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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break
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purple_cloud
Bluelight Crew
Hey Quasi, I'm gonna move your thread into our MEGA taking a break/quitting thread, since I think you'll get more answers and support from the regulars there. 
Treefa
Bluelighter
Man, I dont get very high anymore but i just keep blazing...time for a break soon........ohhh fuck no!!!
grafittibob
Bluelighter
I haven't smoked in two days and I'm having dreams about smoking dank!
I can't escape my weed habit even in my dreams.
Guess it's time to pickup.
I can't escape my weed habit even in my dreams.
Guess it's time to pickup.
If you think there may be an issue it is definitely time for you to take a break. If you ignore that feeling it will be much harder to recognize and address later down the road.
The diagnostic criteria according to the DSM-IV (diagnostic and statistical manual) for a panic attack is;
A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which four (or more) of the following symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes
1) palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2) sweating
3) trembling or shaking
4) sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
5) feeling of choking
6) chest pain or discomfort
7) nausea or abdominal distress
8) feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded or faint
9) derealiziation (feeling of unreality) or depersonalization (being detatched from oneself)
10) fear of losing control or going crazy
11) fear of dying
12) paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations)
13) chills or hot flushes
From my experience smoking marijuana effects everyone differently. Some people can smoke every day and never have any negative experiences. However others can develop dependence, cannibis intoxication delerium, cannibis induced psychotic disorders (including hallucinations and delusions), cannibis induced anxiety disorder and depression.
The diagnostic criteria according to the DSM-IV (diagnostic and statistical manual) for a panic attack is;
A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which four (or more) of the following symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes
1) palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2) sweating
3) trembling or shaking
4) sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
5) feeling of choking
6) chest pain or discomfort
7) nausea or abdominal distress
8) feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded or faint
9) derealiziation (feeling of unreality) or depersonalization (being detatched from oneself)
10) fear of losing control or going crazy
11) fear of dying
12) paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations)
13) chills or hot flushes
From my experience smoking marijuana effects everyone differently. Some people can smoke every day and never have any negative experiences. However others can develop dependence, cannibis intoxication delerium, cannibis induced psychotic disorders (including hallucinations and delusions), cannibis induced anxiety disorder and depression.
purple_cloud
Bluelight Crew
I'm going to merge this in with our cannabis quitting thread, since I think there have been some good responses in here. However, as it was said, if you need to ask yourself if you need a break, you probably do. Also, if you need to ask if something is a panic attack, you probably haven't had one. They are horrible things where you feel like you are going to die, have a hard time breathing, and can even throw up when you anxiety level has gotten high enough; at least this is what they are for me. It's not just being "gloomy" or "sad," it's a very intense feeling that can either be brief or last for a little while, but they are truly miserable things.
Top Cat
Bluelighter
I've been smoking weed for about 3-4 years now and probs daily for about a year and a half, although I've always been a heavy smoker. I've decided to quit, (I've tried before but given up on quitting every time), because I lack motivation to do anything and I'm poor. I enjoy getting high but for me it just makes everything less interesting when I'm stoned, I get slight social anxiety / general anxiety and I no longer want to be controlled by a substance I use.
This is my third day in and so far I've been having trouble sleeping and been extremely bored. This may be due to me also abstaining from alcohol though (which I'm also cutting down on). I'm also attempting to give up smoking tobacco as of today.. I gave my bacci to my mum this morning and I'm feeling okay so far.. I went for a run this morning and was almost sick lol. Gunna keep at the excercise though and it should get easier
This is my third day in and so far I've been having trouble sleeping and been extremely bored. This may be due to me also abstaining from alcohol though (which I'm also cutting down on). I'm also attempting to give up smoking tobacco as of today.. I gave my bacci to my mum this morning and I'm feeling okay so far.. I went for a run this morning and was almost sick lol. Gunna keep at the excercise though and it should get easier
I have been thinking today in fact about maybe taking a little break.
