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Rising Star
Recently I had an interesting and intense experience, with only material that is legal in my jurisdiction. I have looked and tried to find other examples of this kind of experience but I have been unable to find any report even similar to it. I have not done any psychedelics before, but what happened to me sure seemed a lot like what I have read about them.
Recently I have started to experiment with CBD extract (commercially available) and appreciating how relaxing and calming it can be. I decided to add some THC extract into the mix one day, and that is when things got VERY interesting. Here is the sum total of what I had taken:
100 mg Sertraline, Oral (Zoloft, taken daily, prescription)
20 mg CBD from Full Spectrum Oil, Oral (commercial product with Coconut oil extraction)
20 mg THC from Ethanol Tincture, Oral (10:1 mixture of ethanol and Cannabis resin)
The effects were markedly different then anything I have ever experienced before, and having used both the CBD and THC from the same batches 12+ times independently, completely different then either in isolation. I didn't feel stoned at all, despite the fact that the same dose of THC on its own would make me very stoned indeed. I had a clarity of thought and wakefulness that was profound in its own right. I also experienced a complete lack of anxiety or fear which is unusual for me, especially with THC consumption. There was also a deep sense of introspection and oneness with the universe. Closed eye visuals, moving patterns and shapes, dim but present continuously, almost like watching TV through a sheet, visualization of objects and concepts some familiar and some foreign. Open eye visuals, tracers, wobbling field of view, rotation of object that were stationary, changes of colors and textures, etc. Kensho-like experiences (which I have had before with meditation), with a visceral sense of the wholeness of the universe, and the belonging to it of everything both within and without me. A reduction in the sense of self, not to the point of elimination, but to the point where I could easily see the separation and distinction between me and I. Also experienced additional "dimensions" (for lack of a better word) and places adjacent and different from our own, both "above" and "below" where we are now. Listening to music also felt purely ecstatic!
The experience lasted for almost 8 hours in total, with 6 hours in the middle being very intense. My memory of the experience is also sharp, and not hindered in the way that THC can do to me. Here is the strange part, I came back from the experience with two words extremely firmly planted in my mind "seek DMT". I have read a lot about DMT in the past, but always came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me even though it seemed fascinating. But, now I am reconsidering literally everything I thought I knew. This is essentially why I am here on this forum.
In the after effects I noticed a profound change of sensation and perception in the following days, it was as if I was experiencing everything again for the first time in a way that was raw and unmodified from the core experience of it. I have also been feeling very calm, and have had more then one friend tell me that I seem different and less high-strung then I used to be.
I have repeated this experiment 2 additional times, with the same effects, so I am confident that it wasn't just a fluke. Every time was slightly different, but with the same broad strokes. The most intense of the experiences (that was what I talked about above) was done after a fairly long meditation session earlier in the same day. Some of what I experienced was quite familiar due to my meditation practice, but in a much more visceral and profound way then I had experienced before.
Having talked to a few friends about it, they all think I am crazy, and at least one of them tried the same combination of CBD+THC as I did with nothing at all of the same effects. So my question becomes, has anyone else had this kind of experience with CBD and THC before? If so what did you take away from it, and how common do you think it is?
Recently I have started to experiment with CBD extract (commercially available) and appreciating how relaxing and calming it can be. I decided to add some THC extract into the mix one day, and that is when things got VERY interesting. Here is the sum total of what I had taken:
100 mg Sertraline, Oral (Zoloft, taken daily, prescription)
20 mg CBD from Full Spectrum Oil, Oral (commercial product with Coconut oil extraction)
20 mg THC from Ethanol Tincture, Oral (10:1 mixture of ethanol and Cannabis resin)
The effects were markedly different then anything I have ever experienced before, and having used both the CBD and THC from the same batches 12+ times independently, completely different then either in isolation. I didn't feel stoned at all, despite the fact that the same dose of THC on its own would make me very stoned indeed. I had a clarity of thought and wakefulness that was profound in its own right. I also experienced a complete lack of anxiety or fear which is unusual for me, especially with THC consumption. There was also a deep sense of introspection and oneness with the universe. Closed eye visuals, moving patterns and shapes, dim but present continuously, almost like watching TV through a sheet, visualization of objects and concepts some familiar and some foreign. Open eye visuals, tracers, wobbling field of view, rotation of object that were stationary, changes of colors and textures, etc. Kensho-like experiences (which I have had before with meditation), with a visceral sense of the wholeness of the universe, and the belonging to it of everything both within and without me. A reduction in the sense of self, not to the point of elimination, but to the point where I could easily see the separation and distinction between me and I. Also experienced additional "dimensions" (for lack of a better word) and places adjacent and different from our own, both "above" and "below" where we are now. Listening to music also felt purely ecstatic!
The experience lasted for almost 8 hours in total, with 6 hours in the middle being very intense. My memory of the experience is also sharp, and not hindered in the way that THC can do to me. Here is the strange part, I came back from the experience with two words extremely firmly planted in my mind "seek DMT". I have read a lot about DMT in the past, but always came to the conclusion that it wasn't for me even though it seemed fascinating. But, now I am reconsidering literally everything I thought I knew. This is essentially why I am here on this forum.
In the after effects I noticed a profound change of sensation and perception in the following days, it was as if I was experiencing everything again for the first time in a way that was raw and unmodified from the core experience of it. I have also been feeling very calm, and have had more then one friend tell me that I seem different and less high-strung then I used to be.
I have repeated this experiment 2 additional times, with the same effects, so I am confident that it wasn't just a fluke. Every time was slightly different, but with the same broad strokes. The most intense of the experiences (that was what I talked about above) was done after a fairly long meditation session earlier in the same day. Some of what I experienced was quite familiar due to my meditation practice, but in a much more visceral and profound way then I had experienced before.
Having talked to a few friends about it, they all think I am crazy, and at least one of them tried the same combination of CBD+THC as I did with nothing at all of the same effects. So my question becomes, has anyone else had this kind of experience with CBD and THC before? If so what did you take away from it, and how common do you think it is?