Title: Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences
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Q: [...]:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
A: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. [...]
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
A: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. [...]
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
A: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. [...]
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
A: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. [...]
A: four basic principles of psychedelic psychotherapy:
1. Create a safe space
2. Sit, don't guide
3. Talk through, not down
4. Difficult is not necessarily bad
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we [...] and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and [...] a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and sit with a person [...], it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is [...] that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a [...], a way of relating that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a [...] that is ancient.
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is [...].
A: When we work and sit with a person going through a psychedelic-induced crisis, it is important to understand that in a certain way this is a dialectic relationship, a way of relating that is ancient.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: There is [...] to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
A: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: There is always the tendency to [...] the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
A: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our [...], wisdom, and insight.
A: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, [...], and insight.
A: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and [...].
A: There is always the tendency to overpower the other with our knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So [...] all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So let go of all [...] regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So let go of all knowledge [...] that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just [...], listen, and observe.
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, [...], and observe.
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and [...].
A: So let go of all knowledge regarding the experiences that the person is having. Just be with, listen, and observe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: [...], under any condition, is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
A: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Rule #1, under [...], is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
A: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we [...] and respect the person having the crisis.
A: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we honor and [...] the person having the crisis.
A: Rule #1, under any condition, is that we honor and respect the person having the crisis.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we [...] what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might [...], lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, [...], or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or [...]), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as [...], a resting place, a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a [...], a quiet center.
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a [...].
A: Even if we don’t understand what’s happening (the person having the crisis might be much more developed than we are, lost in worlds unknown to us, or reliving a drama we can’t comprehend), we serve as an anchor, a resting place, a quiet center.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: The [...] response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just sit quietly with the person, making them feel safe.
A: The most appropriate response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just sit quietly with the person, making them feel safe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: The most appropriate response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just [...], making them feel safe.
A: The most appropriate response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just sit quietly with the person, making them feel safe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: The most appropriate response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just sit quietly with the person, making them feel [...].
A: The most appropriate response to a powerful psychedelic crisis might be to just sit quietly with the person, making them feel safe.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is [...] there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. [...]
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. [...]
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. [...]
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. [...]
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. [...]
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. [...]
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. [...]
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. [...]
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. [...]
A: If the person is stuck there are several different ways to respond:
1. Wait and calm them down through talk, knowing the duration of the substance taken
2. Walk with them, talking or not, until they calm down
3. Have them express the experience through sound
4. Have them move through it, through a physical expression, holding a certain posture or letting the body go
5. One could do some deep, focused bodywork, just hold someone (meeting their needs) or gently massage them. Always ask for permission regarding any kind of physical contact.
6. Have appropriate sitter regarding male/female, important when recall of sexual abuse takes place.
7. The person could recline, eyes closed or blindfolded, being in a safe place, listening to comforting music and grounding the experience.
8. If their emotions are overwhelming them, encourage their expression.
9. When the person is calm enough or has come back from their difficult psychedelic experience, have art supplies and writing material available.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Reassure them:
1. [...]
2. This is an experience other people have had.
A: Reassure them:
1. This will pass, this is a process.
2. This is an experience other people have had.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences

Q: Reassure them:
1. This will pass, this is a process.
2. [...]
A: Reassure them:
1. This will pass, this is a process.
2. This is an experience other people have had.
Responding to Difficult Psychedelic Experiences