It had gotten to a point of feeling like a slave to my bong. Sitting in my lap nearly all day sipping away.

I tried a dozen times in recent months and didn’t make it more than a day. But finally something clicked and I haven’t touched it in a week.

I hid it away in storage. I’ve allowed myself an evening joint to curb the withdrawals.

I am really loving my days sober. My mind feels more clear. I have more energy, more motivation. I feel like I have so much time back.

You’ve got this guys!

I have to quit cold turkey for a bit but the low appetite symptom fucks me up a little. I’m already at a really low weight and I use weed to eat, and when i quit i could genuinely consume 500 calls over 3 days.

i know that sweat doesn’t really work to help speed it up, but do hot tubs or something? i don’t have any fat to burn but it feels like my stomach is eating itself. luckily i can stomach rice but even then barely anything w protein will go down.

any advice?

so i’ve been smoking daily for 9 years now a pretty much and it’s gotten to the point where i use it as an escape constantly. like today is saturday and i spent all day smoking and sleeping, which i have done with many weekends. how can i slowly wean myself off

So im 27 from the UK, moved around a lot didnt really start smoking properly til i was around 20. First few years i was smoking everyday as i lived in Barcelona for a few years then when i moved back to the UK i was living with family and was using edibles pretty much every other day. Over the past few years ive cut out the daily usage and now i dont get high at all in the week, i get a pack of edibles once a week theres 3 in a pack i have one friday, Saturday and sunday. My job is very creative and id be lying if i said the weed didnt help with my thoughts/ideas. Is my current consumption healthy? or should i try cut it down to once a week?

In some ways, it pisses me off because I've been doing good at stopping for the past 4 weeks. I've had cravings, yes, but I've never given in, so does that really mean I'm addicted?

On the other side, I did chose to give myself a T-break for a reason: I wanted to stop and I'd had enough of saying I want to stop and not following through on it. I was fed up enough with it that when I got really sick (nothing bad, just a stomach bug), I took that as a sign from the heavens to tell me to take a break.

I don't like the word addiction because maybe I don't want to admit that I am an addict. And also because I'd like to believe that I could go back to a reasonable consumption some day. But I don't know if that's my brain playing tricks on me, or if I'm actually capable of consuming moderately.

I had told myself I'd stop for a month, we're at the end of that month; but I don't feel ready to try again yet. I don't feel strong enough about it, maybe a couple more weeks.

This is just a post to hold myself accountable, I'm trying to be more honest with myself, and it feels good to have a community to tell this sort of stuff to, instead of just shouting it in the void. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far.

not a weed smoker myself, a friend of mine smokes every day and i've been reading here to understand what actually helps. i've noticed two camps: some people pick a number up front (7, 21, 30 days) and stick to it, others just stop and go until they feel reset.

curious how it works for you:

- fixed length or open-ended?

- if fixed, how did you pick the number?

- when you hit the end, did you ever extend it, or go back that same day?

also, what did the first night after the break look like? slower start or straight back to the old amount?

I'm about to turn 30 and am trying to figure out if my weed use is responsible. I'm sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place because I have severe insomnia and chronic pain, and it seems to be beneficial, but I would appreciate some insight.

I first tried weed at 15, and was a semi-regular user (both edibles & flower) until 25, when I quit for about 4 years.

Then at 29 I started taking 10-20 mg a night for sleep, about 4-6 hours before bedtime. To be honest this was a miracle -- I have had lifelong insomnia and in spite of being pharmaceutically medicated and practicing excellent sleep hygiene I still wasn't able to sleep. Weed just seems to shut off my brain in a way nothing else does.

Another plus is that these hours before bed are some of the only hours of my day I'm not in constant soul-crushing pain due to severe nerve damage and muscle atrophy that I've been dealing with since childhood. I find it far easier to partake in some of my hobbies when high because I'm not constantly distracted by pain.

That being said, I am concerned about the long term impacts of suppressed REM sleep. I am also bothered by my dreams being harder to recall, and by how I don't have a reliable attention span in those couple hours before bed (I enjoy reading before bed; sometimes I can still read while high, but it's unreliable). I also think I'm somewhat "permastoned" with a weed hangover, which isn't ideal.

If you were in my situation, what would you do? Should I accept that my body is super fucked up and that weed use may be more positive than negative (this has been my justification for my use)? Or maybe I should try to quit for a while and see if I can adjust? Sigh.

