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1. vmcept+Yu[view] [source] 2020-04-26 23:17:02
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
Has someone that thought they were taking LSD ever turned into a permanent schizophrenic zombie or in a mental institution, or is it all urban legend. If someone that didn't know they were predisposed to mental illness, is it applicable to dismiss their experience in order to maintain how safe LSD is?

If any of this is true, are there any sources aside from "my friend's friend's brother took too much and now he is....", and what is the scientific explanation and do we know enough about the mind at all?

I feel like LSD has a lot of contradictory information out there, and the proponents feel the need to hand waive concerns away because it is 'completely harmless and leaves your system in 10 hours'. But when nobody knows what they're actually getting because it doesn't exist in a legal framework, then it muddies the whole experience.

People say certain doses can't do more effect than lower doses after a certain threshold. It seems like the same people say "omg man 1000ug you are going to fry your brain!"

What is the truth? If it "just" had an FDA warning like "people with a family history of schizophrenia should not take it", that would be wildly better than what we have today.

Please no explanation about shrooms. Just LSD the 'research chems' distributed as LSD.

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2. mister+O21[view] [source] 2020-04-27 06:07:30
>>vmcept+Yu
> But when nobody knows what they're actually getting because it doesn't exist in a legal framework, then it muddies the whole experience.

Trust (knowing the chemist directly, indirectly, ...) in specific individuals > a largely unknown (but known to be imperfect) system, for many people anyways. Obviously this isn't practical for the not well connected, but it's all we got for now.

But as for your question, I've seen little to suggest it's anything more than war on drugs propaganda and hearsay.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers

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3. vmcept+EH1[view] [source] 2020-04-27 13:55:22
>>mister+O21
yes this is my current predilection, but I can also concede that there are limitations in getting the truth of the matter.

even in this very thread there is someone that has been in the mental hospitals and seen problems "with their own two eyes", but is unwilling to name names as part of a code to remove any social/legal/professional consequence for themselves or the "crazy" people there

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4. mister+Vw2[view] [source] 2020-04-27 19:20:43
>>vmcept+EH1
Dipping ones toes in the water is always an option, but I heard a rumour psilocybin is the safer route, due to less likelihood of illegitimate product.

If you live in a big enough city, there should be meetup groups where you could meet some people and have long discussions.

Is your interest only curiosity, or is it medical related? Sorry, on mobile and pressed for time so can't scroll through the thread..

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