Is it normal to want to try acid?

I've never done acid. I smoke weed every now and then. I drink. But I'd never touch cocaine or heroine or anything (chemically) addictive. No interest.

But I've always been interested in psychedelics--shrooms, peyote, and especially acid. While I have no desire or intention to start tripping balls daily, I feel like trying LSD once could open my mind (as cliche as that sounds). I've read and been told that it alters the way you perceive the world, makes you more creative, and changes your frame of reference.

Does anyone else feel that way? Or is it just as damaging as any other 'hard drug'?

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  • NugInTheRug

    Acid is no where near as damaging as a 'hard drug'. Acid is not even a hard drug. All psychedelics are (physically) harmless and not (chemically) addictive.

    I have done it plenty of times, I recommend it. But it is VITAL that you do it around somebody you trust who won't give you a bad trip, and do not do it if you're having a bad day, make sure you have only positive thoughts going in, no doubts. Be positive and everything will be okay.

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  • Scully

    My god people are ignorant about how safe and non-addictive psychadelics can be! Don't worry about it.

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  • bloxham772

    trippin balls ^___^ lmao

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  • tygeronherbed

    I smoke weed everyday but i dont do any other drugs, and i have been wanting to try acid for a long time. I think it would be tight. me and my bf are gunna get some next week and spend all day in our room just chilling, being safe, and enjoying the trip. i think as long as you buy it from a safe dealer and make sure you have someone to keep an eye on you its a fine idea.

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  • jsw389

    If you're confident enough in your mental capacities then you should be fine doing acid. I did it once a few years ago with a group of people I had never met before in my life but we all had a blast together. They were nice people. We were in downtown Chicago on the beach at night. An absolutely amazing experience. I'll be doing it again next week with my friend as a matter of fact. It should be interesting. What's there to worry about? Nothing really. Enjoy your life while you're here.

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  • MrsBailey9

    Let me tell you right now to be very careful with acid. I am speaking from my own personal experience here. First of all know who you are getting it from and what kind it is. Window Pain is HARSH. Acid comes in different strengths, you need to understand that. You also need to know that your "trip" will be different every time you do it. It takes about an hour to take full effect. If you are doing it with a group of people, make sure they are people you can trust. If you have a bad trip, this will be very important. You may want to be outside when you are "frying" it gives you a different experience altogether. I once rode my moped up and down my driveway for 4 hours thinking I was driving through the desert. I also had a friend who ate every single fish in my fish tank and got violently sick. Music and TV will influence your trip too. I can never watch Pink Floyd The Wall ever again after seeing it on acid. Never ever again. Acid only works fully once every 7 days. If you try to take it more frequently, it won't work the same. I suggest you try mushrooms. It is more of a body high. You don't really "see" things you experience them. The best way to do mushrooms is to prepare them into a liquid tea and drink it. You can eat them, but they taste nasty and take longer to work. If you eat the caps, you have a better high. The fresher the shrooms the better. GHB is fun. It is commonly known as a date rape drug, but drinking it and partying with it is a blast. Roofies and Ecstacy are ok too. Just remember that these are ALL mind altering drugs and can potentially have permanent side effects. I know of a person that was slipped some acid, and ended up in a psychiatric hospital for 18 months. He has never been the same since. Flashbacks are very common and are strange experiences throughout your life. Be careful, use good judgement, and if you are serious about trying any mind altering drug make sure someone " safe" knows where you are and who you are with in case of an emergency. I don't recommend smoking dope or drinking alcohol while tripping, it changes the experience drastically. Your mind will control your trip. If you are in a bad mood to start with, you will have a bad trip. If someone around you gets angry while you are tripping it can cause you to bum out. Music can also affect your trip. Everything around you will have an affect, that is why I suggest being outdoors, it's mellow and peaceful, calm and serene. If you are selective about the people you do this with, and choose the right kind of acid you can have a good experience. One last comment, your life will never be the same after you do acid or shrooms. Do you really want to take that chance?

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  • On a day when you are completely free an have no obligations you should try shrooms or acid. Make sure you are in nature or on a beach or somewhere else that's really pretty. It isn't as dangerous as it sounds. It just makes you hallucinate and out of touch with reality. You will do some really weird things and have the strangest of thoughts whether good or bad. Go ini the experience with an opimistic attitude and it will be good. If you have a bad trip you can always turn it into a good trip so don't worry about it.

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  • beagle

    Don't do it! It's a slippery slope to start down, really hard to climb back up!

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    • sparrowfeed

      ya, i agree... and not in terms of addiction, but who knows where your mind could end up after you pop the acid...

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  • Avant-Garde

    Try the peyote, the spiritual medicine and the Native Americans.

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  • nondanta

    It's normal, I've been looking for a chance to do it aswell. I'll have my closest friends with me from morning to evening and I think I'll be able to handle the trip. I'm just looking for a different way to see things.

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  • sparrowfeed

    you can't die from acid, but you may be risking other things...

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  • anddrei

    do it. imho. if you can take the ride, if you are not scared, if you really want it, then do it. it will open you mind, hopefully :) weed and a few rounds of shrooms did good to me

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  • aimblv

    Man you should have tripped acid back in the 90s , unless you know for sure your not gonna get burned I wouldn't buy from anyone these days

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  • sparrowfeed

    To be honest, you might want to refrain from it unless you feel like you're depressed or you need to change your mindset. 'Changing your reference' isn't at all what it sounds. You could do permanent damage, have flashbacks.. you DON'T know what could happen. and LSD is VERY powerful. Not everyone can handle it. Personally, I wouldn't touch it.

    If you're fine the way you are, have a few joints here and there and leave it at that..

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  • bloxham772

    oh and ive always wanted to try acid but i know you can die from it the first try and i like living.

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    • supuhfly8495

      Just thought I'd clear up some ignorance here.

      You will not die from lsd. lsd in completely physically harmless and non-toxic, and you have NO chance of dying. No need to worry about getting sold bad drugs either as all fake acid is either just paper or some other psychedelic chemical like a DOx or 2c-x chemical, and these have no chance of killing you either. These chemicals are about as harmless as acid, and they are quite similar.And if you are worried about jumping off a roof or something, don't worry, this is highly exaggerated by the media because it's so damn hard to find something bad about this drug. =P Seriously though, you'll be lucid and rational. You'd have to be tripping on a fucking TON of acid(I'm talking like 20+ hits) to be so deluded. Besides, thinking you could fly and jumping is fucking retarded, if you can fly start from the fucking ground.

      Thizzle, mushrooms are not cheaper than acid, acid going for $5-10 a hit and an 1/8th of shrooms being around $20-25. Also, acid is not physically addictive in any way.

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  • flyingcrayonz

    What the heck ? Who cares if its normal just don't try it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Hotmama3454

    Throw your life away if you like who gives a shit oh thats right you should but what the hay do it. F)cking 1d10t

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  • thizzle

    Try shrooms their natural not addictive cheaper and you'll be tripping nuts lool

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  • red_gal_85

    I tried it once it was ok but I felt like the whole world revolved me (but id still never do it again) It was ok but not really worth the risk

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  • frend

    FUCKIN CRAZYYY

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