samuel_smith
Bluelighter
hello people,
i have some questions about “tripping” on marajuana, i’d be grateful for peoples’ thoughts on…
but first, 3 “trip reports” about my experiences to contextualise the questions …
i've smoked pot off and on for 5 years now, (mostly hash, sometimes grass )
not that often (once or twice/month) and only socially.
most of the time, i seem to get very little effect, maybe just “the giggles”, but…
3 times over the last few years, i’ve had some *very* intense experiences.
i’d say “trips”, though having not taken lsd etc. i wouldn’t know for sure, but from reading the trip reports about lsd some of the effects sound similar…
experience 1
i was in a park with my girlfriend, and we were smoking 2 spliffs with the usual minimal effects, and then “bam” it hits me (btw they were skunk)… the first thing i noticed was that everything literally appeared “spaced out” - as though there were massive distances between say me and her and the trees etc. i then got this very weird “time distortion” - it seemed that single minutes were lasting a long long time, i couldn’t always follow what she was saying – my brain seemed to be working at such a rate that i couldn’t process whole sentences, just understand single words (if that makes “sense”!). i seemed to get “stuck” in time, as though time no longer “flowed”. my sense of touch also became “odd”, like there was a delay between touching something and getting the sensation of touching something. i also become very aware (and unnerved by ) the “feel” of things against me (like my clothes, or the grass – the green stuff we were sitting on!). i then freaked out at being “spaced out” - thought i’d gone insane – might die etc. infact, at one point it got so bad that my vision seemed to go into a tunnel with the old “light at the end” stereotype of death. after maybe 20 minutes, i “calmed down” (and no more time distortion - though those 20 mins had felt like hours to me at the time – very weird) – and i didn’t feel threatened by the new “state of being”. infact i started to really “get into” it, we went back to my house and had great sex (my sense of touch was greatly amplified – though for some reason i was worried i might have a heart-attack!!!). as far as i can remember most of the effects died away after a few hours, but this “spaced out” state, and “altered touch”, carried on for about 48 hours (which after a while became extremely irritating!)
experience 2
this happened last year after a night of clubbing with some friends (btw it was my first time on ecstasy that night - 2 pills – a truly great exeperience)
we got back to my fiend’s house to chill and watch videos, and started smoking dope (home grown weed). after a few puffs… bam…. i was back where i was the first time i “tripped” on dope… “spaced out”, “time distortion”, “altered sense of touch”… but this time things became “more intense”…
i enter this state, which went from being *incredibly* good (i thought i was literally in heaven) , to being *incredibly* bad. it’s very hard to describe (or fully remember) this “phase”. but…
i had amazing moments of insight, (like i’d figured out what/who is god, what is the meaning of life etc.) and a feeling of complete bliss, the words i used at the time were (something like) “i’m swimming in a vast ocean of ecstatic bliss” – the two friends i was with were both also stoned and had taken e. at some point or other things turned “bad”, and i suddenly became *very* paranoid, felt that instead of being in heaven i was going hell, and my two friends were devils sent to take me there. i even ran out of the house at one point to try and get away – in retrospect i have a feeling they may have been winding me up and influencing my trip. i think the “trip” last about 4 hours, at which point i was left a shivering wreck on the sofa saying “ooohhh shit” to myself repeatedly. one lasting memory of the trip, was that at moments i felt as though i could predict what was about to happen, or someone was going to stay, and it seemed that there was a “real” reality hidden behind all the things i could sense (see, hear, feel etc.) – does that make sense?
experience 3
happened a few months after experience 2, this time i’d been smoking a fair amount (but only regular hash) while watching videos with a friend (who’d also been with me the time before). the same sequence… puffing away… “bam”…. “spaced out”… “time distortion”… “altered sense of touch”… “unable to speak”, also became unable to understand the movie – which btw took on a very odd 3d character… this time i managed to “stay rational” for maybe ten minutes, telling myself this is just the effect of the dope and to keep calm, but soon enough the “trip” got more intense and “beyond my control”. also as i started to “trip” my pulse started to really race (panic?), and i started shivering a lot as soon… i felt as though i couldn’t stay still and needed to dance around… i then became *deeply* paranoid about my friend – connected directly back to the “going to hell” portion of the previous trip… so i hastily made my excuses and went home. i had a very weird (highly paranoid and unpleasant) journey back to my flat… seemed that i was a spy, and part of some big global conspiracy with people trying to kill me, because i’d found something very important out (kinda like total recall!). anyway about 4 hours after the “trip” had started it was over. reality seemed to gradually break back into my “tripped out” state. though i have to stay that while “tripping” i was 100% convinced that it was for real, *very* intense!
so…
after experience 3 i swore i’d never touch dope again, but over the past few months i’ve smoked it a few times.
i hope those decriptions made sense, and here are some questions i’d be grateful for opinions on…
1) has anyone else had similar experiences off of dope… no one else i know has
2) should i smoke dope again?
each time i’ve “tripped” i’ve sworn i’ll never smoke again, but after a few months i get back into it – as now. that said, i’m not a heavy “user” at all - once a month with friends, never buy my own (yes, cheapskate i know!) – i like the flavour, and the social aspect of passing a joint round. but i’m always worried incase i’m going to start “tripping”, i can’t seem to predict if/when it might happen, until “bam” it does, and then it’s too late!
if i do smoke again and, have a similar experience…
3) is it possible to stop yourself “tripping”, once you’ve started?
