My Dutch Life: The Madness of My Second Magic Mushroom Trip

Following my first mind-bending encounter with magic mushrooms on December 22, 2017, let’s fast-forward to April 28, 2018.
(If you haven’t read about my first experience, check it out here 👉👉 My Dutch Life: A Surreal First Encounter with Magic Mushrooms)

In February, at the start of the semester, I went shopping in Rotterdam and, by chance, bought magic mushrooms again.
This time, it was a different brand than the one I had tried before.
But since I was too busy, I left the mushrooms in the fridge and didn’t eat them for a while.
Eventually, I realized they were going to expire in about a week.

I was a bit worried that they might have gone bad and could have some scary side effects, so I hesitated to take them.
But after all, I had spent 18 euros , and for a student like me, wasting that money would hurt!
So, I decided to go for it.
I chose a night to eat them in my friend’s room downstairs—at least there would be someone watching, which felt safer.

Magic Mushroom Strength and Effects

1. MILD | MEXICANA
   • Mild visual FX – Energetic – Funny – Euphoric
   • Perfect for starters
2. MEDIUM STRONG | TAMPANENSIS
   • Medium to strong visuals – Highly funny
   • Mind-altering and playing mental tricks to your brain
3. STRONG | DUTCHII
   • Strong auditive and visual effects – Euphoric fun and laughter
   • Mind twisting and hypothalamus tickling
4. MIND-BOGGLING | DRAGONSLAYER
   • Power visual FX with high fun factor
   • Know how the dragon moves
5. MIND-BLOWING | ATLANTIS
   • Powerful visual – Discover the undiscovered
   • Amazing look and feel – slightly aphrodisiac
6. OUTER SPACE | GALINDOII
   • Ass Kicking! – Xtreme powerful visuals – Overwhelming laughter
   • Sharp as a Ninja – Makes you understand the Big Bang theory
   • Advanced Psychonauts Only! Subconscious triggering

Last time, I took 7.5 grams of Psilocybe Hollandia, a MILD-strength mushroom.
It was a smooth experience with no big highs or lows.
So, this time, I decided to level up and take 15 grams of a STRONG-strength mushroom called DUTCHII.

Little did I know, I had completely underestimated the power of 15 grams of these mushrooms…
The visual and mental effects were described as “Strong auditive and visual effects – Euphoric fun and laughter. Mind twisting and hypothalamus tickling.”
Keep that in mind as you read about my reaction!

The Wild Mushroom Trip

This was my second time trying magic mushrooms.
The first time, I brewed them into tea, but this time, I ate them directly.

I didn’t expect them to taste so awful.
It was like eating sour walnuts—really hard to swallow.
It took me about 30 minutes, along with plenty of water, to force them down.
Some pieces were particularly sour, which is normal.
Apparently, the sourer they are, the stronger the effects.
When eating magic mushrooms, it’s important to do so on an empty stomach and avoid sugary foods, or the effects won’t be as strong.

Like the first time, about 15-20 minutes in, I started feeling dizzy and my hands and feet got cold.
Soon after, I saw the curtains start spinning, and dragon-like patterns appeared in the floor’s designs, as if they were flying through the clouds.
Thanks to my previous experience, I stayed pretty calm through all these changes.

Later, I felt a bit tired and lazy, so I lay down on my friend’s bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
This time, it felt particularly beautiful—perhaps because of the music playing in the background.

I watched colorful patterns—blues, greens, and purples—flow across the ceiling.
Combined with the magical music, it felt like I had entered an enchanted forest, with everything around me dancing to the rhythm.

At that moment, everything felt so wonderful, and I was incredibly happy.
A smile crept onto my face, and I didn’t care what was happening around me.
I was completely immersed in this blissful experience.
As I lay there, though, my arms and legs started to go numb, and I couldn’t move.

After a while, for some reason, I began to laugh uncontrollably.
The more I laughed, the harder it became to stop.
My friend told me to calm down, but I couldn’t control myself.
I couldn’t answer questions or even talk—I just laughed hysterically.

Normally, I’m pretty reserved.
As an introvert, I’m usually calm, serious, and quiet around others.
But after taking these mushrooms, I lost all control. I took over my friend’s bed, hugging a pillow and laughing like a maniac.
My friend was almost scared to death watching me.
According to her, I was laughing hysterically the whole time, which must have been pretty terrifying and weird.

I ate the mushrooms around 11 p.m. and was laughing uncontrollably until after 2 a.m. I was crying from laughing so much, and I felt exhausted, but I just couldn’t stop.
At times, I wondered when this madness would finally end.

At one point, I was so tired that I almost fell asleep.
My friend kept telling me I couldn’t fall asleep.
There was only a single bed in the room, and if I slept there, she’d have to go sleep in my room.
That’s when I finally snapped out of it a little, realizing I should go back to my room. It felt like a battle between my logical mind and my primal instincts.
I tried hard to regain my senses and get up, but my body was limp, with no strength.
My friend called another roommate, and they both helped me back to my room.

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The moment I lay down on my own bed, I went wild again, laughing uncontrollably like a madwoman.
I tried sending a message to another friend to tell them how crazy my mushroom trip was, but I couldn’t focus long enough to type.
I switched to voice messages, but the sentences in my head came out as nothing but “hahaha” when I spoke. I’m sure the person who received that message must have been so confused 🤔🤔

Although I’m still a bit curious about what it would be like to try Mind-Boggling Dragonslayer, Mind-Blowing Atlantis, or Outer Space Galindoii, after this experience, I’m not sure I dare to take the risk again 😵‍💫 Anyone who’s tried them, please share your stories with me! 🙏🙏

I spent the whole night tossing and turning in bed, finally regaining my sanity around 3 or 4 a.m.
It was the wildest night of my life.
The next morning, when I thought back to what happened, it felt like a dream…

P.S. I forgot to experience Van Gogh’s world again…
(Mushroom trip part one here 👉👉 My Dutch Life: A Surreal First Encounter with Magic Mushrooms)

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