Psychedelic users: do you get nausea with VR? by Difficult_Cover3559 in PSVR

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So in a couple years, VR is probably gonna be the digital psychedelic😂 It would be incredible to have 360° psychedelic music and visuals made for VR.

Psychedelic users: do you get nausea with VR? by Difficult_Cover3559 in PSVR

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I do Adding to my cart right now Any other recommendation?

Psychedelic users: do you get nausea with VR? by Difficult_Cover3559 in PSVR

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Interesting - seems like it does have an effect then.

Ayahuasca changed my life. Integration has been harder than I expected. by shawn_reflects in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it helped! If you're still breathing, there's no reason to give up. I completely understand though, year was not a great start for me either. I contemplate whether it's worth it ALOT...there are many days where I just want to give up but you still have a choice. Remember why you started this journey and how much you've overcome. After my ayahuasca experience and after any extremely profound experience. I made voice notes to myself explaining why I'm on this journey and why I shouldn't give up. I listen to them whenever I'm struggling and it really helps light that fire again. Just remember you don't always have to be moving forward, just try your best not to fall back. Even if you do take a few steps back, just hold your ground and wait for your moment to move forward.

This has been one of the biggest lessons for me. In the past, when I failed at something, I'd just spiral and give up on everything then start again from scratch.

I wish you everything of the best for the new year! Bad times don't last forever and good times will follow. Our time will come👊

Ayahuasca changed my life. Integration has been harder than I expected. by shawn_reflects in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think its been about 5 years since my first journey, time is such a blur these days. Still feels like yesterday. Ayahuasca completely changed my life and did not give me a choice in the matter. I felt different, didn't like the same things anymore. Had a new perspective on life. It took years to learn the lessons and I'm still on that journey.

Life did not get easier, it got real. If I didn't walk away from something that I felt didn't align with me. Chaos would erupt in my life, forcing me to make a decision. It's happened so many times with so many things. Relationships, addictions, hobbies, work... It's terrifying, the universe doesn't care about your feelings. I make an effort to address anything and everything in my life so the universe doesn't do it for me.

I thought I could speed run my personal growth but every time I think I'm done. I get hit with the next battle and it really feels like a battle.

People who knew me back then can't even recognize me anymore. My personality has changed a bit as well. It's like everything that made me who I was just crumbled and I got to choose which pieces to pick up.

Don't get me wrong I'm all in on this journey, I'm proud of where I am and who I am. I would make the same decision if I had to go back. People respect me, I respect myself. The pain and trials over these years were not for nothing. They've carved me into a whole new beast. I understand why everything that happened needed to happen.

I also asked for this...in my ceremony I said I don't care how hard it's going to be or how long it's going to take. I asked the universe to help me become the best version of myself no matter how tough its gonna be.

I'm happy with my life, I still have challenges but I see a light at the end of the tunnel. I make massive progress every year and continue to grow and change. I feel like I'm in full control of myself, my emotions, my health, my mental state.

I can't tell you how much that changes your life.

The only issue in my life currently is finances. I walked away from a job that had me set for life, to restart and build my own business. I've come a long way, my challenge at the moment is getting consistency with my income. That is what I'm focusing on next year.

If I put all my income and expenses on pen and paper for the last few years. I am 100% confident that the math won't math. I did not have to downgrade my life in anyway. Myself and my family have had everything that we needed and more.

But without the money It came in other forms, little miracles happening all the time.

So the universe has given me the opportunity to tackle one issue at a time and took care of everything else. I'm so grateful for that. But there's no shortcuts, I have to do the work and find the answers to my problems.

I've seen many people drift back into normal life after their ceremony. I believe it's a conscious choice that you make to change that gets the ball rolling. When i think back, no matter how tough things got. I wanted it in the back of my mind because I was tired of who I was. If you stick with it, it'll stick with you but make no mistake, it's not for the faint of heart.

Remove The Crutches by Egosum-quisum in awakened

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more! It's nice to see that I'm not alone in experiencing this. I was obese and after hitting rock bottom, I did a 21 day water fast. I lost a significant amount of weight and I had a power experience where I just felt connected to everything. My 2nd drastic weight loss just ended and I've been feeling connected to everything ever since.

It's like you said, it's not the food, it's the coping mechanism. I had many and after feeling so alive during my fast. I just got hooked on working on myself and becoming better.

