User:Wyly27/Psychedelic experience

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The importance of preparing for the psychedelic experience, as well as the set and setting of the individual and environment they will be in, cannot be understated in regard to mitigating "bad trips '' . Set and setting was made well known by Harvard Psychologist Timothy Leary  . Set refers to the participants' internal state - their mental, emotional and physical state, as well as their intentions for the experience (whether they want to solve a complex problem, discover the underlying secrets of the universe, or heal from a past trauma) - the better these preliminary conditions, the better the experience usually goes  . Setting refers to the environment the experience will take place in. Due to the highly suggestible nature of the psychedelic experience, the environment the participant is in plays a critical role  . For example, a warmly decorated room with a comfortable couch, nice music and an overall welcoming atmosphere will have a much more positive effect than a cold stainless steel and concrete reinforced hospital room. Taking these necessary precautions before a psychedelic experience, along with the presence of trained professionals, have been shown to significantly reduce an overall negative experience. This doesn't mean that bad experiences can't happen as they sometimes do.