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Therapeutic Shrooming

Yeah i hear you.

I guess I'm going to bitch out again because I really don't want to go into it feeling this nervous. I so afraid I'm gonna lose my mind and never come back and have to be put in some mental home or some shit.. ugh
 
tried something similar once. was quite hellish tbh.
maybe let things cool down but keep the experience "prepared". like: 'you could always do it'. then you're gonna do it when the time is right. :)

what I originally wanted to say: you're sure about taking mushrooms? mushrooms are spiritual as fuck can provide the most intense, holy and life-changing euphoria I personally got to know, but they can be confusing and send you to hell before you can say "wtf?"...especially when you do it alone.
if you're in an absolutely safe environment, are 100% committed to the experience and take a low dose (as you plan) shit probably won't hit the fan but there are more benign psychedelics out there...
 
DaveTripper said:
Yeah i hear you.

I guess I'm going to bitch out again because I really don't want to go into it feeling this nervous. I so afraid I'm gonna lose my mind and never come back and have to be put in some mental home or some shit.. ugh
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dont worry bro, just ease up off your own grill a little bit.

You'll always come back, too.
 
to johannes - Thanks for the response, I think I will give it some more time and wait until the moment is truly right. I know of the "life-changing euphoria" you talk about as I have experienced it and for a good while mushrooms made me very accepting of the world and myself and I was one of the happiest people i knew.

X3 - I will try, and hopefully one day soon I'll be ready to partake in this adventure.
 
So it's a year later, and I never went through with the shroom trip. In the past year I've gone through a pretty bad opiate addiction to try and mask my anxieties which eventually had to end. I've been clean for 4 months now, and have an absolutely amazing girlfriend who I've been with for the past 6 months. But still, that same anxiety from my bad trips years ago is still there. Again, something inside of me is telling me that going back to that psychedelic place is the only way I'll get over these issues. I should add that I've been in therapy for the past month and a half, and I DO enjoy talking about my issues with my therapist, but I don't really feel as if it's solving them. I actually talked to her about me tripping again to find some guidance, (she knows about my past psychedelic experience and has tripped herself which is helpful) but she says she doesn't recommend it. The only reason I'm posting this is because I do have some doubts about tripping, and I know that is enough for some of you to tell me that it wouldn't be a good idea to trip right now. Every thing I've read about tripping says that if you are not in a place in life where you are content, then you should definitely not trip. My main fear when it comes to tripping is that I'm going to make myself worse and possibly lose it completely... But then I look at this way, when I had my difficult trips in the past, they were triggered by me being with groups of friends, which caused me to get all self-concsious and paranoid. A big part of me thinks that if I'm alone (or possibly with my girlfriend if I decide I want to do that) that those anxieties won't really be much of a problem. I won't have to worry about how others are perceiving me and can have the liberty to actually process my thoughts and see what's going on... Btw, I have taken mushrooms around 8 times so I'm not a COMPLETE newbie, and I'm thinking about starting off with a real low dose, like a 1.5 .
 
I have been in your same shoes man. The key to anything in life, especially psychedelic therapy, is ACCEPTANCE.

You being nervous about this is totally normal and in my opinion will not affect the trip in the slightest. Nerves are a normal part of experiencing anything we are apprehensive about. The thing that CAN affect your trip is the acceptance of the changes that will occur during the trip. You may begin to experience apprehension, anxiety and nerves but just accept this as a normal part of your trip and realise that nothing bad can happen to you.

You are perfectly safe, you haven't overdosed, you won't lose your mind permanently, you are perfectly safe. Remember this.

You have to allow all that will occur, the realisations and thoughts and feelings. You might need to cry. This is all good, simply accept and observe whatever happens. Lie down, relax, enjoy the experience. Look into meditation. Get into a calm state of mind beforehand.

You are choosing to do this, you have chosen to ingest this substance and you are doing it for the right reasons. I always felt that the only people who will be bitten in the ass by tripping are either don't accept what is happening to them (freaking out, thinking things such as "Oh my god, this feels weird, what if I dont come back, what if this is permanent, what have I done?" which are merely the result of out egotistical constructs and hold no basis in reality if you accept it as such) or those who abuse the psychedelics for no reason (to get fucked up).

You will be in a good mindset because you will have meditated prior and have a solid reason for taking the psychedelic. This takes care of "set". Look into entheogenic spiritual use of psychedelics and read up a bit, this will inspire your confidence in utilising them as a perfectly reasonable, effective and safe tool for inner exploration.
You will be at home alone or with your girlfriend (I actually prefer being in the woods/nature) and comfortable in your setting, so this takes care of "setting".

Keep positive, read up, meditate, enjoy. You may experience some unsettling feelings and emotions but you will be more empowered and stronger for it. I like the analogy of comparing this experience to weight training and tearing muscle fibres which break down initially and are rebuilt stronger and harder.
 
Attempt4, thanks for your reply man. You've definitely put this in a more positive light for me. You're right when you say that not accepting the trip is what backfires in the end, I've experienced it first hand. During one of my most difficult trips, I was feeling very uncomfortable and instead of just accepting and embracing the feelings, I started going into thought loops about me going insane and never coming back, etc. Truly shitty stuff. The one reason I didn't let go and accept what I was feeling was the fact that I was surrounded by all of my friends and I didn't want to break down in front of everyone (which would have been the better thing to do, no doubt). But this time since I am going to be alone, I will be free to accept whatever thoughts/feelings that may arise. I'm feeling a little more comfortable with this idea now... Thanks.
 
Only if you feel called too....in my personal experience the mushroom is humbling, overwhelming, and inspiring.....however i wouldn't use one psychedelic to try and undtrerstand anothe, as lsd and shrooms are very different
 
I'm not trying to use one to understand another... I'm just looking to find some guidance during a trip, and I prefer not to take acid because of the duration of the drug. Sorry if I was unclear about that.
 
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