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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break

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I'm going for at least a week as of today. Shit just gets old after a while when you're doing it everyday. It goes like this for me: smoke weed, get a simple high (can still be intense if smoking enough dank), high fades away after 40 minutes tops.

When it's like this weed doesn't really even bring that spark to things for me anymore. It's just the standard lookin at your buddies and sayin, "Yeah dude, I'm high". Plus when I'm smokin all the time it really does fuck with my head and most of the time I'm just lost in negative thoughts.

For me there's just too many negatives. And I crave it when I go pure pothead status. That said, it's damn bliss when you break up your smokin.
 
its been 15 days for me, and everyday i feel i get smarter and quicker.. I have a ton of motivation now, and i actually care about making money again.. i was just going day to day happy to have a 4-6 grand in the bank, now i want to pile up tons of cash and start buying investment property.. its funny how now i actually care about money but before with the weed i really could care less about the doe/
 
A lot of these posts are making a lot of sense to me.
Getting rid of the pot, which in turn leads to focusing on aspects of your own life that actually matter to yourself as a person.

Also, I feel like rewarding yourself with a little pot once in a while is not an issue, although for me once every week or two may a bit too often and asking to become a pothead again.

rave_itsrealfun, you sound so much like me. (minus the doing well in school and having a degree hahaha)
As much as I'd like to say that low doses of painkillers (or sedatives in my case) are not a good idea to use in the important scenarios in your life, I can't, because they have helped me get a decent job and a couple of girls.

In my opinion, you just have to realize that you can't rely on them in all of these situations, but it's extremely difficult to draw the line there.
Maybe they can be used as the stepping stone? As in nailing the interview or a first date, but from there on out go for it completely sober.
I don't know, I'm still trying to figure this shit out myself lol.. just my two cents.
 
The only drug that i found to be considered good would be the psychoactive ones.. they tend to not push you to take more, and once you do them you want to take a long break.. while weed is a psychoactive, due to the minor effects they cause, i found it easy to continue with using the drug.. whereas the harder psychs are long lasting and more demanding on the mind..

Its amazing tho, i do not feel they caused me to become more spiritual but more grounded in the laws of science, but science tells us that everything is connected and we all came from one thing..
 
Do you mean psychedelic?
I've been wanting to go that route for a bit of time now.
Had a bad trip last time, but that was easily 3 or 4 years ago.
Which ones do you normally go with and what doses?
I don't want to derail this thread though..
I think I'll go post in PD for an answer on how to make my return to that realm the best it can be haha.
 
Well... my body is forcing me to give up.. I have just been diagnosed with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome which hits me in cycles every six to 8 months.. I start to vomit and basically dont stop. Bile ends up burning the crap out of my oesophagus and I get admitted to hospital for rehydration and electrolyte rebalancing.

The only relief during these bouts of illness are multiple hot baths/showers and sticking my fingers down my throat (I know.. sounds stupid, but its a feature of this illness). I wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy.. you feel like you are dying and I guess dehydration is a slow way of dying. I'm now laying in bed trying to digest my first meal.. would love a few cones but the ONLY single way of curing this particular illness is to abstain from the weed :(


some links in a specific thread i have created in case you are interested here: http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/608410-Cannabinoid-Hyperemesis-Syndrome-my-recent-diagnosis
 
no bad trips only difficult ones.. bad trip would be ODing.. Start with a 2c or something that will not last 7 hours.. sorry about the change in post.. we will keep to the weed..
 
benzowned, well first of all I don't have access to this so-called oxycodone that makes me feel so great. I hear it's all the madness in Ontario though. i have 30 mg left... well 25 mg as I just popped one haha. I'm gonna bliss out for a bit and not save them for important situations, because I believe that might lead to addiction. Now that I'm off pot, my social anxiety isn't THAT bad haha - it's quite easily manageable, but I still have a tendency to love drugs that destroy it haha. I think I will be totally fine going on this date sober. More than fine actually. I think I'm actually going to make oxy a semi-regular part of my life though, as I feel that at these low doses it will be quite easy to avoid addiction, and I really enjoy it, and life is short.

