Back with another question about these after effects

Hey guys how're you doin,

so a few weeks ago I posted about my after effects of doing a lot of acid this summer, prob 15 doses in a month.

I had a lot of weird feelings in everyday life, like I was dreaming. I felt doomed, in despair, and even suicidal at times. I thought these feels would never go away, I couldn't think straight, my brain hurt, I felt like I needed to push the reset button on it.

Those feelings have now went away, and I am overjoyed. I feel like I have my ego back and I can live a normal life.

However, there are still times where I feel tripped out, but I'm guessing this is normal for any acid user.

I still see some afterimages of things, I see weird crystals everywhere in the sky, and sometimes a weird static on the surface of things.

These effects seem to be going away graudally, except the crystals in the sky.

I've been meditating, I've learned to expect the mistakes I made by abusing LSD and not carefully using it.

I get off of probation in 2 months. I swore to myself after these events that I will never do any hallucinogen again, only smoke herb. So my question is, do you guys think that in 2 months, if I smoke herb, it will increase these effects? Will it make me even more disturbed about my mental state? I'm back to normal now, I can think, its just these weird visuals and the sometimes weird tripping feelings.

All I want is to be able to smoke herb again and not have to worry about getting these dream feelings back.

Any wise advice about my situation would be greatly appreciated.

-Zencer

 

I know that smoking good bud messes with my vision a little bit (I've had the same static you describe), but who knows if smoking a little bit will really mess with your symptoms. My only advice is to wait a few months and smoke a little, and see how it seems to affect your vision both while you are high and in the days following. One time probably won't kill you, and then you'll have a good idea whether it's safe of not.

 

i have the exact same problem with the sky dots and everything. in regards to your question i smoke weed everyday and it seems like wen i get really really stoned is when i have mild tracers and maybe what could be called a mild flashback. i think the whole thing with this is, after you take acid, you get to see your whole world differently and sometimes you remember the experience wen you walk past something you saw while you were tripping or seeing something movin in the corner of your eye, i think this comes from not being able to fully trust your senses after youve taken acid. dont know if you understand the point im trying to get across but basically it means i think i see these things because i cant completly be sure anymore that im not just tripping because acid made me realise that the brain can do whatever it wants, whenever it wants and your just along for the ride. so you might be getting and continuing to have these problems because you believe you are having them. its your mind only your going to be able to stop it. hope this helps

 

Some really great posts in this thread, you guys have got it spot on acid makes you realise just how tenuous the veil of reality truly is - reality can be whatever your mind makes of it, it's all about the way we interpret things.

The most important interpretation is that of your own sanity. If you believe the effects will go away, then they will go away, if you think "Oh no I've driven myself crazy with all this acid!!!" well.. welcome to crazy-ville You're not crazy, just hold on to rational thought and go about your daily life.

Read a book, watch some documentaries, research history and investigate that which cannot be explained - absorb yourself with the fascination of reality and all the wonders that our world holds.

Some psychedelic philosphers have theorized that reality is in fact a novelty machine, created by our collective consciousness to occupy itself and allow itself to evolve. Whether you choose to believe such theories is unimportant, but it is undeniable that reality has the ability to keep even the smartest minds occupied. Things only start to get uncomfortable when your mind ISN'T occupied with reality. If reality no longer fascinates you enough to stop you from thinking about what may lie beyond, then you may well find your mind slipping into the beyond (causing flashbacks), so just make sure you keep your mind occupied by seeking and learning from the most interesting and fascinating facets of existence.

There's a reason why hippies like to cover every wall with stimulating artwork, and have psychedelic music playing non-stop in their households, although I believe most hippies do it without realising why, I firmly believe it to be a form of mental defense to keep the mind occupied at all times. Regular acid use will make you enjoy psychedelic artwork and music a lot more than someone who doesn't take acid, because your brain realises that it now requires more stimulation than it once did, in order to maintain a solid grip of reality.

When your conscious self performs or experiences an activity that is beneficial to your general health and wellbeing, your subconscious will release endorphins (or something like that) to basically reward you in the same way a trainer would reward a monkey for doing the right thing. We are just animals after all, beneath our delusions of grandeur, and although we don't realise it, we teach ourselves with equally basic principles to those used to train pets to perform tricks.

Edit: Oh and of course this all explains why so many people feel that acid changed their lives so dramatically for the better. Quite simply, an intense acid experience will dramatically increase the user's appetite for mental stimulation, thus causing them to seek out a lifestyle that will provide them with this.

 

great post hemisphere,enjoyed reading it. just Try to keep yourself occupied, i dont even notice any after effects if im busy with something else. Its only at night after ive had a few too many cones and im trying to sleep and my walls goes waves or my blinds have a weird little effect. This might also have to do with the fact some certain strains of weed are pretty powerful psycho-active substances by them selfs.