Psychedelics Experiences

Discussions center on personal experiences with psychedelics like LSD, mushrooms, and ayahuasca, including benefits for mind expansion and therapy, risks such as bad trips or psychosis, and advice on dosage, set, setting, and harm reduction.

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Onawa Oct 9, 2023 View on HN

I've been using marijuana for too long for it to have that effect on me unfortunately, but actual psychedelics are great at expanding the mind. If you can find someone that you trust to be a 'sitter' (at least for the first couple of times), it can be a life changing experience with positive long-term effects. Micro dosing psilocybin has been starting to show positive results in trials in recent years.

mistermann Nov 27, 2019 View on HN

Are you speaking from hands on experience with psychedelics?

LocalH Apr 7, 2021 View on HN

Have you tried low doses of psychedelics?

Nobody can really recommend you a psychedelic experience because each person is unique and each experience is unique, but you should definitively research a bit before trying it. Erowid is a good resource to learn more about psychedelic substances.Some common advices: be with people you can trust, in a non-harsh environment, and don't try it if you are tired or going through hard times. You could also start with a very small dose the first time to have a grasp of it (although it's d

whalesalad Dec 11, 2024 View on HN

Sample size of 1. Don't discount the benefits of psychedelics. You must be willing to open yourself up to change and it's not an overnight thing. Takes time, many doses, many experiences, lots of introspection and meditation to wake up.

aeturnum Dec 25, 2021 View on HN

Psychadelics famously impact people in vastly different ways. Anyone who hasn't tried them before will probably have the best time doing a standard dose (1 "tab" of lsd or ~1.5g of mushrooms) around friends with nothing else scheduled during the day.That said, many people have nonlinear responses to these substances. I know folks who hate lower doses of LSD because they just get an anxiety-generating body high, but love the experience above that. Generally, on a per-dose basis,

colecut Jul 11, 2025 View on HN

I know two people who had prolonged psychotic episodes, as in, for weeks they were in their own world. These were both people who had many fun/enjoyable experiences beforehand.I myself have had bad / hell like experiences a small percentage of the time, despite literal hundreds of good experiences prior.Becoming a father many years ago significantly altered my trip experience.Dosage also plays a strong role..These things are generally less toxic than alcohol and it is crimi

andy_ppp Jun 2, 2021 View on HN

My friend developed schizophrenia and killed herself after taking ayahuasca. I know a lot of people think these drugs are great but I’m much less impressed with them. I did LSD once, a microdot on my first go and while overall the experience was good it remains up there as once of the most extreme things you can do. It took me weeks afterwards to integrate the experience and I still think about what it showed me daily. If I’d have had a bad trip I think I would probably have PTSD or something cl

c54 Oct 5, 2021 View on HN

This is exciting! As others have mentioned it’s important to use psychedelics in the appropriate context. These medicines are powerful tools which can really help in self examination and course-charting but like all powerful tools can also be quite chaotic in the wrong circumstances.I’d recommend reading a bit on Erowid[0] or checking out Michael Pollan’s book How To Change Your Mind.In general it’s important to trip with people you trust, in a safe place you are ideally somewhat familiar

tranchms Jul 15, 2022 View on HN

Try LSD or mushrooms. Will change your mind.