Marijuana

ProjectionOfMyMind · 2014-11-26T02:00:03+00:00

Develop a hobby or passion that replaces the time you would otherwise spend smoking.

Rugnardl · 2014-11-26T01:58:47+00:00

If you don't want to quit, then why are you trying? You have to find a reason to quit. Is it ruining your life? Are you spending too much money? Are you wasting your time? Is it lowering your image? Simply "disciplining" yourself for no reason sounds like a waste of your energy anyway. But if you can show yourself why you want or need to quit, you'll have better success. From what I gather, you have no real goal or incentives to achieve them.

esco_ · 2014-11-26T02:14:44+00:00

Why quit? Enjoy it in moderation instead. Cannabis is a beautiful thing if used correctly. Use it for enjoyment and to better yourself, don't abuse it.

NakedAndBehindYou · 2014-11-26T05:44:30+00:00

This post has absolutely nothing to do with TRP. Why the fuck is this not deleted by mods? In the signal to noise ratio, this shitpost is pure noise. "Wahh I can't quit pot" has NOTHING TO DO with sexual strategy for men.

zombiesunflower · 2014-11-26T02:51:29+00:00

this is a thing i had to deal with, for me it never was a problem. what was a problem was a lack of motivation to change what was wrong with my life and the reason there was no motivation was i felt my life was ok, and looking through the lenses of being high it was. i had food, i had a roof over my and my kid,s head i felt good all the time it was great....but what i did not see was what was missing from my life and one day i woke up was out of weed was close to 30 and i thought hey!! i have not really been sober for awhile and why not be sober and after a few days i started to see what my life really was....and i was pissed i started to understand that i had wasted 10 years of my life getting high and adding no value to my life i started to cut down made some changes got rid of my ex that did not want to change her life i moved. got rid of the friends that made it seem ok to add nothing to my life by staying high all the time. it was a bit hard at first mostly because i had grown used to getting high to have fun, watch tv, walk outside or even just hang out with someone. now please do not misunderstand me i do not think weed is a bad thing its not but i was using it to avoid making changes i knew at the back of my mind i needed to do. do i miss getting high? yes would i ever smoke again? yes would i go back to smoking weed all the time? no i wasted far too much time and i have not made up for it all yet. i think smoking weed is a fine thing once in a while but i am close to being 40 and take it from me i won't get that time back and neither will you. you may not have wasted as much time as i have but any time wasted not adding value to your life is a lose its not worth wasting any more time on weed build value in your life what ever that may be for you. to be blunt... yes pun intended there is no trick or hack i just got sick of it and mad about the time i wasted and i did waste it not the weed i take full responsibility for that and that may be your best bet in not smoking weed is in accepting that its you who is at fault for your life as it is not the weed. take care and relax its just weed it has no real hold on you as it really had no hold on me it was just an easy out, and when you see it that way i mean really see it as that. its a no brainer smoke it when your older when you have earned the right to relax.

vitent · 2014-11-26T02:29:58+00:00

Alright so i was in the same predicament you're in. My whole social circle also smokes profusely as well and the best thing to do is to keep yourself occupied. I did this by lifting and working out. After the first two weeks, you'll notice the positives of not smoking and be mentally disciplined to not go back to it if you don't want to. Good Luck!

[deleted] · 2014-11-26T02:50:18+00:00

I also had a tough time with this a few years ago. The way I quite was getting a job that made me scared to smoke too frequently for fear of getting caught as well as being too busy pursuing professional goals. I lost my contacts for buying and stopped hanging out with people who smoked. I also got a little older and didn't enjoy being fucked up as much, and even felt like I couldn't really function or think at all when I smoked or got too drunk.

It's actually really tough to stop or even moderate if you're around people who smoke a lot. Not sure if this will work for you but my advice is: 1. Get really focused on a career. Put yourself in a position in which doing drugs or getting too fucked up can make it easy to make an ass out of yourself (really makes you think twice about doing something). 2. You have to either be incredibly disciplined or stop hanging out with your friends as much (especially if they smoke a lot). Seeing people have a lot of fun is addicting and it's tough to say no in these situations. Maybe also make friends who don't smoke to balance it out.

