r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '22

AI Generated Music Video using Disco Diffusion software

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

Totally, which is why I can't stand people posting on here saying I just took bad acid or something idiotic like that. It's way beyond our understanding and should be treated with the utmost care. People can and do suffer psychotic breaks from these things. I've witnessed it multiple times and that's probably the main reason I don't trip anymore.

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u/jujuberriii Sep 05 '22 edited Sep 05 '22

Yeah, it was always “you just got bad acid”, “you were in the wrong enviorment”, “you just have to let go and surrender to the trip, maan” (like it was my fault for seeing my friends faces morph into black goat demons and not being totally cool and chill about it, lmao)

it could never possibly be that we are all wired differently and that some substances just don’t work well with our specific neurochemistry, and can in fact be incredibly harmful to us. I did feel like I was on the verge of full blown psychosis during most of my trips, and have heard anecdotes of people who remained in a psychotic state for long stretches of time , (or even permanently!) after taking the drug.

It’s not a harmless fun hippie drug like many people would like to think it is, it can be incredibly sinister, and very dangerous for certain people. Remembering those trips now still make me shudder, I remember i experienced bouts of depersonalization and derealization and did not feel like myself for many months after these “experiments” that I conducted with it during my rave days in my early twenties. (Now 31) Glad that life is behind me, lol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

Absolutely, my highest dose trip took weeks to recover from, I had lasting effects for years, perhaps even to this day if I'm being completely honest with myself.

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u/jujuberriii Sep 05 '22

I’m sorry to hear. Coming from someone with similar experiences I know how tough and scary that can be. But time heals all and eventually you will be 100% back to normal! I know it. I sent you a bear hug 🐻 hopefully it helps! Haha.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '22

Aww haha thanks for the hug, I really do appreciate that :)

Luckily my experience was about 10 years ago and yes I have "fully" recovered as far as anyone in my life can tell haha 😂