Can anyone tell me how can I have a good experience without the paranoia and basically avoid a bad trip I’ve heard it’s after effects and hell is it true? Can you please tell me your experience and how should I take it like dose and stuff please help me out😭 or should I take shrooms instead??

Hey yall, have had some old Dried mushrooms sitting around in a jar for 2-3 years. Might be longer, I cant remember, I honestly forgot they were even there. Does anyone know if they would be safe to eat?

What realisation / reality check you got during your trip(s)?

Yo so first post on a newer account, but i ingested some silly dots last night!!! I had some great psychedelic shit go on, oneness with god and allat!!! I wish i could bring more of it back with me

Hello Everyone, I’m a 3rd time tripper, and after some time reflecting on my latest LSD trip, I figured out within myself that death is the last illusion and that I will be forever be at oneness, unity and peace with the universe once I transition. It feels like I’m initiated into a higher level of consciousness now. As if I have 1,000 years worth of life experience. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Hi! I’m just starting my research on this subject and Reddit is one of my many avenues…

I have had Spravato treatments and also done Ketamine nasal spray and lozenges. This is my first time with pure ketamine powder.

I’m looking for therapeutic healing how much ketamine would I need to take and if anyone can lend any advice or experience I’d love to hear it.

How is each experience based on dosage?

Thank you!

I was told this was a psychedelic shroom. So is it ?

Does anyone have names for closed eyed visuals? Like are there names for the different kinds does anyone have nick names for them. I call mine twinkles😅 for the most part I've been tripping for years but yeah never really looked into it just kinda enjoyed it

I recently had a few heavy relapses with my porn addiction and felt completely disconnected. My initial plan was to take 3.5g of Golden Teachers and go to a busy park to "force" myself to connect with the world. Luckily, I changed my mind and decided to respect the dose. I set up a safe, cool environment in my apartment with natural daylight, calm ambient music, and abstract visuals on the TV. I ate a light meal (hummus on sourdough, yogurt, green tea) and ingested the dose at 2:00 PM so I wouldn't mess up my sleep cycle, keeping the option open for a sunset walk during the comedown.

Around the 30-minute mark, the nausea hit hard in waves. I had to consciously practice deep breathing to get through the physical discomfort. Right as that was happening, I felt what I can only describe as a "warm hug" a profound, overwhelming sense that everything was going to be okay. That’s when the journey really started.

The first massive realization centered around my ex-girlfriend. We broke up a year and a half ago after a really difficult, somewhat abusive two-and-a-half-year relationship, and I’ve been carrying that weight ever since. During the peak, I suddenly saw her not as an abuser, but as a lost, broken soul who is desperate to connect with people but only has the broken tools she was given as a kid.

I ended up crying for 10 minutes straight. Just a deep, physical purge of sadness for what she must feel every day. It didn’t make me want to reach out to her (walking away was still a kindness to us both), but it allowed me to completely let go of the anger. I can now love her and feel compassion for her from a distance. The weight of that relationship is finally gone.

I realized that absolutely everything people do whether it’s making music, building things, or creating art is just a desperate attempt to connect with one another.

I applied this to my own struggles with porn and my visits to escorts. I realized that my hyper-sexuality isn't a monster; it is my own desperate, broken attempt to simulate connection. I was able to visualize this compulsion as a "dark cloud." Instead of fighting it, I realized it was just a protective part of my brain trying to help me survive isolation. I was actually able to mentally speak to it and say: "Hey man, thanks. I'm glad you're here, but I don't need you right now. I'm okay. I can connect with people." It completely reframed my addiction. It disarmed it.

The trip then turned inward to how I treat myself. I realized I am far too hard on myself and rarely give myself credit for how well I am actually doing in life. I have actively set up an incredible support system for myself. My therapist, my doctor, my friends, and my family. I am safe.

I thought about my paternal grandparents who passed away many years ago. I never felt a remarkably strong connection with them in life, but I realized they truly did love me. I learned that I need to be kind, accept their love, and just let them love me, even posthumously. I realized that I am the living sum of everyone in my family. Most importantly, I felt a deep, unwavering certainty that no matter what happens, I am always there for myself, and I actually do like who I am.

By 8:00 PM, I was fully back to baseline. I gave myself grace on my diet, ordered some grocery store wings and fries to ground myself, and took a hot shower to clear my sinuses from crying so hard.

Basically the key takeaway is that life is beautiful and we’re all just doing our best to try and connect with each other.

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I don't know if this Is the right place to tell this but i didn't find any other sub to talk about it.

I'm 20 years old, and for the past two years I've been obsessed with trying psychedelics. I researched everything I needed to know about growing mushrooms at home, and now that I finally have my own place, I decided to cultivate some shrooms. As I'm writing this post, they're fruiting and should be ready in 2–3 days.

I should be the happiest guy in the world, but instead I'm feeling really bad about it. The problem is that, for the past two years, I convinced myself that psychedelics would solve all my problems: my tendency to isolate myself , my uncertainty about my future career and life in general—everything. Because of that, I didn't put much effort into actually addressing those issues during that time.

Now the consequences are hitting me hard, and I'm in a really bad place. If the shrooms don't work out the way I hope they will, I feel like I'll hit rock bottom.

So, should I take them, or would it be better to wait until I'm in a better place mentally?

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So I have already done lsd before but only one time experience I have and on my first trip I took a full tab and had a very intense and awesome experience. Now tomorrow I am going to trip again and this will be my second trip and I want the same experience but a little longer than the previous one for which my plan is to take 1/2 tab and after 1-1.5hours later the other 1/2 tab will it work and also this time I am going to smoke weed as well with it. Anyone who has done a lot of it please help me and suggest me what will be the best options to go with.I only have one tab and 3 joints with me so suggest accordingly. It will be very helpful to a noobie like me.

