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Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better?
#18934906 - 10/05/13 06:26 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anyone here got a real nice psychedelic trip that has changed their life on everything while sober?
Does tripping make you sensitive to emotions?
Do you get emotions if you're emotionless? Do you get creative? Do your senses of smell and taste better? Do you ever feel like the emotions are a bit TOO intense (but in a good way)?
Has psychedelics ever inspired you or made you motivated to do what you wanted to do in your life (progress to your goals)?
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18935950 - 10/05/13 12:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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NotLiving said: Anyone here got a real nice psychedelic trip that has changed their life on everything while sober?
Yep, I've had a couple of those. Long time ago I had a bad trip, and it exposed a lot of things to me. I changed a good portion of my current lifestyle. Most others just help me with little aspects of my self/life that I need to work on, or sometimes things I'm doing right 
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Does tripping make you sensitive to emotions?
I've always been very sensitive to emotions, even for other people. Tripping makes those emotions even more intense, which is good and bad. Some good emotions will feel very euphoric, and some bad feelings might send you to hell and back (sometimes, it all depends of course!). But at the end of every trip, I usually feel like I've experience a WIDE RANGE of emotions on the emotion spectrum. Like I've experienced so much emotion every trip.
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Do you get emotions if you're emotionless? Do you get creative? Do your senses of smell and taste better? Do you ever feel like the emotions are a bit TOO intense (but in a good way)?
I don't think I've ever been too emotionless, but sometimes things can get a bit dull if I'm depressed. I usually don't trip if I'm too depressed, but maybe it could help. And yes I do believe everyone gets creative when they are tripping, you get to unlock your unconscious to aid your thinking. So in turn, you have a lot more to come to mind. Sometimes abstract concepts, or thinking in ways that are way different than your "norm". And yes I think emotions can get really intense, sometimes in a good way sometimes in a bad. A lot of people will feel overwhelmed with emotions, and that's definitely me.
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Has psychedelics ever inspired you or made you motivated to do what you wanted to do in your life (progress to your goals)?
Too high to get into this now. But yes, that's one good benefit that psychedelics have to offer. As long as you implement what the mushroom shows you :P
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: SomeGuyX]
#18936000 - 10/05/13 12:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psychedelics in general have changed my life for the better. The good and bad trips. The good trips have made me motivated by showing me the beauty of creation and the bad ones have exposed my strengths and fears.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller] 1
#18936257 - 10/05/13 02:05 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psychedelics gave me a sense of humility during a time in my life when I had none.
When I was in my early teens, say .. 13, 14, 15, I was a spoiled jerk. I felt like I deserved things, yet I had never actually earned a thing. I felt like my parents were supposed to do everything for me and if something didn't go right it was their fault. I also had a slightly cruel side - I liked being a dick to other people, teasing animals, pissing off my cat, lighting caterpillars on fire. This kind of crap is common in young males. I was just a selfish little douche bag.
My first trip was on my 16th birthday and in the next 2-3 years I had at least 100 trips under my belt. It caused a huge change in me. I started seeing my parents as people, not magic problem solvers. I started to realize that my problems are my own, and I have to do things to solve them. And I became incapable of cruelty. I gained infinite respect for all things living. By the time I got out of high school, I was a changed person and I'm still that person today. These days I feel thankful for any/all good fortune that comes my way and I try to be as generous as possible. I jump at chances to give things away and do things for my friends and family without any compensation. I get more joy from giving than receiving.
You could say that my changes were just normal maturity, but I think psychedelics pointed me in the right direction. The changes I went though were all the result of just trying to be comfortable with my new method of thinking. I think that most people could improve their lives by experiencing psychedelics.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Universe]
#18936278 - 10/05/13 02:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I take them and my brain gives me the answers to life's questions I've been struggling with, but I find it quite difficult to follow through with the information I received. Let's say I learned my dream career is nursing. Man, that means saving up money and studying hard and so much other stuff. It's hard work.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Universe]
#18936333 - 10/05/13 02:24 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Universe said: Psychedelics gave me a sense of humility during a time in my life when I had none.
When I was in my early teens, say .. 13, 14, 15, I was a spoiled jerk. I felt like I deserved things, yet I had never actually earned a thing. I felt like my parents were supposed to do everything for me and if something didn't go right it was their fault. I also had a slightly cruel side - I liked being a dick to other people, teasing animals, pissing off my cat, lighting caterpillars on fire. This kind of crap is common in young males. I was just a selfish little douche bag.
My first trip was on my 16th birthday and in the next 2-3 years I had at least 100 trips under my belt. It caused a huge change in me. I started seeing my parents as people, not magic problem solvers. I started to realize that my problems are my own, and I have to do things to solve them. And I became incapable of cruelty. I gained infinite respect for all things living. By the time I got out of high school, I was a changed person and I'm still that person today. These days I feel thankful for any/all good fortune that comes my way and I try to be as generous as possible. I jump at chances to give things away and do things for my friends and family without any compensation. I get more joy from giving than receiving.
You could say that my changes were just normal maturity, but I think psychedelics pointed me in the right direction. The changes I went though were all the result of just trying to be comfortable with my new method of thinking. I think that most people could improve their lives by experiencing psychedelics.
