Is it normal that my life changed after acid?

i was at a free party (i live in england, its like an illegal rave, big soundsystem in the woods playing music until sunrise) a few months back
and i dropped a tab of acid. id never done any kind of psychotic before, just weed, ketamin and eccstacy mainly. people always called me 'spinny' before and now its gotten worse. my world no longer makes sense alot of the time. i was feeling fine, sat in the woods with my bestfriend (who was also tripping balls) getting kaleidoscope vision, seeing mirrors amongst the trees and seeing myself in the 3rd person, like i was above myself looking down. this part was amazing, sense of euphoria was incredible, my vision had a sepia/golden tinge like we were in the land of gods. but 5 or 8 hours past and it was time to time to go home but i didnt want to leave the woods, something made me want to stay there forever. i was still tripping bad when they pretty much tried to drag me into the car. i lost it. you know when you have a bad dream and you fight it and you manage to turn the tables and it all gets better? i tried to do that but it got so much worse. i started shaking the drivers seat and passenger seat (i was sat in the back) and punching the car ceiling as hard as i could. it got so bad that i saw a white light and i blacked out, apparently my head went limp between my knees. worst of all i ACCEPTED DEATH, i came to terms with the fact that i had died. i began to 'test' the trip. i thought "okay if im dead what happens if i do this..." i grabbed my bestfrieds leg (he was still tripping but in a good space still) and started to squeeze it as hard as i could, turned to him like chuckie and hissed "you're not real" then continued to mutter that for an age. i then had my head between by knees again chanting "help me" almost sobbing as i did so. i suddenly burst out of the car (presumably whilst it was still moving) we were on a long country lane still and ripped off my jacket hat shoes and t shirt and screamed "HELP MEEEE" at the top of my lungs into the valley we had just came from. a split second later i was in the car again, this happened several time. i kept saying "why wont anyone help me i just want to get home no one understands" by get home i meant to normal life. i was dropped off by a park far from home to sober up because understandably no one wanted me in there homes as it was about 11 am. me and my bestie sat there as we both began to get back to reality.

afterwards though i feel like my perspective on life had changed. like i understood everything that it all made sense. i used to be really keen on getting a good eduction now i cant be fucked and am even less motivated now than i was before. i get these repercussions where i basically have a very brief trip, head between knees, twitching, it disturbs my friends but i cant help it. sometime i think whether over people see me in the same way because i dont see myself in the same way at all. is this normal?

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Comments ( 28 )
  • Solophonic

    Now i am certainly the last person to insult or try to scare someone who just wants a good time, but this is a dangerous road you're walking. A distant family member of mine got so far into psychedelics that he reached another plane of existence of pure bliss and he couldn't stand the real world when he was back. Needless to say, his want to go back there was so strong that he decided to leave this world forever on his own terms.

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  • TieDye.nautili

    Ive taken acid a number of times and each time i "come back to reality" ive felt like a new person (idont like saying "come back to reality" becasue if your on drugs or totally sober whatever is happening IS reality) i actually dropped out of college after the first time i did it. i had come to the realization that society is a fucked up rat race that i didnt want any part of so i was going to be the true human and wonder the planet like the other animals. weather drugs are physically bad for you or not, they can open your mind to beautiful ideas that you most likely would not have come across in the normal life of a sober human. I think humanity itself is fucked up and drugs are one way to fucking get through it! and to help you realize there is more than one way. im suprised by your intense reaction to just one hit, but ive witnessed similar episodes and so im going with this being totally normal.

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    • sunnyray

      I agree with you. Although life is beautiful when you are sober, drugs (especially acid) tear a whole new dimension in the world. Acid can broaden your prospective to a more neutral base.

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  • AnonymousCanada

    you are a dumbass for doing acid. weed is ok, opium is ok but acid, really? did you really feel the need to fuck your life up THAT bad?

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    • averageman

      so you think heroin is fine but acid is out of the question? how was i meant to know it was going to have a negative effect? i am a level headed chap, no inner dark secrets so i thought it would be fine.
      your opinion is invalid.

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  • averageman

    you guys arent very supportive. you dont understand

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  • Sweetz

    Never done any drugs...just smoked weed and now i am so not gunna try acid.

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  • piman

    This is messed up! Do you really want to go on living like this? I seriously can't belive that people do that shit...messed up. It brings disgrace to the human race...I wish people didn't rely on substances to have a "good time". Just get high on life, not drugs. It's safe and doesn't have repercussions. Be happy and love life. Do you really want to spend it in this spearate reality? Anyway that stuff will kill you if you aren't careful. You'll probably like forget how to breathe or something. I hope you can see the correct path to go down, if not you are only one more being to be ashamed of...

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    • ThinkAboutIt68

      Did you just say life is "safe" and it "does not have repercussions"??

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    • meowmeowmeowmeow

      Acid can give you a very spiritual, life-altering experience. Most people describe it as enlightening. They also feel sorry for anyone who has never tried it because their perception on life changed forever, most times in a very positive way. That is why people use psychedelics.
      Acid will not kill you. It has no real physical effects. They are all psychological. The stigma surrounding this drug is so invalid compared to the other shit out there eg. heroin, crack.

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    • MindManifest

      haha forgetting how to breathe on acid ? yeah you really know what you're talking about.

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    • White187

      You do know that that "high on life" literally is you getting "high" on drugs being released in your brain.

