Psychedelic preparedness refers to a state of readiness before a psychedelic session to ensure a safe and meaningful experience.
“From the perspective of harm reduction, anything we can do before going in to increase the likelihood of having a safe, meaningful and potentially transformative experience, reducing the risks involved and potentiating challenging experiences as growth opportunities rather than traumatic events … should be exposed.”
Rosalind McAlpine
Developer of the PPS
Preparedness assessed by this tool falls into four areas:
- Knowledge-Expectations
- Psychophysical-Readiness
- Intention-Preparation
- Support-Planning
Knowing your score can help you decide on actions to maximize your psychedelic experience from a harm-reduction perspective.
Note: Complete the PPS assessment BEFORE your psychedelic experience.