Your PERSONAL way of getting out of a bad trip.

[Jesusgreen]

Sometimes, it's totally impossible to escape a bad trip.

Some experiences with 4-AcO-DMT and DMT come to mind (fairly similar chemicals, too... hm). The extent of miserable, hellish anxiety was just so extreme that there was literally nothing I could do to stop it.

Not impossible I'd say. I had the same view for the longest time, and interestingly with both the same psychedelics you mentioned, I found that I was sort of "trapping" myself into the anxiety by the way I was thinking about it.

Until you've seen a reprieve in the day to day anxiety and started to go out, living your life as you want to, and not ruled by fear, you're kind of stuck with the helpless mindset that makes those bad thoughts so hard to get past. Once you've dealt with some of your day to day anxiety though you learn that it's just a trick of the mind and it's a lot easier to set those thoughts aside. With DMT the anxiety is still a tad hard for me to control, but with 4-AcO-DMT my last few trips were beautiful and anxiety free :D

The trick I find is just to say aloud: I'm not a bad person, I am feeling this way because I'm anxious, and that anxiety is irrational, I'm safe, out of harm's way, and don't need to be worrying about anything in the world right now. So show me what you've got

It's not fool-proof, but I've found at the very least it always helps even if it doesn't eliminate the negative thoughts entirely

 

[raui]

Wash dishes. Even if they're already clean, just stand and wash each dish with total focus. Rinse it twice, dry it. Concentrate totally on the task at hand.

I just want to say I think this sounds like an excellent suggestion. Usually when I'm feeling anxious I try and distract myself by thinking of day to day tasks. I think a similarly relaxing task may be skimming the pool, vacuuming, things to that effect. I usually try and do something productive, even stretching, when my mind starts to wander. I think putting the body on auto-pilot makes you feel a lot better, just sitting around doing nothing is when I usually get hit by intense anxiety.

Perhaps call or contact a friend and just talk, someone who isn't also tripping. Have a casual conversion, it doesn't have to be facing your issues. When you find yourself able to carry a conversation you may realize things aren't as bad as you thought. It's like when I sit down for a while as I'm tripping, I have no idea I'm capable of walking around perfectly fine and just assume I'm a pile of goo or something.

 

[Vader]

Not impossible I'd say. I had the same view for the longest time, and interestingly with both the same psychedelics you mentioned, I found that I was sort of "trapping" myself into the anxiety by the way I was thinking about it.

When you have no conception of a self, or a body, or of logic or reason, or of anything everyday or familiar, you can be totally overwhelmed. I've experienced what felt like infinite eternal dread psychedelic terror. There really isn't much more you can do than ride it out.

 

[Blanch]

when i do a lot of LSD, I always get to that point where i can see it becoming overwhelming and turning into a bad trip. The way i deal with it is i come to some understanding that what i am afraid of is dyeing. I realize that this will most likely not happen but understand that we are all going to die sometime and that if i were to die right at that moment that my life would have been full of wonderful things.

In a nut shell i give into the the uncertainty and try to let go while accepting what ever is to come.

 

[.:Holy::Toast:.]

Usually get everyone away from me and just chill by myself and play music I like

 

[RhythmSpring]

I agree with people saying that sometimes you just can't get out of a bad trip. But it depends on the substance. Some substances really overwhelm your willpower (Salvia, DMT, Ayahuasca, Iboga) and it's not really feasible to avoid the drug's effects.

Other substances do a dance with your will; you have a say in the content of your experience, it's less like getting hit with a brick wall of psychedelia and more like meeting the psychedelia halfway at a crossroads--you have some influence over the trip.

Music is good. Also, meditation/focusing on breathing.

Also, just moving on. Whether it's physically or mentally. Physically, you may not be in an environment that's good for you. Evaluate your options of activity. Perhaps a walk will take you out of your head, if you're cooped up in your room.

Or, mentally, just move on. If what you're thinking about is SO important, you can think about it later. But variety in a trip is good. Move on, find something new. Just. Move. On. To different things.

Hydrate fully and completely.

Change your posture.

 

[steingalkrs]

I only had one bad trip, however I would say in my case it was impossible to escape it as I did not even understand I was swirling into my own head. I went from bein concious and before I knew it I swirled into strange prisons of my own brain influenced by what the outer world tried calming me down.

I am pretty sure that the ONLY this that works is trying to get som benzos into the system of the person that are having a bad trip - also the people around are 100% the ones that can turn the trip around as inside your own head you are pretty much helpsess. Atleast I was! I have no idea in retrospect how I could have turned it around as I was under the impression I was dead a long time ago and an energy particle dusting around in some strange emptyness torn apart by loops of agonizing memories.. Anyway - benzo benzo...

I think the best way of avoiding a bad triup in general is knowing first hand what to expect of what you are eating, do not ingest stuff that might giv e you a trip you were not expecting - be frank with your friends and inform them of any possible outcome!