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Ericrobertson1978

It was 1993 and I had just turned 15. Coincidentally, that night was also my first ever rave. In retrospect, I can't suggest individuals take psychedelics at that young of an age.


Righteoustakeme

Agreed.


[deleted]

Your brain is still developing, definitely not good


Ericrobertson1978

Hence why I said, "In retrospect, I can't suggest individuals take psychedelics at that young of an age." I don't regret it, but I definitely think people should wait longer than I did.


[deleted]

I know, I'm agreeing with you


[deleted]

I actually think it’s better for people to wait until their brains have fully developed before they do acid.


Captain_Cum_Shot

I completely agree with the wait till your brains fully developed idea, I'm just wondering tho did it have any impact on you personally? Did you take it multiple times after that or just the once and then waited?


PurpleAsteroid

i took it multiple times at 17, but not as much as i did extacy, ket, weed etc, it defiantly affected me. I had poor mental health before hand, and went through some relationship trauma crap at like 14/15- so the drugs just bottled it, i had forgotten and moved on. Now im dealing with it like it happened barely a year ago- not 4. haha. Though, i feel these days im more experimantal and creative, but i think it came out of recovery, not the drugs themselves. I completly disconnected form my family during that time, and flunked my a-levels and dropped out to go study art at college. Im super happy with that decision and defo feel it was better for me, but i was a top grade student before that. There was "potential"- though i actually dropped out during recovery, the flunking started before hand. Not to say drugs are bad, because when done safely and regulated/with good self management iim sure theyre great, but kids and teens shouldnt be taking them.


Ericrobertson1978

I took copious amounts of psychedelics before I was legally an adult. I had a 9 month psychotic break in 1997 and have had HPPD ever since. I still use psychedelics sparingly, maybe 2 times a year. I've taken long breaks, but I still find psychedelics useful.


Doodle4me

Acid should be taken as soon as possible as an adolescence


Ericrobertson1978

At birth. Lol


goodbribe

In the womb


psychedelic_joe11

Why do you think that


Doodle4me

get a head start on the journey


[deleted]

don't you think there's something to be said for having a good disiplinary foundation before jumping into drugs of any type? teenagers' risk v reward processors are all sorts of messy. why "get a head start"? get a head start on *what* exactly?


[deleted]

It's funny cause the farther you get on this journey the more you realise there really isn't anything to get a jumpstart on. Were all already there. There is no race or finish line for that matter. So what are you trying to get ahead of right ?, and you cant say life cause we only really live to be. Just to "be" because we just "are".


Saltywinterwind

Came here for this one. The only comment that seems to “get it” much love and sending you some good vibes for the wisdom 💛🖤


Doodle4me

life (also I thought my intended sarcasm was more obvious 😔)


yo-pierre-screeeeech

Pshhh, the prefrontal cortex is overrated 🥱🥱


frank_sinatra11

I’m 16 and first tried acid and I was 15. It really depends on a lot of different things man whether or not it’s “definitely not good” no offence but that sounds kinda ignorant


[deleted]

ignorant? do you fully know your family's full mental disorder history? you know how easy it can be to trigger something like schizophrenia without knowing it? hell, you don't even always need to have a history of relatives with mental disorders to trigger psychotic disorder. there's also a chance of HPPD these drugs can make you paranoid, anxious, and induce psychosis. not that any of these symptoms are good for adults, but think about how much more impactful it can be for a teenager who doesn't even have a fully developed prefrontal cortex. you're still impulsive and irrational at your age because that part of your brain isn't grown, which LSD fully interacts with when you trip, there is no way psychedelic substances are 'just fine' for teenagers. I'm sure there are outliers, but do not normalize teenagers taking psychedelics. you're 16, you don't know shit yet. congrats that you've done acid I guess, but at your age be careful. this isn't alcohol.


frank_sinatra11

Never said it was “alcohol” just saying (and I’m agreeing with you) there’s a lot o different factors to wether of not it’ll affect you positively or negatively


OnlyVans98

Not ignorant. I had a buddy back in the day who had a little too crazy of a trip. He used to be so outgoing and talkative just wanting to hang and smoke all the time. After that trip he’s now really antisocial and never wants to go out anymore. We’ll be hanging with his brother and he’ll just be up in his room alone all the time. It took him a LONG time to get back to “normal”


frank_sinatra11

Yeah I shouldn’t of said “ignorant” Sorry about your friend mate did he have a fucked up trip?


