Serotonergic medications without proper washout carry the highest risk. Marijuana should stop one month before. Pork, fermented foods, alcohol, caffeine, red meat, and processed and sugary foods should all stop in the tiered timeline outlined above. Pornography and heavy media should be reduced in the weeks before. Sexual abstinence for one to two weeks for those in committed relationships, thirty days for those with multiple partners. Avoid reading extensive Reddit threads about other people’s ceremonies; the expectations and fears they create interfere with your own process.
