Humans 101

13 Tips for Surviving a Bad Psychedelics Trip

Prepare yourself ahead of time to improve your ‘set and setting’

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Human Parts

9 min readJun 30, 2020

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When I was in the middle of a bad trip on psychedelics, I felt like I was going crazy. I was worried I was going to die or cause myself permanent brain damage.

Jordin James

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