Personally, I don't trust much in spiritual words or acts before trips - rather I just assure myself and make an effort to run directly into them and interact instead of sit back and wait until I'm scared - it achieves the same effect. I believe the waiting mindset is prone to failures because it is waiting for something to go wrong and not in control when it does. The first means I'm more used to identifying what is upsetting me and modify it. I would never kid myself that I am invulnerable to bad trips, but I have yet to have one that has ever sent me spiraling - that's not to say that I have not had ones involving things that upset me at. But I have been able to reason with the evils at the time and after by believing in my own heart. The more I do it, the less scary the worst are. I have tripped on multiple substances and quarter -> half oz amounts of mushrooms multiple times, so I should be damaged by now if I was doing something wrong.
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I can somewhat sympathize with your friend. I'm sure anyone who's taken a few different things in different circumstances will have had one of those less than pleasant experiences.
A few times I've had people start talking down to me on a trip, and some other strange psychological games. On the occasions the other person has taken something, I can easily imagine how they might not realize what they're saying.
Taking things inevitably invites the feeling of being vulnerable. Sometimes in a very severe way. I have also found that it's worse when you're dealing with someone else who you don't know very well, so it makes it difficult to tell if they're playing around or being serious.
Since I have the experience I do, I know all too well how easy it would be for me to scare someone - but that's just not what it's about. Rather, I go out of my way to think ahead for them and manipulate an evening to make it as good as possible for them.
You have to ask yourself if you've ever said anything to make him question himself, feel embarrassed or wonder if you were playing around with him. Keep in mind the drug's affects on yourself.
It is possible your friend is also just one of those people who can't deal with it. Drugs to me are like learning to fly off a cliff. Some people will jump off and get it, others hit the sand. Luckily, most of them hit the sand after a very small jump.
I have heard from and seen people smoke cannabis and not be able to deal with the mental imagery (not visuals) or the mild visuals. The media makes out these people are hypersensitive to drugs and at risk. I can almost say for sure that I feel and see the same kinds of things these people do, but I am open to them and realize they are not going to hurt me.
I agree with the advice above that the only option is to lay it straight out with him and ask for specific things he thinks you've done. Tell him you don't mind if he insults you and then try to tell him how you saw those events.
If there genuinely wasn't any messing around, that should help.
I hate to say it, but there are certain people I dislike taking drugs with, or feel uneasy around, due to the fact that they have a high tendency to mess around. It makes it hard to relax - which is key to being safe both physically and mentally. I know these people are doing it on purpose at times, but others time I suspect it's something they're not even really aware of in terms of what I might think when they say or do something.
TO THE POINT
I can somewhat sympathize with your friend. I'm sure anyone who's taken a few different things in different circumstances will have had one of those less than pleasant experiences.
A few times I've had people start talking down to me on a trip, and some other strange psychological games. On the occasions the other person has taken something, I can easily imagine how they might not realize what they're saying.
Taking things inevitably invites the feeling of being vulnerable. Sometimes in a very severe way. I have also found that it's worse when you're dealing with someone else who you don't know very well, so it makes it difficult to tell if they're playing around or being serious.
Since I have the experience I do, I know all too well how easy it would be for me to scare someone - but that's just not what it's about. Rather, I go out of my way to think ahead for them and manipulate an evening to make it as good as possible for them.
You have to ask yourself if you've ever said anything to make him question himself, feel embarrassed or wonder if you were playing around with him. Keep in mind the drug's affects on yourself.
It is possible your friend is also just one of those people who can't deal with it. Drugs to me are like learning to fly off a cliff. Some people will jump off and get it, others hit the sand. Luckily, most of them hit the sand after a very small jump.
I have heard from and seen people smoke cannabis and not be able to deal with the mental imagery (not visuals) or the mild visuals. The media makes out these people are hypersensitive to drugs and at risk. I can almost say for sure that I feel and see the same kinds of things these people do, but I am open to them and realize they are not going to hurt me.
I agree with the advice above that the only option is to lay it straight out with him and ask for specific things he thinks you've done. Tell him you don't mind if he insults you and then try to tell him how you saw those events.
If there genuinely wasn't any messing around, that should help.
I hate to say it, but there are certain people I dislike taking drugs with, or feel uneasy around, due to the fact that they have a high tendency to mess around. It makes it hard to relax - which is key to being safe both physically and mentally. I know these people are doing it on purpose at times, but others time I suspect it's something they're not even really aware of in terms of what I might think when they say or do something.
