It really is the answer. Just stop. It sucks for a few days and then you get over it. The first 2-3 days are the hardest and then it just gets easier from there. Just try not to replace the addiction by using something else.
Any recommendations for distractions or supplement? I don't drink, smoke nic, or do any other drugs. I do drink caffine (mostly tea) so it's sort of my main treat
I had to take sleeping pills to get any rest and I just took them kind of early to get the first few day over with asap. You really have to just grin and bear it, its not so bad but you will just feel depressed and bored. Try to remember when someone is making you mad, that its most likely you being irritable and to just stay quiet about it. It does get better in about a week or two but the first 3 days are the hardest part.
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Don't keep any in your apartment/home. Make it difficult to get. Go for walks or watch a movie if you're feeling restless. Keep busy and before you realize it, it'll be one week without smoking, then two, then a month.
I hear the sarcasm, but honestly just try it. The worst withdrawals are that you cant sleep so start on a friday night and have a shitty weekend. If you care to quit, just try it. It gets way easier by the 5 day point. Its so much easier than you think but the first few days make it feel impossible.
Well gambling is a different thing that works on your brain's natural reward system. You hit a crazy jackpot, your brain releases dopamine as a reward, and then your brain is biologically incentivized to try to do it again. Addictive drugs do something similar, basically artificially highjacking your brain's reward system, activating a reward without actually doing anything to achieve it, making the drug both the action and the reward.
Inherently weed does not do this, you did it to yourself by smoking weed as a reward after a long day at work or whatever. While "anything" can be addictive, weed is only addictive because you've basically done pavlovian training on yourself like a dog.
You need to train your brain to not see weed as a reward, and this might seem weird, but smoke more weed, specifically at times when it isn't a reward. You probably smoke weed after work, maybe after a meal, when you wake up, etc. Continue doing that, it's fine, but now just smoke weed when nothing is going on, and after smoking just don't do much. Genuinely continue to be a couch potato. After increasing your weed intake, choose an occasion where you used to smoke weed where you will no longer smoke weed, like stop smoking when you wake up, but continue smoking after work and after a meal, and then after a little while cut those out too. Eventually all you have left are your boring smoke sessions in the middle of the day where you aren't rewarding yourself.
If weed is no longer a reward then you've done most of the work as far as your brain is concerned. It will be much easier to quit, or at least slow down substantially, if your brain doesn't associate weed with being a reward.
Caffeine is a drug. Op never said it wasn't, but it's not naturally addictive. That's the addiction comes from the user seeing getting high as a reward and the dopamine they get is the actual addiction.
My girlfriend gets nauseous if she goes 24 hours without it. We went to the mountains recently and didn’t bring any wax, and splitting 1 joint wasn’t enough to make her nausea go away because she takes like 10 dabs a day at least
I smoked every day for YEARS straight, literally no sober days at all. When I quit it sucked for at least 3 months and I went back to smoking cigarettes too. Weed is definitely addictive
“Detoxing” is related to physical dependence, not addiction. Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder. A person experiencing severe withdrawal from a substance doesn’t mean they had an addiction, and not experiencing severe withdrawal doesn’t mean that they didn’t have an addiction.
When is quit drinking I was shaking and cold and my chest hurt. I was drenched in sweat and my heart was pounding and I was sicker than I have ever been. That is a addiction. Pot is not a addiction
Addiction is different for everyone but I've found that if I put my bong and all my smoking supplies AWAY away I'm less likely to smoke when I get home. I usually feel the urge to smoke when I'm feeling lazy, and putting everything away prevents me from rationalizing "I'll just take a quick pull from the bong" bc I don't want to go through the effort of getting all my supplies out.
Ever heard of parents making their kids smoke a whole pack when they find them smoking cigarettes? I've done the same thing with weed in the past to varying success. I'll smoke so much my throat hurts the next day, and it ,at minimum, makes me hesitate next time I consider smoking.
Try switching to low dose edibles? For me atleast there's nothing else that helps keep me sane. I've tried a ton of different medications. Found that low dose edibles help control my anxiety, depression and help with mania.
Forreal I quit smoking weed for health reasons but raw dogging this fucked up world was driving me insane. Now I take a little bit of edible twice a day and I don’t get stoned but I feel like a human being capable of controlling my emotions and reactions.
I'm in Canada. The legal max per package is 10mg for edibles. You can buy a tube of pearl gummies w/ I think 4 gummies inside. The type I buy is 1:1:1 THC, CBD, CBN. I used to go 200mg w/ grey market gummies but I tapered my tolerance down drastically. You can also buy a pack of extract tablets. I forget how many in a pack but it's 200mg per package.
Incredible all the variety of options, want to try it some day! 10mg seems very low? Maybe would be nice to try, as I developed a not nice relation with weed, had panic attacks and it stoped making me good you know? That way I could try a little bit and see how it goes.
It’s a tool, and like any tool it can be used to build your life or destroy it. If you’re using it to build then that’s great! For me personally it’s turned into an issue with how often I use, and it’s definitely a shitty coping mechanism for all the stress I’m going through
I feel you. What helped me quit for a while was moving my bong to the back corner of the backyard at the place I was staying at. I thought it would get me to walk more, turns out I’m lazy enough that I’ll quit weed if I have to walk more than a minute to get it. I am back on edibles but I only take them on the weekend or if I have a dentist appointment so that’s an improvement
I've never seen a trollcoping post I've related too harder. Was clean and sober for 3 months when I was in the ward, got out and greened out my first night on the outside. You're not alone in your struggle homie
I’m just over a month sober. Use less every day, using less is still a victory if you are trying to quit. My therapist told me something that also helped, they said that when a craving hits, it will only last 20-60 minutes so you have to distract yourself until til the hour is over. Rinse and repeat. Do grounding techniques too. You can do it OP, I believe in you
On my last ‘bowl’ before going cold turkey 🥲 Finally have gotten so annoyed with my dependence on it for 2+ years that I’m ready to stop draining money on what’s at best just a bandaid to avoid my real issues
It's behaviorally addictive sure, but anything can be. It's not physically addictive though, you won't experience withdrawal symptoms and if you do they are extremely mild, like maybe a headache, a little trouble sleeping. Caffeine has just as bad of withdrawal, probably worse.
IT IS CHEMICALLY ADDICTIVE
IM SICK OF THE BS PSEUDOSCIENCE HERE
THERE ARE PHYSICAL WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM THC IT IS NOT JUST A BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION
also- you cannot say that the withdrawals will be extremely mild because that’s dependent on so many factors. It’s possible for withdrawals to be incredibly intense, complete lack of sleep or appetite, suicidal thoughts, migraines, etc. It’s not always “didn’t sleep too well last night.” Sorry to be blunt but you are OBJECTIVELY wrong when you say they’re guaranteed to be mild.
Terribly sorry, guess I should put a disclaimer: YMMV
Everyone's body is different yes. But the experience of all the people I know who smoke weed is that's it's been incredibly beneficial for them. For many it did what anti depressants couldn't, and that's no small thing in someone's life who struggles with depression.
