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I know this statement may not mean a lot to many, maybe even laughable to some. But I love weed man. I started smoking weed when I was 17, round the same time I started drinking hard (I'm 33). In a way, I feel weed saved me from becoming a full blown alcoholic then.
I recently lost my job due my alcoholism which started at around the age of 25. Anyway, I wanted to create a public log to monitor my consumption because when I drink I smoke and when I smoke I drink, that's my thing, I love doing both simultaneously.
I already feel a lot better as far as my breathing, and if anyone can benefit from my experience that's great.
updt: I will focus on not drinking now. I've decided to again. Drank beer on thurday and rum and beer yesterday, and I don't want to continue to do this every night like before. Maybe an ocasional drink, but the least the better. I will start my count again tomorrow.
For those trying to quit alcohol or weed or anything remember, one day at a time, and that goes for me as well.
updt: I've been sober from weed for a week now and it sucks
  
updt: I've been drinking and smoking weed everyday for months..
  
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I've been high and drunk everyday. Weed, beer, rum
updt: One week sober from alcohol and weed 
  
updt: 11 days sober from alcohol and weed 
  
updt: 0 days sober from weed    16 days sober from alcohol   
  
updt: 0 days sober from weed  20 days sober from alcohol 
  
updt: 0 days sober from weed  1 month sober from alcohol 
  
updt: 0 days sober from alcohol 0 days sober from weed
  
updt: Been drinking, smoking everyday for weeks 
  
updt: 1 day sober from alcohol  0 days sober from weed
  
updt: 12 days sober from alcohol 0 days sober from weed
updt: 80 days sober from alcohol 60 days sober from weed
THE MOST I HAVEN'T BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN OVER A DECADE.. JUST WOW
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27606504 - 01/04/22 09:23 AM (2 years, 24 days ago) |
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howd you lose your job? drinking at work?
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I texted my supervisor something lewd while drunk and she reported me
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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that sucks lol what did you say to her?
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27606661 - 01/04/22 11:32 AM (2 years, 24 days ago) |
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not very subtle lol
pretty funny tho. sorry u lost your job over it.
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meh.. thanks for listening though
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27606740 - 01/04/22 12:55 PM (2 years, 24 days ago) |
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youre welcome
im trying to quit the booze myself.
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Yeah, one day at a time. Yesterday I had 4 medium sized cans of beer (473 ml), like this:

Then when I was drunk, I lemon teked 2 of my 4g of shrooms just to end up flushing them down the toilet because I pussied out in the end.
Today, we'll see what happens
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27607146 - 01/04/22 07:14 PM (2 years, 23 days ago) |
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I done it. I just went to the store to get bread. I'm back home now and eating.
No Alcohol - 1 day No weed - 7 days
I'm going to sleep after this. Thank god.. literally
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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I recently had to stop smoking as I expected to be drug tested for a potential job. Never happened. Still haven't smoked just in case I do apply for another position.
My sense of creativity I feel has dwindled... I feel like I need weed tbh. Fuck these stupid laws.
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smokedtrolli said: Still haven't smoked just in case I do apply for another position.
That's good man, it always pays off to take a break from any substance.
On the contrary, as it always happens when a take a break from weed, my dreams have become way more vivid. At first, they were mostly nightmares, but at this point they're just intense vivid dreams.
This is a good side effect, I believe, since dreams are supposed to help us figure out shit that's going on in our waking life.
Best of luck in all of your future job opportunities. Yesterday I updated my CV and today I may have a zoom interview for a job opportunity - we'll see
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 1
#27610728 - 01/07/22 04:50 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
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I had a job interview today
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27610729 - 01/07/22 04:50 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
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No Alcohol - 3 days No weed - 9 days
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 1
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in about 6 more hours it will be 3 whole days no drinking for me!
whats the job that you interviewed for?
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Well done bro!
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27610753 - 01/07/22 05:08 PM (2 years, 20 days ago) |
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case management for people with chronic illness and disability
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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I’m quitting weed for a while to I used the last bit early was sober at 4:20pm I have a brand new jar of distillate but I’m trying to save it. I’ll let you know how long of a break I can handle but right now I really want to dab that jar.
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Good going to you all. Everything I stop smoking weed for a while, the dreams get really interesting. That alone is worth it to stop now and again. imHo Stay with it, and don't beat yourself up/down - for any reason! Ever! A justified scolding is acceptable of course, but don't beat yourself down.
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I can’t quit I’m high literally couldn’t handle 30 minutes after waking up. I need something to do or a friend who doesn’t use to distract me.
