A bad trip occurs when the pleasurable effects of a drug turn into a nasty, paranoid, and horrible experience.
Bad trips happen for a reason, usually one of the following:
Even experienced users can have bad trips, although experience makes you less vulnerable.
Clearly, the best way to avoid a bad trip is not to take any drug at all.
They start small and can snowball into anxiety, fear, paranoia, and paralysis. People experiencing a bad trip may appear withdrawn and silent or visibly upset, scared or wild. They may curl up into fetal position.
You may feel like you are going insane, or losing control or dying. You may get caught in circular thoughts, like a hall of mirrors. The anxiety may trigger breathlessness or even a full-blown panic attack.
Any drug can bring on a bad trip - even Ecstasy or even alcohol.
While the more powerful psychedelic drugs (LSD, magic mushrooms, ketamine) are most likely to cause a bad trip, 'lesser' mind drugs such as amphetamines, cannabis, and cocaine can also induce paranoia and weirdness.
You can reduce the chance of a bad trip by ensuring you are in a safe comfortable environment with someone you trust. Read up on the drug you are taking.
Be informed and be careful. Measure the dosage accurately. When trying a new drug, always start low to gauge its strength.
The most important thing to remember in the midst of a bad trip is not to panic. Bad trips can be diverted, lessened, and stopped by certain careful techniques.
If you are having a bad trip
and if someone else is having a bad trip
Now with all this information, you might say that, "So you say I shouldn't use, but you provide tips. Why?"
The simple reason is that drug users are not often persuaded from doing something by reading a web page. Our goal is to provide information about the effects and addiction risks of drugs, and drug addiction treatment options that are useful to those in need, and our tips are merely here to help keep those set on using from succumbing to common pitfalls and dangers of usage.
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