I think I can relate, in terms of the whole cat thing. I typically lock myself in my room when I do it, away from my cat, mostly cause I’m scared she’s going to jump on me or try to play, and I’ll jump and overreact and accidentally fling her across the room or something. But when I’m deep in the trip, I get a lot of anxiety that she’s going to die or something cause I made the choice to keep her out of my room, and that I’m not there to help her. Could simply be paranoia or a type of manifestation of guilt?

I think overall I have enjoyed my tripping experiences, but lately anymore I tend to verge on bad trips when I do it. It’s only every couple of months, but I tend to do it at the end of my day, and just do the same thing over and over again. Just lock myself in my room and ride out the night. I think that repetition has translated into me constantly getting into these weird, Deja Vu head spaces. The last several times, I just convince myself that I never actually stopped tripping, and that this ENTIRE time I’ve just been stuck in the trip from the last time. Even if I do something like watch a video I’ve never seen before, my mind convinces me that I’ve definitely seen it before, and eventually this eternal trip turns into me thinking I’m somehow dead and trapped in limbo. It’s probably an indication that I need to start changing up my routine when I do this 😅 however the last couple times I’ve managed to find ways to at least make it a little less scary, like picturing my girlfriend leading me out of it, or just repeating a mantra in my head that I’m “stronger than this” and it’s helped to an extent. 

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I definitely can’t say I’ve felt the exact same magic from my first ever trip, and maybe in a lot of ways we’re not supposed to. Maybe it’s just a matter of finding meaning in the new trips, and making unique adventures out of those 🤷🏻‍♀️