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[Outtrigger888]

I recall watching the Xbox 360 music visualizer while moving the joysticks on the controller not realizing that it affects it and it didn't click with me I was moving the joysticks and thought I was imaging it. Got tripped out once I realized it was me moving the joysticks the entire time.

 

[WordAssassin]

Closed my eyes, kaleidoscope vision.

See, this is the kind of thing that worries me. If I smoke too much weed, I can just go barf and pass out. If I can't even escape the ride by closing my eyes and trying to sleep through the high, that sounds a little too intense for me.

):

 

[arts&crafts]

I'll tell u a 100% true story about shrooms that happened to one of my old coworkers.

Dude and his buddy did a bunch of shrooms and were cruising around town in his car. As they were driving they saw a living lawn gnome on the side of the road so they stopped and talked to him. The gnome got in the back seat and rode around with them for a couple hours until it stopped talking. Eventually it got late so they headed home but when they checked the back seat there was a little girl asleep on the seat. They panicked and woke up the little girl and asked her where she lived so they could take her home.

hahahaahaha

 

[Izayoi]

Dude, enjoy it. First time for me was magical.

Good company is important, but setting does not matter so much as long as it is a location perceived to be safe by all involved.

Music can augment.

Stay away from other substances for your first trip, and honestly, I would only ever mix weed with it. Anything else and it could get a bit scary.

 

[NervousXtian]

Don't drive on them, trust me. Just because it's fun to drive on them, that's exactly why you shouldn't.

Much much mellower than LSD, no real visuals, more just augmented reality.. things pulse a little and colors change a bit.

LSD > Shrooms by far though. Not even close.

 

[thecheese]

So where or how does one *ahem*

Spoiler

acquire mushrooms of the magical variety?

 

[Izayoi]

See, this is the kind of thing that worries me. If I smoke too much weed, I can just go barf and pass out. If I can't even escape the ride by closing my eyes and trying to sleep through the high, that sounds a little too intense for me.

):

Don't let people scare you. Psyching yourself out beforehand is pointless.

Start with a low dose, if you're worried. Even a micro dose gives a fierce fucking body high (honestly one of the best highs in existence, if you ask me).

You're only in for a bad time if you're in an unsafe location or a poor state of mind (or around people you don't know and trust).

 

[DZ_b_EZ]

I really want to try shrooms but don't know how to come across any. I don't have friends so I'm screwed 😒

 

[Izayoi]

Don't drive on them, trust me. Just because it's fun to drive on them, that's exactly why you shouldn't.

Much much mellower than LSD, no real visuals, more just augmented reality.. things pulse a little and colors change a bit.

LSD > Shrooms by far though. Not even close.

I'm of the same opinion, but shrooms are great for first timers. You can still have some pretty wild trips, and the high is incredible regardless of the psychedelic effects.

But man, sex on LSD is like something completely out of this world. I don't think anything will ever come close in terms of pure exctasy.

 

[NaughtyPrawn]

I wonder what playing a VR horror game would be like on shrooms

 

[qtpie]

So where or how does one *ahem*

Spoiler

acquire mushrooms of the magical variety?

the internet store

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Forewarning time can be percieved very slowly

 

[Jeffolation]

I really want to try shrooms but don't know how to come across any. I don't have friends so I'm screwed 😒

Depending on your region and time of year you can pick your own. I'm lazy and don't do it anymore but in years past I picked my own, never had a bad go of it.

 

[Bread]

Save them for a nice spring day

 

[J@hranimo]

See, this is the kind of thing that worries me. If I smoke too much weed, I can just go barf and pass out. If I can't even escape the ride by closing my eyes and trying to sleep through the high, that sounds a little too intense for me.

):

Oh no, this wasn't a long lasting thing. I think it was only for about 10 minutes. It can kinda go back and forth.

 

[WordAssassin]

Don't let people scare you. Psyching yourself out beforehand is pointless.

Start with a low dose, if you're worried. Even a micro dose gives a fierce fucking body high (honestly one of the best highs in existence, if you ask me).

