My first LSD trip - Seeking for advice

[Kamui]

Hello there to Bluelight community. I have a lot of experience with drugs, and I've read and talked about it with many different people for 4 years now. But I haven't tried LSD yet. Now I have the chance as I just got back from buying it. The guy's reliable so I'm convinced it's worth it, at least in a quality sense of the term.

Anyway, as you must be more experienced than me on this matters I'm seeking for advice now. I hope you can help me to create the best possible sceneario and enjoy the trip as much as possible.

- Morning, afternoon, evening? When do you think it's better to start?
- I know myself very good and I wouldn't mind to do it alone (I'll have to do it alone anyway, because none of my friends want to take it with me this time). In this case, shall I stay at home or go outdoors? I have mountains just right behind my place, and I know them very well. Beach is also pretty close.
- In case of a bad trip warning, what would you do to convince yourselves that you're already under LSD influence? I've thought about a piece of paper in my pocket, saying "You've just taken LSD. Keep calm, it will pass", and look at it when I don't feel at ease.
- Should I make sure I have someone to help me out if I'm not doing good? Even when I'll take it by myself, I could be at a friend's place in no time.

If you think of any other advice for an LSD rookie, I'd be glad to know about it.

Thanks in advance!

 

[shimazu]

- Morning, afternoon, evening? When do you think it's better to start?

depends on your schedule really, my ideal time would be to drop at around 3-4pm and go from there so you get to see a nice array of colors in the sky, and will be able to get to sleep at a somewhat sane hour and thus not throw off your circadian rhythm.

- I know myself very good and I wouldn't mind to do it alone (I'll have to do it alone anyway, because none of my friends want to take it with me this time). In this case, shall I stay at home or go outdoors? I have mountains just right behind my place, and I know them very well. Beach is also pretty close.

I would suggest not doing it alone for the first time, although it's just a suggestion. Not that it will make you think you can fly or any of that urban legend nonsense, but you can get on a really bad chain of thought really fast if you are not careful and aware it is happening. If you are going to trip solo please just always remind yourself you are tripping, and try to laugh at your irrational thoughts, not wonder why you just thought of it in the first place. Just stay...positive....always. It's not hard to do until you are actually tripping alone and get that fleeting feeling of "maybe this was a bad idea" for a moment when stuff starts getting weird and that is the beginning of the end for some people. Just embrace the strangeness and know that by this time tomorrow you will be back to normal and have a greater appreciation for 60s music

- In case of a bad trip warning, what would you do to convince yourselves that you're already under LSD influence? I've thought about a piece of paper in my pocket, saying "You've just taken LSD. Keep calm, it will pass", and look at it when I don't feel at ease.

"stay...positive....always." "Just embrace the strangeness and know that by this time tomorrow you will be back to normal"

normally I'd say have someone else there but since that's not an option its just a matter of being in a relaxing setting and not having any form of responsibility to take care of whatsoever.

- Should I make sure I have someone to help me out if I'm not doing good? Even when I'll take it by myself, I could be at a friend's place in no time.

Obviously this wouldn't be a bad idea. Just make sure you wouldn't have to drive to said persons house.

If you think of any other advice for an LSD rookie, I'd be glad to know about it.

maybe try mushrooms first if you haven't already. since you just got lsd recently it's a bit late but I feel like mushrooms are the perfect way to see if you would be into LSD or not

 

[Kamui]

Thanks, shimazu. I've tried mushrooms up to 5 times and I feel comfortable with them. I'll take your words into account.

 

[shimazu]

there is only so much advice you can give to someone about LSD really. I feel like everyone must form their own opinion of it by trying it as words can only describe the feeling up to a certain point.

It's almost like an emotional kaleidoscope in that you will have many different feelings and thoughts going on at once and if you try to make sense of all of them you'll just drive yourself crazy. just force yourself to let some things go, and always remember no matter how bad some things in your life may be (and you probably will think about some negative things, its impossible not to just try to limit it) there is always someone out there who has it worse

 

[Kamui]

The blotter I got is completely yellow. Just the colour, no pictures whatsoever. Does any of you know the "variety" I'll be trying?

Another thing that I just remembered is that some of my friends tell me the trip could last up to 12 hours. Is that accurate, or it depends on the person?

 

[shimazu]

there's absolutely no way anyone could tell you via the internet what is on there with any degree of certainty. It was probably a small piece of a larger sheet of blotter art. You could buy a test kit to make sure you are 100% certain what it is but to be honest, if it isnt actual LSD on there it would probably be one of the NBOMEs and they aren't going to harm you if you take one tab anyway. I don't know, this is where true heralds of Harm Reduction would disagree but if I were you I would just take it. It's really a matter of how much you trust the source and if you have had good experiences with them in the past.

12 hours is just a ballpark number, I could fall asleep on LSD after about 7-8 hours if I really needed to, the desire to stay up is more due to still being fucked up and enjoying the experience than any physical incapability for me at least. Conversely, I could (and have had to) stay up for two days straight after taking LSD so it's really all in the mind, which is pretty much how I would sum it up in one phrase anyway. It's all in your mind, and if you feel like you can control that well enough than you will have a great time.

some drugs you take, some drugs you experience IMO

 

[Kamui]

I decided it's better to do it tomorrow, in the woods. I can always go back home since it's pretty close and I know the way, sherpa-style. But I've been thinking, should I smoke some weed tonight? Or maybe it's better to keep my mind "clean"?

