'Flip or Flop' star Christina Haack said smoking toad venom made her less egotistical and prepared her for a relationship

• Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," said she smoked psychedelic toad venom to treat her anxiety.

• The 38-year-old smoked 5-MeO-DMT, a venom that can cause hallucinations.

• The toad venom is much stronger that some psychedelics, being four to six times more potent than DMT.

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Christina Haack, host of HGTV's "Flip or Flop," opened up about smoking psychedelic toad venom on Instagram on Saturday.

The 38-year-old smoked 5-MeO-DMT, a chemical naturally excreted from Bufo Alvarius toads that causes hallucinations.

The toad venom is known to be much stronger than some psychedelics, being four to six times more potent than DMT. Unlike other psychedelics with longer trips, Insider previously reported 5-MeO-DMT trips last between 30 and 90 minutes.

"My experience felt like my ego was being ripped away from me - a much needed 'ego death,'" Haack wrote on her Instagram story.

Haack posted a picture of her new partner on Instagram, saying the ego death she experienced after smoking the Bufo Alvarius toad venom helped her be emotionally ready for a relationship when she met him.