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Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done
#19314358 - 12/23/13 12:56 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I would like to share with anyone who reads this my experience and how quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done and hope that it can motivate current users to quit smoking. Before you say crap that isn't true like "marijuanas not a drug, its a herb" read what I have to say, and if marijuana as you say is not addictive why not give it up for a week and see how you feel. I was very depressed in my adolescent years and used marijuana on a daily basis to mask the pain that I felt about life and the anxiety that I had if i would of read this 6 months ago I would of thought i was stupid for suggesting that marijuana wasn't safe and could in fact harm me. It took me a good 6 months to break my addiction and it was the single most hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Marijuana is an addictive drug and perhaps one of the worst in the sense that many people believe it to be benign another qualities of marijuana that makes it so bad is that is saps motivation from people. Do I believe there is anything wrong with smoking a joint every once in a while as an experience? no of course not but there is NO REASON to smoke it on a daily or even a weekly basis. Marijuana doesn't improve the average persons life and detracts from it the exception being legitimate medical cannabis patients. After I quit I have got my motivation to succeed back i train on a daily basis my relationships are so much better im hanging out with people who have aspirations and want to succeed and the overall quality has improved ten fold. I invite you to quit marijuana or at least try to. Because everything i was told about marijuana was true. It took away my motivation, made me lazy, ruined my memory made me distant from my family and loved ones and was ruining my life. The reason i use psychedelics occasionally is because I gain something from trip the in my most recent experience I discovered the source of my anxiety and treasured my life and the people around me. I apologise for the spelling/punctuation errors as i have always been shit at English. Please quit it will be the best thing you could ever do for yourself.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift] 1
#19314623 - 12/23/13 03:33 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think that it is great that quitting has had such an impact on your life. If you feel that it has done you more harm than good, then quitting probably has been the best thing for you.
Like anything, it does have the potential for addiction and abuse. Hell, caffeine is extremely addicting and the most widespread stimulants on the planet. So much that people cannot function on a daily basis, and these people have withdrawals from not having it.
Me personally, it has really improved my quality of life. I am almost 30, and have only been using it for 3 years. It helped me kick my addiction to alcohol, I don't have to take addicting drugs that have been known to kill people to get to sleep or help with my back pain that was caused from a roofing accident. I have a somewhat bad focus problem because my mind has too many things going at once, and it helps with that too.
Also, 3 years ago is when I decided to go to college to earn a degree. I don't have a 4.0 GPA, but I do pretty well, and I am actually looking forward to my future, which has never happened to me before. I plan to become a high school chemistry teacher because I want to help other people. To put it short, I am finally happy with my life, and it probably saved my life by helping me kick my alcohol addiction.
What I am trying to get at is that just because you were unable to control how you lived your life while using it doesn't make it a bad thing. As previously stated, it is great that you realized that it is not something you can co-exist with in your life. I just urge you to not advocate that it is something that people should quit just because you had a bad experience with it.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Cheezymold]
#19314946 - 12/23/13 06:36 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I fully agree, however when I was addicted I couldn't realise that I was in fact making things worse. As I said before I don't think there's anything wrong with smoking a joint if it doesn't detract from your life and one point I tried to make is that sometimes you cannot see that you are addicted. Thank you for posting a well written, educated response instead of the crap I see from the majority of "stoners". Marijuana is only addictive in 5/10% of those who use it for a long term unfortunately I was in that 5-10%.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19315052 - 12/23/13 07:25 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've gone long periods without weed and know that I'm much better off getting high a couple times a week. You know how they say having a dog is good for some people? Weed is sort of like one of my dogs. It makes me happier, more prone to do neglected chores around the house, and heightens my appreciation for the arts. It also helps me to reflect and thus improve on my negative traits.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: TheFakeSunRa]
#19315567 - 12/23/13 10:21 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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A teacher of mine pulled me aside my senior year of high school and urged me to quit smoking pot. He didn't know, per se, that I was a head but being an avid smoker himself in the day, he had a knack for spotting them.
I thought he was an idiot, and politely disagreed, continuing to smoke on a daily basis, several times a day for the next year. I had already been smoking for a year and half (again, couples times a day every day).
Now, a year later, I'm broke (college, you know) and simply don't have the money to smoke an eighth a week as I'd been doing since I started. It's worth mentioning I was paying $60/$100 so it's not hard to see why I was broke.
All this to say is, I quit smoking for about a week now, and I've become more motivated, not so lethargic, not so brain-dead and anxious when it comes to talking to people, my confidence has soared, I am actually laughing at jokes again, my appetite has improved; it even seems like I have more time in the day.
I'm not saying marijuana is bad for you, but I'm also saying it may not be good for you. I was under the impression that my anxiety and depression were apart of my personality, and smoking bud helped me immensely; I didn't want to see what trench I would fall into if I quit smoking. But it turns out the thing which once helped them were just exacerbating the situation, and I feel great now that I've cut back.
