The thought looping is a fairly common effect of LSD, but not so much with DMT.
However it does happen with DMT too!! And when it does, it's a mind fucker for sure!!
You don't have the
familiar visual stimulus for your mind to "
grab a hold of" & help stabilize itself, like you do with LSD!!
The way I deal with it, is to simply
not think of anything!!
Take away the oxygen...the fire dies out!
I know that seems impossible at the time, but it's not!
You just have to quiet your internal monologue down to just a thread of thought, by just watching it & letting any thoughts go, as soon as they pop up.
No matter how important, weird, horrible or even enjoyable they may be!!
Or how many times the same one pops up...over & over & over again.
Just recognize it & let it go.
Think of it as making room for the next set of
thoughts/visions/whatever to come along & be observed!
I do this
before smoking DMT, to get over the anxiety & go into the whole experience relaxed & ready to accept whatever comes at me...
quietly
I sometimes try to explain whats happening
to myself,
while it's happening!! Like a play-by-play commentator or something, it's freaking irritating!!
Then of course it causes whatever visionary effects I was so wrapped up in to stop happening, because I'm paying too much attention to it.:?
But if I quiet my mind & just watch whats going on...
good, or bad...just watch it. I tend to remember more & get more out of it!!
It's like I'm not blocking the input,
with the process of making my own thoughts, so I'm able to take more in & comprehend it better too.
Such a paradox!
"
You can only hear me if you stop listening so hard, if you can see me I'll disappear. Just know I'm here & I'll show you everything."
Anyway, do some reading about basic
transcendental meditation techniques to learn more about direct methods of...
not thinking.
Plus you'll learn about using TM to relax your mind when you are
not in hyperspace too!
I use the breathing techniques all the time to simply relax in tense & uneasy situations, or even to physically cool down
a little bit, when I'm hot & sweaty!!
BTW, I'm not talking about years of practice & studying or anything, just learning the basic,
quieting the mind, watching the breath, concentrating on not concentrating type techniques should be more that enough to get you started & to see if it's gonna work for you.
Although practicing these techniques in everyday life
enough times that it starts to become natural is a good idea!!
That way, you can do it
without having to think to hard about it, when you are in the thick of hyperspace.
Or else you more than likely won't be able to remember how to get it started.
I've been using these breathing techniques long enough now that it's just a natural reaction anymore.
When I start to feel uneasy, or trapped in a situation, I'll begin breathing very slowly (& watching it) & quieting my mind without even thinking about it now.
It's a good thing!
WS
