware that being nervous, especially the amount I was, while coming up to an acid trip is something you want to avoid at all costs. My friend says he had the same problem as me, so to solve this issue... he just downed four drops right there??? I guess I can sort of see how it may work: You've just gone ALL the way, so you better fucking get it together quick. But I don't think I can do that, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to let go of my anxiety and fear.

Yes, I'm well aware the irony of this situation: I'm essentially afraid of my fear.

I can't be the only person who has had to deal with this. Has anybody else gone through the same, and ended up on the other side successful? How? Thanks so much in advance!
 
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I think if you're feeling anxious about it, it's probably not a good idea. It could affect the whole trip.

If you're keen, start small.

I haven't had drops before but maybe you could drop it on a fairly large bit of paper, let it soak through and only have a quarter or a half of the paper.

Even with very small amounts you can get a bit of an idea, which would minimise the anxiety if you decide to do it again, and then maybe use a bit more.

I've had trips where at the start, all I could think was 'I've taken too much!' and it's not pleasant.

Start small, and don't worry - I find most of the time that nervous energy can turn into some awesome euphoria once you get a feel for it.
 
I think the above poster has good advice.

When I first tried it I felt the same way as you, and even told myself I'd wait years before I'd do it cause I wanted to make sure I was ready but I ended up doing it within a month or two of that thought. I actually really enjoyed it the first seven times or so.

Start small, make sure you're in a peaceful environment around people you like, preferably people who have experience with LSD. Also make sure you have plenty of time, like twenty four hours where you don't have to do anything.

I'll always value the first handful of trips I took, after that it started to get repetitive.

Just stay calm and make sure you have a good source if you can and you'll be fine. But if you really don't feel ready wait until you do.
 
Thanks to both of you for the advice. There's a good chance I might be getting them as altoids but they might also come as straight drops.

Either way, my friend insists that if I'm gonna do acid, I may as well go all the way and trip on two drops. But going smaller first definitely seems like it would ease me into it better. Talk about expensive though. :P

Thanks guys.
 
Once the giggles kick in you should be fine. Remember you can change the channel in your mind. Keep things positive and it will be fun. Enjoy!
 
I think you being aware of your fear is the first step in the right direction but your smart in being hesitant about it.

If weed doesn't make you paranoid I suggest smoking a bowl on your come up and put on some loud music. Keep your focus on the music and try and shut your brain down, let sweet lady Lucy into your body and enjoy it.

Also unsettled made a good point. Set and Setting are very important. If your not in a comfortable setting with people your comfortable with, chances are its not going to go so well
 
Oh, I know all about set and setting. Setting isn't the issue, but set is. And yea, I'm sure weed will help tons. From what I understand, getting stoned is practically essential tor tripping anyways, haha!

Guess I'm just gonna have to do a trial by fire, and smoke myself silly! Thanks to all for the advice again
 
With XTC/MDMA its pretty hard for things to go wrong to have a "bad trip" however this is not the case with LSD... i think if you have any anxiety about taking it, you should wait, wait untill you are sure that you want to try it... don't get me wrong i think LSD is a wonderfull drug, but i've had a few bad trips, and they were nearly exclusively due to the fact that i wasn't 100% mentally ready to take LSD...
 
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With XTC/MDMA its pretty hard for things to go wrong to have a "bad trip" however this is not the case with LSD... i think if you have any anxiety about taking it, you should wait, wait untill you are sure that you want to try it... don't get me wrong i think LSD is a wonderfull drug, but i've had a few bad trips, and they were nearly exclusively due to the fact that i wasn't 100% mentally ready to take LSD...
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Mhmm, but the thing is, I really DO want to try it. My anxiety is simply part of my nature, and one way or another, I'm going to have to overcome it through action, not by waiting.

RedRum OG said:
take a half hit

and get some benzos (assuming youre comfortable with them)
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I've suggested this to my friend, but he says that it isn't worth it, and I'll just feel... er... well, he never puts into words. He describes the way I'll feel on even an entire one hit, let alone half, as "GGRGRGRGHRHRGRGRHRHRHRG" while tensing all his muscles. My interpretation, and I imagine everyone's, is that I'll just be very uppy and not know what to do with myself.

