I made every mistake possible. Too much extract, too strong, wrong setting. I took a massive hit of 20x in a room with music and people talking, and within seconds I was gone. Not "I felt strange" gone — I mean gone. I had absolutely no idea I was a human being, that I had smoked something, or that I existed in any recognizable way.
I was trapped in what felt like a factory where reality was being manufactured. There were these mechanical, repetitive forces pulling me apart and reassembling me into shapes. I felt genuine terror — the kind that bypasses thought entirely and becomes a physical, primal thing. My friends later told me I tried to stand up, knocked over a lamp, and kept repeating "no no no" for about two minutes.
When I came back, I was drenched in sweat and almost crying. It took a solid hour before I felt normal. This experience was 8 years ago and I have never touched salvia again. If you do try it, please use plain leaf first, sit down, be in a dark quiet room, and have someone sober with you. This substance demands respect.