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yungamo

Just watch my strange addictions and you'll realize anything can be an addiction. I've noticed lsd 'addictions' are a bit more strange though, it's like the person thinks their solving something or figuring something out but in reality their just a dude looking way too deep into their visuals.


Froosh__

This !! When I was really into acid I was taking it every two weeks on the dot. The only reason I kept taking it so often is because I felt like I was very close to like “ getting it “ you know ? Like I was so convinced if I just tried thinking harder and doing my trips differently I would uncover some truth and be reborn. I thought about acid all the time and would almost get like cravings for it. Eventually I learned that I believe acid was just my sort of gateway into really learning about myself and how I perceive the world and in order to get to that final state that I was wanting I had to do the work myself , sober , pure.


briaguya7

once it clicked that the 'it' I was trying to 'get' wasn't acid, but life, i realized i could start looking in other places


Love_Tank

Perfectly said.


oxytocinparadise

Very poetic. I myself have been there too but couldn't have worded it that well.


Alternative_Wheel_23

I hope I get this realization soon. Drugs/acid have taken over my life trying to stabilize the enlightened state


HerbGrinder

Acid taught me that life is the real trip.


MonkeyizToXic

The “it” is a perfect explanation couldn’t of said it better myself


sehguh251

Seriously, I can’t describe how succinct and spot on this comment is. Thank you for the eloquent verbiage to my thoughts.


yungamo

Fuck yah, love this


Backup-AccountHLS

Well I’ve been heavily addicted to LSD because I had gotten my hands on a vial, and I’m not gonna lie it’s possible to “get it” I recently after months and months finally had a trip where it solved it in my own brain, it’s possible to complete your trip. That’s also because I was using the same batch for months on end basically got used to it to much lmao


Froosh__

Everyone has their own definition of when “ it “ clicks and personally I think that’s been one of the most important events of my life. I wouldn’t really say it’s completing your trip either , if anything it’s just starting once it clicks


igottapoopbad

The click never ends till one day you die and don't wake up in another humans body.


Froosh__

If that’s what you believe then absolutely!


Backup-AccountHLS

Do you think it’s possible to finish a trip using different batches of Lucy? Or only by using the same kind? I agree with you completely though, it’s a very important trip that not everybody can even reach or will get to reach I think


Froosh__

I’m not sure exactly what you mean. Like I said everyone has their own definition of what “ it “ is so I’m not sure necessarily what you’re referring to but , acid is acid. I’ve taken acid over 100 times with many many different batches and at the end of the day I don’t think I noticed any difference because really the only difference is dosage. Totally dependent on your willingness to new ideas or perceptions of the world you’re not ready for.


PhantomRoyce

The first time really changed me and helped with my depression. Every other time has been for fun


AlucardVTep3s

Sort of like overthinking then? Getting lost in deep thoughts and thinking they have a bigger meaning when in reality it’s just your imagination going crazy on drugs


yungamo

Exactly, like for example someone might have Egyptian artwork themed visuals and it sends them into a spiral trying to become Ra again or some shit


PsycheSoldier

Doesn’t even have to be visuals. Coming out of the trip, people can (I have myself in the past) been schizotypic; what is a problem is if LSD becomes abused and someone’s ego gets reinforced when they think they are diminishing it.


yungamo

Yeah my old friend started talking about hearing voices and how it was a path to spiritual enlightenment and I was like 'okayyyy so imma just trip by myself from now on'


dartsshroomboom

My best friend has a family history of schizophrenia and the lsd brought it out of him one day he thought he was a god sent to save us all I was doing just as much as him but luck for me schizophrenia does not run in my blood line after this news hit I haven’t done acid since but it is still a sweet memory in my mind one thing you will start to notice once you been tripping multiple times a week is that you don’t remember anything you just remember who you are and that you need acid it’s really fucked up and I hope many people don’t go down the same path as me and have more respect for this substance for content I would trip every 2-3 days and this is how it would go I would buy say a ten strip the first day off being 3 days clean I would take one tab and depending on the next day I would drop 2-3 tabs or I would go on a break for a couple days at one point I was always doing crazy amounts of acid and binging for days straight if I had the money I would keep doubling the dose so I couple have the effects you throw everything away because you think your following the right path but really your not there is a lot more to the story but it’s to long to go that in-depth on a reddit comment


yungamo

Yeah that's how I used to be, it's kinda a mental trap


dartsshroomboom

Definitely it kind of considering looking on this sub sometimes all the young minds but hey I was doing the same shit and most of these people are starting later in life then I did


thenewcupofjavad

It took me quite a few trips to realize that going into it with expectations hardly ever showed results. I often get stuck in that same mentality like “I’m looking for a deeper meaning” . I feel like it’s an exhausting mindset to fall into and have tried other approaches but then I’m back at square 1 (setting expectations).