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Re: 10 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#27613453 - 01/09/22 08:37 PM (2 years, 18 days ago) |
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No Alcohol - 4 days No weed - 10 days
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CaptainTrips420 said: I can’t quit I’m high literally couldn’t handle 30 minutes after waking up. I need something to do or a friend who doesn’t use to distract me.
You've got to have something to look forward to, like your career, your bf/gf, family, friends, or all. For me, it's my family and God.
Surround your self with people who truly care about you, who wanna see you do well and be healthy.
This is a disease & it ain't going nowhere on its own. It's hard for me to admit that i'm an alcoholic, that I can't ever just have 1 drink without spiraling straight to shit.
It's only been 4 days for me, and it feels like an eternity! I can't say for sure that I won't drink again. This is an everyday battle, and I'm almost certain that once I get my life in order again, I will drink. No one's safe, but you've got to have something that you believe in.
Mushrooms have helped me greatly,
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Good job bro. I've been a pothead for over a decade with a few multi month breaks during that span....10 days sober from THC should have you relatively close to normal (at least as far as normal appetite and sleep go). I'm sure your dreams are insane right now too can't really speak on the alcohol part tho
Hang in there bro, you're doing great
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Can-i-bus] 2
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tonight will mark 11 days no alcohol
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 2
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Congratulations and positive salutations to all the drunks who are drying out! 
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Double said: This is a disease & it ain't going nowhere on its own. It's hard for me to admit that i'm an alcoholic, that I can't ever just have 1 drink without spiraling straight to shit.
This is such an interesting contrast to my own experience. I'm also an alcoholic, by any conventional definition; and yet, most people probably wouldn't know it. I can have just one drink, although I do need to head into the experience knowing that I am intending to hard moderate in order to achieve that level of restraint. I can also have a drink with breakfast/lunch/whenever and proceed on with my day as usual. Nevertheless, there is rarely a day that passes in which I don't have 1-10 drinks, and although it hasn't produced any major setbacks to my ability to continue as a going concern, I recognize that this habit is very likely to set me up for a higher incidence of health issues later in life, and that I am also at a higher risk of the habit growing into something more uncontrolled and less sustainable.
Frankly, at 39 years old, I feel like I'm walking right on top of the knife's edge. So long as my footing remains sure, I suppose I'm fine... but I do believe it's time I start thinking more seriously about cutting back my use in a more meaningful and lasting way. After all, we all stumble eventually...
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: geokills]
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I ran out of delta 8 last night and am out of money. Looks like I’ll be quitting to but hopefully not long.
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Ended my THC "fast". Yeah, I'm pretty sure life with moderate cannabis usage is better than that without. Maybe it's just me.
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came to this conclusion as well after my 3rd real break, just replace "moderate" with "daily"
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2 weeks, no booze
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Drugs alter your mind, make your body groggy and limits your human potential
So they can be good tools
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Can-i-bus]
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Hang in there bro, you're doing great 
yessir the dreams are crazy right now! and thank you so much.
Every night now is wild ride and exciting
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: geokills]
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geokills said: Congratulations and positive salutations to all the drunks who are drying out! 
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Double said: This is a disease & it ain't going nowhere on its own. It's hard for me to admit that i'm an alcoholic, that I can't ever just have 1 drink without spiraling straight to shit.
This is such an interesting contrast to my own experience. I'm also an alcoholic, by any conventional definition; and yet, most people probably wouldn't know it. I can have just one drink, although I do need to head into the experience knowing that I am intending to hard moderate in order to achieve that level of restraint. I can also have a drink with breakfast/lunch/whenever and proceed on with my day as usual. Nevertheless, there is rarely a day that passes in which I don't have 1-10 drinks, and although it hasn't produced any major setbacks to my ability to continue as a going concern, I recognize that this habit is very likely to set me up for a higher incidence of health issues later in life, and that I am also at a higher risk of the habit growing into something more uncontrolled and less sustainable.
Frankly, at 39 years old, I feel like I'm walking right on top of the knife's edge. So long as my footing remains sure, I suppose I'm fine... but I do believe it's time I start thinking more seriously about cutting back my use in a more meaningful and lasting way. After all, we all stumble eventually...

i also used to drink casually during the day for periods of time. Luckily for me, my ex gf taught me how to only drink at night (every night) so that i wouldn't have problems during the day, and it worked later in my life.
Back then i wasn't having too many issues, but years later, i started fucking things up due to my day drinking.
You know what the crazy thing is geo, that even though i feel better physically - more healthy and energy, i still think about getting fucked up every day. I fantasize about drinking by myself or with my friends.
I'm living like a hermit, not talking or hanging out with anyone. The reason is because ive cultivated friendships over the years with whom i bonded over drinking/using drugs.
