> Is LSD more intense, more of a complete mind fuck, then mushrooms?

Yes.

Go for it - AFTER you've worked out your panic attack issues. Meditation, shamanic work, therapy or whatever gets you there.

I know someone who has had a very similar experience as you.

and he says that nothing has the potential to be as scary as a
bad mushroom trip.

Terrence McKenna said that those happened to him as well,
and that the tendency to "clutch" should be avoided as best as possible
and that sitting up (opposed to the fetal position) and singing is a good idea..
he said he thought most of this could be avoided by a dose large enough to
rip your ego away so effectively as to not let you clutch...

and your setting is of vast importance.
safe, comfortable and private will help.


best wishes!

I don't believe in bad trips. I believe in difficult trips that may seem bad because we don't allow ourselves to come face to face with the issues that are confronting us. The more you hide from a problem ON a psychedelic (and in real life, but this is definitely amplified on a psychedelic) the worse it gets. It's as if you're feeding it. Ultimately I would suggest pushing THROUGH your difficult situation. That tends to clear things up pretty quickly for me. In fact the experience FROM this, I find, is much more rewarding than the experience of a completely "good" trip.

as to the difference, it all depends from person to person. I was once told that percentage wise, less people have bad trips off of LSD than mushrooms, although I'm not sure what study that was based off of, nor do I have to patience to find it right now.

from personal experience, I would say that LSD has consistently been much friendlier than mushrooms on my system and mental state, but it depends from person to person. No chemical substance is going to behave exactly the same on each and every person. Our brain chemistry (and life experiences) differ from person to person.

Honestly, in my experience, I thought LSD was much easier to handle than mushrooms. LSD has pretty much always been cool to me, like a really cool down chick who just makes you feel comfortable. Mushrooms were more like a high maintenance bitchy chick that you have to kiss her ass all the time to make her treat you nicely. I have never had any bad acid trips but I have had a few bad mushroom trips. For me, if it is too cold on mushrooms, I will have a bad trip, if something unexpected happens, I can't cope with it as well. But others on here are saying the opposite, so I don't know.

I have always been a big fan of visualization. I would say before you do the acid, close your eyes, breathe deeply for a few minutes to get into a meditative state, and then imagine yourself already on the acid, having a great time, see yourself smiling, laughing, feeling content, allow yourself to feel those feelings as you picture it in your mind. Be specific in your visualization too, picture you in the clothes you plan on wearing, in the place you plan on being just having a great time. And say thank you that was really fun (speak it out loud).

Then, you have already travelled there in your mind and you've already had a good time in your mind, so you will be prepared for it to play out in front of your eyes, as you have already played it out behind them.

By the way, this is a good trick for anything. I would even call it a Sky Trick (winky face)

OP: Dont do it. Just kidding. How's that for mixed message? :)