Support
Help, in the order you might need it
Summaries first. Each card opens the full guide or the service itself. Nothing here replaces a person who can see you — it points at one.
In an emergency, do not read — call.
- Australia 000
- United States & Canada 911
- United Kingdom 999
- New Zealand 111
- Europe & most of the world 112
Say what was taken if you know. Paramedics are there to help, not to judge.
Where are you right now?
- Right now
Someone is not okay
If a person is unresponsive, having a seizure, struggling to breathe, or you are frightened for their safety or anyone else's — call your emergency number. You do not need to know what they took.
- Fireside Project — psychedelic peer support line (US) ↗call or text 62-FIRESIDE
- Find a helpline in your country ↗
- Feeling overwhelmed
Ground me, then talk to someone
Stop the stimulation, feel your feet, name five things you can see. If it does not pass, a crisis line is for exactly this — you do not have to be in danger to call.
- Before a journey
Harm reduction
Set, setting, a sitter, what not to combine, and the specific signs that mean calling for help. Preparation is most of the safety there is.
- Zendo Project — peer support and sitter training ↗
- DanceSafe — drug checking and harm-reduction information ↗
- When the self feels altered
Ego dissolution
What people describe, how to stay oriented, and the signs that mean this is no longer something to ride out alone.
Read: Ego dissolution: what people describe, and what can help · not clinically reviewed - After practice goes wrong
Meditation-related difficulties
Fear, a frightening loss of self, sleep and energy changes, old trauma resurfacing — common, documented, and dose-related. The first remedy is less practice; the second is someone who knows this territory.
- Cheetah House — support for meditators in difficulty ↗
- Spiritual Emergence Network (US) — referrals ↗
- International Spiritual Emergence Network ↗
- The days after
Integration and ongoing support
Making sense of an experience takes time and, often, another person. Talking therapy works for most of what these pages touch; a GP is a fine first door.
Read: Integration
Services listed are national or international organisations, checked against their own sites on 19 September 2026. MediTrip has no affiliation with any of them and receives nothing for a referral. Communities such as forums and subreddits can help too, but they are not moderated by professionals — take advice there as one person's experience.
Something to sit with
When you have called who you need to call, a quiet screen and a slow soundtrack can help the wait.