Any advice for quitting pot?

Shredderick420 · 2018-04-23T19:20:12+00:00

3.5 is a lot for a day

Nib-q · 2018-04-23T21:02:45+00:00

I feel like being around it so much is part of your reason. Do what you need to do to get away from it if you don't want it in your life. That may mean some new friends

thatguywhatshisface · 2018-04-23T22:32:23+00:00

Weed is sneaky. You’ll wake up in a decade and wonder where the fuck your life has gone. It happened to me, I haven’t smoked daily since December last year. Stop now.

Seriously. Don’t fuck with your brain chemistry. The longer you smoke for the longer it takes to repair.

For all of you long term smokers who think it’s all good to smoke everyday. Try stop for a week and see how you feel. MKe sure you get stressed, you’ll notice how heavily your brain depends on it. Never mind the cold sweats, sleeping problems, hunger problems etc

ishyman · 2018-04-23T21:31:34+00:00

/r/leaves

1NV0K3R · 2018-04-23T19:16:14+00:00

I've done this stint before. Got on it got off it got back on it, its literally a mindset. You either do it or don't. I don't think I'm hitting the levels you are (I get an ounce a month on average), but you really just have to fight through the first week or two before you regulate.

fnordsnord · 2018-04-23T21:55:08+00:00

I don't know anything particular about weed, but I've ready that cold turkey is the best way off of nicotine.

zboo1h · 2018-04-23T21:17:00+00:00

I've smoked off-and-on for a while, but never more than a hit or two a day if I do smoke. For some reason I've noticed everyone else I've ever known smokes a shitload more than I do. So maybe try restricting your usage. You smoke too much because you don't have anything to do. Go get something to do.

If you want to cold turkey it, first you have to remove from your life people and influences that will make you smoke or make it more likely for you to smoke.

salinorum · 2018-04-23T21:46:08+00:00

Replace your smoking habit with an alternative. Next time you have an urge to light up, go for a run instead. I smoked dope for seven years straight, the only thing that worked was developing new habits

redbarone · 2018-04-23T22:57:36+00:00

If all your friends smoke, it's going to be difficult. You need to expand your circle and hang out with high achievment types. In other words, ditch your dopey friends for six months and go live in another city or something. Weed is a scourge, it really is. People who smoke it do nothing. And I used to smoke it too! And for as long as I did, I did nothing. It's a major threat to your life when you consider how short life is.

tl;dr: physically move away from weed and those who smoke it.

LOL-4-DAYZ · 2018-04-24T01:47:25+00:00

I used to smoke weed everyday too. Once i got to college i started thinking it was holding me back, and now that im a year clean i can honestly tell you it was...ALOT. It was hard to quit, i remember i wouldnt be able to sleep with out it. But its all mentality, you want to quit? THEN QUIT!! Get rid of all your pipes, bubblers, grinders, bongs, weed and delete all your weed dealer contacts of your phone. The cravings will start to come but you already got rid of all your shit and will have to put in a lot of effort to smoke which will give you enough time to realize its not worth it and stay without it. Just keep busy as much as possible, at least for the first month, ESPECIALLY the first 2 weeks. Those cravings are horrible.

Also, stay away from the friends you did it with. Not your homies, but the friends that you ONLY did weed with and nothing else. This is my personal experince. Theyll think you the biggest pussy ever and try and convince you to not quit. And theyll say all sorts of shit. I personally believe its because there jealous that your striving to be better. Keep an eye out for people like that.

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2018-04-23T19:02:04+00:00

As far as I know, withdrawal symptoms tend to be flu-like as well as reduced appetite. Insomnia can happen. Lasts about week.

Take some time off if you have that option.

Find some more bros who aren't hardcore stoners. The social aspect was the hardest thing for me especially if your family are daily users.

robtormar · 2018-04-23T21:12:53+00:00

3.5g a day? Thats a lot. Im a pothead myself but i limit my use to nightly.and usually half a joint to a joint. In the past I've found the easiest way to stop is to tamper down and only use after you've done everything you gotta do for the day. After you are at thus spot completely stopping should be easier.

darkwingduckdunn · 2018-04-23T23:06:32+00:00

fuck your smoking a lot of weed. first you got to distance yourself from your source. when you quit, your going to have some anxiety in the first month or so, that is normal, your bodies normal functions coming back. just stop buying it, when I had it in my possession it was going to be smoked. Your going to have to be serious to actually do this, and when you relapse and have some here or there.. don't beat yourself up overly about it, just get back on the train.

