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dj8722
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1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks
#7853931 - 01/09/08 02:15 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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I am just looking for some thoughts. My story goes like this I tripped for the first time just yesterday with a more experienced friend of mine who was more than happy to open my world up to shrooms. He was really excited because he heard the eighth he got was going to be more mind blowing than any he had ever had before. We split it up and each did a half-eighth. My friend had a blast with a ton of visuals for more than a few hours. I really built up my anticipation and did a ton of research. Now think I may have over prepared for the journey, reading so many reports and general info pages. I really built it up in my head for an enormous spiritual journey but my onset was so slow and after a long powerful feeling, and don't get me wrong it was a great high, it felt like the wave had passed and i was left "buzzed". I started to get a little let down and frustrated. After about 40 minutes of feeling sober and essentially giving up on them I started to notice some things happening to my face in the mirror of the bathroom with very little light, I could notice some fuzziness now and then and I would look to it and lose it as soon as I had tried to see it. I laid down on a futon in the other room by myself with some music playing and felt AWESOME!!! it felt like I was sinking into it as it reached up to embrace me in a totally comforting way, I noticed the music and even they though they were random songs on my computer they all seemed to happen at just the right time. To put it simply everything just felt right to me at that moment I was connected. I wanted it to last longer but it was only about 10 minutes and then it was over and I came down from that point on. This was what I had hoped for but I assumed it would have lasted much longer. Is this common for a first timer to be able to experience it only briefly? I am afraid my over anticipation kept me grounded. I look forward to getting there again I assume I should up the dosage but I am not sure. I was just hoping those of you with more experience could help me shed some light on this trip and help a first timer out. Thanks
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manyc
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: dj8722]
#7853984 - 01/09/08 02:26 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Yeah, I know the feeling. The first time I did shrooms, once it ended, it felt like it ended much too quickly... and that is only because I was so used to acid lasting 12 hours. It also had something to do with the few beers I drank near the end as well, I think. Bad idea...
I definitely think the only problem here is your dosage. It's invaluable to begin low, though. People who throw themselves into something without knowing what their in tend to end up worse than those who are prepared.
Build yourself up to higher and highers doses. I'm not saying build your tolerance - build your mental tolerance, your understanding of what each dosage can bring you to.
Preparation is fuckin important - so don't think that is what ruined your trip. I think it was just the dose, because half an eighth really isn't much, especially for people with a naturally higher tolerance.
As for everything feeling right - I know! When your tripping, on anything (assuming you're not having a bad trip), everything just seems to fall into place... every little occurence seems like it is meant to be, and that it has a purpose.
It's something that is always true: the universe is perfect and everything happens for a reason. Every little stirring of wind plays its part in the cosmic balance of existence. It just takes a psychadelic trip to really open our third eyes to the timeless beauty, because the lives we live these days as "modern" humans are so distracting from the more important, yet simpler things in life.
I ramble.
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dj8722
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: manyc]
#7854015 - 01/09/08 02:33 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Thany you very much thats great advice.
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Love Cap
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: dj8722]
#7854066 - 01/09/08 02:41 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Yeah, you're dose was pretty low. Take 2 to 2.5 grams next time.
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LSDaytripper
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: Love Cap]
#7854162 - 01/09/08 03:00 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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I'd say go for a full 8th next time. It sounds like you either might have a natural high tolerance or you just didn't eat enough. Not your fault at all.
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: LSDaytripper]
#7854227 - 01/09/08 03:14 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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I got 2.2 grams or so my first (and so far only...) time. It seemed like a pretty good "intro" to psychedelics. Neat visuals, really amazing body high, and one of the coolest nights of my life.
I'd guess you just didn't get enough. 1.75g isn't much, really. Seems like most people with a low tolerance need at least 1.5, so I wouldn't be surprised if you just had a higher tolerance than average.
Just get some more
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dj8722
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: Acharne]
#7854572 - 01/09/08 04:09 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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great stuff thank you all. In hindsight I guess all in all it was a good learning experience, and going forward I have the confidence to up it. better safe than sorry.
I was also curious on all of your thoughts about tripping alone. I think I had read somewhere that it was a BIG never do, but from this last trip the times I enjoyed the most I was in my own little world without any distractions. I would come down anytime I was interacting with my buddy.
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: dj8722]
#7854922 - 01/09/08 05:18 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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dude low doses are the bomb, they get you lovin psilocin
eat an 8th+ and you will get spiritual results...
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: dj8722]
#7854951 - 01/09/08 05:27 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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dj8722 said: I really built up my anticipation and did a ton of research. Now think I may have over prepared for the journey, reading so many reports and general info pages. I really built it up in my head for an enormous spiritual journey but my onset was so slow and after a long powerful feeling, and don't get me wrong it was a great high, it felt like the wave had passed and i was left "buzzed". I started to get a little let down and frustrated.
I think this is common. The thing that really separates mushrooms and hallucinogens from all other classes of psychoactive substances is that the effects are so subjective, diverse, unpredictable, and dependent on the environment the consumer is in. You can (and should) prepare up to a certain extent, but past that you simply have to let go of specific expectations based on the experiences of others, and even your own.
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I wanted it to last longer but it was only about 10 minutes and then it was over and I came down from that point on. This was what I had hoped for but I assumed it would have lasted much longer. Is this common for a first timer to be able to experience it only briefly? I am afraid my over anticipation kept me grounded. I look forward to getting there again I assume I should up the dosage but I am not sure.
It does sound like you probably would have enjoyed yourself a little bit more with a higher dose, but it was very very smart to not start out high. Many people are put off mushrooms/hallucinogens forever (or a long time) because they take too much the first time (or one of the first times) and are completely overwhelmed by the intensity of the experience. But it's true the major effects of mushrooms only really last a couple of hours. Personally I always take at least 2 doses during the course of a trip, not only to prolong it but to smooth out the come-down. For example, I might eat 2 grams and then eat 1 gram an hour or so later. Just bear in mind that if you do this, tolerance to mushrooms (like almost every other hallucinogen) builds extremely rapidly, meaning that if you eat 2 grams then wait 4 hours then eat another 2 grams, your second dose will not have the same impact as the first. (Also, tolerance takes roughly 1 week to subside completely just FYI.)
Regarding tripping alone, the only reason not to do so which stands up to scrutiny and is valid is if you're inexperienced--particularly if it's your first time ever. The rationale is that if you start freaking out it's nice to have someone there to help. So it's really up to you.
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: dj8722]
#7854959 - 01/09/08 05:30 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Don't focus on visuals, they are the least important part of a shroom experience.
Edited by xFrockx (01/09/08 05:30 PM)
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Re: 1st time yesterday still sorta confused and wondering what some experience thinks [Re: xFrockx]
#7854967 - 01/09/08 05:33 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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eat an 8f
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