Quitting weed

Tdayohey · 2018-03-29T21:39:02+00:00

Weed addiction can be complicated at times man. People who say you can’t be addicted have no clue. It’s very easy to get mentally addicted and make it a significant part of your life. I’ve quit a few times before and started back up when I felt like I could control it. Bad news for me, if I hit a slump in life I have bad self control. If you can’t control it then you’ve got to kick it aside.

If I’ve got any advice for you, it’s keep yourself busy with things you enjoy or have to do. If you smoke in your house, get out of the house as much as possible. Really the first 3-5 days are what suck. Once you hit that mark it becomes much easier. You feel much more clear and have more time for activities that you enjoy. Your diet can improve significantly and you’ll have an easier time hitting the gym.

The best months of progression and general living I’ve had in life are when I set the weed aside for a while and then indulged only when I was in for the night, work done, apartment straight, gymed out and made a healthy dinner. You can kick it man. The habit/addiction is all mental. Be strong and get a routine and fight the urges. If you’re struggling to fight the craving, get out of the house and go run, lift, or just do something.

Most importantly, if you hit a slump, break it ASAP. I slumped hard last year due to a pretty bad shoulder injury. Threw my routine, confidence and everything out the window. I didn’t try to break the slump for a long time and I regret it. Don’t let weed be who you are.

Let me know if you need to talk. Also, leaves is cool but they heavily shit on weed. It’s fine in moderation. Some people just cannot handle moderation and that’s ok. We’re all wired differently.

Good luck my dude!

chim_city · 2018-03-29T21:29:57+00:00

every time you pick up that weed think about the pussy you aren't getting. have fun with that

DiscordantMonk · 2018-03-29T20:30:05+00:00

I quit smoking weed because it fucked with my libido. Mentally it created a block where I couldn't enjoy sex nearly as much. I fuck daily and I like that more than weed. Find something you like to do that weed fucks with and do that everyday.

Insendi · 2018-03-29T20:20:42+00:00

Meditate

Wakatowa · 2018-03-29T20:30:22+00:00

Work out. Ween yourself off it. You don't have to quit cold turkey 🙄

BasketCase559 · 2018-03-29T22:31:04+00:00

The thing about weed is that long time use interferes with your brain's reward mechanisms, as many drugs do. Normally, natural rewards, such as an apple or an intrinsically enjoyable activity, give you a certain amount of pleasure. But when your brain's reward mechanisms have been modified by frequent weed use, the reward that you get from those Natural Rewards is diminished, and the only thing that truly feels rewarding is smoking weed.

This causes a sort of feedback loop. Smoking weed diminishes the enjoyability of Natural Rewards, so the only thing that is rewarding is smoking weed, so you smoke more weed, and the enjoyability of Natural Rewards decreases further, etc.

The best way is to quit cold turkey. If you use frequently, the first two days are going to suck a little bit but you'll be fine. Just accept that you're going to feel a little bummed and make sure you have things to keep you busy for those two days. Ideally, important things that provide you with intrinsic reward. After the two days it's just a matter of staying the path. Over time, your brain's reward mechanisms will go back to normal.

Rollo_Mayhem3 · 2018-03-29T23:53:02+00:00

Is a voluntary 28 days rehab program feasible ?

If so, you might consider it.. if you're real serious this might be the best bet.

Gidanocitiahisyt · 2018-03-30T02:41:36+00:00

Not that this will help you, but I was in the same boat for a very long time. I officially quit about three days ago.

The reason? I went to the dentist and found out I have a condition called periodontitis. If you want to look at some beautiful pictures, just Google that word. There are many risk factors for this, but smoking weed doubles your chances of getting it. It weakens your gums.

Maybe next time you smoke, visualize that your gums are getting weaker, and just know that there's a chance of having all your teeth fall out of your skull as a result.

900_year_old_vampire · 2018-03-29T20:35:24+00:00

man weed is whatever. this isnt a weed issue its a self control issue. if its dragging you down and you want to stop, just stop. its not like youre gona have withdrawals.. we are talking about weed right now. you could go just throw all of your paraphernalia into a random dumpster right now and forget about it. poof, you quit weed

TRPAndNofapGotMeLaid · 2018-03-29T22:35:29+00:00

Deleted your dealers number

redaftrp · 2018-03-30T20:25:23+00:00

What happened to weed isn’t addictive?

bigbodybuilderr · 2018-03-30T03:02:55+00:00

Your weed addiction is nothing in comparison to what other people have quit.

Quit being a pussy. Quit cold turkey.

Title	Quitting weed
Author	NewBoomAction
Upvotes	9
Comments	34
Date	March 29, 2018 8:18 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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