want a good experience on mushrooms

[playfulhippy]

so im about to take mushrooms for the first time next weekend, Im only taking a half eighth and im a fairly big guy (6'5 and 160p). However im one of those people who will occasionally get creeped out or paranoid when its too dark and/or quiet. One concern of mine that ill have a bad trip cuz i have only smoke canabis and taken E before so i was wondering if maybe smoking would make sure i have a good trip or if there is something else i can do to make sure i have a good trip and to get the most out of my tirp.
-thanks

 

[The Chemist]

Setting and the people around you are extremely important.
I would recommend that you don't do any public activities, but going to enjoy a park is something pretty fun, depending on where in CA you are, I would try to go around Big Bear or up north where the City isn't so interfering.

 

[Levvytation]

Setting and the people around you are extremely important.

^Absolutely & completely correct!

And why not have a beer or two before/whilst taking em. If weed sometimes makes you paranoid it might be better not to smoke any until the trips kicked in and you know where you're going...

A small amount of alcohol goes well with mushies imo, a nice red wine

 

[kbrad]

setting and people is 100% correct, but also dont psyche yourself out before they kick in. It's also a very 'all in your head' deal. Just relax, and let the cheesed smile do all the work :D

 

[Shambles]

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I'll just add The Golden Rule - no matter how odd things get, accept and go with them willingly and don't try to fight it and all will be well. Have a great trip

PS: Cannabis can massively potentiate psyches and shrooms in particular. Even if you are a regular smoker it's maybe best to take it steady on the puff to see how you go when tripping cos it can go either way.

 

[cage rat]

setting and people is 100% correct, but also dont psyche yourself out before they kick in. It's also a very 'all in your head' deal. Just relax, and let the cheesed smile do all the work :D

Yeah for sure, setting and people. I also don't like psychedelics other than ketamine if I have a stressful day or week or surrounding time or something. Stress seems to take away all the euphoria of psychedelics and a lot of possible experiences for me. Never tried acid though, and shrooms only a few times. Dissociative psychedelics are my thing, the only thing preventing me from trying PCP is the crazy addictiveness and not wanting to murder people

I'll just add The Golden Rule - no matter how odd things get, accept and go with them willingly and don't try to fight it and all will be well. Have a great trip

PS: Cannabis can massively potentiate psyches and shrooms in particular. Even if you are a regular smoker it's maybe best to take it steady on the puff to see how you go when tripping cos it can go either way.

Yeah thats great advice for all drugs, just relax, re-assure yourself you know what you're doing and you were smart enough to check with people before you tripped and that there's no way you'll be harmed. For your first time I just wouldn't smoke at all, could be disastrous. If you want a clean, good first experience I wouldn't take anything but the shrooms the day you do them. Getting a good amount of sleep is a good idea.

And as a last (probably uneccesary) note id have some benzos around, just in case.

 

[kbrad]

Yeah for sure, setting and people. I also don't like psychedelics other than ketamine if I have a stressful day or week or surrounding time or something. Stress seems to take away all the euphoria of psychedelics and a lot of possible experiences for me. Never tried acid though, and shrooms only a few times. Dissociative psychedelics are my thing, the only thing preventing me from trying PCP is the crazy addictiveness and not wanting to murder people



Yeah thats great advice for all drugs, just relax, re-assure yourself you know what you're doing and you were smart enough to check with people before you tripped and that there's no way you'll be harmed. For your first time I just wouldn't smoke at all, could be disastrous. If you want a clean, good first experience I wouldn't take anything but the shrooms the day you do them. Getting a good amount of sleep is a good idea.

And as a last (probably uneccesary) note id have some benzos around, just in case.

If you've never tried acid then all i can say is HIGHLY recommended

 

[cage rat]

If you've never tried acid then all i can say is HIGHLY recommended

I always thought acid was "colder" than shrooms. By colder i mean that there's less euphoria, it's less comfortable, it has a bigger risk of panic attacks/bad trips. A bad/possibly ignorant way of describing it is that acid is industrial, created in a lab by a scientist, cold, hard and exact. It may originate from the earth but it's still primarily synthetic while shrooms are more "natural". I don't know of a better way to explain my feelings about the two or I'd say it. Took shrooms and I felt real connected to everyone around me. Was an experience I can't describe really. I haven't had the opportunity to take acid, if I was given the choice between shrooms/acid I'd prob go with the acid because I do want to try it at some point and I can't know what it's like without trying it.

 

[purple_cloud]

OP, my advice is to try being somewhere safe with a good friend. I had a horrendous experience on mushrooms because I ended up letting the nausea and desire to vomit take over, and I felt safe knowing I was in my own apartment and could throw up as much as I want. Last night I tried acid and had a terrible experience, being alone in the silence.

I've been told that some pot during the comeup can help with any nausea but I didn't find that the case, and even as a daily pot user for a long period of time, it ended up freaking me the fuck out on both mushrooms and acid.

Be careful, and have fun

 

[playfulhippy]

PS: Cannabis can massively potentiate psyches and shrooms in particular. Even if you are a regular smoker it's maybe best to take it steady on the puff to see how you go when tripping cos it can go either way.

even if i smoke a lot usually? i doubt id get high and i never get paranoid anymore. i figure it will help me just get lost in the shroom high.

and with the friends, sense some of my friends would not like me rolling i would rather just do it alone if that would work. usually i like to relax alone in the dark so i figures that would be the perfect way to roll