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Do you change after using LSD?

Do you change? You always change, so the more semantically sound question would be "do you noticeably change?".

Well, yes I think so or better yet there is a fair chance that you will. But you will also probably change noticeably after having lived a year, that is more true the younger you are. Some change more often and some less often and it is really an unclear line to judge.

Basically I feel more liberated in certain ways.
 
Do you change after asking out a girl for the first time? Do you change your behaviour after you all of a sudden feel motivation to get better at school? Do you notice the change?

To be honest, I feel like I haven't changed a lot, but my peers feel I have. For the better, that is. Even my grandma loves to talk with me now. During the easter break she said to my mom that I had this cosy and comfortable aura which affected the whole environment. As stated earlier, I don't feel like I have changed.

Wait until the moment when you feel that you are not stressed about LSD, then drop. I am confident it will be a great experience.
 
LSD will change you as much as you want it to. many take it not realizing the power it holds. these individuals think theyre about to be just really high and watch 12 hours of visuals, and those are the people who will not be changed by it. However if you open your mind to the new connections and ways of thinking that lsd brings, if you are anything like me, you wont be able to look at the world the same. i tried it for the first time when i was 16 and although a little hesitant at the time, i wouldn't take it back for anything. there is absolutely nothing like lsd and it's beautiful effects. my perception has been altered by my lsd experiences in ways that i'm positive have brought me closer to my own true conciousness. my advice is take the blindfold off and open your mind to a brand new reality. you will not be sorry
 
It all depends on the person doesn't it. It's not some magic bullet that turns an arsehole into a nice guy. It's just a part of life, the person who takes it has to decide how much value it has for them. For a lot of people it means absolutely nothing, for others it's the light in the dark.
 
I disagree with those saying LSD won't change you. All experiences change, shape and form you as a person. LSD can be a very deep and spiritual, even religious experience.

LSD is the drug that has changed me most, for the better. Of all psychedelics I have taken, it has been the most mind-expanding, deep, creative, mystical and spiritual.

I remember the second time I took it, which was my first "hard" trip. I will never ever forget the experience and the sensations from that trip. I laughed, I cried, it was the most moving, loving and emphatic experience I have had to this date. It made me realize so many new things, gave me so much new perspectives...

In my case, I will never be the same. But is that a good or bad thing? In my case, it's good. I became more creative, more tolerant and more emphatic.

Will it change you? It depends. What are you seeking? Will you embrace LSD as a spiritual guide or just take it for fun? Taking it just for fun may not change much. IMO a trip should always have some kind of purpose; self-exploration is good enough. Learning new thing is good enough. Getting new perspectives is good enough. There are countless good reasons for using LSD. Just try utilizing them.

But do remember: You CAN NOT escape reality with LSD! Actually it makes everything even more real. Every feeling and thought, whatever it may be, will be multiplied tens, if not hundreds of times.
 
Isn't fun a good enough reason to take it? As Alex Shulgins wife once said - euphoria is good for you.
 
darksidedsam said:
I'd probably just take 1 hit of lsd i wouldnt want to do any more.

I just want to experience some of the colour changes , and sound changes.

I dont want so much that crazy stuff starts happening
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Honestly dude. 1 hit doesnt do much. visuals come with higher doses, not saying that 1 hit wont do it. but its not like a slight color change, then higher dose causes mental stuff... theyr all kind of wrapped together. I notice the mindfuck way before any visuals but your milage may vary.

Another way more important note. I'm surprised im the first to say this but it your mother has schizophrenia im going to tell you NOT to take acid. Stay the fuck away from that shit it can bring out dormant schizophrenia and if your mother has it there is a chance you can have it please don't take that risk

To the original point, The acid didnt change me. The ideas and conclusions that i came to as well as the emotions that i felt have changed the way i act though. Long after coming down, LSD and MDMA has made me want to be a better person. I am a much kinder, more gentle person. I also find it easier to tune into my emotions and thoughts (i have amazing control over my emotions, mainly anger) i'm much more rational and the coolest is the effect it had on my dreams. I have the craziest more vivid dreams imaginable now. 2 nights ago i noticed that my thought processes while dreaming were on par, if not better then my conscious mind.
 
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Just don't get too stressed out about it. One of the main things that has almost always resulted in bad trips for people that I know, is fixation over stress/problems/etc prior to and during taking it.

Mindset can effect the outcome strongly. I would say that there are not many scary effects unless you are on a quite large dose. There can be momentary sensations that may be frightening but they pass. So don't focus so much on the potential negative effects, and rather just experience it as it happens.

