To readers:

I'm a 26 year old male and have taken a few recreational drugs in the past. Although I do consider myself to be healthy, I tend to worry about my levels of anxiety after a night out. I vowed never to take halucinogenics ever again i.e. LSD (which I've taken) or mushrooms (which I hadn't).

Last week however, a friend came round as I was getting drunk. He had mushrooms and made me a brew. I can't believe I took them. An hour later I was fully in the trip. Colourful lights and paterns could be seen. I had a sense of being disconnected from my mind and had no sense of time. In the end I fell asleep, but woke up in morning and had a small glass of wine to cure the hangover. Within 20 minutes I realized the trip hadn't left me or rather "I hadn't left the trip." My mind and thoughts were totally beyond my control and the level of anxiety was horrible. I was totally freaked out.

When I was tripping 3 days later, I began to realize I was in trouble. I started to believe I was never going to return to myself. Even thought about going to the doctors and everything. I had to take the week off work while my partner stayed by my side in the bedroom. HOW SCARY. Over a week later. I'm back at work and back to earth. Maybe it was my state of mind and beliefs I had about hallucinogenics that caused me to be this way. If I didn't care, I believe I'd have been fine. I know one thing though... NEVER AGAIN.

PLEASE NOTE: I am an individual and these things affect other individuals in different ways.

thanks, J