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Subjective effect index
Revision as of 18:31, 26 February 2014 by >Josikins (→Uncomfortable side effects)
This article exists to serve as a comprehensive index of subjective effects which could potentially occur under the influence of any substance. Each subjective effect component includes a detailed literary description of the experience itself and in certain cases includes a list of potential variations in style which could occur across different substances. The exact analytical process that PsychonautWiki writers run through when documenting the subjective effects of any specific substance is listed below:
- Study the individual effects listed below until one reaches a point of familiarity.
- Take the substance at a high dosage to experience the full range of effects.
- List the components present throughout the experience using the specific terminologies described below.
- Define the variations in style in comparison to other pharmacologically similar substances when applicable.
Visual effects
Enhancements
Suppression
Distortions
- Visual drifting
- Colour shifting
- Depth Perception Distortions
- Tracers
- After images
- Symmetrical texture repetition
- Scenery Slicing
- Visual haze
- Perspective distortions
- Environmental cubism
- Environmental orbism
Geometry
Hallucinatory states
Psychedelics
Dissociatives
Deliriants
Cognitive effects
Enhancements
- Enhancement of current mind state
- Acceleration of thought
- Connectivity of thought
- Rejuvination
- Increased empathy, love and sociability
- Multiple thought streams
- Increased focus
- Sexual arousal
Suppressions
- Thought deceleration
- Suppression of emotion
- Suppression of information processing
- Suppression of language
- Amnesia
- Removal of cultural filter
- Ego suppression loss and death
Entirely new states of mind
- Feelings of fascination, importance and awe
- Time distortion
- Introspection
- Outrospection
- Deja-Vu
- Mindfulness
- Feelings of predeterminism
- Conceptual thinking
- Direct communication with the subconsious
- Personality regression
- Thought loops
- Feelings of interdependent opposites
- Delusions
- States of unity and interconnectedness
- Euphoria
- Depression
- Anxiety
Auditory effects
Disconnective effects
- Disconnection from tactile input
- Disconnection from visual input
- Disconnection from consciousness
- Detachment plateaus
Physical effects
Enhancements
- Enhancement of touch
- Increased bodily control
- Stimulation
- Appetite stimulation
- Increased bodily weight
- Increased bodily control
Suppression
- Suppression of touch
- Sedation
- Decreased bodily weight
- Loss of motor control
- Loss of temperature regulation
Entirely new states
- Spontaneous tactile sensations
- Tactile hallucinations
- Changes in gravity
- Changes in felt bodily form
- Physical autonomy
Uncomfortable side effects
- Dehydration
- Photophobia
- Nausea
- Head aches
- Vasoconstriction
- Muscle cramps
- Frequent urination
- Difficulty urinating
- Abnormal heart beat
- Temporary Erectile Dysfunction
- Dizziness
- Restless leg syndrome