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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break

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HoneyRoastedPeanut said:
Iskalla, reading your post I could swear it was me who typed those words. You have described my (former) relationship with weed to a tee. You want the plan that worked for me? It's one simple rule you have to commit to and never break, and tell it to yourself whenever you get the urge: don't spend money on weed ever again.

Meaning don't buy weed, in any amount, anymore. Limit your smoking strictly to whenever you are smoking someone else's weed and pay them back for it with money/food/small favors if they want you to, but never pay to take some home for yourself. This might seem moochy or weird, but it is essential, especially if you love smoking by yourself like I do. Trust me, follow this one rule and you will be able to control your habit, or quit altogether if you'd like. It becomes surprisingly easy after a couple months, even if you smoke with your friends often, because weed is no longer a part of your personal life, routine, or identity.
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This is how I quit - didn't even know it either. I smoked for 4 and a half years. I always used to get high with my two best mates and for the first two years I would buy it. But after that, cause I couldn't be bothered with a job + education, I dropped my job and had no money. Screwed right? Nahh, my mum let me smoke it in my room. A good 3 or 4 times a week my friends would come over for a blaze in the cotchest place. On top of that by this point I was 16 and a good 40 of my friends smoked so there was always someone down for a session.

I have to admit at some point after I turned 17 weed was a hit or miss for me the decision to get high gave me more of a kick than actually getting high. Anxiety, paranoia, cloudy head, zone out, can't follow conversation or not interested in conversation. But I was 17 and there was nothing else to do so I kept at it. As soon as I turned 18 I could legally drink and get into clubs and I cut down a lot. I only felt I needed to smoke when I got stressed or had the delusion that the high would be fun cause I was in a good sober mood. I got high for 2 and a half years and only paid for it once - before my final deadlines.

After I finished 6th form I moved house and since i've probably smoked about 10 times - always the same bad side effects and a shit high. So it's been 3 months and I have turned down a free smoke tonnes of times.

So... Be a stingy bastard and you won't be addicted =)
 
Well i'm going to take a break now. I have been smoking to help me sleep, eat, and feel good. But after a few months I feel like a break can really help me. Going to try for 2 weeks than hopefully make it 1 month. I dont want to quit I just want to get the good effects that I got when I first started blazing again.

The only thing that usually makes me cave in is I have trouble eating sometimes. But than i'll only take like 1 rip to help eat. So it's not that big of a deal.

I guess it's easy for me to stop because it's always around. Plus usually before I take a break I start smoking less. Like only a few rips at at time, than I go down to just taking 1 hit every once in awhile. The euphoria I get from smoking goes away when I do it to much. So as soon as I just start getting stoned and not high I just stop because it's no longer appealing.
 
Iv taken breaks off and on, for obvious reasons but after like a week or 2 off i always justify using again. Now i am getting my medical card tomorrow o.0 i wonder how i will take a break now
 
Day five 100% sobriety. Even caffeine, nicotine, alch, weed, even benadryl.

Last night i finally got some good sleep, probably due to sleep deprivation of the first 4 days.

ARG fuck weed
 
I can go a week easy without weed. Two weeks too. More than that as well. I only partake more frequently than that because of my friends and parties, which makes it more fun.

But the key is to not think of it as something you need, but something that is fun to do once in a while. A reward for being hard-working or for wanting to explore yourself or just chill.

Then again I casually play with benzos, uppers, and weed (soon hallucies too...my term) no problem. But I tend not to abuse them, so I guess that makes the difference.
 
7 years everyday ..... I have taken breaks 3 months max and I turned into a genius hahaha no shit!

Everyone around me was like "get back on the weed your freaking us out" ....

Day 1 ..... here goes!

My flatmate is a human weed cloud it's gonna be a mission to ignore his passing of the Olympic torch but I must. I'm 26 now it's time to get shit achieved!

Will report back in 48 hours.
 
Folley said:
Todays the first day.....

its been like 13 hours without smoking.... I can do this shit!
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Ya you can Folley ! All you need to have is a true WANT to quit .

I have been to numerous rehabs , and have been less successful at those rehabs because that desire was not 100% there (to quit drugs/weed).

It is all the mindset. ESPECIALLY If you have reached a point in your life when you are FED UP with the effects / side-effects / life-effects of smoking herb , then it's really much easier . It's 90% mindset, 10% the people you hang with .

And mindset is a LIFESTYLE change . Instead of waking up and hitting the bong, run up and down a flight of stairs 20 times .

Instead of eating Burger King for breakfast, McDonalds for Lunch, and Gas Station Snacks for dinner ,

Eat Wheaties for breakfast, tons of fruit / veggies throughout the day, Whole wheat , and drink tons of water .

Instead of letting people define your life, set up strong ego-bounderies as to what your RULES are .

Most likely, if you tell your "stoner friends" that you can't have weed around them , they will not be calling you anymore .
It is very depressing, but you have to ask yourself, if these people were only calling you to smoke weed, are they really your friends ?

(Id say they are, it's just they are in their own drug-addiction/haze and if someone asked me that a month ago, I probably would have done the same thing and Isolated myself from that person ).

Sry for /rant hope at least 1 person finds this helpful . Today is day 7 for me 100% total sobriety. I am starting to feel good.