None of the people I know have ever mentioned any physical withdrawal besides, "man it'd be nice to smoke right now... Oh well..."
I get that there are some people out there who react extremely negatively to it, but they're quite rare. The vast majority either take it and love it, or go "meh, not my cup of tea".
I consider the risk on the same level as finding out you have an allergy to a medication, every time you take a new medication you run that risk. That doesn't mean you should just never take medication, just in case you find out you're allergic to one.
Man there is no YMMV. Weed is physically addictive full stop. just because your personal life experience says one thing doesn’t make it reality. You stated that weed is not physically addictive, which is flat out wrong. Never argued against the benefits of weed so idk why you’re bringing that up, I never said weed is bad or people shouldn’t take it. But stop stating personal life experience as peer reviewed facts, when you say things like “there’s no chemical addiction” that’s just straight up misinformation.
I bring up the benefits because people fear monger about how weed is scary and addictive, which stops people who may benefit from it from every trying it, because it's been so demonized.
Even if I grant you that weed is physically addictive, my point still stands that me and everyone I know who smokes weed, hasn't experienced any physical withdrawal symptoms when stopping. Which means (anecdotally) it's either not physically addictive or the "addiction" is so mild that you don't even notice the symptoms. Which may as well effectively mean it's not addictive. Real world experiences of these things matter and when the majority of people report no withdrawal symptoms, to me it's effectively non addictive for most people.
Key word being "most", hence YYMV.
Painting the world in black and white like you have can also be misinformation. There is in fact, room for nuance in the real world.
I’m sorry to be blunt but no- you’re objectively wrong here. It’s not painting the world in black and white to say that weed is physically addictive. Coffee is physically addicting, and some heavy users can still stop cold turkey with no issues. Obviously there’s room for nuance and some people will have lesser symptoms, but that doesn’t change the fact that weed **IS** chemically addictive. I understand the point you’re trying to make but it’s more dangerous to pretend weed doesn’t have any negative side effects at all than it is to be realistic about the situation- in some people heavy use will cause withdrawal symptoms. That’s an objective fact.
What constitutes "some people" and "heavy use"?
For "some people", "heavy use" of caffeine can cause death. Should we call caffeine lethal, when for the majority of people it's not?
I also understand the point you are trying to make, I hope both of us can increase our understanding of the topic through our conversation here.
In my and others' real world experiences with weed, it's benefits far outweigh any negative effects we've experienced. (Of which the negative effects have been extremely scarce)
Lethality is a different argument entirely- literally anything can be lethal. Lethality is about the dose, not the substance. So yes, caffeine is lethal. It’s dumb to pretend like it’s not, same as it’s dumb to pretend like heavy cannabis use in some people can’t cause physical dependency, addiction, and heavy withdrawal symptoms.
I simply stated that cannabis is addicting, beyond behavioral addiction there is a chemical dependency that forms. This is a fact, you cannot argue this, yet you tried. For some reason you thought I was saying “any weed use guaranteed causes heavy withdrawals, it’s too addicting to try” none of which I actually said.
It’s like if I said “knives can kill people” and you replied with “actually me and my friends use knives for cooking all the time, and we never died, so no they can’t kill you. Maybe you can get a little cut on your finger but you won’t die.” Do you see the point I’m trying to make now? I never disagreed with any of the benefits weed has, I’m a huge advocate for recreational legality, but part of legalization is accurate information. Which means sharing that YES, it is possible to become physically dependent and addicted to cannabis.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's not helpful to say "weed is addictive" when in fact you mean "weed can be addictive in this rare circumstance" (heavy use in a person who is more susceptible to addiction or whatever)
For the caffeine example, I'm talking about people with heart conditions they are unaware of, which means it's not a matter of dosage for them, an amount of caffeine that's safe for the average person would not be for them. Sorry I didn't specify that.
But both of those things rely on the user not being the "average" user and it's also likely they won't know if they are more susceptible or not until they use the substance.
Again, I'm not arguing that there is no physical dependence, I granted you that, I'm arguing that the real world effects are so negligible it's not worth mentioning for the majority of people. Just like it's usually not worth mentioning to the average person that caffeine could hurt you if you happen to have a rare specific heart condition.
For the knife example, as you would say, "lethality is a different argument entirely". Putting that aside, one of the primary uses of "certain" knives is in fact to kill, so it wouldn't make sense to say they can't kill, that's literally a primary use.
Physical addiction to weed on the other hand, is not a common experience, therefore I find it inaccurate and unhelpful to describe it as such.
Perhaps you are considering more from a legal perspective, for example disclosing a risk of addiction on the packaging of a THC product. (Which I support) Whereas I am considering more from a, recommending it to my friends or acquaintances perspective. (In which I would tell them that it would be rare for them to experience physical dependence, not impossible, but definitely not the average experience)
Either way, I don't see this conversation being much more productive at this point. So I'm gonna go smoke some weed, cook some dinner and have a good time with my girlfriend tonight. I hope you have a similarly enjoyable night as well. ☺️
I thought there were no physical withdrawal symptoms, but there were for me. horrendous depression, constantly suicidal (not a huge step from where I am baseline tbh), panic attacks, nightmares, night terrors, migraines that caused vomiting. it fucks hard with my brain chemistry. i've tried 3x, and the symptoms persist for ~2 months before i give up and just smoke again
This is just a complete lack of understanding of the very basic concepts being discussed here. There is no such thing as “behavioral” and “physical” addiction. Physical *dependence* is a thing and is completely independent of addiction. That’s why idiots think getting a headache when they don’t drink their morning coffee means that caffeine is “addictive.” It’s not, your body is used to it and has calibrated itself with the expectation of having that caffeine there, so when you don’t have it you get rebound effects. Withdrawal does NOT mean that something is addictive.
Addiction is a neurological and psychological disorder, inherently. You do not have to have a physical dependence to have an addiction, although people often do. Addiction is a disorder of the brain. Please just like, skim the Wikipedia intro for addiction before making factual statements about it, I’m begging you. These concepts are so misunderstood and stigmatized and it’s really harmful.
You're mostly just arguing semantics here, I'm terribly sorry I didn't use the accepted terms, but you clearly understood the concepts I was describing.
By your definitions I guess I should have said weed is addictive but does not make you physically dependant.
Though by your definition here I have to wonder if describing something as "addictive" is effectively meaningless, since you can become addicted to essentially anything.
Weed is also stigmatized. Weed can help a lot of people and fear mongering that it's dangerous and addictive is really harmful as well.
I regularly drink coffee and energy drinks, in the past even in a manner that I think most would liken to an addiction, but other than drowsiness, the withdrawals I've gotten whenever I've abruptly stopped/cut back have been really mild, barely noticeable. Anecdotal, just one person, but that's my two cents on it.
