I am a highly sensitive person -
I've never done any cactus. Never any psychs. Never shrooms. But I'll be in Quito next month. And I have a connection to the land that very few ppl in my life know about. I found out about this experience super randomly. It's led by a local ancestral healer lady. Looked it up and thought "maybe i should do this". I do have some.. unhealed stuff with the connection I have to the land. First time in the country too. Ingeneral in life also, feeling a bit... weird, lost, restless. A lot of "limbo" and "almost transitions" are happening.
How scary is this experience? I'm very sensitive. Even just dark chocolate makes me super stimulated and I can't sleep if I eat dark chocolate close to bedtime. I can't even consume a regular latte. I always ask for half the espresso and then can only drink half of that. Green tea and yerba mate stimulate me perfectly. As a teenager, I once smoked pot and got WAY too high to function for 2 days. And once in Amsterdam, I ate just half a brownie, and I was high for literally 3 days. I hated it.
I can drink alcohol just fine. Tobacco works nicely on me.
My question is... should I do this then? Does it work at a smaller dosage? And... what are the side effects of this? Has anyone had a bad experience?
ALSO - I once took lion's mane and couldn't feel any emotions for 24 hours and I wanted to just "turn off my switch" if u know what i mean. Wellbutrin did this to me, too long ago. And also... ashwaganda.
But I could really use a spiritual... something... especially my first time in that country to really come to terms with some ancestral stuff and the land..... Thoughts?
ETA more context: coca was totally fine for me. i would smoke pot in college and it was fine i just knew to stop after like 2-3 puffs. And I was thinking maybe doing 25% of the dose with her in her house. But a lot of you are saying I can also just do this at home. So I'm considering all your insights. TYSM. Upvoting every single one of these comments n very grateful for the help.