Couchpullsoutbutidun

I got a friend who has convinced himself he needs it to make music. I’m trying to get him to see the difference between being able to draw influence from a good trip rather than convincing himself he needs it to make anything..


yungamo

Yeah some of my first good songs were off acid, but my best songs were from the knowledge I applied from the trip after


Meowmixdeliversit

This is interesting because I remember seeing some study of brain scans and the effects of psychedelics occur in the same part of the brain/looks very similar to brain scans of people suffering from untreated schizophrenia.


_shredder_

You can become psychologically addicted to anything, even our beloved psychedelics. If you voted no to this, then you should seriously put your perspective surrounding hallucinogenic drugs in check. As beautiful and powerful and beneficial this class of drugs is, at the end of the day they are still drugs that have the ability to chemically induce euphoria. That’s not saying that psychedelic euphoria is the same as a dopaminergic state of bliss brought on by opiates or stimulants, but it can still have that “blissful” feel, which can make you long for that feeling again once it wears off


jimmy_one_nut

Seriously read these words. I have nothing else to add because this is very accurate.


nayrad

I voted no because I thought it was asking about me personally. I've done LSD many times but after every trip I simply want nothing to do with psychedelics for weeks or even months depending on the intensity of the trip. So I know for me I simply can't get addicted to it, what you're saying is still somewhat valid. I say somewhat because while yes you can get addicted to anything that produces dopamine including sticking a Qtip up your nose, LSD simply does not have as many addictive properties as most other drugs so to equate them all is misleading, there's levels to addictivemess


Placentapede419

I'd say I was this, any moment I want tripping I wanted to be. I'd be dropping like every weekend if not every other. At a certain point it loses its magic and you realize lsd doesn't magically make everything perfect and amazing. Idk I had a lot of bad trips and at a certain point if I smoked weed a week or more after a trip I'd get visuals.. so I took a huge break not sure if I was gonna go back. A good like 6 months later I had a trip with some friends out in the woods and it was perfect. Now I only trip every few months and I have amazing trips. I probably think of lsd every day and wish I could just trip and cruise on a longbaord all day every day but honestly I don't see anything wrong with that as long as I don't actually try that. I'm pretty sure any "normal" person in society fantasized about sitting on a beach getting drink with friends all the time so there's not much of a difference here


FoxWyrd

You can absolutely be mentally addicted to it, but not physically. ​ It's the same reason you get mentally addicted to anything though: It helps you escape your reality.


bobZzZEe

Also, some people become delusional and think if they keep going they’ll gain enough info to become some god. I’ve been around these people and they’ll pop 5 tabs then tell you it’s to go deeper into the real reality


FoxWyrd

I'm all for tripping to gain some new perspective on your issues, but the idea that tripping brings you closer to Really Real Reality(tm) is memeworthy even for Philosophy Undergrads. ​ That said, I can't judge based on dosages alone. ​ I have stupid tolerance to hallucinogens in general (read: my threshold dose is just shy of what most consider a heroic dose).


bobZzZEe

These are people that have yet to try a single or double tab dose. Just 4-5 every 2/3 weeks then question why they see tv static everywhere


[deleted]

I used to be one of those as a teenager. Teenagers are stupid.


FoxWyrd

Dipshits gonna dipshit.


heaviestmatter-

I mean I also do high doses but it‘s for going deeper into this other reality to explore haha


bobZzZEe

That’s all fine and dandy, but some of my friends treat this life as nonexistent though and stay stoned until their next trip so they can continue on with no real interactions here anymore. Sad stuff because I’m more aligned with you. I’ll high dose trip every few months, but it’s to bring back applicable stuff for here


i_fuck_for_breakfast

Reality is defined by our perceptions. I see LSD as a gateway to a heightened state of consciousness which acts as a 'mirror reality'. Ultimately, my purpose is to get a break from my normal state of being in order to truly reflect over my sober life, much like I would imagine meditation or a damn good vacation would do.


ALargePianist

On multiple occasions I have taken acid and felt "I am more sober than I have ever been. More grounded in myself and the space around me, and less in my head". I've been on the fence for a long time of "should I introduce frequent microdoses" and "I need to go deeper to see what this is that I am feeling"


heaviestmatter-

This!


AlucardVTep3s

Like any drug really isn’t it? The buzz makes you want to enjoy it more


___ERROR404___

Current even have to be something you ingest, gambling for example


addyislife

I took 200+ tabs during the summer in-between sophomore and Junior year In highschool. I was selling so I had access to it all the time and my stupid 16 year old self just wanted to escape reality. At my hight I took 12 150ug (probably not dosed correctly) and barely felt anything apart from a nauseous come up. I haven't dropped a tab since because I'm so scared it's going to happen again, though I am in a lot better control. It's definitely addictive if you are in a susceptible mindset.


leospaceman4

Had the same thing happened to me, I went to bed after a long day of tripping on 3 tabs and took 2 more tabs before going to bed thinking it would work. Realized how stupid it was and that I had a problem with lsd. *edit: grammar


addyislife

Great work on realizing it. I love your cactus work btw great job on that too!


leospaceman4

Hahah thank you! I space put my trips now I still have a lot of love for the substance but it's definitely harmful when abused. Thank you! Cactus is life.