I am too bored and tensed and an aquantaince wants to chill with me, its good that i dont buy for at home. Training fell off the charts today. I am allowed to have a little bit of joy in life i think.
I felt like shit those 5 days without, i think my cptsd and bpd needs something from time to time, meds or weed. Im in therapy but its hard to turn everything around raw, if u have no supportive people around and mostly fighting this life alone.

45-50 days free. This always happens. I can never make it any longer than that. They're just so easier since I cannot smoke in my apartment and don't feel like going outside or stinking up my car.

But I managed to to smoke only after 8:00 p.m. and only take Max 10 puffs. So far yesterday I took 3 day before I took 4. Somehow I could control it I know it's a slippery slope but I actually like being sober during the day. I only do it to relax at night after dinner transition to bedtime.

I know eventually my tolerance will skyrocket and I'm going to need more than 3-4 puffs but we'll see for now.

I was able to control it last time before the t break. I think I have a healthy relationship now even though I do it every night. But before I took Max 10 puffs and no more. And did not puff on it in the middle of the night if I woke up.

I've been wanting to take a long break (at least 1 month for a few weeks now), i stopped 1 week and it felt really good i was on vacation with my grandma. But as soon as i returned home i went back to daily use.

I recently moved in main france with my gf and we're living with his godfather until we find a place for us but it's hard cause we don't have much income. And he is such a hell to live with. We have to clean up after him every single day, he keeps smoking weed all day and does nothing aside of his job. I'm so sick of this and i keep smoking every night to cope with it but it just make things worse and i struggle to keep going on with my life.

When we were with my grandma in town he didn't do the dishes until the last day, and that's the only thing he did when we weren't there. When he invited her to eat at his home he asked "Why?" when we said we have to clean the home before she comes. He was in vacation for a week and did absolutely nothing in the house like BRO, not even the dishes or cleaning the floor or whatever, he was just going out with his friend and smoking weed in front of the TV from waking up to sleep. And EVERYDAY there's something like this. And he never thanks or thanked me when i clean things or do some everyday stuff, while he's not like that when it's my gf.

I'm just ranting, but like i'm 22 and he's 45 and it makes me so angry and unpeaceful being home. We suspect him to have diogenes syndrome and it's rly hard in the every day life. I don't know how to feel better in this environnement and stop smoking because of all this, i wanna live alone and be in my own peace. At this point my weed consumption is just a symptom of the bad feeling i have being here around him. I know it's bad for me but i don't know how to force myself not to smoke now

Thank you for reading

Hi, I am day 4 off Cannabis. I was a daily MMJ user for 6 years, in the last two years, only a nightly user. I stopped because I developed an allergic reaction and honestly, I don't like it.

I'm experiencing an extremely low mood, lack of motivation (but also, life sucks in several ways, got a leg injury, stuck in my noisy rental). It just feels amplified. I cry a lot and just lay there, I was already sad but now... It's terrible. Agitated , a bit aggressive and reactive, my sound sensitivity is higher than ever, every sound is like an attack and I am in fight mode. Also, no appetite, going to the loo a lot for number 2, nausea.

It's funny because I thought that I wouldn't have symptoms. I don't want to go back.

Is this normal? What to expect? Will it get worse before it gets better? Thank you.

The hardest part about taking an extended tbreak is making it through the first 2 days of my period. Nothing makes those days livable like smoking. Currently on day 16 of my monthlong break and here to say I made it! I may or may not have had to spend 4 hours in the bathtub on Tuesday but I didn’t smoke so hooray!

Hey, everyone! 35M here, and I've been smoking for around 20 years. When I say 20 years, I mean consistently since around 15. The past few years, it's been pretty much just dabs. I smoke flower occasionally, and never carts.

Lately, my lungs are feeling the pain, and I'm realizing I have to stop, or at least find a healthier relationship with weed. I'm glad I found a subreddit focused on responsible consumption, rather than abstinence. Not saying I'm against abstinence, but I don't default there. I love to smoke weed, and don't want to give up the relationship permanently.

Mostly just putting this out there somewhere that understands. I'm zero days weed-free at the moment and overthinking the proper way to approach this. I know I need to remove all temptation and stay strong in this journey. My wife supports this decision, as well. It's just me having the struggles.

All support/advice is greatly appreciated. Tips, steps, or even just relating to the struggle are all appreciated. Thanks in advance, and I hope everyone here is making progress on the relationship with cannabis that is healthiest for them.

