While I agree with the sentiment that there's no such thing as a bad trip since you end up getting something from it, the badness or the bad trip at heroic doses cannot be understated, speaking from personal experience. It was so bad that I developed PTSD symptoms for a while, though they cleared up with time fortunately. It was also one of the most meaningful and memorable experiences in my life and I'm glad I've had it. My bad trip was also good in part, and I came out of it happy and smiling. So I truly do understand the sentiment of there's no such thing as a bad trip, but I can't really agree with the phrasing as it could be misleading. Also I've read trip reports of trips that went actually badly, bad environemnt, no trip sitter, self harm, public and police getting involved etc. There truly are regretable bad bad trips with no upsides, but those require you to do everything wrong and follow no safety precautions and have bad luck.
While experiencing the effects of psychedelics, the user is highly suggestible. Manipulation by facilitators is another dangerous side effect of the medicine, and as such should be a major criterion that governs the choice of the “ container” chosen for exploration.
While I agree with the sentiment that there's no such thing as a bad trip since you end up getting something from it, the badness or the bad trip at heroic doses cannot be understated, speaking from personal experience. It was so bad that I developed PTSD symptoms for a while, though they cleared up with time fortunately. It was also one of the most meaningful and memorable experiences in my life and I'm glad I've had it. My bad trip was also good in part, and I came out of it happy and smiling. So I truly do understand the sentiment of there's no such thing as a bad trip, but I can't really agree with the phrasing as it could be misleading. Also I've read trip reports of trips that went actually badly, bad environemnt, no trip sitter, self harm, public and police getting involved etc. There truly are regretable bad bad trips with no upsides, but those require you to do everything wrong and follow no safety precautions and have bad luck.
Such helpful information - thank you for this!
While experiencing the effects of psychedelics, the user is highly suggestible. Manipulation by facilitators is another dangerous side effect of the medicine, and as such should be a major criterion that governs the choice of the “ container” chosen for exploration.