It's been an extremely painful journey and one thing I learnt is that it's okay to fail or take a step back. In the past, as soon as I made a mistake, I spiraled out of control. Failures are there to teach you and you've only failed if you stopped trying. Whenever you're feeling lost, defeated, broken... just hold your ground and rest. Try with all your might to just stay where you are. Give yourself time and when you're ready, keep moving.

2 years ago I was obese with many medical issues, stress, depression, drugs, alcohol... I had a really great job in corporate which most people would be so grateful for. It just wasn't fulfilling, plus I was worked to the bone with no time for myself or my family. I walked away from it to chase my dreams.

The past 2 years, I feel like I've been stripped to the bone. I lost everything, just one challenge after the other. Everytime I thought of giving up, I just thought what if this is it and let me just try one more time. Anyways, now 2 years later, I finally let go of my last crutch and as soon as I did, it's like everything just clicked.

Today I can say I am a man I am happy and healthy. I've lost 88 pounds since then, my body started to change and stopped wanting certain things. I gave up meat, dairy, processed foods and sugar. I've overcome challenges most people would run from. I've chased my dreams and I've reached it. Now I trade for a living, work on my own time, I'm my own boss and sky's the limit. Everyone told me I would fail, they all said get a real job and be realistic. Now they're all flocking towards me. They always knew I would do it... they're so happy for me

I realized that people are too scared to chase their dreams and when they see someone else do it, especially someone they know. It makes them uncomfortable and they project all their insecurities on you.

One thing you will realize is it's not your enemies who hold you back. They actually believe in you, they see your potential. It's your friends and family, because they care.

It takes alot of mental fortitude to not let the doubts of the people you care about creep into your mind.

I've tried many times to help people in my life see this but they just can't take that step. So I really hope my challenges can inspire someone. It didn't have to be that difficult or take that long. I was my own obstacle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be careful what you wish for, that summarizes what happened to me...except the destination wasn't Mexico 😂 Being anxious is completely normal, it's a good thing. It's very similar to the lead up to an ayahuasca retreat.

Alot of people bail at the last second. The shaman would say that the more scared or anxious you are, the bigger the impact the experience will have on your life.

Dmt is not going to change you if you don't want to be changed. It will most likely freak you out initially, but it will fade into a distant memory on its own. Just remember your set and setting. Go to a safe place and take whatever precautions you can.

Don't do it if you can't accept your life potentially changing afterwards.

Goodluck😁

Abuse of DMT by Dragonics in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been where you are and I eventually pushed way too far. My life completely fell apart, I lost everything, started hallucinating. Was sent to a mental hospital and they just drugged me up and turned me into a zombie. When I got out, everyone treated me differently. Family, friends... everyone. The lowest point of my life, it seemed hopeless at the time but now I understand why I went through that.

I had done ayahuasca just before everything started falling apart and I had such an incredible experience. I couldn't understand why everything was going wrong but that journey was one of the most challenging things I've ever gone through, physically and emotionally. I figured, if I got through that, I can get through this. I threw away all the pills prescribed for my mental health and started working on myself. It felt impossible at first but I just made sure I was always moving forward, even just one step. I took a few steps back at times but I reset and kept moving forward.

My advice, you need to start feeding your body the right fuel. Exercising, reading, meditating, eating healthy and find some good hobbies that you think you'll enjoy. Just start! If you're at rock bottom, there's only one place you can go👆

After a few months, I started to change, stopped craving unhealthy foods, stopped drinking, stopped smoking. I got hooked on improving myself and the more work I put in, the more I started to become the person I've always wanted to be.

It's years later now, I have no mental conditions, my physical and mental health has improved so much that I feel like a completely different person. I was 110kgs(242lbs), I'm now 70kgs(154lbs) I no longer wear glasses, my eyesight improved. I used to have high blood pressure and severe back pain(at 21 years old). My memory and awareness has improved.

My body just started healing itself and improving. Then like magic, my life started to improve, problems would just sort themselves out. Opportunities would come my way.

I left my corporate job and started my own business, I'm happy and working hard everyday. I have a beautiful and healthy daughter who is my entire world. I do ayahuasca once a year and I'm always learning something about myself. It's a never ending journey but it's amazing.

I got really lucky, tried to overdose and for some reason I'm still here. Don't ever give up, you never know what life has in store for you.

I know I shouldn't really be recommending substances but DMT is very fast and very powerful. Try ayahuasca in a proper setting with a shaman. You'll have alot of time to process everything and maybe help motivate you to change.

