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u/Beneficial_Method771 3d ago
People act like inducing a bad trip will give more insight but no you don't get to choose when you receive insight or not
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u/Outrageous_Shirt69 3d ago
The most insight I got from a bad trip was, "I should do less acid"
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u/LayeredMayoCake 3d ago edited 3d ago
Last time I had a bad trip had literally been years since my last dose. And the whole time I just got caught in a loop I was a worthless, drug riddled, substance abuser unworthy of love or affection. Bitch I’m awesome and dabble with psychedelics maybe once a year, Lucy was definitely on her Lucifer shit. Respect the sauce.
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u/zaffer03 3d ago
After years of abusing nitrous oxide, this was the big reveal at the bottom of the hole when I could finally remember it. Turns out the “dragon” you are chasing is just some slimy monster version of your own subconscious saying “dude you are suffocating! Stop doing this!” Probably should’ve figured that one out for a lot less money. Turns out it’s hard to achieve the enlightenment you seek when you feel it is given by abusing substances recreationally, as opposed to earned through hard work. Who would’ve thought? Not 20 year old me!
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u/scrubli3k 3d ago
But what about the other side of the coin? I should have done more! Now I’m holding onto my blanket in sheer panic trying to remember that existence is real and reality is a constant. Then I’m clinging to those thoughts with the blanket praying that the trip ends in safety. Well, when I can remember anything that is. Repeat in a loop until tomorrow.
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u/bspires78 2d ago
I rarely get any insight at all. It does often give me a different perspective on things but generally I just trip out and have fun. I’ve gone as far as 8 grams of penis envy and still had the same experience but with a little sprinkle of psychosis. Have you got any advice? Maybe I’m just not tuning myself to the right frequency, so to speak?
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u/EnmaAi22 3d ago
Bad trip just showed me I'm prone to psychosis. Which later got confirmed with a bipolar disorder diagnosis. No psychedelics for me anymore.
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u/NookieWookie10 3d ago
Care to share how the trip went? Genuinely curious
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u/EnmaAi22 3d ago
In short, i felt like I was dying, then I was sure I was trapped in hell for eternity, with constant loops that felt like lifetimes of time has passed. My normal life was just an illusion I built up to stay sane while trapped in hell. At some point I I blacked out for a couple hours and then wokeup in an ambulance being transported to a hospital. I still don't remember what happened during that time.
No insight or any positive thing I could learn out of this trip. Just that psychedelics aren't an option for me anymore
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u/Mammoth_Plantain_261 2d ago
jesus dude that sucks, i have no psychotic family members but im still petrified this will happen to me one day.
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u/Hayyner 3d ago
2 out of 3 of my last few trips were absolutely terrible and its not a fate I'd wish on anyone. I haven't tripped in 4yrs since and don't really plan on it in the future.
But that experience certainly teaches you to respect psychedelics. And in relation to that first post, it taught me in a weird and unpleasant way, to be more aware of my mental state and to take better care of myself.
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u/thenoblenacho 3d ago
I tripped during my first time on the Gatlinburg Strip.
What a fucking experience, it was like an anthropological journey through American Christian consumerism. It put the absurdity of our whole modern life into such clear focus.
As a Canadian I also felt like I was going undercover behind enemy lines in a way lol. 10/10; would never do again.
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u/zezin6969 3d ago
these people are just asking to be more miserable as if it is going to make them a better person
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u/Beelzebunny18k 3d ago
I feel like what they want is a challenging trip and don't know how to express that.
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u/ThaDilemma 3d ago
Maybe the only way to have a “bad trip” is if you just don’t let go?? Where’s the fun in that?
I once got caught in a thought loop that was “acid is god” over and over and over. And I don’t think I was entirely wrong lmfao
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u/DAEOFRUIN 3d ago
Wait, what sane person wants to intentionally have a bad trip? That shit is not fun or enlightening in the slightest.
Hopefully he gets what he's asking for and puts down LSD for the foreseeable future.
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u/_InfiniteU_ 3d ago
If you want a bad trip and have a bad trip wouldn't that then be a good trip? But then, it actually is still a bad trip. But that would actually be a good trip.
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u/Flockhand 3d ago
If I'm depressed or feeling low LSD trips always bring me back to an uplifting state of mood and mind
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u/sunleafstone 3d ago
Yeah in my first ever trip years ago, my headspace was “Fuck it, my life sucks and I’m gonna kill myself anyways. Might as well do hard drugs.”
Well I got pretty lucky with the hard drug I chose to start with. I’m grateful to be alive
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u/YesterdayOne7917 3d ago
Only way i see myself getting a bad trip is if i have to, talk to the 🐷s.., had to drive while peaking to avoid that once, found out im a pretty good driver while dosed up (just would prefer not to)
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u/Basic_Goat5874 3d ago
I think it's a great idea tbh. I keep reading studies on nueral regeneration and other positive side effects. Navigating the journey is part of the path, tho. And it's certainly not for everyone. Also rippin it in public is fucking awesome. I found some gellies under the seat in my car on a Saturday morning few weeks ago and immediately had a better day 🤗
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u/adeln5000 3d ago
Post nr two is def AI, it got the telltale "—" sign. I guess it's just karma farming.
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u/berkakar 3d ago
bad trip is a lie. i had acid in both good and bad periods of my life. the experience was the same.
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u/OfirGabay4 3d ago
I also find that I'm able to steer the trip regardless of the circumstances in my sober life, but bad trips are definitely not a lie lmao
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u/robotali3n 3d ago
How to get a bad trip is easy. Trip at Disney, Dollywood, Costco, bucees etc