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Unspeakable horrors are the experience of prolonged exposure to scenarios and hallucinatory content of a nightmarish, scary, threatening, and disturbing nature, which are often directly influenced by a person's fears. This can occur during high dose hallucinogenic experiences, particularly those in which the user is currently undergoing negative emotional stressors and personal problems of an introspective nature.
Although the content that comprises these states are generally ineffable and largely dependent on the fears of those who experience them, certain tropes, themes, and archetypes often manifest themselves. These consist of, but are not limited to:
Within the context of unspeakable horrors, it is not uncommon for one's current perception to feel so horrific that the person becomes convinced that they will surely be left permanently insane and with severe psychological damage. This can also leave people with an immediate sense that ordinary life is a thin shell over a comparatively horrifying reality, one which cannot be dismissed or escaped from.
Despite these hallucinations being extremely stressful, however, this effect rarely leaves individuals with lasting psychological problems.
The experience of this component and how it is interpreted by those who undergo it seems to differ wildly between people. While certain individuals can find this state to be traumatizing if unprepared, many people find that, although terrifying, these experiences can be exhilarating and help to build character. To ensure that one does not find themselves in this state unwittingly, heavy dosages of hallucinogens should be avoided without prior practice. A person should always work their way up to the higher levels from lower dosages in small increments as they feel comfortable doing so.
Unspeakable horrors are often accompanied by other coinciding effects, such as anxiety, psychosis, and memory suppression. They are most commonly induced under the influence of heavy dosages of psychedelic compounds, such as LSD, psilocybin, and 2C-P. They can also occur under the influence of deliriants, such as DPH, datura, and benzydamine. It is also possible to experience unspeakable horrors while under the influence of dissociatives, such as DXM and PCP, but particularly when combined with other hallucinogenic substances, such as LSD or DPH.
