Last night I took a HOT shower at the peak of a DOM trip. I mean seriously hot... normally the only time I turn the water up that hot is when I'm cleaning the shower. Ordinarily I wouldn't even be able to hold my hand underneath it for more than a few seconds.
It was an interesting experience. I was still aware that the water was extremely hot, but it didn't feel scalding or shocking at all. As soon as the water hit my skin, it felt like the heat was instantly being absorbed through my whole body... I was 'at one' with the water LOL.
I stayed in there for a good 20 minutes and felt great afterwards. Today my skin is absolutely fine - no burns, blisters, nothing. I am really curious as to why a shower that would normally be unbearably hot felt so lovely and relaxing while I was tripping. Do psychedelics cause some kind of pain agnosia?
I don't know if the fact that I'd been to the gym an hour beforehand had anything to do with this.
It was an interesting experience. I was still aware that the water was extremely hot, but it didn't feel scalding or shocking at all. As soon as the water hit my skin, it felt like the heat was instantly being absorbed through my whole body... I was 'at one' with the water LOL.
I stayed in there for a good 20 minutes and felt great afterwards. Today my skin is absolutely fine - no burns, blisters, nothing. I am really curious as to why a shower that would normally be unbearably hot felt so lovely and relaxing while I was tripping. Do psychedelics cause some kind of pain agnosia?
I don't know if the fact that I'd been to the gym an hour beforehand had anything to do with this.