My first steps...my first question.

[Psyvox]

Hello everyone on the Nexus,

First of all I like to say that this forum feels like a warm bath of knowledge

Six years ago after a random google search I discovered something called 'tripping'(I was young and curious).
I started researching the topic and got fascinated by mushrooms (Psilocybe Cubensis). Without ever consuming them I started growing mushrooms, the fasination grew. Two years later I had my first psychedelic experience. I realised I was to young to medle with these kind of substances (they scared me off in a good way). However the fascination remained and I continued growing them. After that I started growing Salvia and make my own extracts (I love growing things for the sake of growing).

Now some years later, I am a medschool student who lost all his grow hobby's but still has the urge to discover it all.

Another google search let me in here and immediatly I ordered some books on the topic.

Now after this long intro I have one burning question on my mind?

Is a DMT trip the first real psychedelic experience you want undergo before ever really had a psychedelic experience?



(English isn't my main language so sorry for the possibility of strange words/sentences)

 

[Jorkest]

if you feel the call...heed it

welcome to the nexus friend..

 

[gammagore]

This has been asked before.

It's a difficult one to answer, DMT is so powerfull, and rips apart all reality and boundaries. If one was yo read alot about it, it will still be hard to comprehend what the he'll just happened, just read through a few of the recent DMT experiences to see what I mean. That said, there are no side effects other than trying to comprehend the experience, alot of questions arise after the journey, I'm not sure if someone with no previous psychedelic experience will be able to handle it.

But if one does not like what happened then they choose to never try again.

But to answer your question, I probably would have loved for DMT to be my first experience, at low doses that is. Working my way up with thus molecule.

If you are asking these questions, and gave thought about it, then I say go for it.

 

[TurbatusAnimus]

*Usually*, simply put, NO.

SWIM isn't one to judge though.
He started with DMT well before shrooms or anything else.

I'd just really suggest starting LOW.

Like, 3-4 grams of mimosa hostilis mixed with 3 grams of syrian rue OR smoking 15mg or so of spice.

This stuff can unlock things in your mind that you never would have thought possible.
It can be the most beautiful or absolutely horrifying experience you'll ever encounter.

People on here talk about feeling like they were dying.
In SWIM's experience, this isn't merely a comparison but, a true feeling.
If you have a naive view about what you're about to partake in, you'll have a higher chance of experiencing this.

If you want to get to know DMT as your first psychedelic, take it easy and don't get a big head about it.
Whether you view it as a spiritual substance or just a drug, know it's one of the most powerful things your mind could ever experience.

Good luck in your decision.

 

[gammagore]

Urmm 3-4 grams mimosa and 3grams rue could send you to hell and back, rather try 15-20mg freebase vaped.

 

[Psyvox]

Thanks for the quick responses.

The only experience I had with psychedelics is a low dose of mushrooms. I was way to young, naïve etc. at that time I realise now. However I had a beautiful insight during this trip. The trip started out as it should be, nice relaxed and funny as hell. The bad thing was that at one point I had the feeling I couldn't get out. I figured that I could sleep the effect of. In the 5 minutes I had my eyes closed in a dark room I realised it wasn't a great idea to give my brain free play without my eyes to correct it. I managed to get back with my friends (my brother and his boyfriend). While they were lying on bed next to eachother I sat in a chair next to the bed. I managed to relax by playing with my image in the mirror. My brother was whispering things to his boyfriend. They were smiling and laughing. Before the trip I always was at unease when I saw my brother with a man. But now it felt so normal an natural. Like my brain released some pressure. From that day on it wasn't guy+guy but individual+individual.

This insight plus the scary events fed my enthusiasm but made me humble and gave me deep respect for these substances.

The point is that shrooms showed me doors I could enter but in my fear I wouldn't let me go through. DMT on the other hand gives you much less of choice (IMO). I think I need this to enter or breakthrough.