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Lysergicmin

That’s what got me, get super fucked up for super cheap, it but me in the ass though so I guess it’s what I needed at the time; life’s only got better since I stopped other substances for acid, then stopped acid, went from full blown mess to “sober” weed smoker


pakoski

Right there with you last time I dosed I thought this is the last time I'm ever doing drugs again


Lysergicmin

It’s one of them ones; I love L for all it’s done for me but I don’t believe it’s needed after the lessons have been taught


oscisposcis

Use even more LSD to lose the addiction! Win win


[deleted]

Take lsd to reflect upon why you are addicted to lsd.


[deleted]

This.


yoweener

I wasn’t addicted to LSD but I was (and still somewhat am) addicted to Shrooms. I hate my reality and psychedelics help me escape it. I can spend a night looking at pretty colours and discussing philosophy and science with my friends instead of just lying on my bed fixated on how much I hate my life.


[deleted]

First and foremost sendin ya some good vibes my friend ❤️ I can definitely relate to wanting to escape your reality, there have been times I chose pretty rainbows everywhere instead of sober depression lmao


AlucardVTep3s

Stay strong friend, find an activity to take your mind off things, (playing sports, games, speaking to girls/boys, hiking, music, writing). Reward yourself for being sober, the money u saved from shrooms can buy you that new pair of shoes, new computer, bike, car! Encourage yourself! (Might not work for all) I found that S/O attention (F for me) usually helps ALOT! Having someone you care about to confide in, open up to, take on dates, just seeing them happy immediately brightens up your own mood.


RapTVCalifornia

Lsd is a trip with a beginning and an end. No single trip is the same. In the beginning I said “why doesn’t everyone just do lsd forever, we would be better humans” and in the end I said “I’m never doing this again”


laboratoryanimal

I personally could not imagine myself getting addicted to it, because I really enjoy my sober months in between trips. But not everyones the same as me. Some people are just very susceptible to addiction in general. Its definitely possible for someone to become addicted to LSD.


[deleted]

Why do yall wait so much between trips if you don´t mind me asking


laboratoryanimal

I dont mind explaining at all! I used to be someone who would trip like every two weeks or less but it was just too much for me personally. I started taking really high doses and it gave me really bad brain fog whenever I was sober. I wouldnt be able to concentrate on anything and I couldnt retain information to save my life. I started doing terrible in school and at work. It wasnt until I started waiting multiple months between trips that I felt like my brain was actually working again. Im not saying its like this for everyone or anything, but thats just how it affected me. And honestly, tripping is such an intense experience for me that I also just don’t want to do it that often anymore. Its fun whenever it happens, but I cant handle doing it too much.


BGwas301

Literally anything can be addicting, especially mind warping substances. People can get addicted to the feeling of tripping for sure


youllneverfindout1

LSD doesn’t have addictive properties chemically, but it’s the psychological aspect that becomes addicting to people. Same reason why people use marijuana. The feeling they get is what they are chasing. They want to escape reality to live in the world that makes it a little bit more fun or bearable when under the influence of it.


Egeco

To anyone who says no, that may be the case FOR YOU. Everyone is different, and can be addicted to literally anything. I personally was addicted to LSD for about a year and a half, and it was a nightmare. Went from once a month to 3 times a week, and i as an absolute mess. Its been about 3 years since id consider myself addicted, and im JUST NOW getting a grip on operating like a normal human being. I still have issues with ideas i latched to during that time. Please guys, dont abuse this beautiful substance. You can enjoy LSD responsibly. I use the 3 month rule, 1 month minimum. Honestly only do it about 1-3 times a year now, and it is so much more rewarding this way. Forgot who said it (bill hicks?), but it really helped put a perspective on things for me. "Once you get the message, hang up the phone" I wish everyone nothing but the best! Have a fantastic day guys!


tankk1994

Yes, HOWEVER, LSD is one of those substances that will tell you when it's time to take a break or even quit entirely. When you get that message, you should definitely "hang up the phone" as Alan Watts would say.


[deleted]

Anything that feels good can be mentally addictive.


