Olivia (A Cosmic Haven)

I created this site to help all people process and understand their psychedelic experiences. My own life was turned upside down by a terrifying trip that left me with powerful anxiety, which I had never experienced before. It has taken me years to fully come to terms with the experience and heal from it, and my goal is to help you do the same. Love to all, Olivia

Depersonalization and derealization after a bad trip: my perspective

In this video, I discuss the way that I have come to view feelings of derealization and depersonalization. These are two concepts that are brought up to me quite frequently, so I wanted to take the time to address them in video format. Because they are feelings rather than definable “conditions,” there is no single …

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Healing from a bad psychedelic trip: the importance of being grounded

Welcome to a new post format… video! In the following two videos (Part 1 and Part 2), I discuss the role of groundedness or ungroundedness in healing from a bad psychedelic trip as well as some ideas for how to get more grounded. The importance of being grounded | Part 1 The importance of being …

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Am I going crazy after a bad trip? (You aren’t, I promise)

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of “going crazy after a bad trip.” I’ve received a number of emails in which people bring this up, so I wanted to address it in detail as well as the general topic of fear. Having intense fear after a bad trip is incredibly common. If …

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Trouble sleeping after a bad trip: the inner child method

If you’re having trouble sleeping after a bad trip, you’re not alone. I’ve been in your shoes, and in my work, I’ve found that this is one of the most common post-bad trip struggles. For me, bedtime uneasiness was one of the most relentless aspects of my anxiety. While it was a huge struggle for …

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Understand why you feel weird after a bad trip

When you feel weird after a bad trip, all kinds of questions can come creeping in your head. I know it’s scary, so I created this post to help explain what’s going on and how to work through it.  The main thing to understand is whether you’re experiencing short-term anxiety following a recent bad trip, …

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I’ve never had a bad trip before, so why now?

If you’re experienced with psychedelics and have never had a bad trip before now, you’re bound to be entirely confused. In this post, I hope to clear up feelings of confusion and defeat while providing some next steps. This is normal. You are normal. No matter how much experience you have, anyone can have a …

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What to do if you feel addicted to psychedelics

While it’s most definitely possible to feel emotionally addicted to psychedelics, you can’t get physically addicted to substances like LSD, mescaline, DMT, mushrooms, etc. These substances simply aren’t addictive. Because of how powerful the experiences with these drugs can be, it’s also very hard to overuse them, but it does happen. When you feel like …

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How to understand a bad trip and start the healing process

Bad psychedelic trips are incredibly common. If you’ve recently had a bad trip and are struggling to understand it, you’re in the right place. This site is dedicated to helping you understand a bad trip that you’ve had (that’s what we’ll do in this post) and heal from it. The first thing to do is …

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