You're only in for a bad time if you're in an unsafe location or a poor state of mind (or around people you don't know and trust).

That "bad trip" website posted earlier was actually super helpful in that regard, about not psyching myself up. I was actually given the same advice the first time I ever smoked weed (ie "your mindset going in totally dictates the kind of high you'll have" which.. having smoked a decent amount off and on for the past two years isn't really true heh).

I'm just worried that... I get anxiety and worry about things needlessly all the time. I can't stand going on rollercoasters because I have no control over the ride and it just scares the everliving shit out of me. I've only had a couple bad highs with weed where I'll get woozy and barf, but as I said I can usually crawl to my bed and pass out and when I wake up it's gone. The only thing about his post that concerned me is, if I'm on shrooms and having a good time but I get tired or things go sideways, if I can't even close my eyes for a bit to escape it then... I guess that's more of an annoyance than anything else, which I suppose in turn could just push me into bad trip territory.

But I mean, this thread is 5 pages of people having very reassuring posts of excellent trips and advice on how to keep yourself out of bad trip land, it's all super helpful. As I said before shrooms are like the only "hard drug" I've ever had any curiosity about, my main apprehension comes from it being a drug that alters your perception. I know weed "messes" with your brain too but it's not making you see things that aren't there, for example, so I'd be worried I'd irreversibly jack my brain. My dad has told me stories about people he's known that have done psychedelics (probably not shrooms judging by the posts here, harder stuff) that never really came back all the way and that just terrifies me to no end. But yeah I could see myself doing like a micro dose just to ease into it and go from there. I just have no idea where on earth to get some. I'm in Cali and weed is super easy to get and I don't need to worry about buying a brownie that's been laced with something but getting shrooms seems much more difficult and potentially dangerous if they're not... clean I guess?

Oh no, this wasn't a long lasting thing. I think it was only for about 10 minutes. It can kinda go back and forth.

Ah I see, cool!

The worst trip I've ever had, I was at work and someone gave me cake without telling me it was weed cake. They had never made it before and I later found out they put in about FOUR TIMES the amount of weed butter they should have, and I was out of my mind. I don't even know how I was able to get home I was so fucked up. I couldn't stand still, I couldn't focus on anything for more than a few seconds, I couldn't lay down, I couldn't close my eyes, everything made me feel like I was dying until I projectile'd all over my bathroom, ate some mashed potatoes, and stared like half-falling asleep from exhaustion in a "The Thinker" pose on my couch. I would like to avoid that ever again if I can hahaha!

 

[Vaudeville Villain]

Ha, oh man this thread came right at the perfect moment

i'm going to have my first shroom trip soon enough as well, just waiting. I'm going in on an 1/8, I have a few experienced friends who are going to guide me. apparently I'm going to be tripping hard, harder than I did on acid, which is making me excited

 

[WorriedCitizen]

I've always been curious about shrooms. I really like smoking weed but the idea of taking something that can alter my perception is a little scary for me. I like being in control of my body, which is why I love weed and hate drinking, so from reading this thread it sounds like shrooms might actually not be a good idea for me unless I can learn to let go and enjoy the ride?

Out of curiosity, what would everyone say the "ladder of intensity" for drugs is? I've always thought weed was the most mild and harmless and somewhere along the way I got it in my mind that shrooms were the next step up from that, is that about right?

Also OP please update this thread after your trip!

Unless you're tripping balls on shrooms you don't lose control of your body and mind. On a mild to medium trip you're still grounded in reality with half of your mind while the other half is in wonderland. Feels a bit like lucid dreaming.

 

[Cocaloch]

So where or how does one *ahem*

Spoiler

acquire mushrooms of the magical variety?

Cow poop.

 

[NaughtyPrawn]

Ah shrooms, one of my favourites.

In my heyday of drug taking (I haven't done drugs for maybe 11 years now) shrooms were by far my favourite.

I first did shrooms in Amsterdam, purchased them at a coffee shop by the red light district, I was offered a selection of shrooms from a menu, all with different descriptions, some offered a more gentle trip such as colors leaking and auditory senses being heightened.

