Hello all, I am 73271, the number is irrelevant. I'm an early 30's working class male who is working his way toward being an academic.

I was first exposed to psychedelics as a teenager, we would go "cow tipping" and collect large quantities of mushrooms that we would consume without weighing(for instance, we would eat "15 shrooms". Later on I started taking LSD, mostly in party environments or small gatherings. I then got involved in heavy drinking and habitual cocaine use for a couple of years in my early 20's. Nothing really grimey, but I definitely wouldn't consume to that extent now.

When I was 21, a close friend told me about Ayahuasca, he brewed it the way we do stateside, with MHRB and P. HARMALA(I know that is not real Ayahuasca!). After a month of preparation with an extreme dieta and mental preparation, I drank this brew and had my mind blown.

4 hours changed my perspective on how I approach and experience substances. Also the first time I met the Machine Elves, although I had never heard of them before meetingthem! Since then, I've drank The Brew far more than I've drank alcohol, I only use cocaine on special occasions(maybe once every 2 years or so), I try to experience mushrooms between 3 and 5 times a year, and vaporize DMT in phases(typically once every few months with stints of multiple times a month for a couple of months at a time). My first experience with inhaled DMT was around 3 years ago.

I've lurked around here for a while and maybe had an account that I never made a post with some years ago. I am very happy to be with you all here and I look forward to the conversations we will have!

Hi 73271,

I'm new here as well. Was slowing down your use of powders and alcohol something you wanted but were sort of unable to do without "the brew?" Or, did you naturally just cut back over time (thus no correlation to DMT usage).

I ask because I used to crush a six pack daily. Then weekends could be a sixer, a bottle of wine, and a few drinks of the harder stuff - and I'd still be relatively sober and hit the gym after my typical night.

That's seems to have changed for me recently and I mostly credit the spice.

Just curious if you want to share.

Glad you are here.

Bombsaway

Hi there!

I'm curious aswell, slowly tapering off alcohol has given me so much more free time and motivation to pursue life in a more productive manner, it's truly a journey

Althouh I shy away from mhrb tea lately, I do want to eat some mushies, do you hunt for others aswell or just psychedelics? We just got a few books about mushroom growing and hunting with my friend, want to do Lions Mane and a few others, and hunt for local edibles.

If you are up for it hit up the chat, there are occasionally people hanging around, don't be afraid to leave it open as when we afk the rooms can get a bit dusty But we do reply in due time!

Welcome to the Nexus.

Of course! I definitely attribute not wanting to drink or be under a constant state if inebriation to the Brew. The dieta I did before my first experience included completely abstaining from anything mind altering. After I experienced the Brew(several breakthroughs over the course of the trip, the first lasting the buildup to and including the purge), I wasn't attracted to alcohol in the same way I had been before. I saw my relationship with alcohol as a crutch, as a method to make me ingenuine. I have gotten curious about it a few times since then, even had a stint of heavy binge drinking(lasted a few weeks), but I never really enjoyed alcohol after touching infinity. I haven't even had a sip in around 3 years, around 5 or six since I last had a "buzz," and that was mostly a headache. When I look back on the kid I was who would start out the evening with a six pack before dinner and drinking myself until I physically couldn't drink anymore, I find it hard to recognize that person as myself. I was making a poor attempt at escaping from a lot of things that I wouldn't let myself deal with.

It's interesting that your relationship with alcohol has changed as well, I've heard of other people giving up drinking after DMT experiences. Even the friend who cooked the Brew for me hasn't cared much for alcohol since his first experiences.

HI 73271,

Interesting and I think I can relate. I was drinking to the point where I was having health problems - so it was an issue. Because I was able to get up and go to work everyday then hit the gym afterwards it was very easy for me to convince myself it was okay. I'll still enjoy the occasional beer(s) I think but nothing like how it used to be. It's been weeks now whereas in the past it was a bad daily habit. Glad you are here

Hello and welcome!

I applaud your efforts and success at attaining a healthier and more balanced YOU! You seem to be doing something many don't (myself included, since I used to have a cocaine problem and now never touch it) in being able to moderate use. Granted there are other factors, such as genetics, neurology, overall health, environment, etc., but I feel like you're showing what having a handle on oneself in some key ways looks like. I will concede, I may not ever do cocaine anymore simply because it doesn't interest me. I don't party anymore, and need to get of more often .

It's good to have you with us.

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