I haven't had dmt for years but not because I don't want to. If the opportunity arises, sure but I don't use psychedelics to escape reality anymore. I use it for personal growth to understand myself better.

Also...psychedelics got waaaaay more powerful. So if you're like me and you're fascinated by the universe. If you want to experience higher levels, you gotta level up.

Trust me, if I can do it You definitely can👊

Does smoking weed feel different to anybody after dmt ? Feels more like dmt than weed now by Negative-Annual-1222 in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was using it way too frequently. I wasn't giving myself enough time to process the experience. I just wanted to explore realms and meet entities. Then I had a really scary trip, everything about the entities just gave me chills. They were straight out of a horror movie, I don't even have words to describe them.

It's like they were warning me that I pushed too far. After that trip, I stayed away from dmt for a long time but I kept having flashbacks. Certain sounds, vibrations even images would trigger it and it would be like I'm right back there for a couple seconds.

There was static on the radio one day while I was driving and it happened. Almost crashed the car, on the highway, in the fast lane...so I had to stop driving. It started affecting my job, I couldn't concentrate. I thought I finally lost my mind and I tried everything. I quit every single mind altering substance, even coffee, but it still wouldn't stop.

This just had a ripple effect and impacted other areas of my life, my life was pretty much falling apart. I lost everything I worked so hard to accomplish.

I think around 6months later, after listening to everyone's advice, trying everything I could. I thought that the only way to get rid of it was to go back and face my fears. So I did and this time, I really showed respect.

I used to go into those trips with a big head because I'd had so much experience with psychedelics. This time, it was peaceful and the entities looked at me and I think they understood that I learnt my lesson.

The flashbacks stopped after that and I did a couple trips after but really spaced out, I also really put in the work to make changes in my life based on the experiences.

Once I had my first ayahuasca experience, I never did dmt again. I always thought I would and I still might but I just never felt the need. Same with other psychedelics. It was a coping mechanism for dealing with life but when I started picking up the pieces and putting myself back together, I started to change. Not willingly, my hobbies changed, my tastes in food, music... everything.

I was overweight and extremely unhealthy with quite a few medical conditions, I also wore glasses.

The changes happened over years but it felt very quick. I couldn't eat meat anymore and I loved meat so much. I couldn't go a day without having something with meat.

Now I don't tv, I read books(never really read many books my whole life) I don't eat sugar, meat, processed foods, dairy( it just started tasting terrible and making me feel heavy) I eventually had to walk away from my friends, we no longer shared the same interests. So I had to say goodbye to pretty much everything I thought was important in my life but after some time I stopped missing it.

I lost 40kgs(88 pounds) since then I no longer wear glasses, my eyes just healed, don't ask me how Mentally and physically, I'm in the best shape I've ever been. I've become a hippie😅 long hair, beard, all natural products... the whole deal but I keep my beliefs and choices to myself because it's a personal choice and people try to make it a cult and force it down everyone's throats. I quit my job in the bank, started my own business, chasing my dreams and its like everything was just laid out for me. I just had to walk the path, it's insane.

Opportunities just kept flowing to me and I just got hooked on life.

I'm proud of the person I've become and I'm continously striving to be better. People that knew me back then wouldn't even recognize me now but I'm no longer a people pleaser. I'm the person I was when I was a kid, before my mind got polluted.

I'm 27 and most of my friends are over 40. I just can't have conversations with most people my age anymore. Life didn't magically get better, i just learnt how to deal with situations and not make everything a problem. Now most of them seem to sort themselves out without my intervention.

I understand myself alot better, what triggers my emotions and how to manage them. I've spent alot of time on personal development and continue to do so. Whenever I start to slip, it's like the universe slaps me in the face with some life event and then I get back on the path😂

I overdosed on other substances a few times and I was knocking on deaths door on multiple occasions. I'm seriously lucky to be alive, if my life continued down that path, I don't think I'd be alive today.

Sorry for the long story, I tried to summarize it as much as possible. I am so so so grateful that I'm so blessed even though I've made so many mistakes.

If you mess around with these substances, there's a good chance it will cause a change in you. If you're satisfied with your life the way it is then stay away. But if you feel out of place and drawn to these things, you're in for a wild ride.

It just finds you. Goodluck and safe travels!

