To the OP asking about whether or not bad trips are really real...please listen to the posters that talk about state of mind, environment, and someone on here that described a breakthrough. You sound very sure of yourself, which I am sure that you are. Meaning, I believe you do take all the right precautions, and you are level headed, and you understand the drug and what to expect. HOWEVER, there may or may not come a time where you will push it a little further maybe, or get something that is UNEXPECTED, and when that happens, I hope that you can deal with the unexpected. For me, that is what got me. When I had a trip that was very different from any other I had previously had, it set things in motion to spiral out of my control. I was cocky and EXPECTED to be able to manage my own thoughts like in the past. When the extreme sweating kicked in, and I noticed a loof of terror and concern in my friends' eyes, it got even worse. I learned a lot that night about myself and the world that night. I am glad that I had that trip, but I do not wish to go through it again. A lot of my priorites changed in life, I was humbled, and I still see the world differently to this day. It wasn't like an episode of alcohol poisioning or a bad hangover where you just wish you could stop spinning, a bad trip is very benficial, you will most likely come out of it for the better, if you don't end up hurting yourself or those around you. Peace and good luck!