Should i quit weed?

BustaSlug · 2018-02-10T20:24:56+00:00

I smoked daily for 15 years and quit. It’s the hardest for the first week or two and then you just get over it. After awhile being clean, sometimes you’ll get the deep hunger to smoke and it’s ok to light up with a friend or buy a small bag just to taste it again, but go back to being a non-smoker. You will be able to accomplish more and won’t be as lazy. Because weed makes everything fine, so without it, an inactive lifestyle gets boring. Lastly, if quitting cold turkey is too hard, do a “tapering off”

nofilmynofucky · 2018-02-10T20:46:48+00:00

usually my response to these sort of questions is 'if it's negatively impacting on your life, cut it out'

in your case, I'd shorten that to 'cut it out'. doesn't sound like weed is doing you any favors

pointster_VSK · 2018-02-10T21:01:18+00:00

Excessive smoking does kill your motivation. THC is a relaxer. Most strands give you a very melo state of being so you just want to chill out and do nothing. I smoked everyday multiple times a day for 10 years. Recently quit cold turkey because of random tests @ work. It can be tough especially if you’re always around smokers. I even relapsed for 2 months after i had quit. Nothing is wrong with a smoke here & there, but excessive smoking def does have an effect on productivity

ReddingtonsShitList · 2018-02-11T04:30:13+00:00

If you're asking if you should quit anything, the answer is always Yes.

You recognize you have a problem with it but want other people to make the decision for you.

Fuck that. Decide for yourself, do you want your life to get better? If the answer is yes then cut out anything that numbs your mind and drains your time.

redpilledjoe · 2018-02-10T21:16:05+00:00

Fuck smoking weed, it's been 5 months and I've never felt better. It's not worth while unless you have serious chronic pain/head aches, in which case it's a godsend. But until you have your life made I can't see any good benefits to it. It's just a time absorber (inc downvotes) just like video games

BestSC86 · 2018-02-10T20:34:08+00:00

Yes.......

ishyman · 2018-02-10T20:22:57+00:00

/r/leaves

batuhanstorm · 2018-02-10T22:36:13+00:00

It's a non-preferred indifferent. Try to get rid of it. No good comes from fake pleasures.

CutLiver · 2018-02-10T23:08:48+00:00

I prefer to smoke sparingly. Like maybe once every two months, but usually not even that often. I used to smoke an eighth a day, but now I don't smoke at all. I'm a lot more productive and I have way more energy. That's just me though.

chazthundergut · 2018-02-10T23:09:46+00:00

Yes.

If it's more than once or twice a month, it is too much.

XCKCX · 2018-02-11T00:59:48+00:00

It's interesting how weed smokers only talk about the benefits of smoking weed but every now and then you have someone like OP who comes out and admits it's negatively affecting their lives.

Random_throwaway_000 · 2018-02-11T04:20:54+00:00

Addiction to anything is pathetic. If it holds you back, get rid of it (porn, weed, booze, sex, anything).

ghosts_of_me · 2018-02-11T06:20:48+00:00

QUIT.

I've been a full time stoner for about 4 years and for the past year i've been spending a lot of time on /r/leaves trying to quit. I've gone off and on a few times, the habit keeps coming back but I need to finalise it.

Right now I'm two weeks off daily smoking and I feel fucking fantastic. Head is clearer, I speak better, I am more confident (eye contact with strangers is easy), I have way more time on my hands, and most of all, I'm not feeling so fucking lazy as I usually would.

Your laziness is 100% because of the weed. One of my plates smokes multiple bongs a day and she's too lazy to even get off the fucking bed to go get a drink from the fridge. It's infuriating.

SelfUnmadeMan · 2018-02-11T08:31:39+00:00

If you think it is holding you back, yes. Absolutely.

If you find yourself bored without weed it means you habitually spend your time getting high and wasting time and that's what your body is now naturally inclined to do.

Find some positive activities to engage in. It will take care of your boredom and distract you from smoking.

Also based on your post it sounds like you may be suffering from some form of depression. I am not a doctor, but you may want to talk to a professional if you think this could be true.

Title	Should i quit weed?
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Date	February 10, 2018 8:12 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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