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Need advice on first lsd trip

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arnise101

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Hey everyone!
So my friend wants to drop for the first time with a few experienced and invited me to join. I am worried because in the scope of the psychedelic world, experiences haven't been great. I react very strongly to marijuana at even the lowest doses (tolerance does build up over time of course) and two of the three times I've done shrooms, I found the experience overwhelming even at low doses. The one time I had a good time, I took a very low dose (about .5-.75 gs) and felt what most people describe on a 1.5 g dose. The other two times I found myself unable to enjoy myself at only 1.8-2.0 gs and felt what most people describe at a pretty high dose. My thoughts were very liquid, visuals were intense, and I felt physically ill and uncomfortable (shaky and feverish). Walking was pretty impossible and I spent most of my trip rolling around in a bed wishing the craziness would end. You can probably see my hesitation in trying acid. My question is, how does lsd compare to shrooms in terms of physical effects? I often here that people are much more capable of semi-normal behavior (i.e. walking around, going places, ACTUALLY DOING FUN THINGS) on acid compared to shrooms. I also hear that is much easier to pull back into reality and calm down should anything go wrong. I think that one of my problems is that I'm a pretty deep thinker even while sober. When I add psychedelics I tend to think toooo deeply (though I feel like if I don't feel like my body is going to collapse, I'll be less paranoid). If I end up doing it, I will only be taking one tab as I'm beginning to understand that my body seems to react very strongly to most drugs.
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Thank you
 
Shrooms tend to play on your emotions more and can be less forgiving, at least from what I've experienced. I've found acid to be incredibly gentle, so out of all psychs, I would recommend that. Unless you know the dosage of the tab, you might want to even consider taking half a tab. And then if you want to a little later, if it's underwhelming, take the other tab.
LSD doesn't really have a bodyload either, so that shouldn't be a problem. You should be able to walk around, unless you're really super super sensitive to the drug.
 
Are you ok with yourself at this point in your life? You're stable and there's no psychosis in you or your immediate family, right? That's your good set. You have a safe and familiar environment to have the experience in - the setting. Then start with a low dose for your first couple of trips around the block to avoid a repeat of your unpleasant shroom episode and good luck on your journey %)
 
Thanks for the responses guys!
Yeah it seems like most of bad experiences on drugs have been body load related. From what I've read and from what Axed pointed out, acid at low doses doesn't have much of a body load effect and that despite from the trippy mind fuck effects of lsd, I shouldn't feel unsafe or out of place in my own body. As far my emotions and what not, I'm happy to say that I'm pretty satisfied and happy with my life with the only exception being the slight uncertainty of what my future holds for me (which is pretty normal at my age).
 
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LSD is less dreamy and vague and fairy-tale like for me and more clearminded, sharp pure and clinical in it's actions. I find it much more manageable. And physically quite pleasant and light. Yet I have difficulty eating on it and can feel a bit tense which acts on my stomach a bit sometimes. But not the languor I often get with mushrooms, much less fazed.
Make sure you feel okay about whats going on in your mind and life, make sure you get to do it in a safe and controllable environment and start with a low dose.

All the best <3

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XTCity said:
As for the 'uncertainty of what your future holds', LSD will probably help you work it out as I always learn a lot about myself while I'm tripping.
Good Luck :)
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For many people tripping first raises a lot of questions rather than just answering any pending ones. Be prepared to open up a can of worms. The trip(s) may be mostly recreational as for some, but always assume it has a deep and serious part just to be sure.
 
Sorry if I am jumping to a conclusion here, but have you ever given any thought to the idea that the uncomfortable body sensations maybe your ego trying to hang on tight? Psychedelics (especially LSD for me) have a way of explaining to you that "you" are more than a physical body here in the materium. At your core you are a spirit that is inhabiting a cumbersome and mechanical body. In some instances the uncomfortable physical sensations could be your ego trying to maintain it's dominance (at least this is my POV).

In my experience you will find LSD to be much "clearer" than psilocybin. I do not get into as many confusing mind loops with LSD. At times during the peak your thinking will be so clear and crisp that you believe you are 100% sober. Have fun!
 
its different for everyone but by no means can you just switch between normalcy and tripping on acid. IMO if you had a bad time on shrooms youd probably have a bad time on cid
 
Happy Trails said:
Sorry if I am jumping to a conclusion here, but have you ever given any thought to the idea that the uncomfortable body sensations maybe your ego trying to hang on tight? Psychedelics (especially LSD for me) have a way of explaining to you that "you" are more than a physical body here in the materium. At your core you are a spirit that is inhabiting a cumbersome and mechanical body. In some instances the uncomfortable physical sensations could be your ego trying to maintain it's dominance (at least this is my POV).

In my experience you will find LSD to be much "clearer" than psilocybin. I do not get into as many confusing mind loops with LSD. At times during the peak your thinking will be so clear and crisp that you believe you are 100% sober. Have fun!
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Or they can simply be viewed as the result of ingesting a foreign, biologically active substance, especially one that the OP is not used to.
 
shimazu said:
IMO if you had a bad time on shrooms youd probably have a bad time on cid
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With all due respect sir I disagree.

I'm a person who enjoys acid, but I've never had a pleasant experience with mushrooms. Every time I eat mushrooms I find myself overwhelmed by confusion for no reason. Every time I get stuck in a state where I can't communicate with anyone at all, and I pretty much just sit there freaking out in my mind waiting for it to be over. I've tried lowering the dosage, but it doesn't matter. Maybe I'm overwhelming myself too much before hand and think about this happening too much when I do eat them, but I've never experienced anything like it with acid. Most of the time before I eat doses I'm the same way - I get on edge but it always goes away when it starts to kick in.

But to the OP - It may be a long ride, but it's always a lot smoother for me than mushrooms. Just because you can't enjoy one doesn't mean the other one will be unpleasant too.
 
Lsd is mellower mentally than shrooms imho depends on dosage.
I've never had a bad trip with either only slightly awkward with shrooms once.
Like some of the others have said, if your not comfortable, don't do it. I was comfortable and it sure made me smile.
Can be a little tense but not really scary. Not much body load except sore back the next day.
 
only recommendation for first time is to be around close friends that you can be open with. i find for me i get a crazy arse headspace and just knowing that you are among people that are cool with you it can really lower any anxiety and just make it a more smooth trip.
i find i enjoy shrooms waay more. it is chilled and i feel pretty good and bouncy, while on acid things become pretty accelerated and i get loopy. but it effects everyone differently.
first time tripping i thought everyone knew what i was thinking; you realise that you will never know how much someone else is tripping or what they are exactly thinking.
remember if you are getting sketchy you can be selfish and just let yourself chill out and let it take you instead of thinking about others around you cause sometimes you worry about the people around you and gets you feeling uncomfortable. if you find this, just focus on what is happening with you because most of the time they are fine it's all in your head haha
 
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