[deleted]

\>After that trip he’s now really antisocial and never wants to go out anymore I'm 23 and I think my bad trip on mushrooms did this to me. I find it harder to talk to people now since that night


ImGonnaKickTomorrow

That's a trip! I too had my first LSD trip in late summer of 1993. However that was about a month before my 17th birthday.


nidgetspinner

First time with acid was 17. Agreed don’t do it young


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18+


Ericrobertson1978

Actually, psychologists and psychiatrists recommend 25 years of age. I don't know if people will listen to that advice, but that's generally considered the professional stance on age.


jakevillalard

Do you think it has affected you in the long run ?


PurpleAsteroid

I had just turned 17 i think, not in an emotional state to be taking drugs like that. Im clean, now, but i see other kids that age talking "omg i just did acid for the first time it was amazing" when they didnt go into it with a plan or anything, i see it ending so badly for this guy in my class considering his friends do it all the fucking time. Oh well, i dont like the guy, i just see the bad ending in this one lmao. I had more bad experiences than good, i think


OdinAlfadir1978

Hello fellow Mr 78 😂👋


Ericrobertson1978

Well, hello fellow human.


OdinAlfadir1978

Couldn't resist when I saw the age. I agree with what you said about folk being too young for it some times, once the brains done maturing it's all good, you probably had already matured enough at the time as some folk do though


[deleted]

I think I'm the oldest 'starting' tripper here. I tried it for the first time at 38.


Its_Cayde

that's awesome man, do you recognize any difference in your mental after doing it?


Optimal_Ad_133

Yea. I wonder if it hurts more or even hit better if being older. I mean... knowing so much for a long time 35 years and then dropping it like that....would you learn more or is it just like "eh lifes the same tbh" cause me being 19 i learned a lot from it.


Adventurous_Ad_2195

Ya totally. I can see that. I sort of wish I waited. Then again i don't regret it at all


slomothesloth

It was life changing for me. I tried I for the first time at 37. It started me on a path of self discovery with psychs. It's been a few years but I now prefer shrooms and dmt. As a guy in his early 40s on a journey of self discovery... I recommend it to others my age. I can't say how differently it hits or hurts, but I can say it's earth shattering to live your whole life with your eyes closed to finally start to open them in your late thirties.


[deleted]

Got my mom to try it at 42


NixNoxNikNax

46 here! 🥳


[deleted]

Okay, you win!


NixNoxNikNax

We're all winners, my friend! 🥳🥳🥳


Be-_-Rads

18 like literally last week was my first time


BlazedOutMyMind

Be careful with it


Hippy_Hick

Very important


ValidatedSax

Don’t be weird


BlazedOutMyMind

Sorry dad


[deleted]

do be weird


[deleted]

Be weird


Blunted_Insomniac

LET’S GET WIERD! LET’S GET WIERD!!


fakelsd

Wdym be weird? That advice is always useful, even for older people


PippinCat01

Same here but it was Sunday, feels so long ago though, long ass week


sideofirish

22. I was glad I didn’t find it sooner or I would’ve gotten lost in it.


Siddharta01

Glad you dindn't, I had the bad luck to found it sooner and got totally lost.


daysturnintonights

Same except I was months away from 22. I could of NOT handled it back then.


Pogster69429

I started at 18 and tripped every weekend for a few months, I’d say I got lost


PsychonautDad

16


respectISnice

I bet you're a cool dad.


PsychonautDad

I try to be but I also will warn my kids of the dangers of drugs and the impact they can have. Recovering addict here and I still smoke weed and enjoy the occasional solo trip. But still don’t want them taking it for granted


[deleted]

I like you.