Exquisite testimony. I might try to add something to this thread later, if I even can. But, right now, I just want to read this post a thousand more times.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
#18937295 - 10/05/13 06:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for all your responses. Someguy: Have you ever went through any mental issues such as depression (clinically) and got out of it stronger than ever? Yeah, I'm curious to see whether or not psychedelics have the potential to do that (help out with mental illnesses).
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JacksonMetaller said: Psychedelics in general have changed my life for the better. The good and bad trips. The good trips have made me motivated by showing me the beauty of creation and the bad ones have exposed my strengths and fears.
That's good to hear... Can psychedelics also strengthen your bond with the human world that we live in? For someone who's emotionless and cannot even feel emotions in life, what's your say on it?
Is there any psychedelic that you'd recommend if you were to take it for the first time and alone? I understand that some psychedelics like LSD should be taken around friends and stuff but sometimes, that's just not an option when you're feeling totally empty being around people.
Disassociated, disconnected, depersonalized.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18937428 - 10/05/13 06:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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NotLiving said: Thanks for all your responses. Someguy: Have you ever went through any mental issues such as depression (clinically) and got out of it stronger than ever? Yeah, I'm curious to see whether or not psychedelics have the potential to do that (help out with mental illnesses).
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JacksonMetaller said: Psychedelics in general have changed my life for the better. The good and bad trips. The good trips have made me motivated by showing me the beauty of creation and the bad ones have exposed my strengths and fears.
That's good to hear... Can psychedelics also strengthen your bond with the human world that we live in? For someone who's emotionless and cannot even feel emotions in life, what's your say on it?
Is there any psychedelic that you'd recommend if you were to take it for the first time and alone? I understand that some psychedelics like LSD should be taken around friends and stuff but sometimes, that's just not an option when you're feeling totally empty being around people.
Disassociated, disconnected, depersonalized.
I didn't feel emotion the way i do now before tripping. I was depressed as it gets. Now i literally can get brought to tears by certain songs and emotional situations. It's a little weird i assume, but far better than the alternative. I can't say if there's a better psychedelic as everyone has their own preferences. For me DMT was a huge help and LSD/mushrooms in group settings with like-minded people is actually extremely therapeutic for a recluse like me. Taking it with someone else will bring you to levels of bonding that are unimagineable (assuming you're with the right people).
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
#18937455 - 10/05/13 06:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psychedelics showed me the deep down connection between all religions and the reality we live in,
We are spiritual beings,
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18937480 - 10/05/13 07:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have had a few amazing trips...
But, the older I get, the less I think psychedelics have really changed anything in me for the better or for the worse.
It has been very entertaining, to say the least, looking at life from a different angle over hundreds of trips.
Spiritual trips while wonderful, prove nothing.
I can see how tripping may help people with addiction or headaches... but that has not ever been my reason to trip.
Do I want to keep tripping? You bet. But the days where I believed tripping would change my life and the world around me seem to have passed.
YMMV.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
#18937560 - 10/05/13 07:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cervantes said: I have had a few amazing trips...
But, the older I get, the less I think psychedelics have really changed anything in me for the better or for the worse.
It has been very entertaining, to say the least, looking at life from a different angle over hundreds of trips.
Spiritual trips while wonderful, prove nothing.
I can see how tripping may help people with addiction or headaches... but that has not ever been my reason to trip.
Do I want to keep tripping? You bet. But the days where I believed tripping would change my life and the world around me seem to have passed.
YMMV.
Hmm, the reason why I'm even interested in doing psychedelics are mainly for their therapeutic effects. I know there's the recreational part to it but that's not my main goal right now. In fact, I can't really enjoy anything so saying that I'm gonna try it recreationally wouldn't even work.
Thanks man. I'll keep the trips down to a minimum, though... Maybe use it as a once in a while thing to keep my head up high when things go low...
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18937659 - 10/05/13 07:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Well using it to cure depression can lead to mixed results.
I have had to live with depression for most of my life. Tripping is not a cure for me. It does seem to alleviate my depression for an intermittent time. I can not prove this is the case, it may just seem that way.
If you plan on tripping alone, best to do your research before tripping.
http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Timothy-Leary-The-Psychedelic-Experience-The-Tibetan-Book-Of-The-Dead.pdf There is a link to a PDF version of The Psychedelic Experience by Timothy Leary. This forum was named after that book.
I consider it required reading for any aspiring tripper. Some may disagree.
The book does however, go to great lengths to explain tripping to someone who has never tripped before, how serious the endeavor is, and how wonderful it can be.
Read every word from the intros on.
It is worth reading (and re-reading, especially if you plan on tripping for the first time, alone). It is the closest thing I have found to tripping with an actual experienced tripper. This book helps you recognize the good and the bad aspects of a trip, and offers you tools to keep things good, even when they start to go bad.
A familiarity with the Zen Buddhist philosophy would not hurt either. Perhaps study up on meditation, Tai Chi or Yoga if this particular philosophy is new to you... as they, like tripping, exercise and effect the mind and the body.