It's sad and i miss my friends, but sadly i can't be around people who do drugs at this particular stage in my life.
I can't watch somebody drink and not do it, I'm not there yet
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On a lighter note, I got the job that I applied for
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Pastfuture]
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Pastfuture said: Drugs alter your mind, make your body groggy and limits your human potential
So they can be good tools
That's a little contradictory, don't you think?
But you're right, mushrooms are a great tool and they are to respected
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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weed/alcohol can also be great tools in moderation but i can't do it. It only takes one drink for me to wanna drink A LOT because i love that initial feeling/rush.
Weed is less pervasive but I can't have it available with me at all times because then I can't stop
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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I was sober for like 24 hours about a week like I smoke but only one time a day. But that was because I ran out and my friends only have so much weed. I got 10 grams of wax yesterday and have been smoking it and drinking alcohol. I woke up feeling like shit I literally was about to throw up but I hit the wax a few times and I’m feeling better. I don’t know how to stop I just don’t feel as good sober. I’m high right now. Also do you think AA or NA meetings can help? I have attended but don’t take it seriously.
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CaptainTrips420 said: Also do you think AA or NA meetings can help? I have attended but don’t take it seriously.
Yes they do help, but you have to take it seriously. I attended a few meetings only but the stories I heard were heart breaking.
You have to be ready to take in this information and submit with an open heart, humbled by the experience of admitting to yourself that you can't do it on your own and that you need help
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 2
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tomorrow im at 3 weeks no alcohol
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Damn... I can relate to this topic.. I'm in the 30-40yr old range. Been trying to kick booze for maybe 15 years now. Been a functioning alcoholic since I was about 21-22 but my life is probably only a small fraction of what it could be.
3 days sober and almost out of green and fighting the urge not to drink. Had to re-up on some bud as if I give into drinking and have no pot, I'll drink non-stop. Weed acts as a referee to let me know I'm drunk enough.
As stated when it comes to keeping sobriety, I also believe you have to have something to look forward to. Something daily to take care of, like growing plants or mushrooms. I was sober most of the time I was learning and growing mushrooms, but now I have more than I need so I've stopped for now and the boredom set back in and I started drinking daily for weeks.
Trying to have things to look forward to and planning them out I think is going to be my best effort. I can't be trusted in a group. I feel as though I lie and judge and find a reason to drink after every AA meetings. I have to stay busy tho.
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Re: 6 days sober from weed [Re: Pahpshmir]
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It’s really dumb how available alcohol is. I don’t believe we should tell anyone what they can and can’t put in there own body but drug laws are not like me. How do they justify something that has killed so many people and not just those who drank it think about the drunk drivers killing people. I think mushrooms are much more safer and healthy than alcohol and I feel a benefit from taking them with alcohol it’s just the moment on mushrooms I contemplated my entire life in minutes. But I can’t just go to the local store and buy shrooms like I can liquor. Why is all the really harmful stuff legal? Think of alcohol tobacco inhalants RC chemicals and seeds there all more dangerous than the illegal things. The government doesn’t care about its people’s best interest.
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As the OG Terence Mckenna is known to have said “Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong.”
Alcohol keeps you dumb and better to be violent and dumb than threaten the norms with coherent ideas.
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tomorrow im at 3 weeks no alcohol 
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It's doable guys. If you was able to stay sober for 3 days or even just 24 hours, that means the power is within you.
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CaptainTrips420 said: It’s really dumb how available alcohol is. I don’t believe we should tell anyone what they can and can’t put in there own body but drug laws are not like me. How do they justify something that has killed so many people and not just those who drank it think about the drunk drivers killing people. I think mushrooms are much more safer and healthy than alcohol and I feel a benefit from taking them with alcohol it’s just the moment on mushrooms I contemplated my entire life in minutes. But I can’t just go to the local store and buy shrooms like I can liquor. Why is all the really harmful stuff legal? Think of alcohol tobacco inhalants RC chemicals and seeds there all more dangerous than the illegal things. The government doesn’t care about its people’s best interest.
the danger isnt the alcohol. the danger is being irresponsible.
like you said, drunk drivers kill.. well its not the alcohol that killed innocent people, its the fuckup who decided it was safe to drive while intoxicated
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29 days no weed. I gave it up for the month so I could use some in 2 days if I wanted to, but the only thing I have left is cartridges which I'm not a fan of. I might wait longer to get some better material.
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grow some
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I do plan to do that eventually but that's a bit longer of a lag time than I was hoping for ha. Doesn't it take at least 3 months? Longer than it takes to grow cubes.
But I do really like the idea of only using what I grow myself.
