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I feel like it happens once a week to me where I realize what the fuck I'm in this body and consciousness and it's weird.

most of the time

whenever on dxm

Rarely. Once in a blue moon I will feel like I'm being separated from my body. And that reinsures me that this is a simulation.

I have a few very brief moments a few times a week when I try to break free but end up back in here.

Music_Rock_Cat posted...

whenever on dxm

i was gonna say it happens during the peak of mushroom trips for me, or almost every time i smoke DMT

Mushrooms are good too

LSD not so much, I did low doses and it was boring mixed with colorful blobs and shitty mood swings

All the time, and I'm unsure if it's because of my mental illness or active imagination. Scarily, it sometimes comes up when I drive for prolonged periods of time. I may have real brain issues later in life.

Apparently never.

Xenogears15 posted...

Scarily, it sometimes comes up when I drive for prolonged periods of time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis

if you really wanna disassociate, put on some headphones, lay your head down, close your eyes and strap in.

https://relisten.net/billy-strings/2022/03/12/highway-hypnosis?source=447480

edit: got dayum that HH is so good.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis

if you really wanna disassociate, put on some headphones, lay your head down, close your eyes and strap in.

https://relisten.net/billy-strings/2022/03/12/highway-hypnosis?source=447480

Holy shit there's a term for it. Yes, this is it!

It happens when I'm playing video game for long stretches, or looking at my phone or computer screen for a long time. I do have a condition with my eyes, and it takes me a little while to readjust back to the real world, and not feel dizzy or checked out mentally. Though it's not that big of a deal.

Not often enough. As a kid and sometimes as a teen, I would often remember things in third person, but it seems to have gone away with the end of puberty.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

i was gonna say it happens during the peak of mushroom trips for me, or almost every time i smoke DMT

How many times have you done DMT? Has is it? Does it really only last like 15 minutes?

oh i felt this way while driving a few months ago.

C_Pain posted...

How many times have you done DMT? Has is it? Does it really only last like 15 minutes?

maybe 20 trips over 10 sessions? when i first found it, i'd have a session every month or so. but lately i haven't really felt the urge to and haven't blasted off in about a year.

it's pretty wild and really hard to describe to someone not familiar with psychedelics. its sort of like living inside Alex Grey artwork. i normally dont see much of anything when i close my eyes (aphantasia), but when I hit the deems i get very intense closed eye visuals.

yeah, it only lasts 10-15m. i peak for about 10m and then come down for another 5 or so. the short duration is why i like it, i would NOT want to trip that hard for hours on end. i keep a timer running on the table in front of me with a note saying "it will be over in 10 minutes" in case i need a reality check to ground me.

happy to discuss more or answer other questions.

C_Pain posted...

I feel like it happens once a week to me where I realize what the fuck I'm in this body and consciousness and it's weird.

Is that really what disassociate means?

Because that's how I feel 24/7 - I mean not actively, but that's just how life is, It's rare that I feel otherwise.

Can you be more specific about when you mean by disassociate? I'm not attacking or questioning your experience, I'm kinda fascinated by this.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

maybe 20 trips over 10 sessions? when i first found it, i'd have a session every month or so. but lately i haven't really felt the urge to and haven't blasted off in about a year.

it's pretty wild and really hard to describe to someone not familiar with psychedelics. its sort of like living inside Alex Grey artwork. i normally dont see much of anything when i close my eyes (aphantasia), but when I hit the deems i get very intense closed eye visuals.

yeah, it only lasts 10-15m. i peak for about 10m and then come down for another 5 or so. the short duration is why i like it, i would NOT want to trip that hard for hours on end. i keep a timer running on the table in front of me with a note saying "it will be over in 10 minutes" in case i need a reality check to ground me.

happy to discuss more or answer other questions.

I did mushrooms once but it didn't hit me that strong. I find psychedelics fascinating, particularly DMT. The fact that it's so short compared to stuff like LSD makes it appealing. When you're in the trip, does it feel like it's actually hours long?

Torgo posted...

Is that really what disassociate means?

Because that's how I feel 24/7 - I mean not actively, but that's just how life is, It's rare that I feel otherwise.

Can you be more specific about when you mean by disassociate? I'm not attacking or questioning your experience, I'm kinda fascinated by this.

Psychologically disassociation can cover a wide range of phenomenon, but primarily involves a detachment from reality, be it a mild emotional detachment from your immediate surroundings or more severe things like depersonalization or derealization where it perceive the world or even your own body as a facade.

I was dissociated/derealized for like 6 months straight in college. Absolutely thought I was losing my mind.

Since I figured that whole thing out I'd say I get it maybe 3-4 times per year. I just ride them out now, they don't last more than a few minutes.