DopieOpie
Esteemed member
Hello Folks!
It's a pleasure to be here. I've definitely been to the Nexus several times over the years, probably from links (or Nexus mentions) on Erowid. Ah Erowid, where I spend the better part of decade researching a substance before trying it
My path with psychedelics hasn't been the smoothest, but I'm a stubborn one. My first experience was with psilocybin in college in the mid nineties. We topped off our pizza with cut up pieces, and I spent the next six hours dry heaving after the pizza came up.
Not understanding at the time that a certain percentage of people don't have the stomach enzymes for the digestion of psilocybin (if I understand that correctly?), I gave it another go maybe 5 years later, this time in the high desert of Nevada. It was in chocolate form, so I assumed my stomach would be ok. Nope!
I didn't touch psychedelics for years after those two experiences. Then maybe around 2008 or so, I learned of others' digestion issues, and the tea method. Issue solved! For whatever reason, I didn't trip again for many more years, until maybe 2020, when I went through a series of explorations, perhaps a month or two apart from each other, for a year or two. I've since tapered off to maybe twice a year over the last two years. That set of mushroom explorations that started in 2020 was the really first time I strapped on my psychonaut helmet.
Actually, I forgot- peppered in between those efforts were a single, spectacular LSD experience, and a decent 2CB experience. Also, over the last 2 years I've experimented a bit with ketamine, but gathered enough information from research papers to realize that it would probably be best for me to keep that to once every 6mo, or even once a year. Also, last but definitely not least- I had my first DMT experience last year.
I guess one of the biggest factors in me ending up on a place like this is my love for learning and exploring. I'm constantly working on new projects, whether it's learning new computer languages, making music, electronics, etc. Once I learned that DMT can be extracted at home, I had to add it to the list of projects. I recently got around to doing my first extraction, which from what I'm reading went really well! After pairing the results with a recommended vape setup (and coming down from a state of complete awe), I knew I was going to be getting to know you all a bit. Thanks for having me, and I look forward to getting to know some of you, and being able to contribute some knowledge at some point.
It's a pleasure to be here. I've definitely been to the Nexus several times over the years, probably from links (or Nexus mentions) on Erowid. Ah Erowid, where I spend the better part of decade researching a substance before trying it
My path with psychedelics hasn't been the smoothest, but I'm a stubborn one. My first experience was with psilocybin in college in the mid nineties. We topped off our pizza with cut up pieces, and I spent the next six hours dry heaving after the pizza came up.
Not understanding at the time that a certain percentage of people don't have the stomach enzymes for the digestion of psilocybin (if I understand that correctly?), I gave it another go maybe 5 years later, this time in the high desert of Nevada. It was in chocolate form, so I assumed my stomach would be ok. Nope!
I didn't touch psychedelics for years after those two experiences. Then maybe around 2008 or so, I learned of others' digestion issues, and the tea method. Issue solved! For whatever reason, I didn't trip again for many more years, until maybe 2020, when I went through a series of explorations, perhaps a month or two apart from each other, for a year or two. I've since tapered off to maybe twice a year over the last two years. That set of mushroom explorations that started in 2020 was the really first time I strapped on my psychonaut helmet.
Actually, I forgot- peppered in between those efforts were a single, spectacular LSD experience, and a decent 2CB experience. Also, over the last 2 years I've experimented a bit with ketamine, but gathered enough information from research papers to realize that it would probably be best for me to keep that to once every 6mo, or even once a year. Also, last but definitely not least- I had my first DMT experience last year.
I guess one of the biggest factors in me ending up on a place like this is my love for learning and exploring. I'm constantly working on new projects, whether it's learning new computer languages, making music, electronics, etc. Once I learned that DMT can be extracted at home, I had to add it to the list of projects. I recently got around to doing my first extraction, which from what I'm reading went really well! After pairing the results with a recommended vape setup (and coming down from a state of complete awe), I knew I was going to be getting to know you all a bit. Thanks for having me, and I look forward to getting to know some of you, and being able to contribute some knowledge at some point.