I am not saying this is the ONLY way to trip. Far from it. It is however, a great way to get in a good mindset for your first few trips, as you get your feet wet. Following the advice in this book GREATLY reduces the chances of having a bad trip.
p.s. This book was written in the 1960's. some of the language used was intended to communicate to and gently and humorously fuck with the youth of that generation. Much of the humor is lost on modern audiences. Just realize that the goofy way the author often writes was light hearted and rather humorous at the time. He was a psychologist but many passages of this book are intended to be read aloud during a trip. The author realized the youth of the time were more likely to trip than the older folks, so he spoke to them... besides, the goofy way is much more fun than the clinical way.
p.p.s. Psychedelics have not been proven to cure depression. They can however, allow you to look at the things you have done and currently do in a new light, and this may allow you to explore your depression in new ways.
p.p.s.s. There is a risk of coming off a trip with worse mental health than you had when you started. You mention feeling, "Disassociated, disconnected, depersonalized." well, those are all potential side effects of tripping. It does not mean it WILL happen but it CAN happen. Know the risks involved. Self medication is always risky.
p.p.p.s.s. Anti-depressant drugs can greatly hinder the effects of a trip. You kinda' have to take one or the other and give yourself a few weeks off of the one before taking the other. If you are depressed and currently on medication for it, tripping may not even work.
Trip safe. Trip smart. Study up.
p.p.p.s.s.s. You can practice this mindset with marijuana. It is a shorter duration and less intense. You can however practice for a first trip by following the suggestions of this book while toking. The positive results won't be as profound but neither will the negative results. If things go well with weed, you have a better chance of having a good trip. If they go poorly with weed, take that as your warning and stay away from tripping until you come to a new mindset... or until you have a chance to trip with someone who is very experienced.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
#18937994 - 10/05/13 09:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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They always tell me who I really am.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: mpd]
#18938091 - 10/05/13 09:46 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That is deep, but if you will pardon me, it is also, from an outside perspective, especially from someone who has never tripped's perspective, almost entirely meaningless.
They show you who you really are?
So does a mirror.
And society may have a different opinion.
Are you who you think you are? Who society thinks you are? What a mirror shows you? What mushrooms "tell" you? Who are you really? How on Earth do you know the talking mushrooms are right?
If mushrooms actually told me things, like, "Hey Cerv, your fly's down." people would think I was insane. And they, not the mushrooms, would likely be correct.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
#18938122 - 10/05/13 09:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Every trim makes my life more beautiful, complicated, meaningful, amazing, and interesting. Everytime my world transforms anew.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: themusicofzann]
#18938850 - 10/06/13 03:50 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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they FORCE the truth out of you...
example would be like trying to justify an action..or future action based on a thought you have..
like stealing from your job because they treat you bad, or because its not really a big deal..
but on a psychedelic it may show you a true..or moral perspective that you wouldn't normally consider sober...
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Agentchewy]
#18939673 - 10/06/13 10:51 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Agentchewy said: Psychedelics showed me the deep down connection between all religions and the reality we live in,
We are spiritual beings,

Haha nice picture, Agentchewy.
I personally have had my mind split wide open by psychedelics, and they have allowed me to rekindle the strong connection with our natural universe. Psychedelics, especially psilocybin, unlock the real blissful emotions that I feel most of the time.
Yesterday, for example, I took an eighth of psilocybe cubensis and was dancing around my friend's house gigging hysterically, feeling complete and utter euphoria.
Psychedelic compounds have taught me so much about myself, my family, friends, and the "reality" around us. Mushrooms allowed me to fully come to closure with the death of my parents, and I no longer fear death. I have seen the vibrational energy of the universe that we are all made up of, and I respect and honor it like a "god" or deity.
I feel so grateful for psychedelics and what they have done for me!
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18939708 - 10/06/13 11:00 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I didn't understand Jimi Hendrix until I took shrooms and then life made more sense. Also, the army experiments made more sense and my mom and dad made more sense.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: sunshine]
#18939754 - 10/06/13 11:11 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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sunshine said: I didn't understand Jimi Hendrix until I took shrooms
I started tripping, playing guitar, and getting into Hendrix all around the same time - right when I turned 16. I spent many nights tripping alone with my guitar and my Hendrix albums, trying to figure out how to play like Jimi. Within about a year or two I developed some skill and I was known in local musician circles as the guy who plays just like Hendrix. Of course, I'm no Hendrix, but I can sound just like him and I attribute a huge amount of early improvement on guitar to tripping and Hendrix. Now, 34 years later, I play professionally every weekend and whenever I take a solo there's always some Jimi going on.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Universe]
#18939781 - 10/06/13 11:16 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I just listened to Jimi. I was on the substance free floor at college but I had a friend who held my smelly stash for me and my shrooms. I was coming down off 3.5 g of cubensis and I was taking lots of bong hits and voodoo child played and it made sense. Of course Jimi didn't really make sense until I tried LSD many years later, but shrooms helped me connect with all the musicians who had tried psychedelics. Now my dad, who is a musician, got 50 lb. bags of peyote in the 50s and I need to try peyote.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
#18939895 - 10/06/13 11:51 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cervantes said: That is deep, but if you will pardon me, it is also, from an outside perspective, especially from someone who has never tripped's perspective, almost entirely meaningless.
