# Trip Sitting ## Should you get a trip sitter? I believe most substances are best explored individually, but having a trip sitter can be important for safety. I think the main role of a trip sitter is to be near by just in case an extraordinary situation could benefit from sober attention (kindof like what a baby sitter does post bed time). ## Where to find a trip sitter - I cannot recommend anyone (many are ill-suited) - Be very careful with strangers - Pick someone you trust and are comfortable with ## How I like to trip sit - I'll be on site and in a different room - Available if you call me - On the ready if something requires a sober person - Occasionally giving reminders to drink water - Putting out reminders / activities for you that you have asked me to (examples photos of your grandma and crayons to color) - Friendly reminders about [[drug testing]] and appropriate doses ## Firm non-interference If you are conscious and coherent, I am not going to intervene. Even if you are crying, yelling, or vomiting, unless you ask me for help or clearly need help, I'll be in another room. I'm still not sure how firm a line to hold on this. It is hard to watch/here people have a hard time, but I do believe that while there are very difficult trips, characterising a trip as "bad" is a matter of personally chosen narrative and it can be self-fulfilling. Some of my most rewarding experiences on [[psychedelics]] felt like dying. There were a couple instances where it felt very similar to extreme food poisoning and it was in those trips I began to realize [[there is good in everything]]. ## Do I actively want to trip sit? - I don't think so. It is hard being around so much intense energy. - I am willing to be there for friends who are curious though ## Should I be dissuading people from doing drugs? - I do not know - Maybe - I definitely know I should not actively encourage drug use ## #Caution - It should be made clear that trip sitting is not guiding ## Do I want to actively guide? - Generally no. It definitely depends on the type of [[drugs]]. - Maybe under relatively strict guidelines. Ex... I am there just to guide a [[meditation]]. - I will answer questions though and make suggestions if you want them ## Misc - I think that the first time someone gets drunk it should be an experiment. They should know what 1 drink feels like, 2 drinks, 3 drinks, etc. I should not have been 12 screwing with copious amounts of hard [[alcohol]], I could have died. ## Related - [[drugs]] - [[tripping together]] - [[my suggestions re drugs]] - [[your mileage might vary|your mileage may vary]] - [[doing drugs together]] - If you are having a bad trip anywhere in the world and need someone to talk to, you can call me. - [ ] find that link on the safety profiles of drugs