Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Substances

Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by c54 on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @08:42AM (#28758573)

This is exciting! As others have mentioned it’s important to use psychedelics in the appropriate context. These medicines are powerful tools which can really help in self examination and course-charting but like all powerful tools can also be quite chaotic in the wrong circumstances.

I’d recommend reading a bit on Erowid[0] or checking out Michael Pollan’s book How To Change Your Mind.

In general it’s important to trip with people you trust, in a safe place you are ideally somewhat familiar with, and with as open eyes about your current mental landscape (what’ve you been excited about? What’re you struggling with in your life?). Set positive intentions for your trip!

If you do find yourself wanting someone to talk to either during or after a trip, please reach out to the Fireside Project peer support line[1] (I’m a volunteer here, this is a cause and domain very dear to me)

If you do decide to trip, know that you are loved, experience is positively weird (both on and off drugs, eh?), and… welcome!

[0] https://www.erowid.org/

[1] https://firesideproject.org/

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Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by ryanchants on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @10:25AM (#28759914)

Fear of a bad trip is also something you need to control. If you're working through some stuff in your life, and you want to use psilocybin for it, you may encounter some darker things. It's important to expect this and learn what works for you to work through it. Fighting some negative energy out of fear of a bad trip makes the trip so much worse, in my experience. I also normally have some happy music queued up that I can always throw on as a lifesaver of sorts.

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Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by runnerup on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @11:48AM (#28761081)

Framing it as "Control" or "fighting" may lead to sub-par results

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Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by Lifelarper on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @09:10AM (#28758899)

Excellent advice.

Though I'd posit that simply making it legal closes down plenty of avenues for someone coming to harm from use, especially younger people.

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Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by c54 on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @08:05AM (#28772090)

I agree, the stigma around legality is just a breeding ground for panicky experiences. “Is that the cops?” “Do they know?” Etc.

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Re:Seattle Votes to Decriminalize Psilocybin and Similar Sub... by f0rgot on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @08:47AM (#28758642)

I've always been interested in psilocybin, but am afraid to take them without some kind of guide. Where can I find someone like that. I haven't read the book, but in Michael Pollan's talks, he mentions "underground" guides for people going on a trip.

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