Tales of Draqoyin - My first time - Part 1

Approximately a year ago, I used 1 gram of McKennaii for the first time. At home on the couch, we had decided to watch a movie; Saw.

My friend had already told me a bit about it and I was curious but cautious. A psychedelic, exciting. I knew it wouldn't overwhelm me; she had already had 0,7 grams before and hadn't noticed much; more intense colours, sounds would come in better and you would see light waves in wood grains. With this, I was persuaded to trip on 1 gram.

The drink is really not tasty. I wouldn't say it's disgusting but it does make the threshold to microdose every day a bit more difficult.

As mentioned, we took the drink and watched the Saw movie. I'm not a fan of horror; I avoid it in all areas. Not because I can't handle the gore but I find the jump scares terrible. It puts you in a constantly tense mode, and I have enough experience with that.

During the movie, I didn't really notice any effects. I found the movie itself boring, and after about 6 hours, the trip was really over. I can't really tell you the details of my experiences anymore. Except that throughout the entire trip, I saw the wood grains moving and had an unpleasant feeling in my neck/shoulders. You could compare it to someone constantly pulling on those tiny hairs. Later, reflecting on this, for me, it's the feeling of constant tension.

Over the past few months, I've been increasingly trying to connect with my feelings and realise more and more that when I feel that, I'm tense. I then have to do something I absolutely don't want to do. So, physically, I had that feeling. But throughout the entire trip, I never had the thought that I had to do something I didn't want to do. To this day, I haven't been able to draw a conclusion as to why I experienced that physical feeling.

For anyone curious about tripping on psychedelics, I always recommend starting slowly. A good start is half the battle and I swear that this step and the amounts I have built up since then give me a good insight into what can come. Of course, you could go all out in one go, but that could also give you the wrong trip. It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad trip, but the experience can overwhelm you, making the experience itself bad. It's precisely with the build-up I've done over the past year that I can confidently say that this (for me) has been the right build-up.