Is taking psychedelics during a rough time in your life a bad idea?

[Reefers]

I'm trying to make a major life decision right now (major location change) and I have a week to make a decision. My lease expires on the 17th and I still have no idea where I'm going to live or what college I'll be transferring to.

So in other words, I'm pretty stressed, and pretty hard on myself for some big fuck ups I've done that spawned this inner debate. But I feel that I need a good psychedelic trip to REALLY analyze things, like pros vs cons of each, because theres a lot of emotional rooting in the decision.

Basically I have to decide whether to take 20mg of 2C-I or x amount of 4-AcO-DMT. I've never had a "full on" trip with a tryptamine, but my low dose of psilacetin was pretty profound. I just got a Gem Pro 250 today, and my old scale was shit, so I don't know how much 4-AcO I took last time, but it was somewhere around 10mg.

This will be a solo trip, during the day (I get anxiety in the early evening for some reason). Bad idea? I know some people say that psychedelics, even during bad trips, are very useful.

Thoughts?

 

[Fieldy]

I think it can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your situation. I think taking a trip could certainly help out way positives/negatives towards your major life decision. I think you should embrace the trip and see where it takes you in order to help you decision. Best of luck either way.

 

[Awesometastic]

I wouldn't advise it.

Smoke some herb, listen to music, get a pen and paper and write down what you want; and more importantly what your willing to commit to changing about your current lifestyle so you can achieve the things that make you feel great about yourself it the future.

Drugs are recreational and thought provoking, but not in the sense of figuring out your life and future.

all the best.

 

[Issac Sinclair]

If it can't get any worst, it will probably make it better.
It did for me, but some people it made it worst even when they weren't having a bad time.

 

[Reefers]

I wouldn't advise it.

Smoke some herb, listen to music, get a pen and paper and write down what you want; and more importantly what your willing to commit to changing about your current lifestyle so you can achieve the things that make you feel great about yourself it the future.

Drugs are recreational and thought provoking, but not in the sense of figuring out your life and future.

all the best.

I already did that with some amphetamines. I just thought a trip would maybe bring out some inner truths. Isn't that what they're used for when they're used in a therapeutic sense?

 

[The Chemist]

If you can utilize them for that purpose, then i'm confident they can provide something for you.

but i would spend some time meditating, or at least write down the things you want to resolve in yourself the most so you have some things to focus on during your trip other than the scattered signals of your fry.

 

[Awesometastic]

I already did that with some amphetamines. I just thought a trip would maybe bring out some inner truths. Isn't that what they're used for when they're used in a therapeutic sense?

I don't know why but I keep thinking about the entourage episode "tree trippers" lol. At the very least do it with some close friends who know the purpose of your 'trip' and can support you.

 

[pharmakos]

i've had around 5 horrible, trainwreck-level bad trips in my life. they all happened during bad times in my life.

 

[Bkhaze]

Just read this TR on erowid. http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=32056

2C-I seems to be easy on the mind, not too confusing and easy to navigate your train of thought; This would be a beneficial trait to your trip, sense you are trying to make a big life decision.

I personally only like tripping while I am in good mental health. Feelings of stress and regret could surface during your trip and leave you feeling quite uncomfortable, especially if you get caught in a thought loop.

Erowid has severe mental confusion listed on the negative effects list of 4-AcO-DMT..

Ive never tried either substance but from reading what little I have about the 2, 2C-I seems to be the better choice to go with; If you decide to do either. IMO it doesnt seem like the best time to trip but to each his own.