some lilbby mazatapecs
MYTH: “magic mushrooms are poisonous and that’s why you’re tripping, ‘cos you’re poisoned. lol?”
This is a really popular magic mushroom myth and I don’t know why.
You know, technically anything can be poisonous..all depends on how much you ingest. Like we all learned in elementary school: even too much water can fucking kill you!
With that being said. FACT: psilocybin is less toxic than aspirin.
You have to be some sort of idiot if you can’t tell the difference between tripping and poisoning. There are some bodily reactions to magic mushrooms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but that is because you just ate raw mushrooms. ALL raw mushrooms—whether edible or psychedelic—are indigestible because of the mycochitin present in raw mushrooms. Heating up magic or non-magic mushrooms (either by cooking, boiling, grilling, etc.) makes the mushrooms easier to digest because you’ve broken down the fungi’s cell walls.
So! If someone tells you the reason why you’re tripping off magic mushrooms is because you were poisoned, tell them NO: people trip off psilocybin mushrooms because the body converts psilocybin into psilocin before hitting up the serotonin receptors in your brain and THAT, dumbass, is why you fucking trip.
fuckyeahpsilocybin: what a sad society we live in when it is "news" that magic mushrooms are therapeutic.
people are so out of control of their own lives, they can’t be bothered to experience something for themselves unless the news tells them to.
Haha, I love that video.
I’m also thinking of the Frank Zappa quote:
“If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.”
what a sad society we live in when it is “news” that magic mushrooms are therapeutic.
people are so out of control of their own lives, they can’t be bothered to experience something for themselves unless the news tells them to.
one thing I have noticed about people new to shrooms
is they want to share the experience with their friends, their lovers, their besties
(and who doesn’t?)
…but they think it’s a good idea to take more grams than the person they’re introducing shrooms to.
Time and time again, I get messages from people talking about their friend having a terrible first trip due to these circumstances. General advice for trip sitting is you always take a lower dose than everyone else (unless you are an experienced tripper). That way, if/when any vibes or events go sour, you can easily help navigate the situation, instead of making it worse.
No one wants to be part of someone’s terrible first trip :( First trips should always be excellent. Think of how you would feel if someone has mentally blasted off, while you’re left alone, struggling with this new experience. So, please remember, either take just as much as the new tripper, or less. Never more.
any additional thoughts, feel free to reply (?)