OH YEA ! DON'T SUBSTITUTE ONE DRUG FOR ANOTHER . If you quit weed,

Quit looking at porn (it's really such a self-destructive/unproductive habit) , Quit Cigs, Quit alcohol, Quit EVERYTHING.

I mean honestly, just smoke weed if you are going to partake in any of the above activities. Weed is much more healthy IMO . (yes even porn lol)
 
I've been smoking weed consistently since middle school and I'm 20 now... I was recently arrested on drug charges and am going to have quit smoking weed (drug testing). But I'm actually kind of excited about not smoking because I don't even remember what it feels like. I'm being forced to quit but I wanna take this as an opportunity to better myself.

A big change I've noticed already after not smoking for a week (I haven't gone a week without smoking weed in years) is that I'm starting to have vivid dreams which I'm able to remember again.

This is something that hasn't happened for years (if it did only on occasion), I used to have really vivid dreams when I was younger. I never really made the connection before but around the time I started smoking heavily was when I stopped being able to recall my dreams. I don't know if there's some kind of correlation but has anyone else experienced this?
 
yes,....it too will pass....that lasted about 2 weeks for me and then back to normal sleep...I had to stop smoking pot to pass a drug screen at my pain clinic..I'm not on pain management any more and now I smoke all the weed I want...
 
b4rd said:
Ya you can Folley ! All you need to have is a true WANT to quit .

I have been to numerous rehabs , and have been less successful at those rehabs because that desire was not 100% there (to quit drugs/weed).

It is all the mindset. ESPECIALLY If you have reached a point in your life when you are FED UP with the effects / side-effects / life-effects of smoking herb , then it's really much easier . It's 90% mindset, 10% the people you hang with .

And mindset is a LIFESTYLE change . Instead of waking up and hitting the bong, run up and down a flight of stairs 20 times .

Instead of eating Burger King for breakfast, McDonalds for Lunch, and Gas Station Snacks for dinner ,

Eat Wheaties for breakfast, tons of fruit / veggies throughout the day, Whole wheat , and drink tons of water .

Instead of letting people define your life, set up strong ego-bounderies as to what your RULES are .

Most likely, if you tell your "stoner friends" that you can't have weed around them , they will not be calling you anymore .
It is very depressing, but you have to ask yourself, if these people were only calling you to smoke weed, are they really your friends ?

(Id say they are, it's just they are in their own drug-addiction/haze and if someone asked me that a month ago, I probably would have done the same thing and Isolated myself from that person ).

Sry for /rant hope at least 1 person finds this helpful . Today is day 7 for me 100% total sobriety. I am starting to feel good.

OH YEA ! DON'T SUBSTITUTE ONE DRUG FOR ANOTHER . If you quit weed,

Quit looking at porn (it's really such a self-destructive/unproductive habit) , Quit Cigs, Quit alcohol, Quit EVERYTHING.

I mean honestly, just smoke weed if you are going to partake in any of the above activities. Weed is much more healthy IMO . (yes even porn lol)
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Thanks a lot man :) very helpful!!!

right now Im only smoking a bowl or so before bed, and Ill probably be stopping that tomorrow (hopefully :p )

the problem is, I really dont want to stop smoking, I love it.... but it just doesnt do anything for me anymore.... smoking weed is like being normal

I got told I looked high as fuck today at school lol... even though i was sober... its almost like being sober is a drug by it self! Just a bad one lol


I doing really well though for me, Ive havent gone this long with smoking so little weed in months
 
Been about 2 weeks n 3 days since the last time I had some bud, one reason is I might be able to get a good job, and would require a drug test so its good that I've taken a break in that sense. I've been having the craziest dreams so far but its pretty cool...haha.=D

I'm going to keep up this break, and hope for the best.
 
Today is day 15 or so of no drugs whatsoever (smoked hookah yesterday though) for me.

Am finally sleeping well and i have no desire to smoke . Have been sleeping and eating normally now for about 6 or 7 days.

Advice to those quitting : Dont use any other drugs as a substitute. It's gonna suck for the first week, you will not sleep well, you may not eat well , you may be irritable and have mood swings. BUT

Just get through week 1 and you will start to normalize ! Good energy to everyone breaking/quitting !
 
I'm really going to try to give it a go this time, i;'m fucking scared tho man... don't even know why x
 
Quitting Cannabis....looking for support.

Hey everyone,

I am looking for support. I have a SERIOUS addiction to weed. Before you say weed is not addicting, for me it is.

I have been a chronic smoker of chronic for 20 years now. That included smoking through both of my pregnancies, and while nursing both of my babies (something I will forever be embarrassed to admit).

I am a teacher, and I would smoke in the morning- wake and bake before work (were talking roll out of bed and take a one hitter at 6 am). I would pick my kid up from daycare, pull the car into the garage, and run out back, get high, and then come back for my son.

Basically, I couldnt do anything without being stoned.

I hit 'rock bottom' when i was smoking one morning and had a complete panic attack. I realized that it was a big problem that I was smoking pot and nursning a tiny little newborn baby. I would nurse her, and know I had 4 hours till she ate again, so I would smoke as soon as she was done feeding. In my mind, in 4 hours I would not be high, so it would be ok to feed her again...WTF??

Anyhow, please I am looking to stay clean. I cant live my life high anymore...

Thanks for reading.<3
 
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