What a Bad Trip on Acid Feels Like

An experiential account from an addict turned neuroscientist.

Brian Pennie, PhD
Mind Cafe
Published in
6 min readMar 31, 2020

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I’ve taken acid more times than I remember, but the night with the chicken is one I’ll never forget.

It was the summer of 94, and we were all on our school holidays — a gang of skinny teenagers looking to kill time. I worshipped The Doors back then, Jim Morrison in particular…

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Brian Pennie, PhD
Mind Cafe

Change is possible. I write to show that | Recovered heroin addict turned doctor. www.brianpennie.com