However some offered a very hard trip and since I had never done shrooms before I of course, being the sensible individual I was, opted for the hardest possible trip there was in that shop, Mexican shrooms I believe and yes, I did the whole bag LOL.

Well what I will say is this, in the next few hours I rode naked on the back of a moped with two random girls I had never even seen before, both of which were high themselves, I had stripped myself of clothes in the middle of the red light district and urinated into Amsterdam canal whilst huge weird pink elephants and clowns danced around me.

I witnessed a 50 year old women insert a banana into her Vagina at the aptly named "banana bar" she then signed my forehead with a pen (using her vagina) to which I burst out in hysterical laughter for what seemed like an eternity (I was clothed again at this point btw.)

I visited the van Gogh museum afterwards to watch paintings melt in front of my face and wanting to lick random people because I was convinced they would taste like strawberry ice cream.

My friends, one of which was sober and the other who had also partaken in shrooms albeit not the Mexican ones both carried me back to the hotel we were staying in where I then decided that the wall of our room was my best friend and I had to keep touching it because the texture of it felt so damn good

I nearly went on another naked journey into the hostel lobby however fortunately somebody in the room upstairs dropped a joint on the ground and lit the place on fire so we all got moved to a 5 star hotel as nowhere else could have us.

Once we arrived at this hotel after a very strange monorail ride where I was convinced I was captain jack sparrow I then sat in bed, smoked the biggest blunt packed with Amsterdam's finest weed and passed out.

It was quite literally the best experience I have ever bad on drugs.

That's fucking awesome.

 

[Starfield]

It should be forbidden to openly discuss using illegal substances.


Edit: or asking where to get said illegal substances


Seriously?

 

[23qwerty]

It should be forbidden to openly discuss using illegal substances.


Edit: or asking where to get said illegal substances


Seriously?

lol

It's not illegal everywhere. It's also one of the most harmless drugs and has been known to have a lot of positive effects


If something is illegal though that means it is unequivocally bad and stuff though right..?

 

[Teren_Kanan]

I'm of the same opinion, but shrooms are great for first timers. You can still have some pretty wild trips, and the high is incredible regardless of the psychedelic effects.

But man, sex on LSD is like something completely out of this world. I don't think anything will ever come close in terms of pure exctasy.

Holy shit there is absolutely no way I could have sex on LSD. I'm jealous.

Nothing I can add to this thread that hasn't really been posted. As you can see everyone has diff trips and experiences.

Just GO with it. I've done shrooms slang ing out with friends and had a great time. Another time I just randomly felt like being alone so I just went into my room solo for a few hours.

I personally hate anyone sober being around, donno why but it messes with my trip.

Only tip I can give.

Crunchy. Penut. Butter. Sandwich.

Put the shrooms in one of these the flavor and expecially the texture of it pretty much made shrooms unnoticeable (they are nasty).

3g is great starting dose.

Avoid taking 11g. Not a good time (experience and stupidity)

 

[exfatal]

Lol don't bring your PS4. You won't have any interest in it. You'll want to be out of the house and around nature just looking at stuff and feeling great.

In terms of advice, if possible, have someone who isn't on shrooms babysit you. Not absolutely necessary, but always good to have someone level headed around.

Don't eat more than 3 grams each. It may take longer to kick in for some of you than others, but it'll kick in, don't worry.

Smoking weed on shrooms will give you a more introspective high/trip. I'd personally stay away from it until the comedown, which weed can really help with.

Mostly just be safe. Mushrooms are so much fun and can be a super enlightening experience if done correctly.

this guy knows what he's talking about, me on the other had love the introspective look at oneself, but it can be a bit overwhelming.

 

[univariate]

Had some shrooms in Amsterdam a few years ago. It was intense/scary. I was hallucinating—simply in another reality where I was in an insane asylum. I'd like to try it again, since it made me look at life differently, but I don't know where to get it in California.

Edit: oh, and don't look in the mirror. I know that's such a cliché, but it's true.