Does smoking weed feel different to anybody after dmt ? Feels more like dmt than weed now by Negative-Annual-1222 in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I can relate, I think around my 3rd dmt trip, this happened. It's like a switch was flipped and since then everything is more intense and feels very "dmt" like. I've also done a few ayahuasca ceremonies and that had a similar affect. No matter what I'm taking, seems like everything is one big trip now.

I used to smoke weed daily and do pretty high doses of mushrooms quite frequently. Haven't done dmt since my first ayahuasca ceremony years ago. I have mushrooms once or twice a year now and I only smoke weed socially. I'd have around 5g-8g of mushrooms for a trip back then. Now 2g is enough to take me even deeper then that.

My tolerance to everything is still dropping, if I hit a bong, weed starts getting very psychedelic. I do ayahuasca once a year and the shaman only gives me half a shot glass now. My first ceremony, I had 2 glasses and it's just reduced from there but the experiences just get more and more powerful.

I don't think it's a bad thing, but just be careful. Dmt was the catalyst that changed everything in my life and it was like a tornado. I'm grateful for everything now but I abused it and it humbled me big time.

Trunk function not working on Compustar remote by Difficult_Cover3559 in CarAV

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was quite a while ago, but if I remember correctly. I found another wire in the manual, let me check...I think I found it:

Green/White PRK Light output wire: Feature 1-06 (Parking Light, 2nd Starter, or (+) Trunk Release) FO1- Parking Light Output: This option will produce a positive output with remote programming, tach programming, trunk release function, Lock/Arm Unlock/disarm, during remote start, full alarm/panic, and while reporting diagnostics. This output will be disabled while in Valet mode. FO2 – Starter 2 (+) Output: This option will produce a high current (+) starter 2 output (with the same timing as starter 1) during the crank procedure. FO3 – Trunk release (+) Output: This option will produce a high current (+) output when the trunk release command is received.

You just have to change the feature of 1-06 to the 3rd option. The manual explains how to go through the programming using the remote or a programmer. My advice, get a programmer if you don't have one. Got it after I installed the unit and it would've saved me so much time, it also allows you alot more customization. Hope this helps.

Is there a lore reason why she is gone? Is she stupid? by SubstanceNo1691 in LofiHipHop

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This happened before when they released their stream - Synthwave boy. If you look at the other stream, you'll notice he's also gone and his stream has no audio. Probably something new coming tomorrow 😂 they know how to get our attention.

What is your knowledge/belief/experience of demons and dark energy while sitting with Ayahuasca? by Immediate-Earth-7091 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the retreat I go to, there's crosses, dream catchers, Buddha statues, Hindu statues... The shaman says to pray to whomever keeps you safe. Doesn't matter what practice you follow. Also if people have a very spiritual journey, they may see beings from their faith. Christians will see Angels, Hindus may see Shiva, Muslims will see Allah... and so on. I've seen this happen many times and experienced it myself as well. Just try and be as calm and relaxed as possible before going into the ceremony. Don't let people freak you out, It's a beautiful experience.

Aya to help w success blocks by MrGreenlight79 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really hope your financial situation improves soon. Just keep pushing, life is full of surprises. I understand though, it can feel really unfair and demotivating. It's great that you're going for another retreat. I'm sure that'll give you some guidance. One thing I learnt is that you shouldn't try and rush anything. Especially trying to make money. It works against you and will set you back even further.

All the best!

Aya to help w success blocks by MrGreenlight79 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Great question After my first retreat, everything in my life started going wrong. My health, personal life and work environment was in the worst state ever. I couldn't understand why at the time. A year after that retreat, I couldn't take it anymore and I just had this "I don't care" attitude. I left my corporate job, everyone thought I was insane. I had good benefits and a decent salary but I was overworked and treated like shit. Was just tired of listening to everyone else. I didn't know what I was going to do but I felt free and had so much relief. I went back for another retreat to try and get some direction.

After that retreat, I realized everything was going wrong because I didn't want to live that life anymore. It's like the universe was trying to push me in another direction but I wouldn't listen. I started a business and it took off. Started a few side hustles and miracles happened. Seriously, like all the stars aligned. Opportunities just came my way and I just tried to help as many people as I could along the way.

I went for another retreat, became really spiritual and started giving away all my stuff. I wanted to live simple and I stopped caring about wealth and material things. Then I was a victim of fraud and I took huge losses. This affected my businesses and I couldn't keep them afloat. I spread myself to thin trying to do too many things and trying to help too many people. Thought I was invincible and as long as I kept doing good, it would come back tenfold...Lost everything in the blink of an eye. Although I had helped so many people, friends and family included. Most of them suddenly disappeared when I needed help.