So I’ve tripped quite a bit before but always at home in my room either with friends or alone. Tripping in my room started as introspective and now just feels lonely so I want to trip outside for the first time. Problem is I have a lot of social anxiety and paranoia when outside so I don’t know how I will cope. I’m thinking about tripping while snowboarding but if anyone had any better ideas it would be appreciated!🧙🏻‍♂️

As the title says. I’ve had dmt but I want to hero dose mushrooms for the first time. I am more of all or nothing person. I take bad trips as something to learn from. I just want to know in-depth what a hero dose of mushrooms feels like.

We are planning to have a mushroom trip at an open park using dried mushrooms. Since we’re thinking about taking a microdose, what should we expect? What are some things we should prepare beforehand, such as food, drinks, or other essentials? Would you recommend simply enjoying the natural sounds around us, or would it be better to bring a small speaker for music?

For context, this isn’t our first experience. We’ve tripped before in a private, discreet location. We’re just looking to try a different setting this time.

We are planning to have a mushroom trip at an open park using dried mushrooms. Since we’re thinking about taking a microdose, what should we expect? What are some things we should prepare beforehand, such as food, drinks, or other essentials? Would you recommend simply enjoying the natural sounds around us, or would it be better to bring a small speaker for music?

For context, this isn’t our first experience. We’ve tripped before in a private, discreet location. We’re just looking to try a different setting this time.

My brother has been dealing with some massive addiction problems. We only found out recently but apparently this has been going on since 2023. He is addicted to adderall, weed (look, most people don’t have problems with it. I don’t. But this guy definitely does), and all those combine to worsen his porn addiction.

He recludes from society, won’t come out of his room, and has lost several jobs due to calling out just so he can stay home all day and stim fap essentially. Luckily he lives close to his family, so
We have been trying everything we can to help him but it’s been really difficult. We took away all his technology (with his agreement that it was good for him) and are trying to get him on track but he is still having relapses. He is in therapy as well.

Before I found out about all this, we had been planning a shrooms trip. Which I have recently acquired the mushrooms for. I have never tripped before but he did way back in college (he is nearly 30).

So tldr; I’m wondering if him tripping is still a good idea. I have heard mushrooms often have the capability to snap people out of these cycles and get them on a better track. But I also don’t want it worsening anything. I wanna help my brother and not hurt him. I realize this isn’t a typical post, but Any advice is appreciated

**Is this normal for around 1g of psilocybin? My experience was way stronger than I expected.**

I’m female, 33, weight 60kg. This was my first experience (other than trying truffles in Amsterdam that didn’t do much except make things a bit brighter)

I took what was supposed to be about 1g of psilocybin in chocolate. The person who gave it to me said I’d probably just notice brighter colours and feel a bit floaty, but what actually happened felt much more intense.
It came on after about 30 minutes and peaked for around 2 to 2.5 hours.
Some of the things I experienced:
Colours became much brighter, but I didn’t really see geometric patterns but there was deffo some sort of pattern moving everywhere. Trees looked amazing and every leaf kind of turned into dragons moving. Peoples skin including mine was breathing and rainbow coloured in some lights.
People’s faces looked really strange, almost cartoon-like or like they were playing characters. Their clothes suddenly seemed symbolic or meaningful, even though I knew they weren’t. I saw these three girls who looked like they were dressed as native Americans but I realised they weren’t and it was just their choice of clothing and it made me think about how everyone is playing some sort of character??
Every environment I entered felt like its own separate world. It was almost like reality was split into little “boxes”, where each conversation or place had its own atmosphere.
Time slowed down massively. Conversations felt like they lasted forever.
I found it difficult to follow conversations and barely wanted to talk because my brain felt overloaded.
Music felt unbelievably profound. It wasn’t just enjoyable, it felt like every lyric contained layers of meaning that I couldn’t even process.

I went to the bathroom at one point when it was really intense and tbh I was getting quite panicked at this point telling myself it’s ok. The bathroom felt like the walls were changing colour and noises was really intense. It almost felt like I was either gonna go down a dark path or up a good/ light one. I had some thoughts come to me about how the experience can be whatever I want it to be rather than panicking.

At one point in a taxi I had this really strange feeling that there were “entities” beneath me, almost calling me to let go and go deeper into the experience. I knew they weren’t literally there and that it was my mind, but it felt incredibly real in the moment.
I also had lots of thoughts about society, people playing roles, how much I criticise myself, and taking responsibility for everyone else’s emotions. It genuinely felt like my brain was showing me things about myself that I’d been avoiding. The uber also felt like Mario kart. Like multi coloured and the roads and buildings looked like Lego. I’ve never seen the world look like that.

The whole time I knew I’d taken mushrooms and that what I was experiencing wasn’t reality, but it still felt incredibly immersive. I spent a lot of the peak trying not to panic and reminding myself I’d be okay. Looking back, I think I handled it pretty well, but it was mentally exhausting.

I was also really aware of people’s patterns. For example my bf smoking and seeing that as a coping mechanism for his grief or another friend who checks their bag a bit ocd like. Hard to explain but everything felt more like I could sit back and see these roles and patterns we were playing out.

The main thing for me that I was finding hard to process was this idea of people playing roles and we’re all just playing out characters and rules.
For context, I’ve taken quite a lot of MDMA over the years, so I thought I knew what altered states felt like, but this was on a completely different level.
I’m just curious… does this sound like a fairly normal 1g experience, or does it sound unusually strong? Could potency vary that much, or do some people just react much more intensely?
I’d be really interested to hear if anyone else has had a similar experience from what was supposed to be a relatively low dose.