bad trip

The “Eric André Show” and “Bad Trip” comedian, who is Black, said he was stopped at the Melbourne Aiport as he was traveling from New York City to Brisbane, where he is set to shoot an upcoming project.

She had read online that it could reverse the effects of a so-called “bad trip” and had some on hand prepared for this very reason.

“It made the experience much better since it gave me the option to stop the bad trip,” Nadia, who is using a pseudonym to protect her privacy, told Salon.

Not every bad trip is necessarily negative, so some have resorted to calling them "challenging" experiences, understanding that frightening or uncomfortable trips can sometimes resolve themselves or offer "deep existential and life-altering insights," as one 2021 survey of Norwegian trippers put it.

When a bad trip occurs, it can cause feelings of panic, losing one’s sanity, or physical illness like heart palpitations that can persist for weeks or even months after the psychedelics wear off, said Matthew Johnson, a Johns Hopkins Medicine professor studying psychedelics.