I’m 43 and have been altering my state since I was 16, with mostly alcohol and weed. I tried once in my 20s to quit weed for 6 months and a cute guy knocked on my door with a joint after 5 months and that was it. Daily smoker and now it’s just pointless to smoke as I don’t even get high for longer than 5 minutes.
I’ve completed 127 days without alcohol. I’m no longer giving myself permission to drink as I refuse to ruin my life and I want so much more for myself than being a drunk. It took a black out phone call to make me feel incredibly uncomfortable in my addiction that I finally got my ass into the rooms of AA. The fellowship helped me immensely but I don’t resonate with the steps so I stopped going to daily meetings. I still have a home group and will continue to go to get my chips.
Since quitting alcohol, I’ve been smoking a couple joints a day and I just want to stop. I want to BE sober! I’m not enjoying the need I have to alter my state and I want to feel good in my own body. When I don’t smoke I get irritable and don’t sleep well, these withdrawals are what keep me smoking I think. I want to make it through today without smoking. I’m writing this for encouragement and to hold myself accountable. This is the next step in my journey of self discovery and I’m ready for the challenge.
Congrats for the decision to quit smoking! You can do it! Withdrawals are pain in the ass, but as you know, it will get easier every day. I’ve been without weed for 16 days and my withdrawals are easier to handle now. I have also smoked for decades. And interesting though, I have found out that it’s easier to get rid of alcohol (now 44 AF) than weed. But taking one day at a time. I wish you all the best and happy new year!
Have you tried reading " Allen Carrs easy way to stop smoking!" It changed my life. Before I had many many failed attempts. It costs less than a pack of cigs so just nothing to lose.
Also be VERY careful not to switch back to alcohol if you quit smoking. I did this dance off back and forth between the two addictions for many years, and I think lots of folks here experienced the same. Prepare your tool kit so you have strength against this happening.
Ha! I read that when I was 30 to quit cigs. I recommend it to everyone who wants to quit. It helped me but only for a year, then I started socially smoking. So so so grateful I don’t smoke cigs now, it’s been at least a year or so and I never want to go back.
Thanks for the recommendation though and thanks for the warning! I definitely won’t go back to drinking or I risk losing the work I have now.
Thank you for the encouragement. Crazy that alcohol is easier to quit eh, I think because the weed doesn’t have any harsh consequences like stupid black outs.
I made it!! I’m so so so proud of myself that I’m crying happy tears. I actually slept and I notice that my irritation usually rears it’s head when I’m driving cuz there’s so many bad drivers out there. I don’t have the urge to smoke this morning, which is incredible.
I have updated my sobriety date to Dec 4th. That was the first day I finally went without weed. Today I have 30 days clean without it in a very long time. I had some help from covid19 because I couldn’t smoke anything since I caught that virus including cigarettes. I have zero desire to go back to using and know I need some help from a support group or counselor. I have another problem… I isolate myself from people because I tend to say and do things that annoy people. I try not to do these behaviors but I have been this way my entire life. I can’t take being laughed at and made fun of like I have so many other times when I tried going to support meetings or went to see a counselor or at school or work … anywhere. I lack common sense that others have. I am thinking about trying meetings … and getting 30 day clean is encouraging me. When I get over covid the I will have to consider trying again. I just don’t want it to be like the last times I tried recovery meetings but I hate the isolation.
