some quick thoughts on tripping, five years later
I am not an expert and this is not medical advice
Elsa Beskow, Queen Water Lily
Psilocybin has changed my life and I think it’s directly responsible for many of the positive changes I’ve seen in my work life, friendships and general happiness over the past few years.
That being said, I think I’m an outlier responder. I think *most people* would benefit from psychedelics, it’s just very possible they’d get like, a 2% or 5% boost in wellbeing instead of a 50% boost. Context and where you’re starting from and who you’re doing it with really matters
Hilariously, what I thought was my first ever psilocybin trip was actually a 4-AcO-DMT trip. Would highly recommend it—it’s very similar to psilocybin but I find it slightly more euphoric.
I’ve experimented with LSD, ketamine and 2-CB, but the only psychedelics I’ve done repeatedly and would personally recommend are psilocybin and MDMA.
If you would describe yourself as currently quite unhappy and searching for more joy and self-love, I would start with MDMA. If you’re generally pretty stable but in some kind of rut or contemplating a big life change, I would start with shrooms.
To illustrate, my friend said last weekend: Yeah, this guy was asking me how he should decide on the job he does next, and I said, you should take some time off, talk to a lot of people, and do shrooms.
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