🔼: [[💡 Psychedelic Journeys]] # 🦮 How to Trip Safely ##### Safety It's important to have some sense of readiness, some confidence in our ability to gently hold or say yes to whatever might arise. Keep in mind, a trip is something we experience, not something we control. https://ifscollective.substack.com/p/preparing-for-and-integrating-psychedelic [[🔑 There is no such thing as a bad trip]]. - [[🧘 RAIN Meditation]] - [[⭐️ Internal Family Systems]] - [[🧘 Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation]] ###### The Medicine - Know what [[🛠 Psychedelics]] you're taking and how much. - Research whatever you'll be taking. - Check for any interactions the medicine may have with any other medications or supplements you're taking. - [[🦮 How to Test Your Psychedelics]] - Taper off antidepressants with the aid of your doctor. ![[💡 Set and Setting]] ##### During the Trip Once you begin to feel the affects, start your music, get settled, close your eyes or put your eye mask on. It's best to spend most of the journey with your eyes closed to stay immersed in your inner world, but you can add to your [[🛠 Integration Journal]] as you go. ##### Comedown and Post-Trip - [[⭐️ Self-Care]] - Go for a walk - Watch funny movies - Bob Ross - Take a day or two off work. ![[⭐️ Integration]] [^1]: