The life-changing effects of hallucinations
I wouldn&#x27;t call myself a psychonaut yet, but I do love hallucinations. One thing I think the article didn&#x27;t touch on that I found profoundly interesting is depersonalization. I had a trip recently where I entirely left my conscious reality behind, temporarily, except by a very thin thread. Some context for those that don&#x27;t follow the fractals, depersonalization isn&#x27;t super common on things like mushrooms or LSD, but it can happen. The effect is less pronounced than on things like deliriants where things that are not real are overly convincingly real among many other related symptoms. I entered a state of mind where I got to visualize all the paths a thought could branch to and what ark that would carry on my thinking in the long term. At first it was pretty terrifying to leave my body, but once I accepted my circumstances I was able to observe without fear. My experience wasn&#x27;t as healing as my other trips, rather, this time, I learned a tool for observing without expectation or controls. It was a lot to unpack, especially on a trip where I didn&#x27;t actually intend to do much, if any, thinking. I&#x27;m still glad I did it.<p>Also, word to the wise, if you&#x27;re going to dabble in hallucinations be responsible:<p>- have a sober trip sitter that knows how to dig you out of bad places (change lights, introduce sensations, change music, etc)<p>- have a benzo or heavy CBD gummy on hand to hit the big red stop button if things get too intense