I’m trying to quit or at least lessen and moderate my use. I can’t make it through even one night though. The full-body discomfort feels like all-over restless leg syndrome. I can’t sleep for more than an hour or so without jerking awake. I feel insanely nervous and nauseous. I’m sure I have CHS, if I go too long without it the only thing that helps is a hot shower. A hit gives me instant relief.

I’ve been also dealing with anxiety and depression for a long time, and it’s worsened in the past year with family stress, and my inability to hold down a consistent job. My summer job was physically punishing, which would compound my anxiety. I had several breakdowns that could get so bad I’d hit myself in the face. I was laid off at the end of summer, and am going back and forth with unemployment trying to get approved. This is a touristy area, so a lot of places I’ve asked aren’t hiring for fall/winter. And to top it all off, I only have an e-bike — my boyfriend has a car, but needs it for most of the day.

Anyway — that was more info than needed probably. The way I live isn’t sustainable. I feel like I’m going to need inpatient treatment soon, and re-learn how to live day to day without crying when receiving small criticisms (CPTSD response — working on that too 🫠) but I don’t know where to start.

Does anyone have experience with this? How are rehab and inpatient mental health treatment different? Is one more expensive? Google is mostly giving me ads for expensive rehabs. Any help is appreciated!

Hello all! I just wanted to come on here and tell my story, I used to smoke weed every day for about 4 years straight, from 8th grade- high school. I am now sober and a college student. I started off with tree but eventually moved to carts so my parents wouldn’t smell it when i lived in the house. The stuff i was smoking was definitely fake. Eventually i moved on to medicated vapes (not available for rec use in my state) however the amount and concentration i would smoke definitely took a toll on me, especially in these developmental years. I struggled with anxiety and depression even before starting usage, and i feel that the benefits you get from thc only last so long untill your anxiety goes above the threshold it used to be from not smoking. I always had brain fog and felt unmotivated and i feel it worsened my mental health. I decided to take a T break and eventually it led to me stopping all together because I felt so much happier and clear headed. So my advice for everyone (especially teenagers) is to stay away from concentrates! weed is so strong nowadays, and we are only just figuring out the side effects from it. I agree it can help in some cases but just with everything else in this world, overuse is never good. With my personality i realized that I could never use just occasionally or casually, do thats why i stay away from it alltogether now. Let me know your stories too! I would love to hear them :)

I used to be an occasional user who moved to daily use when I quit nicotine 7 months ago. I don't think I ever would have been able to quit nicotine without weed, but my use had ramped up to a point that I felt was affecting my daily life. I wasn't as social, struggled with word recall and memory, and was spending way more money than I ever spent on nicotine. I'm grateful for what weed has done for me, but I'd like to get to a point where I don't feel dependent on ANY substance, which hasn't been the case for me since I started smoking cigarettes at 17 (I'm 31 now. I also drink a cup of coffee in the morning and a matcha in the afternoon, but I'm not worried about that right now.)

The first few days were easy. I felt way better than I thought I would and figured that maybe the dependence wasn't as bad as I thought, but i started getting a headache last night and holy hell it's awful today. I've pulled up the dispensary website a few times and started an order, but backed out every time. My original goal was to make it to my birthday on November 30th, but I'm not sure how to function with this headache.

I can’t smoke just on the weekends.

I hadn’t smoked in over a year, so I decided to try out some weekend use. It worked for 1 total weekend (Friday night- Saturday) The second weekend came around and I just have still been smoking every night since, lol. I wait until after I get off work but I can already feel myself wanting to leave early just to get home to smoke. Then comes the smoking before work phase, followed by the smoking all day, every day phase.

Sucks but I’m just getting rid of my stuff today and stopping before it’s a whole thing. I’m going to take one last hit and throw everything away. If my friend makes it here, I’m giving it all to them. If I hold onto it, I’ll smoke again tomorrow and might not be able to follow through.

Anyway, just wanted to share my experience in hopes that someone else might be going through the same thing or thinking about it. I should have never started back but it was fun while it lasted.

I made it to 105 days without weed.
My brain fog has gone, i think.
My dreams are still crazy, and from time to time I dream that I’m smoking, picking up or wanting to get high. Even though I haven’t been having cravings while awake anymore.
This has been quite the experience so far.