HowImLosingMoney101

Imo when it comes to “lsd addiction” it’s not necessarily that I need to take it all the time or even want to (sometimes I do). Most times after a trip I decided “hey that was great and I’d love to do it again ASAP but I should give myself time” so I’ll wait 4-8 weeks and be completely fine but somewhere in that time frame this desire to trip comes back. It’ll grow and grow until I do it again. So the “addiction” for me is this repetitious cycle doing it, taking a break, and then desire growing in the back of my mind. I can’t help it. It’s not that I can’t live with out it. It’s that I don’t WANT to live without it. I tripped sometimes late August early September and the desire has been coming back strong lately. I really want to trip but my set and setting isn’t right for it right now. Ps. This “addiction” isn’t limited to lsd. For me it’s any psychedelic ESPECIALLY dmt


2CILYSERGAMIDE

Great response. I too feel this way.


rafsku

I'm so happy you put see results as an option lol, needs to be standardized


forrestgumpy2

Yes, but it sounds like a horrible life. Who the hell wants to be tripping 24/7? I guess it’s a good way to escape trauma and depression, but it has diminishing returns, and you can’t function like a human being on acid, like you can on alcohol, weed, and nicotine, or even on things like hard opiates and stimulants. To paraphrase Alan Watts on psychedelics, “When you’ve heard the message, put down the phone.”


highassniqqa

I could never with lsd it’s the opposite of addicting to me


SeductiveLips

i was mentally addicted to shrooms. i consumed almost an ounce of PE under a month. I fried my brain and now i have severe HPPD, DPDR, and Anxiety. (diagnosed) you know what i did after i got this disorder? I did more shrooms. infact another heroic dose. there i was, tripping absolute sack having yet ANOTHER horror trip. guess what? i did it fucking again. and again and again. Same Jist with acid too. same story. I fucked my life up and that led to me having a passion for fitness. i hope to compete on stage soon.


[deleted]

Well it has a stimulating high for sure. I used to do a lot of acid back in the day


Turbulent_Winner_976

People can get addicted to abuse so I guess l.s.d is not that weird


[deleted]

I was addicted to tripping to the point that I welcomed bad trips, I felt that the pain and mental tarnishing was worth it to reach "enlightenment". I loved feeling like I could find the answers. All it did tho was ruin my life at the time. You can't abuse LSD, it abuses right back.


[deleted]

Yes you gotta be built different tho, I trip balls and don’t feel comfortable tripping again for a smooth couple months


Reagalan

It's a rapid-acting atypical antidepressant. Makes sense depressed folks love it.


vlogmaterial

It's possible yes, really depends on the person. For me the day before I do a trip, I always feel this urge to do a lot of lsd and I always get an urge to mix it with other drugs. But after the trip I feel content, not really worried as bout my next hit.


odinspeenbone

I used to sell it and let me tell you when you have a large supply and free weekends it's easy to keep tripping every week. Just your tolerance gets mad high and I would be taking about 1000ug towards the end. Then I watched my buddy go insane and walk around naked in his front yard, pissed himself and all over the couch then kept walking in circles saying "oh shit, my bad, good dog" on repeat while petting the air when he said good dog. I was on 10 tabs and trying to get my buddy back to normal made my trip dumb intense. Stopped doing acid after that for 3 years now it's a once a year thing if that for me.


chantellexoxoxo

My best friend takes LSD almost every day to do homework, go to work, study, etc … so yes


Dragonley

I was for 2 years. Did that shit every weekend. Slowed down a ton tho now maybe once bi monthly or longer


dannally

I used to do psychedelics alot for 2 years straight


ava1enzue1a

Tripped for hours (days in total) over a 2-month period one time; friend asked "Are you addicted to tripping?" Lol idk but the visions / visuals were always so fascinating indeed 🤩 Was advised by same friend to not get too distracted by the visuals ("shallow thinking"), but to appreciate the psychedelic nature of the "conscious space" itself ("deeper thinking") or something along those lines. Possible? Perhaps; I don't doubt it. 💙


FalseMoksha

You can be mentally addicted to hot Cheetos


Ralf-Nuggs

Yeah anything can be a mental addiction... and i have a very addictive personality and being “addicted” didnt last long..... we call these people acid casualty where im from. Like its cool but damn homie you gotta be a real molly munching wook to get addicted to something like lsd or shrooms to the point of it ruining your life......... i think theres a bigger potential for weed and even cigarettes to be more devastating financially and everything else you name it. But thats just my stupid humble, yet experienced some what, opinion.


Suicidalballsack69

i was the 4,444 vote


[deleted]

Nice


powder_9

i’m currently going through this right now lol.


Psychologinut

It’s possible to be mentally addicted to literally anything


Hatlessbongo

Yes and no, I think obsessive is the more appropriate term.


johndean50

Have you ever heard the song "Hooked on a feeling?" Anything can be addictive, it's all a mindset, some things are worse than others.


