Can LSD Do This? (And If Not, Are There Any Hallucinogens That Can?)

[stardust_rifle]

My Extremely Square ass is writing a scene where a character does LSD, and they (AMAB NB) hallucinate seeing and fusing with a female version of themself- for the rest of the trip, their proprioception/body map is altered so that they feel as though they have a more "female" body shape (eg, breasts, wider hips).

My question is in the title- is fucking with the body's proprioception/body map/sense of touch in this way something LSD can do? Also, the contents of the trip are kind of plot-relevant, so if LSD can't actually do this, are there any hallucinogens that can (and that people take recreationally/Actually Enjoy Tripping On)?

Thanks!

Comments

[the_siobhan]

I did a lot of LSD in my 20s, and I could absolutely see this happening.

Another multi-tripper

[jesse_the_k]

My body became a house on my first LSD trip (I worshipped at the furnace of the house I was in).

Things get entirely weird, and it was my first proof of concept for "mind = body = mind"

[voidampersand]

I think much of the mystical experience on hallucinogens comes from your brain. The drug just provides an unusual stimulus. Anything can happen. People can also have mystical experiences from fasting, meditation, or it just hits them. So I would say go for it.

I knew one person who had an intense trip on LSD that inspired them to go heavily into LDS. Like I said, anything can happen.

There are many hallucinogens, both natural and artificial. What is sold as "LSD" often is something else, still hallucinogenic, but not necessarily the same as what Owsley was making in the '60s. This makes me reluctant to take "LSD", because you're putting something in your head that probably is very powerful but you don't really know what it is. But lots of people do take it, and usually they come out just fine. For your story, you could hand wave that the character thought it was LSD but who really knows.

Of the natural hallucinogens, psilocybin is powerful and pretty safe. Datura is powerful and pretty dangerous. Remember, plants make hallucinogens as a defense mechanism.

[momijizukamori]

I don't have a useful direct answer, having not tried hallucinogens myself, but if you feel like doing extra reading, Erowid has a section of submitted experience reports that might be enlightening: https://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp_front.php