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I did acid for the second time over the weekend. It was of course a remarkable experience which words are inadequate to describe, but I was astonished at how different it was from last time. I&#x27;m interested in advice from experienced trippers as to whether what I experienced is common or anything to worry about.
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My first trip, a couple of months ago, was 1 1/2 tabs of what was probably averagely strong acid. We stayed indoors the whole time listening to music and watching things melt etc. It was a totally pleasant experience. The visuals came on almost as soon as it kicked in and there was at all times a sense that &#x27;I&#x27; was there in the middle of it all, watching all the groovy stuff going on around me.
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On the latter occasion we (I was in different company) took 1 1/3 tabs each of some pretty strong acid in the afternoon and went outside for some things to look at. This was the first time I ventured outdoors on acid and I got rather paranoid at times. I felt that just sitting there looking at the trees and clouds was suspicious (I&#x27;m still not sure if it wasn&#x27;t!) and that some cop or other authority figure would question us. This was compounded, or perhaps even induced, by a period during which one mischievous aspect of my personality transplanted the faces of people I knew onto passers-by.
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The biggest difference was in my mental state. The visuals took longer to come on (maybe because when it kicked in I was still walking to my destination?) and at times were more threatening. They could get pretty impressive though! I also got distinct tracers, mingled in with trails from birds and insects. But all this was getting hard to concentrate on because my mind was reeling. While I was peaking time was sliding around in a deeply weird way. &#x27;I&#x27; was outside it and could marvel at this phenomenon and wonder how to describe it. My personality later &#x27;fragmented&#x27; into a myriad of alter egos I never knew I had, some of which I got to meet face to face looking in a mirror later on. (I might describe these in another posting if anyone&#x27;s interested.) The personalities, some of which were disturbingly dark and sinister, were &#x27;battling&#x27; for control. &#x27;I&#x27; was in some higher mental state (cliche!), able to experience this conflict, but still at risk of losing control if I lost my mental battles. The thoughts rushing around in my head weren&#x27;t what you&#x27;d normally experience as thoughts, they had their own autonomy, as if they were alive independently of my mind. The mental struggle was exhausting - I was experiencing my mind &#x27;raw&#x27; and unfiltered. In this state it was natural to be thinking multiple trains of thought or experiencing multiple consciousnesses simultaneously. Maybe that&#x27;s what it&#x27;s like to be schizophrenic. I began to wonder if I was having a bad trip. My conclusion was that I probably wasn&#x27;t as this wasn&#x27;t really nightmarish, I wasn&#x27;t freaking out or breaking down or anything. It was just mentally tiring, and I wanted to relax and fully enjoy the visuals.
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I found two mantras helpful, should anyone find themselves in a similar situation. For public situations, &#x27;they don&#x27;t know you&#x27;re tripping until you tell them&#x27;, and for when things got really intense, &#x27;it&#x27;s just the drug fucking with your mind&#x27;. Sometimes I had to repeat this one over and over to myself before I could regain control.
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Later we got back home. On the way I was pleased to sense that I had &#x27;won&#x27; my battles and by the time we arrived the personalities were gradually merging back into one. Now at last I could enjoy the hallucinations listening to ambient music. I was still frying a bit 14 hours after dropping.
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So what caused all this mental turmoil, and will it happen again? Was I having a bad trip? There are two possibilities: first, the stress of being outdoors must have had an effect. Second, I was smoking loads of pot this time, unlike the other, and pot tends to make my mind race a bit when I&#x27;m not concentrating on anything. I should add that I am normally a very stable person emotionally and seeing all these other selves was quite shocking.
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But it was quite a revelation to meet these other versions of myself, and I&#x27;ll be better equipped to deal with them in future, but I&#x27;m really not all that keen on going through that again. Are experiences like this common? Is the only alternative to give up acid? If I don&#x27;t, what&#x27;s going to happen next time?&lt;!-- End Body --&gt;
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