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Yeah go ahead, master reset is wide open.
That sucks about your brother. Perhaps setting an example for him will be good for the both of you.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: WeavieWonder]
#24687529 - 10/06/17 04:33 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Good luck quitting everyone.
I quit smoking cannabis in 2005, and I had a setback when I tried out a vape one time five years later. I'll admit I enjoyed the high/psychedelic effects from vaping herb, the high from the vape lasted way too long, and I don't have time or desire to spend large blocks of time like 4-8 hours stoned regularly.
Also I am not sure how safe vaping is for your lungs and respiratory system? When I would smoke cannabis I hated how it would make me cough even when I would use a bong/bubbler to cool the smoke, and eating it in food was way too intense and difficult to gauge and a waste of excellent herb.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: The_Newt] 1
#24982390 - 02/10/18 12:28 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Reviving this thread: I’ve been smoking almost every day for nearly 22 years. I’ve considered weening off of the green a couple different times, but every time I find a way to derail myself.
Not that weed is ruining my life or anything that extreme. I was addicted to opiates for about 10 years and that was a life or death kind of scenario. I do however feel like my relationship with weed is somewhat unhealthy though. Like I said, every time I go to take a break I end up making an excuse to start again.
I don’t smoke much, maybe a 0.2 of flower plus a few vape pen hits (only at night) over the course of the evening. But I feel like I’m too dependent on having something to wind down with in general.
The only time I’ve ever quit smoking weed, I was either on opiates, benzos, or alcohol. I feel like I have the potential to be highly productive, but I procrastinate and get lazy/ make excuses, etc. so I never live up to that potential, and I feel like maybe the weed (or use of a chemical crutch in general) is contributing to this problem.
I feel like I’ve been in a cloud for 2/3rd’s of my life, and I’m curious if putting in the effort to gain control over my vices, or simply allowing all the THC to exit my system would help bring me some motivation, clarity, perspective, or peace. I was considering quitting once my current stash runs out, but after reading the first 2 pages or so of this thread I’m considering trying to quit sooner.
Although I probably should, I haven’t made the decision to commit to quitting just yet. But I am entertaining the idea. I only read a couple of pages from this thread so I’m not clear how quitting has effected some of you, or how difficult it’s been, etc. For anyone who has successfully quit for a period of time-
1.) what benefits did it bring you? 2.) How long until you noticed said benefits? 3.) What was helpful for you in achieving said benefits? 4.) Was it worth it in the end or did you revert to using again?
Any thoughts, feedback, or constructive criticism is welcome.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24982748 - 02/10/18 12:53 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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TheMilkMan84 said:For anyone who has successfully quit for a period of time-
1.) what benefits did it bring you? 2.) How long until you noticed said benefits? 3.) What was helpful for you in achieving said benefits? 4.) Was it worth it in the end or did you revert to using again?
Any thoughts, feedback, or constructive criticism is welcome.
-Milk-
I've quit weed several times, my longest break being five months. The experience of quitting weed and entering back into a sober mind, to me, is a high in itself. I usually get rushes of pleasure in my sober mind for a few weeks throughout the day because I'm happy to be off weed and getting connected to myself again.
1. The benefits I get from quitting:
- Greatly improved memory
- Healthier lungs
- Greatly improved energy
- Inspiration to better myself
- Urge to exercise and be healthy
- I feel smarter and mentally sharp
- I find myself smiling more in every day life
2. I notice the said benefits as early as day 1 of no weed. The benefits usually increase in intensity for a few weeks until they plateau.
3. What helped me get these benefits is quitting weed, not hanging around people as much who smoke a lot of weed, exercising consistently, having life goals to work towards, healthy diet.
4. It's always 100% worth it. I usually will ride the sober train for a few weeks or months, and then I'll eventually tell myself that I've been good with controlling my urges for weed, I control myself and weed doesn't control me. At that point I feel perfectly fine with using weed again once in a while.
