Drug info - Fear, unhappiness = bad trip?

[actarus]

Still nowadays the human brain remains one big mistery, that is known.
But here's the question: will someone who is afraid of acid very likely have a bad trip?
Or someone who's tendentially unhappy, restless, or depressed, not because of one or more specific events, but as his/her own nature.
Would be better for those persons to stay far away from lsd (and shrooms, ayahuasca...etc.)?

[FrogEye]

generally yes, mindset is very important for everyone who takes psychedelics. If one is feeling anxious/depressed/paranoid then there is a high risk of having a bad trip. When one is used to tripping it's possible to avoid these bad trips and have a great time even if they were feeling unhappy at the start. I would say stay away from ayahyasca definitely, as that stuff is very strong and mindset is even more important for strong experiences.
I would say that someone who is afraid of acid would also have a bad trip. But really it depends on what you mean by afraid, like do they think that they will go insane from just one trip? Do they think that they will get addicted? Do they think that they will loose some characteristic important to them? Or are they just aware that all of the above could be possible, however, very unlikely? SWIM was nervous the first time he tried acid, but he wasnt scared. The thoughts that went through his head at the time were "Will this be as good as i think it will be?" "Will i have fun?" "Will this experience change my perception?" "I must do my best to avoid a bad trip" etc.. Dont be thinking "Oh go i wish i didnt take that acid" or "Im gonna end up like that freak i saw on that movie who is braindead".
Hope what i said helps...

[actarus]

Yes sure thanx for the reply.
Swim had his worse night of his life on shrooms. Thought he was gonna die.
Even tho this is not the ayahyasca forum, swim read about how that brew - of course if done in the proper way, under the guidance of a shaman master - can be a real healing also through a "bad trip" which would just be our deep fears and demons who live inside of us. If able with our will to chase away these fears and demons, after sure an endless journey of pain and terror, we'll be healed.
here's a very interesting link to report of a national geographic journalist who experienced it:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ad...ures/peru.html
sorry if this is not the right forum.

[Nature Boy]

What do you mean by being afraid of acid? As in, a bit jittery testing the waters of a new psychedelic or afraid of all the stupid myths and nonsense attached to the use of LSD? When SWIM first dropped acid (properly), he was a little anxious but ended up having a great time with no downsides whatsoever. That being said, he had tried magic mushrooms many times beforehand and had a good grasp of the psychedelic experience. Simply put, don't drop acid if you're feeling fucked up emotionally and have a lot of worries on your mind. Some pre-acid nerves are typical. Being on the verge of a panic attack isn't.