 

[univariate]

It should be forbidden to openly discuss using illegal substances.


Edit: or asking where to get said illegal substances


Seriously?

Make your own forum, then.

 

[Crispy75]

My dad has told me stories about people he's known that have done psychedelics (probably not shrooms judging by the posts here, harder stuff) that never really came back all the way and that just terrifies me to no end.

There are such cases. The syndrome is known as HPPD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder

One particularly sad case I know of (we both posted on another forum) was this guy who got forced to take a ridiculously strong hit of acid by his "friends" when aged 14. It completely scrambled his brain and he had persistent visual and cognitive hallucinations ever since. He ended up addicted to heroin which he took to make the hallucinations go away. Then he got addicted to speed so he could get things done while high on heroin. And then he had a massive paranoid psychotic breakdown and had be be sectioned. I think he's off the drugs and slowly killing himself with booze these days

That is by far the most extreme example I've ever heard of. It was a massive dose and a still-growing brain. While I wouldn't recommend hallucinogens to a teenager, millions of them take them and make it to adulthood with no ill effects.

There is no such thing as a risk-free drug, but assuming you do things sensibly, the chances of a single psylocibin trip permanently affecting your brain are vanishingly small.

I ummed and ahhed about posting this, because now that you know the condition exists, you might worry about it while tripping. But I think it's important to do these things fully informed. Remember that there are hundreds of millions-to-one chances that you live through without a thought. Walk under some scaffolding? Cross the road? Go swimming? Eat seafood? All orders of magnitude more dangerous than eating a handful of shrooms. You'll be fine, and you should make sure all your co-trippers know to remind each other of that.

 

[crazyjah2003]

Bought lots of shrooms in 2008 did them by myself; I don't think I ever recovered from it. Only telling you guys because my sister wanted to do them this week and I gave her the same "warning"; but then again I might just be looking for justifications. I really do feel like that was the turning point; all my stuff went to shit after a couple of bad trips, never even began to recover from them 8 years later.

 

[cyberheater]

just gotta be in the right mindset. with the right people. and the right setting. as comfortable as can be mentally and physically. listen to music. go check out nature. if you feel sick go lean on a toilet. no judgement allowed in the safe zone. also, i'd suggest not having anyone around hanging with yall that isnt donig them/has never done them.

Listen to this man. It's good advice. Also don't take too many.

Bought lots of shrooms in 2008 did them by myself; I don't think I ever recovered from it. Only telling you guys because my sister wanted to do them this week and I gave her the same "warning"; but then again I might just be looking for justifications. I really do feel like that was the turning point; all my stuff went to shit after a couple of bad trips, never even began to recover from them 8 years later.

I'm sorry to hear that. Good luck with your recovery.

 

[Mdk7]

I'd love to try shrooms, it's really the one and only drug that I'm fascinated with: the idea of experiencing something weird that feels completely real to your senses sounds just incredible.
Yet, at the same time, I am sincerely afraid they could fuck up my brain, so that's why I never tried them once. I always say to my GF that I will try them when I'm old and I've got less to lose, LOL.

 

[Stereogatari]

Anything other than Marijuana sounds scary as hell to me.

 

[MickD]

3G is kind of a big first dose. Do half and then take the rest later if you can even think about eating more. Be outside. Be safe, like where you don't have to worry about cops or anything. Not sure about a public park after dark, cops usually show up if people are there after "normal" hours. You won't be out of body, but you'll have a blast with good friends. Camping is fun if you don't get lost, took 7 grams and fell off a small cliff looking for cave. Lol, never did that much again. Keep things positive, You'll still have most of your cognitive function. I'm in my 30s and won't take more than a gram every few months or so. It's like tripping:LITE. Just don't get negative or be in a bad place with yourself. Not smart for shrooms with that. I liked listening to the first gorillaz album or try to figure out some art the first time I did them, we had a sober person that we begged for a car ride. four dudes tripping in a car convincing one dude he smelled bad, he took off his shirt and tossed it out the window. Funniest fucking thing ever. Try not to smile... Because you won't be able not to. You'll probably puke, it's normal. Eat a grapefruit if you can Also fuck it bring a ps4 why not...