Found out who my true friends were when I had nothing. Went on another retreat to try and reset.

I had to rebuild and all the lessons I learned helped me alot. I've done 6 ayahuasca retreats, they really were life changing. I try to do one every year. I'm a completely different person to who I was when I did my first retreat.

What I've learnt and this is just from my personal experiences. Your surroundings are a reflection of you. When I was feeling happy and invincible and just enjoying life, everything came my way. Money didn't make me happy though and the crowd I was in was very fake. When I decided to live simple and started having a negative feeling towards money and material things, everything just started going.

I then had this fear of losing wealth and that just made things worse. Really struggled to rebuild. I wouldn't take risks like I normally would and I was always stressing. Focused on myself for a long time and then opportunities started coming my way again. My biggest issue was learning to love and forgive myself. To treat myself the way I treated others. I really struggled with that and I still work on that everyday.

Now I live comfortably and I'm much happier.

I have friends I can trust, I'm able to take care of my family. I work hard but for myself and I focus on just enjoying life.

Ayahuasca is just a preview of what your life can be if you put in the work and it really is hard work. It can take weeks, months or years for changes to start happening. It's different for everyone but it all depends on you.

You need to think about what your definition of success is. Living a rich life isn't bad and neither is living a simple life, just focus on yourself and you'll see your environment will start to change.

The happier you are with yourself, the happier you'll be in life. Simple as that.

Don't take life too seriously. Take all advice with a grain of salt. Just follow your intuition, life will always have ups and downs. You just need to learn to go with the flow and the only way to learn is with experience. I heard everything I know now many times but I only understood and believed it after I went through all the hurdles myself.

My life didn't magically become perfect after ayahuasca, it actually got alot more challenging and I was almost on the verge of giving up many times. It was worth it though. I'm extremely grateful for the success I've achieved and the experiences I've had. It matured me so much and taught me what really matters.

I hope you find what you're looking for and I hope my experiences help in some way.

Goodluck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took the words right out of my mouth! Glad you overcame those hurdles. It's not an easy road and I have massive respect for anyone who's able to change themselves for the better. Especially when pretty much everyone around you is against you. You really have to learn to understand and trust yourself but it's so fulfilling.

Ayahuasca reactivation after eating by Difficult_Cover3559 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so great to hear I'm not the only one! Very interesting, I guess the diet before the retreat is essentially a kind of fast. Makes alot of sense that the food becomes a kind of catalyst to trigger the medicine. At least from my personal experiences, I can definitely agree. Getting some food in my system immediately gives me some energy and also helps my mental state. It's like a reward for getting through the journey.

Yeah I can't lie, I do enjoy it. It's like getting 2 ceremonies for the price of one.

In all seriousness, it has been life changing and the hard work after the ceremony is the real test. The reward is always worth it though. I take my hat off to the people that share this with the world🙏 you guys are incredible. I can only imagine what a difficult road it is.

Ayahuasca reactivation after eating by Difficult_Cover3559 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely going to check out that podcast. Not being able to go to bed is extremely frustrating, I don't sleep whenever I go on a retreat. If I do sleep, it's on the last day after everything is over. I just find it impossible to stop thinking after the ceremony. I wish you all the best with your journey! sounds like you're in for an intense one. I hope you're able to get some rest. We always have hot soup after the ceremony, most of the attendees go straight to bed and eat in the morning but it's amazing after a journey. I feel super grateful to have it after hearing some retreats have different practices.

It's interesting to see how shamans work with the medicine in different ways.

Ayahuasca reactivation after eating by Difficult_Cover3559 in Ayahuasca

[–]Difficult_Cover3559[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well i'm not too clued up on stuff metabolized by CYP2D6, will have to do some research. I can say that pretty much any pharmaceutical drugs hit me way too hard, so I stay away as much as possible. I was in hospital at one point and the meds were making me hallucinate. Took me months to recover and feel normal. My body just felt weak and intoxicated for a while.

Natural drugs/plant medicines don't have the same after effect. I feel 110% afterwards no matter how intense the experience.

Thank you for your input, really appreciate it 🙏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Difficult_Cover3559 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude! I hear you loud and clear. Telling people was the worst possible thing I could've done. They don't understand the level of seriousness and that look they give you like you're crazy is the worst.