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chameleonmegaman t1_it8aq6l wrote

Reply to comment by Successful-Guava7123 in TIFU by eating shrooms and violently forcing my girlfriend to throw up by blackcatonacid

ah.... memory/thought loops. they can get scary though. i felt like i was stuck in an actual loop, re-enacting the same moments over and over again for all eternity. i was panicking for a while until i started coming down. it was probably half an hour, but it felt like hours

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Successful-Guava7123 t1_it8dmyj wrote

yeeeasss i swear there’s a name for it! i was trying so hard not to get scared because that would be so bad 🤣

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chameleonmegaman t1_it8jecn wrote

the best way is to have something that will help calm you down in a moment of panic. it can be an object, or a note, or a comforting song. it's like having a "totem" from the movie Inception. something that is a reminder that you're fine, you're just tripping, and it will be temporary.

but you have to be aware of the fact that you're starting to feel anxious and turn to your "totem". it has to be second nature, so you can calm yourself down before you spiral.

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Successful-Guava7123 t1_it8l40h wrote

personally i don’t think a totem would help me. i deal with psychiatric disorders so it’s already a recipe for disaster. the brain is really powerful i think being mindful is the most important part of goomies letting emotions pass (prevents spiraling). honestly being on them is so freeing i feel like it’s a lot easier than dealing with my real life problems.

i’m lucky all my trips have been with someone i trust so i’ve mainly had good trips. i’ve only had one bad trip but it was destined. i fought w bf and tripped out of spite. like someone said on here i was curled up crying in my bed 🤣and kept wishing my bf was there. did you have a lot of bad experiences?

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