      Your argument against drugs is invalid and stupid.

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  • pixie_dust

    i've been around lots of different people that have used acid, and what i've noticed is that certain people have a "point of no return" effect. in other words, you have the potential more than most, to suffer PERMANENT damage. it might have something to do with it being made in a clandestine lab (bcuz its illegal, the process can lack certain safety measures) remember that old 80s slogan, "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" DONT EVER DO ANY MORE ACID!! you're brain chemistry doesnt make you a good candidate!

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  • A_Slice_of_Life

    Acid is NOT your bro, bro.

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  • sounds like you got a very strong dose and were in a not so good setting. this led you into what sounds like a horrific trip where you completely questioned reality and had a life changing experience which at first was positive event, but then when your friends tried to get you to get into the car you freaked out. I'm glad your ok now, i think that you were saying how you wanted to go home and back to a normal life meaning that you wanted to get away from being so entrenched in the drug scene

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  • MindManifest

    You had a bad trip, it happens, but you don't have to necessarily fuck your life up. You can take good things out of everything, so try to take whatever you learned from this trip and use it to better your life in a way that makes you feel comfortable and happy. With some effort from your part you can make things happen. I take acid, and i experienced a bad trip. It showed me a lot and it changed me. I am now more compassionate with others, i was very arrogant, now i am becoming more and more modest and it showed me what i really want in life, who i really am. Some people are going to say that i make too much of it but that's what happened with me. For example, I was majoring in international business management, and i wasn't happy at all with where my life was going, after my first trip, i realized that i wasn't doing what i wanted to do in life so i changed college and major. Now i am majoring in interior design and I m very happy with that. My point is that acid will change you but keep in mind that it's you who is in control, you can do whatever you want acid just helps you by giving you a new perspective on life. And it makes you think "out of the box" in a way, by liberating you from society's taboos and fucked up standards. You live only once so enjoy life. And btw if you still feel bad after your bad trip just do another trip with a small dose but make sure you are relaxed and in a positive mindset and it will all work out. cheer up bro.
    ps: dont't abuse of it. IT WILL FUCK YOU UP, once or twice a month max! and don't use it to escape from your problems it will only make things worse.

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  • averageman

    Not that any of you chaps are losing sleep or anything but you might be pleased to know im back to normal. what ever normal is. my friends helped me through it all and i havent had a repercussion in like 6 months!
    i came to the conclusion that life was too important to fuck with, i rarely take anything, and im never doing acid again. i have a beautiful girlfriend and i got in to one of the best universites in the country. shows how you can go from a dreamy vegetable to productive and reasonably successful individual.

    I would blame lack of education on the subject due to my schooling but talking about it to understanding friends definately helped :) s'all good

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    You had a bad trip. Actually something very similar happened to my bf the first time we did a large dose of shrooms together; he came down off the trip and has been essentially fine since though.

    This is the real danger in hallucinogens; bad trips can happen to everyone, though its more likely to have happened if there are issues the person is struggling with or traumas in their past. Its possible that the trip pulled something negative out of your subconscious, either recent or long past. Plus its important to be with good people and in a comfortable environment. I generally prefer to trip in my own home.

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  • ImmaculateLucifer

    I wouldn't suggest acid to everyone. The other drugs provide a mostly physical high while acid, a psychedelic, gives a mental high. I guess that, while tripping, people have to analyze that what is real and what isn't while keeping in mind that you just took some acid. I felt the same way though when i was leaving a park that looks like a forest, it is uphill so i get a view of the city. I felt like a cave dweller having to leave my sanctuary and individuality to return to civilization. Obviously I didn't want to go home but I thought to myself "do I really want to stay out here where theres a possibility of getting attacked by coyotes while freezing my ass off..Im human and houses are our caves." Just sharing an example of thinking logically while on acid. Hope it helps if you decide to drop some again.

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  • Verstehen

    You fucked yourself up a bit, for sure. This is really not good. People like you are the reason researchers won't look into acid for the good things it can be used for- such as therapy and addiction treatment. NEVER take acid again, and ketamine? Fucking RETARDED. It's CAT TRANQUILIZER!!!

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    • its horse but what ever

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      • 1000yrVampireKing

        Why they say do not do drugs. Yes drugs mess you up. They might feel good at the time but they are messing with your body. Stop doing the drugs. If you really can not get some therapy.

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  • Blood$Money

    Man if acid changes you for the better then ride on man, i wish i had some to try.
    Its somewhat normal i hear, for acid to have very profound effects on one's psyche

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  • meowmeowmeowmeow

    It's completely normal for acid to give you a life-changing experience - a 'revelation' if you will. However, most of them tend to be positive and your trip seemed to be very distressing for you. It is very easy to overdose on acid, therefore giving you a bad trip. Perhaps this is what happened.

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    • meowmeowmeowmeow

      Also, your state of mind and surroundings play a huge part in the kind of trip you will have. If you are relaxed and open to the experience you are more likely to have a good time compared to someone who is in an unfamiliar place and anxious about it.

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    • MindManifest

      It's not an overdose it's simply a bad trip due to the fact that his friends dragged him to the car and left him in the middle of some sidewalk. He should have stayed where he was comfortable til the acid wore off.

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  • Don't be a vag

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  • Thank you for setting an example of what not to do for the young lost souls of IIN.

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