Peter_B_Long · 2018-04-24T00:30:48+00:00

I smoke weed occasionally so I don't have a bad habit problem, but I do have a nicotine problem. I smoked a disposable e-cig in 4 hours once where as my roommate made one of them last for a week and I think he ended up losing it so he didn't even finish it.

The way that I stop is, first of all, just cold turkey. I've tried "easing" my way off it but taking just one hit a day or some shit but it just makes it worse. I cold turkey and then I just do my best to keep my mind off it. I wake up at sunrise, go to the gym, get ready for work at the gym, come to work (my job is very fast pace so that helps a lot), then after work I'll go buy groceries or cook or do something else productive. When I get home, I meditate. Meditation is probably the key to quitting for me. It relieves the symptoms and it reinforces my mind to help say no to smoking. I only get like 1-2 hours of free time a day and that's after I meditate so I feel mostly chill.

isaiahjeremie7 · 2018-04-24T00:52:58+00:00

This is me lol

CSquaredRP · 2018-04-24T02:11:56+00:00

Embrace your triggers. Know what sets you off and forcefully place yourself in these positions. When tempted to use, realize it’s mainly a temporary mental state and it is not a long term need. I used this approach with tobacco, Adderall and porn and was able to quit all three cold turkey.

Zebleblic · 2018-04-24T03:30:50+00:00

I've quit weed 3x. I smoked my one hitter every hour when I'd go outside for a smoke. I'd just not buy anymore once I ran out. I don't remember any withdrawals besides having dreams again.

HannibalBacara · 2018-04-24T03:35:10+00:00

Dude if you're smoking 3.5 a day how much money are you spending a month on weed ffs.

Stagnant_Flow · 2018-04-24T04:44:52+00:00

I started smoking pot here and there when I started my 2nd year of college. "Its not addictive, Its only every now and then, Ill stop if it gets in the way of anything" Fast forward to the end of my 3rd year I am stoned 24/7. But... But... I'm holding down a job, getting passing grades, and coasting through life so whats the problem? I don't need to quit, everything is fine. "Well Stan the truth is pot makes you feel fine with being bored and it's when you're bored that you should be learning some new skill". Things were not fine but pot gets you there slowly It wont ruin your life fast like some drugs will. But once you do quit you will have more money, time, motivation, energy, its like you obtain a super power. However its a super power most people in the world have. Its just you and your pot head friends who don't and that is why they are going no where and you are to if you don't quit. How?

First you have to do it cold turkey. Non of this ill cut back shit people will try to get you to do. When was the last time you got high? Great that was the last time you will get high.

Second clean house. Pipes, bongs, grinders, papers what ever you have trash. Now don't even keep reading until its gone. Don't give it to a friend put it in the trash and take out the trash.

Third thing helped me a lot. Stop carrying cash. It is a lot easier to keep your self from going to the ATM to pick up a few grams than it is to spend that $20 bill already in your pocket.

Next you need to cut people out of your life. If your dealers number is still in your phone then you are not even trying so I will assume you already did that. But if everyone around you smokes its time to get new people around you. Sounds like you know that since you are working on moving out. But make that happen soon. Until then if you have your own room it is pot free zone. If you are home you are in your room improving yourself. No more chilling in the living room with the other stoners. I never had to deal with family smoking but if they don't want to spend time with you unless they are stoned then cut them.

Lastly enjoy the super power of not being a pot head. You can dwell on not having the feeling of being high or you can enjoy the feeling of being in the real world with the rest of us.

ThinkActive · 2018-04-24T05:56:24+00:00

just stop, expect some shit mild withdrawals for a bit and some shit dreams, go to /leaves if you realise you're more dependent on it than you thought

BrodinsOats · 2018-04-24T07:50:22+00:00

I used to have a dog with my ex gf, we broke up maybe 5 years ago. Last year I was sorta struggling with quitting weed, after a decade+ of consistent use.

What made things click for me was getting to have my dog for a 3 day weekend, after not seeing him for years. I stayed sober when I had him and it was effortless. My anxiety was a thousand times improved. Spending time with him and getting outside was better than getting high.

When you have the right motivations and you’re able to piece together some evidence of life better off without it, then I believe it can become effortless for you, too.

Title	Any advice for quitting pot?
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Date	April 23, 2018 6:58 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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