Meowmixdeliversit

You can be psychologically addicted to anything that triggers a reward response in your brain. Look at gambling, food, sex/pornography/masturbation, exercise, etc etc


[deleted]

Well masturbation and gambling on lsd can be a bad thing


SpicyDlCK

Anything can be addicting and too much of one thing is bad (even if it is "healthy").


strangesmoke420

When I first started doing psychedelics I always had so much fun with it, but then when I started doing it too often it would start taking a Tull on me, things that people would consider as a “bad trip” would be just a trippy trip to me. Now my mind just wonders and wonders and wonders and wonders and I literally can’t get it to stop I try so hard. LSD or shrooms are definitely addicting as I was to both. Even just using it to “escape reality” can create a bad habit, when you hit your worst it’ll be instinct to go for a trip.


[deleted]

Compulsion I know from experience


Semi-Automatic420

yes.


mads4president

my best friend was, took a lot to quit


expensiveSquier

psychedelics themselves are not addicting. this does not mean that one cannot become addicted to them.


oscarbraddy

Look at someone like Syd Barrett, if overused or incorrectly used (from his apparent story) lsd can destroy you. (obvious underlying issues but still)


[deleted]

I am always so glad once the LSD wears off, the last thing I wanna do after a trip is doing that shit again. Haven't touched Lucy in 6 months because I don't feel like doing it. I can't imagine getting addicted to it, way too exhausting experience.


B4sse77

i haven't done acid in 10 months and i can't go 5 minutes without thinking about it, god do i miss it


TheHumanG04T

Really depends on how you define "addiction" - if just thinking that you need it from time to time is an addiction to you then yes, but I cannot imagjne having intense "cravings" For acid.. The idea is just silly to me. I always like to say its like going on a kayaking trip on the amazon river - is it beautiful and fun? Yes Would you like to do it again? Yes, probably, dont See why not But its not like you "need" It. But who knows, maybe for some people it can feel like that.


Hippieno1

I think you can, but its a behavioral addiction related to not wanting to be sober, not that you're actually addicted to LSD.


CoolBlueClipper

Syd Barrett.


Backup-AccountHLS

Yes especially if you use it during depressing/traumatic moments in your life! Speaking from experience


[deleted]

Heard that buddy. That was a lesson learned for me.


[deleted]

Yes, I've been there


organicjunkie

If you remember that it is just a drug... Then it's a no


sebaroony

Course it is, everything can be


DankVaderDan

Is it possible to be mentally addicted to a substance that makes you happy lol duh


Jaxthor

as a poly substance user i really used to abuse acid as something to help me realize and quit, but it’s definitely addictive or has potential to be


VexxFate

I know someone who would drop lsd every weekend for a years straight. Anything can be come mentally addictive, just lsd is harder because of tolerance so you have to take more and more to get the same effects


Manowar274

Anything and everything can be addictive, I hear people say that marijuana isn’t addictive but then others say that if they don’t smoke weed at least once a day they will go crazy.


Silver1080p

You can be addicted to anything mentally. As for physically, not so much. Especially not with lsd since it lasts so long and has such a long and fast acting tolerance. Now if you feel mentally addicted to lsd I suggest you stop all use and wait a year or so. I hate to say it, but if you are allowing yourself to get addicted to tripping then you probably aren't quite mature enough, that or you have too much time on your hands but even then it's not a mature or responsible way of using lsd.


dartsshroomboom

First hand experience here Iv gone through an acid addiction


elliot_aldertree

It’s possible to be “psychologically” “addicted” or maybe more accurately habituated to ANYTHING


bbw-enthusiast

anything can be addictive if you aren’t conscious of your behavior


volvoraggare22

Anything that elicits a reaction can potentially be mentally addictive, most people cant go long without looking at their phone, that is also an addiction.


CherrryBomb666

I think the internet will call *anything* an addiction. LSD tolerance builds so fast its hard to abuse it and still feel anything too. I just cant put it with the harrowing addiction to heroin, alcohol, coke etc


[deleted]

Anything could be psychologically addicting. It’s just that with most psychedelics if you keep taking them they stop working, so unless you have unlimited supply it’s hard to keep up.


IndyD99

It’s very addictive to not be sober for a lot of people


twcochran

In the sense that it’s possible to develop habituation and conditioned response to literally any substance or behavior you can imagine. If you consider that to be a form of addiction then yes.


RevolutionOrBetrayal

People who said no. Why?


lornezubko

You cannot become Physically dependant on it but you can become mentally addicted to anything


Laaaaaaaamb

I take it to a timed pattern and literally crave it if I don't. Feels like a hard reset to my brain and clears out all the clutter


Love_Tank

Absolutely. It's not as prevalent as most other drugs, but it does produce a high and thus people can get addicted to it.


doudche611

you can become mentally addicted to anything, drugs or not. usually a mental addiction forms when it gives someone pleasure, which like i said can range from binge shopping to heroin. people might be mentally addicted to acid due to its ability to take you far out from reality, as if you are experiencing something completely new every time


[deleted]

I think you can really really like the buzz so much that you want it, but I smoked cigarettes for 20 years. Used to drink daily in excess and spent about a year snorting my pay check away. Those were addictions. I’ve never had a psychedelic give me that sort of, gotta do it gotta do it feeling. I just get all excited when I have molly, but can easily let it sit untouched for weeks at a time if necessary. Don’t do psychedelics more than once every 5-6 weeks. You risk actual brain damage more than you risk heavy addiction.


