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It's easy, just remove most of the things that make you think about weed from your weekday life...so don't remove all the things either, so you can still enjoy weed on the weekends.

I've been smoking on and off since high school, never had a problem stopping for 6-7 months, smoking for another year and then not smoking for however long.

I don't think weed is addictive (at least compared to opiates, alcohol, benzos, etc), I think it's just really fun. The worst problem about not smoking as often is things are much more boring, so as long as you're occupying yourself, things shouldn't be too rough.
 
NeighborhoodThreat said:
It's easy, just remove most of the things that make you think about weed from your weekday life...so don't remove all the things either, so you can still enjoy weed on the weekends.

I've been smoking on and off since high school, never had a problem stopping for 6-7 months, smoking for another year and then not smoking for however long.

I don't think weed is addictive (at least compared to opiates, alcohol, benzos, etc), I think it's just really fun. The worst problem about not smoking as often is things are much more boring, so as long as you're occupying yourself, things shouldn't be too rough.
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I don't think it's addictive either and I enjoy smoking. But I've been going at it every day so I think I should take a break and try to be more productive.

It's definitely hardest when my friends are smoking and I have to pass up the opportunity because it's a "weekday". I can only last so long until I just end up blazing anyway.
 
i smoke everyday not saying i get high everyday somedays i only have time for a feww hits but i fount that if i smoke a duewop i get so dam hiiggh i fall out. My wife tells me i dont get high i maintain the same high in her words(how can u get high when u never went sober>)ha ha jus living life buzzed she thinks im so wacked out all the time, im a quality engineer for boeing so i must not be so wacked after all must be her wacko bitch! :p
 
When should one consider quitting? Describe people you know who smoke that shouldn't

Anybody high right now wanna share their thoughts and how they feel? I've been smoking since 2006 regularly and I have no idea the way other people feel when they're high but I'm sure it's not the say way I feel sometimes when I get high. Describe people who smoke that you think shouldn't smoke or just don't enjoy it the way their suppose to
 
(New poster, long time lurker).

I've only smoked regularly for a couple months now, and what I found was I'd gotten to a point where I was no longer smoking to enhance a good time, but smoking in order to HAVE a good time. It became more of a dependence. I took some time off, smoked less often (maybe 3x a week instead of daily) and I got back to where I wanted to be.
 
It's amazing to see how something trivial like weed actually has very variable effects among its users. I remember how I used to smoke with friends, and I kept thinking about how for them it's just another banal experience and for me it was something so much darker. I used to get these feelings of guilt all the time, while they would just sit back and giggle like morons. I would get immersed in deep existential thoughts about life, only to be interrupted by their random passes at chicks on the street.

It used to really disturb me that I had to be so different in that regard. I would get the feeling that something is wrong here, that I might be crazier than I realized, and that I really need to stop smoking.

But you know what? That's a bunch of BS. I guess I'm just a part of a breed of intellectuals to whom nothing is just plain and blunt. And now I just don't care about it anymore. Everyone get their own personal effects with this, and I'm just a tad bit different in that regard. What I did was just to find people who are like me, and just get baked with them. It's always much better to share my deranged perspectives on life with people who can respect that, and with out the anxiety of feeling that I might be going insane.
 
^ I like that, that's pretty much the way I feel and you handle it in a real respectable way
 
nedrins said:
(New poster, long time lurker).

I've only smoked regularly for a couple months now, and what I found was I'd gotten to a point where I was no longer smoking to enhance a good time, but smoking in order to HAVE a good time. It became more of a dependence. I took some time off, smoked less often (maybe 3x a week instead of daily) and I got back to where I wanted to be.
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wow..great post, i never thought of it like that before. I definitely smoke in order to have a good time, i've known i need to quit or atleast cutback for a while now...dont think that's gonna happen anytime soon though...:|
 
HeavilySedated said:
It's amazing to see how something trivial like weed actually has very variable effects among its users. I remember how I used to smoke with friends, and I kept thinking about how for them it's just another banal experience and for me it was something so much darker. I used to get these feelings of guilt all the time, while they would just sit back and giggle like morons. I would get immersed in deep existential thoughts about life, only to be interrupted by their random passes at chicks on the street.

