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"Boredom" while tripping

GABAking

GABAking

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I apologize if this is kinda long, but I'd really appreciate people's thoughts and input.

I've tripped countless times, mostly on acid. I've done DMT, ketamine, 2C-Xs, mushrooms, peyote, etc. You name it and I've probably tried it. I usually like to to trip because I enjoy the way it opened my mind and expanded the way I viewed the world. I obviously also liked the alternate reality it put you in with the intense visuals that are unique to each of the hallucinogens.

Here's my question, which may be hard to answer because tripping is such a personal experience, but I figure I'll give it a shot.

Like I said, I've mainly dealt with LSD. It was always really pure and I always had a great time on it.

Well yesterday I tripped on some freshly grown mushrooms grown by some people I know. I have't tripped mushrooms in about 5 years, so I was really excited to see how it compared to LSD and the other drugs I've taken. I ate about 2 grams dried and 20 grams fresh.
While on the trip, however, I found myself getting kind of "bored." I was definitely tripping hard, the visuals were really intense and the close eyed visuals were probably some of the most intense/realistic I've ever experienced. However, right before I peaked and for the rest of my trip, all I could think about was how I knew exactly what was gonna happen. It was a feeling like, "well, i've done this so many times. everything is moving, colors are inverting, etc. but nothing profound is happening and probably won't

Do any of you experience this type of feeling while tripping? I always space out trips at least a few months apart so that the experience is worthwhile, but I feel that now if I trip again it's just gonna be lame. I feel that maybe it's time for me to close my "hallucinogenic vault" forever and never do them again. Anyone else experience something similar?
 
It's no surprise that you get bored of the experience inevitably after long-term psychedelic use. On top of that, you've got to remember that psychedelics aren't usually inherently 'euphoric' or 'fun', and if your trip is neither of these things you could certainly class it as boring. Either take a break, take larger doses (likely to not help though), or change the set and setting considerably. Stop tripping indoors if you're always indoors, stop tripping outdoors if you're tripping outdoors...Trip with different people. Trip at zoos, trip at gigs, just mix it up a bit. If the chemicals aren't doing it for you, find some external stimulus that you find inherently interesting yourself.
 
Maybe you need to get yourself into a different setting for your next "trip" or try something really exciting like skydiving or downhill mountain biking
 
Oops, looks like I just basically gave you the same advice as RecreationalHugs... not tryin to steal the spotlight ;)
 
Yeah I've trip both indoors and outdoors, in public, private, at museums, etc. Never tried sky diving though, dunno if I could handle that tripping hahah. But you guys got me thinking... maybe if I set up a camping trip/float trip or something of the sort, it'd be a lot more fun and engaging. Although going to a park on a beautiful day and just laying down is fun, I think you guys are right and a change of scenery may be what I need.

Have anyone of you mixed other drugs with hallucinogens? I frequent opiates and other downers, but usually save them for the comedown. I always thought that they would kinda dull the intensity of the hallucinogens quite a bit, but maybe it'd add a whole new level of euphoria or something. who knows...
 
I was thinking about this as well-- while my trip yesterday was enjoyable, there was nothing profound about it. From prior times of taking this drug (DOC) at the same dose last year I expected so much more in terms of visuals and headspace. It kind of left me disappointed in the end.

But I know I have so much more to learn from psychedelics! I am going to try to trip less in the same setting that I have been in for a while (on my college campus) and save it for times when I can break away to new, novel places. Hopefully this will bring a lot of the magic back... or maybe I just need to dose higher.
 
I find dosing higher doesn't make the mental aspect of the trip more profound, but it definitely intensifies visuals and your overall level or "intoxication." Higher doses tend to cloud my head a little bit, probably b/c I'm so overwhelmed with what's going on around me. I remember once I took 4 hits of some really pure acid and I honestly don't even remember the peak of the trip. It was as if I experienced a sensory overload and essentially blacked out. That's just my experience though.
 
That's true. As much as I love the craziness of high doses of 4-aco-dmt, it does get amnesic once you get past the 25mg mark or so.

I'm thinking that a combination of 4-aco-dmt and DOC might be sublime, if timed correctly. I've never tried this mix before so I hope that it will provide a new experience for me! That is, when I decide to do it, which won't be for some time.
 
^Does DOC refer to mushrooms? I thought that meant drug of choice heh

I once ate some tabs and smoked DMT on my peak....I thought it was going to be extremely overwhelming, but it amazing. It took the best aspects of each of the drugs and intensified them, while experiencing none of the negative side effects
 
How often do you trip?