4) any tips for how to “manage” the experience, so it’s a “good trip”
5) for those who’ve tried lsd etc, do my experiences seem anything an acid “trip”
many thanks, people.
it’s been good to share these experiences with you.
all the best,
sam
i have some questions about “tripping” on marajuana, i’d be grateful for peoples’ thoughts on…
but first, 3 “trip reports” about my experiences to contextualise the questions …
i've smoked pot off and on for 5 years now, (mostly hash, sometimes grass )
not that often (once or twice/month) and only socially.
most of the time, i seem to get very little effect, maybe just “the giggles”, but…
3 times over the last few years, i’ve had some *very* intense experiences.
i’d say “trips”, though having not taken lsd etc. i wouldn’t know for sure, but from reading the trip reports about lsd some of the effects sound similar…
experience 1
i was in a park with my girlfriend, and we were smoking 2 spliffs with the usual minimal effects, and then “bam” it hits me (btw they were skunk)… the first thing i noticed was that everything literally appeared “spaced out” - as though there were massive distances between say me and her and the trees etc. i then got this very weird “time distortion” - it seemed that single minutes were lasting a long long time, i couldn’t always follow what she was saying – my brain seemed to be working at such a rate that i couldn’t process whole sentences, just understand single words (if that makes “sense”!). i seemed to get “stuck” in time, as though time no longer “flowed”. my sense of touch also became “odd”, like there was a delay between touching something and getting the sensation of touching something. i also become very aware (and unnerved by ) the “feel” of things against me (like my clothes, or the grass – the green stuff we were sitting on!). i then freaked out at being “spaced out” - thought i’d gone insane – might die etc. infact, at one point it got so bad that my vision seemed to go into a tunnel with the old “light at the end” stereotype of death. after maybe 20 minutes, i “calmed down” (and no more time distortion - though those 20 mins had felt like hours to me at the time – very weird) – and i didn’t feel threatened by the new “state of being”. infact i started to really “get into” it, we went back to my house and had great sex (my sense of touch was greatly amplified – though for some reason i was worried i might have a heart-attack!!!). as far as i can remember most of the effects died away after a few hours, but this “spaced out” state, and “altered touch”, carried on for about 48 hours (which after a while became extremely irritating!)
experience 2
this happened last year after a night of clubbing with some friends (btw it was my first time on ecstasy that night - 2 pills – a truly great exeperience)
we got back to my fiend’s house to chill and watch videos, and started smoking dope (home grown weed). after a few puffs… bam…. i was back where i was the first time i “tripped” on dope… “spaced out”, “time distortion”, “altered sense of touch”… but this time things became “more intense”…
i enter this state, which went from being *incredibly* good (i thought i was literally in heaven) , to being *incredibly* bad. it’s very hard to describe (or fully remember) this “phase”. but…
i had amazing moments of insight, (like i’d figured out what/who is god, what is the meaning of life etc.) and a feeling of complete bliss, the words i used at the time were (something like) “i’m swimming in a vast ocean of ecstatic bliss” – the two friends i was with were both also stoned and had taken e. at some point or other things turned “bad”, and i suddenly became *very* paranoid, felt that instead of being in heaven i was going hell, and my two friends were devils sent to take me there. i even ran out of the house at one point to try and get away – in retrospect i have a feeling they may have been winding me up and influencing my trip. i think the “trip” last about 4 hours, at which point i was left a shivering wreck on the sofa saying “ooohhh shit” to myself repeatedly. one lasting memory of the trip, was that at moments i felt as though i could predict what was about to happen, or someone was going to stay, and it seemed that there was a “real” reality hidden behind all the things i could sense (see, hear, feel etc.) – does that make sense?
experience 3
happened a few months after experience 2, this time i’d been smoking a fair amount (but only regular hash) while watching videos with a friend (who’d also been with me the time before). the same sequence… puffing away… “bam”…. “spaced out”… “time distortion”… “altered sense of touch”… “unable to speak”, also became unable to understand the movie – which btw took on a very odd 3d character… this time i managed to “stay rational” for maybe ten minutes, telling myself this is just the effect of the dope and to keep calm, but soon enough the “trip” got more intense and “beyond my control”. also as i started to “trip” my pulse started to really race (panic?), and i started shivering a lot as soon… i felt as though i couldn’t stay still and needed to dance around… i then became *deeply* paranoid about my friend – connected directly back to the “going to hell” portion of the previous trip… so i hastily made my excuses and went home. i had a very weird (highly paranoid and unpleasant) journey back to my flat… seemed that i was a spy, and part of some big global conspiracy with people trying to kill me, because i’d found something very important out (kinda like total recall!). anyway about 4 hours after the “trip” had started it was over. reality seemed to gradually break back into my “tripped out” state. though i have to stay that while “tripping” i was 100% convinced that it was for real, *very* intense!
so…
after experience 3 i swore i’d never touch dope again, but over the past few months i’ve smoked it a few times.
i hope those decriptions made sense, and here are some questions i’d be grateful for opinions on…
1) has anyone else had similar experiences off of dope… no one else i know has
2) should i smoke dope again?
each time i’ve “tripped” i’ve sworn i’ll never smoke again, but after a few months i get back into it – as now. that said, i’m not a heavy “user” at all - once a month with friends, never buy my own (yes, cheapskate i know!) – i like the flavour, and the social aspect of passing a joint round. but i’m always worried incase i’m going to start “tripping”, i can’t seem to predict if/when it might happen, until “bam” it does, and then it’s too late!
if i do smoke again and, have a similar experience…
3) is it possible to stop yourself “tripping”, once you’ve started?
4) any tips for how to “manage” the experience, so it’s a “good trip”
5) for those who’ve tried lsd etc, do my experiences seem anything an acid “trip”
many thanks, people.
it’s been good to share these experiences with you.
all the best,
sam
