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Originally Posted by JohnRusty
I’ve never done psychedelics but my girlfriend did shrooms the other weekend while camping and had a great time. Planning on doing it with her soon
they are deeply misunderstood due to lazy portrayals in media
a general rule of thumb is that you're in the driver's seat and can shape the experience into how you want it - ie unless on a mega dose (not recommended) you won't get much visuals randomly unless you are "looking for them" ie this is why tie dye and psychedelic posters were so popular because people wanted flowy things that could be easily stared at and manipulated
visuals are mostly of the kind of where things flow like liquid but maintain form - ie the couch is moving like waves or electric pulses running across it not actually morphing into a dragon and flying away like shown in film
i've once seen musical notes flow across a bar on lsd once but that was about it for the truly abstract stuff commonly portrayed
because you're in the driver's seat, the quality of the experience is wholly up to your current mental state and surroundings - if you're stressed out and/or around people you don't like the experience will suck
so make sure you're in a good head space and surrounded by people you'd sleep next to in the same room with your money clip on the counter
also, take just a little bit your first time and wait, if you're still feeling good after an hour feel free to step it up a little but honestly it's preferable to just take small doses first couple times so you're accustomed to the experience before it gets too big
camping/being remote is ideal - it's a far better experience if you're outdoors but it's really awful being around regular people when you're tripping hence why it'll be more pleasant if you don't need to interact with other people who aren't on the same plane as yourself - this isn't necessarily true with lsd, which is a far less introspective and far more social trip
i could go to a bar or party on lsd and most likely enjoy the experience, if i were on shrooms it'd be pretty miserable unless everyone at the party were on it as well
standard phases are:
1. prep - make sure everything is settled and you won't have to do anything for many hours
2. take it
3. wondering why it's not working, worrying you got a bad batch or need more
4. am i tripping? nope
5. still don't think you're tripping but everything is now much funnier - you and your friends will likely be giggling non stop at the drop of a hat
6. visuals start kicking in
7. mix of social/introspective
8. visuals start fading
9. deep introspective period where you'll find yourself analyzing all things from why the manner you tie your shoes is not optimal to realizing you love your girlfriend or you're too old to have roomates, etc etc - these are sometimes trivial but often you'll agree with the realization the next day
10. come down - don't feel so great - best capped off with some weed and sleep
smoking pot along the way tends to help but i'd avoid alcohol since your judgment is already pretty off
lsd is much more clear, you feel sober whereas with shrooms you're very visibly impaired as it's literally poison coursing through your body much like alcohol
i prefer shrooms but lsd also a 10/10