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Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by zamalek »

kshahkshah wrote: post #11

There is a lot going on in this article and I won't comment on all of it. I'll just address people who are perhaps curious about psychedelics. May I highly suggest that those wishing to experiment with psychedelics do it only in a place where you feel absolutely safe. That is, no risk of police, parents (if that is an issue), or neighbours to bother you. Additionally and I do think this is very important: in nature .…

It might also be prudent to consult a psychiatrist, or at least a GP first, to determine if any contra-indications apply to you (e.g. existing underlying psychosis). A trip can really help a person but, as with any medication, could end up doing harm if it is given to the wrong person.

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by zamalek »

SirensOfTitan wrote: post #96
andy_ppp wrote: post #45

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Best advice I was ever given is that if the trip is going badly you should move your body to a different setting. It provides a nice reset should you have placed your mind somewhere that "you" do not feel comfortable with. I can't say I think that people should be recommending psychedelics because the experience is so extreme and so personal, it can be life altering. As with anything this "far out", the outcome could…

A methylated B-complex vitamin would be prudent in most individuals as well to complement magnesium. Up to 50% of the population has a partially broken methylation cycle (in a form of C677T mutation). I had back pain sleeping for a long time, fatigue, and tons of muscle twitching (even in supplementing magnesium and vitamin d), and a methylated b-complex effectively eliminated my symptoms. The test to check for an MT…

My brother found that he had this mutation via 23andme. Supplementing with 5-MTHF has changed both our lives, as well as my mother's (who was previously suffering from debilitating depression and anxiety).

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by osi »

kshahkshah wrote: post #11

There is a lot going on in this article and I won't comment on all of it. I'll just address people who are perhaps curious about psychedelics. May I highly suggest that those wishing to experiment with psychedelics do it only in a place where you feel absolutely safe. That is, no risk of police, parents (if that is an issue), or neighbours to bother you. Additionally and I do think this is very important: in nature .…

set and setting.

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by ddingus »

jqm wrote: post #131
kshahkshah wrote: post #11

There is a lot going on in this article and I won't comment on all of it. I'll just address people who are perhaps curious about psychedelics. May I highly suggest that those wishing to experiment with psychedelics do it only in a place where you feel absolutely safe. That is, no risk of police, parents (if that is an issue), or neighbours to bother you. Additionally and I do think this is very important: in nature .…

Nature is good but isn't necessary to trip. The first time I took LSD was under less than ideal conditions. It was in high school... and I mean during school hours my junior year. It was 1988. Yes, stupid and irresponsible I know but it was a great experience. I only took 1/3 of a tab... a friend had it and we split the tab between three of us. Coincidentally there was a field trip that day for Jr's and Sr's and I ha…

Great story. I'll bet that principal thought about that exchange for a while. Fun stuff!

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by danneu »

cdvonstinkpot wrote: post #159

If anyone with pets does proceed to trip- DON'T PET YOUR CAT!!! It seeps from your pores & gets on their fur. They'll groom themselves & have a HELL of a bad trip. Then their liver will fail & they'll die a miserable death.

The kind of bullshit you can find in the comments section on a post about acid.

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Post by soylentcola »

timonv wrote: post #153

From a culture where drugs aren't very much taboo (Dutch), I'm very interested in the (scientific) positive effects of hallucinogens. There seems to be more and more research going on in this, for many taboo, field with very interesting observations. Here's a great article (of a series) from 2014 which hovers over several researches in the years prior and covers some essential history: http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/0…

> What sets me off hard on this article is that the writer hallucinated from hash. I suppose anyone can have an off-the-charts response, but I've never seen anyone hallucinate from it.

I guess it depends on your definition of "hallucinate". I don't know anyone who's had the sort of obvious visual hallucinations associated with many psychedelics but plenty of people (myself included) have experienced mild auditory hallucinations and strong distortions in the perception of time and physical movement under the influence of a strong dose of cannabis.

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Post by soylentcola »

mercer wrote: post #171
bherms wrote: post #148

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I don't have any answers, but can say I've just started trying meditation after reading about it for years. I was directed towards the headspace app (headspace.com) and have been doing the introductory "take 10" program for a week and love it so far. Would highly recommend checking it out. * ps, i have no affiliation with headspace

I really like the way Andy (the voice and 'creator' of the app) pronounces 'legs' for some reason. It's almost distracting at times.

Probably off topic but is it an "ASMR" type thing? I only ask because guided meditation audio/video tracks are very popular in that area.

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by mercer »

soylentcola wrote: post #197
mercer wrote: post #171

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I really like the way Andy (the voice and 'creator' of the app) pronounces 'legs' for some reason. It's almost distracting at times.

Probably off topic but is it an "ASMR" type thing? I only ask because guided meditation audio/video tracks are very popular in that area.

It's not 'pleasant' enough for that, plus I'm not sure this 'ASMR' thing works with voices.

Rather, it's a combination of his accent and the 'meditation voice' thingy that just makes it sound nice to me. His voice is meditative enough to not feel like it interrupts, but "blokeish" (a certain British accent, I guess) and distinct enough that it doesn't feel too high-falutin and triggers my still rather primed anti-everything-new-agey senses.

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by soylentcola »

edem wrote: post #155

Please note that I can't read the article with an adblocker enabled and offers to read it for 45$. Nonsense. Luckily you can hide the popup using Stylebot by hiding the #abnm overlay.

For reference it worked fine for me with uBlock Origin enabled.

Re: LSD: My Life-Saving Drug

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Post by agumonkey »

askafriend wrote: post #62
kurage wrote: post #28

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Bumping into objects, living in my head all day, failure to follow up on appointments, messy room, always lost things, moved around constantly, and more.

How did it affect these things? I have a hard time imagining how it could all of a sudden fix ADHD symptoms like that.

I had a few of his issues, and didn't use LSD or any mind-changing substance, but a few events realigned my "desires" and now I aim for cleaner, organized. Half based on altruism too (family living with me are happier when this way). The brain is a complex spinning wheel.
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