By oldshitnewshit - 22/10/2013 21:11 - United States

Today, I decided to try LSD with a few friends in a safe environment. As an artist, I had planned to spend my trip doing psychedelic paintings and had all my supplies set up. Apparently I spent most of my time in fetal position muttering about the "evil easel" and never even touched my canvas. FML
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Looking at the comments I see we've got some seriously mixed opinions about me. So, first off: Hi, I'm Juniper, I'm 23 and I'm in art school in the US. I have never tried LSD or any other kind of "hardcore" drug before this. My friend had some tabs that he had used before and asked me if I wanted to try it. I agreed, only after doing extensive research, and determining that the risk was one I was willing to take. During that research, I stumbled across some beautiful works of people who had done art under the influence and thought perhaps I could have some fun trying that as well. I'm an art student and always open to new things. My parents were also hardcore hippies back in the day, and they've told me about their psychedelic experiences. I knew my risks. I have no plans to take LSD again, although I'm not currently suffering any adverse effects aside from water tasting kinda metallic for the next 24 hours (this took place about a week ago.) And the FML is actually not entirely true, but exaggerated for comedic effect. The paranoia and muttering did not last the entire time, only about 15-30 minutes. My entire trip lasted about 9-10 hours. One of my friends decided to remove the easel when she saw that it was making me upset. I think its large, angled presence in the room was off-putting. I actually spent the majority of my time having a good trip, my friends took great care of me. And despite not touching my canvas, I made some radical drawings. I did my research, I knew my risks, I set myself up responsibly. I'm not looking for sympathy or support– I just thought I'd share my kinda funny story. Those of you who are calling me an idiot are entitled to your opinions, but you're not insulting a wall. I'm a human being that makes choices for myself. Those of you who abstain from drugs, you should be proud! That's wonderful and healthy, but please allow and do not judge me for my own choices. My experimental phase is not harmful or offensive to you. And to my fellow art junkies: I wasn't expecting to create a masterpiece, this was for fun. I'm a learning artist!

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WordAficionada 19

Drugs are harmful for you regardless of how 'safe' the environment is perceived to be.

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ahd94 21

Apparently it wasn't a very safe environment if even your easel is evil.

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Comments

dude1987 5

Sorry you had a bad trip, OP. Sounds like wine coolers might be more your speed.

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an3ph 20

You can talk all you want about how "mature" and "responsible" you are, but those aren't the words that come to mind when kids like you show up at my work. I am a funeral director.

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Jeffy91 28

Dumb move. I know a dude that decided to take LSD. He now thinks he is a cup of orange juice, his new home is the Mental Ward, and they have to stick him with a syringe every night to put him to sleep. He won't allow no one walk up to him because he is afraid they might tip him over and spill him. Its called acid. I mean really... acid? Does that even sound safe? Damn.

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LedBasedPaint 8

That's just it, an empty canvas. A metaphor stating that all physical representations in life are merely, an illusion. Sought after by man, to provide diversity, and balance in a should be perfect existence.

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Slinky_Wizard 1

Given that a lot of people are arguing over this and a lot of people are likely to believe some of what they're reading, I'd like to offer my humble opinion. LSD has no addiction potential due to its quick tolerance build up (meaning that after trip A, you will need twice as much for trip B for the same effects, then you will need 8 times as much for trip C, then 20 times as much for trip D...etc.). It's also not as dangerous as people make it out to be, mainly because people take it recreationally and are stunned to see what it actually is, due to the fact that they didn't even bother to read up on it. All psychedelics have changed my life into the better considerably (DMT/Ayahuasca has been medically proven to be of substantial help in fighting addictions, psilocybin has been given to terminal cancer patients to treat their depression...etc). While LSD is not natural and is a chemical, toxicity relative to death ratio is extremely low, and there have been absolutely 0 deaths directly attributed to it. It is known to possibly exacerbate mental conditions, but NOT cause them (i.e, if you're already a psychopath, taking LSD would make that worse...). Educate yourselves, read and explore a bit, and stop believing whatever you hear left and right. I'm not condoning drugs in any way, but psychedelics are not drugs (drugs as in narcotics, or any negative connotation).

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undertaker1099 2

taking drugs was your first mistake, posting about it expecting sympathy was your second mistake

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impatientsnake 4

the aad facr you probably thought it was real lsd and not rhe synthetic shit

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thew_fml 14

"Always that same LSD story, you've all seen it. "Young man on acid, thought he could fly, jumped out of a building. What a tragedy." What a dick! **** him, he’s an idiot. If he thought he could fly, why didn’t he take off on the ground first? Check it out. You don’t see ducks lined up to catch elevators to fly south — they fly from the ground, ya moron, quit ruining it for everybody. He’s a moron, he’s dead — good, we lost a moron, ******’ celebrate. Wow, I just felt the world get lighter. We lost a moron! I don’t mean to sound cold, or cruel, or vicious, but I am, so that’s the way it comes out. Professional help is being sought. How about a positive LSD story? Wouldn't that be news —worthy, just the once? To base your decision on information rather than scare tactics and superstition and lies? I think it would be news-worthy. "Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we're the imagination of ourselves" . . . "Here's Tom with the weather." " (Bill Hicks)

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