On the verge of quitting marijuana use forever....Any advice?
76In response to the request by DJ Funktual:
Not everyone is good at "moderation". Just ask me when a box of Little Debbies are sitting close by. Some of us just have the personalities that want it all. But that desire goes beyond the box of snack cakes... or the next drag on a cigarrette, or the next toke. It's not always what is in front of us that is giving us the desire for "more more more". More often than not it is NOT the Little Debbies that I really want. It's a satisfaction of an inward kind that I can't seem to find in my life... so I take the quickest and tastiest route to satisfaction and that is eating what is there. Is there something else that you crave besides a "buzz"? Something else you're looking to satisfy? If you can identify it, it might make breaking the addiction easier.
BUT... I KNOW that marijuana addiction is not the same as food addiction. But it isn't the substance I'm talking about, it is the reason for the addiction itself. May I suggest doing a little introspection to try and find out why you feel the need for the buzz so often. Is it just because the high is fun? There are a lot of fun things out there. Ask yourself just what it does for you, and see if you can't find a healthier substitute.
As far as the mechanics of quitting... I quit smoking. HARDEST thing I ever did... and the only way I could do it was to just STOP. I realized I wanted cigarrettes for "relaxation". Well, hard as it was I had to find other ways to relax (that just might be where the Little Debbie fascination started!). But I, like you, could not cut down. I had to go cold turkey. All I can say beyond that is just hang in there. Most things in life worth having (freedom from addiction) require working for. Be patient with yourself... and be NICE to yourself.
You may want to check out some blogs from people who have had to deal with the same issues. Food and cigarrettes were my two vices... and I'm happy to say that I no longer deal with either of them on a negative level. However, there are others that no doubt can relate to the degree of which you long for freedom.
HANG IN THERE....
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Thnaks so much for this.
A little background info. Back in 97 I quit smoking both for 60 days with the purpose of dropping cigs but s l o w l y bringing the weed back. Never smoked a cigarette in my life since. Never would. got nothing from it.
The reason I want to finally quit is because of what moefry just said. I wanna make a baby. I'm a total slacker like this. I'm a great writer either way but.......how can I put it.
Marijuana is rose-colored glasses. This bullshit George W world is much easier to swallow for a radical free-thinker like me on the herbs. My poetry is the ONLY thing I'd say is ACTUALLY better when I write it stoned because you travel down different avenue of perception there. Not better but certainly a refreshing and new take on things.
BUT after how many years of self-absorbed gluttony can you still sleep through the night? With a wife who depends on you.
I did the NA thing already. Meetings and steps and meetings and steps. I don't claim to know more about addiction than these people, of course but I don't think it's really gonna help me to go every single day.
I'll figure it out. I'm coming back to NY and don't smoke around family so maybe I'll use the trip has a diving board.
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Hey DJ - good luck! You are doing the right thing. Even if cold turkey turns into one or two slips, just don't believe that you've messed up forever. Get back up and start right over. I don't have advice on quitting smoking or weed, because that's not my thing, but I could write a book on other addictions. Someday, you might learn more about me. ;-) Oh, and by the way, tracijoy - you have some good advice here. Jamie is a great person to help!
Quitting cigarettes was hard but I was motivated by the fact that I hated smoking so much. Quitting weed was easy. I just gave up one day. It was great to have my brains free of all that fluff for a change and to be able to think. Drink is another matter, because it's associated with seeing friends in the pub, and I'm still a bit confused about how to be in the pub and not have a drink. In the end I usually give up and have a drink but feel pretty terrible for the next three days. Well, at least I'm cutting down.
Yeah, I'm with CJ here. Tobacco was brutal to quit, but I'm glad I did. It took me about twenty tries over a span of years before I pulled it off. Quitting weed was easy, just a matter of not doing it anymore. Beer, well, that's proving to be harder given the whole social thing. Oh well, we need at least one or two vices anyway, otherwise we run the risk of become obnoxiously didactic in our purity.
If you think you need to quit pot (and it will uncloud your mind delightfully) then go for it. It's not that hard to do.
I've been trying to quit pot for about 12 years. It's the hardest thing I've ever not been able to do. I'm not a foody or an alchy i'm a potty:) That didn't really come out right. I've tried hypnotism and was able to quit for 6 mo. But eventually I just wanted it. I new it was wrong to start again. My life is such a disaster as a pot head. I'm at a loss. I may have to go into a real rehap clinic. My co-pay is $5,400. for 28 days. Don't see any other way. I've tried to quit so many times that I've lost faith in my own will power.
Quitting weed was a real struggle for me . I still post in givingupcannabis.com and I'm a year clean this week . Good luck to anyone else out there trying to quit .
moefry47 3 years ago
Quiting weed was easy. quiting tabacco is still a big problem for me. I also quit drinking which was a bit hard but when you have peoplee depending on you ( kids ) it's a little easyer.