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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Morel Guy]
    #25038554 - 03/04/18 03:44 PM (5 years, 10 months ago)

I don't pay attention to sober Nazis (lmao at that term I'm stealing it) but I can say my choice in smoking my life away was probably the biggest issue I had in life. I'm not a bad person, I can be very motivated, and ambitious but me choosing to smoke weed all day everyday got in the way of me doing things that could have been more productive.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
    #25039585 - 03/05/18 01:04 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

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Although I probably should, I haven’t made the decision to commit to quitting just yet. But I am entertaining the idea.




Notice how different it feels to say "No, not today" versus "Never again."

It can reveal the deeply emotional relationship we have with intoxication.

To say "never" to your favorite intoxicant can feel like a deeply saddening death.

Although many commit to permanent abstinence (Trump), we don't discuss it much.
In part because 12 Step philosophy insists that "relapse" is a normal part of quitting.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
    #25039839 - 03/05/18 07:14 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

Yeah, it's interesting how a habit can consume your psychology. Even a relatively benign habit such as smoking a couple hits of weed every night. At the time of writing that, I wasn't sure if I was quite ready- I thought maybe burning through my stash first would be a better idea. But I decided to stop as of that day I believe. I think it's been about 24 days now, and I've become much more productive, I'm sleeping better, remembering my dreams, etc. Totally worth it IMO


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84]
    #25039918 - 03/05/18 08:15 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

The thing about not using is that it's different using again.  That is why I wanted breaks.  Now I'm just stuck in a very long break.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84] * 1
    #25044351 - 03/07/18 01:27 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

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Yeah, it's interesting how a habit can consume your psychology. Even a relatively benign habit such as smoking a couple hits of weed every night.




Every time we get intoxicated, we program our mind with the thought, "This makes me happy."

It's interesting how society has embraced the belief that weed is "benign" and harmless.

Don't stone me folks, but for many people, getting stoned regularly has negative consequences.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
    #25044860 - 03/07/18 09:37 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

I agree with you. I suppose I meant 'relatively benign', as in it doesn't harm folks in the way that a meth or a heroin addiction would. But all things certainly can have a negative impact on people--not just intoxicants. You could jack off too much and become compulsive about doing so, and it could have a negative impact on your life, and with others it would be completely harmless.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: TheMilkMan84] * 1
    #25045595 - 03/07/18 11:07 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

It's all how you look at it or how someone with authority and power over your emotions causes you to look at it.

Society has never been more fractured.  Some people think weed is a religion, and others think it's the devil.  Some think it makes any problem better, others find it's the cause of all of someones problems.

I think collective society is schizophrenic.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Morel Guy]
    #25059400 - 03/12/18 10:23 PM (5 years, 10 months ago)

On October 26th 2016 I was calling into work sick recovering from an epileptic seizure I had the day before. While on the phone I had another seizure and the person on the other line called 911 because it basically sounds like I'm being strangled to death. I woke up in my kitchen with 2 Cops and 2 EMT's in my house. They entered through the back door and already searched my entire house while I was unconscious and found less than an ounce. Got a ticket few days later in mail saying I was charged with Possession of THC and Paraphernalia. Sentenced to  1 year probation, $500 fine, 25 hours of community service and court order AODA.

I enrolled in a 12 week program and got through 10 weeks of it when the councilor told me my insurance was no longer being accepted there so I had to drop out. My Probation officer didn't accept that and told me I had to complete a full coarse. :mad2: So I had to enroll in the 2nd closest clinic that did still accept my insurance and had to be extended 6 months of probation in order to complete the AODA.  :grrr:

½ way done with my 2nd round of court ordered AODA. it's a 16 week coarse and  classes once every Friday but my fucking god does it suck. Everyone in there has enrolled themselves in there voluntarily so they came to treatment seeking help. group is like 9 people total and their all there for either Alcohol, Benzos or Opiates. I don't want to hinder their healing so I basically just sit there and don't say anything and try to tune out all the negative energy.

I don't plan on smoking weed for along time and have been clean for at least 6 months now but FUCK I'm I sick of this AODA bull shit. Now that I have gone this long I have no overwhelming desire to blaze up when ever I smell the dank and funny enough every friday when I have to go there is when I actually feel like getting high....