I just wanted to throw that in for anyone who may be experiencing what I was; as several other people said, if you don't think it's addictive (which it truly is to some, if it's used as a crutch), just give it a rest for a week or two and see if you feel better or worse. What have you got to lose?
Cheers, and good luck to everyone who may be trying to work through something like this.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19315777 - 12/23/13 11:27 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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You said it yourself you were smoking to mask the pain of your life.
I smoke because I'm bored
I'm not trying to mask anything with my pot smoking.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19316435 - 12/23/13 02:24 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ilift said: I would like to share with anyone who reads this my experience and how quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done and hope that it can motivate current users to quit smoking. Before you say crap that isn't true like "marijuanas not a drug, its a herb" read what I have to say, and if marijuana as you say is not addictive why not give it up for a week and see how you feel. I was very depressed in my adolescent years and used marijuana on a daily basis to mask the pain that I felt about life and the anxiety that I had if i would of read this 6 months ago I would of thought i was stupid for suggesting that marijuana wasn't safe and could in fact harm me. It took me a good 6 months to break my addiction and it was the single most hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Marijuana is an addictive drug and perhaps one of the worst in the sense that many people believe it to be benign another qualities of marijuana that makes it so bad is that is saps motivation from people. Do I believe there is anything wrong with smoking a joint every once in a while as an experience? no of course not but there is NO REASON to smoke it on a daily or even a weekly basis. Marijuana doesn't improve the average persons life and detracts from it the exception being legitimate medical cannabis patients. After I quit I have got my motivation to succeed back i train on a daily basis my relationships are so much better im hanging out with people who have aspirations and want to succeed and the overall quality has improved ten fold. I invite you to quit marijuana or at least try to. Because everything i was told about marijuana was true. It took away my motivation, made me lazy, ruined my memory made me distant from my family and loved ones and was ruining my life. The reason i use psychedelics occasionally is because I gain something from trip the in my most recent experience I discovered the source of my anxiety and treasured my life and the people around me. I apologise for the spelling/punctuation errors as i have always been shit at English. Please quit it will be the best thing you could ever do for yourself.
Good for you.
Although I don't feel that marijuana is as bad as you describe.
Sure, it might be for your lungs. But we are all adults here.
It doesn't make me lazy. I smoke on most days, work full time, go to school full time, get good grades, and pay my own bills. You? So you couldn't socialize when you were high? Well I can go to class high and still get As. What does this mean? Fuck, I don't know.
I think marijuana can become problematic only when your daily routines are consistently interrupted by marijuana.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Cheezymold]
#19316647 - 12/23/13 03:13 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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As others have said, I think it depends on your circumstances. I'm in my 30s, and have gone from not really liking weed, to love being high. I've pretty much given up alcohol in favour of weed.
For me, it helps me relax from a very stressful job - I program(contracting for some big clients), so I'm expected to work nearly 24/7. I regularly work into the am, and when I'm not working I'm thinking about code issues and best ways to solve them etc. I literally never get a chance to switch off. Weed helps me switch off. it simply wipes away the cares of my job and lets me enjoy food, a movie, just chilling out. Perhaps this is a form of escapism, but it doesn't affect my job, and I generally only smoke in the late evenings once I get things done.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Anonymous #1]
#19316875 - 12/23/13 04:06 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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LOL wow what a load of shite. Only skimmed through your post (ever heard of paragraphs?) but you make an awful amount of ignorant assumptions. Its fine to describe your own personal view of cannabis, but you shouldn't make such bold statements as if theyre grounded in universal truth.
'Quitting' herb was the best thing you've ever done? The BEST thing? In your WHOLE life? Honestly mate, if that is genuinely the case, then no, you probably shouldn't be smoking it. I regulary stop for a week or so and really don't think much of it at all. If anything, I find my mind and thought process a whole lot shallower. Bit sharper too, but not by much.
Saps motivation? Makes people lazy? Addictive drug? Speak for yourself buddy, i spent over 7 hours in the studio today, and just deadlifted 525lbs. Might have a smoke later on tonight, might not. See how it goes. Cannabis users like you really grind my gears. Preaching as if your own personal experience is identical to everyone elses. Leave the plant alone if you feel this way. Just don't make the horrible assumption that every other cannabis user is as spineless as you.
Having said all that, congratulations! Clearly the plant is not for you, and you have now realised this and managed to cut ties with it. So well done.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19316916 - 12/23/13 04:17 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ilift said: I fully agree, however when I was addicted I couldn't realise that I was in fact making things worse. As I said before I don't think there's anything wrong with smoking a joint if it doesn't detract from your life and one point I tried to make is that sometimes you cannot see that you are addicted. Thank you for posting a well written, educated response instead of the crap I see from the majority of "stoners". Marijuana is only addictive in 5/10% of those who use it for a long term unfortunately I was in that 5-10%.
Although I smoke on a daily basis(or was until I recently became ill), I wouldn't consider myself a "Stoner" by any means. I do know exactly what kind of people you are referring to though. As a future educator and role model, it pains me to see people fall into this kind of lifestyle. From what I have seen, people that use it frequently starting from their high school years seem to be more prone to this type of addiction. Of course, this does not mean all of them.
