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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break

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I've "quit" until 2012. That's when my probation's up. Actually, if weed makes me have anxiety then as bad as it was starting to before I quit, I'm quitting for good.
 
I'm 17 and i've been smoking pot for 5 years now and i love it, but about a year ago i became addicted to opiates, it got to the point where i willingly went into an outpatient program. I had to stop smoking because they tested me, and eventually i kicked my opiate habit but to this day im still in rehab but i have always had the urge to smoke weed even through all the treatment and therapy, i feel like i can handle my pot use and it helps me with my severe depression, i really want to smoke again but if my parents find out im off to inpatient :( should i just wait a year until im 18 or try to start using again... or not use at all for the rest of my life. help would be nice, thanks for listening bluelight.
 
bluelighttt said:
Hey guys,

Appologies for the retarded username, but I am 25 and have been smoking daily for 7 years, and my use prior to that was occasional..

I live in Australia and therefore mix/spin my BONGS with tobacco at a ratio of max. 60-70% weed which i think is making it harder to quit.
I used to smoke at least 3 grams of this per day, starting from the moment i woke up. fuck i loved the wake n bake... This is up untill 2 (two!) days ago, when in a moment of disgusted self-realization i smahsed the bong and decided to try and quit the budds.. honestly i havnt achieved any of my dreams since i started smoking all day everyday.

but now im not sure where i found all that inner fortitude 2 days ago, and i wish i had some more if it right about now.... i have been exercizing and eating properly but life is still really difficult without my safety blanket of weed to dull reality.

the problem is i have heaps of budds and Not smoking them is just so difficult. thinking i might roll a joint out of keif/leaf so i can sleep easy for the next few nights

fuck i really need some advice guys from anybody that's been here and moved on!

Thanks and much love
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Smoking with tobacco is going to make this experience a whole lot worse. A frieend of mine was in a simliar situation to u. He really loved cones and got some other smoking herbs to help break the habbit and ween him off the whole 'smoking process'. Smoking tobacco through ur pipe can help too. Its probably not a good idea to stop smoking everything at once. he did this so he could still hang with his crew. Its a bit much dumping everything in your life at once... To this day he has cut back from a daily smoker, to a once a week to a couple of times a month. He still enjoys herb, just his life revolves alot less around it..

It really depends on what kind of relationship u want with weed in the future. Some people quit cold turkey for a week, then treat themselves to a cone on the weekend. Then after a few weeks of this, go for two weeks etc. Its defaintly a drug of habbit, its so easy to light up and forget your worrys. Try only lighting up to reward urself for hard work or a big change. Give yourself small goals, reach them, and begin slowly to rebuild your life without the herb..

Please though, if u start to smoke again, drop the tobacco. Tobacco is highly addictive. Oh and last thought - dont ditch the weed, make some cannabutter and cookies for those days u want to treat urself! :)
 
TheAgnostic said:
I'm 17 and i've been smoking pot for 5 years now and i love it, but about a year ago i became addicted to opiates, it got to the point where i willingly went into an outpatient program. I had to stop smoking because they tested me, and eventually i kicked my opiate habit but to this day im still in rehab but i have always had the urge to smoke weed even through all the treatment and therapy, i feel like i can handle my pot use and it helps me with my severe depression, i really want to smoke again but if my parents find out im off to inpatient :( should i just wait a year until im 18 or try to start using again... or not use at all for the rest of my life. help would be nice, thanks for listening bluelight.
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Since you started at such a young age, i would say its about time you learnt to deal with life without substances. If u do smoke, smoke with friends while u are out doing something fun or entertaining. Not with a dvd infront of the tv, you can do that sober. U gotta start respecting the herb, understand it, then you can try and integrate it into your life if u still wish... Just cause u dont go into WD or have massive swings while smoking, doesnt mean it isnt working away at your phsyce and building up walls and other barriars that are going to effect your mental state in the long run.
 
I'm a few days out. Figured I might as well add it to everything else I'm quitting and with the irregular amount of water I've been taking in (manual labor at over 100 degrees F), perhaps it will flush it anyway.
Have cheated, a lil at parties or what not, but not everyday most of the day anyone.
I have money stashed and I COULD get some and have SORTA tried but our Anniv. is coming up soon and I should try to save so I at least have something for the one I love...
It hard though. I seem to drink more.
I work REALLY hard all day in the heat and I wanna relax...alcohol (not a fan actually) or weed (illegal and I'm looking for a job and everyone drug tests.
So idk if you can call that "quitting". But at night laying in bed, not sleeping, overstressed and the kpins the dr gave me not helping... would be nice.
I try to avoid BL more, causes me to want it more. Watching Intervention does too....
Always used to do that opiated or stoned.
Watched it sober tonight and made a half ass attempt to find some.
Habit I guess.
 