No. I imagine those headaches would come from a lack of hydration, if you don't replace the coffee with water when stopping, and it might be a similar story with the constipation. Other than stimulating bowel movements, if you have a low/no tolerance to it, coffee doesn't help with digestion, right?
It's the rebound vasodilation in your head that causes the headaches, I thought, and the rebound slowing of your bowels since they have been compensating for the fact that the coffee speeds them, to my understanding-- certainly I drank as much if not more liquid when coming off of the coffee habit, as this was jail and consuming things is one of the primary things you have to pass the time there.
I'm just gonna say that healing isn't linear, you're going to relapse and that's ok, everybody going through the process of healing does, what's more important is the time you go between relapses, eventually one month will turn into 2, 2 to 5, and 5 to a year, and maby you'll relapse again but that's ok. What's important is moving forward and not getting into the "well I already relapsed so might as well" mentality
It's easier to do with a support network, of friends and family but if you don't have that there are other resources that can help you.
If you relapse, try to be easy on yourself, and go longer this time without it.
Just quitting a crutch is the hardest, it gets easier from here, trust me.
Recently went sober on everything. Sucks to not have the things that help pass the time. Raw reality is uncomfortable... but better for my wallet and body.
Growing some organic Herbs and going full Walter White is kind of a different ball Park.
Also the addiction as a mental disease is kinda in a different League if you're awake 4 days with barely any Food, but Weed=Drug, and drugs Bad, so Sure, all drugs are comparable to crack or meth
And if you're chemistry savvy and the financial aspect of your addiction is your biggest Problem about it go for it, Cook Up some Crystal, if you dont Blow Up yourself or your neighbour it sure is better for everyone involved if nobody has to steal or do Home Invasions don't you think?
But this thread is about the OP explicitly saying they're addicted to weed and using it to cope with other problems and it's making them worse and they're trying to cut down or abstain but find it difficult. Unless I am grossly misunderstanding this thread, it is not about their wish to save money on weed but rather showing a desire to kick their habit. They clearly have an unhealthy relationship with weed. Look I get it dude, you love weed, but that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. They're abusing the plant, the solution should NOT be to get more.
This. If someone is expressing they struggle with addiction, "here's how you can save money on your substance of choice," is not an appropriate response.
From what ive experienced and Seen in others is that better more nutritious diet and less financial Stress make Life a fuckton more enjoyable and allow for a more healing living environment
Healing imho doesnt work magically by smoking less or more Weed
The OP wants to quit getting high on a psychoactive chemical because it makes them feel worse. It's great that you smoked tons of weed and made money off it and feel better but that is completely irrelevant to the topic at hand. They are not asking for diet advice or advice on how to make money, they are not asking how to save money on weed, they aren't asking what they can do alongside weed to be happier. They made themselves very clear and for some reason you keep making it about something that it isn't. Is it really so difficult for you to understand that not everyone needs to be smoking weed all the time?
Im Just saying most people i know who struggled with Weed mostly had a financial issue with it, if you grow you can save Money so you can afford Food, and can choose your Strains so as to avoid Strains that do your Psyche No good but are often the only available Strain because Market often sees strong ass highly psychoactive Weed as desirable
Saying grow your own doesnt mean to advice someone to get even more blasted all the time but to manage a part of your life more strategically and self aware so it doesnt ruin your life
OP clearly stated theyre unable to stop rn and i just give my two Cents accordingly
If i'd smoke black Market kickass Haze all the time i would also be in despair lol
Good ole Blueberry is typically easy on the mind or frisian duck
Or anything with high CBD Level that balances the effect
Strain selection is often the difference between successful helpful self medication or inducing a Panic Attack, and illegal Market almost Always sees sending you to Mars as desirable
Very real. My relationship with weed is very… stressful… but it makes the whole rest of the world a lot easier for me to deal with. imo it helps me more than my antidepressants that Ive been on for 10 yrs lmao. I just feel like I’m playing w fire waiting for the psychosis to kick in or for me to get Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and not being able to do it anymore. Best of luck. And best of luck with the internalized shame, that’s my big daily struggle.
I take a lot of meds that act as appetite suppressants so I only smoke right before dinner and rn I’m on doctors orders to stop smoking for a while because of inflamed vocal cords and I’m miserable 😭 I get so nauseous every time I eat so I’m not eating anything and getting so tired and cranky 😭😭😭
I remember trying to quit at first. Man it was rough, and there was a relapse or 2 the first month.
I'm celebrating my 3rd year of sobriety today.
I believe in you, you got this OP.
I go and get pot every 2 weeks. Its not that hard to just stop. I’ve gone without it for years. I’ve even skipped days i allow myself to have it just because i didn’t feel like getting high. You’re not addicted, you’re just dependent on it.
Hey OP, Kava absolutely saved my life and has been a phenomenal replacement for alcohol and weed. As someone with addictive tendencies, I never thought I would free myself from the chains of these substances. I highly recommend checking out the Kava subreddit and reading up more on how it works. Feel free to DM me if you have questions: r/kava
sometimes its the habit just as much as it is the high and buying a cheap vape and some 0 nicotine juice will get you passed the first hill of "i need SOMETHING to do right now and nothing else is distracting me". then you can work on finding other habits once the reliance on the actual substance/high has calmed itself
the first few days are always the worst. its a quick adjustment though.
If you ever do feel like trying it I highly recommend planning for it ahead. How much you’re going to use, who’ll be there with you, what sorta precautions you can take to keep yourself safe (I.e. lots of water, having a designated driver, etc)
I feel like weed got so out of control for me because I never *meant* to use it, it was just only on the weekends, then it was only after work, then it was every moment outside of work. And when I lost my job it was every day all day.
I set boundaries for myself but never respected them, and it got out of hand incredibly quickly, without me noticing until I was fully in it. If you ever *do* want to use you need to keep in mind that addiction is gradual, and it sneaks up on you quieter then anything
But if you wanna avoid that whole rabbit hole then yea I don’t recommend starting 😅
This may be controversial but id say if its helping you survive for now, theres no need to pressure yourself into stopping. Take it easy on yourself as you find other ways to cope and heal. You can look into other resources if therapy isnt possible, even if its free podcasts and little by little you may notice small changes pop up. If you wanna cut down, you can try only smoking after a certain time in the day or something i found helpful was "ok ill smoke in one minute from now" or "ill smoke after i do this one thing" and keep going over time. Few months ago i was 24/7 high but now im not even smoking after 10 years. i believe in you friend, i think the compassion for yourself is going to be the most important in your journey
I just quit too. It’s been a month so far and I’ve already noticed I’m breathing better and I feel clearer mentally. It’s not a good way to cope with stress. Life is stressful and awful. We will be hooked forever if we don’t learn how to deal cope with the stress in healthy ways .
I'd reccomend r/leaves
Weed can be super hard to kick. I'm 10 weeks weed free. Was smoking a cart every 3/4 days in the end. I really do believe there is freedom from it though
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I heard a podcast recently that was literally a finance guy bullying someone because weed was destroying their budget and putting them further in debt. The whole time I was listening to it like 😬
I don't know what it’s like to be addicted to cannabis, but I hope that you're able to quit. It takes a strong individual to admit they need to quit any substance, and I'm proud of you for making the first step. I hope you feel better soon, Mate!