They show you who you really are?
So does a mirror.
And society may have a different opinion.
Are you who you think you are? Who society thinks you are? What a mirror shows you? What mushrooms "tell" you? Who are you really? How on Earth do you know the talking mushrooms are right?
If mushrooms actually told me things, like, "Hey Cerv, your fly's down." people would think I was insane. And they, not the mushrooms, would likely be correct.
Believe me as someone who was severely depressed it is not meaningless. If your trips don't have anything to offer then I assume you're a lucky fellow. You can't heal wounds that don't exist. As for us others I have yet to find anything more meaningful in my life. Before my experiences I mean. My life has significantly changed as a result
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
#18940001 - 10/06/13 12:21 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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My VERY little psychedelic experience has taught me the importance of relaxation and meditation, which I've integrated into my every day life, and I'd like to think changed me for the better.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
#18941011 - 10/06/13 04:00 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cervantes said: That is deep, but if you will pardon me, it is also, from an outside perspective, especially from someone who has never tripped's perspective, almost entirely meaningless.
They show you who you really are?
So does a mirror.
And society may have a different opinion.
Are you who you think you are? Who society thinks you are? What a mirror shows you? What mushrooms "tell" you? Who are you really? How on Earth do you know the talking mushrooms are right?
If mushrooms actually told me things, like, "Hey Cerv, your fly's down." people would think I was insane. And they, not the mushrooms, would likely be correct.
Believe me as someone who was severely depressed it is not meaningless. If your trips don't have anything to offer then I assume you're a lucky fellow. You can't heal wounds that don't exist. As for us others I have yet to find anything more meaningful in my life. Before my experiences I mean. My life has significantly changed as a result
Believe me, I have felt the same way as you. I am in part playing Devil's advocate here. Why? Because many of the posts in this thread are vague and only serve as a way for the poster to pat themself on the back... they do not express anything that may actually help the OP in any tangible way.
As I have stated before, depression is a tricky issue since side effects of psychedelics can actually make a person more withdrawn and depressed. You and I have had good results but many others have not. I have suffered the results of depersonalization after tripping a lot in a short span of time.
The OP intends to use psychedelics as a means of self medication for depression. The OP plans on doing this alone. The OP is already struggling with depersonalization and other anti social issues.
It seems irresponsible to me as a Moderator, to allow everyone to tell the OP the great things about tripping without mentioning the risks involved and the potential side effects.
If you look at the adverse effects poll that is stickied to the top of this forum you will see that most trippers have dealt with side effects of tripping at one time or another.
Most people who post in this forum are fans of psychedelics. Great... but that makes it easy to preach to the choir and to forget to mention to newbies how psychedelics are serious, mind-altering substances. They are neither toys, nor are they a miracle cure for everybody who takes them.
I am clearly a fan of psychedelics. I just think a newbie deserves a full picture.
Statements like, "Psychedelics tell me how the world works." are worthless. They explain nothing.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
#18942051 - 10/06/13 07:45 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Cervantes said: Believe me, I have felt the same way as you. I am in part playing Devil's advocate here. Why? Because many of the posts in this thread are vague and only serve as a way for the poster to pat themself on the back... they do not express anything that may actually help the OP in any tangible way.
As I have stated before, depression is a tricky issue since side effects of psychedelics can actually make a person more withdrawn and depressed. You and I have had good results but many others have not. I have suffered the results of depersonalization after tripping a lot in a short span of time.
The OP intends to use psychedelics as a means of self medication for depression. The OP plans on doing this alone. The OP is already struggling with depersonalization and other anti social issues.
It seems irresponsible to me as a Moderator, to allow everyone to tell the OP the great things about tripping without mentioning the risks involved and the potential side effects.
If you look at the adverse effects poll that is stickied to the top of this forum you will see that most trippers have dealt with side effects of tripping at one time or another.
Most people who post in this forum are fans of psychedelics. Great... but that makes it easy to preach to the choir and to forget to mention to newbies how psychedelics are serious, mind-altering substances. They are neither toys, nor are they a miracle cure for everybody who takes them.
I am clearly a fan of psychedelics. I just think a newbie deserves a full picture.
Statements like, "Psychedelics tell me how the world works." are worthless. They explain nothing.
True, i always am a fan of mentioning risks... however, i've been growing to understand lately that what you get out of psychedelics is exactly what you allow yourself to get. That's a tough concept to western thought where the line between good and bad outcomes is perceived to be very fine... But I think when you allow yourself to work with the chemical in a positive way you don't run a significant amount of risks. And by positive way I don't mean that every trip is a fun ride...
For example... My first time with ayahuasca I had a nightmare of a trip. Started feeding skeptical thoughts, basically lost my shit and made a total fool out of myself. Had I been affected with DP or HPPD or something I probably would have viewed it in an extremely negative light and been full of regret. My second experience, i went in with the attitude of the group. I was in for a "healing" experience and ayahuasca was going to be my "guide". This trip was equally difficult and frightening. However, the simple change in attitude revealed a whole new working of the drug. It wasn't here to show me pretty colors or let me have a fun time. It was here to teach me how to deal with hard situations. How to learn acceptance and let go of my fears. Ride the waves whenever they come, not be crushed by them. Had I come out with HPPD or DP I probably would have viewed that in an intensely different light. As less of a burden, and more of a continuation of that test of self-strength. That's the mentality a lot of these shamans have and why negative effects of psychedelics in their culture are not perceived as much as they are in our culture. It's a simple matter of attitude that changes your perspective on any given situation in life.