FacedAgain said:
Since you started at such a young age, i would say its about time you learnt to deal with life without substances. If u do smoke, smoke with friends while u are out doing something fun or entertaining. Not with a dvd infront of the tv, you can do that sober. U gotta start respecting the herb, understand it, then you can try and integrate it into your life if u still wish... Just cause u dont go into WD or have massive swings while smoking, doesnt mean it isnt working away at your phsyce and building up walls and other barriars that are going to effect your mental state in the long run.
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depressing but true words. but its a really hard habit to break- i've been toking pretty much whenever i'm alone, but rarely socially, for as long as i remember. its a hard habit to break, especially when you can kid yourself into thinking its not a problem cos weed is a soft drug... and if your life is actually going just great, so you haven't lost anything to it.

i'll be reading this thread with interest, i really need to quit!
 
if drug testing is the reason you're quitting and you're worried about willpower,

i'd reccomend seeing if JWH blends like K2 are legal in your locality

it works, it's a cannabinoid. it is shorter and a bit trippier in some ways
 
chinup said:
depressing but true words. but its a really hard habit to break- i've been toking pretty much whenever i'm alone, but rarely socially, for as long as i remember. its a hard habit to break, especially when you can kid yourself into thinking its not a problem cos weed is a soft drug... and if your life is actually going just great, so you haven't lost anything to it.

i'll be reading this thread with interest, i really need to quit!
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i guess some things can be taken for granted. if this shit was legal there would be no such problem. go to your local cofee shop and meet likeminded people. smoking alone, with no stimuli my mind will play tricks on me.
 
for some reason i just cant stop smoking weed on a daily basis. i find it more addictive than any other drug. i use to be addicted to heroin but it had such a negative effect on my life that i really had no choice but to stop. the problem i find with weed is that it doesnt disrupt my life to the point where i can no longer function.. so its too easy for me to rationalize smoking. i just think "what the hell, its not a big deal." i do want to stop though and i can usually make it 2 or 3 days before cracking and going totally insane and smoking again. how do you guys go about stopping?
 
JWH-018 helped me stop, but now I'm smokin that instead!!! =P

It's really just willpower. If you need to quit you need to realize you are going to be bored for the next week and your lifestyle will change a bit.
 
"If you need to quit you need to realize you are going to be bored for the next week and your lifestyle will change a bit." This is truth.

Fish oil (anything with omegas 3 and 6 will do), L-tryptophan, and vitamins help ease withdrawal and getting to sleep.
 
Taking Control

I feel like weed is taking control of my life .. yet I don't care and don't want to stop because I love the feeling of being high. What do I do?
 
Weigh the pro's and con's of smoking weed. If it is interfering with your life in any way, then you know you need to stop. If it is 'controlling' your life, like you say it is, then you probably need to take a break.

Need more details though. How is it controlling your life?
 
TO be able to quite you need a reason you believe is worth it. Quitting to save money is one of the hardest things to do, because you spend all your money on it because you think it's worth it. Or need it to sleep/eat/take away pain.

I've tried so many times and failed, but really your will must be to quit, not just your mind.

Ehh, I'm on vacation in Japan so I haven't smoked for 4 days. It's soooo hard to sleep, and I'm actually eating way less. It's the cleanest I've been for 3 years. I miss mary-jane! I wanna go back to Cali !!
 
Quitting Weed

Hi guys.

A fair few of the regulars in here will know me, or at least the CD Social crew.

I am quitting weed, my girlfriend has asked me to because she thinks I have anger problems. I am also being told I'm probably bipolar or psychotic...

This is a thread for some love, peace and soul for me...

ANy hints or tips for quitting?

I threw out my bong. Only problem is that since then I've eaten Benzo;s galore.

Sigh.

Trip.
 
Well, it's nice of you as a boyfriend to quit smoking for your girlfriend. I would do it for mine but she doesn't care if I smoke or not haha I have found myself in similar shoes before, though. I think the best thing is just to go to some places you haven't been in awhile or go see a movie. Since the "withdraw" from weed is mild at it's worst, the important thing is to get pot off of your mind. You could read a good book, exercise, or really anything. Jus try to avoid being around it and being alone with nothing to do. it will creep into your mind and just keep getting worse. This is what has worked for me, other than just being out of weed.

Hope it works out!
 
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