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TheMilkMan84
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Sounds reasonable. Thank you for your feedback. I suppose what I meant by “what was helpful for you in achieving benefits?” was is there anything you found helpful in eliminating your desire to smoke weed? Like, when you start getting cravings or you feel some sort of void that needs to be filled (that was previously filled by pot) do you have a healthy alternative, such as making a cup of tea or something similar? Roughly how long does it take for these compulsions to smoke to go away?
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24983336 - 02/10/18 02:38 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ohh gotcha. Well, besides exercising, I do tend to sometimes drink decaffeinated tea in the evenings before bed while sober. It really calms me and puts me in a content space and eliminates any urges to smoke. Sometimes if I feel a void I will call a friend I haven't talked to in a while just to see how they're doing. Or I will work on one of my music tracks, or just masturbate 
Once I finally get to the point where I want to 100% stop smoking weed, I find it very easy to deny any compulsions to smoke. Just saying "no" if offered makes me content. So, to answer your last question, it takes me not long at all. The hardest part for me is that first night's sleep with no weed. I always have the worst sleep of my life I turn and writhe in bed for hours usually, and get very shotty sleep. I'd recommend having no major plans the day after your first night's sleep without weed, otherwise you might appear a little off to others, which you might not care about. I usually feel a little nauseous. Don't forget to try to eat a little throughout the day. On the bright side, I always wake up early the next morning and have a weird sober energy that helps me go on with my day without weed. And it only gets easier from there every night, sleep wise.
I highly recommend taking some melatonin to help you sleep for those first few nights without weed. Then your body will naturally reach equilibrium and will produce its own melatonin while sober.
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Sweet. Thanks for taking the time to read and offer feedback. I’ll have to give this a go and then report back. I’m not entirely sure that I’m ready just yet, as I’m currently disabled and unable to do much of anything so having some smoke helps pass the time lol. But certainly in the near future I think I’m gonna give this a go. Just wanted to hop aboard this thread to gain some insight for when I do
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24984296 - 02/10/18 09:44 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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You say you're "currently" disabled. Does that mean you won't be disabled after some time?
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I certainly hope so lol. Yeah I’ll recover, I just don’t know if it’s going to require surgery or not. Trying my best to recover with just physical therapy, but it’s been 3 months and I’m still a train wreck so we’ll see...
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24987514 - 02/11/18 08:51 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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What happened, if you don't mind me asking?
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TheMilkMan84
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I basically can’t keep my shoulders in the joints. I’ve had too many dislocations to count + some surgery and now it’s causing severe muscle spasms in my neck and upper back on top of the instability. So I can obviously walk just fine but I’m currently unable to do much of anything with my arms.
Makes doing any SAB work very difficult and extremely painful. Still been trying to practice mycology but it’s certainly an uphill battle. I can work for a few minutes but then I end up paying for it the next day or two.
Anyway, I decided to go ahead and try not smoking yesterday and I had a very difficult time sleeping last night. I was craving a bong load lol. But as you mentioned I actually feel pretty good today, so I think I’m gonna continue to not smoke for awhile and see how I feel. Still craving a bong load but not nearly as bad as I was last night.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24987686 - 02/11/18 10:11 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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it really is just as simple as saying no...
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: LittleDaddy]
#24987818 - 02/11/18 11:32 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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I smoked all day every day for 6 months and then quit a few months before joining the U.S. Army. Then I smoked a few times after joining. For some reason smoking Marijuana increased my anxiety. I think it was the lack of control feeling. Now I do a lot of breathing meditation, tai chi, self massage, eating right, stress relief music and other things that give me a lot more control over my mind. I feel a lot better than I ever did when I smoked marijuana now. I've thought about smoking some again but I think that would just bring me down rather than up from where I'm at mentally.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24990168 - 02/12/18 10:27 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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How old are you? My brother also has bad shoulders that dislocate very easily. He dislocated one of his shoulders last week while opening a car door to get out.
and nice man! That first night is the worst. I'm glad you're feeling good without the herb!
