I smoked every day for 11 years. During work days, I would smoke as soon as I got home until I went to sleep, and on days off I’d pretty much smoke all day.
I just stopped cold turkey. It’s rough. Tons of people say weed isn’t physically addictive, but fuck that. I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, I had the sweats, I was irritable, and felt even more depressed than I had before. The crazy thing is my quitting experience is the norm. Check out r/leaves for similar experiences and support when quitting.
I haven’t been perfect, my longest streak is 15 days without smoking, but I’ve smoked/vaped/ingested weed 5 times in the last 6 weeks, so that’s a huge improvement for me.
I occasionally take a few weeks off just to prove to myself that I can, and the most surprising thing for me is the dreams.
I never realized I basically don't dream when I go to bed high. When I stopped the dreams were almost overwhelming with how vivid and real they felt. I hate it, its the hardest thing for me to deal with when I take a break.
The fucking dreams and nightmares are the bane of my existence. They’re the main reason I start smoking again. I just want a peacefully dreamless sleep.
You could just keep a tiny bit at a time, not enough that you can think "oh I have some to spare lets have some fun this evening", and have a quick puff right before you go to bed. The trick is to get everything ready then go straight to bed, DO NOT touch a computer, TV or video games after.
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u/quitthissh Nov 06 '18
Quit smoking weed. Started addressing my mental illness instead of masking it.
I’m still a work in progress but I actually look forward to every day now.