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@Leo Gura Sorry for being a pain. The thing is, it's not that I am just posting questions without researching beforehand, but rather the oposite. I have done alot of reading on other forums/ websites, all the information I've gathered is contradicting stuff posted here, and is basically giving me analysis paralysis. @OBEler I've read most of this thread, but shall have another read through soon.

Thanks. I think I am going to leave 5-MeO alone for now as I can only source freebase and I don't want to smoke it. Do people think doing several mushroom trips will make 5-MeO easier when I decide to do so? Is there even much point in doing shrooms?

Did Leo make a guide on plugging 5-MeO? I thought I saw someone mention it

I've done the breathing method for 5 days now and keep getting bursts of euthoria at random parts of the last 3 days which last for about an hour. Could this be related to Wim Hof method? Does anyone else experience this only a few days in? Another thing I also notice, is I also feel somewhat severe worry and depression, almost panic attack like symptoms and then a few hours later I feel very relaxed and at peace. Could this be some kind of purging?

Thanks for replies. Yes I was aware that vaping/ smoking provides a more intense experience relative to plugging/ snorting

Thanks, I shall have to read more lower dose 5MeO trip reports. I think I have read too many horror stories online where people have taken too high a dose and that is what is putting me off.

In that the visuals, weirdness and confusing/ twisted thoughts which arise (something I experience with shrooms) can be too distracting?

I am still too concerned I will freak out on even a low dose of 5MeO. I feel comfortable taking mushrooms as I have done so before. Can shrooms at a high dose (5 - 6g) be comparable to a low dose of 5Me0? I am aware they are different, and the visuals will probably be very intense on shrooms. But I am talking with regard to ego death/ waking up?

So it's taken me a while to source some 5MeO, and I can only obtain it in freebase form. I'm slightly confused, can I snort freebase without changing the chemical formula, or does it need to be converted into HCI/ salt somehow? (Hope I'm allowed to discuss things like this, if not please just delete my post) I want to keep my route of administration through my nose, as I don't like the idea of smoke in my lungs and plugging seems too much effort. Thanks

@Leo Gura Thanks. I'm just concerned about jumping straight into the deep end. Beside some common neurosis, I am 'mentally sound', just worried I could come out mentally unwell, PTSD etc? If something like this did happen, would time heal any 5MeO induced trauma? Obviously I would start out with light doses Also, probably a silly question, say I was to take a dose of 5MeO, what exactly am I supposed to do? Just sit and observe whatever comes up in gods direct experience, as if I am meditating?

Trying to work out if I should jump straight into 5meo. I have tripped 4 - 5 times on mushrooms, the most I've done is 3g. I could handle this dose but still freak out abit at certain times during the trip. After a year of meditation and contemplation I have figured I hate the way I look, this has caused me moderate social anxiety. I also have been projecting this hatred onto others through out mylife and struggle to be emotionally vulnerable, like I am acting a false persona all the time. I feel like I am never good enough/ weird, i.e self esteem issues. I want to take phycedlics to help me overcome this hate/ self esteem problem towards myself as I have figured meditation hasn't helped as much as I'd like it to. Should I stick to mushrooms and slowly up the dose from 3g to higher? Or would a very light dose of 5meo be okay to try for a few sessions? Most importantly, is going the psychedlic route the best for the situation I am in? If I am being totally honest, I am not really interest in discovering myself as god/ elightenment yet, I think I will freak out during the process and need to do some more basic healing type work. Thanks

I managed to do by myself around 50 minutes last week, and 20 minutes yesterday. Nothing actually happened during the sessions, apart from the usual light headedness, tingly sensations, dizzyness etc. But for the last few days I have felt moderatly depressed, could this be from my 2 sessions? I've always suffered with low mood, but felt like things were starting to get positive recently prior to the 50 minutes of shamanic breathwork, but now dropped to a state I've not felt in a while.

Hi all, So first of all, I have been watching Leo's videos now for just over a year, and while I am aware he makes it clear we should all have a meditation practise, I admittedly have only just started a strict routine 2 weeks ago. I have meditated before, but only 1 off sessions. I've done at least half an hour each day and can already feel a slight shift in my consciousness. I have always been a neurotic person, and suffered with anxiety moderately - bad. Now this weekend I went to a rave almost completly sober, bar 1 small bottle of beer (I used to enjoy going to raves and taking drugs mainly MDMA, ecstasy etc when I was younger), a few hours into the event I was just having a casual conversation with some friends in the smoking area, then out of no where while I was chatting I had a full blown panic attack... I went dizzy, weak, had tunnel like vision, my heart started beating crazy and left the venue. I was actually conviced at the time someone had spiked my drink, because it felt kind of like I was coming up on an ecstasy pill, anyone that has done it before will before will be familar with the horible initial feeling of the drug kicking in. I have watched the dark side of medation video, and like I said NEVER have had an anxiety/ panic attack in my life and now understand what people mean when they say it feels like they are dying. Very scary espescially when you are convinced you've been spiked, I almost made one of my friends call an ambulance. Could this have been a direct effect from my meditation routine? Have I just purged stuff out of my unconscious mind? Should I expect things like this happen again? Once I calmed back down I remembered what Leo had mentioned in the dark side of meditation video, felt alot better, went back inside and enjoyed the event.

I can't seem to do get past 3 minutes of doing this, I feel like I am suffocating/ dying. However after those 3 minutes and I start breathing normally I do feel sort of 'spaced out'/ stoned. Am I gaining any benefit by doing shorter sessions, say if I could build it up to 5 minutes? Or do the only true benefits happen after 30 mins? Do I need to just push through to longer peroids? Thanks

Thanks, I suffer with anxiety, particularly social anxiety. I was wondering if mindfulness will help eliminate it? I've felt myself feeling slightly more comfortable in social situations over the last few weeks, but far from perfect.

Hi all, Can someone expand on the changes in the brain after doing mindful work? Are we re-wiring our brains for the better even during short moments of being mindful? I've been practicing mindfulness during my day to day activities for the last few months and find it easier to do it this way, rather than sitting still for 20 minutes and meditating. Over the last few weeks I've noticed subtle changes in myself (for the better) and am wondering if it's because of the short amount of time I am being mindful has made changes in my brain? Thanks