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wwt
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Trying mushrooms alone and social anxiety
#14272305 - 04/11/11 01:08 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hello all. I've never taken any sort of hallucinogen before, but I've wanted to try for years. This coming weekend, a friend is getting some shrooms and wants me to try them with her. My concern is that I have social anxiety. As in clinically diagnosed "moderate to severe" social anxiety disorder. In normal circumstances, I'm able to cope alright, but sometimes it takes a good amount of effort to keep the anxiety under control, and occasionally it gets to be too much and I get an overwhelming desire for the peace of solitude. I'm sure some of you know what I mean. I don't take any medications for it as a personal choice. I've talked with quite a few people that have done mushrooms (and hallucinogens in general) in the past, and a lot of them mentioned that it made them anxious and somewhat paranoid at times. I'm worried that that, coupled with me being uncomfortable before I even take them, could send my experience in a bad direction from the start. I do have people that I'm completely comfortable around, but this friend isn't one of them, and those that I am comfortable enough with aren't the types I could do this around. My instinct is to just try it alone, but I've heard from several people that that isn't the best idea, either. I do consider myself to have a pretty strong constitution besides the anxiety, though. I'm a regular marijuana user and have been for years, if that's relevant. And, I'm sure it's completely different, but I love nothing more than smoking a bowl and having quiet evening to myself. When smoking with other people, there've been a couple times that I was really anxious and just wanted to get away from people, but the vast majority of the time I manage just fine. I just don't want the same thing to happen here. I'll be in a situation where I wont really be able to leave if the mood strikes, so that would be bad. So, I was just wondering what thoughts you guys might have, especially if anyone knows what I'm talking about with the social anxiety deal. Would it be better trying it with her or trying it alone? Or should I just avoid trying mushrooms at all? I really want to be able to experience it at some point. Thanks a lot for any help.
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ssblind



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Re: Trying mushrooms alone and social anxiety [Re: wwt]
#14272330 - 04/11/11 01:14 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Weed experience won't help you to prepare for shrooms at all, but smoking it during the trip should help ease the anxiety and calm you down. I highly recommend you do not do it alone especially since it is your first time. Eat them and just close your eyes and listen to chill music. I think you should be fine if you do it with an experienced person.
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Libertin
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Re: Trying mushrooms alone and social anxiety [Re: ssblind]
#14272882 - 04/11/11 03:03 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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wwt welcome to the Shroomery. As you have probably seen from reading around the Shroomery and various other forums, people almost always recommend tripping with an experienced person. Experience tells us that this is a good general rule. There are however, exceptions to this rule. I feel that you and I both are people for whom tripping alone may be more suitable. I can relate to some of the things you have said in your post. You seem to have thought about this a great deal more than some of the other inexperienced people who post here - it doesn't take much to be honest, but at least a little thought put into these matters is essential in my opinion.
On my first dose, I was not alone. However, on my first serious dose I was. I evaluated the risks and made informed decisions about how I was going to use this substance. A bit of self-trust or self knowledge goes a long way. I knew that I could face this alone and to me, it sounds like you know yourself well enough to also make this decision. I wouldn't usually recommend it on account of it being so directly opposed to the general consensus. But it worked for me and I believe it could work for others too. Good luck.
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Re: Trying mushrooms alone and social anxiety [Re: Libertin]
#14273715 - 04/11/11 05:24 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yes doing them alone your first time is not the best idea.
I have pretty bad social anxiety but for me personally, mushrooms make me very sociable in the same way alcohol or ecstasy does.
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