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Today I am 1 week sober not normally worth mentioning but I have been feeling great. Although my lungs have been hurting past couple days that was my covid defense. I feel like my body is a little ukraine waiting for covid to invade it at this point. Sometimes youve been stoned for so many years that being sober is like a whole new drug. Youtubes dakota of earth said that and he was right. I think they put too much pesticides in my local mmj it was affecting me in negative ways...either that or smoked so much my body was like wtf. Thats what happened with alcohol i drank so much it turned into something else from what it was. Hard to believe with weed but everyone is different. I havent been sober most of my adult life its time to turn over a new leaf.
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good on you, man. im 24 days sober from alcohol and feel way better too. was drinking every day for the last 10 years or so
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Thanks! Keep it up with with the alcohol I did my battle with it. Cant tell you how many day 1s I had before I finally got free.
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Did you have any physical withdrawals? I never had any but the longest I drank everyday was about 2 months. I’m going to stop using alcohol but it’s so easy to get and I crave the effects. I’m going to save up money for 1P-LSD. I bet it would help me out and I would be sober 14 days between trips. I’m really struggling with my addiction mostly nicotine THC and alcohol though. I don’t want to be sober but I don’t want to die at an early age. It’s hard because I keep thinking I’ll quit and want to but never commit to it.
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split_by_nine said: good on you, man. im 24 days sober from alcohol and feel way better too. was drinking every day for the last 10 years or so
Did you have any physical withdrawals?
yes, but it was very mild. i did not quit cold turkey. i tapered down to about one 50mL shot of whiskey a day and that lasted for one week. and when i stopped i also drank a bunch of kombucha, which has like 0.5%ABV just to be safe
i would also make tea from valerian root and that helped with the cravings for the first few days.
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Tea from chamomile or lemon balm should serve the same purpose.
Those herbs really can help with the withdrawal although you can't count on them to prevent serious delirium tremens.
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the valerian root has more of a sedating effect and i would use it to help me with anxiety at the end of the day/before bed (when i needed a drink the most)
no way would it prevent DT, but i wasnt expecting any because i was able to ween off of alcohol rather than stop abruptly
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When I quit to go on active duty a few decades ago, I had the most incredible weed dreams, even woke up feeling high and thinking that my brother and cousins were blowing shotguns in my face while I slept. Smoked some of the best weed ever in those dreams!!
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Doc9151]
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40 days sober from weed 33 days sober from alcohol 
Ya know what guys? I think I'm drinking tonight, what the fuck.
It's been a month since I started that new job. I was gonna hang with 4 coworkers (2 guys 2 girls) this saturday and was gonna drink and possibly smoke anyway, but I've decided that I dont think I wanna hang with them and will probably make some excuse to not go.
This job environment, even though it's 100% remote, reminds me of when I was a waiter. Supervisor loses her shit on a regular and is always cursing everything and everyone out and everybody seems to think that this is normal.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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To be honest I’m drunk and high and fighting nausea it’s not super good 100% I think I smoked to much I don’t think drugs are the answer I feel trapped in a cycle. Do what you want though it’s a free country.
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im 37 days no alcohol
i do have occasional cravings
i have been smoking a lot more weed.
im going to have a drink on feb 25. i set that goal for myself.
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No weed - 40 days No Alcohol - 0 days
Anything is possible, if you believe. I just had enough right now,
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 1
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thanks dub.
that beer looks tasty. whats the ABV?
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Lol only another drinker would ask that,
5%
And you will do it. Why Feb 25th?
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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And you will do it. Why Feb 25th?
im going out of town for a concert with two friends. it will probably turn into a long night of drinking but after that im stopping again until april 16 (another concert).
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I regret getting messed up before the only concert I ever been to I saw Dead and Company and was really high I can’t recall one song I just remember having a good time. I don’t know I am still trying to take a tolerance break but wanted to get drunk on delta 9 cause I usually I only have delta 8. I finally found a decent dispo with $5 grams but it’s 45 minutes away. Usually it’s like $50 an 8th around here it’s dumb. But I’m going to stop drinking for a bit and I only have 1 nug left.