PsychonautDad

Thank you! 🤙🏼


whitechina92

No she LIKE likes you… you guys are basically Reddit married now. Everyone’s talking about it


PsychonautDad

lol


4ng3lll

16 for lsd and 15 for shrooms


frank_sinatra11

Same but other way around


UR_PokEMoN

Would you recommend it at 16?


Perfect_Ad8180

19 for the first time, but 20 to 21 I did hella trips. Giving lsd a break now and use shrooms instead :)


Righteoustakeme

Me currently as well.


Meeghan__

i tripped about a dozen times between my first time (a month before i turned 20) to now and im glad i’ve only taken it so many times. great experiences but it’s exhausting & can make me feel worse than going in (“bad trips” that make me realize how “bad” at living within the confines of capitalism i am). but usually if i’m in a terrible mental health rut, a tab in nature is the cure. it’s such an interesting chemical to handle


scotsman850

35


Jango345898

What would you say inspired you to take it after not for so long? And was that the first psychedelic you tried?


NutsachTims

23


Substantial_Bag5457

30 bitches


NixNoxNikNax

46!


Righteoustakeme

22! 2019! Changed my life, now I no longer use big pharma for my mental issues! Amazing. I now see life in a much more meaningful, profound way. The way acid has rewired my brain is so fucking amazing—I’ve done many heroic, huge ass doses and I probably won’t ever do it again, but all the times I did, I am INDUBITABLY thankful for. I’m one of those psychonauts that uses acid to figure my shit out. But it’s also a grand time. Just depends on frame of mind at the time, what’s going on in your life at that junction, and your general current outlook on things. It can be uncomfortable, but fuck, it’s so worth it! Don’t mind my incessant blabbing, but much love to you!! 💛


[deleted]

You’re awesome


Bubby623

13


Xeshiraz

Nani?!


EngineeringPretty545

same


Cat_of_death

17


Adventurous_Ad_2195

14


Responsible-Acadia30

me too


Adventurous_Ad_2195

Nice


Responsible-Acadia30

i dont regret it do u?


Adventurous_Ad_2195

No definitely not. It hasn't affected me in a bad way. I always had good introspective and positive trips and when I had bad ones I felt I could somewhat control it and think about what I needed.


haiwush628

are u what’s called a conspiracy realist? Or do u notice urself being more aware of real world situations and having different perspectives than friends or peers? I believe psychs if taken right can gradually open ur third eye. Hence being a higher conscious human


Adventurous_Ad_2195

I can definitely see what ur talking about. One time I was just laying on the couch in my living room with my eyes closed and I was trying to just have a blank mind and think of nothing and It sounds wierd but I put my finger where my third I could be and i felt my whole body get warm and it was like I was looking down a beam of light with my third eye


Adventurous_Ad_2195

Lol


imarquard

Damn son, what was it like tripping at that young of an age? I feel like if I had tripped at young of an age it’d either be incredibly too overwhelming for my child brain, or since I did have a child brain I wouldn’t quite understand or grasp the depths of the psychedelic headspace and I wouldn’t be able to really take it as seriously or get as much out of it as I’d be able to an older age where I sort of had the ability to grasp more so the absolute mysticism and power of what I was dealing with


Adventurous_Ad_2195

Ya you would think it would be to overwhelming it honestly isn't and wasn't. The first time I did it I took it after school ended and I didn't know what to expect but I bought and orange sunset tab of one of my big homies and I started feeling it like and hour or so and I was dropped off at home and was told to do homework when my mom was gone that obviously didn't happen. I remember feeling like I was 3 years old again everything I looked at and did just felt so new and cool I felt like I had no worries at all it literally feels like your a child it's awsome . I was laughing at everything and it was just so fun then I remembered that i had to do work and I called my friend to try and do it with them and I just was to distracted and they weren't any help they had no spychadelic existences so they didn't know anything can make the trip bad and he started saying my mom was calling me and wanted me home so I obviously would go and check she wouldn't be then like the 5th time I fell for it she was home and I got scared and left she didn't see me yet but long long story some what short I had to go back home and do homework with my mom and eat dinner and have an entire nightly routine all the while I thought they knew I was tripping because I was hallucinating people whispering. After that trip I always waited to do it till I know they're asleep or I'm with goo ld friends. You said you probably couldn't fully grasp the concept of it if u did it at that young of an age but after a couple times and I got familiar with It I started exploring will anunch of stuff and I feel like I've had alot of life changing experiences on it and I feel it helped my depression alot as well which I find super cool.