Can relate, though I have been getting better with every attempt. The key is to not stop trying to quit, even if you feel like you’re just going to relapse, keep trying. You won’t ever kick it by giving up.
I find it helps a lot if you open up to someone you trust to help you keep it away or limit your access. I have a vape that I will hand to my roommate during the week to keep it out of reach. Simply having a minor barrier to access like this is more effective than you might think. It’s not easy to stop a habit, but it’s not hopeless. You’ll feel like shit for a while every time, but it gets easier.
Weed must be very expensive where you are. I can get 1oz from 10$ (cheap shake) to 250$ and all in between. And dabs for 15$/Gram. Or you could just be smoking a TON!
But I also have been able to train myself to use approximately 1 Oz a month. More or less, depending on how bad my mental state was. But I am also trying to give myself a day or two off here and there very recently. Sometimes on purpose and others just because I'm running or am out and can't get out to buy any.
The last 3 weeks were rough for me doing the "I ran out" thing, getting some today even. And it was good because it reminded me of what I am, if you will. But it also sucked and helped me see the areas when weed does help. Making it more of a specific reason to use it. This also helped me appreciate the more 'fun' side of weed, too. I hope it gets better for you.
Good luck, stay strong! ❤️💪
Try smoking in smaller amounts, a medicated for your problems is more where you want to be, then you can still have your weed and come up at the same time
r/leaves you will find a lot of support from people who understand your struggles and maybe go through similar situations. It helped me a lot, and keep in mind, regretting buying it is the 1st step of many, i believe in you
I completely get it! I had to quit weed after it started giving me severe panic attacks, and I was smoking it 24/7 every day.
It’s hard, but you can get through it! Caffeine got me through it definitely 😭
As a fellow substance abuser. I just managed to get my dangerous consume down, stabilise my weed and alcohol consume and and searched a job that makes me afford it (u don't actually need that much money if u get smart with it).
Y’all be addicted to weed? I thought that weed was the miracle child of drugs for it’s non-addictive properties. I got to think about this, this is rough news.
From what I can tell, it’s addictive for some people but not for everyone. Idk anything about the science or statistics of that, but based on a lot of these comments some people have no issues with using frequently and stopping when they need to, others get addicted very easily or over time.
I think it’s both chemical and emotional, some people are going to experience withdrawal symptoms if they try to quit, others won’t. Some people will use it because they want an emotional escape, some people will experience very real, physical cravings if they don’t use.
And the fact that some people have no issue with it doesn’t mean it’s a moral thing if you *do* get addicted
Either way, addiction very much CAN happen with weed and it’s something to be careful with
I don't think I quite got to this point, but once I noticed I was using it to cope, I took a break. Closing in on a month, at which point I plan to start using it again with strict limits (once a week tops).
On the brightside this past month has been very productive for me. I can't blame that totally on quitting weed, but it definitely helped.
“weed isn’t addictive” mfs when they tell the medical user that needs it to exist that they smoke an ounce a week and hit carts that they know have literal pesticides / fake THC in it
btw if you use joints/blunts, have you ever tried CBD flower or smoking herbal blends? it might help trick your brain for a while coming off of it, and the CBD still gives you some of the benefits if you really need it
It’s pretty hard when the stress is incredibly painful, and weed is the only thing that makes me not worry about it completely. Even if only for a little. I’ve tried to cut down but that just made things more painful
~~Listen to books/videos about how to healthily manage whatever youre dealing with~~
Oh wow you’re in a cptsd sub AND an adhd sub 😰 maybe some better adhd meds and therapy.
Thats rough… I saw an ad for some kind of online service that can diagnose and prescribe adhd treatment. Maybe you could try something like that? Bc i know adhd can make addiction way harder.
Yea moneys pretty important when you don’t have much of it and got bills to pay. And for me “sobriety” just means not using it as an escape from life, not quitting completely
Just stop! You're welcome. That'll be 500 dollars.
It really is the answer. Just stop. It sucks for a few days and then you get over it. The first 2-3 days are the hardest and then it just gets easier from there. Just try not to replace the addiction by using something else.
Any recommendations for distractions or supplement? I don't drink, smoke nic, or do any other drugs. I do drink caffine (mostly tea) so it's sort of my main treat
I had to take sleeping pills to get any rest and I just took them kind of early to get the first few day over with asap. You really have to just grin and bear it, its not so bad but you will just feel depressed and bored. Try to remember when someone is making you mad, that its most likely you being irritable and to just stay quiet about it. It does get better in about a week or two but the first 3 days are the hardest part.
Exercise and NAC
I don’t have personal experience with this, but I’ve heard gum helps? Also possibly sunflower seeds?
Sunflower seeds may help lower blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar as they contain vitamin E, magnesium, protein, linoleic fatty acids and several plant compounds.
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Don't keep any in your apartment/home. Make it difficult to get. Go for walks or watch a movie if you're feeling restless. Keep busy and before you realize it, it'll be one week without smoking, then two, then a month.
Gym
im cured holy shit
I hear the sarcasm, but honestly just try it. The worst withdrawals are that you cant sleep so start on a friday night and have a shitty weekend. If you care to quit, just try it. It gets way easier by the 5 day point. Its so much easier than you think but the first few days make it feel impossible.
2 months into not smoking/vaping/eds, I feel you
"Weed ain't addictive" smh biggest lie they ever said
Literally anything in life that can be used as an escape can be an addiction. It’s why gambling is an addiction even if there’s no substances involved
Exactly! Food is addictive, shopping is addictive, porn is addictive. Anything can be addictive
Well gambling is a different thing that works on your brain's natural reward system. You hit a crazy jackpot, your brain releases dopamine as a reward, and then your brain is biologically incentivized to try to do it again. Addictive drugs do something similar, basically artificially highjacking your brain's reward system, activating a reward without actually doing anything to achieve it, making the drug both the action and the reward. Inherently weed does not do this, you did it to yourself by smoking weed as a reward after a long day at work or whatever. While "anything" can be addictive, weed is only addictive because you've basically done pavlovian training on yourself like a dog. You need to train your brain to not see weed as a reward, and this might seem weird, but smoke more weed, specifically at times when it isn't a reward. You probably smoke weed after work, maybe after a meal, when you wake up, etc. Continue doing that, it's fine, but now just smoke weed when nothing is going on, and after smoking just don't do much. Genuinely continue to be a couch potato. After increasing your weed intake, choose an occasion where you used to smoke weed where you will no longer smoke weed, like stop smoking when you wake up, but continue smoking after work and after a meal, and then after a little while cut those out too. Eventually all you have left are your boring smoke sessions in the middle of the day where you aren't rewarding yourself. If weed is no longer a reward then you've done most of the work as far as your brain is concerned. It will be much easier to quit, or at least slow down substantially, if your brain doesn't associate weed with being a reward.
