My Experience Quitting Weed
It’s been over 8 months without weed
I used to smoke it daily and the reason I quit was life just got in the “way”
There were too many big events happening for me to continue to just smoke everyday
If you can manage your intake to once a week at the most then you will likely be fine
I went to CU Boulder where 3/4 students smoked and it was normal to get high
The habit came with me when I was post grad
The funny thing is I never really liked it in the beginning
Would get paranoid, anxious, etc until I built a tolerance
It was something to do and it was a big social activity
Everyone high as hell almost all of the time made for some funny experiences for sure
By the end of college most people still used it but not as heavily and had switched to harder drugs
I used anything that anybody had but for some reason I never had a problem with anything except for weed
It was because I couldn’t OD and that it became so familiar
Any time I was bored I could just reach for the bong
Which I was starting to realize I would still be bored then would be in a weird nervous state
Couldn’t focus on chores, couldn’t deal with interpersonal relationships as well, couldn’t focus on work as well
I’m much more present now and people have mentioned I can make them laugh
That has always been a fun thing for me to do
Before I would be so high in more boring situations that when I got bored or annoyed would just go get high
I couldn’t keep up with the convo and I would get distracted and worry about something in the future
Now I can branch off to the people I am bonding with more and just stack jokes
It’s almost as if I have an edge because everyone will be drinking and so will I but they start to just talk at each other
While I can still listen and I tend to lean towards the more sober people anyway
We are all in an altered state like that but I used to be crossfaded so would just be blasted
If they were talking a bunch of normie shit I would just get annoyed
Now I can turn it into a funny joke and get way less annoyed
I also will drink less because I used to drink more to calm the nerves from weed
And I workout so much now that I eat quite a bit and all the booze is soaked up
So I’m still in a good enough state to entertain sober people while the drunk people jabber on and on about shit they won’t even remember
Not to mention I feel like myself much more
The other times I attempted to quit people kept saying I needed to smoke because I was so moody
Now everyone notices how I’m less moody, needy, can listen more
I have pretty bad ADHD and that will always be there but the weed didn’t help at all
Felt like I was moving through the world with my head chopped off
Would forget things constantly either that I was talking about or just keep talking never letting anyone get a word in
I would forget my wallet or dishes would be overwhelming
I was paranoid and anxious beyond recognizing myself
Couldn’t even go greet the Uber Eats guy
That’s just not who I am
I smoked for over a decade daily with some breaks here and there
I have never gone this long
My sleep has improved drastically
I actually get to dream again
I don’t get late night munchies so I have lost weight
On top of the working out more
This list is all cons
I have even gotten used to watching TV again at night to where I will laugh or be fully engaged in the show
Now there are times especially when everything is going well that I am like ah a nice smoke would be great now
But then I’ll do it right again the next day
The THC is out of my system now and I can tell
More clear headed, less fatigued, less annoyed, less body aches, less stomach issues, less feelings of guilt for getting high
I am dealing with more spectrum of feelings in general that I used to run away from
Stuff from my past pops up that I will feel regret about
But I can process things more
I’m way less distracted
I get way less butthurt about comments
I’m working on validating myself more and loving myself more
Something I always looked for from others
My emotional regulation has gotten much better and not being in a cloud of smoke helps with all of this stuff
You will never get far in life high simply because most people aren’t
They have that edge over you
Everyone I know who still smokes is just living with their parents
They do random odd jobs and think they can just van life around the country
They have no real direction
They have goals but never can stick to them
They seem meek and weak
Others I know use a handful of drugs and smoke with it just because
If it’s a crutch you are struggling with feel free to reach out to me
It’s can be very difficult to quit
Especially with the legalization of it all
I’m not even in a state it’s legal and I see people in the building across from me smoking
I smell it on my walks
I used to be all for legalization even recreationally
Now I think it should be controlled for medical reasons only
I don’t believe anyone should go to jail for using any drugs
Humans will always like mind altering substances
Certain individuals need medications like Bipolar people
Some people need sleep meds
It is what it is
But just having everyone having access to weed and booze on every corner turns people into real slugs
If you use anything you have to moderate unless you absolutely need the medication
Any drug can sneak up on you
Especially when hardship enters your life
I know some people who have literally been smoking for 50 years
They can’t hold a convo without just talking and they just eat a ton
They are way too into their head
They are still quite unaccomplished
All the stoners tend to lean to the liberal side of things
In general it makes you softer
Even hard drugs people abuse to gain an edge
Weed kills your edge and drive
Potheads never like being called out on that and they are the most defensive group when it comes to that
They can’t wrap their head around it because it’s simply to hard to say it while high
Always say it’s better for you than alcohol or hard drugs, yet they look like that girl from the ads just plastered to the couch
Tips to help you quit:
Work out a lot
Hang around people who don’t smoke
Take on some projects
Start reading and writing a lot
Go on daily walks
Start on online business
You can choose from affiliate marketing, to Ecom, to writing, and consulting
I suggest starting with affiliate marketing, growing a social media account especially Twitter
I use this guide to grow my account
If you smoke daily
Start cutting back slowly
Then take a vacation or do an important surgery you have been putting off
I actually did both
Life hit me so hard this year that smoking would only complicate everything
Most people I talked to had a very hard year
If you made it through congratulations you had some major growth in all areas of your life
2025 is a year of building
Until next time,
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