 

[neorej]

Man looking in the mirror is such a trip, if you look at your own eyes they start swirling and doing all kinds of crazy shit, why do they tell you not to look in the mirror? Never heard of that before.

Looking at my beard becomes all kinds of awesome. Looking in a mirror isn't just recommended, it's mandatory

 

[zerotol]

Don't let people scare you. Psyching yourself out beforehand is pointless.

Start with a low dose, if you're worried. Even a micro dose gives a fierce fucking body high (honestly one of the best highs in existence, if you ask me).

You're only in for a bad time if you're in an unsafe location or a poor state of mind (or around people you don't know and trust).

I haven't done any of this stuff in years, but you're absolutely right about the body high from a low dose of psychedelics. It's amazing.

 

[16BitNova]

Lots of good posts and good advice here. Be in the right state of mind, right setting, and a sober baby sitter (preferably someone who has done such activities before). Just go with the flow, don't try and fight it. If you start feeling worried or anxious, just remember that your on a drug and it's just taking you on trip and you will soon be sober again (even if it feels like forever, time sometimes goes out the window with shrooms) Also I've heard drinking milk calms down the effects, if it starts feeling to powerful for you.

I've had great experiences on shrooms and one bad experience. The latter of which left me with minor permanent anxiety. Although, to be honest, I'm fairly sure I've always had anxiety I was just really good at hiding it. However, the panic attack from the bad trip brought it out of me I guess. Nothing to major. And I honestly don't regret a thing. I've heard if your predisposed to such things as anxiety, depression and the like, it will bring it out of you.

But, enough negativity. Just wanted to give you some info. Point is. There really is not much to worry about. This is one of the safest drugs out there. Be careful, have fun, and enjoy the ride.

 

[Khaliss]

Ahh.. Psilocybin.

Responsible for both the most absolute peaceful and loving moment of my life, as well as the most haunting and terrifying.

What I've learned. Dont do it when you're depressed about something. It's an experience to have when you got nothing but good vibes in your life.

Exactly. Shrooms enhance your current state of mind so if you're feeling good when taking them you'll have a great time.

Unlike my friend way back who went missing at a party; we finally found him in the bathtub crying about Jim Morrison's death hahaha.

 

[neorej]

Lots of good posts and good advice here. Be in the right state of mind, right setting, and a sober baby sitter (preferably someone who has done such activities before). Just go with the flow, don't try and fight it. If you start feeling worried or anxious, just remember that your on a drug and it's just taking you on trip and you will soon be sober again (even if it feels like forever, time sometimes goes out the window with shrooms) Also I've heard drinking milk calms down the effects, if it starts feeling to powerful for you.

I've had great experiences on shrooms and one bad experience. The latter of which left me with minor permanent anxiety. Although, to be honest, I'm fairly sure I've always had anxiety I was just really good at hiding it. However, the panic attack from the bad trip brought it out of me I guess. Nothing to major. And I honestly don't regret a thing. I've heard if your predisposed to such things as anxiety, depression and the like, it will bring it out of you.

But, enough negativity. Just wanted to give you some info. Point is. There really is not much to worry about. This is one of the safest drugs out there. Be careful, have fun, and enjoy the ride.

Word of advice on the sitter; make sure it's someone you trust completely. I've been with a sitter who I'd known for 20 minutes and he could not calm me down at all, whereas my girlfriend managed to get me out of one of the worst trips of my life (combination of undercooked chicken, bad pot and heavier than advertised dose of shrooms) by just sitting next to me and talking to me.

Prepare some musical selections beforehand. I usually have instrumental triphop, dubstep and some Goa ready, along with the entire discography of Infected Mushroom. It's entirely personal and depending on what you want/like.

Get some interesting paintings up, print them out. I've spent HOURS looking at Dali paintings sober, and twice as much while on a trip. I have this poster at home:

at 100x150cm it's amazing to look at.

Get some scented candles going on as well.