It's definitely tough to stay disciplined when it's all around you and it sucks to have to give some things/people up, but if it's the only way for you and you really want to stop, it's an unfortunate reality. Good luck to you.

cascadecombo · 2014-11-26T03:23:12+00:00

but I cant exactly just replace them

You don't want to replace them, replacing them means finding others like them. You want to upgrade them. Find better people.

Also, you sound like a fucking fatass who can't stop eating. If you want to stop stop, don't meet people who smoke, don't go to places where you smoke, do something else and useful with your time.

Nothing worthwhile is easy, breaking bad habits aren't easy. Stop bitching about it, stop talking about, and just do it.

tyofwa · 2014-11-26T03:24:09+00:00

You didn't say why you want to quit. Either you need to stop for some Work related reason like a job or you are concerned about how consuming cannabis affects you. If it's the latter, then it may be effective to taper off the habit. I prefer to toke up late at night right before bed. I do this for two reasons- to limit the possibilitty of munchies, and to get a good night 's sleep.

As you can see from the comments, weed isn't intrinsically bad; it can be mentally addictive. If you sense that this became a vice, then the best advice would be to take a 6mo+ break. Make sure you are in control of the habit.

esco_ · 2014-11-26T03:26:50+00:00

There isn't a whole lot of withdrawal symptoms for cannabis dependence. You should be able to quit through sheer will power.

The main problems people have are with sleep disturbances (trouble wakening, trouble getting to sleep, wakening throughout the night, early wakening, etc etc). These typically resolve themselves within a month.

What you should do is take all your pipes/bongs utensils and weed and throw it in the trash. Get rid of it. This is an easy step you can take at a time when you don't feel like getting high.

Tell your friends "nah i'm good" if they offer to you. If they push, tell them you're trying to stop for at least a while. If they are your friends they will understand.

Honestly, without being physically addictive its more a mental struggle and routine etc you have to deal with. Take an honest look at yourself right now. Do you have the mental strength to stop smoking weed today? So fucking do it.

There are no tricks, there are no hacks. Man the fuck up and do it.

I started smoking when i was 15 and smoked pretty much every day until my early twenties. One day i had a realisation that i "just don't really want this shit anymore" and stopped cold turkey. I now smoke veeery infrequently as a social thing if i'm out fishing with some buds or something, and my life is a lot better as a result.

Obviously, the "harden the fuck up" approach is not pushed for most drugs, as there is physical dependence which the research suggests does not really manifest itself for marijuana. A psychologist would do a functional analysis to work out the reasons you smoke, which goes like this:

How are you feeling before you smoke, what are you thinking etc. How about just after you have smoked?

This will help them understand if you are doing it to avoid negative mood, or social problems, or whatever the case may be. They will then attempt to solve the underlying issue as well as getting you to stop the drug.

Have an honest look at yourself. You are more of an expert on your life than any psychologist can be. Are you doing it for reasons like these? It will make it much harder to stop, and you should probably seek help.

If you are just doing it as a social thing, then man the fuck up and cut it out dude. You can do it.

[deleted] · 2014-11-26T04:00:36+00:00

find a buddy that quits too. I'm 3 weeks in. Last weekend i was standing in front of the door with 10€ in my hand. At the last moment, what stopped me was that i would cheat my friend. smoked a sigaret and went back home strong

Chlue · 2014-11-26T04:21:45+00:00

You have to ditch your friends who are addicted to smoking, a popular saying goes: ''you are the average of the 5 people closest to you''. These people will hold you back. I've been there and had exactly the same. If you are not hanging out with people who smoke all day then it is way easier to quit, then it's just self control instead of constant exposure.

[deleted] · 2014-11-26T04:27:47+00:00

Let me give you a life hack. Only vaporize. Invest in a good vaporizer and only use that. I recommend a portable vape so you can use it when you're around your friends as well.

Since I made the switch, I still enjoy my cannabis but my mental frame is still strong and I can still get shit done.

If you don't realistically see yourself quitting, don't smoke, vaporize.

omgimbackagain · 2014-11-26T04:33:50+00:00

People who are saying why quit, have no idea.

