I think you described psychs beautifully. :) I have had both the freeing as well as horrifying experiences, and have to say that after having gone through a I guess what you could call a "bad trip", it is much harder to think that such thing as a bad trip doesn't exist, as just like you said, it can be so intense that it can drive you into some pretty wild and scary thoughts (scary of course only if you judge them as such). But on the other hand, I think I only had the bad experience because I was anticipating that, I was scared because of all the bad experiences I had heard about and that's why I ended up having one horrible, frightening experience that made my life pretty difficult for about 8 months.
I really liked this part: "Despite all of their strangeness, psychedelics are always, somehow, familiar. It can be described like visiting a childhood home which was almost forgotten but instantly recognizable. When you trip, you get the sense that you have come to a place that you have been before and where you can expect a warm welcome." The first time I took acid, I suddenly felt like a kid again - so pure and authentic, without any hesitation about myself, just like I used to as a kid. All full of curiosity and wonder without any judgment. It was beautiful.
Thank you.
I could have worded that a bit better. A trip can feel very unpleasent but I think even those trips can have value. That is true about your state of mind for sure. If you go into it tripping about tripping it can send you to some places you might not want to go.