Heh, that's one of the first lessons of tripping: Don't look into the mirror. Unless you're Cristiano Ronaldo.
But yeah, even bad trips can atleast work as a lesson. LSD definitely isn't something you take to relax in the evening; trips require a certain degree of preparation, as the experience is dominated by set and setting (i.e. your mindset, your emotional state, your surroundings, the people around you...). LSD can provide tremendous insights and blissful epiphanies, but there is also a chance of a bad trip that may unlock latent mental illnesses (though I wouldn't worry about that too much right now - the worrying can make this something of a self-fulfilling prophecy).
If you have a benzo (ex.: xanax, ativan...) then that can help abort a bad trip, or (if carefully dosed), get a tense trip back under control. It is generally a very bad idea for inexperienced trippers to smoke weed, on the other hand, because that usually tends to intensify the trip rather than help relax you.
Take care
Good advice man. Although bad trips tend to scare people away from psychedelics or at least serve as a harsh lesson. At night by myself I'd probably go for a shorter duration and less hectic psych like shrooms. The dose plays a huge role in effects too. As you said, set and setting are key. I never trip in places I'm not comfortable with, and try not to when I'm not mentally 'all there'. Comprehensive summary. You must be a regular here. Nice to meet you
LMAO! I bet even Ronaldo would hate what he saw. Narcissists don't exactly seem comfortable when they're tripping on acid from my experience. All over the place. You could be right though. I know I for one avoid reflective surfaces at all conceivable costs on psychs. And for good reason as you know!Heh, that's one of the first lessons of tripping: Don't look into the mirror. Unless you're Cristiano Ronaldo.
Great advice man. I always keep a short-acting benzo on hand. Even long-acting wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. We call them trip cancellers. If you wanna completely annihilate the trip then add in a 1st gen antihistamine like promethazine. It's filthy as. Basically nutmeg. Literally what antipsychotics were made from. Double trip canceler/zombifier. Antagonises D2 AND 5HT2A so no chance of tripping.If you have a benzo (ex.: xanax, ativan...) then that can help abort a bad trip, or (if carefully dosed), get a tense trip back under control. It is generally a very bad idea for inexperienced trippers to smoke weed, on the other hand, because that usually tends to intensify the trip rather than help relax you.
Take care
Hahaha smoking weed to 'calm yourself down',,, man the amount of times I've heard someone ask that. It's an intuitive thing to think I suppose but cannabis is technically a psychedelic so yeh really not a good idea to take a drug that affects your mood when you've just opened the fuck out of your mind. It's super nice if you know what you're doing though. I like smoking or taking an edible on the comedown personally.