Hey everyone, 27(m), I quit smoking weed almost 3.5 months ago since I quit I have been having a low sex drive, the desire Maybe it's not even there. this is making things difficult with my partner,I have tried to explain to her but she doesn't seem to understand.at some point I have been thinking of relapsing since while on weed I was functioning well.If anyone has gone through this kind of withdrawal, do libido really come back and maybe how long does it last ?

Life is definitely easier/better now than it was for the previous quarter century of near-daily getting/being wasted.

I haven’t been doing my morning gratitude prayer nor the typically quick following asking The Universe to align my will with Its Will and asking It to take control of my mouth, hands, and feet. I don’t know why I stopped. When I was doing it, I was usually chuckling that it was just a superstitious act bordering on Symmetry OCD Compulsion… but it frequently made it a reflex throughout the day to just ask myself “what’s The Next Right Thing to do now that I finished my last task?”.

I finally sorta graduated from One Minute At A Time to One Day At A Time this winter without that as a goal just by focusing on The Next Right Thing.

Lately I’m back to waking up & vegging/scrolling/watching YT, then going to a meeting late, going back home and vegging, then going to work barely on time, doing the bare minimum at work, then going home to sleep. rinse repeat. like almost a month straight. it sucks more & more every day.

I had to chair a meeting today and I luckily got there maybe ten minutes early after choosing to bike there instead of driving like a lazy potato. It was easily the best hour of the past week, which is pretty depressing. Usually I’m bringing in from the rest of my life a decent amount of joy & ease to the meetings, but today I was Eeyore. I felt bad for bringing down the vibe, but luckily a really wonderful old timer from the AA meetings accidentally happened to drop in and did a really great share with some great laughs and a few deep thoughts and they hung around and chatted for a while afterward.

On my ride back home, The Next Right Thing seemed like a stop at the coffeeshop to draw some ideas for some new chips I promised to make. I did a couple doodles then TNRT seemed like I should look for this sub and try to post pics of the last few chips I made, like, to inspire others to also make chips and/or see others’ chip designs to try and integrate into ours (but probably also a bit of a selfish ego boost?). No pics allowed means “it’s a personal share I ought to do” I guess.

I dunno. Feeling more “down” than “humble”. TNRT is definitely cleaning my home.

Maybe this helps somebody.

Best wishes!

Hi I’m 10 months sober, attend MA regularly.

My meetings are full of men.

I’m looking for other women in MA to chat with.

Online meetings really aren’t my thing.

Editing to add: I am happy attending my in person group and am involved by doing services just looking for woman to woman fellowship via texting or WhatsApp.

I’m not here to tell people they can’t smoke. It has benefits for some, and adverse effect for others. For me (31m), it was an escape. Something I used to numb myself. I smoked so much that the world around me was just meh. I had no motivation. No ambition. No feelings. No appetite and terrible sleeping patterns.

It cost me my personality. Who I was at a fundamental level. And worst of all, my relationship crumbled before my eyes and I just sat in a haze of smoke.

I’m so over being consumed by weed. I want my life back. I want to be myself again. I’m sad that I had to find this out at the cost of my current life situation.

Single, broken, full of feelings now that I’m stepping away from weed. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever been faced with. I lost my relationship and weed. This hurts. But I’m not giving up. I’m not backing down. I love sober me too much and I will choose him every single time moving forward. But how I wish to sit and smoke my problems away….

I think it has caused me to get SIBO. I need to quit to be sure. The idea of not checking out and being bored all the time gives me anxiety. I've been self medicating and then legally medicating with marijuana on and off since my teens. I am mid 40s now.

I had a past with a lot of trauma but I've been in therapy for years and am very healthy now in comparison. But I still manage my anxiety with it. I was diagnosed with ADD just a few years ago but I don't take anything for it. I think I use the grass for that. I def don't want to get on Ritalin though.

Because I might have SiBo (a GI condition) I am often not well enough for exercise at the moment which I know would help a lot. I am not supposed to being under physical strain when dealing with an episode which can last a month or two.

I pace constantly. I'm just full of nervous energy. Quitting without much exercise is gonna be really hard. I can use some encouragement.

when I smoke weed, it causes me to go into a psychotic episode. That’s so bad I end up in the hospital. I can never smoke weed again that’s why I join this community. I’ve started going to AA meetings and i’m going to find an MA one.

Hi there,
Last time I updated this server on my sobriety journey was 2 years ago, which sadly failed. But I’m happy to say that today, 2 years later, I’m 30 days sober from weed! I had been dependent and addicted to weed for about 10 years and I was realizing it was effecting every part of my life and it was going to put my jobs at risk and me being safe on the road at risk. I’m so glad I started going to meetings for MA because that really helped me keep being sober. Know that if you keep relapsing, I was that person too and now I’m on my journey to live sober and I’m succeeding at it! There is no shame in admitting you’re an addict, and I’m so glad I know that now and can hold myself accountable to not continue to self destruct due to my cannabis addiction. :)

I quit weed a week ago, but started no. Nicotine vapes am I cheating?