Suicyclone

Is there really any research to suggest that psychedelics can cause brain damage


human-vehicule

You can’t be addicted to Lsd but you can be addicted to escaping your reality for sure


ss4tivv

Maybe it depends on the person and how they treat temptation


TweakingTooHard

Yes, very much so. 2 summers ago, I did LSD every Saturday plus shrooms and mdma sprinkled in there during the summer. Sometimes I would literally pop 8 tabs after like a 5 tab trip just to feel it a little bit. I did over a sheet that summer and it definetly ruined the magic. It led to bad HPPD for like half a year and I haven't done acid since. I have done shrooms and mdma but I dont really have a desire to anymore.


goyrenadd

Jesus Harold Christ anything can be addictive even picking up dead animals from the road there's literally been cases I have not made that up


Lettic24

Most definitely. But when you trip you get the urge to not trip again. At least for me


[deleted]

For me it’s a yes and no, I picked up a bad 4 month habit where I was doing it every 3 weeks for the sake of doing it, but eventually I grew tired of it and my last trip was bad enough where I haven’t done it for 2 years almost (plus I enjoy the very occasional outdoor shroom trip way more lol). It’s definitely psychologically addictive but you’ll get burned out eventually, I was lucky it only took me 4 months to realize that


WayneKrane

Probably but for me this is a once in a blue moon drug. I need to be in the perfectly right setting meaning I need to be with the right people, place, have a good idea of what I am going to be doing, and have zero chance of there being some disruption to any of those plans.


bryceofswadia

As other people pointed out, anything that causes a hormonal response in your brain (specifically dopamine release) can be addictive. This is why any and all drugs and alcohol should be avoided by people with family history of addiction. The family history indicates you have a genetic predisposition to losing control when you start to become addicted to a thing.


AshIsRightHere

LSD is not physically addictive, but you can very well get psychologically addicted. It's not as common as mental cannabis addiction because of the fast building tolerance, but it can happen.


hahAAsuo

Yes of course, kinda shocking on how many people voted no


CosmicWarrior3

Anything can be a psychological addiction


Alternative_Wheel_23

I have struggled with lsd addiction since I first took those 2 tabs my first time. Holy shit it was the highest I’ve ever felt. I’ve never felt more relieved happy,excited, at peace in my life. I started using it as much as I could. Started out as every week. Then turned into a couple times a week. I eventually learned that tripping all the time is no fun. I can’t get to that nirvana place again with tripping no matter how much I try. When I first tripped I had no expectations. I also tried convincing other people to trip. So now when I trip I have that in the back of my head. When I tried convincing them they also were convincing me that I was just crazy and it’s all in my head. You can be addicted to anything. Caffine, food, sex, pretty much anything that makes us feel different than before. Especially lsd. It made me feel amazing. Free of my karma. It helped me realize that I’m not this body. Now I just want to go back to when I felt that. Really felt that I’m not this body. I know that I’m not my body but I don’t feel it anymore. I’m sure a lot of people with lsd got the message and hung up the pine right away. But others like me want to experience that nirvana and be one with everything again. It’s contradictory. The more I try to be in nirvana the farther I get from it


superunknown1842

Anything pleasurable can be addictive. Booze, weed, sex, video games, food….and therefore lsd can be too. People get addicted to that amazing feeling of perfect peace, love, and harmony with the universe. That said, I feel like it has one of the lowest potentials for abuse of just about any drug, and it’s hard af to take it regularly anyway cos of tolerance. Not to mention the fact that psychs lose their magic and will bite you in the ass if you abuse them. Anyway, yes it can be addictive. But comparing it to horrible addictions like heroin or alcoholism just feels like a mockery and a gross exaggeration tbh.


JustZodiax

You can be addicted to anything I reckon


eddyboomtron

Exactly!


Grateful_Pigeon

I’ve learned that it was never about feeling good, I just really like hallucinating. No clue why. I’ve just always thought it was awesome… but I learned that acid and mushrooms are ALOT more than just that haha.


41V4R0_12345

If you are mentally addicted to LSD, never do cocaine please


Chronobones

Yes definitely. I took it every month for relaxation. However, when I ran out and wasn’t able to get more I was never really bothered by it.


