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For several years now i have wanted to trip. I want to use the psychedelic compound as a form of introspection and enjoyment. I want to have a positive and clearheaded experience and relax with some friends, not to mention see/feel some cool stuff. After reading up on psychs, I have come to the conclusion that LSD will be the compound of choice for the experience I'm looking for. However, I don't want to freak the fuck out and ruin the experience for myself and other around me. I'm planning on buying 2 doses of some nice LSD (initially taking 1 dose and taking a second one if I like it) that through friends I have heard is excellent stuff. What can I expect from taking one dose of LSD in terms of paranoia and mood? Will I be able to differentiate the chemical from reality? I know it's all about set and setting though. I just want to have everything set straight before I actually venture into the unknown.
 
You've kind of answered your own question - Set & Setting my friend.

Set - If you are in a bad mood, on LSD it's gonna get a whole lot worse - and vice versa. I don't find that it's a mood enhancer in the same way as something like MDMA, more like a mood amplifier.

Paranoia - again comes down to whether you are generally a paranoid person, whether you smoke weed during the experience etc etc (which I know can make some people super paranoid)....and whether you are in a safe setting. i.e. if you are trying to sneak a trip in while your folks are in the house or due to come home mid-trip, it's natural you'll be paranoid.

On 1 hit, you will know that you've taken a substance, no need to worry there.

Main thing is make sure you have been feeding your mind with positive things and surround yourself with close friends that you trust with your life.
 
If you feel you are ready to take the plunge your best bet is just go into it expecting nothing and being open to anything. Do not fret or worry, do not go into the trip thinking you might have a bad time. Surround yourself with people that are like minded and even better tripping as well, especially experienced trippers. And always remember that your have taken a drug...it will wear off...it will not last forever, not matter how sure you are that it will.
 
If you don't mind being one with the freaks go ahead. Enjoy spinning your head and arranging verbal sentences into, "woah dude, i'm like totally feeling the vibes, man" for the rest of your life. Any intelligent person can spot an acid retard from the first phrase they utter.

I was lured into taking lsd after seeing a documentary about how it can be a life changing experience. Well, turns out it was and I've been trying to reverse the negative impact post-acid has had on my life. It never showed me anything meaningful besides superficial hallucinations. It fucks with your brain, weedandecstasy. One reoccurring issue I see with acid-heads is that they can't recall words when formulating sentences in conversation.

"Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure" -matisyahu

There is no easy fix or enlightenment in lsd. If you want to explore yourself continue with your education. All these acid freaks will entice you into taking it because it will make you retarded and they want company.
 
Do not fret or worry, do not go into the trip thinking you might have a bad time.

I dont know about this. IMO its important to understand and acknowledge that psychedelic experiences, like life, contain both positive and negative aspects. If you are sensible with dose, set and setting then you will have far more good times than bad. However, it is also unusual for any trip to not have some bad/challenging/anxious thoughts and moments.

I think its important to expect and be ready for them so that you can accept them for what they are and then move on to the good stuff.
 
I agree that someone should know what they are getting into but there is no reason to worry about a bad trip before you dose. It can only have negative effects. Feel lucky and grateful that you have some of this great substance and look forward to the experience. Going into a trip with an upbeat and open mindset almost always leads to the best experiences. If you are really feeling scared then obviously don't do it but even difficult trips are not that bad in retrospect and sometimes teach you the most.
 
If you don't mind being one with the freaks go ahead. Enjoy spinning your head and arranging verbal sentences into, "woah dude, i'm like totally feeling the vibes, man" for the rest of your life. Any intelligent person can spot an acid retard from the first phrase they utter.

I was lured into taking lsd after seeing a documentary about how it can be a life changing experience. Well, turns out it was and I've been trying to reverse the negative impact post-acid has had on my life. It never showed me anything meaningful besides superficial hallucinations. It fucks with your brain, weedandecstasy. One reoccurring issue I see with acid-heads is that they can't recall words when formulating sentences in conversation.

"Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure" -matisyahu

There is no easy fix or enlightenment in lsd. If you want to explore yourself continue with your education. All these acid freaks will entice you into taking it because it will make you retarded and they want company.
What psychedelics would you recommend then?
 
What psychedelics would you recommend then?

Suggesting drugs isn't conducive to harm reduction. It's a very personal choice. Some people hate and are terrified of shrooms and love LSD, others hate and are terrified of LSD and love shrooms... myself, I love all psychedelics.

However in the spirit of harm reduction, pick something you can verify is what someone says it is, then research it thoroughly before taking the plunge.
 