It used to really disturb me that I had to be so different in that regard. I would get the feeling that something is wrong here, that I might be crazier than I realized, and that I really need to stop smoking.

But you know what? That's a bunch of BS. I guess I'm just a part of a breed of intellectuals to whom nothing is just plain and blunt. And now I just don't care about it anymore. Everyone get their own personal effects with this, and I'm just a tad bit different in that regard. What I did was just to find people who are like me, and just get baked with them. It's always much better to share my deranged perspectives on life with people who can respect that, and with out the anxiety of feeling that I might be going insane.
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I know exactly what your talking about. weed affects everyone differently, all that matters is that you enjoy the experience, not that its the same as everyone elses experience.

p.s. teehee "blunt"
 
Quitting smoking difficulties

So I stopped smoking since April 6th till 4/20 to lower my tolerance my tolerance was just getting way to high and also to see if i have the self control to stop, but ever since i stopped smoking ive just been noticing negative effects the first 2 days bud was THEE only thing that was on my mind the third day not so much but now i noticed i have a lower self esteem i normally am very confident in my self and very happy with life but ive been feeling depressed i have been feeling socially award i am normally the opposite and i have been also having a hard time keeping normal conversations going and that was normally the one thing I was good at

Has anyone else had such problems when quitting/taking a break from the good old MJ?

And can anyone explain why these problems are occurring
 
Find something else to entertain yourself with, the boredom and depression is easy to lift if you have something else to concentrate on. Preferably not a drug. Programming, art, cooking, going for bike rides or other excercise, whatever gets your brain engaged and the reward circuits in your brain back into some sort of normalcy.

A lot of people find marijuana is a useful stress releiver, start depending on it to "loosen up" and unwind, and get suprised when they stop smoking and get stressed out again. You just have to find something else in your life to help you cope in a healthy manner.

Congratulations on staying herb-free this far. The first week or so is usually the hardest.
 
i stopped smoking weed once i had my psychotic break

same with psychedelics

now i do heroin and speed

and as ironic as this sounds it definitely feels like the healthier choice

i still smoke weed everynow and then

but its a hard habit to hide from family

and i can only smoke certain strains

like green crack and grapes

they are the only ones which dont give me anxiety paranoia and schizophrenic thoughts
 
I have friends who were into smoking either socially, regularly, or on weekends and now they no longer smoke because getting high or stoned makes them very anxious or gives them a horrible panic attack, and it's no longer fun for them like it once was.

I also have another friend who got involved with a woman who does not smoke at all and she does not want him getting high and he's fine with not smoking.
 
no not at all, if you are only ingesting marijuana all it takes is a positive mindset, and a little will power. there are no serious wds like other drugs, only sleeping trouble for 3-5 days which can be countered with melatonin tablets, and boredom...heh
 
robo250 said:
So I stopped smoking since April 6th till 4/20 to lower my tolerance my tolerance was just getting way to high and also to see if i have the self control to stop, but ever since i stopped smoking ive just been noticing negative effects the first 2 days bud was THEE only thing that was on my mind the third day not so much but now i noticed i have a lower self esteem i normally am very confident in my self and very happy with life but ive been feeling depressed i have been feeling socially award i am normally the opposite and i have been also having a hard time keeping normal conversations going and that was normally the one thing I was good at

Has anyone else had such problems when quitting/taking a break from the good old MJ?

And can anyone explain why these problems are occurring
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usually once i get to about half a week without bud, im alright. just do something you enjoy, like one of those activities before you were a stoner haha. its just weed, your side affects will probably pass pretty soon.
 
The first time i smoked weed I had an intense panic attack and almost a psychadelic-like trip. I felt like I was in a dream. It was horrible and I didnt smoke it again for years, I smoke it all the time now and my highs are fine. So ya it can vary.

People with mental illness problems like psychosis, schitzo, or some people say even anxiety, should avoid weed.
 
