Miscellaneous Mushrooms are for extroverts, LSD is for introverts (?)

[Quasimoto]

I've been thinking about this today. People tend to be divided into two categories; people who prefer LSD or people who prefer mushrooms. (phenethylamines are in their own category, who doesn't love MDMA?)

Anyways, an observation I've made is that it tends to be extroverts who prefer mushrooms, and introverts prefer LSD.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I think the reason I dislike mushrooms is because I am naturally already a very introverted and sensitive person. Mushrooms amplify this to an uncomfortable degree for me, which is why I think I generally dislike them. I can't be around other people when on mushrooms. However, I don't mind being around others on LSD. It tends to push me toward extroverted activities and thoughts.

What do you guys think? Do you think personality and temperament are the reason for the preference?

 

[Shambles]

As a determinedly determined introvert… I love both almost equally. I do have a slight preference for acid though.

I honestly don’t have an issue with mushies as far as introversion goes though. I’ve had some incredible social experiences on mushies.

I suppose I probably feel “safer” on ‘cid though if pushed so maybe you’re on to something?

I strongly suspect set and setting count for most of then discrepancies though tbh.

 

[perpetualdawn]

Hmm interesting idea there might be something to this... For another anecdotal datapoint - in most context I lean on the introvert side, and I prefer acid over mushrooms overall.

 

[Jeanpauldash]

exact opposite for me

 

[iom]

I think I do like LSD more than mushrooms and am a bit more on the introverted side. I really really like phenethylamines though (not count MDMA which isn't really psychedelic and is not so great for me), yet I know they are not universally liked.

 

[cycloprop]

I'm a massive extrovert and prefer acid over mushrooms. I guess I used to be very introverted and don't like how mushrooms bring me back to there, if that counts for something.

 

[Opana313]

I think it's rather more along the lines of LSD is seen as more of a club drug..which it does give off a great stimulated effect that keeps my feet on the ground even...compared to shrooms this works for lower dosed trips BUT a hefty mushroom trip usually will spiral you into your safe zone and hunker down even as shrooms seem to be more confrontational to your inner self.

 

[Cream Gravy?]

I’ve always preferred acid. Mushies tend to really beat me down and I already do enough of that on my own, sober. Or if I get stoned, Jesus I cannot handle weed and tryptamines to get her at all anymore it ruins the trip.

I’m a very introverted person. I’ve gone to bars on acid and clubs, and just danced or talked to a bunch of people. Much less internal focused for sure.

 

[pupnik]

lsd is the least mess (just suck on tiny paper bits)
mushrooms are great too. but they require more chewing or at least making tea.
both can be dialed up or down in dosage

I am not sure if introversion or extra means that much...

 

[foodcrisis]

got to say again the biggest difference in psychedelics for me is the body high, so i would say that's most people's reason for choosing a favorite... lsd and a lot of the analogues are kind of like a feverish feeling with out the being stuffed up and shitty feeling of being sick.. like if a fever felt great, i'd say it was lsd... mushrooms are kind of like a drunk feeling that kind of brings me down, so mushrooms kind of make me chill out, but then again i went to a party and was playing with a dog drinking on mushrooms one time, i felt a lot more with people than when i took E, maybe it was the drinking and i could loose my inhibitions with the E... i think a big thing with the drugs is psychological.. even the visuals are psychological. like for a while i felt like shrooms gave me more colorful visuals and lsd gave me white light, but that changed up as years went on with the different drugs having different experiences.. ego loss with different drugs all kind of goes to the same place for me too... if you're really not concerned with the body high, i'd say how you respond to people is more just in the person's head... but then again, shrooms kind of make me weird sluggish drunk sometimes and i really just shut down. on lsd, i feel like a secret agent cause it's stimulating with that fever feeling and i can communicate easily even though i'll be pretty quiet and reserved in nature when going out. i think 1p, and eth-lad have that feeling the most with the fever stimulation body high.. al-lad and ald-52 are more chilled out... if i'm getting ego loss from any drug, i loose all ability to deal with people on any of the drugs.

 

[Pfafffed]

I'm quite introverted and almost always use psychedelics solo or with one close friend.

Mushrooms are one of the three most useful psychedelics for getting my life in order, but I don't use them recreationally. I think it's been over fifteen years (unless you count 2-3 psilacetin trips a decade ago.)

LSD is one of very, very few psychedelics that I have taken out and about in the world, going to concerts, going skiing. It's fine for that and nice enough, but neither deep enough not recreational enough to be something I'd ever seek out. It's always been a low-mid tier psychedelic for me, because as an introvert I don't have a lot of need for a tool that lets me trip hard while being in public.

 

[l25x]

ive been called an ambivert for sure, but I have specific use cases for both. LSD is far better for me when I'm interacting with people, my head stays clear, and I can function quite well. Mushrooms on the other hand I can not be outside for, I'm very easily influenced by the 'vibe' of others and feel like I'm not the captain of my own ship. trip report in my profile from when I took mushrooms around a lot of people - not great. LSD for music festivals is incredible for me and elevates the experience so much - not to mention the body high is quite uplifting compared to shrooms which can give stomachaches and queasiness

 

[vlzinspace]

interesting observation, i like both but i can't seem to jar out the kinda experiences i get on LSD with mushrooms.

 

[pixies+]

I get wildly uncomfortable around most people when taking either. I either trip by myself or with carefully selected friend(s). I despise tripping with people that freak the fuck out over everything. I mean, I feel for them.. I really do. But I can’t handle having someone like 2 inches from my face the entire night grabbing onto their face asking if it’s melting. Anyone that close to my face needs a certain kind of permission I don’t give to many - regardless of whether I’m high or not. Fuck that shit.

Or people that wave their arms in your face, scream weird shit with the intention of throwing you off, or grab you in some way. Especially grabbing from behind. I will punch you. May not do much, but I promise I want it to. lol

I love both for completely different reasons. I’ve had some incredibly uncomfortable highs.. a few were downright terrifying at the time. but the amazing experiences I’ve had outweigh the uncomfortable by an extremely large degree.

I’m feel like I’m an extroverted introvert. I love socializing. I loooove meeting new people. But I NEED my alone time. I need my time to regroup. Something I’ve always disliked is having people at my house. Mostly because I’m not super good at straight up telling people I want them to leave. I’d rather go to other people’s houses. That way I get to choose when it’s time to disengage and go home. There have been 2 friends that were the very odd exception to this. I didn’t care when they were at my house or for how long. Didn’t matter what I was going through.. they knew how to just be there. One lived with me for a year and I could not have asked for a better human to share my home with. She was perfect in every way for me. The other friend had a key. I loved coming home and finding her asleep on my couch she was also perfect for me in every way. I consider both of them my sisters and my soul mates. I love and miss them both more than anything. We shared some of the best times of our lives together. And also some of the hardest. We have the amazing kind of friendship that never stops due to time or distance. We pick back up right where we left off. I’m so grateful for every minute we shared together.

Damn… I really miss them.