Tips for first trip?
Tips for first trip?
Hey!! I'm an aspiring psychonaut, I've bought some shrooms that I wanna try out soon. I've had a growing interest and I've been wanting to try this out for a while now.
Do you guys have any advice for someone who never did psychedelics before? Rock on!
Don't take too much for your first time. No exceptions. You need to develop the familiarity with this state of consciousness. It's always possible to do stupid things while under the influence, especially for a first-timer on some heroic dose.
You don't have to be an expert at meditation, but it helps to be a little familiar with open awareness.
Make sure your environment is comfortable and has good vibes. If you have a sitter it should be someone you trust.
Have plenty of water and light snacks (fresh fruit is great) on standby.
For me, when the bulk of the trip is over but I'm still woozy, I have to force myself to get some fresh air to lift my mood. Some people need uplifting music or a funny video.
If you feel lethargic when you sober up, it's normal and temporary. You need to get rest, have a good meal, and digest your experience. Journaling is good.
And remember that any revelations you get have to be filtered through your unique brain and memories. The emotional content is where the core meaning is -- all the mental imagery and abstract concepts and such are valuable and beautiful but they are not literal. Like, people who do a drug and come out of it insisting that there is a specific species of alien doing a specific thing to humanity, or whatever, are missing the point of the experience.
Safe travels! I kind of wrote a lot, but really in the end all you have to do is relax.
On top of what has already been said, the responsible drug use guid from psychonaut is really good, see "hallucinogen" section here: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Responsible_drug_use
In my case I follow these ones:
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test my drugs, 2 different reagent kits preffered, take a small amount! very important to not overdo it.
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Good setting, a safe place where I won't be disturbed, phone off, or at least do not disturb mode
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Set, if I'm going through tough times I tend to not trip, sometimes this helps to gain more insight and work on yourself, but the experience might be very challenging if you currently have lots going onin your life. (physical or mental wellbeing)
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Sitter: having someone there, reassuring you if needed (I don't anymore, but definitely recommend for the first time) I tend to replace that with nice positive messages just in case (anchors).
last but not least, plan a full day with your favourite tv shows/food after the trip, gettig back into the madness that is life might be overwhelming at first, you will need time to think about what you experienced and reflect most likely...
ho and a very light stomach and a day trip in the morning is definitely imo my favourite, I get VERY exhausted from LSD, and midly from shrooms, but can't sleep on both even after 8-14 hours, so dosing LSD at 6 pm is not a good thing for me. Don't forget to drink lots of water!
Ha I somehow responded to your comment instead pf the post, sorry getting used to lemmy 😅
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Thanks a lot (and the other commenters). I'll have myself a trusted friend and a reasonable dose!
Wish you a wonderful trip!! :)
The key is set and setting. What that means is being in a good place mentally to experience the trip (mindset) as well as being in the proper setting that is very comfortable, clean, and safe. Also having a sitter is a good idea as long as you're comfortable with them.
Be somewhere where you will feel safe and make sure you don't have anything that needs doing that day. No plans for something you need to rush too, etc. For a beginner the other comments are pretty good advice, start with a low dose and enjoy it. That means less than 2.5g (dried).
Psychonaughts wiki also has a good page on this: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushrooms#Dosage_and_preparation
Out of curiosity, what kind of shrooms did you buy? I've had different experiences on the same amount of Golden Teachers, as opposed to say, Penis Envy.
It's been a few weeks now, also curious if you took that first trip or are still getting prepared for it? If you tripped, how did it go?