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I’m 33. Dude that sucks about your brother, I feel his pain lol! Yeah the very first time I dislocated was like 11 or 12 years ago, and I was sleeping- literally woke up to 2 dislocated shoulders. Ever since then I’ve had issues. But this is my 1st full dislocation since my reconstructive shoulder surgery ~9 years ago and this one is proving much more problematic than previous times.
But yeah, today is day 4 without smoking and I feel pretty good. I feel like everyday my clarity increases as well as my mood, energy, and sense of well-being. I had a difficult trip last night though that practically brought me to my knees, and I’m wondering if had anything to do with not blazing any herb? I typically smoke about 2 hours in and then go for a walk, but last night I couldn’t shake the feeling of intense anxiety and panic. Could it be that my body/ mind is still getting used to not smoking (“withdrawal” so to speak), and maybe I should’ve waited longer to go on a journey?
Not sure what to make of this. Am I allowed to mention that on this forum lol? If not someone let me know and I’ll edit the post.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
#24991564 - 02/13/18 02:52 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Mmmkay, jw. That's gotta be quite the scare upon waking up! My brother dislocates a shoulder every month or two while getting in/out of bed. He saw a doctor about it a while ago and the doc said his shoulders are the worst he's ever seen. He hasn't had any surgery yet on them. it s ucks that you got a dislocation even after having surgery, though nine years is a while to not have one.
And that's great you feel all those things on day four of no weed. I forgot to mention this before but I find that I become more humorous when I'm not smoking. What did you trip on? Shrooms or LSD? Yea, maybe your body/mind weren't fully prepared for a strong trip due to them still adjusting to life without weed. If you tripped again in a few weeks I bet you'd have a better experience.
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TheMilkMan84
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lifeiswhatyoumake said: Shrooms or LSD?
All of the above lol
Nah, last night I ate 3.5g’s of mushies. I struggle with anxiety at times, so I’m pretty familiar with this feeling of unease, but usually it’s only during the come up for me. Once I hit that 2 hour mark and step outside I’m usually all getty like a little kid, but last night was terrifying. The weird thing is my mindset was good and my setting as per usual.
One thing that happened that was weird as shit as I was walking was I walked past some sketchy looking tweaker gang banger types; I smiled and said hello, then after crossing paths and walking a couple hundred feet I turned around and noticed they’d changed direction and may or may not have been following me. I picked up the pace a little and walked back home.
The thing that’s so weird about this was that about a month ago I ate 5 grams and did the exact same walk that I always do, and I ran into a couple sketchy looking tweaked out dudes in the exact same spot! (different people though). On that occasion I did the same thing- smiled, nodded, and said hello but there was no issues and it didn’t really freak me out all that much.
I don’t think that’s why I had a difficult experience last night though, because I felt very uneasy even before this part occurred, and then even after I came home I couldn’t shake the feeling so I took a hot shower and put on some mellow music and tried to relax, but nothing seemed to help. That’s what got me thinking maybe it was my mind not being used to having any herb. I’ve been smoking practically every day since I was 12 lol
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: kent101]
#25036738 - 03/03/18 07:01 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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^ I hope this helps someone who is trying to stop using. If any group of people would understand cannabis, it would be the doctors from India.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Cory Duchesne]
#25036746 - 03/03/18 07:06 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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I forgot about this thread. I've been sober for the last week. I'm on probation so I plan on smoking again once I'm off probation I'm just not going to smoke like I used to which was 24/7 smoking as much as I possibly could eating edibles around 500 mg worth in a sitting.
It's not been too hard not too easy either.
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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Plain]
#25038349 - 03/04/18 01:57 PM (5 years, 10 months ago) |
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A week is easy if you eat and sleep. Try 7 years.
I don't really see the point of total sobriety. It's sober nazis that force that on people. I do save some bucks not smoking but damn!
I suppose changing habits to have more choices is ok. I honestly don't feel like drinking like I used to. But I'd love to blaze by myself as long and as much as possible. Problems don't go away sober either. Sober nazis would have you believe or at least they believe, you'd have no problems not toking and 100% of your problems are from toking.
Sober nazis think everyone should be under their understanding. They don't understand drug intoxication and that's one part of why the war on drugs utterly fails.
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