I don’t feel anxious these days before doing acid (or any drug), unless its a risky place where cops might turn up, but that is probably just because I’m older, I know the effects and how long stuff will last for.
I did however feel a bit more anxious when I was younger but that was because there was more instability in my life; now I have a good job and a house, my life is otherwise good and I don’t have to worry so much about things.
IMO a lot of “acid anxiety” exists because of the length of the drugs effects and that we often lead busy lives with lots of other demands on our time, or we will end up still tripping at home and have to face family members/normal people..
I learnt this the hard way – 8 years ago where I got so trashed I was still tripping on Monday at work (I was then in the electronics industry).
Although I held it down talking to colleagues, I started working on some equipment for Anglia TV – and and picked up the hot end of a soldering iron! It hurt like hell (but I still managed to get what I was doing finished).
These days I pace myself a bit better…
Maybe if you have other pressures/priorities in life like college/work/family stuff which are pushed to the back of your mind and making you anxious, sorting those out first before getting trashed removes a lot of potential anxiety/paranoia.
I do occasionally get a bit anxious when I’m on substances but never to the point of major paranoia/a bad trip, I am just a bit quiet sometimes but have always been a bit shy anyway. for me its also a way of checking myself so I don’t act like a twat just because I am high (I still have a good time though…)
