How often to Trip on LSD

[Bluebird]

How often do you Trip now, and how often did you when you started? Where is the balance point?

I've tripped 7 times now on LSD over a 12 month period, definitely had some trippy experiences, including a breakthrough dose.

I know trip frequency and dose is probably highly subjective but listening to my feelings can get confusing as it could be me just giving into cravings -- even though it doesn't entirely feel that way.

I feel like I would grow more if I trip more, but I could just be deluding myself. I also definitely have cultural baggage and this slight fear of becoming like a drug addict, needing to trip to get to a nondual state or needing to trip to have profound insights. Not that I feel that way (but does any addict?).

In this case, I would be tripping on high-quality LSD, so that or Psilocybin would be the most accurate comparison (as opposed to 5-MeO-DMT frequency).

Tripping every 2 weeks is obviously a good minimum for tolerance reasons, but was wondering if there might be other perspectives on why you might want to trip more or less frequently.

[TheAvatarState]

More does not equal better. I'd say at most once a month to keep the magic and healthy mind state... I know firsthand that tripping every 2 weeks or less can result in a lot of bad trips and other crazy shit I won't go into here.  

No more than once a month with most psychedelics like mushrooms and LSD. I don't think 5-meo or regular DMT has this same harmful effects, because it's shorter and there's no tolerance.   

[Brenzo2]

I've used LSD more than a handful of times and it has really delivered an ability to meditate on the non dual nature of reality countless times and others... not so much.

When I first began to trip a few years ago I was incredibly impatient and felt like I did need the substance to reach the non dual awareness. Although, now in hindsight I can see I was not giving myself enough time to integrate my experiences. I now trip infrequently (once a month, longer if I feel I haven't integrated fully) unless I am trying to evoke an exaggerated sense of current mind.

I'm often able to have just as profound thoughts if not even more profound by meditating on my psychedelic experiences.

Physically LSD is very easy going on your body, and the feeling or uncertainty of being an addict is, in a non judgemental way, irrational. You could just be sensitive to the idea of that perception of yourself. 

As long as you are able to self-reflect effectively, and are honest with yourself. I don't see much to be concerned about.

Peace Bro! ☮️

[Brenzo2]

Oh and also I would, if you haven't already, experiment with lower doses too! Even as small as 20ug (estimated) has brought on experiences of profound changes in consciousness and meditative states whilst also missing some of the negative effects such as body load, etc.

Edited January 13, 2019 by Brenzo2
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[Bluebird]

10 minutes ago, Brenzo2 said:

The feeling or uncertainty of being an addict is, in a non judgemental way, irrational.

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Almost certainly.

[Leo Gura]

Every 2 weeks is good as long as you're integrating the insights well. You will naturally not want to trip that often after a while because the trips should get too deep.

[Bluebird]

@Leo Gura Yeah, I've seen glimpses and it scares the shit out of me every time.

[Forestluv]

I found it helpful to do 1 strong dose and 1-2 mini doses per month.

The mini-doses helped me integrate the big dose. As well, I don’t have to devote a full day to a mini dose. I’m still functional.

[Matt8800]

14 hours ago, Bluebird said:

How often do you Trip now, and how often did you when you started? Where is the balance point?

I've tripped 7 times now on LSD over a 12 month period, definitely had some trippy experiences, including a breakthrough dose.

I know trip frequency and dose is probably highly subjective but listening to my feelings can get confusing as it could be me just giving into cravings -- even though it doesn't entirely feel that way.

I feel like I would grow more if I trip more, but I could just be deluding myself. I also definitely have cultural baggage and this slight fear of becoming like a drug addict, needing to trip to get to a nondual state or needing to trip to have profound insights. Not that I feel that way (but does any addict?).

In this case, I would be tripping on high-quality LSD, so that or Psilocybin would be the most accurate comparison (as opposed to 5-MeO-DMT frequency).

Tripping every 2 weeks is obviously a good minimum for tolerance reasons, but was wondering if there might be other perspectives on why you might want to trip more or less frequently.

I use psychedelics combined with meditation very frequently and get amazing results in my spiritual growth. Many times, I might use DMT 2x/week and that seems to work great for me. DMT only lasts a few minutes so its not a big commitment and neurotoxicity is nill.