Thorns Have Roses
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I don't think difficulties dealing with information uncovered by psychedelics leads many people to messin' with the downers, I think (if there is any correlation at all) the heart of the issue would be this:
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psychedelics bomb the mind
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it's all in your mind, yah know?? the insanity brewed by LSD conditions my mind for later traumatic events as they will not seem as intense. the most important thing i have learned is that your mind is your best friend; try not to fuck with it...
I do think it opened a lot of doors for me and it has caused me some trouble that a lot of them tend to stay open and I have to deal with things more consciously. I believe it has attributed to my hypervigilance for instance. But, I must also say that I am predisposed to some mental abnormalities and disorders and have had periods in which I tripped way too much and was very vulnerable. Also before I ever knew it was possible I had a profound ++++ trip that changed my life forever and it was traumatizing in ways as well as liberating.
So all the wealth it has brought me came at a price, also I have gone too far with it in periods where I tripped at least weekly on acid or more... and my other substance abuse also messed things up. But I do not see psychedelics as a gateway drug at all, if anything they help me get some perspective and put some sense into me and I believe they played a role for me eventually stopping my periods of problematic use. I abused quite some stuff but I also quit them at some point without external help.
Psychedelics can heal and they can traumatize and devastate - their extreme potential can go either way, a source of power that can catalyze good, healthy and wholesome processes but also pathological processes like paranoid delusion, obsessive-compulsive behavior maybe, and who knows what else. So in the end I think of them as neutral but with enormeous potential and it is up to the user to provide a balanced state of mind and proper set & setting. That way the result will be the expansion of that set & setting.
So all the wealth it has brought me came at a price, also I have gone too far with it in periods where I tripped at least weekly on acid or more... and my other substance abuse also messed things up. But I do not see psychedelics as a gateway drug at all, if anything they help me get some perspective and put some sense into me and I believe they played a role for me eventually stopping my periods of problematic use. I abused quite some stuff but I also quit them at some point without external help.
Psychedelics can heal and they can traumatize and devastate - their extreme potential can go either way, a source of power that can catalyze good, healthy and wholesome processes but also pathological processes like paranoid delusion, obsessive-compulsive behavior maybe, and who knows what else. So in the end I think of them as neutral but with enormeous potential and it is up to the user to provide a balanced state of mind and proper set & setting. That way the result will be the expansion of that set & setting.
Jesusgreen
Bluelight Crew
I have to agree with Solipsis 100%. It's wrong to say psychedelics are always good, or always bad - they can be both, it depends largely on you and how you use them, but even that does not guarantee your experiences to go either way. In general I find psychedelics to be quite a positive therapeutic experience - but just like any drug, they can be abused, and this almost always leads to negative consequences.
I also find a large part of it is how you use them. If you use psychedelics just to "get high", you might be more likely to have negative experiences and have your mind shaken up a bit. You're looking for a good time so you're not prepared to have your deepest issues dragged out in the open, and sometimes that can really leave you in a state for a long time.
If however you're using them for insight, therapy, or as a tool - I'd say you're more likely to benefit and have an overall positive experience. The key is to respect them and know their limits. They can show you things about yourself that you have hidden away - but it's your job to deal with these things. I see psychedelics as like a grand diagnosis tool, they'll show you all the holes - but you're the medicine, it's your job to patch them up!
I also find a large part of it is how you use them. If you use psychedelics just to "get high", you might be more likely to have negative experiences and have your mind shaken up a bit. You're looking for a good time so you're not prepared to have your deepest issues dragged out in the open, and sometimes that can really leave you in a state for a long time.
If however you're using them for insight, therapy, or as a tool - I'd say you're more likely to benefit and have an overall positive experience. The key is to respect them and know their limits. They can show you things about yourself that you have hidden away - but it's your job to deal with these things. I see psychedelics as like a grand diagnosis tool, they'll show you all the holes - but you're the medicine, it's your job to patch them up!