trip went a bit scary last night, any advice?

[hexagram]

taken LSD about 5-6 times now, half of those times were alone in my room at night, highest dosage was 300ugs.

Pretty much always been fine, always loved it alone, I put music on, light inscene, meditate and see how far I can project myself outwards. Had some amazing, breakthrough experiences this way, even on smaller amounts.

however, towards the 4th hour mark of my trip last night (was 150ugs) was about 1am, was lying in my bed in the dark. I started thinking about how I was raised in church, how church taught about demons and other negative supernatural entities, then wondered if taking LSD was a way demons could posses you. I then saw a strange demon creature full of hate and negative energy come towards me. At this point I got a bit scared and aborted with an etizolam. Feel like I wasted a bit of a trip now though, was insanley good lucy that I probably won't get again for a while now.

anyone have any advice for how not to have this happen again? has anyone else ever scared themselves like this in a similar way? My next few trips will probably be on AL-LAD which is a bit different but I love tripping and I don't want to ruin it for myself.

 

[Gratuitous Grace]

If you were still in possession of concepts like "I," "was raised in church," and "church taught about" ... then I think you probably still had the capacity to reason with yourself along the lines of "this is a drug experience getting a little off-kilter ... time to change my setting." Different room, different music, different whatever is often a solution. (It's when those concepts disappear, and you find yourself alone with demons and absolutely nothing else, that reasoning your way out becomes difficult/impossible.)

Yeah ... go in with AL-LAD next time and the next time after that. You'll probably have a good laugh about it all and be totally fine.

 

[.:Holy::Toast:.]

I've never had an unsettling trip carry over to my next psychedelic experience.
My guess is you'll be fine

 

[Si Dread]

Yeah ... go in with AL-LAD next time and the next time after that. You'll probably have a good laugh about it all and be totally fine.

Muhahahaha yeah, good advice. Fuck acid, do this shit! Lol

It does sound as if you wimped out a little early there op. No offence, I'd have done the same! But I have been in much more difficult places in the past & fought through it. I may not have enjoyed such an experience, but it grew me as a human being. If you don't fight & win against your demons they continue to follow you around & might even grow stronger! A psychedelic trip turns the imagination into an animate object & the imgination is capable of churning out all manor of horrors from the subconcious. It is most wise to be prepared for these possibilities!