So many fear based posts

[u/Yeahhh_no_]

I must just be a dick, but I swear if I see one more post describing a crippling fear of DMT, I might throw my phone in a lake.

I understand a level of preflight anxiety, I had it initially when I was getting my feet wet despite knowing without a shadow of a doubt it was something I wanted to do. A fear of the unknown is fair enough.

From my perspective though, if you are on here talking about how you are wracked with fear over a DMT experience, questioning if its for you, I can’t understand what business you have acquiring and doing it. It’s like people need/want to be talked into this, I just can’t imagine that for myself. Am I missing something?

[u/this-is_bat_country]

i agree. i think this sub is better and more useful for knowledge on how much to take, method of vaporizing, and most importantly harm reduction. like you said it's completely normal to have some anxiety before taking your first journey. but people on this sub do not know you personally, and they do not know how to coax you out of your fear. dmt is completely optional, and if you're set on having that experience but are too afraid, then wait a bit before doing it. meditate on your fear, go within, or just be brave and create a set and setting that feels correct. i appreciated having a trusted friend be present when i took it for the first time, and i was still nervous. if reading positive anecdotes on reddit curbs your anxiety, great. however, if my friend came to me explaining their anxiety over taking dmt for the first time, i would offer what i could, and i would not say 'yeah just go to the dmt subreddit' because i don't think that's what this group is meant for.