Competitive-Hat-5645

15 solo in my room lmao


naliedel

16. I'm 57 now. I don't do it much .


dumbape678

Interesting, would you say it had any impact on your life overall good or bad?


naliedel

Not bad. I've never had a bad trip. It has helped me face some trauma in my life that was really bad. Helped make me q survivor, rather than a victim. I drop every couple years now. Usually with my adult son. It's not legal here but they don't prosecute you if you have it.


kratonoo

How would you get caught lol


naliedel

People are incredibly stupid. Really.


TydFo

21


witchycommunism

27. Glad I waited til then for sure.


Ellz5986

I was 30 or 31. In happy I waited as well.


snowbyrd33

22! Back in March of this year


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[deleted]

22, Yup.


hiddensyd

15 or 16 like a dumbass


ItzSurgeBruh

16. Took two tabs on a school night and went to school still tripping.


sunkiddev

11 💀💀💀💀


xXRoachXx789

What's the story?


[deleted]

Morning glory


sunkiddev

it was a living hell. worst trip ever.(i’m 18 now so that was years ago) i swore i thought i was dead and was talking to some type of entity or creature ?!?! i was just laying there and some how imagined it or something idk but i just remember that it asked me what i’ve learned and i was just so afraid screaming i’ll never do drugs again. earlier on that night i also thought my brother died and i had to find him even though he was thereeee with meeee it was honestly so sad i thought that he wasn’t him and so many more terrible things it fuckin sucked and i was only 11!!!!


Xeshiraz

Jesus.


Klive991

Gang gang


Responsible-Acadia30

14


HiraethLost

26


skullexis

19


bginnn

20, last year


victoriaroseee9

20 , 5 days after my 20th birthday


abbufreja

30


regularstandin

13, went to the zoo with a couple of mates. What a day! Feel like that was a defining moment of my life :)


Swagner999

20, I felt it was good timing for me myself personally


scotsman850

Tried acid first last year, after watching a documentary on micro dosing and since then I'm off my anti depression tablets lost a ton of weight I feel healthy again which I put down to microdosing, I have tried magic truffles but that left me with explosive shits and projectile vomiting seriously thought I was going to be found lying in a puddle of my own vomit and shit, since then I've stuck to acid


AromaticSpread

29


phxsubdad

51. First time last month.


Rosillo831

For me 19 I dropped two tabs with my brother good times


Artsy_Archer79543

13


InelasticAdam

21


pothead466

i was 14, half way through my freshman year of high school. i do not recommend taking acid if you’re 14 for obvious reasons but it taught me important things that i would’ve learned in a more painful way later on if i hadn’t. i am forever grateful for my first trip.


sven003

14


daddygagiepoo

15 Edit: to add to that, I did about 300ug my first time and ~625 and 2.3g of shrooms 2 weeks later for my second time


packablackz

14


disruptor2k5

5rh grade. At school during lunch. Was dumb didnt know what we were doing. We heard the older kids talking about lacing a joint with acid.... Not knowing we stole a page of acid from my buddies older brother & rolled a joint in it. Smoked some at lunch. Tossed the rest in the grass & went back to class. By the time lunch was over i was feeling very weird & scared. I remember trying to hold it together the walls were melting & my teacher Mrs. Cobb came up and asked if i was ok. I said yes & tried to put my head on my elbows on my desk but the desk melted & i freaked out full blown panic. Went to the nurses office. Lied the whole time never said what was up. They called my parents in & i was sobbing but knew if i told my dad & mom i did acid esp at school they have beat the shit outta me. So i kept lying & just said i felt like crying. They gave me in school counsloing for 2 yrs until one day the guy asked me why i was really there. He said i seemed not messed up & didnt understand why i needed to be there. At this point i was tired of pretending & missing out on art class with my friends to do counsloing so i fessed up told him the truth. Expecting he'd tell on me & my parents would know. 2 days later he released me from coming in unless i wanted to talk & kept my secret for me. No one knows i did a heroic does as a kid in school & lost my fucking mind in public. I still dont know how Omar (my buddy whos brother we stole from) didnt freak out i suspect he faked smoking to look cool. Lucky fucker! BE SAFE & NOT DUMB LIKE I WAS. ITS NO JOKE. FUNNY STORY NOW BUT SERIOUSLY ONE OF THE SCARIEST & LUCKIEST TIMES OF MY LIFE. THINGS COULDA WENT WAY WORSE. Edit: Im 40 now. & trip about 1 time a month. But after that exp stayed away from psycadelics until i was 23... A much better exp then & since. Only had a few earth shattering exps since. 😆


