I believe the cause of my psychosis was unrelated to my psychedelic usage. It happened about 7 months after the last time I did a psychedelic. I think that the cause of the psychosis itself was some sort of psychological distortion of reality, not necessarily a physiological or chemical imbalance in the brain. I really would like to partake in more psychedelic adventures. I'm not one who would be doing them every weekend. It would be like a once a year type of thing, if that. Thoughts?

Could be fine, could be poking at dynamite, nobody can say. If you do decide to go forward with it really focus on what you’re wanting to do with the experience and honestly weigh your risk/reward.

What if you decide to act on my advice and miss a truely healing experience, or, have a terrible accident? With all the variables you have there is one guaranteed option and that’s to just walk away (for now or forever, doesn’t matter at this point) So stick to that option until some undeniable factor comes into play that would alter the sure safe route and know that with questions like these there are usually so many factors that any advice is going to be a shot in the dark so don’t go screwing with your mental health and possible life just because someone posts that things are going to be ok because nobody can guarantee that. Be good.

it might not be related to psychedelic use.
But psychedelic use might exacerbate it.

I have a friend in this situation and he steers clear of psychedelics, and I think he has made a wise choice.
Think about what's at stake.....

While i haven't had full blown psychosis, i have had bouts of sensory processing disorder and derealisation that occurred a couple weeks after i had a sub-breakthrough dose of dmt that was combined with no2 throughout the night (the latter might be more the cause). The derealisation lasted just shy of a year but got progressively better after a few months.

It has been a long few years of baby stepping my way back in to things. Other members are right when they previously said 'think about whats at stake'. It is essentially your livelihood and freedom as a human being!!!

If you are still persistent and feel like its the right course of action to explore whether it psychedelics are connected to psychosis for you then i would suggest doing what i did, microdoses incrementally until you can maintain a low doses and consciously take note of EVERYTHING that occurs in your daily sober life after those times. Be very attentive to see if there is any negative impact.

Warm wishes

You have been given very good advice already. If you do decide to take a chance, the only thing I would add is: if possible get yourself assessed before and after by a qualified mental health practitioner and instruct trusted people how to act on your behalf if you do end up in a bad way.

Are you prepared to gamble, is what it comes down to.

No one really understands definitively and with certainty exactly how the mind works, and in conjunction with the brain and its chemistry, and in conjunction with psychedelics. Thus it's a throw of the dice as to what happens.

There's nothing psychedelics can give you that you don't already have. Pretty colours and phantasmal emotional states can be found up the side of a quiet mountain.

Golden advice.


Kind regards,

The Traveler