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by moyya 2892 days ago
I can echo this sentiment, as a normally soft-spoken guy who was arrested while completely out of his mind on psilocybin. My perception of reality was utterly shattered; I thought I had died and that my mind was transported into a realm of eternal torture. I'll never forget the dread I experienced while being forced to the asphalt and handcuffed by police officers on the side of the road. They took me to a hospital where I believed the medical staff were preparing to physically mutilate me (keep in mind, I was handcuffed the entire time...I felt helpless). When a nurse asked my name and address, I just broke down and started bawling. Apparently they gave me a sedative, and I woke up later to find my family sitting around me crying.

Psychedelics have an amazing propensity for good, but they can also destroy you. Tread carefully.
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iamforreal 2891 days ago
Sober trip sitters are a requirement, in my experience. Like, cigs and alcohol at most for them
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moyya 2891 days ago
Agreed about the trip sitter!

In fact, my downward spiral was instigated by another person who was tripping with me. He told me we were severely dehydrated (no, we were just severely high) and needed water asap. This prompted frantically running to a residential area asking people for water, and the rest is hell.

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TomMarius 2891 days ago
Seems like you were missing the three most important parts of a safe psychedelic experience: Set, setting and a trip sitter.
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juskrey 2891 days ago
Sounds like it was a fake LSD, more like dxm or something
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CynicalDio 2891 days ago
It is entirely possible that this was real LSD. To believe that the "real" stuff can't cause these kinds of psychotic episodes is absolutely naive. It is also very unlikely DXM would ever be passed off as LSD, the dosage range is in the 200-800mg area and as such is IMPOSSIBLE to fit on any standard blotter. DXM is also a disassociative drug primarily effecting the NMDA receptor sites in the brain whose effects are markedly different from the sertonergic-centric tryptamine effect produced by LSD and related substances.
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ionised 2890 days ago
It could have just been LSD.

Going into a trip with anything weighing on your mind, or any stresses or worries can lead to a bad trip.

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