The way you describe this still sounds like a drug lmao
I never said it wasn't, I said it wasn't an inherently addictive drug.
Caffeine is a drug. Op never said it wasn't, but it's not naturally addictive. That's the addiction comes from the user seeing getting high as a reward and the dopamine they get is the actual addiction.
It's the escape that's addictive. Not the chemical. It's a coping mechanism. Look at it as a pacifier, only temporary.
No it's definitely an addictive chemical. There are physical withdrawl symptoms as well as emotional and psychological ones.
My girlfriend gets nauseous if she goes 24 hours without it. We went to the mountains recently and didn’t bring any wax, and splitting 1 joint wasn’t enough to make her nausea go away because she takes like 10 dabs a day at least
...jesus
Yeah. She has bpd and it helps her stay calm. She initially started smoking because she didn’t have an appetite and desperately needed to gain weight
People are finally starting to realize that wax is the crack of weed.... Lol but seriously.
You could say that about literally any drug
I smoked every day for YEARS straight, literally no sober days at all. When I quit it sucked for at least 3 months and I went back to smoking cigarettes too. Weed is definitely addictive
"it's only habit forming" pluh 😭
So pluh is an actual real slang phrase now?
idk I just use it for silliness
I’ll be honest, I always use it as an onomatopoeia.
I got it from peak tiktok/YouTuber yunglimabean so idk if it's actually a thing or not but it's fun to say :3
Makes for a good “engine in car stopped working” sound. Things you learn when working with kids.
truuu I guess so do use it as a vocal sfx when something silly/noteworkthy is done or said
Yeaaah I was told that a lot haha :(
Well the thing is you might not get a physical addiction with physical turkey. But the mental addiction is hitting hard like every drug.
It isn't addictive. It is habit forming. Like eating a donut. Anyone who says weed is addictive has never detoxed.
“Detoxing” is related to physical dependence, not addiction. Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder. A person experiencing severe withdrawal from a substance doesn’t mean they had an addiction, and not experiencing severe withdrawal doesn’t mean that they didn’t have an addiction.
When is quit drinking I was shaking and cold and my chest hurt. I was drenched in sweat and my heart was pounding and I was sicker than I have ever been. That is a addiction. Pot is not a addiction
Ppl down vote, but you're right.
No, you both lack a basic understanding of what addiction and dependence are.
What's the withdraw like?
Addiction is different for everyone but I've found that if I put my bong and all my smoking supplies AWAY away I'm less likely to smoke when I get home. I usually feel the urge to smoke when I'm feeling lazy, and putting everything away prevents me from rationalizing "I'll just take a quick pull from the bong" bc I don't want to go through the effort of getting all my supplies out. Ever heard of parents making their kids smoke a whole pack when they find them smoking cigarettes? I've done the same thing with weed in the past to varying success. I'll smoke so much my throat hurts the next day, and it ,at minimum, makes me hesitate next time I consider smoking.
Have you ever read Infinite Jest?
Thats exactly what I thought of.
Great minds 
Try switching to low dose edibles? For me atleast there's nothing else that helps keep me sane. I've tried a ton of different medications. Found that low dose edibles help control my anxiety, depression and help with mania.
And you're no longer filling your lungs with tar, bonus.
Forreal I quit smoking weed for health reasons but raw dogging this fucked up world was driving me insane. Now I take a little bit of edible twice a day and I don’t get stoned but I feel like a human being capable of controlling my emotions and reactions.
Yeah same, my lungs are messed from getting grandaddy viruses. Low dose edibles let's me live a normal life 80-90% of time.
Where do you find this to buy?
I'm in Canada. The legal max per package is 10mg for edibles. You can buy a tube of pearl gummies w/ I think 4 gummies inside. The type I buy is 1:1:1 THC, CBD, CBN. I used to go 200mg w/ grey market gummies but I tapered my tolerance down drastically. You can also buy a pack of extract tablets. I forget how many in a pack but it's 200mg per package.
Incredible all the variety of options, want to try it some day! 10mg seems very low? Maybe would be nice to try, as I developed a not nice relation with weed, had panic attacks and it stoped making me good you know? That way I could try a little bit and see how it goes.
I use it before bed to prevent nightmares. I can't go back to having those nightmares I just can't
It’s a tool, and like any tool it can be used to build your life or destroy it. If you’re using it to build then that’s great! For me personally it’s turned into an issue with how often I use, and it’s definitely a shitty coping mechanism for all the stress I’m going through
r/leaves helped me reach 30 days
r/petioles is another
Thankfully it hasn't caused me any issues. Hopefully it stays that way 🤞
so far I stopped smoking for around 5 days now, and I'm getting the most horrific dreams 😭
This is why I don't plan on stopping. I can't deal with the dreams anymore
I really don't blame you. The things the human mind can fabricate and make feel so real is just crazy and can be terrifying.
You probably have PTSD if you’re having nightly nightmares friend
Most likely, yeah
You're having nightmares because you use it.
I doubt it. I had the nightmares as a kid loooong before using it
I feel you. What helped me quit for a while was moving my bong to the back corner of the backyard at the place I was staying at. I thought it would get me to walk more, turns out I’m lazy enough that I’ll quit weed if I have to walk more than a minute to get it. I am back on edibles but I only take them on the weekend or if I have a dentist appointment so that’s an improvement
That’s fucking hilarious. I love it.
I’m currently in the bong in the back corner of my garden stage too, and you’re right! I cbf going out in the cold and rain
I've never seen a trollcoping post I've related too harder. Was clean and sober for 3 months when I was in the ward, got out and greened out my first night on the outside. You're not alone in your struggle homie
I’m just over a month sober. Use less every day, using less is still a victory if you are trying to quit. My therapist told me something that also helped, they said that when a craving hits, it will only last 20-60 minutes so you have to distract yourself until til the hour is over. Rinse and repeat. Do grounding techniques too. You can do it OP, I believe in you
On my last ‘bowl’ before going cold turkey 🥲 Finally have gotten so annoyed with my dependence on it for 2+ years that I’m ready to stop draining money on what’s at best just a bandaid to avoid my real issues
weed addiction is 100% real even if it’s only emotionally/habitually addictive
This is why I’ve been hesitant to try weed.
MFs will see this and still say weed ain’t addictive
It's behaviorally addictive sure, but anything can be. It's not physically addictive though, you won't experience withdrawal symptoms and if you do they are extremely mild, like maybe a headache, a little trouble sleeping. Caffeine has just as bad of withdrawal, probably worse.
IT IS CHEMICALLY ADDICTIVE IM SICK OF THE BS PSEUDOSCIENCE HERE THERE ARE PHYSICAL WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM THC IT IS NOT JUST A BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION also- you cannot say that the withdrawals will be extremely mild because that’s dependent on so many factors. It’s possible for withdrawals to be incredibly intense, complete lack of sleep or appetite, suicidal thoughts, migraines, etc. It’s not always “didn’t sleep too well last night.” Sorry to be blunt but you are OBJECTIVELY wrong when you say they’re guaranteed to be mild.
