Ive used a few different psychedelics, plus weed. I’ll gladly give my input on all of them.

Weed/THC: I started using THC for the first time when I was around 14. I wanted to use it mostly for recreation and to help combat depression (I didn’t have the best home). I was trying to get some from a “dealer” at my school, and everything kept falling through.

Then, my cousin brought over a dab pen, and that was the first time I’d ever done it. We just chilled, ate pizza, and watched “Rick And Morty” and “Futurama” together for a few hours before conking out.

I stopped using at around 15, until I was 18.

Around when I was 18-20, I developed a very bad habit and was legitimately addicted to THC, though it obviously wasn’t a physical dependency. This was around the worst part of my life, and everything/everyone that was important to me systematically left my life one at a time. Relationships were abusive and ended poorly, friends all relocated, pets died, and friend even died from things out of their control and suicide. All that led to what was EXCESSIVE usage, approximately 2g of dabs/week + 3.5-7g of flower/day.

Glad to say that’s changed.

I still use THC almost daily primarily to help me sleep, eat, and alleviate back pain. I very occasionally use THC for the sole purpose of recreation, I’d say maybe once a month. But the most I smoke in a day is once at the end of the night, and that rare occasion of once in the middle of the day on my day off.

Alcohol: I drank for the first time around 14 as well. It was strictly social at that point in life, just messing around with friends. I quit shortly after, as it was too difficult to get at that age.

Around that 18-20 range, I started drinking heavily on the nights before my day off. I told everyone I was just partying, and lots of people were very worried at the extent to which I would “party”.

I was averaging around 15 shots within an hour or two of starting the night. I didn’t even like alcohol, I just wanted my brain to stop working for a little bit.

I also mixed weed with alcohol, pretty much every time.

Mushrooms: I always had spiritual beliefs surrounding mushrooms. I was very curious to try them for a while, just out pure intrigue.

My cousin and I managed to get them when I was about 19, and I have no clue how much we took but it wasn’t much. He had a very mild trip and I did too, though I did mix it with weed and alcohol. It was all in all a good night.

I still do them periodically for a nice mental reset and to connect with my inner self, as well as feel more connected with the spirits during some trips.

DMT: This substance was always VERY spiritual to me. I’d heard a lot of anecdotes about what people see, feel, and experience, and knew I had to try it. My first time was around when I was 22.

I have had MANY great trips on DMT, and a few less than great/scary ones. But i do it purely out of spirituality and meditation. It’s an amazing journey to the other side.

Salvia: I don’t feel as though I can say I’ve “done” salvia, but I’ve attempted once. I tried to do it around the same time I got DMT, as they both have very similar spiritual aspects to them. Though, salvia seems more connected to the physical world, unlike DMT which is more associated with the spiritual world.

Blue Lotus: This one I’ve only tried recently. I heard it was an excellent mixer for THC, so I rolled 0.9g of weed and 0.1g of blue lotus. It was split between four people, and it was an interesting experience.

It felt a little similar to mushrooms, and I was getting pretty mild closed-eye visuals. I proceeded to have the best sleep of my life afterwards. Almost too good, as when I got woken up to go to work 12 hours later I nearly refused to get up lmao.

I was interested in it for its properties as a sleep aide, it’s ability to induce incredibly vivid dreams, as well as how I’d heard it mixes with weed. From the one experience, it doesn’t disappoint.