Hi everyone!
I have been in this amazing world of psyches for a few years. tried acid in 2021, after hearing great things from the Misfits podcast. i did my research, got some reagents to test with, tried a small dose first, and it was awesome. i had my friends with me, and i respected it, and i've never had a problem. I moved on to 1P and 1B and loved those, and felt more at ease due to the source.
up next, i got into unclebens tek, tried it, had decent success with golden teachers. tried 2g, loved it just as much as the acid! while i felt more alert and awake on acid, the experiences i have had on shrooms eclipse the ones ive had on acid. the competition isnt over yet though
I tried UB tek again and failed miserably due to contam. my first cultivation was aided by a residency that was built that same year, so it was clean. i quickly realized i needed to up the game, as i had started to introduce my friends to this world. I got a SAB, good equipment, agar, liquid culture, the whole shebang. Huge success on my third batch, and ' been riding off the supply since. to be fair, i dont trip super often, maybe 5 or 6 times throughout a year.
speaking of my friends, that is my favorite part about all of this. I am in college, and before college i had no intention of ever trying these. i was straightedge, and kinda had a stick up my a**. I met several people in college who didnt, and they helped me realise the built up bias i had received my entire childhood by those who raised me. Once i got over that, i felt as though there was a new world out there for me to discover. some of my new friends had psychedelic experiences under their belt, while others didnt. one thing both groups hared was their lack of knowledge on harm reduction. they were already using good practices, thankfully, but that motivated me. I did a lot of research on these substances, their history, their effects, how those effects occur in the brain, and most importantly, ways to do all of this safely while still having a good time. I learned about MAPS, therapy, set and setting, and researched many ways to stay safe. I told my friends about all of that, and encouraged them to do their own research as well, and I am proud to have helped them stay safe.
Now, onto the namesake of this forum, DMT. I am still very new to DMT. I did my own extraction using spiritveghead's tek and it was quite successful. i water washed it and got myself an APX volt. i have tried it a few times, with does ranging from 5mg to 23mg. Havent broken through yet, but it has been amazing almost every time! the few times it wasnt was when i was learning to use the volt, and kept burning the stuff.
Excited to be here, and excited to have a community to talk about this stuff in. As much as my childhood religious background told me that these substances were evil, they have only boosted my faith. They have also taught me love and compassion. I am grateful for what these substances have showed me.