Talk:Subjective effect index

Tasks for josi's incoming subjective effect index improvement project:

To-do list

Completed

• come up with more scientific and legitimate terminologies for the the following components: Exposure to inner mechanics of consciousness Subconscious communication 8B Geometry - Exposure to inner mechanics of consciousness
• write up identity alteration as an exact component within a subsection on the identity page
• machinescapes and scenarios shave now been moved into multisensory effects. update their descriptions accordingly!!!
• collaborate with User:Fishcenternicole to tidy up and improve upon the new shadow people sensory subcomponent subsections
• rename environmental alterations to object alterations
• improve or overhaul index intro, note that the descriptions should strive for linguistic simplicity so that as many people as possible can actually understand the effects
• rename subconscious communication to something more legitimate
• add as much consistency for descriptions as possible. for example in the first sentence, within introductions to leveling systems, sentences introducing levels themselves, content across inter-related components etc
• bring back novel effect category

Pending

General index stuff

• continue proofreading and improving EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT. Visual, Auditory, Disconnective, Multisensory, Cognitive, Physical, Side effects
• define exactly what constitutes a multisensory effect vs a specific sensory effect for the hallucinatory states category
• complete the list category pages for the various types of physical effects and side effects. make sure they have comprehensive defintions/introductions
• keep an eye on the suggestions found here
• change transpersonal states from "perceptions of XYZ" back to "feelings of XYS" because its more simplistic and understandable
• change effect names to singular titles, (auditory hallucinations, etc)
• add descriptions for effect type category tag pages
• after all of this, move onto lucid dreaming pages, meditation, tulpas, etc
• look into alternatives for the replication galleries/slideshows which can handle .gifv's
• text replace, muscle spasms > muscle twitching, salivation > increased salivation,
• come up with a glossary of the SEI which is essentially a list of concise 1 or 2 sentence summaries of the effects.

Specific effect improvements

• add visual styles subsection and history/culture subsection for autonomous entities
• write a universal intro for style variation sections which explain what style variations are. "The specific differences between each potential style of EFFECT can be broken down into the following variations:"
• make 8a/8b a bit clearer that its original observation / interpretation of the project and not based on external documentation
• mention that delusions can spread between multiple individuals in social settings on delusions article
• ensure the impact of mood is mentioned within hallucinatory components
• mention that frame rate suppression can become so laggy that it literally pauses, happens sometimes on nitrous
• text replace environmental geometry to environmental patterning
• text replace perspective alterations and alterations in perspective to perspective hallucinations
• mention in symmetrical texture repetition analysis that it might not just be peripheral vision being filled in but also textures just generally building on top of themselves
• move spatial disorientation to physical effects
• add levelling systems to double vision subtle, distinct, intense
  • lev 1)does not require closing one eye to read / see fine details / lev 2)requires to close one eye to read / see fine detail but does not require doing so to navigate or distinguish large objects and / lev 3) requires closing one eye to navigate the environment and to distinguish objects

Replications

• add an animated replication to framerate suppression, a laggy gif of high-quality recognizable footage
• add a replication to brightness alterations, a half an half image showing normal brightness compared to altered brightness
• add colour replacement gif, a half and half image showing normal colours compared to altered colours

New effects

• add olfactory enhancement
• split auditory hallucinations into internal and external auditory hallucinations, the current article just documents external without mentioning internal.
• visual flipping as an effect, when your vision mirrors or flips upside down, common on nitrous and dissos at very high doses
• potential new transpersonal states: feelings of absurdism, cosmic realizations
• framerate enhancement, seeing things with an increased framerate, higher detail, and in slow motion
• aggression
• suggestibility suppression
• move panic attacks into their own effect distinct from anxiety
• add a multisensory effect regarding complex physical movements which feel as if they are a direct translation of current cognitive/visual states (this may also be a subtype of synaesthesia)
• increased phlegm production

Standardized substance documentation methodology notes

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you are familiar with subjective effect index terminology to the greatest extent possible
• Ideally, take substance at threshold, light, common, strong, and heavy dosages on separate occasions. If not enough of the compound is available to do so, prioritize a heavy dosage. Aim to compile at least 10 reports and form output pdf's for each substance.
• Decide on a relatively consistent setting that will be used between substances. For example, at home with music and roommate or alone in bedroom.
• While on the substance, fill out subjective effect tracker while on the substance (so nothing is forgotten) and if necessary in retrospect (so nothing was missed).
• While on the substance, take periodic time-stamped notes or voice recordings as effects change.
• While on the substance, avoid taking other drugs which could influence the effects in any way whenever possible. If you are on a required medication, please note this down in your documentation.
• When off the substance, use these notes to write up a detailed trip report with a standardized layout, extensive qualitative commentary, and quantitative (SEI) data.

Article

• Compile all of the collected data into an article that follows a consistent format.
• Devise a rating system for how frequently each effect occurs. eg: rare, occasional, common, frequent, and near universal. if enough data has been gathered, take this a step further and use precise numbers for rating the occurrence frequency of each effect. eg: this effect occurred in 75% of experiences at X dosage.
• Split the articles into subsections which explain the effects that occur at different dosages along side of their level of intensity, similarly to the dosage page
• Ensure extensive qualitative commentary within these articles that give them a less impersonal feel

Hallucinogens I want to revisit to redocument

• RC's: AL-LAD, ALD-52, 1P-LSD, 2C-B-Fly, 2C-C, 2C-D, 2C-E, 2C-P, 4-AcO-DMT, 4-HO-MET, 4-HO-MiPT, 5-MeO-DMT, DPT, DOC, 3-HO-PCP, 3-MeO-PCE, 3-MeO-PCP, Deschloroketamine, O-PCE
• Classicals: LSD, mushrooms, DMT, Ayahuasca, mescaline, 5-MeO-MiPT, 2C-B, Ketamine, DXM, DPH, MDMA, LSA, Nutmeg, Salvia

Style guide (in progress)

rules of thumb

• use simplistic and easily understandable language over complex and obscure language wherever possible. This is to ensure that the SEI is as accessible to the general public as possible.
• Do not make absolute or black/white assertions. For example "XYZ can creating the feeling that" over "XYZ will create the feeling that"
• Do not talk about the conclusions reached during these states as if they are inherently true, instead make it clear that you are simply describing the experience of them.
• add laughter as a subcomponent of humour enhancement
• add vomiting as a subcomponent of nausea

Levels of intensity intro:

"This effect is capable of manifesting itself across the x different levels of intensity described below:"

Tiers:

• At the lowest level, …
• At this level, …
• At the highest level, ...

Referring to the experiencer:

• “A person” is preferred
  • "At this level a person experiences morphing"
• “One’s” is secondary and provides variety
• “At this level one’s vision is completely encompassed by geometry”

Outro paragraph sentence:

"Effect is most commonly induced under the influence of low/moderate/heavy dosages of hallucinogenic compounds, such as type list. However, it can also occur under the influence of type list, particularly during phase [or as a result of x]"

Word preferences:

• To describe a given environment in its entirety
  • Scene
• To describe the surface of a given object (like the surface of a wall in a video game)
  • Texture
• To describe a given object
  • Object
• To describe the experience of an effect of an illusion
  • Perception
• To describe increasing intensity across multiple tiers
  • Progressive
• To describe common sober experiences (to contrast with intoxicated effects)
  • Everyday (life)
• To describe an illusion the subject recognizes to be false
  • Hallucination / hallucinatory
• To describe an illusion the subject cannot recognize as such
  • Delusion
• To describe the lower bound of an effect range
  • Subtle
• To describe the upper bound of an effect range
  • Extreme