Maybe it's not about waiting, but more about fixing the problems
I had the same message from my last 4-AcO-DMT trip, and several before it.
Oh and also that taking 70mg+ of 4-AcO-DMT should be done in a safer environment.
Well, the problems I have to fix are not things that can be rectified overnight. They are going to take a lot of self-imposed CBT and that takes time. Also, tripping effectively takes away at least 24 hours, usually more, of valued time that I could use productively. Can't drive, can't really interact with parents (whom I live with), lessened appetite, etc. For the time being taking a psychedelics before I am absolutely sure that I am happy with my life is only going to lead to a despairing mood. I've had enough of the despair for a while now. I really appreciate your comment though. It's funny, a lot of people who trip often (insert your own definition of often here) seem to be convinced that they have the message. Hang up the dang phone then! (Thanks Alan) If you are so sure that LSD or mushrooms or mescaline or WHATEVER has shown you the proper way of life, why do you waste time lolling around in an artificial construct of enlightenment? If you are truly enlightened by psychedelics you shouldn't need them any more. I am all for recreational tripping. It's what I was ABOUT for a year or two. But there
are differences. Personally, my last 2-3 trips have shown me that a recreational trip won't be feasible until I can iron out the wrinkles I've put in my own bedsheet of life. Right now, the board isn't even warm yet. Even if I do find tranquility, I'm not sure that I'll
want to return to tripping. I have more than enough memories of the hallucinations, delusions, highs, lows, and eventually the carousel stops spinning.
LOL, I love that one. I've heard it before. Like the other poster said, it's more about fixing than waiting. Don't be fooled, you could have an excellent set and setting and still feel this way. Drugs do lie to you.
I agree with the part where you say drugs lie to you, oh yes they do. I don't doubt that I could take a chance tripping and maybe have a good time. But with how much my brain chemistry FEELS altered from all the drugs I've bombarded it with--including nonpsychs--I think it is best to play it safe. It's gonna take more than a week or two to establish original equilibrium. I still adore dimethyltryptamine and think that there are most likely psychedelics out there which I haven't tried and should. I've got almost my whole adult life ahead of me, so I'm going to be patient and let myself mature some more.
edit: IMHO, psychedelics are just steroids for the mind/imagination. They are going to AMPLIFY whatever you are feeling and thinking. The drugs elucidate things, that's it. I wish to achieve a psychedelic level of clarity while sober, which demands sober practice.
