The narrator recounts his experience taking a high dose of Iowaska (also known as Ayahuasca) for the first time with his girlfriend while living in New Zealand. He had taken a dose five times higher than the recommended average, thinking that his experience with DMT would prepare him for the effects. However, he soon found himself overwhelmed with terror and disoriented, eventually losing his sense of identity and memory.
The narrator describes a state of "complete ego death," where he had to relearn basic human attributes, such as the concept of hands, walls, and clothing. He also lost his understanding of gender and found himself confused during an attempt at intimacy with his girlfriend.
The experience lasted for about 20-30 minutes, after which the narrator slowly returned to his normal state. He notes that the experience made him more sensitive to psychedelics and shares his story as a cautionary tale, advising against taking high doses of any substance, especially for the first time.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator took a dose of ayahuasca (also referred to as iasa) that was five times higher than the suggested average dose.
2. The narrator's girlfriend also took the same dose, but she threw up shortly after and her experience was limited.
3. The narrator did not vomit and held in the entire dose, which was absorbed by his body.
4. The narrator started feeling the effects of the ayahuasca within 10 minutes, but they subsided after about 5 minutes.
5. Two hours after taking the dose, the narrator started feeling a creeping sense of terror.
6. The narrator and his girlfriend were living in New Zealand at the time.
7. They found a kitten while walking and brought it back home.
8. The narrator's girlfriend tried to have sex with him to ground him, but it didn't work.
9. The narrator experienced a complete loss of memory and identity, and had to relearn basic things like language and human attributes.
10. The narrator's sensitivity to psychedelics increased significantly after this experience.
11. The narrator's experience lasted for several hours, and he eventually slowly came back to himself.