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Blipstir]
    #25074513 - 03/18/18 11:49 PM (5 years, 10 months ago)

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. . .  every friday when I have to go there is when I actually feel like getting high




This is very common and an important insight.

When people are told they have the disease of "addiction” and don't have control over their
substance use and will struggle with a lifetime "battle", many people want to get high.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Morel Guy]
    #25077510 - 03/20/18 11:34 AM (5 years, 10 months ago)

I started taking CBD oil I order through cannimed.  Every night I take a syringe shot orally and I find I sleep much better than I normally do.  Without some kind of medication, I don't have regular sleep, I'm up all night feeling high strung and erratic, and I sleep all day. 

I haven't smoked herb in about 8 weeks. 

According to Dr. Daniel Amen, THC is toxic to the brain, so I don't think I have any inclination left to get high by smoking. I'm now picky about what kind of herb I would smoke.  High THC might not be a good idea for me at this point. 

I don't find the CBD oil makes me feel high, I just doze off to sleep easily and I wake up feeling pretty good.

As for my cognitive function and work performance, I don't have much confidence I can contribute much to society other than my music, art and web design, which I don't get too much support for, and yet, I enjoy it enough to keep doing it despite being largely ignored.



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"All your questions are born out of the answers you already have. Any answer anybody gives should put an end to your questions. But it does not." [UG-K]


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Blipstir]
    #25107497 - 04/01/18 10:09 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

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On October 26th 2016 I was calling into work sick recovering from an epileptic seizure I had the day before. While on the phone I had another seizure and the person on the other line called 911 because it basically sounds like I'm being strangled to death. I woke up in my kitchen with 2 Cops and 2 EMT's in my house. They entered through the back door and already searched my entire house while I was unconscious and found less than an ounce. Got a ticket few days later in mail saying I was charged with Possession of THC and Paraphernalia. Sentenced to  1 year probation, $500 fine, 25 hours of community service and court order AODA.

I enrolled in a 12 week program and got through 10 weeks of it when the councilor told me my insurance was no longer being accepted there so I had to drop out. My Probation officer didn't accept that and told me I had to complete a full coarse. :mad2: So I had to enroll in the 2nd closest clinic that did still accept my insurance and had to be extended 6 months of probation in order to complete the AODA.  :grrr:

½ way done with my 2nd round of court ordered AODA. it's a 16 week coarse and  classes once every Friday but my fucking god does it suck. Everyone in there has enrolled themselves in there voluntarily so they came to treatment seeking help. group is like 9 people total and their all there for either Alcohol, Benzos or Opiates. I don't want to hinder their healing so I basically just sit there and don't say anything and try to tune out all the negative energy.

I don't plan on smoking weed for along time and have been clean for at least 6 months now but FUCK I'm I sick of this AODA bull shit. Now that I have gone this long I have no overwhelming desire to blaze up when ever I smell the dank and funny enough every friday when I have to go there is when I actually feel like getting high....





That fucking blows. I'm truly sorry that happened to you.

Stand strong on not toking up:thumbup: and remember this plant has been around for millennia. It's not likely to go away.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: MoonFarmer]
    #25113915 - 04/04/18 03:07 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

"When living on the bottom of the dominance hierarchy: money may prove of little use.  You won't know how to use it, because it is difficult to use money properly, particularly if you are unfamiliar with it.  Money will make you liable to the dangerous temptations of drugs and alcohol, which are much more rewarding if you have been deprived of pleasure for a long period.  Money will also make you a target of predators and psychopaths, who thrive on exploiting those who exist on the lower rungs of society.  The bottom of the dominance hierarchy is a terrible, dangerous place to be."  [Jordan Peterson, rules for life, pg. 16]

Here is Peter Breggin talking about the myth of chemical imbalance:




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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Cory Duchesne] * 2
    #25121336 - 04/07/18 05:01 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

