[_carl_jung]

Just to add my own experience. I am an experienced user of psychedelics with a lot of trips under my belt. The last time I took LSD I wound up thinking that my existence on earth was part of a universe that I myself had generated as the totality of subjective consciousness and thought I had control over it.

In a fit of excitable mania I ran around my sitter's home and leapt off their second story balcony. I'm still recovering from a broken heel, fractured T10 and fractured collar bone.

I had spent weeks planning and determining how best to organise the experience. I am now confident that no matter how much you try to minimise negative outcomes, they _can_ happen. Though they're probably rare.

My point is, please just be very careful.

[blotter_paper]

That's an interesting perspective, and I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you. I was under the impression that those "jumping out of a window" stories were urban legends. I've definitely had psychedelics affect my beliefs about the universe in crazy ways (I briefly believed in god during a mushroom trip), and seen it in other people (a friend who normally has very down-to-earth beliefs about the universe once believed he could communicate with me psychically), but never in any dangerous ways.

[_carl_jung]

Thanks. I also thought that they were urban legends. I do still think it's rare enough to not worry too much about, but at the same time I think the common narrative among psychedelic proponents that "if anything, it makes you _more_ alert/aware/whatever" is unrealistic.

As a community, though, psychedelic users have a pragmatic mindset about preparation and are generally sensible.

[skummetmaelk]

The point seems to be to take LSD at ground level with no sharp objects nearby.

[_carl_jung]

Hah! I suspect though that had I not debilitated myself it could have been worse. Before I jumped I attempted to run out to the stairwell, which would have resulted in me alone and running around London. I'm just glad I didn't hurt anyone else in the process.