my quest for ego-death

CCCmints

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i'm going to write this out the best i can. i suspect you all will find my story interesting.

i've always been fascinated by the ego-death phenomenon, and i've always longed for such an experience. through my research, i learned patience was key to a proper experience; alongside real-life preparation. i didn't believe i could just take a certain dose of drugs and find what i was looking for. i first wanted to quit my use of most substances, dial in my grow op, get a promotion at work, etc. my reasoning was to ensure i was absolutely comfortable and perfectly content with life before dosing.

after a few months of preparation i began to feel like my patience was to be paid off in the near future. i began a 2 day fast and acquired 4 grams of shrooms from a friend. i'm not exactly sure what kind, they were black and assured to be potent. each shroom just melted in my mouth and i remember feeling like they belonged in me.

the trip itself is damn-near indescribable. my perception of time was obliterated so there really isn't a timeline. i felt the mushrooms start to take me soon after i opened the tent to look at my plants. i remained in control of myself at this point and had a buddy with me so i had no feelings of fear or anything of that nature.

this is where my trip went out of control. i remember looking into my friend's eyes (we'll call him B) and then supposedly i leaped towards him and "looked like i was going to kill him". instead of B being a good friend and staying with me to try and get me under control, he just left me there in my house alone. for the next however long i thought i was in a mental battle with him. i stripped all of my clothes and went outside where i would slam my body into the floor and a mental battle would commence. i felt like it was a battle till death and the ground was sucking the life out of my body...shit i really don't know how to explain this. it all felt very real and very important.

eventually i got up to look for B in my neighborhood. this is how i made it back home. i began to think true ego-death meant we would both meet up with each other and switch bodies then live the rest of our lives from there. i thought i had stolen his ego or some crazy shit. well, i couldn't find him, so i went home, made 18 scrambled eggs, then went back up to my plants. i felt very peaceful during this time and finally crawled into my bed to get some sleep. i felt like i was in heaven.

when i woke up i felt like i had all of this crazy mental energy. i felt connected to all of the lizards and nature around my house. i cleared my computer and my phone and started to research all of this crazy shit. i ended up thinking i found my soul and it was split into two people: da vinci and constantine the great. i started walking around my neighborhood looking for B again to share with him my newfound knowledge of both our souls. i didn't find him, but i found a neighbor i've had problems with in the past, and i guess i didn't look so good so he went inside to call security. security came and that led to the police being called, then bam i've got a cop at my door...he tackled me and took me to jail.

they toss me in some holding cell by myself for what seemed to be a very long time. finally i get let out, and i was so tripped out. i felt completely disconnected with reality. i remember standing up, looking at some black dude, and all i heard was "you feelin' some type of way?!" then he knocked me the fuck out. when i woke up in general population i decided the only way i was going to get out of trouble was if i started acting as crazy as possible. i decided every time i made new eye contact with someone i'd act like i'd never seen them in my life. well this led me to solitary confinement.

so i spent the next 31 days in solitary confinement experiencing full on auditory and visual hallucinations. at one point i thought i was da vinci and started working on a toilet paper masterpiece. i was so involved with this project that i stopped eating and lost 25 pounds. at one point i woke up in a suicide chair. this made me believe i had died and dmt was activated in my brain, so i had to escape from the chair to end my dmt trip, then i would reincarnate back to earth. i could go on and on...

all in all it was a very intense yet at the same time a beautiful experience. a guard said i looked like i was going through an exorcism. i feel like i've typed a lot and i think this is enough to spark some good discussion so i'll stop here. any questions you have please do ask. this situation will take time for me to process as i'm sure you can understand, so i figure a discussion with you all will lead me down the right path now that i'm free.
 

qwizoking

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I would seek some mental help man..

also thread titles misleading...
anyone wanna actually discuss ego death?
you should try it sometime, couldn't hurt
 

JJ05

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Wtf did I just read? 4 grams of mushrooms done that to you lmao? I eat 7+ and have NO PROBLEM! Wanna talk ego death? Eat 4 grams of pins lol!
 

CCCmints

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Sounds like your shrooms were laced wth somthing... Sucks your friend bailed on you..
i doubt they were laced with something. i had an intense trip then many unexpected variables surfaced thus increasing the intensity of my experience. it does suck my friend bailed on me, as that is the precise reason why things went so far.

@qwizoking
the thread title makes perfect sense. it's not misleading in the slightest sense. i did seek mental help and was actually in psychosis for 3 weeks. i'm not sure why you're being judgemental. i'm simply sharing an intense experience with you all. i created a spiritual experience for myself and am glad i ended up by myself for so long. i didn't end up where i went on purpose, but that is how things worked out, and you better believe i'm much better off today than i was before.
 

JJ05

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i doubt they were laced with something. i had an intense trip then many unexpected variables surfaced thus increasing the intensity of my experience. it does suck my friend bailed on me, as that is the precise reason why things went so far.

