PsychsEtc

I was 19 and went home for the summer. Met with old smoking buddies and one of them was selling truffles by the gram. I had heard of shrooms but had never done any research. I bought 5 grams, went home, put on some music and took 2. Some time had past and I didn't feel any different so I took the remaining 3.

The come up was intense but familiar. Like I was reconnecting with an old, wise friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time. I found my consciousness riding the waves of the music until I became the music. This transitioned into an ego death and for the rest of the trip (~3hr?) I saw the birth and death of the universe over and over again. Like this was how God breathes.

I had a really pleasant but reality-shattering first time that could have ended badly. If I could go back and give myself advice I would have first ordered a testing kit so I knew what I was ingesting. And let one of my roommates know what I was doing. A trip sitter doesn't always have to be in the room with you. Someone supportive is close by can make all the difference.

Good music in a comfortable setting with people you trust at a dosage you're okay with gives you the best chance at a positive experience.

Yeah! The biggest change is that I went from "Yes, there's a God" to "God doesn't exist" to "I don't know but maybe..." over the course of my life. Which I think is a common transition for many. With psychedelics there's a spiritual hue to them - especially DMT, shrooms, mescaline, iboga and Ayahuasca.

I even had one DMT trip where I communicated with the source of DMT. I was presented with some incredible knowledge that doesn't really translate with words or images. The skeptic in me has to take every psych experience with a grain of salt and process it as best I can.

So I learned to examine my life as a whole more closely because of these substances.

Watch the videos to find out!

But in simple terms, I had one trip where I was experiencing the trip in 6 dimensions and thought to myself "Of course this is 6D! How could I forget!?"

Joe Rogan knows about DMT?

It's awesome! For anyone like me who has social anxiety, depression (clinical, etc), or trouble relating to others - microdosing is a godsend.

It's not a cure but it does show you your potential. Microdosing is at its best when you have all the perks without actually dosing. It shouldn't be a crutch but it can steer you back in a positive direction.

Finding the balance between feeling more neuroplastic without psychedelic effects can be tricky. That's my biggest gripe.