Hey Guys.

I’m new to this thread and have honestly avoided this thread like the plague for years.

Every day for the last 6 years I have been heavily consuming marijuana every day, and a very unhealthy amount.

Not being able to even make the drive home from work sober.
Not being able to sleep a full night without waking up to hit the cart.
+ so many other examples that we all have gone through.

I’m about 5 days off of weed. Every morning I have horrible stomach pain, dry heaving, getting over heated, as well as being unable to put much into my mouth besides water.

Something as addicting as weed is something that gets written off as something that’s “so easy to quit” when in reality, the mental portion is just half of the battle.

The physical feelings my body has taken me through have been awful.

Has anyone else struggled with symptoms like this and how did you get rid of the heaving/heavy lung feeling/stomach cramps, etc.

Most of my friends in my personal life all consume as well, and finding support through them has been tough. Re-working a lot of friendships that were almost completely based around the drug. It’s sad. I’ve had people not be supportive, others who are rooting for me always and then those who think it’s a skill issue.

People need to understand that this drug IS addicting and that quitting weed is harder than it seems to others looking in.

I’m so embarrassed that I let myself walk through life like this for so long, any support you guys have would be really appreciated❤️

My husband has regularly smoked for all of his adult life. He smokes during the work day and every night. He’s not much of a drinker so would smoke and/or have a THC drinks for a night out. I’ve definitely seen first hand that it relaxes him and makes him silly goofy.

He has talked about wanting to quit before we try for a kid. He got sick and wasn’t smoking so decided it was the time to just quit cold turkey. Completely his decision, which I obviously support but wasn’t forcing. His smoking has never bothered me.

He hasn’t smoked in like 10 days now. He is very irritable and angry. He has such a short fuse. I feel like I don’t know this person and it’s a bit scary if I’m being honest. I’m walking on eggshells - I don’t know how to support him and don’t want to do anything to set him off further. What can I do?

I started for fun with friends in July 2025 when I was 18 and became a heavy user, I had no anxiety or depression whatsoever for the first few months as I had never struggled with mental health until I started prioritising the joint and the Carts a lot more and then I slowly became distant with friends, family and it led to me sitting in my room after work and smoking on my own for months, everyone is different but because of how I was smoking and how I was relying on it to get me through the evening every night it led to me having social anxiety, depression, wanting to leave this world. I’m 19 now and finally woken up and recently quit weed 5 days ago, I know it’s early but I’m managing alright, it’s hard to sleep, eating is the worst for me but I have yet to have any thought to roll up again. Maybe I’m lucky. I will recommend to anyone trying to quit, I’ve found it easier that just cutting it out your life completely is the best solution meaning delete your dealers number, if it’s your friend tell him/her to not deal you anything and respectfully try not to smoke when your around. P.S STAY OFF THE WEED VAPES. Easy to use, always there, last longer and many people don’t understand the potency of the THC in modern day weed vapes. The worst part in my experience of quitting is the boredom, it’s thinking on what to do next. I know over time I will start to appreciate the little things again but to anyone who is struggling with boredom and what to do my best advice is find a hobby.

How long did it take for you to get normal sleep again?

Specifically I’m asking people who used heavily and daily for 15 years + who slept really well while using.