So the other night i did Mushroom with my best friend, and 3 other guys for my best friends birthday. Two of the guys i dont really know and the other guy comes over to my house with my best friend and usually blazes it with us almost every night. Im not really the type of person that does drugs, this is the only "hardcore" drug that ive done and the only one that i ever planned on doing. Anyway it started in my weight room / smoke room at about 11pm, we all took about half an 8th of shrooms and then started walking to the beach. I myself was pretty excited to do it and was waiting for it to hit me the whole time. We walked from my house to a beach that took about 30-45 minutes to get to. I started to trip on the train tracks while walking to the beach as did everyone else. We got to the beach and walked down a path and then all stopped in our tracks because below the path was something we couldnt figure out.It in reality was a parking lot but we all had different perceptions of what it was, alot of us thought it was sand or water, and then we came to the conclusion it was the top of costco before realizing what it actually was.By the time we had gotten to the beach we all forgot we had taken mushrooms and then after walking for a few we realized we had taken them. For the most part i mingled the whole time with everyone, and i think between the 5 of us we had the same conversation atleast 30 times. It felt like the same trip over and over, we would talk about something then be remind each other that we took shrooms then reassure each other and so on, and then we would forget and do the same thing again 30 seconds later and we did that for alot of the night.Some had intense visuals and some didnt, for me it felt like everything was swirling into each other the sky, beach, sand and everything and it also felt like everything was closing in on me then expanding out over and over. Also i would run up to my best buddy and talk to him and look behind me and everyone appeared to be about 5 feet back, then i would look again and it looked like they where 50 feet back then i would talk about them and they would laugh and say dude we are right behind you and i would look and there they where.For me it was a very intense experience with a totally different outlook on life. It showed me how fragile and short life is and it was a really enlightening almost spiritual experience.We had some goofy moments but for the most part we all just talked and walked, my best friend actually kind of lost it and told us we were walking to safeway (on the beach) to get an energy drink. So after walking for a few hours we realized we were in a whole different city then where i live and we all sat down in a circle and just talked. None of us could agree on anything, one person wanted to go to safeway, two wanted to go back, and the rest where just stuck in between, we sat there trying to decide on something for awhile and then finally decided to go back as it was now like 2am. Most of the night consisted of alot of laughter and talking, but most of us had bad comedowns. My best friend decided to call my bro-in-law to tell him about the trip and i guess he had just gotten into a car accident, and i somehow convinced myself i caused it and i got really depressed. This was during the comedown when i realized i had been tripping for 3 or 4 hours and i was starting to come back to reality and i really didnt like it.But overall i feel like it was a great experience. It was a great new insight to life and it made me realize im more solid of a person than i give myself credit for, and that i really just need some confidence and to believe in myself. It answered alot of questions for me which was amazing. Ive had a hard time lately with confidence, especially in my fighting. Ive gotten nervous my past few tournaments and i keep telling myself i wont win and i will never make it and what not and ive ended up pulling 2nd place and 3rd place in my last couple of tournaments due to that.It also made me realize i need to get my life together and get some more direction and that if i get that confidence back i can make it. Anyway there is so much more to the trip but this post is already long enough. Its just an experience that i really enjoyed and wanted to share with you all. I hope i can take what ive learned and incorporate it into my life so i can move forward.Ive been invited to compete in the U.S. Nationals again this year and thats in a month so im setting up a real hard training camp to get me prepared, im very thankful i had a good trip and that i was able to see what i saw and learn what i learned. For anyone thats curious just make sure you are mentally strong and comfortable enough with yourself and know how to keep yourself under control.Thanks for listening all!
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First Mushroom Trip
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Thanks for the report!
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A fighter who smokes ganj. I love it, haha. I too am glad you had a good trip.
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Hehe i do a ton of cardio to keep me in shape, plus vaporizer for the win Its really actually a great reflective tool.
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Some other MMA fighters apparently use other substances.
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Thanks for the report. I thought about be doing it but it wouldn't be a good idea for me to do it right now.. I might burn out..
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This is very true, some fighter drink their own Urine on a daily basis, i can assure you i dont do that myself. But i do use marijuana as a reflective tool after a hard day of work and training, and then i generally cut it out in the leading weeks/month before a fight.