 

[treezy z]

don't go out in public first time is my advice.

 

[weadazoid]

Weed should not hurt the night before, but stay away from it just before and durring your first experience. Not that it is a bad thing just that it can alter things. Not going out in public is good advice, at least not until you are grounded. The woods sounds like a good idea, as long as there is no fear of getting lost, or of being disturbed.

day tripping can be an interesting thing, and though it was not my first time, I loved every day trip I every had. The visuals may be subdued somewhat, but oddly enough once you find them they can offer endless fascination.

Conversations with a sober hiker may be a bit awkward so try to find a comfy secluded spot where you can be free. I can remember in colledge, I ran into a professor whilst tripping face, and had a very interesting conversation with him, all the while reflecting on my own word choice, as the conversation evolved wondering if I sounded "different" wondering just how big my pupils were, ect ect..... I stumbled not once in my words, nor did I rush them, and he was a really cool professor of English, the Conversation revolved around the simmilarities between Hemmingway and Raymond Carver, both in backrounds and written style. For some reason I brought the subject up, and he was very happy to reflect on such a matter out of the class room. While the conversation was exhilerating I was glad to get out of it unscathed. Bottom like is both writers were effected by alchohol and a dark past, but Carver expressed this more directly while Hemmingway used it to color the backround of his work. At least that was my point, and He agreed with my assessment. Told me it would make for an interesting research paper.

I pulled it off, but others I can see why it may be hard, if you try to hard to act sober, you will undoubtedly fall into a kind of mental trap.

 

[THCisgod]

don't go out in public first time is my advice.

Agreed, but you could go somewhere outside close to your house you'll know pretty quick if you need to go home I dropped 2-4 hits of some liquid on my tounge not expecting it to be very strong and 30-40 mins later I had to go inside even though ive tripped enough times haha

 

[Morninggloryseed]

I have a lot of experience with drugs, and I've read and talked about it with many different people for 4 years now.

I know when I started posting here in 2000 or whenever it was I probably asked a lot of questions too....but based on the questions you have asked in this thread...you sure you have actually read about it for 4 years? That LSD lasts 12 hours is probably the first thing I learned. I don't mean to come off preachy...keep asking questions but you may want to go back and read some more.....or don't accept anymore information and trust the universe, take it blind and on faith you will be alright (assuming it is real LSD) like the '1950s LSD housewife' that you can find on Youtube. Either direction is probably good advice.

 

[Kamui]

There's been some time and I wanted to post my experiences about my first LSD trip.

I finally did it by night. I took it at 1am and after 20 minutes or so I started feeling something. Visual effects related to forms and colours, and sound effects too. I felt weird in a good way but still weird. The first 3-4 hours I spent watching random tv shows and documentaries. It was all so awesome and honest (or at least it looked like that to me). I was able to reach advanced states of consciousness and conclusions.

Time seemed to pass by really slow. Not mushroom style when I felt that an hour had passed and I was amazed taking a look at the clock and realizing that actually only 10 minutes had gone by. But it was slow. According to my friends telling me it was about 12 hours (I'd talk about this issue later on in this post), I was happy to know there were still 8 hours left of this incredible experience.

After leaving my computer I started to reread Howl by Allen Ginsberg. I did it 3 times in a row. It was the most amazing reading experience of my life; it even reached a point where I couldn't keep on reading because it was too much greatness for me to handle. Then I just felt I had to write some, so I took a notepad and a pen, and started writing for about 1 hour non-stop. I was amazed to discover I did a great job after reading it next day.

It was about 6 pm when I finally went to bed and closed my eyes. Visual hallucinations came to mind, the curtains moved at my breathing rythm. Light reflected on the roof of my room produced by random cars passing by also created some new forms. I smoked a couple cigarettes and started thinking abour everything, mostly my own life, how I had lived till that point and how I wanted to life from that point on. I guess the "visual stage" had passed and now came the more profound stage. More thoughts, thousands of them crossing my mind. A bunch of interesting things, but I wasn't able to remember them all next day.

At 8 am light started to appear. A new day started and I was still tripping. I wanted to see what outdoors looked like so I brought a cigarette to the kitchen's window, took a coffee and stared at the street for about 20 minutes or so. It all looked like 3D movies, really bright and warm. So I changed my clothes and I left home heading to the woods at 8.30 pm. At 9.30 I reached the top of a small mountain, a place I really like, kinda my little secret spot to be away from civilization for a little while. Walking and climbing in that state was hard and risky, but I convinced myself I could do it and so I did.

After some time staring out at the ocean, I was still tripping. 10 am. So I decided to try something and roll a marihuana joint. These effects combined with the remaining of the trip state brought me to speak aloud alone, for 90 minutes insanely talking about everything. Awkward moment when a random hiker actually reached the top of the mountain with his dog. I blushed to death because he could hear me. But it was ok in the end.

At 12 am the trip feeling was almost over, so I decided to go back to the city and visit a friend.

** I wanted to clarify the time a trip lasts. For me it was actually 12 hours. Ok, maybe eleven or ten. And I could say even more because I wasn't able to sleep during that day. I tripped at 1 am and I went to bed at 1 am the following day. Maybe it depends on the variety but the effects and the state of the trip lasted untill that timeframe (11-12 am).

What I regret is not having more "tools" with me. I couldn't put some music because my family was sleeping. I spent most of the time in my room but still it was a good experience I wanna do again some time in the future. But this time I'll do it with friends so I can talk and share more about the experience.