Monk mode OP take a month off friends and everything. Go hunting/surfing/camping or somthing (depends where you live).

you need to replace the time you spend getting stoned playing mario kart 4 player and eating pizza hutt with something else fun and or productive. Once you have done six weeks it is far easier.

BluepillProfessor · 2014-11-26T04:48:44+00:00

Weed is like FAP and just as demotivating and destructive in large doses. However, Fap-ing and Weed in moderation is not harmful. Just understand that time spent high is mostly wasted time that could have been better spent.

TLDR: Moderation

Guntlips · 2014-11-26T04:54:59+00:00

Eat it in small portions. Like low dose kiva bars. Maybe try vaping instead. Switch to a CBD rich strain. Drink Coffee. Really good strong coffee. Do hot yoga. Or start running. Get a natural high/endorfin release. Have lots of sex. Why do you want to quit? I love medicating.

the_nickster · 2014-11-26T05:59:42+00:00

I know you said you want to keep your friends which is reasonable. But keep in mind that the nuclear option for ending drug use is cutting off all contact with anybody you know who uses marijuana, especially the dealers. Burn every number. Over time, you will at least conquer the psychological addiction and replace that coping mechanism with something else allowing for you to possibly reconnect with friends without succumbing to marijuana use. Because you have shown a proclivity for addiction, it's probably not a good bet to reconnect. Totally unqualified opinion taken from personal experience.

citizensounds · 2014-11-26T06:11:50+00:00

I'm in an incredibly similar situation. Started smoking at 18 with all my closest friends. Almost 23 now and still at it. Living with the same friends and smoking about two blunts per day. Up until recently I've blamed weed for making me lazy, spaced out, and anxious. Now I know better. It's not weed that's the problem, it's my perception of weed. It's my perception in general. Check out r/leaves.

socio_j · 2014-11-26T02:01:27+00:00

Its very hard to quit something if your whole social circle is smoking, you have already constructed your social ID based on weed. The only real solution is to change your friends. When I am with my friends who do not drink, I do not feel the need to drink as the social interaction does not revolve around drinking. So ask yourself why do you want to quit?

cocaine_face · 2014-11-26T02:07:34+00:00

Practice self control. Keep pushing yourself longer and longer.

You're the one who does it, so stop it.

If you can't handle that, then don't buy more.

emptyform · 2014-11-26T02:22:50+00:00

You have to be willing to change everything in your life in order to listen to your deepest truth. Your deepest truth may change later, but right now it is "I need to stop smoking marijuana." Put up or shut up.

chuckthabuck · 2014-11-26T02:23:31+00:00

Hey, I was a solid 5x a day weed hippie in my last two years of high school. Had mutltiple stints of quitting and went back. I am also a soon to be famous artist and the weed is very bad for my singing and I never get shit done, even writing music. Abuse of weed takes away it's creative effects. I told myself success isn't possible if I smoke habitually. Then I lost my appetite for it and only smoke on rare occasions.

[deleted] · 2014-11-26T02:29:51+00:00

Go check out r/leaves, and just remember that if you don't buy any weed you can't smoke any weed.

NeopolitanAfterglow · 2014-11-26T03:09:14+00:00

You have an addiction. Addiction is a disease. This does not mean you're helpless--it means you have to work harder than everybody else in order to live a fulfilling life. Research it and learn how to conquer it.

whatsazipper · 2014-11-26T01:48:14+00:00

Yeah, I have a tip:

Quit being a pussy.

That's the trick.

redpillsam · 2014-11-26T02:52:03+00:00

How old are you? Just curious.

hungandslung · 2014-11-26T03:58:02+00:00

I should have elaborated more in the post about myself, the reason why it's so hard for me to quit is because I already lift frequently (best shape of my life), and I have hobbies and interests. So it's hard when I'm tired from a long day to not go light up. The reason I want to quit is because I haven't been able to. Idk if that makes sense but that's basically the reason, if i can't keep a promise to myself to quit smoking, how am I going to respect myself you know? You guys have given me a lot to think about, thank yall so much. Except for the first guy who commented. You can suck a dick.

Title	Marijuana
Author	hungandslung
Upvotes	7
Comments	57
Date	November 26, 2014 1:43 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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