And you haven't tried psychedelics to help with your possible case of social anxiety? Get off the benzos man... shrooms changed my life. Don't let one bad trip get to you, it was 4 years ago. They made me - well they were a catalyst - permanently more open, self-comfortable, and bolder of a man, with a chill/unique/very down-to-earth outlook on life that people seem to really vibe with. It's the non-pussy way of tackling the problem... by amplifying life and coming face to face with it and realizing that you control your own destiny, life is in fact all-loving, you create these problems with your mind, and you are capable of anything. I would also say that I get far more anxiety from smoking weed than I do from taking psychedelics.

I had a measely bong rip yesterday, got more stoned than I've ever been. To think I would smoke a fat joint before, and smoke another just to feel something. I had a great time but then I had a horrible crash and I NEVER would have smoked again. I have no desire to do it again, most likely for another 2 weeks or so. It was really obvious to me how it fucked up the rest of my day. I mean this isn't heroin right... I should be able to control it and it's fun sometimes. My friends don't do other stuff too so it's fun to get high socially sometimes. But yeah no regrets.

I have the house to myself for a week so I might dip into the good acid that has been sitting in my freezer for who knows how long because when I'm stoned and obssessed with pot it would never cross my mind to drop it haha.

And whoever else was asking about the psychedelics, I would say don't go crazy with all these chemicals that are out there... just pop some good old shrooms. Acid is great too but I wouldn't trust RC's personally. Shrooms have been around ever since there was cow poo for them to grow on haha. I had the time of my life the other night... if this doesn't happen then they are shitty shrooms haha, or you might just be the type to freak out but that is very rare, only seen it maybe 3 times in my life and it's always with really socially awkward/weakminded people, they just get even more awkward lol. And this is one class of drugs that are NOT addictive.

The funny thing is my friends are all cannabis addicted burnouts. When they hear about me taking mushrooms or acid, they are like, "mannn, wtf, you're so smart, why would you fry your brain like that?" They are sooo fucking ignorant, they don't even realize they are total burnouts. Just cause they were never smart enough to harness the power of psychedelics, none of them got a thing out of the experience. They say "man, just smoke weed all day with us, it's that other stuff that fucks you up". Haha such horrible and wrong advice, but nevertheless they are my pals in this world.
 
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^ Throwing in comments like this every once in a while is totally useless.
You sound like a child who thinks he knows everything, just cause he can now count all of his pubes on more than one hand.

Anyway, I'm gonna try to not talk about psychedelics or benzos or other drugs besides weed (although I'd really like to delve into that topic) before this thread gets closed, as I've played a part in derailing this already lol.

Anyone else find that when they quit smoking pot on a regular basis, they are actually hungry WAY more frequently?
As a pothead, I eat one or two humongous meals per day.
As a non-pothead (for lack of better words lol), I am hungry every two or three hours, without fail, but still eat big meals, just not massive.
Also, I find eating healthy foods a lot easier, as before I would just want the most muchie-tastic types of food (very fatty, sugary, chocolatey, etc.)
I get mixed reviews on this opinion from my friends.
Actually, I find my friends who are skinny feel this way, but the ones who are heavier and struggle with their weight if they don't watch themselves do not. I guess that makes sense..
Thoughts?
 
Benzowned, I have noticed increased appetite to a certain degree when I've completely stopped smoking, but I think I know what you mean about the healthy food being better as a Non pot head. I feel like salad is so much more appetizing non pothead status things seem to taste clearer if that makes sense, being high all the time makes me wanna eat something deep fried ohh so much buffalo chicken is the dankness.
 
benzowned said:
^ Throwing in comments like this every once in a while is totally useless.
You sound like a child who thinks he knows everything, just cause he can now count all of his pubes on more than one hand.

Anyway, I'm gonna try to not talk about psychedelics or benzos or other drugs besides weed (although I'd really like to delve into that topic) before this thread gets closed, as I've played a part in derailing this already lol.

