DOSE: T+ 0:00		oral	2C-B	(powder / crystals)
T+ 0:00	24 mg	oral	2C-B	(powder / crystals)
T+ 1:55	1 cart.	inhaled	Nitrous Oxide	(gas)
T+ 2:10		smoked	Cannabis	(plant material)
T+ 2:20	2 carts.	inhaled	Nitrous Oxide	(gas)
T+ 5:00		smoked	Cannabis	(plant material)

BODY WEIGHT:

86 kg

This was my first time doing a 2C, and while having a relatively experienced psychedelics background, I could never have imagined what would result from this trip. It’s a kind of cautionary tale. Read on.

*****
Relevant drug background: weed, lsd, shrooms, mdma, nitrous, dmt, ayahuasca, mxe, san pedro.

Drug use: Never been addicted to anything besides sugar, coffee and nicotine, and yes, I’ve tried many kinds of stimulants.

Weight: 86kg.

Set: Good (I’ve been running everyday for a week, partially for replenishing my serotonin stocks).

Setting: my place, on my own. I had prepared a 5 hours playlist for the night.

2CB Dosage: 24 mg.

Other drugs used: nitrous + weed.


T + 0.00 : I taste the product, i don’t know how much of it exactly. Yes, I can confirm this is chemical :-). I then dose 24 mg in a gel caps and swallow. I decide to watch an old gangster movie while waiting for the effects.

T + 0.40 : Slight tingling in my face, my body is relaxed, I feel good.

T + 0.50 : Perma-grin is there. The film is suddenly becoming funny. Some waves in my body.

T + 1.05: It’s getting chilly. I put a hoodie on.

T+ 1.10: My heart is racing. My visual field starts vibrating. The film is now pointless. I feel I’m coming up.

T+1.20 : Still no CEVs. I’m being filled with Love, coming in and going out in waves. I start thinking about SR, how much this is such a wonderful community, and how much I love it and that we all should enjoy every second of it while it lasts. I also think about all my relatives.

T+ 1.28: Still feeling warmth and lots of love for everyone. I wasn’t expecting that love from 2CB at all. Music sounds really good.

T+ 1.35: The drug is wrapping me in its arms.

T+ 1.40 : The walls have started breathing. Shifiting mosaics on them.

T+ 1.42: There are now waves on a wall I’m focusing on. Waves washing the sand. I had never thought my walls could look like a beach.

T + 1.45: Some jaw-clenching. Energy waves in my body. There’s definitely some action going on walls. I feel amazing. Still no CEVs.

T+ 1.50: Time is really fucking slow now. There is some stuff dancing on my wall. Slight body anxiety.

T+ 1.55: I decide to drop some nitrous. 1 cartridge. A-MAZING. Fuck everything else. Way better than Mdma + nitrous.

T+ 2.00 : I’m thinking about Shulgin’s wisdom. This guy is really historical.

T+ 2.10: I light up a spliff, take a few tokes.

T+ 2.15: Euphoric waves of warmth and love keep coming in. This is awesome. I keep on smoking weed.

T+ 2.20: I decide to fill another balloon, this time with two cartridges. BOOM. I experience the most intense happiness; I never thought this could be possible. INTENSELY HAPPY. I was literally submerged by dopamine waves, almost drowning. Tears running down my eyes, a smile so big it hurt my face. This was almost too much. I’ve experienced many instances of psychedelic-happiness, but this was unstoppable. SHEER EUPHORIA, 100% pure. Hard stuff.

T+2.25: I’m laughing. I’m getting higher and higher. I close my eyes. Some indistinct CEVs, the images are not very sharp. Handwriting feels amazing.

T+2.30 : I’m thinking that 2CB is a very dangerous drug for its addiction potential. Or perhaps the combo 2cb + weed + nitrous is. I still can’t believe what I’ve been through.

T + 2.35: There is no spiritual feeling to this psychedelic drug, it pretty much feels like a lab drug. I can think, but there are no insights at all. Time has stopped now.

T+ 2.40: This drug is really dangerous. I feel like I’m flirting with addiction.

T+ 2.45: I’m really FUCKING HIGH right now. My vision is getting blurry. I close my eyes. The music is so intense, almost unbearable.

T+ 2.50: REALLY; REALLY FUCKING HIGH. Uncomfortably high. I’m afraid I overdosed, or that this is not 2CB but something else (it seemed a lot lighter from the many trip reports I had read). I decide not to redose on nitrous, nor smoking weed anymore.

At that point I couldn’t write anymore.

I went through this thought-loop over and over again. My drug use. Addiction. Fear of addiction. My drug use. Addiction. This drug (or combo) is really dangerous. Fear of being addicted. I don’t know what to think. It’s hard to think clearly. I’m thinking I’m getting entranced by the devil. He wants me to be addicted. I swear to myself I will quit drugs once this is finished. I blame myself for using drugs. I’m extremely confused. Should I give up on my beloved shrooms and other spiritual tools ? Should I flush my whole stash? The devil tells me there’s no wrong to enjoy that kind of pleasure. I keep repeating this pattern of thought, struggling with the trip. I eventually start to come down a little. Feeling depressed.

T + 3.48: This feels like a hard drug (or combo), very rough. It feels a little dirty. I’m crashing hard. I decide to quit drugs and rejoice that this is all gonna be over soon. I’ll think it over tomorrow.

T+ 4.20 : I’m coming down. I feel relieved.

T+ 4.40 : I go to the kitchen and start making sandwiches. Eating feels great.

T + 5.00 : I smoke my leftover weed and go to sleep. No problems getting asleep, I was exhausted.

*****
As of today, I really don’t know what to think. Maybe I overdosed, yet I find this really strange since I had no problem handling DMT and strong Ayahuasca trips. Maybe it was the nitrous that gave it a dirty edge. Maybe it was the weed that intensified the trip too much. I’m actually not planning to quit drugs for good, but to lay off for a while. I was quite shocked by the trip and my encounter with possible addiction. Because even if psychedelics are not physically addictive, I understood last night that one can easily start doing them a little too much. I always been kind of cocky with this, like “addiction is for losers”. So this was a really humbling experience, that served me well, a lesson. Yes, I too can be addicted. That combo gave me the most intense feelings of my life, but I don’t want to keep chasing that high for the rest of my days. Because nothing else will top this, for sure. And even if there’s something better, I’m not interested, because I know I could be easily addicted.

Exp Year: 2013	ExpID: 98859
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 33
Published: Jun 8, 2018	Views: 8,205
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