I want to trip - but worried about hppd

I've always wanted to trip and experience such altered mind states, but I know about the dangers of hppd and I'm worried I'll end up deeply regretting it. I love enjoying some weed time to time and the fact that it can ruin it sounds quite sad, too. My father used to be a hippie in the 80s and told me about how he got mild visuals for decades after he stopped doing acid, which pretty much confirms it runs in my DNA. Super conflicted, tbh. Maybe I should stick to low doses? I know it probably sounds very naive, I just wish I could experience these psychedelic mindstates i've heard being described for so long by so many people I know