@qwizoking
the thread title makes perfect sense. it's not misleading in the slightest sense. i did seek mental help and was actually in psychosis for 3 weeks. i'm not sure why you're being judgemental. i'm simply sharing an intense experience with you all. i created a spiritual experience for myself and am glad i ended up by myself for so long. i didn't end up where i went on purpose, but that is how things worked out, and you better believe i'm much better off today than i was before.
Holy shit man, are you alright? Its very possible the mushrooms you ate could of been INSANLY potent, take Penis Envy for example. They were black you say? That rules out panaeolus cyanescens, them suckers are white as snow...hmmm! They were probably black due to spores being dropped on them while drying? Check out the black on my stems from the spores.


 

MrEDuck

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Do you know what kind of mushrooms they were? That sounds pretty crazy for 4g of cubes. Did you have experience with other psychedelics before this?
 

CCCmints

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by any chance were they that kind of black?
they were just pure black. i'm not trying to say the color indicated potency or anything. that's just the only way i know how to describe them.
Do you know what kind of mushrooms they were? That sounds pretty crazy for 4g of cubes. Did you have experience with other psychedelics before this?
minimal experience with psychedelics. maybe 10 trips with research chemicals such as 25-i, 25-b, etc.

the trip was probably intense because i was absolutely crazy before all this went down. i was diagnosed bipolar 1 and schizophrenic by multiple psychiatrists. i hated who i was and thought if i worked my ass off then had a proper shroom trip i could set some shit straight in my life. and guess what? i did. all my charges are dropped and i have a better outlook on life than ever before. this experience shattered my belief in modern christianity and i am now beginning to study buddhism. i've learned i have more to learn than i have to teach. i'm much less hostile, a lot more agreeable, a lot more humble, and much easier to communicate with now.

did things get out of hand? yes, i will admit that. however, the story is worth sharing, and everything ended up working out. there are members in this community who care about my wellbeing so i thought i would share with you all my story and hope to have a positive discussion.
 
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CCCmints

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We'll atleast your doing ok now...prolly shouldn't trip with that dude again tho
he actually came by a half hour ago. he seemed pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. i definitely wouldn't have ended up in jail if he just stayed there for a while to calm me down. my mind has always been very sensitive to psychedelics. i'm honestly not surprised about the intensity of my trip. i've read given the right setting and mindset VERY strong trips can be had with 4 grams of cubes. this was my 3rd time with mushrooms and i would describe my last trip to be sort of a 'breakthrough' similar to dmt.

someone on another forum said this to me and i thought it summed my experience up rather well.
Sounds as though he was not his own friend until he led himself up the path, threw himself off the mountain, to land here with us today. The mushrooms sound to be like the walking stick he used going up and down...
i kind of expected the reactions here to be similar. shrooms really can kick certain people's ass.
 

Truuu Chainz

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that dosen't sound right at all man.. 4 grams did that to you? But it does make sense because you said you had underlying mental illnesses such as Bipolar and schizephrenia but still that's really not that much...

I've aten nearly a quarter of mushrooms once and was just lost in my mind literally, like couldn't see anything my vision was so blurry and the visuals were so intense I couldn't recognize myself in the mirror, there were some frightening parts of the trip but it turned out really great, had a great time, don't think I've ever really laughed so hard in my life that night. And I was alone, just lunching out to Always Sunny In Philadelphia
As long as you know your just tripping and know you'll come down, I never have seen anyone freak out like that.
but I had a great time but never something crazy like that bro, I would strongly suggest not taking any more psychedelics until you feel your mentally stable.
Best of luck to you man
 

CCCmints

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that dosen't sound right at all man.. 4 grams did that to you? But it does make sense because you said you had underlying mental illnesses such as Bipolar and schizephrenia but still that's really not that much...

I've aten nearly a quarter of mushrooms once and was just lost in my mind literally, like couldn't see anything my vision was so blurry and the visuals were so intense I couldn't recognize myself in the mirror, there were some frightening parts of the trip but it turned out really great, had a great time, don't think I've ever really laughed so hard in my life that night. And I was alone, just lunching out to Always Sunny In Philadelphia
As long as you know your just tripping and know you'll come down, I never have seen anyone freak out like that.
but I had a great time but never something crazy like that bro, I would strongly suggest not taking any more psychedelics until you feel your mentally stable.
Best of luck to you man
i was laughing and having a great time for a great deal of the trip. for some reason looking at my friend in that moment just set me off. i'm not in a legal state, maybe i just got upset in the moment that he even knew about it and attacked him. if he wasn't such a bitch he would have got me under control and guided me through my trip.

i've given a female friend of mine 2g of shrooms and she got caught in a thought loop for 6 hours. she had no mental illnesses. if she were left alone at the peak of her trip things wouldn't have turned out so positive i don't think. it's nice that you've all had nothing but good experiences with shrooms, but i will say i'm surprised you guys find the intensity of my trip to be so strange.
 

