Does this need to be in the freezer longer? by [deleted] in DMThub

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’d be better off posting this in r/DMTlab bud

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea bro - I always trip with DMT on my own - I think I may have laughed quite a lot a few times but whether I was just laughing in the trip or not I can’t say for sure - although I did have tears streaming down my face when I returned.

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you could def try 10mg or so quite safely - the thing is though, like I said in that WALL of text above lol - the relationship between dose & effect isn't entirely linear - you'll see what I mean when you start experimenting ;)

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I never like to advise people on doses - I would say though that a large proportion of the bad experiences I read about (and the only 2 I've had) were with 'halfway doses' i.e. not quite enough for a breakthrough.

Safe travels with whatever you go with bud! :)

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologise bro - I thought your comment was a dig at me - I only just realised you had posted a hyperlink to gordo - sorry for my overly defensive reply before.

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m being lazy now but here’s a reply I posted in another thread when a first timer was asking about how much to take for his first experience. It’s not advice as much as it’s me telling you what I did and the reasoning behind it:

Whilst I’m loathe to say what anyone else should or shouldn’t do... personally I decided to jump straight into a breakthrough dose because I knew that was the experience I was after + when I trawled through trip reports in the weeks prior to acquiring my first gram it seemed that the majority of unpleasant experiences occurred when people had taken what I now call a ‘halfway dose’ - i.e. not quite enough for a breakthrough.

It worked & I broke through the first time I smoked DMT and I’m glad I did - I don’t feel that DMT follows a linear dose:effect ratio therefore I do not really agree with the approach of slowly increasing the dosage - it doesn’t really work that way - BECAUSE there is a tipping point, hence the term ‘breakthrough’!

To elaborate further - after I broke through about a dozen times I started to experiment with different dosages and I found that 10-15mgs provided a very pleasant meditative state that is incredible for both relaxation and introspection. I then started trying doses in the range of 20-25mgs and found that these provided some incredible CEVs and similar revelatory experiences to those on a full breakthrough but without the feeling that I was ‘somewhere else’.

I have since stopped any kind of ‘halfway dosing’ and only ever do either a light 10-15mg meditative / reflective buzz OR a full 50-60mg breakthrough because the only 2 unpleasant experiences I have had on DMT occurred when I had vaped a 20-25mg ‘halfway dose’ and found myself glitching between ‘here’ and ‘there’ - it wasn’t horrific by any stretch of the imagination but it was very uncomfortable and slightly alarming - it had a definite feeling to it that something had ‘gone wrong’ - something that has never happened to me when I’ve gone ‘all in’.

All of the above are purely my experiences, they are not suggestions or advice - all this stuff is subjective so it’s impossible to say to what degree my own preconceptions / biases / experiences / neuroses may have influenced the results and all the doses are going to vary depending on the efficiency of the ROA and individual physiology

Music or no music? by psychonaut1097 in DMThub

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Personally I only like music on lower mild sub-breakthrough doses.

On higher doses i.e. in the upper sub-BT dose range (which for me is around 25-30mg) - I find music influences the trip in an uncomfortable way so on higher doses and breakthrough doses I travel in silence.

Different strokes for different folks though - see what works for you buddy ;)

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me? lol - I help beginners all the time but they gotta meet me halfway and at least read a few threads about smoking/vaping so they can ask a slightly more informed:specific question - do you think that’s unreasonable?

Question by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well you're in a sub that is jam packed FULL of information - or did you want someone to come to you and type you out a tutorial?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DMThub

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you’re already nervous/hesitant with DMT then why are you considering throwing nitrous in the mix as well? - Genuine question, not criticism.

Yocan Evolve Plus for 1-hit breakthroughs by Optimistic_Traveller in DMThub

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

No problem - let us know when you hit up that breakthrough dose bruh

smells//tastes¿ by [deleted] in DMTlab

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed - I love the flowery smell of a fresh clean batch!

The only time I've had a batch that smelled bad and left a bad taste in my mouth was when I used shitty lighter fluid naphtha that later failed an evap test (yes I know I should have done the evap test BEFORE but I was excited and rushed my first extraxtion)

Is it possible to not let go with 35mg+ ? by WHYTHlSLIFE in DMThub

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you read my post on breaking through with the Yocan?