Anyone else find that when they quit smoking pot on a regular basis, they are actually hungry WAY more frequently?
As a pothead, I eat one or two humongous meals per day.
As a non-pothead (for lack of better words lol), I am hungry every two or three hours, without fail, but still eat big meals, just not massive.
Also, I find eating healthy foods a lot easier, as before I would just want the most muchie-tastic types of food (very fatty, sugary, chocolatey, etc.)
I get mixed reviews on this opinion from my friends.
Actually, I find my friends who are skinny feel this way, but the ones who are heavier and struggle with their weight if they don't watch themselves do not. I guess that makes sense..
Thoughts?
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Or you could try to not "talk" at all, Starvin Marvin...
 
I have definitely been eating loads more since I took a break, eating much more healthy as well. I desperately need to gain weight so that is a good thing for me.
 
Fire&Water said:
Or you could try to not "talk" at all, Starvin Marvin...
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It's fantastic when people further prove my point.


KindaImportant, you're making me crave some buffalo wings right now, even while not being stoned ;) hahahaha.

I'm just wondering how long it'll take before I can smoke weed like a regular person again.
I feel like if I buy a decent amount and try to store it, it just won't be possible for me to keep it to once in a while, it'll become a daily thing again.

Danny Weed, I'm in the same boat as you, in regards to the fact that it is very difficult to put on weight.
Never mind not doing any cardio when I hit the gym, I don't even go in the sauna for fear of losing that little bit of water weight lol.

And on that note, I'm gonna go make myself a multigrain bagel with goat cheese, coupled with some leftover pasta. :)
 
its been over 15 days since i quit the weed. I am so amazed at how my life changed.. I am so with it, and i have less anxiety. I handle myself better in life situations. I enjoy things I would normally would not. I wonder how much better it will get.. only time will tell.
 
when i first got really into weed was when I started paying a lot of attention to my diet. I began avoiding fast food - haven't had mcdonalds in nearly a decade - and making my own creative meals. I believe I'm more sensitive to what I put in my body when I'm baked, so I really notice the salt content in unhealthy stuff for instance. Nowadays I have no desire to further refine my diet, but I admit that I am usually stoned for the rare occurances when I decide to indulge in a less healthy alternative to my usual meals, like a spicy grilled cheese... before I know what's going on I will have powered through 5 grilled cheeses haha.

I think that what is required to begin smoking in moderation is a change in mindset. Even after a 3 month break, I didn't have that change in mindset, so I started smoking daily again in no time at all. I'm just going on what I got out of that mushroom trip - I've had a bong rip, and a joint since then, had a great time with friends on each occasion, and have avoided side effects or cravings to smoke more. Why isn't it possible? All you gotta do is accept that smoking it all the time has consequences that are best to avoid - besides, the psychedelic effects diminish quite quickly if you choose to redose.
 
I really need to quit smoking, I've been going through an apprenticeship with the carpenters union for 4 years now. I graduate in June and I know how important it is for me to stop mostly because they have drug tests all the time. But at the moment I am just getting over a car accident where i had 4 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a ruptured spleen and a painful shoulder injury. I was clean mostly because the thought of smoking and coughing with broke ribs and a healing lung sounded terrible. Now that im feeling better i slipped and started smoking again. I missed it but its so hard to find the motivation for it.
 
I am currently on a break from smoking. I've been smoking weed for about 12 years now. Definitely not everyday of those 12 but often. In the last few years I'll usually smoke weed pretty regularly for about 5-7 months then take a break for a bit just to clear my head. After a while from smoking I begin to get really paranoid and have major social anxiety and it becomes more of an internal battle for myself instead of a nice relaxing time. It's definitely tough though after a long strenuous day at work not to come home and just roll up. I am proud of my self control when all my friends are taking bong loads and there's zips all over the table and I can still say 'no'. Have to give a shout out to my friends for completely understanding. It will be nice when I choose to smoke again and get fucking blitzed of two hits though, ha!
 
Mental Health Recovery after quitting....?

So, like it does many at one point or another, smoking grass has messed with my mental health pretty bad. No emotions, foggy thinking, more anxious, blah blah blah.......... Wondering: i doubt it but is there any way to speed up the process of clearing out your head? like drink lots of water, etc? (or does water just clear out your urinary tract?) idk. Also, if i have been smoking for about 1 1/2 years, approx how long do you think it would take for my brain to return to normal functionality? im thinkin about 4-6 months..?
 
Nothing you can do, try spending time with friends and stay active.... as hard as it may be.
 
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