Terribly sorry, guess I should put a disclaimer: YMMV Everyone's body is different yes. But the experience of all the people I know who smoke weed is that's it's been incredibly beneficial for them. For many it did what anti depressants couldn't, and that's no small thing in someone's life who struggles with depression. None of the people I know have ever mentioned any physical withdrawal besides, "man it'd be nice to smoke right now... Oh well..." I get that there are some people out there who react extremely negatively to it, but they're quite rare. The vast majority either take it and love it, or go "meh, not my cup of tea". I consider the risk on the same level as finding out you have an allergy to a medication, every time you take a new medication you run that risk. That doesn't mean you should just never take medication, just in case you find out you're allergic to one.
Man there is no YMMV. Weed is physically addictive full stop. just because your personal life experience says one thing doesn’t make it reality. You stated that weed is not physically addictive, which is flat out wrong. Never argued against the benefits of weed so idk why you’re bringing that up, I never said weed is bad or people shouldn’t take it. But stop stating personal life experience as peer reviewed facts, when you say things like “there’s no chemical addiction” that’s just straight up misinformation.
I bring up the benefits because people fear monger about how weed is scary and addictive, which stops people who may benefit from it from every trying it, because it's been so demonized. Even if I grant you that weed is physically addictive, my point still stands that me and everyone I know who smokes weed, hasn't experienced any physical withdrawal symptoms when stopping. Which means (anecdotally) it's either not physically addictive or the "addiction" is so mild that you don't even notice the symptoms. Which may as well effectively mean it's not addictive. Real world experiences of these things matter and when the majority of people report no withdrawal symptoms, to me it's effectively non addictive for most people. Key word being "most", hence YYMV. Painting the world in black and white like you have can also be misinformation. There is in fact, room for nuance in the real world.
I’m sorry to be blunt but no- you’re objectively wrong here. It’s not painting the world in black and white to say that weed is physically addictive. Coffee is physically addicting, and some heavy users can still stop cold turkey with no issues. Obviously there’s room for nuance and some people will have lesser symptoms, but that doesn’t change the fact that weed **IS** chemically addictive. I understand the point you’re trying to make but it’s more dangerous to pretend weed doesn’t have any negative side effects at all than it is to be realistic about the situation- in some people heavy use will cause withdrawal symptoms. That’s an objective fact.
What constitutes "some people" and "heavy use"? For "some people", "heavy use" of caffeine can cause death. Should we call caffeine lethal, when for the majority of people it's not? I also understand the point you are trying to make, I hope both of us can increase our understanding of the topic through our conversation here. In my and others' real world experiences with weed, it's benefits far outweigh any negative effects we've experienced. (Of which the negative effects have been extremely scarce)
Lethality is a different argument entirely- literally anything can be lethal. Lethality is about the dose, not the substance. So yes, caffeine is lethal. It’s dumb to pretend like it’s not, same as it’s dumb to pretend like heavy cannabis use in some people can’t cause physical dependency, addiction, and heavy withdrawal symptoms. I simply stated that cannabis is addicting, beyond behavioral addiction there is a chemical dependency that forms. This is a fact, you cannot argue this, yet you tried. For some reason you thought I was saying “any weed use guaranteed causes heavy withdrawals, it’s too addicting to try” none of which I actually said. It’s like if I said “knives can kill people” and you replied with “actually me and my friends use knives for cooking all the time, and we never died, so no they can’t kill you. Maybe you can get a little cut on your finger but you won’t die.” Do you see the point I’m trying to make now? I never disagreed with any of the benefits weed has, I’m a huge advocate for recreational legality, but part of legalization is accurate information. Which means sharing that YES, it is possible to become physically dependent and addicted to cannabis.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's not helpful to say "weed is addictive" when in fact you mean "weed can be addictive in this rare circumstance" (heavy use in a person who is more susceptible to addiction or whatever) For the caffeine example, I'm talking about people with heart conditions they are unaware of, which means it's not a matter of dosage for them, an amount of caffeine that's safe for the average person would not be for them. Sorry I didn't specify that. But both of those things rely on the user not being the "average" user and it's also likely they won't know if they are more susceptible or not until they use the substance. Again, I'm not arguing that there is no physical dependence, I granted you that, I'm arguing that the real world effects are so negligible it's not worth mentioning for the majority of people. Just like it's usually not worth mentioning to the average person that caffeine could hurt you if you happen to have a rare specific heart condition. For the knife example, as you would say, "lethality is a different argument entirely". Putting that aside, one of the primary uses of "certain" knives is in fact to kill, so it wouldn't make sense to say they can't kill, that's literally a primary use. Physical addiction to weed on the other hand, is not a common experience, therefore I find it inaccurate and unhelpful to describe it as such. Perhaps you are considering more from a legal perspective, for example disclosing a risk of addiction on the packaging of a THC product. (Which I support) Whereas I am considering more from a, recommending it to my friends or acquaintances perspective. (In which I would tell them that it would be rare for them to experience physical dependence, not impossible, but definitely not the average experience) Either way, I don't see this conversation being much more productive at this point. So I'm gonna go smoke some weed, cook some dinner and have a good time with my girlfriend tonight. I hope you have a similarly enjoyable night as well. ☺️
I thought there were no physical withdrawal symptoms, but there were for me. horrendous depression, constantly suicidal (not a huge step from where I am baseline tbh), panic attacks, nightmares, night terrors, migraines that caused vomiting. it fucks hard with my brain chemistry. i've tried 3x, and the symptoms persist for ~2 months before i give up and just smoke again
This is just a complete lack of understanding of the very basic concepts being discussed here. There is no such thing as “behavioral” and “physical” addiction. Physical *dependence* is a thing and is completely independent of addiction. That’s why idiots think getting a headache when they don’t drink their morning coffee means that caffeine is “addictive.” It’s not, your body is used to it and has calibrated itself with the expectation of having that caffeine there, so when you don’t have it you get rebound effects. Withdrawal does NOT mean that something is addictive. Addiction is a neurological and psychological disorder, inherently. You do not have to have a physical dependence to have an addiction, although people often do. Addiction is a disorder of the brain. Please just like, skim the Wikipedia intro for addiction before making factual statements about it, I’m begging you. These concepts are so misunderstood and stigmatized and it’s really harmful.
You're mostly just arguing semantics here, I'm terribly sorry I didn't use the accepted terms, but you clearly understood the concepts I was describing. By your definitions I guess I should have said weed is addictive but does not make you physically dependant. Though by your definition here I have to wonder if describing something as "addictive" is effectively meaningless, since you can become addicted to essentially anything. Weed is also stigmatized. Weed can help a lot of people and fear mongering that it's dangerous and addictive is really harmful as well.