So if you want more specifics on to how they have improved my life, there is one of them. For the first time in my life I could see my own strength. I understood fully that I had it in me to overcome the pains of any hardship. Al the self-doubt i had lived in for my entire life was disproved in a single night.
As for "showing me how the universe works." Yes... I've gotten that too. But how well do you expect anyone to explain that? The feeling is more complex than language can tend to. I can do my best, but it's so hard to put it in words that others can relate to because it's my own interpretation of an extremely broad phenomena that i characterize and describe based on the things that personally relate to me. But it's that feeling of oneness. That all things are involved in a highly complex network of relationships that functions no differently than the relationships that make up an organism. That all parts are equally important by their relationships, and equally unimportant by the totality of their existence. And i can spew out metaphors all day, and so can everyone on this site. We can bitch and disagree about who's metaphors are more accurate until we come to that "aha!" moment where we realize we're talking about the same thing and bust out laughing at the foolishness of our discord... Oh that magic feeling.
Everyone can have their own views but i won't have anyone tell me that's meaningless, as it brought a little spark to my life that i never had.
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That is kind of what I mean.
They don't teach you how the universe works. Not necessarily. But you might discover a way the universe COULD work.
Talking like you know the answers is bullshit.
I have tripped hundreds of times. I haven't tripped in over five years.
The depression comes back. The questions return.
It proves nothing you couldn't prove yourself without them.
You don't need them to live. You don't need them to learn. You don't need them to teach.
But they are rather great, for those with an inner shamanistic streak.
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Cervantes said: That is kind of what I mean.
They don't teach you how the universe works. Not necessarily. But you might discover a way the universe COULD work.
Talking like you know the answers is bullshit.
I have tripped hundreds of times. I haven't tripped in over five years.
The depression comes back. The questions return.
It proves nothing you couldn't prove yourself without them.
You don't need them to live. You don't need them to learn. You don't need them to teach.
But they are rather great, for those with an inner shamanistic streak.
Sure, it's not all the answers in a bucket waiting to be handed to you. It's metaphorical, you apply it to what you know, but it gives you a broader perspective and a level of clarity that helps the process. It's not the magic cure. But it's the damn best thing i've ever found in that regard. Perhaps it's time to end that 5 year streak if the depression is coming back. Unless of course you're looking towards alternative methods, by all means. But just because I have to hit the reset button more than once doesn't make that button worthless, just not perfect.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
#18942231 - 10/06/13 08:28 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Psychedelics don't directly or inherently do shit for you psychologically. They can only make you look at things from different perspectives on the experience (which I from now on refuse to call a "trip" because that ain't truly the right word for it), and you can remember and adopt these new perspectives later on
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Again, I think we kinda' agree.
Distance has allowed me to realize that the person who trips deserves more credit, and the substance they use deserves less.
Any human is capable of learning what they may discover during a trip, even if they never trip.
Those who credit the mushroom, acid, DMT... whatever... may be missing the forest for the trees.
Give yourself some credit.
Most trippers realize they are to blame for their own faults, but they credit the substance instead of themself for their success. Why? Ego loss, and all that.
Well? Let me tell you a secret. Ego is not a bad thing. It is nice to take a vacation from your ego from time to time, but ego keeps you social and human. Ego is not all that bad. Not in an ego driven world. Not if you understand you can also live without it. Then ego becomes a tool, instead of you being a tool for your ego.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
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You made some really good points on the first page
I'd like to throw a few things in as well.
Psychedelics can be a seriously double edged sword when it comes to treating depression in my personal experience anyway. I had a series of mushrooms trips a few years back that sent me into complete existential despair for a very very long time, nothing mattered, life was pointless, I seriously contemplated suicide a handful of times. Every trip would throw me deeper down the hole. I ended up managing to pull myself out of it with a little positive thought and a rather large dose of LSD. In hindsight that whole thing could have backfired horribly. Just be aware, these are not toys, they are not inherently good or bad, they just are, they can build you up but they can also completely obliterate you.
I think psychedelics can definitely positively impact your life but remember at the end of the day it isn't the drug that has the answers, it is you! Psychs simply show you the way, it is up to you to do the heavy lifting.
Oh yeah and Zen Buddhism is the cats pajamas. I'm rereading "The Book" by Alan Watts right now
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Watts is another great teacher.
Another imperfect person with great things to teach.
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Another imperfect person with great things to teach.

Indeed. I love the elements of humor in Zen Buddhism, It has really helped me not take myself too seriously.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
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NotLiving said: Anyone here got a real nice psychedelic trip that has changed their life on everything while sober?
Does tripping make you sensitive to emotions?
Do you get emotions if you're emotionless? Do you get creative? Do your senses of smell and taste better? Do you ever feel like the emotions are a bit TOO intense (but in a good way)?
