[Swizec]

The best advice I ever got about drugs was this: “Whatever happens, just remember it’s only the drugs. It’s all gonna be over tomorrow”

Has really helped me any time I start overanalyzing what’s going on and how I’m feeling. Psychedelics or otherwise. It’s just the drugs, it will pass.

[mirimir]

OK, I wasn't going to share this again. But now I must.

So I'd introduced a friend to LSD. They liked it a lot, and wanted to trip again the next day. I advised against it, because tolerance would reduce effects.

But no, it had to be. So we took maybe twice as much, and it was still disappointing. And then, being a total dumbass, I suggested that we smoke some marijuana.

Now my friend was impressed. Indeed, they were totally panicked, and convinced that it would never end. Because their short-term memory had become maybe 30 seconds.

So I spent the next three hours saying "It’s just the drugs, it will pass."

[kenneth]

I've experienced that exact bad trip, at it was horrible enough that I have never done psychedelics since. The one time in my life I thought I was dead. Not worth the risk to try again.

Plenty of other drugs that have real benefits without as much potential for a bad trip. MDMA is much more my speed.

[blotter_paper]

MDMA is a lovely drug, but has it's own risks. I honestly don't think I would have gotten into programming if a friend hadn't suggested it while I was under the effects of MDMA (he had suggested it many times before without me taking the suggestion seriously, but I ordered a copy of Think Python the next day). I'm very thankful for the impact that drug has had on my life. The friend who prompted me to start programming had two months of severe anxiety after that bean drop. He had previously taken MDA about a week prior, which is something of an analog; my understanding is that they both dump your built-up serotonin, and if you dump too much serotonin at once you can have a rough time of life once the bliss wears off. Also, the literature seems to be mixed concerning the neurotoxicity of MDMA IIRC.

[collyw]

MDMA is fun but you psilocybin has the potential to teach you so much more.

[rossenberg79]

It may not always pass. Sometimes you get DPDR and you’re trapped in an endless hell from which few escape. Be careful out there.