I hope everyone is doing great with their goals. I was drawn to this thread by a good brother on here and felt like chiming in.
I quit smoking cannabis for 15 years after many years of daily smoking and I didn't consume any alcohol, psychedelics, or any 'drugs' whatsoever during that time. I did a tremendous amount of interpersonal work on myself during that time and it gave me the tools to create, and witness, a beautiful life- free from anything that would constrict me.
A few years ago I turned to cannabis to help alleviate some physical issues that I was struggling with. I was in a lot of discomfort- to say the least- and smoking helped alleviate the symptoms in a big way. But, in short time I was smoking all day long and barely getting my things done. My personality had changed in a substantial way and I created some damage in my personal life as a result of it. I could not see myself as others saw me. My perception of everything had become clouded and I was becoming nuts- especially when consuming sativa-heavy edibles.
Flash forward to today and I am 16 months free from it, again, and my old self is back. I have to say that at 90 days without it was a transcendent 'high'. I would experience insights, gifts, and 'coincidences' as if I were on a mushroom trip. I still have many 'highs' that are incredible.
I love the plant and it is tremendously helpful to so many, as it was to me, but I have resounded to idea that I will smoke again but it will have to wait until retirement and I have quite a few years to go until then.
Thinking that I will quit anything 'forever' seems unattainable, as it should, that's why I keep everything in the day. Today, I didn't smoke nor do I care to.
I think that this is a great thread and I think that anyone that is quitting or abstaining for personal reasons should be applauded. The personal growth that is around the corner is always worth working for, I believe.
Hats off, everyone!


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: twoisgoo]
    #25131727 - 04/11/18 07:49 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

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...my ego felt so assaulted that in retaliation it swelled, and swelled, and swelled. I puzzled over paranoias and existential crises for a long time, never letting go of my anxiety. This anxiety spilled out of me and affected others around me in profoundly negative ways, and it is hard to forgive myself for that.




...are you me? You just described the last 10 months of my life, underscore profoundly. Just it wasn't a trip that assaulted my ego, although in hindsight I don't think the couple trips helped... even if they were SP  :peyotespectrum:

The smoking didn't help either.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: DougB]
    #25134291 - 04/12/18 09:40 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

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Thinking that I will quit anything 'forever' seems unattainable, as it should, that's why I keep everything in the day.




It interests me when my mind tells me that. Just say "no" is easy, but "never" feels like deprivation.

Of course, the fact is, many people make permanent changes in their lifestyle.


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    #25136388 - 04/13/18 05:31 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Anonymous #4]
    #25157599 - 04/22/18 12:22 PM (5 years, 9 months ago)

Here an anecdote relevant to cannabis use, some of you might enjoy this:

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C.G. Jung: "Please remember, it is what you are that heals, not what you know."

"I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud." - Carl Jung

Krishna, as his friends called him, freely admitted his compulsive lying. He blamed it on simple fear of having his deceptions detected." NOTES OF A FRINGE-WATCHER MARTIN GARDNER on J Krishnamurti

"All your questions are born out of the answers you already have. Any answer anybody gives should put an end to your questions. But it does not." [UG-K]


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: Cory Duchesne]
    #25195781 - 05/10/18 02:51 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

I stopped smoking for 9 months then decided to smoke blunts because I didn't like tobacco at all, I did the blunts for 3 weeks and it just wasn't the same. now I know I will never smoke again because its just not for me anymore. I believe i've gotten everything I needed to from weed.

now I just do my shrooms and acid and never feel guilty about it.


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: fin the human]
    #25200022 - 05/12/18 07:54 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

I find it hard to not smoke after a month or two of abstinence. I often smoke everyday for months then quit because I can feel the stagnation. But the hardest part of quitting for me is giving up the high that gives that temporary escape from the monotony of working life.

Advice please


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Re: Marijuana Abstinence Support Thread [Re: freedom_paradox] * 1
    #25201154 - 05/13/18 12:05 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

If you feel “stagnation” from smoking and feel the need quit, then it probably isn’t serving much of a purpose for you beyond a temporary “escape”. You may want to consider a different “escape from monotony of working life”. Meditation? Exercise? A new hobby? If your days are spent entertaining that which you’re passionate about then there will be no need for “escape”. Just food for thought....


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