HeavilySedated said:
It's amazing to see how something trivial like weed actually has very variable effects among its users. I remember how I used to smoke with friends, and I kept thinking about how for them it's just another banal experience and for me it was something so much darker. I used to get these feelings of guilt all the time, while they would just sit back and giggle like morons. I would get immersed in deep existential thoughts about life, only to be interrupted by their random passes at chicks on the street.

It used to really disturb me that I had to be so different in that regard. I would get the feeling that something is wrong here, that I might be crazier than I realized, and that I really need to stop smoking.

But you know what? That's a bunch of BS. I guess I'm just a part of a breed of intellectuals to whom nothing is just plain and blunt. And now I just don't care about it anymore. Everyone get their own personal effects with this, and I'm just a tad bit different in that regard. What I did was just to find people who are like me, and just get baked with them. It's always much better to share my deranged perspectives on life with people who can respect that, and with out the anxiety of feeling that I might be going insane.
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You just described exactly how I used to feel. I remember when I used to smoke with my friends on a regular basis, whether it be during lunch out side of our high school or after school, I would sometimes have that one moment where I realized what I was doing and everything else around me. Instead of being in that high, giggly, cloudy sort of state where you just don't care and want to have fun, there would be a certain point that I was smoking that everything would turn completely silent. I would look around the room and see everyone smoking, with their eyes red, and feel extremely guilty that we were starting to use drugs at an early age (not to mention all the partying we did with cocaine, ecstasy, psychedelics, pain killers, you name it).

I kind of wanted to point out my feelings towards all of this, but I felt like they wouldn't exactly understand or even care for that matter. I learned to simply acknowledge these feelings and try and think more positively about what I was doing. I don't even smoke as much as I used to now, and I'm completely fine with that. Being too over-analytical about shit can get really tiring and depressing so I try not to do that as well. I tend to think about everything in depth. Especially when I'm high.
 
robo250 said:
So I stopped smoking since April 6th till 4/20 to lower my tolerance my tolerance was just getting way to high and also to see if i have the self control to stop, but ever since i stopped smoking ive just been noticing negative effects the first 2 days bud was THEE only thing that was on my mind the third day not so much but now i noticed i have a lower self esteem i normally am very confident in my self and very happy with life but ive been feeling depressed i have been feeling socially award i am normally the opposite and i have been also having a hard time keeping normal conversations going and that was normally the one thing I was good at

Has anyone else had such problems when quitting/taking a break from the good old MJ?

And can anyone explain why these problems are occurring
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Hi man, I'm in my 3rd day without weed and you are not alone in this. LOTS of people have exactly the same withdrawel effects like us.
Cannabinoids and their receptors play important role in many things and your body needs a time to get back to baseline.

Sleep sucks but I don't really mind that and if you do you can take melatonin.
When I decided to quit I was expecting a lots of things to happen but I was really surprised because in the end. From day one my self esteem was so low that I almost went back to home from school. Since then I experienced exactly the same problems as you had just described.

You must keep on your mind that all this are cannabis withdrawal side effects and that they will go away after some time. Some people suggested in other treads that being around friends helped them a lot but I disagree. I just feel like shit for being so awkward so recovering in solitude is the right thing for me.

Next time I'm gonna try to avoid letting pot get so much under my skin - which basically means not being stoned all day every day.
Stay positive and strong - it just takes willpower and patience. If you wanna talk to somebody or ask me something don't hesitate and send me a message ;)
 
I noticed when I drink a lil bit of wine and smoke my high seems to take on schizophrenic characteristics. Maybe the strain Cinderella 99 really does cause paranoia but when the high hit my buzz it immediately turned thinking to things to paranoia with thoughts of voices from all type of random people of my past. I don't think something like this can be triggered by one high alone, instead I think I need to prepare for the possibility that I could have a schizophrenic break. I've already had a mild psychosis (which resembled characteristics of a bi-polar episode) from the second time I did mushrooms, this was back during the election and I got through this with no help and didn't miss any school.


Is this it? I feel no voices in my head but my own self conscience now. Just when I get high and buzzed at the same time
 
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