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tonight marks 46 days no alcohol.
kind of can't believe it lol
i went to a concert last night and thought i might succumb to the pressure of buying a drink but i did not. i did smoke weed and eat shrooms tho
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Re: 5 days sober from alcohol [Re: Double]
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Do you use psychedelics? The results of psychedelic research regarding addictions is mind blowing. I mean f*cking mind blowing. Did you know the famous or should I say infamous Bill W, the guy who created Alcoholics Anonymous used LSD therapy in the late 1950's to beat his own alcohol addiction? Why in the world would he create a 12 step program that creates a psychological addiction and dependence on God is beyond me. I go to AA meetings myself. I was never an alcoholic but I was using alcohol as a coping mechanism to stress. I recently found out that there's an AA sub chapter called "The Third Tradition" that removes the God out of recovery. AA says the God they talk about is a generic God but the group's that I was involved in all recited ""The Lord's Prayer" which is pretty much saying they're thinking about one particular flavor of God. I believe that there's something, I just don't know or understand the nature if God just yet. Bill W was a pretty f*cked up guy to hide how he was healed because back when it all began, it was all Jesus and over time they began to say "Well, it's everyone's God" when I know the f*cking truth. You need others around you if you're not using psychedelics because more than likely, you're going to return to drinking. I threw The Third Tradition out there as an option. Good luck man.
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Excuse me! But Bill founded AA in 1935, where did you get that from?
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double] 1
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 Salud!
No weed - 40 days No Alcohol - 0 days
Anything is possible, if you believe. I just had enough right now,
you can do it split, and you too trips420 - discipline yourself
How's it been since you dipped back into murky waters? 
Regardless, congratulations on the solid break. I've perhaps bagged a few 1-2 day stints without a drink since this thread was started. I have been turning back toward the greens (cannabis) to help moderate my alcohol use. As someone above seemed to relate, having a stoned mindset can help restrain the desire to reach for another cold one. In fact, I really love jiving on various hot teas when I'm nice and baked.
Stay healthy folks, keep it in moderation, everything, always... except maybe love. Unleash the love and let that love go crazy!
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Nikon Addict said: Do you use psychedelics? The results of psychedelic research regarding addictions is mind blowing. I mean f*cking mind blowing. Did you know the famous or should I say infamous Bill W, the guy who created Alcoholics Anonymous used LSD therapy in the late 1950's to beat his own alcohol addiction? Why in the world would he create a 12 step program that creates a psychological addiction and dependence on God is beyond me. I go to AA meetings myself. I was never an alcoholic but I was using alcohol as a coping mechanism to stress. I recently found out that there's an AA sub chapter called "The Third Tradition" that removes the God out of recovery. AA says the God they talk about is a generic God but the group's that I was involved in all recited ""The Lord's Prayer" which is pretty much saying they're thinking about one particular flavor of God. I believe that there's something, I just don't know or understand the nature if God just yet. Bill W was a pretty f*cked up guy to hide how he was healed because back when it all began, it was all Jesus and over time they began to say "Well, it's everyone's God" when I know the f*cking truth. You need others around you if you're not using psychedelics because more than likely, you're going to return to drinking. I threw The Third Tradition out there as an option. Good luck man.
Mushrooms have definitely help me with my abuse of alcohol as well as other vices like lusting after women among other teachings and learnings.
The mushrooms have been telling me for many years that i should let the weed and the alcohol go. Some time after my trips, i go back to my old ways little by little. I trip from time to time to heal myself.
I can't take mushrooms just for fun anymore. It's a forced introspection therapy. I go into that mindset as soon as I eat 'em whether I want to or not. It's too strong of an experience. Some people, will never take psychedelics in their life because they're scared shitless and they should be.
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kind of can't believe it lol
i went to a concert last night and thought i might succumb to the pressure of buying a drink but i did not. i did smoke weed and eat shrooms tho 
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: geokills]
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 Salud!
No weed - 40 days No Alcohol - 0 days
Anything is possible, if you believe. I just had enough right now,
you can do it split, and you too trips420 - discipline yourself
How's it been since you dipped back into murky waters? 
Regardless, congratulations on the solid break. I've perhaps bagged a few 1-2 day stints without a drink since this thread was started. I have been turning back toward the greens (cannabis) to help moderate my alcohol use. As someone above seemed to relate, having a stoned mindset can help restrain the desire to reach for another cold one. In fact, I really love jiving on various hot teas when I'm nice and baked.
Stay healthy folks, keep it in moderation, everything, always... except maybe love. Unleash the love and let that love go crazy! 
Let me tell ya, I made it 33 days sober from alcohol and like 42 from weed and it has helped a lot.
I'm back smoking weed, but after drinking thursday and saturday rum and beer, it was easier to go back to not drinking, and i am now a week sober from alcohol.