I don't recommend any psychedelic. They only offer questions with no answer, which will drive you crazy always thinking you're so close to "figuring it all out." Drugs will test even the best.
 
I don't recommend any psychedelic. They only offer questions with no answer, which will drive you crazy always thinking you're so close to "figuring it all out." Drugs will test even the best.

Maybe for you but all my trips have made me much happier with life in general and haven't noticeably changed me at all. Just because you experience like this doesn't mean everyone else will, in fact I think you are probably in the minority.
 
herb&e said:
. However, I don't want to freak the fuck out and ruin the experience for myself and other around me. I'm planning on buying 2 doses of some nice LSD (initially taking 1 dose and taking a second one if I like it) that through friends I have heard is excellent stuff. What can I expect from taking one dose of LSD in terms of paranoia and mood? Will I be able to differentiate the chemical from reality? I know it's all about set and setting though. I just want to have everything set straight before I actually venture into the unknown.

Set & setting are key, like has been said. Also, check out the PD Index linked to at the top of the page, there is a section of threads labeled "For psychedelic beginners, start here!" Check those out, and hopefully your fears will be allayed.

I don't recommend any psychedelic. They only offer questions with no answer, which will drive you crazy always thinking you're so close to "figuring it all out." Drugs will test even the best.

Somebody is generalizing a lot. I do agree that your experiences with psychs is one possible path usage could go down (and most of us have wasted some time in the honeymoon period chasing the white rabbit/you can lose the plot for a while, but we also usually graduate from that to more mature usage (if I may use a word I fully acknowledge to not understand)).

I asked myself questions with no answer and obsessively tried to figure it all out way before I started messing with psychs. Also I can't help but notice (aside from your silly stereotyping in your earlier post) you haven't really said what kind of negative impact psychs may produce on a person, especially yourself who claims to have experienced such.

The fact that you wanted a life-changing experience shows you weren't satisfied with your life man, and since you've chosen to open the door you gotta do the work to make something positive of the results. What has been seen cannot be unseen.
 
If you don't mind being one with the freaks go ahead. Enjoy spinning your head and arranging verbal sentences into, "woah dude, i'm like totally feeling the vibes, man" for the rest of your life. Any intelligent person can spot an acid retard from the first phrase they utter.

I was lured into taking lsd after seeing a documentary about how it can be a life changing experience. Well, turns out it was and I've been trying to reverse the negative impact post-acid has had on my life. It never showed me anything meaningful besides superficial hallucinations. It fucks with your brain, weedandecstasy. One reoccurring issue I see with acid-heads is that they can't recall words when formulating sentences in conversation.

"Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure" -matisyahu

There is no easy fix or enlightenment in lsd. If you want to explore yourself continue with your education. All these acid freaks will entice you into taking it because it will make you retarded and they want company.

Do you have any idea how extreme those generalizations are? I could just as easily call you a narrow-minded, 9-5 pencil-pushing desk jockey. But that's just the antithesis to your stereotypes, the stating of either one does not accomplish anything except for the inspiration of negativity on both ends.

And just because a statement is a quote from some famous guy does not make it true. Wouldn't selfishly degrading others count as quicksand in itself?
 
If you don't mind being one with the freaks go ahead. Enjoy spinning your head and arranging verbal sentences into, "woah dude, i'm like totally feeling the vibes, man" for the rest of your life. Any intelligent person can spot an acid retard from the first phrase they utter.

I was lured into taking lsd after seeing a documentary about how it can be a life changing experience. Well, turns out it was and I've been trying to reverse the negative impact post-acid has had on my life. It never showed me anything meaningful besides superficial hallucinations. It fucks with your brain, weedandecstasy. One reoccurring issue I see with acid-heads is that they can't recall words when formulating sentences in conversation.

"Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure" -matisyahu

There is no easy fix or enlightenment in lsd. If you want to explore yourself continue with your education. All these acid freaks will entice you into taking it because it will make you retarded and they want company.

Umm, ok, "fridgebuzz". Just out of curiosity, what are you doing in a psychedelic forum if you have nothing but negative things to say? Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I will respect that, but what I don't respect is the fact that by making an ignorant generalization, you don't respect what we have to say and the whole purpose of why we are here discussing such things. Many of us here respect and enjoy not only taking LSD and other psychedelics, but are passionate about doing extensive research on the compound(s). Ironically enough, a lot of what we research and explore are it's uses as a theraputic tool. Many others have had spiritual experiences on it, and have found it to inspire and enlighten. Some have had negative experiences as well. That's perfectly normal and ok though; nothing is for everyone. And btw, as this is a harm reduction website that you are on, we take safety seriously. If you don't know what harm reduction is, you may want to look that up.

