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'''Set and setting''' traditionally describes the physical, mental, psychosocial/interpersonal and environmental context one brings into a [[psychedelic]] experience.

One's "set" (a shortened form of "mindset") is the mental state a person brings to the experience, like thoughts, desires, feelings, general mood, and preconceived notions or expectations. The current physical state of the body is also important to one's "set"; if one feels sick, injured, or generally unhealthy or unfit, these sensations may be amplified during the trip.

One's "set" (a shortened form of "mindset") is the mental state a person brings to the experience, like thoughts, desires, feelings, general mood, and preconceived notions or expectations. The current physical state of the body is also important to one's "set"; if one feels sick, injured, or generally unhealthy or unfit, as these sensations may be amplified during the trip.

Setting is the physical and social environment that the trip takes place in. It is able to guide or influence the course of the experience, both consciously and subconsciously. Since psychedelics often [[emotion enhancement|enhance the emotions]] or mood one is currently feeling, stress, fear, anxiety due to an unfamiliar, uncontrollable or otherwise disagreeable environment may result in an unpleasant or hazardous experience ([[bad trip]]) that may be inconsistent with the experiences one may have had in the past, even with the same dose of the same drug from the same batch. Conversely, an environment that provides a sense of safety, familiarity, control and comfort is more likely to result in a pleasant experience.

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 '''Set and setting''' traditionally describes the physical, mental, psychosocial/interpersonal and environmental context one brings into a [[psychedelic]] experience.
-One's "set" (a shortened form of "mindset") is the mental state a person brings to the experience, like thoughts, desires, feelings, general mood, and preconceived notions or expectations. The current physical state of the body is also important to one's "set"; if one feels sick, injured, or generally unhealthy or unfit, these sensations may be amplified during the trip.
+One's "set" (a shortened form of "mindset") is the mental state a person brings to the experience, like thoughts, desires, feelings, general mood, and preconceived notions or expectations. The current physical state of the body is also important to one's "set"; if one feels sick, injured, or generally unhealthy or unfit, as these sensations may be amplified during the trip.
 Setting is the physical and social environment that the trip takes place in. It is able to guide or influence the course of the experience, both consciously and subconsciously. Since psychedelics often [[emotion enhancement|enhance the emotions]] or mood one is currently feeling, stress, fear, anxiety due to an unfamiliar, uncontrollable or otherwise disagreeable environment may result in an unpleasant or hazardous experience ([[bad trip]]) that may be inconsistent with the experiences one may have had in the past, even with the same dose of the same drug from the same batch. Conversely, an environment that provides a sense of safety, familiarity, control and comfort is more likely to result in a pleasant experience.