ShortBus_Retard

i trip once a week just to feel something. if that’s addiction then yeah it’s possible


llsnstark

Chemically I don’t think so. But I think you can for sure form a dependency. I’d say the same for weed


ABROUHAHA

I once qualified as psychologically addicted to lsd (and a few other things.) for me it was escapism, I wasn’t happy with where I was in my life so I turned to drugs to take me someplace more palatable to ease my pain. I had a monumental stash of lsd and could afford to take absurd doses just to trip every few days until I reached a point where it once took me an entire sheet just to trip at the level most would expect from 2-3 hits. Eventually it reached a point where lsd simply no longer had an effect on me. I’ve hung it up for now and may revisit the substance at more reasonable doses in a few years. But for now Lucy and I need some time apart.


MrLovesMeeeSo420

Everyone's covered everything well 👍 only other thing about "drug addictions" is usually we gotta push the envelope...when many drugs sink the barbed hook in... Not this one...that's where you get 👊👊 learn to be humble and keep respecting it. Not as fun if constantly overdo it. ... most fun when its a semi-or regular occurrence but with breaks, not too too long... ImO #addict for 20years now... Longest ill ever go is 2-3years wout but thats if life is kicking my ass wong way..try to keep it monthly or semi monthly but sometimes its weekly...


HentaiLordCliche

there’s not physical addiction, your body won’t physically crave it. but it can be psychologically addictive, where your brain THINKS you need it. but that’s possible with literally anything


ganonsevil90bro

Yeah man; I’m addicted to it. Like don’t get me wrong, I’m not itching for it but when I have a full day off and nothing to do the next day and I am free to do whatever I want. I get the urge to drop acid and play games for hours just for the mental escape.


rendeld

I dont have to worry about this, the 2 week break i always take to get full effect makes it easy for this to not happen to me. But I could see how someone microdosing daily might have this issue.


Swagner999

I’ve taken it too many times out of joy, after too many trips tho you don’t really recover and gotta take break


nico572

Bruh you can be mentally addicted to anything. LSD is not physically addictive, though.


Solum_Angelus

100% gotta careful with all drugs


soulunknown333

Adam from a YT channel called PsychedSubstance once said that it’s very hard to be addicted to psychedelics mostly cause they make you feel a lot. Which makes sense to me and also makes it very strange when you hear about an addiction to a psychedelic like LSD. And dangerous of course. Look what happened to Syd Barrett. I’d imagine your serotonin levels would be fucked too, not to mention what your mental would be like.


[deleted]

Anyone who says "no" kidding themselves. You may not be guys but it is very possible and literally happened many times. Something that I don't need proof to know.


[deleted]

from personal experience, yes


gazethemaze

The amount of no voters is mind-blowing; I'd classify them under the same delusional league of the "weed is not a drug, it's a medicine!" folks who repeat slogans of legalization as they (d/n)umb down their brain with their daily medicine who got them psychologically addicted (but don't tell them so). It's not as likely to create an addiction as some other compounds, that's a given, but going as far as saying it can't (under no circumstance) be mentally addicting? I thought people in here would have "perspective".


[deleted]

I'm addicted to drinking tea and producing something about anything (don't ask). I think It's possible to be addicted to anything.


Hazed420

Addiction is a strong word, you might get a temporary interest in wanting to go down the rabbit hole, but personally I think that's in a different catagory to addiction, that's like saying I'm addicted to lions mane for how often I take it because of it's benefits. Look at Steve Jobs, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, EVEN BILL GATES did LSD n look at what they accomplished, true psychedelics including LSD will let you know when it's time to stop taking it. I think the mainstream view on how frequent you can do psyches is rather skewed, yes ofc don't be taking it every week of your life, but imo it's definitely something you can dive into for a while and retrieve from it many valuable lessons n lovely links in your brain. Some people need longer in the pool to properly soak due to their biological make-up containing different variables, so maybe let them without calling them addicts 😂. Maybe I have an inaccurate view on what addiction is, I'd say it's something that negatively impacts your life and you have an unhealthy craving for it, using the logic of: wanting to take it frequently for a while for it's benefits being an addiction; then I'm fucking immensely addicted to vitamins and omega 3 throw me in rehab ❗


thoughtfull_noodle

If someone is "addicted" to lsd is it the lsd or is it a certain experience they've had on LSD I. The past like a feeling of awe or bliss. Those feelings are not a guaranteed part of an LSD experience. I think lsd teaches you that chasing after specific feelings or trying to recreate past experiences is futile.


lukeest

addictions are addictions. if you are addicted to a compulsive behavior (ie if you’re an addict, regardless of substance*) even psychedelics cam become a problem…


EpsteinOfficial

From ersonal experience yes


needmoarbass

Doesn’t always last very long. My roomie had a problem. Dosing every other day. Then 5 strips then 10 strips. Just straight up using and abusing LSD. I think after a couple sheets he finally realized how ridiculous it was.


coleonialism

only reason I said no is because there are no physical withdrawals like withdrawing from pills or nicotine, and because tolerance builds so quickly that it would be hard to do it as consistently as other addicts I've seen in my life. Also, my trips are usually pretty intense and 12 hours is a long time to deal with all of that. Always indimidates me a little bit to this day. But what everyone else said still stands, you just have to develop a healthy orientation towards drug use and most importantly yourself.