I had something similar when I was tripping every 4-14 days for a period of a few months, my trips just all became one and the same, and I always knew what was coming and was often very bored by it - at best they were amazing, but without the magic that they had given me before.

Once I began spacing out my trips by usually at least a month, sometimes longer, I regained the "magic" and my trips are never boring unless my setting is rather bland/restrictive.

Also, try to avoid everyday mundane activities like computer games, TV etc while tripping :)
 
You might be lacking excitement and enjoyment in your sober life. What im doing in the time leading up to a trip influences the positivity or negativity of the experience. You need something to reflect on during your trips and that comes from the things you do while sober.
 
GABAking said:
Do any of you experience this type of feeling while tripping?
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Yup, it was around this time that i slowed down and eventually stopped.

It seemed more common on Mushrooms, but ultimately i would keep coming back to this overwhelming feeling of familiarity to the point where i felt bored. And this wasn't just inside, i was around people, in the forest and at parties.. i wasn't disappointed though, because i took this as sign to start focusing on more external activities which i had vastly neglected since i started using psychedelics. Heh, in retrospect breaking-through on DMT a couple of years ago probably sealed the deal. I can still enjoy them if i were to take them now, but i just have no desire.. i guess my next psychedelic journey will be traveling ;)
 
SpinOutOfControl said:
You might be lacking excitement and enjoyment in your sober life. What im doing in the time leading up to a trip influences the positivity or negativity of the experience. You need something to reflect on during your trips and that comes from the things you do while sober.
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This would be my advice as well. Do some reading. Talk to new people or talk to people you already know about something you've never discussed with them. In short, expose yourself to some new ideas. You can't expect to have a fun trip if you don't pack properly.

Also, consider the possible dangers of priming. If you expect to have a boring, familiar experience, you often will, especially on psychedelics, which make you even more sensitive to this type of thinking. Try to go into it with less expectations, and when the trip is happening, pay more attention to what's actually going on, rather than how you think your current experience is like ones you've already had.

Or, you know, just stop taking psychs and be happy with what you've already gotten out of them. :)
 
I sometimes get the "boredom" you speak of, but mine is of a different nature. When i get the boredom it brings me to a thought loop of "what should i do?" and i usually have a difficult period in my trip until i get over it
 
^ Yeah I had that horribly on mushrooms.

I dunno I think it's different for all drugs. Mushrooms excite me because I really don't do that much of them as I usually only pick them seasonally. Acid I do all the time, I love it and always will, but it can begin to play tricks on your mind if you use it too much, in my case this involves looking for meaning where they may be none.
DMT is incredible and still scares me a little since the last time I did it. I still have heaps and am seeing a Richard Dawkins lecture tonight... Hm.

I haven't used for that long in comparison to others, but I have definitely had the boredom feeling with acid because I've done it soo much, but honestly my mind always finds something to focus on, whether it be positive or negative.
Tread cautiously but have you tried exploring the darker depths of your mind? Although this can be really overwhelming and really mess with your head, I also find it really interesting, it's just something I definitely don't opt to do often. At least not anymore, it can get scary.

Music makes a massive difference I find. New music can often mean new trip, but music is a big part of my life so maybe that's just me.
 
After having so many trips, most psychedelic drugs are pretty boring without external stimuli, IMO. Unless you're taking something like DMT or DPT, where the content of the trip itself is bizarre and shocking enough to be interesting on its own, you can't just sit there waiting for something exciting to pop out of the blue. You have to listen to music, draw, write, have conversations with friends, etc.

Actually one of my favorite trip activities is just to take a walk, and enjoy the general sights and sounds of the world. It's a very beautiful place when you stop busily living your life and just admire it.

If psychedelics still remain boring after supplementing with fun activities, then I'd say you're not getting anything valuable out of the drugs, and it's time to quit.
 
TangerinO said:
DMT is incredible and still scares me a little since the last time I did it. I still have heaps and am seeing a Richard Dawkins lecture tonight... Hm.
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Haha, my brother is over in Melbourne for that. I have my own issues with Dawkins that i won't go into.. but i suppose it'll be interesting no less. Yeah, DMT most definitely has that capacity.. i still consider the breakthrough i experienced on it to be the moment where i felt completely satisfied with the psychedelic experience to the point where i no longer felt the desire to continue, at least in the sense of seeking Truth. If i do use them these days it's mainly as an enhancement to music.. since music is so incredibly divine with psychedelics.
 
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