Has psychedelics ever inspired you or made you motivated to do what you wanted to do in your life (progress to your goals)?
Well the answer to these is YES, but... They can also lie and deceive you, and at some point you will end up picking yourself apart during a trip (mindfuck, being nonsensically over critical). So you need to be mindful of that and consider if you can handle that sort of thing, because it will happen.
The emotions can certainly be too intense, but you can reach sublime levels of joy as well, with the over intensity of good emotions. There is also terrifyingly negative thoughts of doom that can and do occur in some trips, you will need to be able to shake that off as a bad trip and quickly move on. You will gain some true introspection which you should write down, because it fades after the trips, in most cases. It is entirely up to the individual what he takes from the experience, but it is important not to be deceived by overly negative thoughts that can occur and realize it is a powerful mind altering drug you are on.
Basically it isn't a quick fix, but it can have positive benefits if you are truly looking to make changes, on the actual problems you discover.
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Cervantes said: Again, I think we kinda' agree.
Distance has allowed me to realize that the person who trips deserves more credit, and the substance they use deserves less.
Any human is capable of learning what they may discover during a trip, even if they never trip.
Those who credit the mushroom, acid, DMT... whatever... may be missing the forest for the trees.
Give yourself some credit.
Most trippers realize they are to blame for their own faults, but they credit the substance instead of themself for their success. Why? Ego loss, and all that.
Well? Let me tell you a secret. Ego is not a bad thing. It is nice to take a vacation from your ego from time to time, but ego keeps you social and human. Ego is not all that bad. Not in an ego driven world. Not if you understand you can also live without it. Then ego becomes a tool, instead of you being a tool for your ego.
Yeah, i definitely agree on that. The stuff that most people come out with from a "profound" psychedelic experience isn't necessarily revolutionary in that its only found in psychedelic experiences. Plenty of people come to the same conclusions without their use, but they are certainly catalysts to that process. But that doesn't stop the drug from having changed my life. Perhaps eventually I would have stumbled upon the same perspective, but it was given to me in a time of need where i wouldn't have had the discipline to discover that on my own.
The way I see a trip is that... It is life condensed into a few hours of experience. You experience the highs and the lows and the rounds and rounds. You lose inner strength, you find inner strength. You build structures and break down structures. And on and on. No different than life itself, but you leave with a lifetime of understanding after just a few hours, allowing you to spend the rest of real life growing from that experience.
And agreed again, the ego is not a bad thing... It just needs to be kept in perspective. It's nice to maintain a level of individuality and uniqueness that is "you" while also remembering that all others are doing just as you are in their own way.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: JacksonMetaller]
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Actually the reason trippers attribute psychedelics to positive things and themselves to negative things is because they're typical drug seekers who wanna convince themselves that they have the magic chemical key to awesomeness, and that it does wonders and nothing negative. It's not ego loss because they're usually just egotistical self centered cunts just like every goddamn one else
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Talking like you know the answers is bullshit. ....
I went through a phase very early on where I really wanted to know the answer. I finally found it. The real answer is beyond human comprehension. I think that a big part of why the psychedelic experience is so fascinating is because things are revealed that our minds are not evolved enough to understand. The answer is to realize it and accept it.
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That, to my brain, is a much better answer than the difinitive answers others have given within this thread.
Great post!
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Rose]
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I've had a few trips where it would change my lifestyle for a short amount of time. Usually, it'd be something that would take me in a direction that I couldn't control or a direction that would really ruin my life or who I was, but after the trip, I turned it around. My personal experiences have been only short term changes. Still waiting for that one good trip to change my life forever.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: fightknightx]
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Personally, they helped with my Clinical Depression of 7 years. I was in a mental ward twice for suicide attempts at 18, and attempted numerous other times (just I wasn't caught then). Then I started smoking weed and rolling on MDMA and my whole mindset kind of changed. I appreciated myself and my world. I calmed down, but still my depression was there, just dimmed down a bit.
Then I tripped on shrooms a few months ago, and my depression has literally vanished since. I'm still amazed that it did that to me. I want to tell everyone and the world about it, but people are too close-minded. As someone who was against drugs her whole life, in the end, drugs ended up saving me. If it weren't for weed and molly, I'd definitely be dead already. If it weren't for shrooms, my depression would still be lingering. And if it weren't for salvia, I'd still be submissive and let people walk over me.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
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Psychedelics wont give you an answer...you just realize things through self exploration on these substances(or without them)
For me tripping has both positive and negative after effects, they have taught me a great deal about myself and helped me with acceptance and self confidence.I had depression for a lot of years now and since I started experiencing with psychedelics they helped me in the long run but whenever I get into a depressive state it is like the worst nightmare...it really is like a bad trip.I'm not sure if this is some kind of after effect or I just compare my depression to a bad trip after having that experience.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Ziggo]
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That's fuckin awesome, moonspirit
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Ziggo]
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I first started using psychedelics after watching the matrix; the blue pill red pill philosophy had me.
However, when I had my first trip it was amazing on shrooms but I had nothing of a real value, then I had another and another still nothing but fun. At some point, I got sick of it because I got nothing any more beneficial than what I would if I were drunk on alcohol.