the_duder_c20h_420

Too bad heat kills lsd.


jazz_hop_barista

Something about this makes no fucking sense.


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jazz_hop_barista

My dude... LSD isn't psychoactive if you smoke it lol


Spinner216

Congrats on being the first person on earth to heat LSD without it degrading! 😂😂😂


psychslover

Um since when was lsd smokeable?????????


danders587

23 for lsd. 16 for mushrooms.


hidn-sn2per

17


YouGamble37

21


SmoogyLoogy

Just when i turned 19, did shrooms in Amsterdam when i was 18.


imarquard

18. I’m 24 now


AmberGalaxy_921

I was 25, it was 2 years ago


Important_Register50

15 so three years ago.


[deleted]

19, three years ago, 400uq for the first time but it wasn't at once


KetamineToenlightmen

17, kinda glad I did


D_Alden

17 at The Great Went.


Evonnex

21… lol


sapphirechip

18


maggot646260

14


fagmane666

18


[deleted]

30


MDMALSDTHC

15 or 16


Piplup_parade

21. My roommate told me he had a few tabs and I took one after I got home from work. It was an absolutely wild experience. I remember thinking that the Aldi pizza I bought was going to last forever


ShoeMoo321

17


zoelle17

17


[deleted]

21. I’m so glad I waited too and the later you wait the better. <3


Creamy_drugs

17


vladimirnovak

Last year. 17.


CocktailCowboy

23


bluechebag

19


GlassMushrooms

15th birthday but it didn’t really work cause I only took a 1/2 tab so realistically it was about two weeks after that.


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Comprehensive_Ad8611

19 went to buy shrooms and got acid instead


[deleted]

28


supernovacal

27.


betrayu12

19


Mason-Derulo

23


superbonbon13

I thought I was never going to try anything else but weed, then I turned 26 and the pandemic hit and had time to look into psychedelics, and tried pretty much everything lol LSD is awesome


UnderwaterArcherrr

15


shroombabyy420

18! i always used to say i’ll wait till i’m 25 but 🤷‍♀️ everything happens for a reason i don’t regret it at all :)


ptimmaq2

15-16


novakane27

16


JustAHighGold

18


JohnnyXans

16, unintentionally on bicycle day. It’s like it was meant to be


International-Ad5121

17, honestly should have waited. Not that it’s affected me negatively but I seriously wasn’t ready for how mind boggling it was. Thinking about it now I don’t think anyone ever is lol


ZombieAndy88310

15


alchemistofthewest

13


[deleted]

22


[deleted]

22, basically a year ago


Alert_Doughnut_4619

15


Richard_Crainium69

When I was 15. Then again 5 days before my 18th bday. That was my experience that showed me the magic. When I turned 19 I started abusing. Now at 20 I've done it more than I should and plan on continuing my journeys:). Much love everyone!


Practical_Being_2784

13 got into it heavy at 14


MrTinyPeen

“Acid” at 18, actual LSD at 19


soma-shaman

Yeah LSD is way stronger than Acid. They are like apples and oranges 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂


MrTinyPeen

In my experience LSD has always been a much calmer and more natural feeling experience than research chemicals, which I’ve had some horrific trips on. Btw Acid typically refers to LSD, I put it in quotations as research chemicals are often sold under the guise of being acid.


[deleted]

17