Been smoking daily now, sometimes night, sometimes both day and night, for probably about a year, up and down in amounts.
I used to smoke 20 - 30 nice huge cones a day, when I had a lot of it (while still at school mind you) but I set that shit right as I never allow something to have such a hold on me.
So I got rid of my buds, and now a long while later I've got a whole lot again and I just can't stop myself smoking daily when it's there.
I've been on holidays for ages, and I've just started back at Uni this week and I just got a new job today.
My use is still mild compared to what to what it used to be and I'm proud of that but it's still daily, no questions. That being said but I never feel like it effects me that negatively, at least not enough to quit, I have a short term memory that fucks me a little more than it used to and I tend to be a little more introverted but I always felt before I started weed at 17 that I talk way too much and can't help myself anyway, whether I want to or not, so I consider this a positive effect. Almost like getting access to my own head back by not having to constantly see what's going on everywhere, all the time. This behaviour is most likely due to my ADHD.
At any rate I've recently let my smoking get to a bud for the day and a bud for the night, but that's because I've had a three month holiday.
I first got concerned when I tried to take a night off and just couldn't seem to. It's not too big a deal, I just don't want to not be able to adjust to my new schedule and have the weed get in my way like it did it in College even though I passed in the top 15% of my state, despite my stupidly heavy use for school time.
I want to make sure I don't have to smoke it if it's ideal not to.
Honestly, I'm usually pretty good at regulating my use, namely decreasing when I'm starting to hit it too hard. I've just had a shitty, apathetic day for some reason and this topic was running through my head earlier as it does every now and then mainly because a lot of my friends are slowing down and I just feel like an irresponsible fuck up for continuing to smoke when the heavy smoking friends I have, who taught me everything I know are all backing out on it. Although I feel this way the positives of marijuana always seem to outweigh the negative for me, it's so hard to tell yourself it's doing you damage and convince yourself you need to quit when you smoked your hardest and still knocked a college UAI out of the water. It's such a good fucking excuse because everything I was told about how it wrecks your studies, it just didn't end up that way for me and I know one other person who did even better than me at school and smoked even harder for longer to further validate it.
Right now I'm just venting some shit off my chest without even really realising as I was typing it, so I don't want to sound like a cocky dickhead, but it is hard to tell yourself you need a break from daily smoking when you do well at school, hold your job, have a nice functioning relationships with my girlfriend, family and friends. Why take a break from something that makes me feel so good and seems to only mildly impact my life?
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That being said, I probably need a break.
It's a vicious fucking circle. Thanks for listening if you did
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Been smoking daily now, sometimes night, sometimes both day and night, for probably about a year, up and down in amounts.
I used to smoke 20 - 30 nice huge cones a day, when I had a lot of it (while still at school mind you) but I set that shit right as I never allow something to have such a hold on me.
So I got rid of my buds, and now a long while later I've got a whole lot again and I just can't stop myself smoking daily when it's there.
I've been on holidays for ages, and I've just started back at Uni this week and I just got a new job today.
My use is still mild compared to what to what it used to be and I'm proud of that but it's still daily, no questions. That being said but I never feel like it effects me that negatively, at least not enough to quit, I have a short term memory that fucks me a little more than it used to and I tend to be a little more introverted but I always felt before I started weed at 17 that I talk way too much and can't help myself anyway, whether I want to or not, so I consider this a positive effect. Almost like getting access to my own head back by not having to constantly see what's going on everywhere, all the time. This behaviour is most likely due to my ADHD.
At any rate I've recently let my smoking get to a bud for the day and a bud for the night, but that's because I've had a three month holiday.
I first got concerned when I tried to take a night off and just couldn't seem to. It's not too big a deal, I just don't want to not be able to adjust to my new schedule and have the weed get in my way like it did it in College even though I passed in the top 15% of my state, despite my stupidly heavy use for school time.