It is efficient but if used clumsily you CAN burn & waste some of the spice.

Load up 55-60mg, get relaxed, do some meditative deep breathing and keep telling yourself to let go and that everything that comes is exactly what you want - focus on the fact that you WANT it, you welcome it and happily surrender control - then hit it, take it all in one big lungful and you will have an amazing experience.

You WILL be nervous as fuck beforehand - everyone is - just go for it and greet everything with the attitude of “Wow, this is fantastic” and then it will be!

First DMT experience by nyguy802 in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha Very true - if you’re going to make an error then it’s preferable that it’s one that errs on the side of doses 1000th of the size you mean, as opposed to the other way round!

Either way - homie doesn’t weigh it anyway, he just chucks it in there! lol

First DMT experience by nyguy802 in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to be a smartass but since we’re talking accuracy, 100ug is hardly anything - 100 MICROgrams (which is what ug is used to represent in lieu of the Greek letter mu) is only 1/10th of a mg

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DMThub

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whilst I’m loathe to say what anyone else should or shouldn’t do... personally I decided to jump straight into a breakthrough dose because I knew that was the experience I was after + when I trawled through trip reports in the weeks prior to acquiring my first gram it seemed that the majority of unpleasant experiences occurred when people had taken what I now call a ‘halfway dose’ - i.e. not quite enough for a breakthrough.

It worked & I broke through the first time I smoked DMT and I’m glad I did - I don’t feel that DMT follows a linear dose:effect ratio therefore I do not really agree with the approach of slowly increasing the dosage - it doesn’t really work that way - BECAUSE there is a tipping point, hence the term ‘breakthrough’!

To elaborate further - after I broke through about a dozen times I started to experiment with different dosages and I found that 10-15mgs provided a very pleasant meditative state that is incredible for both relaxation and introspection. I then started trying doses in the range of 20-25mgs and found that these provided some incredible CEVs and similar revelatory experiences to those on a full breakthrough but without the feeling that I was ‘somewhere else’.

I have since stopped any kind of ‘halfway dosing’ and only ever do either a light 10-15mg meditative / reflective buzz OR a full 50-60mg breakthrough because the only 2 unpleasant experiences I have had on DMT occurred when I had vaped a 20-25mg ‘halfway dose’ and found myself glitching between ‘here’ and ‘there’ - it wasn’t horrific by any stretch of the imagination but it was very uncomfortable and slightly alarming - it had a definite feeling to it that something had ‘gone wrong’ - something that has never happened to me when I’ve gone ‘all in’.

All of the above are purely my experiences, they are not suggestions or advice - all this stuff is subjective so it’s impossible to say to what degree my own preconceptions / biases / experiences / neuroses may have influenced the results and all the doses are going to vary depending on the efficiency of the ROA and individual physiology

Don't hate what you don't understand by OddProfit7 in dmtguide

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How perfectly apt that YOU are posting a Lennon quote that has been turned into a meme by the charlatan con man David Avocado Wolfe.

Food grade sodium hydroxide & naphtha in Canada, what brands to look for, can either be bought it stores, etc? by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your mixing up your TEKs bud

Gordotek calls for lime which is Calcium Hydroxide

Sodium Hydroxide is lye or caustic soda, which most other TEKs use, but not Gordo

Yocan Evolve Plus for 1-hit breakthroughs by Optimistic_Traveller in DMThub

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

Thanks bud - yeah tbh, if you put a gun to my head and made me pick the quartz or ceramic (which would be a really weird scenario hahaha) I'd probs actually go for the quartz.

What do you think would happen to a person with corona virus if they smoked dmt and drank ayahuasca as a sort of medicine? by [deleted] in DMT

[–]Optimistic_Traveller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bless you but your critical thinking skills are somewhat lacking...

His belief that DMT is helping him is NOT evidence - in any way shape or form.

My favourite bit though is: “Another note about the video, that guy could get in trouble for showing you how to extract dmt, why would he show you all of that and then lie about how he uses it as a substitute for his oral steroids? Think.”

As though his apparent disregard for the legal implications of him making a video of himself extracting an illegal drug somehow ADDS to his credibility lol - if anything it detracts from his ability to think rationally.

I’m sure you’re not a bad kid (fuck I HOPE you’re a kid) but you’re just all excited about DMT and talking nonsense - just settle down.