I've done a low dose of mescaline before, so I know exactly what he means, and it wasn't pleasant in the least bit. The only saving grace was that I smoked myself silly, which definitely made the experience more bearable, and even interesting, but I didn't hallucinate at all, and I spent more time feeling restless, confused, and nervous, rather then actually being "out of it" and exploring my new state of mind.

As for benzos, I imagine that might help, but I try my best to stay away from pharmaceuticals (at least for rec purposes). Smokings tons of weed is good enough for me.

Edit: I have NO idea if this is relevant to how I react to drugs and such, but as a person, I am naturally high-strung and stressed a lot. Whether that's simply me, or due to my environment, the fact is, I have a lot of built up tension. My friend said this was apparent because when I took an ex pill for the first time (It was a green star, mostly MDXX (suspected MDA) and lots of it), instead of being up, I was actually quite relaxed, and had to lay down and rest a couple of times. My friend says this is because I'm so stressed, that rolling actually relieves my tension, giving me a feeling of relaxation rather then uppyness.

Again, as I said, I don't know if any of that is relevant to this particular issue, but figured it couldn't hurt to mention.
 
I'd really recommend against smoking weed, at least until close to the end. It usually makes me feel too confused and instead of riding with the acid I fight against it.

If you need it to be relaxed, only have as much as you need to relax.
 
I constantly battle with the problem of being "afraid of fear", and it's horrible when all you want to do is experience new things and enjoy life!
It manifests in every walk of life, not just drugs - it stops me from doing all sorts.

Because I have such strong (and sometimes disabling) symptoms when an anxiety attack happens, I'm afraid of the symptoms, and thus afraid of becoming anxious, and thus anxious about becoming afraid.

Oddly enough, re: your forum handle, I'm irrationally afraid of seizures due to an event that occured with a friend of mine when on MDMA, and as such when I take drugs that are known to increase the occurence of them, I become convinced I'm going to have one and go into a spiral of anxiety and fear.

But - and here's the important part - it's never actually happened.
My point is, continue to be aware of your own fear and try to use your awareness to stop it from affecting the decisions you make. Once you become comfortable that you can control it and rationalise it, it might still be there, but you can begin to do things that you previously felt unable to do.

That's more something I've generally learnt from life rather than specifically applicable to this scenario, but I hope it helps you in some way.

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I've suggested this to my friend, but he says that it isn't worth it, and I'll just feel... er... well, he never puts into words. He describes the way I'll feel on even an entire one hit, let alone half, as "GGRGRGRGHRHRGRGRHRHRHRG" while tensing all his muscles. My interpretation, and I imagine everyone's, is that I'll just be very uppy and not know what to do with myself.
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Actually, I think your friend may be misinformed if he took something that made him feel like that! The idea of benzodiazepines is that they do the *opposite*. They sedate, relax and make tranquil everything that is stressful!
 
Oh, I'm sorry, I was referring to the acid, not the benzos.

However, as far as the benzos go, I'm a bit wary of resorting to that. Although I'd certainly like to be de-stressed, I'd like to be awake-ish during my trip, and since I have absolutely no experience with downers, I'm not sure how much I would have to take to keep from "going too far".
 
If the blotter is good that 1 is a good start.

Also keep the paranoia out of your head and your gonna have one of the most beautiful experiences of your life, if you start to panic the trip will take a wrong turn.
Since it's your first time, keep a friend near you to make sure you don't end up panicking or doing anything stupid.
It's always good to have some benzos with you just in case you get anxious.

Remember, it's all in your head.
Let us know how it goes.
 
I know where you're coming from; I get the same way before E, but when it kicks in all is good.

So my recommendation for you is this: Exercise and then stay busy. You're anxiety is your body's fight or flight system kicking in; put it to work and do some heavy cardio and get all that adrenalin out of your system, then I would drop and go about doing some tasks around the house with some good comfortable music playing. When you start to feel any effects, embrace them with wonderment and not fear.
 
I definitely intend on having friends around me for my first time.

And hm, exercising and such to get rid of my energy seems like a good thing to try...

Also, if I do go the route of sedating myself, are xannies pretty much the same as benzos? I think they might be considerably easier to get on my campus then benzos.
 
Oh, well I feel silly right now. Should have spent the extra ten seconds to research it myself.

But thanks!
 
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