I want to make sure I don't have to smoke it if it's ideal not to.
Honestly, I'm usually pretty good at regulating my use, namely decreasing when I'm starting to hit it too hard. I've just had a shitty, apathetic day for some reason and this topic was running through my head earlier as it does every now and then mainly because a lot of my friends are slowing down and I just feel like an irresponsible fuck up for continuing to smoke when the heavy smoking friends I have, who taught me everything I know are all backing out on it. Although I feel this way the positives of marijuana always seem to outweigh the negative for me, it's so hard to tell yourself it's doing you damage and convince yourself you need to quit when you smoked your hardest and still knocked a college UAI out of the water. It's such a good fucking excuse because everything I was told about how it wrecks your studies, it just didn't end up that way for me and I know one other person who did even better than me at school and smoked even harder for longer to further validate it.
Right now I'm just venting some shit off my chest without even really realising as I was typing it, so I don't want to sound like a cocky dickhead, but it is hard to tell yourself you need a break from daily smoking when you do well at school, hold your job, have a nice functioning relationships with my girlfriend, family and friends. Why take a break from something that makes me feel so good and seems to only mildly impact my life?
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That being said, I probably need a break.
It's a vicious fucking circle. Thanks for listening if you did
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
powdakilla
Bluelighter
The best reason to quit getting high every day, even if it's only for a little while, Is because you can't seem to do it. (not you but anyone).
Rio Fantastic
Bluelighter
I've been smoking weed for about 3-4 years now and probs daily for about a year and a half, although I've always been a heavy smoker. I've decided to quit, (I've tried before but given up on quitting every time), because I lack motivation to do anything and I'm poor. I enjoy getting high but for me it just makes everything less interesting when I'm stoned, I get slight social anxiety / general anxiety and I no longer want to be controlled by a substance I use.
This is my third day in and so far I've been having trouble sleeping and been extremely bored. This may be due to me also abstaining from alcohol though (which I'm also cutting down on). I'm also attempting to give up smoking tobacco as of today.. I gave my bacci to my mum this morning and I'm feeling okay so far.. I went for a run this morning and was almost sick lol. Gunna keep at the excercise though and it should get easier
Quitting alcohol, tobacco and weed at the same time is generally a bad idea. If you think you can handle it go for it, but most people who try to quit multiple things at once end up giving up and going back to all of their previous bad habits. I'd reccomend picking what you want to quit the most and quitting that alone first before addressing the others.
Bagseed
Bluelighter
since there was little time i wasn't high the last two years, i decided to take a break for at least a month. this was two days ago, and i experience little negative effects from quitting. had trouble falling asleep this night, it's odd that i was able to sleep with no problems whatsoever the first sober day.
craving is really not that bad for me, i spent yesterday afternoon with two stoner friends and had no trouble not to smoke with them but still had a good time. mostly it's like when i intentionally stop smoking it's easy for me, but when time goes by i somehow "forget" the negative effects smoking all the time gives me and i tend to fall back to the old habit fast....
what really helps me is that i begun riding the bike moreso than using the public transport here in my city. i spent like 6 hours on my bike the last three days and it really helps distracting me from actually not being high. :D endorphines are win, when you want to quit something.
i hope that i can learn to use cannabis in a reasonable way when my break is over, i don't intend to quit it forever, because it will be one of my favourite psycheldelic drugs ever. i will never forget the trips it gave me when it was new to me
of course when used that often as i did, the psychedelic effects are reduced to a minimum. i intend to end my break with some strong edibles to make it a worthwhile experience :D
good luck to all the other who want to take a break!
craving is really not that bad for me, i spent yesterday afternoon with two stoner friends and had no trouble not to smoke with them but still had a good time. mostly it's like when i intentionally stop smoking it's easy for me, but when time goes by i somehow "forget" the negative effects smoking all the time gives me and i tend to fall back to the old habit fast....