Truuu Chainz

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i was laughing and having a great time for a great deal of the trip. for some reason looking at my friend in that moment just set me off. i'm not in a legal state, maybe i just got upset in the moment that he even knew about it and attacked him. if he wasn't such a bitch he would have got me under control and guided me through my trip.

i've given a female friend of mine 2g of shrooms and she got caught in a thought loop for 6 hours. she had no mental illnesses. if she were left alone at the peak of her trip things wouldn't have turned out so positive i don't think. it's nice that you've all had nothing but good experiences with shrooms, but i will say i'm surprised you guys find the intensity of my trip to be so strange.
I completley understand the intensity of your trip, but not how that was all off of 4 grams. I've had very intense trips, where I thought I was literally going crazy, maybe 2-3 weeks ago, I 7 tabs of pretty good blotters with 2 friends walked around town all night frying balls, ended up doing some crazy idiotic childish things such as kicking mailbox's over and removing trampolines and goal posts from the people's yards and putting it in the middle of the street, and hiding in a near by bush (maybe only 10-15 feet away) and laughing hysterically while there are POLICE flashing lights at the damn thing and trying to find us..

Not to mention the whole time us laying in peoples drive ways and just acting literally crazy.
But that was off of probably around 700-900mcg of LSD. I just couldn't see something like that happening off of only 4 grams of shrooms bro, but it's good to hear that your dealing with it in a postive way, that's all that matters.
 

Swag

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I completley understand the intensity of your trip, but not how that was all off of 4 grams.
Did you miss the part where he mentioned being diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by multiple psychiatrists? The fact that one of his first "real" (read: highly introspective) trips made one of his friends feel threatened for his life around him along with getting himself detained is not a good sign. Please OP cease any further use of psychoactives if not to help/protect yourself but those you care about around you. I rarely post or come here anymore but I just hand to chime in after reading this. Who knows if you'll ever really "comedown" on your next "trip", it's fun divulging into different perspectives of reality and pondering esoteric thoughts, though it's a nice relief to eventually be able to collect yourself and apply what you've learned in a sober state of mind.

Please understand, I am not trying to patronize you or tell you what to do. I'm simply suggesting that you don't risk your own sanity just for a fun time or an attempt at gaining some knowledge about yourself/the universe which usually can be gained through other less potentially psychologically dangerous/damaging practices. Though I'm going to be a tad presumptuous here and assume you're a rather young guy who probably won't fully take my advice to heart till you're doing the thorazine shuffle to your one-on-one with nurse Ratchet. I hope for your sake I'm wrong, sanity/sobriety is in itself a "high" once you realize and take control of it.

Whatever happens with your psychedelic experimentation I just hope it all works out well for ya in the end and doesn't land you in a straight jacket babbling nonsense about not being touched because your an orange :lol:.
 
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CCCmints

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Did you miss the part where he mentioned being diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by multiple psychiatrists? The fact that one of his first "real" (read: highly introspective) trips made one of his friends feel threatened for his life around him along with getting himself detained is not a good sign. Please OP cease any further use of psychoactives if not to help/protect yourself but those you care about around you. I rarely post or come here anymore but I just hand to chime in after reading this. Who knows if you'll ever really "comedown" on your next "trip", it's fun divulging into different perspectives of reality and pondering esoteric thoughts, though it's a nice relief to eventually be able to collect yourself and apply what you've learned in a sober state of mind.

Please understand, I am not trying to patronize you or tell you what to do. I'm simply suggesting that you don't risk your own sanity just for a fun time or an attempt at gaining some knowledge about yourself/the universe which usually can be gained through other less potentially psychologically dangerous/damaging practices. Though I'm going to be a tad presumptuous here and assume you're a rather young guy who probably won't fully take my advice to heart till you're doing the thorazine shuffle to your one-on-one with nurse Ratchet. I hope for your sake I'm wrong, sanity/sobriety is in itself a "high" once you realize and take control of it.

Whatever happens with your psychedelic experimentation I just hope it all works out well for ya in the end and doesn't land you in a straight jacket babbling nonsense about not being touched because your an orange :lol:.
i hear what you're saying and very much appreciate your post. i am a young guy and this experience taught me a very valuable lesson. i for sure will be holding off on psychedelics for quite some time. i completely agree with it being nice to apply what you've learned to a sober state of mind, this is exactly what i want to do! i had a long time to think while i was in there and trust me i wasn't pondering my next trip lol.

my plan is to build my life back up slowly but surely, without drugs in the picture. eventually i'll have my own house, another grow going, a stable job. then i might be ready to think about tripping again. you guys gotta realize i'm not just some stupid kid lol. i'm someone who's had a very traumatic life and mushrooms showed me my shit. the things that happened in jail i was hoping you all could offer some insight on to be honest with you because i don't really understand why things got so intense..

i had strong beliefs in modern christianity going into my trip. i researched a lot of religious shit on my computer before i went crazy. i think this definitely could have driven me mad. i found this term and it helps make a lot of sense out of this situation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_ecstasy

i think it's just difficult for people to understand things like this when they've never experienced true isolation. forget how much shrooms i took lol...i was in an altered state of consciousness, i got injected with unknown drugs at the hospital, went to jail and got knocked the fuck out, then went crazy on purpose to get my charges dropped (which worked). by the time i woke up in solitary i didn't know where the hell i was. i was just alone, confused, naked. such a situation can trigger panic and all of these things can DEFINITELY induce temporary psychosis.
 
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