The thing about alcohol with me is that once you can drink once, you can drink twice, ya know? I'm the type of person that won't ever be satisfied with just one glass of wine or beer, once I start it's so good that i have to continue, and i do.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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I got nicotine withdrawals I’m finally going to quit. I switched from smoking tobacco from a pipe to pouches of flavored nicotine I got 2 in 7mg and after 3 days got 2 in 4mg and now I’m chewing 2mg gum. I drank a single beer last night but I think I can not drink for a while. I’m trying to save money for LSD. I could get Methallylescaline with the money I have but I am worried about it causing nausea. I think I’m going to save up and eat 200ug or 300ug a dose. I can eat more and want to but I can’t afford it. I never tried 100ug maybe I should do that to test it clean LSD never gives me nausea actually the opposite I can drink like a fish without vomiting. I’m going to take it to try and quit maybe I’ll use up my 6-7 grams of wax I got left and just save for LSD. If I do it I’m not drinking on it I waste it because I don’t even remember anything. I’ll try not smoking too.
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I can’t get any psychedelics because I’m having trouble getting crypto stuff to work for me. I don’t need LSD though today’s the first day I am not using any nicotine. I haven’t had a gum since over 14 hours but I don’t have nearly as strong cravings as I did a few days ago. I think my tolerance has gone away but I can’t afford to buy any nicotine. Soon I’ll quit drinking and then weed too. I need a tolerance break I’m just stressed out so I been smoking delta 8 THC. I been using nicotine daily over 2 years now.
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So I take it that the nicotine pouches aren't doing the trick? I was thinking about trying them myself, I hate that I ever started smoking tobacco because I used to have a strictly weed philosophy but chronic pain and opiates changed that and I developed a craving for tobacco.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Doc9151]
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I can't drink at all. If I drink one beer I may as well just drink 20. Maybe not on that day, but soon enough it will happen. Mushrooms and LSD cure the desire to even start. I can simply say to myself I do not drink and I can see the fractal abyss that I looked into deep in my mind. It's an instant cure. I do not know what it means or why that stops it but it does.
Hope you're dealing well with your controlled drinking Double. I tried that for years but it never turned out. Some people can do it. I always just ended up boozing hard again sooner or later. The only way I could truly escape was just to cut it out altogether.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Doc9151]
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Actually they are pretty good just not like a buzz it really just makes the withdrawals go away. I think it works pretty good I just can’t afford it I use a can in a day and a half its 20 pouches but it’s just to expensive. I didn’t have any nicotine yesterday and I’m not going to buy more. I have 3 cigars that are good quality but I’m just going to save them.
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Actually they are pretty good just not like a buzz it really just makes the withdrawals go away. I think it works pretty good I just can’t afford it I use a can in a day and a half its 20 pouches but it’s just to expensive. I didn’t have any nicotine yesterday and I’m not going to buy more. I have 3 cigars that are good quality but I’m just going to save them.
If it takes away the cravings, it's worth trying it, because when I'm bored or idle I smoke like a steam engine or if I take opiates
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Doc9151]
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It’s also cheaper than pre rolled cigarettes. I make my own cigarettes with a machine sometimes I can get a big bag of tobacco for $8 and 200 cigarette tubes for $2. I get 200 cigarettes for about $10 if I make them but my favorite cigarette is camel filter it’s $10 a pack here. It’s like $4 for the velo nicotine pouches. I like largo pipe tobacco for rolling my own.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
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Hope you're dealing well with your controlled drinking Double. I tried that for years but it never turned out. Some people can do it. I always just ended up boozing hard again sooner or later. The only way I could truly escape was just to cut it out altogether.
Hey Northerner, you're right. It really is the only way to quit fully. I've been drinking about 3 times a week - every other day. The other time, I ate some mushrooms to abstain from drinking and it worked.
But I can't be eating mushrooms all the time. I guess it was a low dose - like 1.5g. When I take higher doses, the revelations and learning lasts longer.
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It's funny how mushrooms stop it hey. I find when I can close my eyes and can still clearly visualise the multidimensional mush type fractal I don't get any drinking impulses. As that fades over time I'm more prone. That's just an observation, I don't know why but I don't think it's a coincidence. A solid 4-5g shroom journey makes that vivid for several weeks to a month. I don't even have to do anything special on the trip. Just sit there on my couch yawning, maybe listen to some tunes. Just let it do what it does.
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Re: 7 days sober from alcohol [Re: Double]
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Been sober from alcohol for a week since I got sick with covid 10 days ago. Went to the ER because i couldnt breathe and have since stayed in bed at home taking medication and resting. just started feeling better a couple of days ago,
Quit my last job in april which was 100% remote and haven't worked since. Living off of my last savings, might last me one more month (or 2 maybe? i dont wanna play my luck)
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Re: 0 days sober from alcohol and weed [Re: Double]
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After 10 days of not drinking (because i was sick with covid), ive drank beer and rum. ive also smoked  
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You might consider throwing away all your alcohol and weed. It presents a constant temptation as long as you have it. You might also consider going to NA or AA if you really want to quit. Good luck, quitting is hard and you should feel proud of every moment you spend sober and any progress you make towards that goal.
