2CB

2CB is a wonderful chemical (now sadly criminalised), one of my favourites and I’ve had some of my most interesting experiences having used it - perhaps it’s because it is a phenetholamene rather than a tryptomene (I seem to be "hard-headed" with the latter).

The first time I took 2CB was with my lover. The 2CB came as a pill and we took 15mg. A pleasant, subtle high followed after 15 minutes (foreshadowed by a feeling of excitement – probably us rather than the chemical). Colours became heightened and a greeny-red aura – visual as well as tactical – clung to our skin. Stroking and being stroked was very enjoyable.

We turned the music up. It was a deeply textured and richly emotional album, but with 2CB it became something one could enter – an encompassing sound that seem to rise over us and arch over the room. We lay under it, in a definite space taking great pleasure in the quality of the sound and the discoveries of new elements of the songs we heard.

The beauty of my lover was clearer than ever. He delicate, white almost transparent skin was very smooth, almost eerie. Her already spectacular eyes deepened in colour and her enlarged pupils were very appealing. The sensations of flesh, intimate warmth and entanglement and the awareness of her own pleasure were all very gratifying. The eventual climax of our love-making was a moment of pure uncontrollable ecstasy, a height of pleasure to which I have not felt before or since, and one which had me howling with the intensity of it. Almost wholly immersive, the sole disappointment is that the moment ended and was followed by the realisation that it would be unattainable again until another rare occasion facilitated by 2CB or something like it. I don’t want to under-value this climax, but I also don’t want to describe it in too great a detail. It was part of a wider experience of intimate pleasure and probably couldn’t have happened without all the other factors that lead to it.

Both tender and wanton, the evening was one of emotional affirmation and more than sensual delight. No unpleasantness intruded upon the evening, and the come-down was extremely easy. There was no sense that the visual field had been "scored" or worn out by the colours (something which happens to me with most psychedelics). Visually, things returned to normal very quickly. The tactical sense remained a little sensitive.

Eating is another pleasure which we indulged. Again taste and the sensation of food and swallowing were pleasantly enhanced – meaning that we gorged ourselves. Plenty to drink is necessary. Dehydration (possible caused more by sweating than by the 2CB) caused heavy and day-long headaches the following morning. This hasn’t happened since.

The same dose (15mg) resulted in a different experience, one where my thoughts intruded upon sensation. Having just finished an autobiography by Simone de Beauvoir that meditated a great deal about death towards the end, I took a look at some pictures of the dead writers image (as a young woman through to an old one). These images and her words clung to me and during the trip I was shaken by thoughts of absurdity, death and the inevitable finality of it all. Though I managed to hide this from my company, I did finally fail to keep these thoughts from my face and wept with fear for myself and sympathy and regret for the writer. I think that her writing my have had this affect anyway, but the 2CB may have provided some kind of lever that kept open mental doors I’d have otherwise slammed shut when I saw the blackness of the path beyond. This was no a "bad trip" as such (though it was contrary to what I hoped for) and provided and interesting experience. Since that time, the usually psychological blocks are back in place and the sense of absurdity and finality only a memory. But de Beauvoirs aged face, behind which a wonderfully creative and intelligent mind fought and raged against death, is still no more. I wonder what age will do to my face and my fear.

Ecstasy and sorrow – this is a useful and mysterious chemical which needed to be explored more!

Lower doses have different effect. The tactile senses are not to profoundly altered. Visually the trail backs are very strong and fun. This is a more social dose, higher doses will mean I’m likely to get lost in myself or in someone else. I can do all the normal things on a dose like 5mg, but with a little extra sparkle.

A staggered dose taken with a few friends proved to be very enjoyable and intimate. 5mg were swallowed, followed by another 5 half an hour later. This extended the trip and the plateau by about an hour, and the come-down was longer. I made the mistake of smoking, and as a result were plagued by everyday worries and doubts about myself, the future, etc. which my friends didn’t feel. They were able to connect more with each other, whereas my (unvoiced and hidden) worries interferred with this.

We were more emotional and the music more affecting and embracing. Mostly though, we were very jolly and laughed a lot, sometimes over fairly silly things. The glow of colour provided by the 2CB made the room seem cosy and warm. The evening was very enjoyable, despite the upset I was having. That I was able to mainly ignore it was testimony to this, and I think the GBL I imbibed settled me a little.

My lover experiences a little body-static with every experience – like a faint sensation of a bubble in her throat; thankfully, it didn’t interfere with the experience. I didn’t get this sensation.

The contents of one’s stomach affects how quickly the trip begins, but doesn’t impede it. The high can come up very quickly or very slowly, but always subtly. GBL and cannabis synergise well with the 2CB at the end of the trip. Cannabis confuses the experience when one is coming up or riding the plateau and I don’t recommend it. The trip is not long – about 4 hours, unless it is staggered.

2CB is often used is XTC pills – this can be verified with a testing kit. It is not a bad replacement (I only object to it because it makes X pills unreliable), and if you buy it I suggest you keep it for an occasion you can properly enjoy it for the first time. It is very similar in many ways to MDMA and MDA, but with it own subtle differences.

I don’t think 2CB is a magic happy pill. My morbid thoughts altered one trip a great deal. The company of loved ones made the other trips very enjoyable, and this is the context I recommend 2CB to be used in. I think it would also be good for people to use if they have problems they need to share or work out. Emotional ties could be strengthened, and none of the experience is ephemeral.

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