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How LSD Works

Stuff You Should Know

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The Effects of Acid on the Brain

You typically want to trip with other people yeah who have experienced tripping in a very calm place and you mentioned set and setting earlier i think that was timothy leery that came up with that. There's a pretty well established school of thought that says that if you are predisposed to a brain based mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, taking LSD can hasten its onset. You might run the gamut from happiness and euphoria uh you love everything you love everyone everything's magical that's the key word right there what's that magical? The magic is still the crux of it sure regardless of whether you're having a euphoric or kind of bad mood  it still

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