Has anyone quit smoking marijuana? How hard was it, and how many times did you try? Is there any substitute (non-addictive) for when you can't sleep and are going crazy?
Today I got on the Internet and typed into the search engine: How to Stop Smoking Weed. For the past hour or so I've been reading all sorts of advice and comments from people who are going through or who went through the same shit I'm going through right now.
I have been smoking heavily for the past 5 years, ever since that first time of smoking my freshman year of college. I'm a junior right now.
I let smoking and partying completely consume me. After dropping out of school, going back, failing a semester, not to mention my boyfriend getting arrested twice for pot, I'm finally ready to stop smoking. I used to justify smoking by saying it wasn't really a drug and that the only thing holding me back from acheiving my goals was myself and I couldn't blame it on pot...but I am at the point right now where I am lazy and unmotivated and depressed with myself for not getting anywhere, for not doing anything...
I keep pushing it off. Just this morning as I was smoking a joint I was thinking to myself that Sunday would be my last day. Yesterday I was thinking that the 4th would be my last day. June 30th I was telling myself that July 1st would be my first day of sobriety.
Reading what other people are writing about quitting smoking is really inspiring for me. It let me know Im not the only one going through this.
ive smoked on and off when i was 15 and 16.. at 17 i started smokin alot and eventually was high all hours of the day.. just a fatty stoner.. im almost 19 now and finished my first year of college.. did great, (doesnt affect school unless you allow it to). i also work. ive quit several times.. its always been so hard.. after i quit the first time in december 07 i for the first time had a severe panic attack that lasted 8 hours.. thought i was gonna die, thought i was a crazy ass murderer.. felt like my heart was gonna pound out my chest, cold/hot sweats, the list goes on. i went on to smoke again.. quit again in jan. 08 and stopped for about 2 months.. the craving stopped so i decided to do it again.. did it and two days later went into this wierd ocd like type thing where i thought i was something i wasnt which led to depression.. this lasted about a month (still clean) it got so bad i was like F it.. i started smokin again, alot.. it took away the depression and anxiety and i was bak to my normal self... i recently quit 4 days ago and feel a lot better.. no anxiety or depression.. maybe it is true that people grow out of it because i got tired of being lazy and high all day. im working out a ton.. drinking tons of water, taking vitamins, eating good and taking tylenol pm to get me some good rest.. To tell u the truth i get irritated easily but itll go awy with in a month hopefully..
to those of you who find it HARD AS HELL to quit smoking weed.. i know how you feel.. So bunk all you peoples who say weed is not addictive.. it is for me and many other people.. !
Good Luck to those trying to stay clean from weed.
Boy, can I relate to you people! I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one that smokes a ton. I haven't smokedin 2 days just because I cvan't get my hands on any. Every time I am out I think about quitting and all the benefits. It hasn't slowed me down from reaching goals, sometimes I think I actually have achieved more because I refuse to fit into the stereotype. Why is it so frikkin hard? I am a grown woman yet I refuse to recognize the reality of how much my use inpacts my life. My husband is as bad as me, we justify it because our drug of choice used to be coke and we rarely drink. Good luck to all, Ill check back, hopefully I will read more replies that will help me begin to quit!!!!
I've been smoking for about four years, and finally decided it's time to kick the habit. It's something I enjoy, but enough is enough. It's gotten to the point where I am lazy and unmotivated, and I have personal goals that are not being obtained as a result. Not to mention the expense, probably $500/ month which is pretty ridiculous.
Today, June 1, 2008 is my first day of sobriety. To help me keep from being tempted, I deleted my dealers from my phone and removed everything related to pot from my house. I just moved to a new city, so it helps that I don't have any stoner friends here.
I'm also trying to enjoy the outdoors more, walking, riding my bike, and staying busy to keep my mind off MJ. It seems that finding other ways to occupy yourself besides lighting up is the key to quitting. So, I'm trying to stay as busy as possible.
I'm serious about quitting, I've had my fun with marijuana, now it's time to move on and start living life again.
Day 5... still going strong. The first two days were the worst, and I'm still having thoughts about lighting up at times, but when those thoughts come into my mind, I just push them back. I'll keep you all updated with my progress.
I'm already feeling better, I can think more clearly and I already feel more inquisitive and motivated. So far, so good :).
Physical activity is your best bet. Working out, hiking, jogging, whatever. Think of it as getting in shape, it will reallly motivate you, and seeing a better physique will really give you the willpower to make it. Good luck.
yea, i'vequit a bunch of times. months, years, weeks in between at different points, but i dont feel addicted to it because im fine when i smoke and im fine when i dont. i guess to stop yourself from being tempted is to really have a full schedule. some things to help you sleep: you could try melatonin (get at any drugstore/ vitamin store), nyquil, go to a doctor and get something prescribed?
man im actually geting clean right now i broke my pice with a hammer that kinda helped ive been clean for 3 weeks and man its so hard! but you just have to go for wats right.
i used to smoke for almost a year straight, & i stopped for three years i was clean, i started dating this guy & he has been smoking for 4 years he stopped for me just for a month & started again, since i knew he was doing it, it made me want to do it because i couldn't stay with him knowing he was smoking pot, i did it again after being clean for three years & now i want to do it everytime he does it because it hurts me when he does it & i know he won't stop for me & the more he smokes it the more i'm just going to smoke it too so i'm in a clutch i don't know what to do
i'm actually so frustrated because my friends hate the fact that im changing for him... but good luck to everyone.
the things we do for love....don't compromise yourself. you have to do what is best for u, whether that be smoking pot, or not smoking pot. U have to do it for yourself not for anyone else. Don't let that guy drag u down!
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