It's still a good idea not to do drugs, though.
Truly, spoken like one who has never taken drugs.
This. I wouldn't trade my drug-times away for anything, because I learned a whole lot more about the true face of the world than I would have without them. I also learned a lot about myself. Particularly the 'calm' thing. I have anxiety now, but when a crisis happens, I'm cold and methodical. I think and act quickly. I don't freeze up in fear, I just do what I need to do to survive. Amongst other lessons, most less pleasing.
I suspect it only fucked me up this last time because I have something to lose now. Before I was fearless because the worst that could happen was death and I don't fear death.
Man, I think I know this feeling, albeit on a smaller scale.
Actually caring about things all of a sudden (as opposed to general, irrational anxiety) is fucking weird.
And yes, LSD is something to be extremely careful with. Ideally one should only take it when one's mind is calm, and free of worries or fears that might be amplified to terrifying proportions. Given my pre-existing anxiety condition I have always been especially cautious. Not really sure what advice would be best for your situation, honestly, especially since everyone is affected differently by such things anyway, but I wish you the best of luck in getting better. Just smash some pingaz to cheer yourself up, she'll be right m8!
In the time before I quit, I probably did LSD almost 200 different times. I literally spent a year high on it every other day or so. I've taken 11.5 grams of mushrooms and two hits of acid at one time. I've done bath salts, research chemicals, every drug on the list but heroin, meth, and mescaline. I once took 15+ hits of acid at once (not entirely sure how many) and
got raided by the cops that day. Didn't have a bad trip, even then. I was seriously the calmest person on earth til about 2 years ago. I will be okay, it's just surprising to me how my brain changed just from falling in love.
I worry about the residual amounts that apparently stick around in your spine, potentially triggering years later. Bit too permanent for me, no matter how rare or slight. A shame, though, I hope a safe version gets developed someday.
I've had flashbacks, and they can be disconcerting. (Especially when it happened while being booked into jail for drug court violations, and whilst in rehab, consistently every time I entered on particular room with purple walls. I could see auras and shit in that room.) But they aren't like people make them sound.