Ayahuasca retreats are a scam to relieve drug tourists of their money. I prefer my psychedelic experiences not to start with an hour of projectile vomiting into a bucket, but some people think they have to “earn” a trip by putting themselves through an ordeal. The reality is that botanicals can be dirty drugs with a high body load just like synthetics can be. Also MAOIs can be unpredictable in the magnitude of their effect, and can prolong trips much longer than you bargained for, based on small details of your body chemistry and recent diet.
As for the “latent” comment: using psychedelics can be a stress test, and (as they say of investments) past performance does not guarantee future results. I’ve had entirely positive experiences with psychedelics, but also know that they’re powerful substances that should be used sparingly. People who advocate “heroic doses” are doing so with no concern over the casualty rate. It will go bad for some people, you can’t always predict who, but the odds worsen with dosage and frequency of use. So to me, the “latent” pseudo-explanation is a bit too much like “and if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.” Too self-fulfilling to be credible.
I agree with you. I’ve personally had mixed experiences and the bad ones where so bad that I currently do not plan to ever try it again.
Regarding the term latent psychosis I agree too. I brought it up because it’s basically what the side effects would say if they were labeled. However it can also be used as a defense like you said “it would’ve been triggered anyways sooner or later”. That’s problematic since you can’t really test that beforehand. So either way it’s a gamble with your mental health. For many first time users their mental health is already compromised and they experiment with psychedelics to improve it. That was my intent. My multiple experiences with psychedelics definitely had effects on my mental health but not all of them where positive. Other first time users might just be curious, spiritually inclined or expect a recreational high.
Ayahuasca can absolutely trigger latent psychosis, all psychedelics can do that.
Say that latent part again slowly
I’m aware of the meaning. I’m not sure what your point is though.
From an outside perspective it’s this:
I’m pretty sure that none of the Ayahuasca retreats test for latent psychosis or if there is even a reliable way to do that.
Ayahuasca retreats are a scam to relieve drug tourists of their money. I prefer my psychedelic experiences not to start with an hour of projectile vomiting into a bucket, but some people think they have to “earn” a trip by putting themselves through an ordeal. The reality is that botanicals can be dirty drugs with a high body load just like synthetics can be. Also MAOIs can be unpredictable in the magnitude of their effect, and can prolong trips much longer than you bargained for, based on small details of your body chemistry and recent diet.
As for the “latent” comment: using psychedelics can be a stress test, and (as they say of investments) past performance does not guarantee future results. I’ve had entirely positive experiences with psychedelics, but also know that they’re powerful substances that should be used sparingly. People who advocate “heroic doses” are doing so with no concern over the casualty rate. It will go bad for some people, you can’t always predict who, but the odds worsen with dosage and frequency of use. So to me, the “latent” pseudo-explanation is a bit too much like “and if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.” Too self-fulfilling to be credible.
I agree with you. I’ve personally had mixed experiences and the bad ones where so bad that I currently do not plan to ever try it again.
Regarding the term latent psychosis I agree too. I brought it up because it’s basically what the side effects would say if they were labeled. However it can also be used as a defense like you said “it would’ve been triggered anyways sooner or later”. That’s problematic since you can’t really test that beforehand. So either way it’s a gamble with your mental health. For many first time users their mental health is already compromised and they experiment with psychedelics to improve it. That was my intent. My multiple experiences with psychedelics definitely had effects on my mental health but not all of them where positive. Other first time users might just be curious, spiritually inclined or expect a recreational high.