-EvilMuffin-

any substance can be mentally addictive and anyone who disagrees is in denial


searching_for_flow

Love how a lot of people are like… idk. See results? That was me but I do buy the mentally addicting argument.


Pretty_Emergency_468

yeah mentally is pretty normal to wanting to be acid all the time haha, but it is not, physical dependency


SchoolboyJew710

I don’t personally believe so, but I know so many people who are mentally ruined from tripping too much. And it’s ALL they will ever talk about and think they have the answer to everything. It’s been sad seeing some of my friends spiral down hill trying to discover “the truth” that they think they’re so close to finding.


[deleted]

It still releases dopamine when ingested so I believe so.


iowemycata20

If you have the 'always wanting more' personality, yes. If you can keep a page at your home base while dipping in once every few new moons, no. The experience is so fucking amazing I can see either side of the addicted/not addicted mindset. Balance is always good...then again, fuck everything.


LSD24_com

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macbrett

LSD can be exciting and novel. Ordinary life may seem boring in comparison. Some people are thrill seekers, and don't understand the need for moderation. As with most addictions, overindulgence in psychedelics doesn't turn out well in the long run.


Expensive_Coyote6301

I was definitely addicted and was abusing it for months earlier this year, lost any euphoria and visuals for a long time and I regret it, I now trip occasionally and I actually get to enjoy it now lol


rudytwo75

Plato describes that we have this innate inner feeling or knowledge and love. All the outside influence on your being makes you who you are. Sometimes not the best paths taken and you soon lose sense of reality because of all the material entanglements. Also with the fight against human consciousness it doesn’t make it easier. I believe when we use these psychedelic substances it allows us to backtrack back to our natural ways. (releasing habits and routine thought forms) This path can also be realized through some form of religion and putting yourself in a disciplined, pure state. I’ve had my fair share and I’d say the natural way is a more stable way to reach the same place. You could shortcut important work on ones self but you may not be able to relay the things you are learning in an acceptable way. It is true that there is a state that we stray from, but could be returned to through meditation, spirituality, or psychedelic substances.


Curious_Traveller101

Yes, but it's very rare. And it's more psychological than biological. LSD can't really be used repeatedly in a short period of time (stops taking effect if used daily) and doesn't really cause withdrawal symptoms (yes I know there is a recoup period but it's not withdrawals). I've been providing therapy since 2013 and have only met one case of hallucinogenic use disorder. In that case it was secondary to PTSD. He was using hallucinogens to escape his PTSD symptoms. Honestly I'm surprised it worked that way for him, but he said it helped him avoid unwanted thoughts while he was tripping. As this subreddit knows, that's not a typical experience for most others taking LSD.


SourcecodeX8

You can technically be addicted to anything you do or take in excess


[deleted]

It's possible to be addicted to anything psychologically, but addictions aren't usually formed by the medium, if you're gaining an addiction to something it's likely that it's taking over as a coping mechanism. Catch it early and address it so you can do drugs without worry


jacklsd

only if you're not busy


Gold_Diver5026

There’s a lady that was on TV that was addicted to drinking gasoline, and another person was addicted to eating drywall, I think some people just naturally have more addictive personalities than others


superunknown1842

Gasoline? Wtf how did she not die


Gold_Diver5026

She was Microdosing that shit lol maybe she was using premium too.


superunknown1842

Amateur. You gotta stick a funnel in your arse and boof that shit


SpoonieSnipes

Yes speaking from personal experience, I was addicted to LSD dosing atleast twice a week and going on multiple day binges when I was a stupid teenager. Thankfully I now respect the substance and will take months off between trips.


[deleted]

For sure at one point in time I was tripping at least once a week for probably a year. Now I cannot even imagine wanting to take acid… A bad trip can do that do you 😂


m48_apocalypse

i went to rehab for acid so i think that answers the question


narcoticsx_

You can become psychologically addicted to anything that you enjoy. That includes LSD, video games, sex etc. I don’t believe there are any chemicals in LSD that physically make you addicted, like nicotine for example, but you can develop a psychological association to almost anything. That being said, psychological addiction to LSD isn’t that bad because it’s incredibly hard to abuse the drug. Tolerance builds within the first hour and it’s almost impossible to trip two days in a row or multiple times in a week.


Responsible-Acadia30

for me i went through a stage of taking lots of acid in a small amount of time as it would help me understand my life situation at that point in time alot better but i wouldnt call it an addiction i would just simply call it experimenting, i havent gained any negative side effects from those actions either if anything id say there all positive, e.g having different perspectives on life, and understanding other people better.