My friend drugged me with shrooms without my consent

Years ago I had my first mushroom experience, and it was horrific. I never wanted to touch psychedelics again.

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That night, I had what I thought was a small dose. Two stems and a cap over several hours while drinking hot chocolate. I ended up reliving the most traumatic events of my life in vivid detail. It didn’t give me insight. Therapy had already done that.

For eight months afterward, I had nightly panic attacks. I felt like I was suffocating randomly. I fell into a deep depression. I have bipolar I, and my psychiatrist later confirmed psychedelics are dangerous for people like me.

Five years later, a friend confessed he had slipped a large amount of shrooms into my hot chocolate. His justification? He thought it would “cure” my bipolar disorder, CPTSD, and anxiety.

I have never felt that level of rage toward someone.

I did not consent. That was not help. That was assault.

I’ve since been told some people do this as a prank or misguided “therapy.” That is insane. Every drug someone takes should be their own choice. It’s their mind. Their body. Not yours to experiment on.

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