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Re: 0 days sober from alcohol and weed [Re: nooneman]
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thank you so much man, that's whatll do
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Just get back on the horse if you fall off mate. It's not a setback or a loss, just shake it off and quit again.
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Re: 0 days sober from alcohol and weed [Re: Northerner]
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Thank you so much my brother
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Get all the sober days you can. You don't loose when you fall of the wagon but you win when you don't. And as someone said, go visit AA and give it a serious try. That means going there as often as you can for at least a month imo. AA really helped me...
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Re: 0 days sober from alcohol and weed [Re: GourmetMuffin]
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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NO    : 5 days NO   : 5 days
Tomorrow there is boxing so we'll see
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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Back to zero days for alcohol for me man. Ate a fat handful of shrooms yesterday so don't feel like drinking again.
If only that cure was permanent. It fades too quick. Wish it lasted years rather than weeks.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
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The important thing is that youre self aware bud. Yeah, if it only was that easy. Nothing worth obtaining is ever easy, specially when it involves your health, though youre blessed to have a brain that allows you to see this,
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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No alcohol = 0 days
No weed = 7 days
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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No alcohol = 2 days No weed = 20 years... lol No shrooms = 2 days
Time for more shrooms next weekend. Just loving them at the moment. They're being so gentle with me whilst LSD is being so vicious.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
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no alcohol - 0 days no weed - 0 days no shrooms - 84days
i need to kick the booZe. im a drunk loser
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i need to kick the booZe. im a drunk loser
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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Quit hard liquor recently.
Giving up weed too as I'm on parole and pissing hot is not a good idea (because of Covid and not getting UAd I let myself develop a serious weed habit).
Not counting days but wanted to join in the sense of community all the same.
But I'll never quit mushrooms lol. At least, I seriously doubt it. My brother gave me my first dose. Was a bright spot in a very fucked up childhood. They're more of a religion to me than a drug.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
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Northerner said: No weed = 20 years... lol
LOL how come?
Shit was running my life man. I smoked all the time and was a lazy bum. For some years if was fantastic but for the last few years it was just antisocial hell. Everything would be fine, then I'd smoke a weed and all would be unsure again. I just grew out of it I guess.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#27967747 - 09/25/22 03:28 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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My weed use had gotten out of control over Covid, so I can relate.
I smoked for 20 years and never had it run my life as it has over the last two.
I miss it. And I also don't miss it.
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I only smoked for 8 years. I don't miss it at all and never really have.
I had a shocking methcathonine habit for 4 years, I still miss it from time to time now even though I haven't touched it for more than a decade. Addictive stuff. Dreamed about it for years after I stopped. If it was in front of me I'd struggle to say no still. fucking stuff
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#27968067 - 09/25/22 07:34 PM (1 year, 4 months ago) |
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I feel ya. Used to shoot methamphetamine. Thankfully I haven't touched that stuff since before my first son was born 12 years ago.
But... I had dreams about it for a long time.
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0 days sober from weed    1 month sober from alcohol  
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#28080027 - 12/02/22 05:29 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#28083679 - 12/04/22 06:06 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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on my 4th day no alcohol 
and as for the weed, well..
"aye-yay, aye-yay. smoke weed every day."
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Back to day 8 with no alcohol.
Really had a bad bender the other weekend. When I fall off the wagon I really go for it. Woke up on the couch with a pile of empties laying around me. 
Stomach is sore again now and will take a long while to heal. It has no more tolerance for alcohol. Keeps me sober. Hopefully this time forever. I'm sick of the whiplash.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#28083967 - 12/04/22 08:24 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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Congrats to all taking sober time. It's good for ya. I'm on day 222 for weed and day 453 for booze.
Didn't intend on quitting weed as well, just kinda happened.. got sick of it. Take care
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Mystikal]
#28084948 - 12/05/22 04:34 PM (1 year, 1 month ago) |
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Make that 0 days for weed. I'm fukcin baked, took four big hoots of primo after so long without.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#28129240 - 01/07/23 12:32 PM (1 year, 21 days ago) |
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I know exactly what you mean Northerner, been there plenty; especially lately during the holidays.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Mystikal]
#28129244 - 01/07/23 12:35 PM (1 year, 21 days ago) |
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hot damn son, after 222 days without weed.. fucking props. Enjoy
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Double]
#28131097 - 01/08/23 05:56 PM (1 year, 19 days ago) |
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I'm going for 3 months no weed. I started two days ago? So if I stick to my resolve, I'll see ya April 8.
I don't want to quit alcohol at the same time but I'm hoping to reduce that slowly.