If you would take a better look around, you would see that when people come with questions regarding taking psychedelics, and state that they have psycholgical issues, for example anxiety disorders,..or ask if their anti-psychotic medication will affect the experience, we shoot straight with them and explain the dangers of taking such chems under those conditions. We do this to try our best at keeping everyone safe and well informed. This is not just some groups of "hippie freaks", there is an eclectic mix of ppl that make up this site, including I'm sure everyone from mental health proffesionals, to artists, to chemical engineers.And of course your occasional peace loving burnout I'm sure. But no one's harming anyone; we're all here to learn and share experiences, as well as educate others on how to explore safely.I find it proposterous that you would insinuate that we are here to "lure" ppl into taking such things when confused or not self- willing. You clearly are not much of a complex thinker..guess what? not our fault. Sincerely sorry that you had a bad experience though. Wouldn't wish such a thing on my worse enemy. It just wasn't for you, ya dig?

Maybe it "messed with your head " bc of a problem within you..did you ever think about that possibility? Perhaps you didnt experience enlightenment or see it for anything more than suferficial hallucinations bc you're just not a "deep" person, for lack of a better word..and that's ok;like my pops used to say, it takes all types to make the world go 'round. LSD is not for the weak minded or the psychologically challenged; it can act as a catalyst and cause psychotic breaks in those who are predisposed to mental illness. The fact that you genuinely believe that a video, and a documentary at that, "lured you" into taking it speaks volumes for itself alone.Come on,take resposibility for your actions man, instead of looking for someone to blame and coming over here to rain on our parade.

I watched a documentary on crack cocaine a few days ago; it explained how it gives users a rush of euphoria, and explained that ppl who take it often do so to fill a void in their life. well, im not perfect; i guess you could say i have a void that could use some filling, but i wasn't lured into going and scoring some crack to smoke. why? bc i'm a free thinker and i dont allow myself to be easily influenced by subjective preferences or the opinions of others. peer pressure isn't an issue for me either;i like to make my own decisions based on what i think and feel. i dont let people lure me in; im wary of such ppl and stay as far away from them as possible. momma always said dont take candy from strangers :P

It doesn't feel to good to be generalized and stereotyped does it? I may have even come off as rude or negative. Well, im actually not.. just trying to show you what it feels like.

So please, open your mind a little, try not to label ppl you dont know based on your own subjective opinions, or..

Please, SHUT THE Front Door and take your "bad vibes" somewhere else so us hippie freaks can get back to our master plan. thanks and have a nice day :)
 
If you don't mind being one with the freaks go ahead. Enjoy spinning your head and arranging verbal sentences into, "woah dude, i'm like totally feeling the vibes, man" for the rest of your life. Any intelligent person can spot an acid retard from the first phrase they utter.

I was lured into taking lsd after seeing a documentary about how it can be a life changing experience. Well, turns out it was and I've been trying to reverse the negative impact post-acid has had on my life. It never showed me anything meaningful besides superficial hallucinations. It fucks with your brain, weedandecstasy. One reoccurring issue I see with acid-heads is that they can't recall words when formulating sentences in conversation.

"Stay away from quicksand and false pleasure" -matisyahu

There is no easy fix or enlightenment in lsd. If you want to explore yourself continue with your education. All these acid freaks will entice you into taking it because it will make you retarded and they want company.

I can't really talk for LSD (haven't had sufficient experience with it and in the very limited experience I have had, has done nothing like that to me), but DOC (a similar, if not perhaps more mindbending psychedelic drug) has the opposite effect, it seems to have increased my verbosity, am able to create sentences far more eloquently than I was able to before I started using it.

I appreciate this may well be an idiosyncratic reaction, but its what I've observed. That said, I am but one data point.
 
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I don't recommend shutting out what you disagree with. The OP came here seeking insight into what they might expect and as clubberdude says, I am just one data point. Suggesting everyone on this board is thrilled about their psychedelic use is narrow-minded in and of itself. Your point is no more valid than mine.

Asserting my faults are simply due to being too shallow or not as mentally rich as you are is prejudiced and unbecoming of someone who claims to have been "enlightened". The fact that you even uphold that enlightenment can be achieved through psychedelic use is proof of how silly and deluded drugs can make you. Pleading I don't know what "harm reduction" means when I'm clearly advising abstinence is ridiculous.

My apologies to the OP for such needless thread derailment. That is all.
 
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