Also history of schizophrenia in your family? be careful, I wouldn't recommend trying it, unless you are sure you don't have it (ie; psychologist telling you that).

The reason it is so powerful theraputically is that it'll take your underlying problems, disorders, etc, and confront you with them objectively, in a way that almost makes them seem trivial. When you pull schizophrenia up and confront someone with it though.. Also well schizophrenia is caused by mutations in neurotransmitter production related drugs so, alot of psychoactive drugs don't "work" so well on individuals suffering from it.

I agree with peacefrog about the psychological effects. It gives you the ability to change yourself, if you are willing. Rather than changing you against your will.
 
well my uncle does have schizophrenia, and I think he tripped acid a lot... but I heard that was just a myth and there's nothing really "dormant" about schizophrenia; if you've got it, it's coming out, end of story, acid or not.
so I'm not too worried about that, but someone said something about "you can't escape reality; it all becomes so clear." well shoot, this is definitely not the right time for me to take it! I'm sosososo disappointed, but I am by no means ready for that! =/
but thanks a lot guys, I'll take this into consideration and maybe someday venture into the psychedelic realm. =]
 
I'd say go for it. I was feeling the same way as you before I tripped my first time (except I wasn't going through stress, I found out my mom's brother was schizo), and I'm perfectly fine.
Just be aware of something I wasn't when I first started tripping 2-3 times a month: You will probably have lingering visual artifacts. Pretty much all of my friends that trip alot do, it's normal. Don't freak out like I did, thinking you have hppd; you don't lol.
 
I want to add a little voice of moderation. If you do have serious emotional/mental issues you are overcoming, the *drug* won't cure you. It's the therapy that is impactful - made more impactful by the drug. Sometimes it doesn't take a "therapist" or "doctor" to help us. Sometimes those people are totally worthless. Sometimes we give ourselves therapy, sometimes it's a friend, or pastor. The reality is, that you may open a very intense door. You may enjoy it, you may hate what's inside of you and want to run away or change it. The effects have been studied, and many people already know what happens when LSD interacts with your brain. the reality is you don't know, so there's this unknown aspect of the experience you will need to overcome as well.

To those saying cid causes ego death, it *may* cause ego death. It may ALSO solidify the ego, encouraging it. Anyone who's tripped many, many times must confess this. We are all centers of attention, not THE center of attention, remember. Also, we are worthy of attention! Life is special and beautiful.

My advise is that people who are in their early twenties or less should stay away from LSD. There's more though. People who are not stable in their financial life and personal emotional life should stay away from these types of chemicals until they feel a sense of strength as an individual soberly in their lives. Alternately, since this likely won't be heeded, please trip with someone who is stable, and not some air-head, dummy. Intelligence is important in working through the situation that LSD causes - and YES, it does cause a SITUATION. You won't feel normal, you won't think normal, you won't be allowed to go BACK to normal for many hours.

Some say that's good. Normal is a broken state. Is it? I think the question stands, and no one's found the absolute center of the issue. The LSD trip goes on and on societally and personally, long after the effects wear off.

Keep your whitts about you. Laugh it off. Don't be offended by what you sound like or look like. Don't worry so much about what others may think about you, or how you sound and look. What's best is to spend time in solitude with a couple friends, maybe just one friend and a sober friend, then when you are able - go swimming :)

Pyro
 
swimming in a lake somewhere in the forest... naked... with hippies... while someone plays very loud, high quality techno music. <-- forgot to add that last part... could be subjective but it's my advise nonetheless.
 
psychosanity18 said:
LSD will change you as much as you want it to. many take it not realizing the power it holds. these individuals think theyre about to be just really high and watch 12 hours of visuals, and those are the people who will not be changed by it. However if you open your mind to the new connections and ways of thinking that lsd brings, if you are anything like me, you wont be able to look at the world the same. i tried it for the first time when i was 16 and although a little hesitant at the time, i wouldn't take it back for anything. there is absolutely nothing like lsd and it's beautiful effects. my perception has been altered by my lsd experiences in ways that i'm positive have brought me closer to my own true conciousness. my advice is take the blindfold off and open your mind to a brand new reality. you will not be sorry
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Change the age and this was my post, well said mate.

At one point during my first acid trip I got disoriented but then all of a sudden I made the realization that I was in control, not the drug. In essence, the acid was the car and I was the driver telling it where to take me. And take me it did.. It seriously is all about set and setting. Go in positive, come out really really positive :) Good luck if you decide to.
 
