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Hey everybody. back again with the same struggle. I never made it past day one the last time! I’ve had 6 years of sobriety from alcohol . Along the way, I got a medical marijuana card to help with anxiety 4 years ago. Now I’m ready to let that go and achieve a true sober life. This has been racking my brain for the past year or so. Plus, my doctor’s recommendation expires today and I’ve decided that it’s time. Its getting expensive and I need to focus that money on other things. I’m scared about the withdrawals but I know that I can make it through..my struggle right now is

  1. Not going to the dispensary to pick up one LAST vape cartridge. I can’t go in there after today without another doctor recommendation.

  2. Throwing away what’s left in my existing cartridge and vape battery which is almost empty…

I know that I haven’t been living a truly sober life and that I’m only cheating myself. It’s time to get rid of this crutch!

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Welcome back.
I’m 3 years sober from alcohol and went the THC route to calm my anxiety too. Just like my alcohol use I think my THC use was just masking the anxiety, not actually helping me through it and I stopped using THC 6 months ago.
It can be done! I still have daily anxiety. I’m medicated with an antidepressant and am adding to my sober toolkit with mindfulness as often as I can. It is not easy but it is worth it. My thoughts are my own now, even the anxious ones and I’m making peace with that.
I’m rooting for you. Check in here often, that’s what helped me through early cravings.

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Thank you!! I appreciate the encouragement words. My vape and anything THC related is in the trash right now. It felt empowering it throw it away and I felt a sense of freedom with it! Here’s to day 1…3 hours in.

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Yay! Just try to put a sober head on your pillow tonight, you don’t have to think about forever. You’ve got this.

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You are certainly making the right decision. There is a lot more to life than being drunk or stoned all the time. The world has become too accepting of people who parade around as ‘sober’ for replacing alcohol with marijuana. It’s easy to do cause they are both depressants. Go to bed thinking about how much more fulfilling life will be tomorrow under the influence of nothing at all…

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