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Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by cnp »

Aloisius wrote: post #27

Before people run out and do this, anyone know of any negative side effects? I'm a bit prone to anxiety and my only experience with a drug everyone said was harmless (prescription pot) was terrifying.

Anxiety is a difficult one to get around, but that said it might greatly ease that issue, too.

I wouldn't recommend trying them alone without someone who knows the space (very well) and can guide you if your anxiety begins.

Physiologically, aside from maybe a tiny bit of stomach discomfort in the beginning, they're harmless, less neurologically damaging than a glass of wine.

Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by [deleted] »

to3m wrote: post #24
wsr wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you please elaborate on the point "don't look at the mirror"? What would the person see?

A gurning, jaw-grinding space cadet. Mad, staring eyes, the waxy, ashen skin of somebody who's been awake for 18 hours, teeth and lips stained tarry black from smoking dirty spliffs filled with cheap pipe tobacco and filthy tarry hashish. Not a pretty sight.

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Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by NhanH »

cnp wrote: post #31
Aloisius wrote: post #27

Before people run out and do this, anyone know of any negative side effects? I'm a bit prone to anxiety and my only experience with a drug everyone said was harmless (prescription pot) was terrifying.

Anxiety is a difficult one to get around, but that said it might greatly ease that issue, too. I wouldn't recommend trying them alone without someone who knows the space (very well) and can guide you if your anxiety begins. Physiologically, aside from maybe a tiny bit of stomach discomfort in the beginning, they're harmless, less neurologically damaging than a glass of wine.

Know the space, as in know the experience of using one, or did you mean knowing the geological space of the location so they can physically stop you from doing silly thing? (Just out of curiosity, as I have no idea how one act under influence)

Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by coldtea »

wsr wrote: post #15
salimmadjd wrote: post #10

I went to a school with many friends who experienced with hallucinogens regularly. But they always followed these rules: 1 - don't look at a the mirror 2 - cars are for real 3 - you can't fly

Can you please elaborate on the point "don't look at the mirror"? What would the person see?

Well, that's mostly with LSD -- though mushrooms can have a similar effect.

You see your reflection -- obviously. The problem (potential problem, it can also be totally fine), is that because of the visual tricks the drug plays on your, you can see it swirling, melting, bending, etc.

The other aspect is that, seeing your face can trigger self-reflection, and you can start having bad thoughts about you, how you're older, ugly, seeing aspects on your character thay you don't like, thinking shit you've done in the past, etc.

If you're not that kind of miserable person in normal life (or with hidden but known to you pains) you'll be just fine looking in the mirror.

As an aside, no you won't suddenly see a monster, snake or such BS -- you'll see what you see + visual effects like twirling, shine, kaleidoscopic lights, etc.

Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by [deleted] »

[deleted] wrote: post #32
to3m wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A gurning, jaw-grinding space cadet. Mad, staring eyes, the waxy, ashen skin of somebody who's been awake for 18 hours, teeth and lips stained tarry black from smoking dirty spliffs filled with cheap pipe tobacco and filthy tarry hashish. Not a pretty sight.

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Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by Tarential »

salimmadjd wrote: post #10

I went to a school with many friends who experienced with hallucinogens regularly. But they always followed these rules: 1 - don't look at a the mirror 2 - cars are for real 3 - you can't fly

"When I was on acid I would see things like beams of light, and I would hear sounds that sounded an awful lot like car horns." --Mitch Hedberg

Re: Every Entrepreneur Should Try Magic Mushrooms

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Post by dobbsbob »

cnp wrote: post #22
dobbsbob wrote: post #13

You can get really sick from shrooms if you're allergic/take too much or the person you bought them off doesn't know what they're doing and is selling you bunk/poison shrooms. Small amount of LSD will acheive the same thing, plus no sickness :P

LSD and Mushrooms are completely different things. Mushrooms are more magical, mysterious, forbidden and strange where LSD is more focused and terrestrial, and less insightful comparatively speaking. It also tends to really wear your mind out where with Mushrooms you feel absolutely fantastic immediately after, and for days following that.

I found LSD more of a mind blowing experience, same with DMT. I did shrooms about 10x in highschool then once in University but felt like puking everytime. Maybe it's just me
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