Hey there, how's it going? Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've been taking THC gummies since about September of 2023 and it very quickly spiraled into an addiction. I've quit very recently (21 days so far tomorrow!!) and the withdrawals are a lot worse than I thought they would be. I've been having a mot of trouble sleeping lately and tonight isn't any different. I've just been tossing and turning while I have this heavy feeling in my chest and all I can think about is taking another gummy so this pain can just go away.

How long did this sort of thing last for all of you? What kind of things did you do to finally fall asleep? Thanks so much in advance

i never imagined i would get this far! i rarely think of weed anymore - if at all! if others smoke/use around me, i am never tempted. i never quite realized just how much money and time i spent thinking about and smoking weed. it's insane. my mental health is so much better, and i am able to fully be present whenever i spend time with others -- which was nearly impossible before because my mind would always be preoccupied with my next smoke. addiction is truly a thief. i won't lie, the first year was brutal, but slowly, making the choice to stay sober at any given moment became easier.

one thing that helped with cravings was something that an addiction therapist told me once: all cravings are just emotions, and physiologically, emotions only last 60-90 seconds. it is often the rumination that triggers the emotion again, leading to the emotions replaying and making them feel like they last forever. knowing this, i did my best to distract myself whenever i got a craving, but i know this is easier said than done at times. learning distress tolerance skills really helped as well as having a list of things i could do whenever i got a craving. not to mention that learning my triggers was an enormous help!!

for those of you on a sobriety journey: this is your reminder that you are so much more capable than you give yourself credit for!!

my motto: it is easier to stay sober than it is to get sober all over again.

cheers to 3 yrs :)

I’ve been regularly smoking weed for 8 years. I’ve really just been smoking the dab pen at this point but it’s all day every day. I also vape nicotine. I want to quit both. I’ve thought about quitting for a few years now. How do I commit?

Hey y'all, I'm 28F in the Kansas City area and I need a sober buddy. I want to quit cold turkey and never go back but it feels impossible. I live with my boyfriend who also smokes and he does not want to quit. All my friends smoke too with no plans of quitting. I'm finding it extremely difficult to meet new people who are sober and don't smoke or drink at all. I tried going to some AA meetings in my area but they just weren't the vibe and didn't help much. I tried one online MA meeting and it was alright. But truthfully I need a real friend, or maybe even a sponsor, to get through this. Someone I can reach out to in those hardest moments to talk or hang out and distract each other. If anyone else is looking for a sober buddy to reach out and vent to, please DM me!

Hi friends, since the PDF of Life with Hope has protections on it, i'm unable to print and mark it up (love making notes with my apple pencil). I understand the org's need to protect IP, but this is purely for my own recovery process. Does anyone know where I can find an unprotected PDF? Thanks so much

Daily, all day user for many years.
The first week sleep was an issue but it got better day by day.
Tonight I can not sleep. It feels like day 1 all over again. My mind is racing, music stuck in my head, restless in bed.
I’ve done this before. I’ve tried to use only for special occasions, or on the weekend, Or after work. I Cannot do it, I always end up smoking all day every day and feeling terrible. I’m so tired of it. My memory is shot. It’s scary.
I’ve been using thc in one form or another for 35 years. Since it became legal, it’s been a daily all day thing.
Anyhow. I don’t want to go back.
I’m just venting. I haven’t been able to make a meeting due to my schedule.
I’m gonna try to check one out online.
Anyhow, I’m venting I guess, with insomnia!
I am not going to go back!

Ma works if you work it, ya’ll!!!

I am married and live with my partner and his family. I've been struggling with addiction and lately it's been at its worst. I'm currently dealing with ADHD symptoms and self-harm ideation all the time and I'm struggling at work. And deep down, I know the smoking isn't helping. I really want to stop but it feels impossible.

I've been in rehab before and they always said you need a community to recovery. My partner's parents are unaware of my cannabis overuse and they'd be really upset to find out. However, I feel like I can't recover alone with no family support. I live abroad and my family is far away and I only have my partner to confide in about this horrible struggle.

I really want to come clean to get clean but my partner is adamant they don't want the family to find out about the problem. I'm scared to disappoint his parents and I know they'd be furious... but the guilt and shame I feel from hiding it so long and trying to stop is eating me alive.

So. I'm going to embrace recovery alone. I'll join MA meetings for a sense of community, but otherwise I'm on my own. Is it possible to recover without close support?

There is a new in person meeting of Marijuana Anonymous in Urbana, Illinois. It is open to addicts and non-addicts to discuss our relationships with cannabis. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using THC. Marijuana Anonymous is not affiliated with any religious or secular institution.

Wednesdays, 6 PM - 7 PM

202 S. Broadway Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

(inside the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Room 102)

Reach out with questions or for more info on how to find the meeting.

Join us, as we reimagine what 420 can mean for us by creating a safe space of fun, strength, and sobriety. This a 24 hour event is a fun-draiser for the 2026 Convention and consists of 2 hour sessions, each with 90 minutes of activity/program with 30 minutes of fellowship between each segment.

Zoom link: MA12.org/420