Based on the description it seems like he took some other research chemical and not LSD. Key things: - 15 minute onset - Massive hallucinations - Only lasted a few hours LSD takes 45 minutes to start the effects and lasts around 12 hours. As mentioned in the article, you don’t hallucinate big scenes or things that aren’t there. I once had a similar experience where I took some random tabs from a guy in a bar. I immed…
A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
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Re: A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
#32This shouldn't be flagged, it almost seems like people are getting defensive about their pet drug which is odd. If someone wrote an article titled "Alcohol nearly ruined my life", most people wouldn't translate it into "No one should ever drink alcohol"
Re: A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
#33This shouldn't be flagged, it almost seems like people are getting defensive about their pet drug which is odd. If someone wrote an article titled "Alcohol nearly ruined my life", most people wouldn't translate it into "No one should ever drink alcohol"
Weird interpretation. I didn’t flag it but I’d assume people did because the article is kinda pointless.
The oddly defensive comments which are much lower quality than I'd expect on this site are still posted.
Re: A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
#34"An entirely avoidable bad trip fucked my shit up".
Re: A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
#35tl;dr, he took acid in a bad setting, lost touch with reality, and ended up crying in bed for a few hours. It then bothered him for months after. I don't want to be too insensitive but I don't understand how that's getting even a little close to life ruining. I've had a similar experience before. It was scary, but it didn't bother me at all after. I understood I experienced my brain having it's wires crossed for a wh…
It's great that you had a bad experience that you were able to cope with so easily. What does this have to do with the author's experience however?
Your "tl;dr" is needlessly mean-spirited and downplays the author's experiences. People can develop DP/DR and PTSD symptoms from bad trips. Some of those can last for a very long time and others really can worsen if no professional help is sought.
Re: A bad acid trip nearly ruined my life
#36tl;dr, he took acid in a bad setting, lost touch with reality, and ended up crying in bed for a few hours. It then bothered him for months after. I don't want to be too insensitive but I don't understand how that's getting even a little close to life ruining. I've had a similar experience before. It was scary, but it didn't bother me at all after. I understood I experienced my brain having it's wires crossed for a wh…
> I don't understand how that's getting even a little close to life ruining. Probably because "I had a bad few months" isn't as good of a headline as "nearly ruined my life"