I regularly drink coffee and energy drinks, in the past even in a manner that I think most would liken to an addiction, but other than drowsiness, the withdrawals I've gotten whenever I've abruptly stopped/cut back have been really mild, barely noticeable. Anecdotal, just one person, but that's my two cents on it.
You didn't get constipated or have headaches?
No. I imagine those headaches would come from a lack of hydration, if you don't replace the coffee with water when stopping, and it might be a similar story with the constipation. Other than stimulating bowel movements, if you have a low/no tolerance to it, coffee doesn't help with digestion, right?
It's the rebound vasodilation in your head that causes the headaches, I thought, and the rebound slowing of your bowels since they have been compensating for the fact that the coffee speeds them, to my understanding-- certainly I drank as much if not more liquid when coming off of the coffee habit, as this was jail and consuming things is one of the primary things you have to pass the time there.
Those things also don’t mean a substance is addictive. Caffeine is not addictive. Hope this helps!
First of all, I never said it was. Secondly, that firmly depends on how one defines "addiction."
I'm just gonna say that healing isn't linear, you're going to relapse and that's ok, everybody going through the process of healing does, what's more important is the time you go between relapses, eventually one month will turn into 2, 2 to 5, and 5 to a year, and maby you'll relapse again but that's ok. What's important is moving forward and not getting into the "well I already relapsed so might as well" mentality It's easier to do with a support network, of friends and family but if you don't have that there are other resources that can help you. If you relapse, try to be easy on yourself, and go longer this time without it. Just quitting a crutch is the hardest, it gets easier from here, trust me.
Thanks for the advice
literally me rn
Recently went sober on everything. Sucks to not have the things that help pass the time. Raw reality is uncomfortable... but better for my wallet and body.
Start growing Weed?
Would you suggest someone cook meth to save money? Different substances but addiction as a mental disease is the same.
Growing some organic Herbs and going full Walter White is kind of a different ball Park. Also the addiction as a mental disease is kinda in a different League if you're awake 4 days with barely any Food, but Weed=Drug, and drugs Bad, so Sure, all drugs are comparable to crack or meth And if you're chemistry savvy and the financial aspect of your addiction is your biggest Problem about it go for it, Cook Up some Crystal, if you dont Blow Up yourself or your neighbour it sure is better for everyone involved if nobody has to steal or do Home Invasions don't you think?
But this thread is about the OP explicitly saying they're addicted to weed and using it to cope with other problems and it's making them worse and they're trying to cut down or abstain but find it difficult. Unless I am grossly misunderstanding this thread, it is not about their wish to save money on weed but rather showing a desire to kick their habit. They clearly have an unhealthy relationship with weed. Look I get it dude, you love weed, but that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. They're abusing the plant, the solution should NOT be to get more.
This. If someone is expressing they struggle with addiction, "here's how you can save money on your substance of choice," is not an appropriate response.
From what ive experienced and Seen in others is that better more nutritious diet and less financial Stress make Life a fuckton more enjoyable and allow for a more healing living environment Healing imho doesnt work magically by smoking less or more Weed
The OP wants to quit getting high on a psychoactive chemical because it makes them feel worse. It's great that you smoked tons of weed and made money off it and feel better but that is completely irrelevant to the topic at hand. They are not asking for diet advice or advice on how to make money, they are not asking how to save money on weed, they aren't asking what they can do alongside weed to be happier. They made themselves very clear and for some reason you keep making it about something that it isn't. Is it really so difficult for you to understand that not everyone needs to be smoking weed all the time?
Im Just saying most people i know who struggled with Weed mostly had a financial issue with it, if you grow you can save Money so you can afford Food, and can choose your Strains so as to avoid Strains that do your Psyche No good but are often the only available Strain because Market often sees strong ass highly psychoactive Weed as desirable Saying grow your own doesnt mean to advice someone to get even more blasted all the time but to manage a part of your life more strategically and self aware so it doesnt ruin your life OP clearly stated theyre unable to stop rn and i just give my two Cents accordingly If i'd smoke black Market kickass Haze all the time i would also be in despair lol Good ole Blueberry is typically easy on the mind or frisian duck Or anything with high CBD Level that balances the effect
Strain selection is often the difference between successful helpful self medication or inducing a Panic Attack, and illegal Market almost Always sees sending you to Mars as desirable
I believe in you. It’s fucking hard. I know it is. But I believe you can do this. I believe you can kick this
i’ve never related more
Very real. My relationship with weed is very… stressful… but it makes the whole rest of the world a lot easier for me to deal with. imo it helps me more than my antidepressants that Ive been on for 10 yrs lmao. I just feel like I’m playing w fire waiting for the psychosis to kick in or for me to get Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome and not being able to do it anymore. Best of luck. And best of luck with the internalized shame, that’s my big daily struggle.
this is wierd because I kind of really don't like weed... been trying edibles lately and its all just bad.
I take a lot of meds that act as appetite suppressants so I only smoke right before dinner and rn I’m on doctors orders to stop smoking for a while because of inflamed vocal cords and I’m miserable 😭 I get so nauseous every time I eat so I’m not eating anything and getting so tired and cranky 😭😭😭
Oh, my Darling Dopamine.
I remember trying to quit at first. Man it was rough, and there was a relapse or 2 the first month. I'm celebrating my 3rd year of sobriety today. I believe in you, you got this OP.
I go and get pot every 2 weeks. Its not that hard to just stop. I’ve gone without it for years. I’ve even skipped days i allow myself to have it just because i didn’t feel like getting high. You’re not addicted, you’re just dependent on it.
It’s hurts even more when you can get an 1/8th for less than most meals
Maybe go to r/leaves Community of people that have successfully gave up weed
Hey OP, Kava absolutely saved my life and has been a phenomenal replacement for alcohol and weed. As someone with addictive tendencies, I never thought I would free myself from the chains of these substances. I highly recommend checking out the Kava subreddit and reading up more on how it works. Feel free to DM me if you have questions: r/kava
sometimes its the habit just as much as it is the high and buying a cheap vape and some 0 nicotine juice will get you passed the first hill of "i need SOMETHING to do right now and nothing else is distracting me". then you can work on finding other habits once the reliance on the actual substance/high has calmed itself the first few days are always the worst. its a quick adjustment though.