Your perception will be changed permanently, unless you've taken psychedelics before, you'll look at things and imagine in your head how it could be on acid or the like.
But otherwise, no you wont change, it's fairly rare for someone to have a full blown life-changing experience on acid. It's unlikely you will change your ways/opinions towards something from one single trip, you might for a few days, but it's like New Years Resolutions in that sense.
 
Ismene said:
Isn't fun a good enough reason to take it? As Alex Shulgins wife once said - euphoria is good for you.
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Thank you! FAR, too many people don't realize this and in their early tripping days jump into the whole 'LSD is an amazing experience, it's not like other drugs, everything is different now and we have to learn to use LSD to become smarter and introspective, not for fun, if you use it for fun your abusing it,' etc etc, I've seen people behave this way and they have had more uncomfortable experiences on acid than I ever have.
Acid is fun, it gets you fucked up, you laugh at nothing, you trip balls. While it is introspective, keep in mind that one of the other reasons you take it, like most drugs is because its FUN and it is a good fuckup for 8-12 hours. It doesn't need to be an introspective experience...

To be honest, I feel very confident in saying that. I think the 'introspective' stage is something many go through during their early days of tripping, but afterwards it remains but the person becomes aware you don't always have to follow it.
 
SpecialK_ said:
Thank you! FAR, too many people don't realize this and in their early tripping days jump into the whole 'LSD is an amazing experience, it's not like other drugs, everything is different now and we have to learn to use LSD to become smarter and introspective, not for fun, if you use it for fun your abusing it,' etc etc, I've seen people behave this way and they have had more uncomfortable experiences on acid than I ever have.
Acid is fun, it gets you fucked up, you laugh at nothing, you trip balls. While it is introspective, keep in mind that one of the other reasons you take it, like most drugs is because its FUN and it is a good fuckup for 8-12 hours. It doesn't need to be an introspective experience...

To be honest, I feel very confident in saying that. I think the 'introspective' stage is something many go through during their early days of tripping, but afterwards it remains but the person becomes aware you don't always have to follow it.
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I think it's maybe me (too) you're referring to about those saying LSD shouldn't be used for fun. First of all I think the experience is fun, by no means do I think that you can't have fun while having a spiritual experience. I have laughed and laughed for like 20-30 minutes on some trips but still have had introspective, deep experiences. So the best if a combination of both fun and introspective.

True, some introspective experiences have been hard and I have encountered fear and terror, but I don't think tripping shouldn't be fun. Maybe I just think if a person who is new to drugs just want to get wasted and have fun, LSD wouldn't be my first choice. MDMA would be a better (and mentally a more safe) choice. OK, MDMA can be therapetic too, I know...:)

I have friends who love speed, coke, MDMA, GHB etc. but have been terrified when trying LSD, because it wasn't "just" fun. It was so much more.
 
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To be honest, I feel very confident in saying that. I think the 'introspective' stage is something many go through during their early days of tripping, but afterwards it remains but the person becomes aware you don't always have to follow it.
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True special, I think fun is underestimated. For someone in despair, a good laugh is a wonderful thing.

Maybe I just think if a person who is new to drugs just want to get wasted and have fun, LSD wouldn't be my first choice.

I suppose it all depends on the person. I've never been the kind of person who just wants to get wasted so alcohol and pot have never interested me. But tryptamine psychdelics, particularly mushrooms, are above all fun. And that doesn't mean I don't cry my heart out when I'm on - emotional catharsis can be beautiful too.
 
yes and no. naturally it will change your views on things, considering you will experience things that you previously were not familiar with. how much these experiences stick with you is your own decision.
 
Cyanoide said:
Will it change you? It depends. What are you seeking? Will you embrace LSD as a spiritual guide or just take it for fun? Taking it just for fun may not change much. IMO a trip should always have some kind of purpose; self-exploration is good enough. Learning new thing is good enough. Getting new perspectives is good enough. There are countless good reasons for using LSD. Just try utilizing them.
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Fun is a good reason to ingest LSD. :)

[/QUOTE]But do remember: You CAN NOT escape reality with LSD! Actually it makes everything even more real. Every feeling and thought, whatever it may be, will be multiplied tens, if not hundreds of times.[/QUOTE]

I disagree in a way. You can transcend reality and enter a certain self-less/ego-less state of bliss which is a definite shift away from the mundanity of normal consciousness. Problems which exist(ed) in normality can drop away; revealed as the falsehoods they are. That is certainly a fun experience.
 
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