Then I started watching some videos and got an insight from the likes of Bill Hicks and Albert Hoffman.
Using psychedelics is not a means of getting an answer randomly; you have to have some kind of intention because psychedelics are mind tools.
Similar to using a vehicle, the vehicle cannot take you anywhere if there is not anywhere that you are going.
Today I use psychedelics for specific purposes such as; significantly decreasing the time; it takes to learn new skills, mainly in business and in sport.
In addition I learned how to control and channel my emotions particularly fear, as I was too afraid to get into business or compete in my sport before psychedelics. It is all a matter of intent.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: SirCollis]
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Thanks all. By no means am I using psychedelic as a way to completely treat whatever problem I am having. I'm hoping that it can help me see something things in a good way and let me face whatever problem that arises.
I've read a lot about you guys saying it's you who will make the differences in your life. I understand that nothing will be there to just completely turn your life from shit to good and there's always gonna be hard work and dedication involved. But I'm really willing to give that a try with what I learn from a trip...
Honestly, I don't feel like I suffer from that much of a depression. It's more like dysthymia, anhedonia... and I can't feel much emotions. I could smell and taste but I don't feel the happiness out of something that smells good.
And I read that these symptoms could also be apart of depression.
I remember the times when I was able to connect a certain smell to a certain time, or a certain song to a certain timeframe in my mind. It'd give me memories and all but now I have none of it. I was able to listen to music in peace and just generate euphoria and pleasant thoughts alone but now I get none of it. I want to be alive. I want to feel alive but my mind feels like it's cluttered and at the same time, blank... None of the visuals stay with me. None of the thoughts and readings ever really stick either. Talking with someone doesn't make me feel anything because I don't feel that empathy or emotional connection. I try to meditate and stuff but it's so hard because my mind's just so blank, I feel NOTHING at all. I try listening to a song and pay close attention to the lyrics yet I feel nothing. No emotions out of it.
It's been well over a year for feeling like this. Gradually got worse and worse. I've been exercising for well over 7 months (not much cardio... just regular weight lifting). Not too much effort gets put into that but hey, I've been doing it for about 9 months straight. A weekly thing.
I don't feel suicidal, but then again, I don't think I see a point to live when everything's dull. I'm just hoping there's something out there that can lift me out of this numbness. I'm tired of just waking up and telling myself that this is the life I'm living. To feel numb and not feel any pleasure from anything... It really sucks.
At least give me something to look forward to Music, whatever it is. I'm hoping for something.
But it's honestly good to hear what it has done for you all... I'm hoping for good things to come out of my trips (who knows when) but regardless... I'd love to trip for the sake of finding out who I am.
I'm not tripping for the recreational values... I would, but nothing could be considered recreational to me anymore. I don't get fun out of anything. I'd love to find my life back but with something simple at first. I'll do a lot of research beforehand.
For those who are wondering... My emotions aren't unstable. They're flat. Can't even say I have emotions. They're a bit too stable. A stable of flatness. Oh boy, do anyone think chemical imbalance stems from a psychological problem?
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
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NotLiving said: Thanks all. By no means am I using psychedelic as a way to completely treat whatever problem I am having. I'm hoping that it can help me see something things in a good way and let me face whatever problem that arises.
I've read a lot about you guys saying it's you who will make the differences in your life. I understand that nothing will be there to just completely turn your life from shit to good and there's always gonna be hard work and dedication involved. But I'm really willing to give that a try with what I learn from a trip...
Honestly, I don't feel like I suffer from that much of a depression. It's more like dysthymia, anhedonia... and I can't feel much emotions. I could smell and taste but I don't feel the happiness out of something that smells good.
And I read that these symptoms could also be apart of depression.
I remember the times when I was able to connect a certain smell to a certain time, or a certain song to a certain timeframe in my mind. It'd give me memories and all but now I have none of it. I was able to listen to music in peace and just generate euphoria and pleasant thoughts alone but now I get none of it. I want to be alive. I want to feel alive but my mind feels like it's cluttered and at the same time, blank... None of the visuals stay with me. None of the thoughts and readings ever really stick either. Talking with someone doesn't make me feel anything because I don't feel that empathy or emotional connection. I try to meditate and stuff but it's so hard because my mind's just so blank, I feel NOTHING at all. I try listening to a song and pay close attention to the lyrics yet I feel nothing. No emotions out of it.
It's been well over a year for feeling like this. Gradually got worse and worse. I've been exercising for well over 7 months (not much cardio... just regular weight lifting). Not too much effort gets put into that but hey, I've been doing it for about 9 months straight. A weekly thing.
I don't feel suicidal, but then again, I don't think I see a point to live when everything's dull. I'm just hoping there's something out there that can lift me out of this numbness. I'm tired of just waking up and telling myself that this is the life I'm living. To feel numb and not feel any pleasure from anything... It really sucks.
At least give me something to look forward to Music, whatever it is. I'm hoping for something.
But it's honestly good to hear what it has done for you all... I'm hoping for good things to come out of my trips (who knows when) but regardless... I'd love to trip for the sake of finding out who I am.
