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MyDoorsAreOpen

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I got the idea for this thread after finding a book in the bookstore for recovering alcoholics that markets itself as an alternative to AA -- appealing to reason and determination within onesself -- not a higher power -- to maintain sobriety. It takes the form of a journal / planner, with sayings on each page such as, "I am sober now. I do not need to make excuses for the headaches I had each morning at work."

I mean this thread to be an alternative or complement to the Cannabis Cessation Support megathread; moderators, I'd rather this thread be closed or moved to the Dark Side than merged with that one.

I don't miss marijuana because ...

... I'm willing to pick up my cell phone anytime it rings, without worry that I'm too spacy or stoned to carry on a serious conversation.

... I can remember small details without writing them down, even ones including numbers.

... I see how un-entertaining and base the Jerry Springer show is.

... I don't get mistaken for someone half my age because of laughing at things that normally only teenagers (and stoners) find funny.

... I don't spend half my income on baklava.

... I dream when I sleep.

Feel free to add.
 
MyDoorsAreOpen said:
... I see how un-entertaining and base the Jerry Springer show is.
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Wow, that happens to me more when I am high than anything (except tripping of course). I do laugh at it though when high, and I just get irritated by it when sober.

Anyways, I haven't been smoking for about a month now, and although I plan to start up again really soon, I think I can pick out a few things about abstaining...

... Not always paranoid if people that don't smoke know I am high while trying to carry on conversation

... Don't laugh at innappropriate times (I laugh at everything when I am high)

... Don't walk around with little bits of green stuck to my shirt and pants

... Don't have to explain to people why I pull out about 10 lighters every time I dig in my pockets for something

... Rarely paranoid

... Don't make random observations in public like "Man! This elevator is quick!"

... Grocery shopping is a lot quicker when you're not on a quest for 'the perfect meal'

I'll add more if they come to mind...
 
- I remeber where the keys/remote control are
- I don't lock my keys in my car anymore
- I can do something without forgetting what I was gonna do next
 
conversational paranoia does suck - but it really is in your head... (i know.. i know...)




forgetting what you were going to do next is part of the fun!
thats how you end up having a lucid moment when you have been standing at the fridge with teh door open for five minutes....
 
because i no longer sit by myself in social situations and think retarded shit and think people are looking at me.. and my hppd problem is much less of a problem
 
-I don't lose/misplace things like I used to.

-I can remember conversations I had yesterday

-I'm motivated to do more than sit on the couch
 
cainnabelspawn said:
... Don't make random observations in public like "Man! This elevator is quick!"
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Ha! I lol'ed on that one... thanks =D

... I can actually interpret "signals" I get from women

... I don't stumble a little everytime I stand up
 
I used to smoke a lot of bud, but now im doing it about the same as the psychs and E, mostly because I kind of realized, all it does for me now is giggle for 10 minutes, eat my life away for 40 minutes, and then pass out in my crumbs.:p
 
the only things i'd miss about marijuana would be


...I have a lot of extra food now.
...I don't have to deal with those annoying ultra-paranoid stoners.
 
Solidly-here said:
I don't miss Marijuana because . . . I smoke it often.

I don't miss it . . . I don't miss an opportunity to use it.
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LOL

I don't miss marijuana because I make 1000% more progress on everything in my life now that I don't smoke.
 
I dont miss weed because I have smoked atleast a quater ounce of some good ass dro for the past 3 months. I graduated so I'm living this summer up.. Its a hazey summer
 
...I don't feel the need to take a nap every other hour.
...I can stay on topic in everyday conversations.
...I can complete my sentences.
...I don't feel my heart racing every time I step outside the house.
...I feel full after consuming a reasonable amount of food.
...I don't get frequent bronchitis (although tobacco admittedly played a more significant role in that)
...I realize just how corny it is to decorate everything with cannabis leaves.
...I can accept that cannabis is not the miraculous cure-all I once thought it to be, and that I'll never have as much fun with it as I did when I first started smoking.

Of all points, the most significant is the social anxiety. MY GOD how much easier it is to live productively when I'm not feeling constant impending doom.
 
MyDoorsAreOpen said:
I don't miss marijuana because ...

... I'm willing to pick up my cell phone anytime it rings, without worry that I'm too spacy or stoned to carry on a serious conversation.
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Doesn't happen to me.

... I can remember small details without writing them down, even ones including numbers.
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Always been bad at that, even before weed.

... I see how un-entertaining and base the Jerry Springer show is.

... I don't get mistaken for someone half my age because of laughing at things that normally only teenagers (and stoners) find funny.
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I've always had a weakness for that crap.. and never thought of it as a bad thing. Screw social judgement.

... I don't spend half my income on baklava.
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Spending too much money on munchies is indeed a problem at times.. but I'm known to do that when I'm not stoned as well. I tend to overspend without thinking when sober, yet when stoned I'll realize how stupid it sounds to want 10 baklavas.

.. mmm ... baklava :p


Personally, the only drawbacks to the cannabis and the culture surrounding it is a) sketchy people b) tolerance and money associated c) not being able to perform at specific times.

Of course, these things can be avoided through careful precautions. I've learned (the hard way) that you need to just get away from people you find to be sketchy and plain stupid. The tolerance is definately hard to work on, but with moderation you can acheive such a thing. Money has always been a problem for me, but I consider that society's problem. Performance while under the influence is not much of an issue for me, but it's rather how hard it can be that sucks. I work around this by knowing that I will be able to relax and smoke undisturbed, fit in my set and setting.
 
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