To ensure that you won't freak out: A. listen to a lot of Grateful Dead B. find God I'm half kidding... but only half. Just make sure you're in a good state of mind (not too paranoid, depressed, etc.). I would avoid thinking about your life too much. Just enjoy living in the moment - enjoy your friends, the music you're listening to, etc. If you aren't anxious at all, and you're a generally happy/chill person, and you've got loved ones there and some good music/movies/whatever, you should be fine as long as you don't take too much.
t.v. works really well on calming an overly intense trip from my experiences.. stay happy in your life, have a nice line up of your favorite music and dont trip in a wild and active enviroment. have fun!
just the fact that you feel you need sitters is enough of a bad set and setting to give you a bad trip. difficult to understand i am sure, but if you were confident enough to enjoy your trip without worrying about a bad trip then you would have a wonderful time. just the fact that you are worried about a bad trip is all you need to have one. especially because the sober people will be distracting you and if they are to believe that you are going to freak out or something they are putting that energy into the atmosphere - in a way helping to create it. tripping with other people who are tripping with you is really the only way to go. honestly i dont think you are ready for an acid trip. i would wait until you are sure that you will have a good time. "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
no man, if they want to set there and watch a kid trip on acid let 'em. this kid is going to be fine...and i dont think t.v. is really a good thing. atmosphere changes to much and comercials are fucking crazy these days, i think it would add confusion if anything. but thats just me, i'm sure it works for other people.
why are they not tripping with you? if they are not tripping there must be a reason - what is the reason? i am sure if they understood just how wonderful acid is they would be doing it with you. if they are not doing it themselves they will assume that you are experiencing whatever their reasons for not tripping are. sounds like your kinda the freak on show something... it wont be too long before this kinda trip turns real bad for you. in my experience(which is vast) when it comes to acid - if they are not with you they are against you. -this is totally fine as long as you dont have to trip with them. plus if you truly believed acid was as wonderful as it is i am sure you could talk your friends into trying some with your excitement. if you are the only one tripping you kinda are tripping by yourself!
i think its a really good idea to have sitters around, as long as you're not worried; precaution never hurt anything. although i see what 3xi is trying to get at, i would have at least one sober person there, cause unexperienced trippers are of no help if a trip goes bad...so it's probably best that your best friend doesnt trip, she'll probably feel a little awkward though being the only sober person haha.
worst thing while on acid is if you do something like not normal and the sober people laugh at you...which in normal circumstances is just a laugh about...but while tripping you make take it deeper and get paranoid etc. i would reccomend getin people to trip with you...and just remember if you start to freak THERS NO SUCH THING AS A BAD TRIP .. x x x
Best way to calm down is good music, laughter, and nature =) But of course it all depends on the person. Whatever makes you feel great sober - do it on acid and it's even better. & don't worry about freaking out, if you worry or start to feel 'the fear' it'll send ya downhill - so try to maintain some grip in the 'happy' zone
i am a good friend to trip with! i can help out someone having a bad trip even when i am tripping with them. i guess it depends on the person.
Thats just becuase it gives you some sense of what you think reality is. t.v. usually makes me really uncofortorble in difficult trip situations, Take my advice and stop watching t.v., creaate your own culture.
by all means do not trip around sobre people if they are not acustom to taking acid. they will not know how to correspond with you and you will most likely get paranoid around them, especially if you are the only one on acid, you will have no one to relate to. if you must trip on your own around a bunch of sobre people, then make sure they are experienced trippers who will be calm and relaxed and understand the state you are in.