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CreonAntigone said: I'm going for 3 months no weed. I started two days ago? So if I stick to my resolve, I'll see ya April 8.
I don't want to quit alcohol at the same time but I'm hoping to reduce that slowly.
I wanted to add this reflection. There are people who argue that weed isn't addictive, or doesn't cause dependence. That's very wrong. Or they say it may cause psychological dependence but not physical. That's not true either, cannabinoid receptors are involved in a lot of things in the body so quitting weed has a very physical effect: insomnia, naseau, spasms, etc, if one is wholly dependent.
When I quit weed in the past I experienced these things. I think I am less dependent now than I was, but I am still somewhat. And now 3 days later I'm getting characteristic effects, the rebound nausea and inability to sleep. I hope I have gone through the worst of it.
This dependence can trap one in a cycle, as using weed convinces a person that it is solving some issue but really one is just feeding a habit. In that respect it doesn't differ from other drugs of abuse.
I will say, however, that I haven't had any in 3 days and even in the few days before that, I just used small doses. I am experiencing withdrawal effects. But also, a profound clear-headedness. I feel better overall than I did when I was using cannabis. It was just eating at me physiologically, I had become dependent on it, and no drug is good under such conditions.
For the first time in a long time, I don't have any desire to have any more, in fact a strong aversion to it. That is a good sign; it means I can maintain this, maybe longer than 3 months, and see where it takes me. And I have less a desire to drink the less I take edibles.
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I smoked every day for years and then developed an aversion to it... haven't smoke for >20 years now. When it's over it's over.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#28133177 - 01/10/23 05:44 AM (1 year, 18 days ago) |
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Northerner said: I smoked every day for years and then developed an aversion to it... haven't smoke for >20 years now. When it's over it's over.
Right now, I'm definitely at an aversion. Even a small amount would send me into a very bad headspace.
I don't want to go back here again, but if in the future I could smoke a joint every now and then, 2 times a month, without bugging out, I would enjoy that. But I actually couldn't do that if I tried right now, I wouldn't enjoy it and I wouldn't be able to control it. My receptors and brain chemistry are wired to have bad outcomes to it right.
Whether that's just for now, and a long break will help things, or whether weed is just not for me, I don't know.
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As time went on I just found my life was better without weed. A curtain had been lifted from my life.
I have had a few puffs over the years. Literally count them on one hand though. I never want to go back. Why would I want to do something that makes me feel bad in the hope I'd feel good? Seems a bit silly really. No need to force that.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#28134452 - 01/10/23 09:07 PM (1 year, 17 days ago) |
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Northerner said: Why would I want to do something that makes me feel bad in the hope I'd feel good? Seems a bit silly really. No need to force that.
In some sense that is the essence of addiction, pursuing something one well knows is harmful in the hopes that it will end up good. And it still perplexes me that a tendency to addiction seems ingrained in some people's genes, perhaps human nature.
I think it is an attempt to avoid something worse, because there are in fact worse things than being blasted on drugs, and that is why so many who have such traumas or are homeless or destitute turn to drugs.
I recall the study, in which rats did not get addicted to cocaine in nice environments, yet did in closed cramped conditions.
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Yeah humans are weird. I've had my share of addiction issues throughout my life. Much of the time I was actually happier with substances than not, but the physical toll was always the issue.
Being trashy has always been so much fun, though my hedonistic tendencies can be irritating for other people.
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner]
#28134478 - 01/10/23 09:36 PM (1 year, 17 days ago) |
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Northerner said: As time went on I just found my life was better without weed. A curtain had been lifted from my life.
I have had a few puffs over the years. Literally count them on one hand though. I never want to go back. Why would I want to do something that makes me feel bad in the hope I'd feel good? Seems a bit silly really. No need to force that.
this is me at least 1/3rd of time i smoke weed. i still enjoy it. i get too high and feel like im dying but i know its just weed and ill be fine lol
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Re: 27 days sober from weed [Re: Northerner] 1
#28135618 - 01/11/23 04:38 PM (1 year, 16 days ago) |
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Why would I want to do something that makes me feel bad in the hope I'd feel good?
It's a combination of false advertising & distorted memory.
There's an element of discomfort that often comes into play. The urge to use a favorite drink or drug is uncomfortable. As one considers engaging in the behavior, the discomfort grows. Restlessness and agitation increases. I want it. I want it. I want it so bad. If I finally decide to use or drink, the discomfort immediately disappears and is replaced by excitement. My heart races! My hands sweat! ~ adrenaline rush ~
The more miserable I feel, the less tolerant I am of the discomfort that accompanies urges.
Poor mental health results in poor urge tolerance.
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