Enjoy the ride and let us know how it went.

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

Looking at my beard becomes all kinds of awesome. Looking in a mirror isn't just recommended, it's mandatory

Guh. I'll have to take your word for it being fun on shrooms. My mirror experience on acid was enough to put me off ever trying again. I literally felt a wave of nausea and panic just reading your post.

 

[neorej]

Guh. I'll have to take your word for it being fun on shrooms. My mirror experience on acid was enough to put me off ever trying again. I literally felt a wave of nausea and panic just reading your post.

Well, my GF pointed out how my beard would do all this weird stuff and it made her laugh, so I went to the mirror with maybe a different mindset than you.

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

Well, my GF pointed out how my beard would do all this weird stuff and it made her laugh, so I went to the mirror with maybe a different mindset than you.

Maybe. Might even be the beard itself. If you ever try acid and feel risky, try it out and let me know how it goes.

 

[neorej]

Maybe. Might even be the beard itself. If you ever try acid and feel risky, try it out and let me know how it goes.

I have, and I've looked in the mirror, but apart from new and more intense colors, there was nothing weird in my face or beard. Could've been the dose, though.

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

I have, and I've looked in the mirror, but apart from new and more intense colors, there was nothing weird in my face or beard. Could've been the dose, though.

You're lucky. I saw everything wrong with myself, inside and out, all at once. When the same thing happened to two other friends, I just took it as something to look out for.

Maybe I should try again.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

I'm of the same opinion, but shrooms are great for first timers. You can still have some pretty wild trips, and the high is incredible regardless of the psychedelic effects.

But man, sex on LSD is like something completely out of this world. I don't think anything will ever come close in terms of pure exctasy.

This is something everyone should experience. It's pure bliss.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

Bought lots of shrooms in 2008 did them by myself; I don't think I ever recovered from it. Only telling you guys because my sister wanted to do them this week and I gave her the same "warning"; but then again I might just be looking for justifications. I really do feel like that was the turning point; all my stuff went to shit after a couple of bad trips, never even began to recover from them 8 years later.

What happened?

 

[neorej]

You're lucky. I saw everything wrong with myself, inside and out, all at once. When the same thing happened to two other friends, I just took it as something to look out for.

Maybe I should try again.

Damn! It might be a case of getting back on the horse again, but do try to remember to stay in a happy mindset if you do decide to go there, don't think about your previous experiences.
I was walking through a forest, and I was talking about my childhood, and the forest became darker and thornier. Branches became spikes, trees grew angry faces, etc etc. It was scary, but I reminded myself it was the drugs playing tricks on me. So I decided to take that to the test and I started talking about my GF and our daughter, and how much they mean to me, and the spikes withdrew, and the entire forest became a mixture of blues and greens with some golden streaks, it was beautiful.

Totally anecdotal, butmaybe it helps you on your next trip.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

It's sad how some people view hallucinogenics with some reefer madness point of view when what they do is open up your awareness to some some amazing heights. You don't have to view it as something scary.

 

[Sai-kun]

This is something everyone should experience. It's pure bliss.

Can you describe a bit what it's like/how it's different? I'm super curious but never had the opportunity to, as much as I think I'd like to.

 

[The Boat]

I'm curious about shrooms, but I'm also afraid due to my history with panic attacks. I've been handling weed just fine though, sometimes I can feel the panic coming, but meditating really paid off when it comes to controlling my mind. One day I'll give a try.

 

[HStallion]

So where or how does one *ahem*

Spoiler

acquire mushrooms of the magical variety?

Depending where in the world you live you can go outside and start picking them if you know where to look and what to look for. Seriously though I wouldn't recommend it unless you go with an experienced mushroom picker and forager as there are several varieties of wild mushrooms that will kill you dead.

 

[Nyx]

Have fun laughing!

Some tips:

- If anyone starts feeling bad/anxious, change something immediately. Be it the music, lights, or room you're in f.e., in my experience such changes in setting help in getting back into a positive flow.

- If you plan on smoking weed while under the influence of the shrooms make sure you roll your joints upfront.