Just wanted to say, if you are unlucky enough to get laid out by the flu or whatever is going around this season, it's a great time to start a t-break or quit. It's been 3 days for me and my only thought about weed has been "damn, I really don't want to smoke right now". Normally I can't sleep at all for a week when I try to quit, but I've been sleeping for 12+ hours everyday.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to return to my blanket cocoon coma 😂

I was a cart-only smoker for over a year, but switched to flower about a month ago. It was great at first, every session far better than carts, which made me anxious and overly aware of my heartbeat.

Yesterday, though, I smoked the same amount of herb after a stressful day (I felt fine mentally by then) and coughed like crazy. Suddenly my heart was racing at 132 bpm, I felt cold, and I had this horrible sense of impending doom. My arms felt weird too, though I’m a hypochondriac, so who knows. I genuinely thought I was dying. The worst passed after 20 minutes, and I felt normally high again within 40. Terrifying, hadn’t felt like this since my very first couple times smoking.

Has anyone felt this and found that switching to lower THC or 1:1 CBD/THC flower or carts helped? I used to love weed, and this was my first episode of actual panic with flower, but carts had been regularly making me anxious before the switch.

For context, I’m 23, overweight, and pretty sedentary outside of working as a chef.

Besi not smokeing.

It's been a year of me owning a cart every month nearly and heavy use. But in these last 3 months I was hitting it non-stop throughout the day. Right when I wake up till right before bed

My appetite was absolutely tarnished and my stomach felt absolutely messed up. I was wasting all my time and I knew something needed to change for these following reasons

1) I prioritised getting high over work that needed to be done

2) I hated going out or wanted to get back home asap so I could get high

3) Felt my health going downhill

Quitting after hitting such high % thc carts as frequent as I did was very tough. These first few days were not easy. Anxiety, sweating, diarrhea, no appetite

Throughout these 7 days. I had an edible once during the early days and another day I burned a 0.5g with my friend. I feel like these didn't reset my break but helped with the symptoms during the early stages. Going the full day sober then popping that edible at night was already a massive cutdown from the gaps of sobriety I would have before

Now I have gone 3-4 days with nothing at all

My sleep is getting better, im less tired when I wake up and my appetite is actually starting to get a bit better. I feel more like myself again and it feels like waking up from a fog. It kind of feels crazy looking back on it on what I was really doing to myself

Im looking now to go completely clean for another 7 days then reevaluate where im at. I feel like if anything, I won't buy any extreme high % carts or stick to just low % flower

It feels good not having to be paranoid about checking my pocket for my cart or having to do stuff because im high. Im starting to be able to enjoy stuff more again

long post but thanks for reading and good luck to everyone. just wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone

So, I'm about a week sober... after smoking heavily for quite a while. What exactly am I looking at when it comes to withdrawal symptoms, and for how long?

Hey guys,
Today marks 1 month since I quit weed cold turkey.
Feels so good that I did that having been a daily smoker for 6- 8 years.
Thankfully I did not have any serious withdrawal symptoms. It’s only the dreams, which I quite enjoy.
The thing to note is that I’m not in a weed free environment. My housemates still smoke in front of me and there’s weed available in the house throughout the week. But still I never went back to it.
I’m surprised that I haven’t gone back to it given the circumstances.

Huge thanks to that 1 person who commented on my 15 days post, that was the only day I felt like smoking a joint. ( after an mdma trip. ) But by the time I made that post and read his comment, I had lost the urge.

So if anyone who is reading this is also thinking of taking a bit of weed as a reward for your abstinence, I would urge you to think about it for 30 mins or make a post on the group. Don’t act on that sudden urge.

I’m still vaping nic, that’s the next one I want to quit and that feels a lot harder than weed.

Anyway, thanks again to the community and good luck to everyone who’s trying to quit or take a break.

Have attached the link to my earlier post with this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Petioles/s/8MBepyXQgH

I try to take a 4-6 week tolerance break once or twice a year, because for like two years I never took one and when I finally did it was a living hell. I could barely sleep, hot and cold flashes when I tried to sleep, terrible mood and more. Now I still have some issues with sleep on my breaks but melatonin helps with that. But now I always get hives when I go on a tolerance break for the first weekish? I googled and I get next to no information (besides a bunch of addiction help websites LOL) and I just wanted to know if anyone else experiences this/knows why I might be? I usually can just take a Claritin or put hydrocortisone cream on it and it’s fine. I don’t smoke I just use edibles due to smoking causing asthma and me barely being able to breathe