what really helps me is that i begun riding the bike moreso than using the public transport here in my city. i spent like 6 hours on my bike the last three days and it really helps distracting me from actually not being high. :D endorphines are win, when you want to quit something.
i hope that i can learn to use cannabis in a reasonable way when my break is over, i don't intend to quit it forever, because it will be one of my favourite psycheldelic drugs ever. i will never forget the trips it gave me when it was new to me
of course when used that often as i did, the psychedelic effects are reduced to a minimum. i intend to end my break with some strong edibles to make it a worthwhile experience :D
good luck to all the other who want to take a break!
blondiwright
Greenlighter
i smoked weed for the first time when i was 12. i never really propaly started smoking it till i was 14. i continued to smoke it every so often. from every day to one a week it would never really bother me not smokeing. i stopped really smoking the drug as much when i was 16 because i discovered MDMA. atfer a few year of taking varouis drugs i decide to stop smoking tabbaco when i was around 18-19. i got in to thinking of ill just smoke a joints instead when i go out with my friends instead of caining thoughs awfull white and brown sticks of death. soon this turn one addiction it to another. i smoke weed everyday. i occationaly try to stop i find the first couple of days to be quite hard but after a week or so i find my self to think less and less about smoking a fat one. personal i find stopping smokeing tabbacco is far harder than weed
rave_itsrealfun!!!
Bluelighter
I've been addicted to cannabis inasmuch as is humanly possible for 3 years and had a prior heavy habit with it for an even longer time. It has gotten so bad that I will seek out the best stuff and smoke an ounce of it in about a week in bong and just downright fiend for more. It's never enough. I'll smoke a joint and crave another in 15 minutes; I always have to be smoking whatever I'm doing. I'm sure my body has suffered from such a habit (although my cardio is still excellent) but my main concern is that it has been turning my consciousness to shit: antisocialism, burnt out physical feeling in my brain, lack of ability to concentrate on much at all anymore, dumbass memory, severe lack of self esteem, severe depression, extreme anger etc. I don't really have any underlying mental health issues that I can't deal with as a sober individual, so the pot is no doubt fucking my head up. It weakens my mind immensely.
I realize I will always be a tortured soul while I have this miserable habit but I haven't burned in 23 days now. At first I had insomnia and I didn't know what the fuck to do with myself (anxiety). I feel great now - I sleep less but better, dream vividly, and have seen huge improvements in memory, self esteem, energy levels and mood. The difference in myself has actually been astonishing. Weed impacts and obscures my personality moreso than any other drug. I'm just typing this cause I'm fiending for it bad right now - it's still a daily issue. Whenever I start feeling great like this the tendency is to want to get high, but I have realized at this point that I simply have absolutely no control over marijuana, a strange fact considering I have had total control over every other drug I have used.
I only hope that one day the thought of marijuana will cease to run through my head. It hasn't even been a month and I guess when you have a habit like this it takes a bit longer than a month to get over it. Has anyone been in my situation and totally gotten over it? I smoke dope in my dreams every night and wake up disappointed in myself feeling like I caved in for a moment or so (and also that the huge bag I just got ahold of doesn't actually exist). Cause every time I choose to burn the addiction just goes back to square one. I even tend to fiend extra hard to make up for lost time. If I can get through this shit I will be a once-a-season tripper and other than that nothing stronger than tea will enter my system. The world shall be my oyster. Constant vigilence fellow ex-dopers, and if it's fucking with you, don't listen to all the people who say it's totally harmless. Trust in your inner voice - mine is telling me to get the fuck off this garbage. What has happened to me isn't even uncommon - I see it time and time again and people don't even know what's happening to them cause they're lost in a thick purple haze. Mary Jane can be one hell of a lying whore, but oh Godhead do I still love her so so much.
