I knew someone who tried LSD. His experience was a nightmare. He started having a 'bad trip' where he felt like he was falling into an endless void. He couldn't distinguish between what was real and what was the drug - induced hallucination. His heart was racing uncontrollably, and he was sweating profusely. He thought he was going to die. It took him a long time to recover both physically and mentally from that one LSD use.
A person I heard about took LSD and had a horrible experience. They became paranoid, thinking that everyone around them was out to get them. They locked themselves in a room for hours, trembling with fear. It was really sad to hear how the drug completely took over their mind and made them so afraid of the world around them.
Sid Barrett's encounter with LSD is indeed a horror story. LSD has the potential to open up what some call 'new worlds' of perception, but for Barrett, it seemed to close off his real world. He went from being a creative force in Pink Floyd to a reclusive figure. His LSD - induced experiences were not the positive, mind - expanding ones often touted. Instead, they led to paranoia, confusion, and a break from the normalcies of life. His story serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of excessive drug use.
One horror story is when a person on an LSD trip thought they were being chased by shadowy figures that seemed to be emerging from every corner. They ran until they were completely exhausted, and it turned out to be just hallucinations caused by the drug.
Well, some LSD trip horror stories involve people losing their sense of time. They might feel like they've been in a particular terrifying moment for days when in reality it's just been a few hours. This can be extremely disorienting and cause a great deal of mental distress.
Addiction is a very common element. Once people start taking drugs, they often can't stop, like in the case of heroin addicts. Another is the destruction of relationships. Family and friends are pushed away as the drug - user becomes more self - centered in getting their fix.
One horror story is about a patient who experienced severe tremors on lithium. It was so bad that they couldn't hold a pen or a cup properly. Another is a case where a person had significant weight gain, like over 50 pounds in a few months while on lithium, which led to self - esteem issues and depression.
There was a case where a young person got involved with ice. It quickly ruined their physical health. Their teeth decayed, they lost a lot of weight in an unhealthy way, and they constantly had skin problems. Mentally, they became paranoid and had hallucinations, which led them to be a danger to themselves and others. They were once a bright student with a promising future, but ice destroyed all that.
There was a drug rehab where they cut corners on treatment. They promised individualized treatment plans but instead put everyone through the same basic and ineffective routine. The food was inedible, which affected the patients' physical condition negatively. Also, there was a lack of privacy. People were constantly watched in an invasive way, which made them feel more like prisoners than patients trying to get better.
One horror story is when a false positive occurred during a job - related drug test. A person who had been taking a completely legal over - the - counter medication was flagged as having drugs in their system. It almost cost them their job as they had to go through a long and stressful process to prove their innocence. They had to provide medical records and wait for additional tests, all while their employer was skeptical.