Biochemistry
Greenlighter
Out of all the drugs I've ever taken, and I have taken a multitude of psychedelics, there is not one that comes close to the respect I have for LSD. I have only ingested LSD twice, the first of which was when I was 19 years old (I am now 31 years old). Although it seemed like a profoundly shocking experience at the time, it is without doubt one of the most important experiences of my life.
The funny thing is, is that for a couple of years after I consumed LSD for the first time, I was profoundly traumatised by the impact that it had on my mind and, indeed, my subjective perception of reality. Although it may be somewhat of a cliché, LSD, as it were, "unplugged me from The Matrix," which was, however, too much for me to handle when I was 19 years old. What I mean by this is that it taught me that everything that I sense/perceive, with particular attention to visual and auditory perception, is my own unique perception of reality; that includes my perception of colours, music, letters, number, everything! Prior to this experience, I was absolutely positive that everything was "out there" and that everybody perceived everything in exactly the same way. For instance, all of the minute details, such as numbers, letters and barcodes, which are typically taken for granted by the general population, took on a whole new form. It became crystal clear that absolutely everything I see is a product of my own perception, which at the time was terrifying! I was locked inside my own mind! However, it is the best gift I could ever have been given because I literally own everything I see.
On the flip side, I am an existential nihilist and I do feel somewhat aliented from the general population because I feel that they're all lost in an illusion, what I like to call "The Social Universe."
In conclusion, LSD is, in my opinion, by far and away the most powerful and important psychedelic drug in existence; it taught me 1,000 years of education in 8 hours. I suffer from severe melancholic depression and severe OCD — for which I am prescribed mirtazapine and citalopram — in which case I abstain from all legal and illegal drugs (except coffee, my only vice these days) because I think it is very unwise to mix recreational drugs with psychiatric medications.
Cheers.
The funny thing is, is that for a couple of years after I consumed LSD for the first time, I was profoundly traumatised by the impact that it had on my mind and, indeed, my subjective perception of reality. Although it may be somewhat of a cliché, LSD, as it were, "unplugged me from The Matrix," which was, however, too much for me to handle when I was 19 years old. What I mean by this is that it taught me that everything that I sense/perceive, with particular attention to visual and auditory perception, is my own unique perception of reality; that includes my perception of colours, music, letters, number, everything! Prior to this experience, I was absolutely positive that everything was "out there" and that everybody perceived everything in exactly the same way. For instance, all of the minute details, such as numbers, letters and barcodes, which are typically taken for granted by the general population, took on a whole new form. It became crystal clear that absolutely everything I see is a product of my own perception, which at the time was terrifying! I was locked inside my own mind! However, it is the best gift I could ever have been given because I literally own everything I see.
On the flip side, I am an existential nihilist and I do feel somewhat aliented from the general population because I feel that they're all lost in an illusion, what I like to call "The Social Universe."
In conclusion, LSD is, in my opinion, by far and away the most powerful and important psychedelic drug in existence; it taught me 1,000 years of education in 8 hours. I suffer from severe melancholic depression and severe OCD — for which I am prescribed mirtazapine and citalopram — in which case I abstain from all legal and illegal drugs (except coffee, my only vice these days) because I think it is very unwise to mix recreational drugs with psychiatric medications.
Cheers.
Lsd as it has helped med overcome a 13 year addiction to Cannabis. Once the doors of perception are open from Lsd its hard and almost depressing the way the world is heading in some direction 