It can also force you to confront your issues rather than just staring at them cowering. Every acid trip I’ve had has included about an hour of my brain sitting me down and going “ok, real talk Cap, here’s something you’ve been up to that’s hurting you and/or others.” It also forced me to really confront the feelings I’d been strong in the face of. It also forces you to rethink and reevaluate situations. And all that was semi recreational