Re:The high-stakes race to engineer new psychedelic drugs
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @05:41PM
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"Good trip" and "bad trip" are older terms created by recreational drug users who wanted to get high and have a good time.
Today, in therapeutic contexts, they use "easy trip" and "difficult trip" to give patients a sense of what to expect, and some context for how to interpret the experience they're about to have.
Some trips are like tropical vacations; peaceful respites. But others feel closer to climbing a perilous mountain, or trekking through endless desert, or slogging through dark marshlands.
Some of the most fulfilling journeys in life can be quite uncomfortable and hard, and notably, 70% of people that have bad/difficult trips do not regret the experience.
What makes the trip is worthwhile is if it causes you to learn and grow in a meaningful way.
Today, in therapeutic contexts, they use "easy trip" and "difficult trip" to give patients a sense of what to expect, and some context for how to interpret the experience they're about to have.
Some trips are like tropical vacations; peaceful respites. But others feel closer to climbing a perilous mountain, or trekking through endless desert, or slogging through dark marshlands.
Some of the most fulfilling journeys in life can be quite uncomfortable and hard, and notably, 70% of people that have bad/difficult trips do not regret the experience.
What makes the trip is worthwhile is if it causes you to learn and grow in a meaningful way.