[crisissolution]

Thanks for sharing, I'd like to add my own experience on LSD and the long-lasting effect of fear-of-death it can result in. I have taken LSD only three times and can't say I enjoyed it very much, but I still wanted to give it a chance. Last time I took a 1/2 of what was recommended for me to see how it goes, and the beginning was pretty enjoyable, I played League of Legends, and the mobs started walking on the wall behind the monitor as if the view was projected on it, it was fun. I used to smoke a lot of weed at that time, and it always had a soothing and calming effect for me - not this time.

Marijuana never caused me any panic, but at the end of the trip, I was barely feeling anything and smoked a joint, what happened next was frightening. I felt an ache at my heart and considered calling the hospital for several hours, but was scared because of intoxication. I could not relax and sit at one place, there was darkening in my eyes, and peripheral vision was gone, and LSD made the feeling of fear massively intense. It felt as if my heart was going to stop just because I was thinking so much that I was dying.

I can only name what helped me then: I started walking short distances telling myself that if I manage to go from point A to point B then I'm fine and it's just a bad drug tripped. It helped, also tasting various flavours and hearing sounds from outside the street helped me focus my attention on something else. After a few hours of walking/tasting/hearing, I noticed my heart pace slowing down and the realisation that I wasn't in any real danger followed next. A terrible feeling that I will never forget. The bad trip lasted about 6 hours, and for the next few days, I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

[luckydata]

sounds like your trip was done very sub-optimally. I can't imagine a violent video game being something I would like to be involved while on psilocybin or similar.

read this before trying again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting

[joeberon]

League of Legends is hardly a "violent video game"

[bluntfang]

what? you're literally destroying a city and killing hundreds of creatures a game with the goal of destroying the building that allows them to exist. How is that not violent?

[tripanon]

As others have noted, set & setting are hugely important as well as staying away from other intoxicants during the experience (unless you are experienced with LSD or in the care of someone to guide you through the trip). It's not surprising that the combination of the video game and weed would have this effect. I personally can't even look at a screen during a trip, it looks too cartoonish and just beyond uninteresting to me.

My personal rules for any LSD trip are: be in the company of others you feel comfortable being sober with (as in no drugs, not even weed or alcohol), be in a safe place or near a safe place you can get back to without much issue if things get overwhelming, relaxing music, lots of fresh fruit on hand. Oh, and make sure anyone you're with is not on any sort of anti-depressant. I've seen some bad mixes with SSRIs and psychedelics (primarily DMT).

You should be ready to go introspective during your trip. If things get overwhelming, lay down, focus on your breath, and remember you're tripping and that you will sober up in a few hours. Let yourself cry if you need to. The worst experiences come when you try to fight it.

[amanaplanacanal]

My experiences with psychedelics and cannabis (many decades ago now) were similar in that LSD or psilocybin were terrific on their own, but the addition of cannabis made it extremely unpleasant. I still find cannabis unpleasant now. I found cannabis very enjoyable before trying that combination. My advice for any explorers would be to not smoke cannabis while tripping.

[vmception]

I've heard so many anecdotes about how to steer acid trips by mixing with other drugs.

These candy flipping practices seem like a great way to die!