Acid is streets ahead of mushrooms in terms of intensity, for me. But I know it's different for everyone.

I can't handle either anymore, really, but acid over mushrooms is wild to me. The amount of time, the comedown...

IF I have like 10-12 hours, I'd take acid over mushrooms any day of the week. So much more predictable, and as someone who has little interest in microdosing, it's a more controlled experience.

I've never had a bad time on acid, but I definitely have with shrooms.

that's what i love psychadelics, they make you stop running away from yourself. when you set yourself up correctly you can do years of therapy in a single night. sometimes it's a painful process (mentally speaking ofc) but it's always worth it, always helping you grow

Search for the dark net bible.

damn, its been a few years but i hadn't considered all that extra baggage weighing down a trip now that i am older.

but i think i am due for it. i think it is healthy to have a nice safe trip in a good environment.

i always feel so refreshed for like.. 3 months-ish? after a trip

Also, lsd lasts a LONG time, and it's easier to find a whole day to fuck off into space when you're younger. I've got a kid, I can't get 12 minutes of free time at once, let alone 12 hours.

Yeah that's what's stopped me...I used to trip the light fantastic, but anymore, the thought of ego death isn't liberating, and as I've gotten older my background anxiety (set) seems to only go in one direction. Kids, House, work, etc.. it's a little late for me to tune out and drop out

Haha yep. 🥲

Maturing is realizing you're not mentally stable enough to do acid.

Wisdom is doing it anyway.

Why would you wanna trip balls in the forest? That's how you become an acid trip for a bear.

DMT only takes 15min 🫠

It definitely depends. It's also hard to tell. My most straight-laced friends from college did acid at least once if not more, and there is a friend or two of mine that I would swear on my life experimented with drugs if I didn't know better.

That's something people don't really acknowledge about drugs. The actual rate of hard abuse or like injuries/death is relatively low. It's like driving a car, it's one of the most common causes of death but the actual chance is so low that you don't really think about that every time you hop in one. Similarly, a lot more people have done drugs (at least once) than you would expect. It's just if you only take acid once there's an overwhelming chance that it won't have any long-term effects (except for the epiphany that there's a wider world out there than just our every day perception lol)

Then again, it varies wildly by region so there's a fine chance that it really isn't as popular around you.

Other that fooling around on lemmy my hobby is going to raves so I use MDMA/MDA/LSD once or twice per month. All my friends I meet them on parties, so using is just part of the social circle, but we do other things sober too, like picnics or board game nights. I work in corporate so is something I don't share with my coworkers, but my wife used to work in a restaurant and was pretty normal to go to party after her shift with her coworkers and get blasted

I think that the nature of Lemmy attracts people who are drawn to seek out new experiences and alternative lifestyles, so it’s less that psychs are widely popular and more this community has a higher percentage of users. That said, I don’t know anybody that does acid on the regular anymore, it was pretty uncommon when I was a teen, and the people who I know who like to trip (usually hippies, ravers, and punks) are typically doing shrooms. Might also be because I live in shroom country so they’re easy to find and cheap if you have to buy them. Gotta say, a few days in the middle of the backcountry with a dose it nice, I can’t imagine doing it and going to the bar on a weekend.

I used to be completely sober all the way through my 30s. I tried things later and they really helped me see life from different angles. I didn't try shrooms until I felt I was ready. They are easily one of the best things that ever happened to me. I would not suggest trying them unless you feel comfortable, are in a very familiar environment, and you have a trustworthy, caring friend to keep you company.

my theory is:

psychadelics open your mind to love

love makes you more aligned with leftist ideas

lemmy is a decentralised place that was popularised by people with leftist ideas leaving other platforms

an average lemmy user is more likely to have taken psychadelics than the average twitter user

I started early , I watched people lose their minds permanently, I never stopped and found in old age it is a far more enjoyable experience. I appreciate it like a fine work of art that young me just didn't understand. I honestly couldn't imagine what my life would have been like if I couldn't step away from this world from time to time.

Drugs aren't for everybody, I don't recommend them but if you are going to take LSD make sure you have a blast of DMT to go with it. It's the bomb