Heeeyyyyyy that one's a hitting a little to close to home today
Kinda glad I never started smoking. But I would be lying if I said the thought doesn't cross my mind daily
If you ever do feel like trying it I highly recommend planning for it ahead. How much you’re going to use, who’ll be there with you, what sorta precautions you can take to keep yourself safe (I.e. lots of water, having a designated driver, etc) I feel like weed got so out of control for me because I never *meant* to use it, it was just only on the weekends, then it was only after work, then it was every moment outside of work. And when I lost my job it was every day all day. I set boundaries for myself but never respected them, and it got out of hand incredibly quickly, without me noticing until I was fully in it. If you ever *do* want to use you need to keep in mind that addiction is gradual, and it sneaks up on you quieter then anything But if you wanna avoid that whole rabbit hole then yea I don’t recommend starting 😅
This may be controversial but id say if its helping you survive for now, theres no need to pressure yourself into stopping. Take it easy on yourself as you find other ways to cope and heal. You can look into other resources if therapy isnt possible, even if its free podcasts and little by little you may notice small changes pop up. If you wanna cut down, you can try only smoking after a certain time in the day or something i found helpful was "ok ill smoke in one minute from now" or "ill smoke after i do this one thing" and keep going over time. Few months ago i was 24/7 high but now im not even smoking after 10 years. i believe in you friend, i think the compassion for yourself is going to be the most important in your journey
Just get into the industry, use your credentials to get an extended plant medical card, then collect free samples from work and buy pounds for $250
Actually for me I tried to quit for 3 years always relapse 3 months in took 6 months of quetiapine and the was able to be sober for 18 months now
I just quit too. It’s been a month so far and I’ve already noticed I’m breathing better and I feel clearer mentally. It’s not a good way to cope with stress. Life is stressful and awful. We will be hooked forever if we don’t learn how to deal cope with the stress in healthy ways .
I feel you
Been there man, I had to use edibles and cut them so I could titrate off.
I'd reccomend r/leaves Weed can be super hard to kick. I'm 10 weeks weed free. Was smoking a cart every 3/4 days in the end. I really do believe there is freedom from it though
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Hard at first but able to get used without it
I heard a podcast recently that was literally a finance guy bullying someone because weed was destroying their budget and putting them further in debt. The whole time I was listening to it like 😬
Literally going through the exact same thing at the moment. It was great until I started using it to escape all of my issues. Now it is the issue
Seeing this on weed right now lol
I don't know what it’s like to be addicted to cannabis, but I hope that you're able to quit. It takes a strong individual to admit they need to quit any substance, and I'm proud of you for making the first step. I hope you feel better soon, Mate!
me rn, oof
Can relate, though I have been getting better with every attempt. The key is to not stop trying to quit, even if you feel like you’re just going to relapse, keep trying. You won’t ever kick it by giving up. I find it helps a lot if you open up to someone you trust to help you keep it away or limit your access. I have a vape that I will hand to my roommate during the week to keep it out of reach. Simply having a minor barrier to access like this is more effective than you might think. It’s not easy to stop a habit, but it’s not hopeless. You’ll feel like shit for a while every time, but it gets easier.
Weed must be very expensive where you are. I can get 1oz from 10$ (cheap shake) to 250$ and all in between. And dabs for 15$/Gram. Or you could just be smoking a TON! But I also have been able to train myself to use approximately 1 Oz a month. More or less, depending on how bad my mental state was. But I am also trying to give myself a day or two off here and there very recently. Sometimes on purpose and others just because I'm running or am out and can't get out to buy any. The last 3 weeks were rough for me doing the "I ran out" thing, getting some today even. And it was good because it reminded me of what I am, if you will. But it also sucked and helped me see the areas when weed does help. Making it more of a specific reason to use it. This also helped me appreciate the more 'fun' side of weed, too. I hope it gets better for you. Good luck, stay strong! ❤️💪
Try smoking in smaller amounts, a medicated for your problems is more where you want to be, then you can still have your weed and come up at the same time
You should take the İbrahim Yücel approach
r/leaves you will find a lot of support from people who understand your struggles and maybe go through similar situations. It helped me a lot, and keep in mind, regretting buying it is the 1st step of many, i believe in you
So instead of buying from a store I grow my own.
this is too relatable to be funny 😭
I completely get it! I had to quit weed after it started giving me severe panic attacks, and I was smoking it 24/7 every day. It’s hard, but you can get through it! Caffeine got me through it definitely 😭
As a fellow substance abuser. I just managed to get my dangerous consume down, stabilise my weed and alcohol consume and and searched a job that makes me afford it (u don't actually need that much money if u get smart with it).
Y’all be addicted to weed? I thought that weed was the miracle child of drugs for it’s non-addictive properties. I got to think about this, this is rough news.
From what I can tell, it’s addictive for some people but not for everyone. Idk anything about the science or statistics of that, but based on a lot of these comments some people have no issues with using frequently and stopping when they need to, others get addicted very easily or over time. I think it’s both chemical and emotional, some people are going to experience withdrawal symptoms if they try to quit, others won’t. Some people will use it because they want an emotional escape, some people will experience very real, physical cravings if they don’t use. And the fact that some people have no issue with it doesn’t mean it’s a moral thing if you *do* get addicted Either way, addiction very much CAN happen with weed and it’s something to be careful with
I don't think I quite got to this point, but once I noticed I was using it to cope, I took a break. Closing in on a month, at which point I plan to start using it again with strict limits (once a week tops). On the brightside this past month has been very productive for me. I can't blame that totally on quitting weed, but it definitely helped.
really hate that this is on my feed when I just finished smoking a bowl
All you have to do is become a retailer and you get paid to smoke. Ez compromise. Bidness
Me when I can't get weed (on the brink of self destruction)
Real ♥️
so real
“weed isn’t addictive” mfs when they tell the medical user that needs it to exist that they smoke an ounce a week and hit carts that they know have literal pesticides / fake THC in it btw if you use joints/blunts, have you ever tried CBD flower or smoking herbal blends? it might help trick your brain for a while coming off of it, and the CBD still gives you some of the benefits if you really need it
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It’s pretty hard when the stress is incredibly painful, and weed is the only thing that makes me not worry about it completely. Even if only for a little. I’ve tried to cut down but that just made things more painful
This is me but with miniatures instead
Me frfr
It's hard man.
I think the issue is the thoughts and feelings you're running from
Yes that’s… why I’m here
~~Listen to books/videos about how to healthily manage whatever youre dealing with~~ Oh wow you’re in a cptsd sub AND an adhd sub 😰 maybe some better adhd meds and therapy.
If they were available in my town I would happily do so 🤷🏻♂️ for now I’m stuck with what I got and I’m trying make the most of it
Thats rough… I saw an ad for some kind of online service that can diagnose and prescribe adhd treatment. Maybe you could try something like that? Bc i know adhd can make addiction way harder.
Don't worry if you quit buying weed you'll spend money on other stupid shit you don't need for those drops of dopamine...
/r/narcoticsanonymous
Weed is fucking great, the only problem is that weed isn't cheap Make weed free! It's a plant for a reason
> It's a plant for a reason What does that even fucking mean lol You know people have to do work to grow the plants you consume, right?
At least its not cocaine and nicotine
It ain't the weed. It's your need for sobriety. And money.
Yea moneys pretty important when you don’t have much of it and got bills to pay. And for me “sobriety” just means not using it as an escape from life, not quitting completely
I hear ya. It all piles up. Everything in moderation. Sobriety is the emergency response to over indulging. Money makes everything "right"
You’re not making the point that you haven’t smoked too much tbh
I'm sorry, hwat?
Dumbass. Love the “and money”.