I'm not tripping for the recreational values... I would, but nothing could be considered recreational to me anymore. I don't get fun out of anything. I'd love to find my life back but with something simple at first. I'll do a lot of research beforehand.
For those who are wondering... My emotions aren't unstable. They're flat. Can't even say I have emotions. They're a bit too stable. A stable of flatness. Oh boy, do anyone think chemical imbalance stems from a psychological problem?
Have you tried MDMA or weed? Do those make you feel flat as well, even afterwards when you're sober?
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: MoonSpirit]
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At first, when I first smoked weed, it made me feel great. I loved it. That was prior to feeling depressed or anhedonic or whatever you'd call it.
MDMA, I tried it less than a month ago and it did make me feel positive and all but I didn't really feel the connection with my emotions. Music was amazing to just headbang to but I didn't feel the music in me. I didn't feel my soul, man, like it's gone 
I can't seem to smoke weed without getting depersonalization or disassociated with everything anymore. It's so hard to talk to people when I'm high off weed because I have to force a lot of stuff and I just don't see the point in anything. I feel no happiness, no euphoria, my mind doesn't generate amazing thoughts like before and I definitely don't feel a clear mind...
Everything just feels so hazy to me.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
#18958166 - 10/10/13 07:10 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Honestly man I've heard the euphoric disassociatives ketamine and mxe are miracle drugs for depression
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: NotLiving]
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I think you should see a psychologist if you feel completely soulless. Feeling no emotions or unreal means you could have a chemical imbalance in your brain. I just don't think drugs are for you right now. Whatever's going on needs to be solved sober.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: MoonSpirit]
#18971047 - 10/13/13 04:04 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah cuz psychologists clearly aren't working for "the man"...
the government approves them.. and we all know they are run by satan..
i'll choose drugs over witch doctors... atleast the drugs aren't pharamagikal receptor blockers.
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Tombc1
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Deathcore]
#18971237 - 10/13/13 07:03 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Mushrooms have completely changed me. The only thing which links me to how I was 1-2 years ago is my appearance; I have changed entirely as a person - mushrooms weren't the only factor but they were the catalyst & the initial cause.
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Tombc1]
#18971296 - 10/13/13 07:30 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Edited by rikuni (03/16/14 05:14 AM)
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Sanpedrox
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: MoonSpirit]
#18971430 - 10/13/13 09:05 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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MoonSpirit said: If it weren't for shrooms, my depression would still be lingering.
How did the trip cure your depression? I know it's a vague thing to ask but how do you feel different now?
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Deathcore]
#18971523 - 10/13/13 09:42 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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No because without an official diagnosis he can't get a prescription from a psychiatrist. He's already tried the healing drugs dude, and they seem to be making him worse. It's time he looks for professional help, which is unfortunately prescription stuff, but it's not always bad. Sometimes people really do need it.
Edited by MoonSpirit (10/13/13 09:54 AM)
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Sanpedrox]
#18971556 - 10/13/13 09:50 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sanpedrox said:
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MoonSpirit said: If it weren't for shrooms, my depression would still be lingering.
How did the trip cure your depression? I know it's a vague thing to ask but how do you feel different now?
I think it's because I went into it not really understanding what a shroom trip was, and it was my first psychedelic (I don't count MDMA). I thought shrooms make you hallucinate purple cows and I thought my stuffed animals would talk to me and colours would change. I had taken 2 grams, alone at night in my room. I guess when it hit me, I was in such amazement at how wrong I was that it opened me up and when I went outside I felt my body become connected to our Earth. That gave me a purpose. It established that I belong, and that was very comforting. My trip was very introspective, retrospective, spiritual.
Afterwards, I've been much happier. I rarely throw panic attacks anymore (only when I'm PMSing lol). I haven't been sad for days on end like before. 2 months after the trip, an ex and I broke things off, and normally, I would've been hysterical for weeks or months. But I rarely cried, I hardly felt hurt. I just missed him, but there was no pain-numbness like there wouldve been before shrooms. I think it was because I knew that breakups were a part of life, and I would be happy again one day. So I was fine. Idk. I guess the shrooms maybe matured me in a way? I just know they worked their magic and I am eternally grateful.
Edited by MoonSpirit (10/13/13 09:53 AM)
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: MoonSpirit]
#18971698 - 10/13/13 10:36 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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word ^
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Re: Have any psychedelics changed your life for the better? [Re: Deathcore]
#18972282 - 10/13/13 02:00 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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1. Yes, most of my trips have been life changing, as have most others, there's been a study on this. 2. Yes, psychedelics make us more empathetic, there's been a study on this as well. 3. I've never been completely emotionless except when I took Xanax. 4. Yes, they make me feel more creative AND inspired. 5. They do temporarily increase all my senses however the increase isn't permenant although sometimes I perceive things that I normally wouldn't after I've taken psychedelics. 6. When high the emotions can be too intense and rarely when I'm sober but yes, usually in a good way that doesn't interfere with my permanently. 7. YES, absolutely. This is one of my favorite things if not my absolute favorite thing about psychedelics, they are so motivating and inspiring. It's also inspired a lot of interests in subjects that I had never previously considered. Good questions, man.
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