A friend of mine told me that marijuana is something that causes a person to be ok with being bored. Makes sense when it is put that way, which would seem like a good reason some people stop moving forward with their lives while using it.
I would agree that it isn't for everybody just as stimulants are not for me. Congratulations for casting away your vice and taking steps towards a brighter future.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ktulu369]
#19317046 - 12/23/13 04:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Now, a year later, I'm broke (college, you know) and simply don't have the money to smoke an eighth a week as I'd been doing since I started. It's worth mentioning I was paying $60/$100 so it's not hard to see why I was broke.
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I quit smoking for about a week now
Congrats on your full week of sobriety.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Krackatus]
#19317731 - 12/23/13 06:44 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Krackatus said: LOL wow what a load of shite. Only skimmed through your post (ever heard of paragraphs?) but you make an awful amount of ignorant assumptions. Its fine to describe your own personal view of cannabis, but you shouldn't make such bold statements as if theyre grounded in universal truth.
'Quitting' herb was the best thing you've ever done? The BEST thing? In your WHOLE life? Honestly mate, if that is genuinely the case, then no, you probably shouldn't be smoking it. I regulary stop for a week or so and really don't think much of it at all. If anything, I find my mind and thought process a whole lot shallower. Bit sharper too, but not by much.
Saps motivation? Makes people lazy? Addictive drug? Speak for yourself buddy, i spent over 7 hours in the studio today, and just deadlifted 525lbs. Might have a smoke later on tonight, might not. See how it goes. Cannabis users like you really grind my gears. Preaching as if your own personal experience is identical to everyone elses. Leave the plant alone if you feel this way. Just don't make the horrible assumption that every other cannabis user is as spineless as you.
Having said all that, congratulations! Clearly the plant is not for you, and you have now realised this and managed to cut ties with it. So well done.
Want some paragraphs, here's one
go fuck yourself.
I find it very amusing how up until your post everyone who has posted has added to the thread and added their opinions without attacking each other. It's the general consensus that marijuana isn't for everyone and if you actually read my post I said it made me lazy, and in my experience every single person I know who has had a problem with marijuana has said the same thing. It's funny because you get so defensive and try to impress me with your dead lift when I could not care less what you dead lift, focus on yourself and not on others. Another point you failed to read is that I know that its only in 5-10% of users who have a problem with cannabis and have negative effects, the nature of addiction is that you can't believe you are addicted and refuse to believe so.
I know many people who have wasted decades of their lives amounting to nothing smoking cannabis while others are productive. Im not attacking cannabis I'm sharing my experience, views and thoughts about cannabis addiction because it is real weather you choose to believe it or not it does exist and the psychological hold it had on me and allot of people I know is very strong.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: TheFakeSunRa]
#19318820 - 12/23/13 10:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Congrats on your full week of sobriety.
All I was saying was that after smoking for quite some time, I feel surprisingly different even though it's only been one week, not because it's been a whole week.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19318836 - 12/23/13 10:31 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I know many people who have wasted decades of their lives amounting to nothing smoking cannabis
Without weed those wasted decades would have been much more painful
Father Time is indefeated. With or without weed.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ktulu369]
#19318854 - 12/23/13 10:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Congrats on your full week of sobriety.
All I was saying was that after smoking for quite some time, I feel surprisingly different even though it's only been one week, not because it's been a whole week.
Yeah
Not being stoned is different than being stoned. With the quality of today's weed no one should burn an 8th a week.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Ilift]
#19319947 - 12/24/13 07:31 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Im not attacking cannabis
Yes you are. I'll show you where.
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Marijuana is an addictive drug and perhaps one of the worst in the sense that many people believe it to be benign another qualities of marijuana that makes it so bad is that is saps motivation from people.
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no of course not but there is NO REASON to smoke it on a daily or even a weekly basis.
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Marijuana doesn't improve the average persons life and detracts from it the exception being legitimate medical cannabis patients.
Some of us can function quite well while using Cannabis daily. I smoke daily, and have a demanding full time job and numerous hobbies.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: TheFakeSunRa]
#19319949 - 12/24/13 07:32 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Congrats on your full week of sobriety.
All I was saying was that after smoking for quite some time, I feel surprisingly different even though it's only been one week, not because it's been a whole week.
Yeah
Not being stoned is different than being stoned. With the quality of today's weed no one should burn an 8th a week.
Why not? Can you give me even a single convincing reason?
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: Heffy]
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Nevermind.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: KBG1977]
#19320168 - 12/24/13 08:58 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sorry, but "I ran out" doesn't sound like you quit. Sounds more like you are Jonesing.
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Re: Quitting marijuana was the best thing i have ever done [Re: LunarEclipse]
#19320242 - 12/24/13 09:22 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quitting marijuana helped me get motivated in life. Then, when I was kicking ass, I decided to start smoking again. I'm still motivated, and I'm still kicking ass. Sometimes, a break from smoking really helps to see things from a different perspective.
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