Dosing only worked once. Any Advice?

[flyingkumquat]

I have browsed the forums to the point of signing up just to post this, lolz.
I know people say this a lot, but the Dose is just not working for me anymore. I got it to work the very first time I tried it without any effort at all. I even remember thinking to myself, "Man, I doubt this is going to work at all." then like 5mins into it, I was feeling the effects. That was 2 weeks ago.

I have not gotten any effects since then, trying every night, sometimes even 2 or 3 times per night. I kept checking on the forums for something I was doing wrong but relied on "persistence", hoping I would eventually get it to work for me again. I lay in my bed, relaxed, in complete darkness, with no distractions, empty mind, and am not nervous or anxious whatsoever.

Maybe there is something I'm just not getting, but I find it strange that I got it to work my first time without reading how to "use" it. I just lied in my bed and listened to the dose and got results. I don't know if I am trying too hard or what but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[_Benny_MeXXcaline_]

Try with the same dose that you used when you felt the effect!

[8604]

The doses for me are most effective when you don't have any expectations of them while you're dosing. you layback and relax and let it do it's work. Although what works best for me is to listen to music while the dose plays. And the binaural beats work even at ridiculously low volumes.. as low as you can get but not 0(that basically mutes it). And then put on a playlist and just listen to the music as though the music were your dose.

But enough of that little rant of mine. I'm willing to bet that the reason it hasn't been working is that you're thinking about the dose while you dose. And you don't need to listen to the sound waves for it to work... all you gotta do is just shut up(in your mind) and let the dose take over.

Happy dosing!

[flyingkumquat]

Really, I have only been trying the same dose, I haven't tried any other ones.

So I decided to take an adventure and get a couple different ones to see if I just can't do it anymore or what the deal was. I decided to try 8604's method of listening to music and have the dose play a low volume and I actually got Nitrous to work quite quickly and effectively. I just started giggling like 1 minute into the dose and I was like, wow... *giggle giggle*

I was confused why it worked but I started to think about it for a while. I think it's all about keeping an open mind and trying new things. I had no idea how Nitrous was going to make me feel, so I left my mind open to accept the feelings rather than shutting my mind and waiting for the effects I knew were coming.

I'm sure I just need to keep at it and not give up. Thanks for the helpful tips, I appreciate it!

[Sloth]

The doses for me are most effective when you don't have any expectations of them while you're dosing. you layback and relax and let it do it's work. Although what works best for me is to listen to music while the dose plays. And the binaural beats work even at ridiculously low volumes.. as low as you can get but not 0(that basically mutes it). And then put on a playlist and just listen to the music as though the music were your dose.

But enough of that little rant of mine. I'm willing to bet that the reason it hasn't been working is that you're thinking about the dose while you dose. And you don't need to listen to the sound waves for it to work... all you gotta do is just shut up(in your mind) and let the dose take over.

Happy dosing!

Basically this sums it up. I usually just lay there, and count from a big number. I do not focus on anything but the number, and it usually gets me to where I was go with the dose. Thinking about the Dose always seems to screw me over

Also, try different doses. Trying the same one could make you already used to its effects and weaken it