A Terrifying 4-Aco-DMT Trip: A Personal Account of Overwhelming Intensity


Table of Contents


  • Introduction
  • Initial Effects and Onset
  • Escalation of the Trip
  • Struggling with Fear and Surrender
  • The Battle with Time
  • Bathroom Break and Shift in Perception
  • Post-Trip Reflection



Introduction


This report describes a personal experience with 4-Aco-DMT, a synthetic psychedelic compound known for inducing intense and often unpredictable effects. The individual documented in this report, a 19-year-old female weighing 45 kg (100 lbs), ingested a dose of 26mg of 4-Aco-DMT in her bedroom. The experience unfolded rapidly and powerfully, resulting in overwhelming sensations, extreme fear, and a profound sense of losing control. This detailed account captures the stages of the trip, from onset to its peak, along with the psychological and emotional responses to the intense journey.



Initial Effects and Onset


At 8:00 PM, the subject consumed 26mg of 4-Aco-DMT, intending to experience a typical trip. Within 10 minutes, the effects began to manifest. Initial signs of the drug's action were subtle but gradually intensified. By 20 minutes after ingestion, the individual began to experience severe nausea. The sensation was so overwhelming that the subject felt an intense urge to vomit but chose to hold it in, fearful that doing so would expel the drug before it had been properly absorbed.


To alleviate the discomfort, the subject turned off all lights in the room, creating a pitch-black environment. Lying down on the bed, with eyes closed, the subject attempted to relax in the hope that the nausea would subside as the effects of the drug took hold.



Escalation of the Trip


Approximately 40 minutes into the trip, the intensity escalated dramatically. The subject was already feeling overpowered by the experience and began to panic. The rapid increase in intensity led to a heightened sense of fear, particularly because the individual was expecting the peak of the trip to occur around the three-hour mark, as is common with many psychedelics. However, the early onset of such overwhelming effects caused the subject to feel as though they were already beyond their comfort zone.


The experience quickly shifted into what the subject described as "hyperspace"—a state of altered consciousness that felt alien and terrifying. In hyperspace, the individual was subjected to complex and unsettling visions, with a sensation of being controlled by otherworldly entities, which the subject referred to as "shroom aliens." This sensation of being overtaken by external forces only increased the terror.



Struggling with Fear and Surrender


As the intensity of the trip reached new heights, the subject was torn between wanting to abandon the experience and surrendering completely to it. The fear became so overpowering that the subject considered using benzodiazepines to counteract the effects and return to a more familiar state of mind. Despite this, the subject refrained from taking any medication, fearing that doing so might interrupt the process before it was fully experienced.


At one point, the subject found themselves mentally attempting to "die" in the desert, as if to escape the overwhelming feelings of terror. The experience of trying to die felt incredibly real, and the subject found themselves repeating this thought numerous times, though they could never fully escape the fear.


During the trip, the individual repeatedly pleaded with the "shroom gods" to allow them to transcend their human ego. The subject wanted to explore hyperspace without the limitations of fear and anxiety. However, despite numerous attempts to surrender, the terror persisted, leaving the subject to feel trapped in an emotional and psychological struggle.



The Battle with Time


One of the most notable features of the trip was the distorted sense of time. The subject described time as moving incredibly slowly throughout the experience. They frequently checked the time and used a stopwatch on their phone to monitor the passage of seconds, desperately awaiting a shift in the intensity of the trip. The only anchor to reality the subject felt they had was their ego and the ticking clock, which became a constant reminder that the trip would eventually end.


The subject believed that the trip would peak at the three-hour mark and, as a result, they were consumed by the act of counting down the minutes. Despite numerous pleas for the "shroom aliens" to end the experience, the fear remained. The subject continued to struggle with the overwhelming terror but managed to hold on to their sense of self, aware that they could end the experience with a benzo if necessary.



Bathroom Break and Shift in Perception


At around one hour and forty minutes into the trip, the subject felt the need to get up and use the bathroom. This moment allowed for a brief break from the intensity of hyperspace, as the subject was able to leave the confines of their bed and engage with a mundane activity. Following the bathroom break, the subject chose to turn the lights back on and returned to the bed, still heavily affected by the drug, but beginning to regain some sense of reality.


The subject then experienced a shift in their perception of the trip. The overwhelming fear began to subside, and they found themselves reflecting on the experience. This led to a period of laughter, lasting about five minutes, as the subject began to process the magnitude of what they had just gone through.



Post-Trip Reflection


At this point in the experience, the subject, still deeply under the influence of the 4-Aco-DMT, decided to turn on the voice recorder on their phone to capture their thoughts. While the trip was far from over, the intensity had lessened, and the subject was no longer in the same state of terror that had defined the earlier phases of the trip.


The act of recording their thoughts allowed the subject to begin processing the trip and reflect on the chaotic emotional journey they had just experienced. Despite still being in the midst of the trip, the subject's perspective had shifted from fear to a more introspective and analytical mindset.



In conclusion, this 4-Aco-DMT trip was a profound and intensely overwhelming experience. The subject grappled with fear, time distortion, and a loss of control, but ultimately managed to weather the storm without resorting to external interventions. The trip highlighted the unpredictability and intensity of psychedelic substances, particularly when taken in high doses, and the subject's struggle to maintain composure amidst the chaos.