bad trip
Hallucinogen gone wrong
A bad trip is a frightening or distressing experience while under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, marked by paranoia, panic, or disturbing hallucinations: He took too much acid and had a bad trip.
Extended to any overwhelming negative experience: That job interview was a bad trip.
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
heart palpitations · trembling · agitation · restlessness · overwhelm · thought loops · racing thoughts · doom
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
vomiting · vasoconstriction · jaw clenching · muscle tension · headache · heart racing · shaking · numbness
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- integrationCombining into a whole
recovery · therapy · lasting effects · anxiety disorder · processing · healing · support group · harm reduction
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
- shroomsHallucinogenic fungi, informally
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
ayahuasca · mescaline · peyote · salvia · ketamine · MDMA · edibles · set and setting
Abnormal changes in sight
- fractalsPatterns repeating at every scale
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- shadow figuresDark shapes blocking light
demons · tracers · kaleidoscope · warping · geometric patterns · synesthesia · evil presence · flashback
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
hyperventilation · heart palpitations · trembling · agitation · restlessness · overwhelm · thought loops · racing thoughts · doom · spiraling
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- chillsShivering spells from illness
trembling · vomiting · vasoconstriction · jaw clenching · muscle tension · headache · heart racing · shaking · numbness · tingling
flashbacks
Involuntary vivid memory episodes
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
integration · recovery · therapy · lasting effects · anxiety disorder · processing · healing · support group · harm reduction · trigger
LSD
Psychedelic hallucinogen
- psilocybinHallucinogenic substance from fungi
- shroomsHallucinogenic fungi, informally
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
DMT · ayahuasca · mescaline · peyote · salvia · ketamine · MDMA · edibles · set and setting · potency
visual distortions
Abnormal changes in sight
- fractalsPatterns repeating at every scale
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
shadow figures · demons · tracers · kaleidoscope · warping · geometric patterns · synesthesia · evil presence · flashback · phantasmagoria
- LSDacid, blotter, tabs, microdot, windowpane
- altered statestrance, altered states, hallucination, altered perception, consciousness expansion
- PsychedeliaLSD, acid, psychedelic posters, tie-dye, hallucination
- trip effectshallucinations, visuals, euphoria, ego death, synesthesia
- psychoactivesLSD, MDMA, cannabis, psilocybin, heroin
- psychedelicsLSD, psilocybin, DMT, mescaline, ayahuasca
bad triptranscendent experience
Awareness beyond usual limits
mystical experience · ego death · peak experience · cosmic consciousness · contact high
bad tripbreakthrough experience
healing journey · spiritual awakening · cathartic release · profound insight