I realize I will always be a tortured soul while I have this miserable habit but I haven't burned in 23 days now. At first I had insomnia and I didn't know what the fuck to do with myself (anxiety). I feel great now - I sleep less but better, dream vividly, and have seen huge improvements in memory, self esteem, energy levels and mood. The difference in myself has actually been astonishing. Weed impacts and obscures my personality moreso than any other drug. I'm just typing this cause I'm fiending for it bad right now - it's still a daily issue. Whenever I start feeling great like this the tendency is to want to get high, but I have realized at this point that I simply have absolutely no control over marijuana, a strange fact considering I have had total control over every other drug I have used.
I only hope that one day the thought of marijuana will cease to run through my head. It hasn't even been a month and I guess when you have a habit like this it takes a bit longer than a month to get over it. Has anyone been in my situation and totally gotten over it? I smoke dope in my dreams every night and wake up disappointed in myself feeling like I caved in for a moment or so (and also that the huge bag I just got ahold of doesn't actually exist). Cause every time I choose to burn the addiction just goes back to square one. I even tend to fiend extra hard to make up for lost time. If I can get through this shit I will be a once-a-season tripper and other than that nothing stronger than tea will enter my system. The world shall be my oyster. Constant vigilence fellow ex-dopers, and if it's fucking with you, don't listen to all the people who say it's totally harmless. Trust in your inner voice - mine is telling me to get the fuck off this garbage. What has happened to me isn't even uncommon - I see it time and time again and people don't even know what's happening to them cause they're lost in a thick purple haze. Mary Jane can be one hell of a lying whore, but oh Godhead do I still love her so so much.
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bobbycontract
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I am currently on a break, I have not smoked in 6 months due to some legal problems. I did not find it hard to stop even though I used to smoke a lot. As much as I love smoking it is nice to not spend so much money on it. I will be able to finally smoke again in a week or so and it will be great without any tolerance.
projump2001
Bluelighter
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That is what i said when i started with Oxy. At with time i got into a habit that took me to heroin. It is a long road if you get sucked in. Not many people can do it with out catching some kind of a habit.
On the subject of quitting weed. I stopped after 5 years. I took about 2 months off but the first few days i had trouble sleeping and i was having bad dreams that would wake me up. I also took 4 months off one time and that went much better. Over all i got back into smoking. I can not just smoke on weekends. For me its all or nothing.
Joe.
projump2001
Bluelighter
keep up the good work. I was doing great but i picked up smoking after i went to a concert and sure enough continued from that point on. When i was clean I found all the things you mention happen to me. In fact i found that when you start smoking again, the high is not that great and it takes time to get back into it. In short you are better off taking a very long break and even staying away from it for good. That is my next goal..
smokemndank
Greenlighter
Quitting is something i don't want to do i just want to be able to be a occasional smoker.Then I can smoke more when I do want to smoke because I won't have to worry about making sure I have weed that next day its the dependency on it is what I need to work on. Weed sure has been lasting me longer but its also been getting better haha
haha
powdakilla
Bluelighter
Well after two days short of a month of not smoking, I 'relapsed' (my new job fell through after two days of driving to get there and back). I got home, was tired and wired stressed and depressed, and smoked one with my bro; It was awesome, I forgot how fucked up good weed can get an occasional smoker! But the effects in the morning were really noticeable, super burnt out, puffy eyes, and no motivation to do anything.
It's been like going right back to square one for quitting as well. I smoked the last two nights, for some reason that one good buzz, has made it extremely hard to say no (I live with my brother, he's a super chronic and always offers). Weed is so great when used occasionally, but I'm starting to think that I may have to just say no for the rest of my life, unless I want to go through the joneses every time I smoke.
It's been like going right back to square one for quitting as well. I smoked the last two nights, for some reason that one good buzz, has made it extremely hard to say no (I live with my brother, he's a super chronic and always offers). Weed is so great when used occasionally, but I'm starting to think that I may have to just say no for the rest of my life, unless I want to go through the joneses every time I smoke.
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