A Psychedelic Experience: My Intense Encounter with 25I-NBOMe


Table of Contents


  1. Introduction
  2. Setting the Stage: The Substance and Preparation
    • 2.1. Expectations and Misunderstanding
    • 2.2. The Effects Begin
  3. Initial Visual and Sensory Hallucinations
    • 3.1. Visual Distortions
    • 3.2. Physical Sensations
  4. Traveling to G’s House: The Journey into the Trip
    • 4.1. The Drive: A Synthetic World
    • 4.2. The Overwhelming Excitement
  5. Arriving at G’s House: A Shift in Reality
    • 5.1. Sensory Overload
    • 5.2. Emotional Response and Connection
  6. The Peak of the Trip: Losing Control
    • 6.1. The Floor and Comfort
    • 6.2. Fragmented Perceptions and Confusion
  7. Conclusion: Reflecting on the Experience



1. Introduction


This trip report recounts my intense psychedelic experience with a substance I now believe to have been 25I-NBOMe, a potent psychedelic often mistaken for LSD. While my friends were present, I was the only one tripping heavily, which made the experience quite isolating at times. My perception of time and reality blurred, leading to a journey of vivid hallucinations, emotional waves, and total confusion.


2. Setting the Stage: The Substance and Preparation


2.1. Expectations and Misunderstanding


Initially, I had thought I was taking LSD and, in my youthful carelessness, I took three hits without testing the substance with a lower dose first. I didn’t realize how strong it was until it was too late. I now suspect it was 25I-NBOMe due to the rapid onset and intense chemical taste.


2.2. The Effects Begin


Within 10 to 20 minutes, I started feeling the effects. My tongue became numb, and a harsh chemical taste lingered, signaling that this was not ordinary LSD. The first visual sign was a surreal pink field in the air, like bright crisscrossing pink fibers at perfect right angles. While intangible, they seemed very real at the time. I also noticed the wooden floor morphing—its grain flowed like a river, and the dust on the floor moved in sync with my steps as if connected by an invisible web.


3. Initial Visual and Sensory Hallucinations


3.1. Visual Distortions


Simple objects, like my coat, seemed synthetic and wrong. As I struggled to put it on, it felt limp and damp, leaving me disappointed. A normally patterned scarf became a blurred mess—just a big red circle on a blue background. Even my friends began to morph. Although they were all women, they started to appear as disturbing, masculine creatures trying to imitate females, which unsettled me greatly.


3.2. Physical Sensations


During these early stages, I felt disoriented. My coat and scarf, everyday objects, felt foreign and strange. The textures and shapes seemed wrong, reinforcing the alien feeling of the environment. Even the fact that we all had purses bothered me, and I couldn’t explain why.


4. Traveling to G’s House: The Journey into the Trip


4.1. The Drive: A Synthetic World


Roughly 40 minutes after taking the substance, we decided to head to my friend G’s house. The drive was like entering a cartoonish, synthetic world. Everything appeared animated, as if I were in a video game with poorly rendered graphics. The houses, streets, and trees all followed an unnatural, repeating pattern, as if we were driving down the same street over and over again.


4.2. The Overwhelming Excitement


When we finally arrived at G’s house, I was overwhelmed by an intense surge of excitement. Everything around me radiated happiness, and I couldn't contain my energy. I ran, jumped, and laughed uncontrollably. The snow seemed unusually deep, though I later learned it wasn’t, and I rolled around in it, crying and laughing because it seemed so beautiful and surreal.


5. Arriving at G’s House: A Shift in Reality


5.1. Sensory Overload


My friends were now treating me like a small child, likely due to how intense my trip had become. I started to feel self-conscious because I was the only one tripping so hard. Every word they said seemed directed at me, even when they were speaking among themselves. Their voices became harder to understand, as if the words lost their meaning and became gibberish.


5.2. Emotional Response and Connection


Once we reached the kitchen, the trip reached new heights. I threw my things on the ground, apologizing as I declared, “I just need to lay on the floor.” I lay down on the rug, feeling a profound sense of comfort. G joined me, and I curled up next to her, expressing my overwhelming love and connection. This emotional release, however, was the last clear memory I had before everything became fragmented and confusing.


6. The Peak of the Trip: Losing Control


6.1. The Floor and Comfort


Lying on the kitchen floor, I found solace in the presence of my friend. I felt an intense connection to her, as if being close to her was grounding me amidst the chaos of my mind. For a brief moment, I had clarity and peace, but that sensation quickly gave way to more confusion.


6.2. Fragmented Perceptions and Confusion


After that, my memory of the sequence of events became jumbled and disjointed. The line between reality and hallucination was no longer clear. Words became meaningless, objects lost their form, and I found myself drifting deeper into an ungraspable world of illusion.


7. Conclusion: Reflecting on the Experience


Looking back, I now realize how reckless it was to take such a high dose without knowing what I was consuming. What I thought was LSD turned out to be something far more powerful and unpredictable. The experience taught me the importance of caution when experimenting with substances and the need to respect their potency. Though it was terrifying and confusing at times, it also gave me an appreciation for the complexity of perception and reality.