I’ve been an almost-daily smoker for years, and this is my 4th day in a row sober after many, many sobriety attempts and relapses. The side effects are starting to kick my ass (in the past i havent gotten past a week sober, mostly due to the cravings and side effects). I started smoking to help with my Insomnia, chronic pain, and nausea/lack of appetite, but over time it just became a habit, an escape, and the fact that I’m feeling withdrawals is really driving home that yes, i have an addiction.
The 3-5 day mark is usually when the emotional high of being sober wears off, and the side effects start kicking in. Exhaustion yet inability to fall asleep, nausea, irritability… i gotta get over this hump. They say it takes 21 days to create a new habit, so I’m really trying to power through.
Reasons I Am Quitting:
I don’t want to waste my money on drugs
I don’t want to waste my time smoking when I could be doing Literally Anything Else
I want healthy lungs
I don’t like how sick I feel after binge eating
I want to wake up on time, not oversleep and feeling groggy
I want to be alert in case of emergencies
I don’t want to be outside in the dark in a less-than-ideally-safe neighborhood because getting high is more important than my safety
And the big one:
I don’t want my little niece and nephew to know that I smoke, or to know that I’m an addict, and I don’t want to lie to them either
Would appreciate some words of encouragement here. Thanks in advance
Congratulations on 4 days clean! I too remember the withdrawls when i quit smoking weed. They were pretty awful. But guess what? If u go thru them now and continue to stay clean, u will NEVER have to go thru then again
And I love ur list of reasons why your quitting! Sounds like u have alot of motivation to stay clean, especially for ur neice and nephew.
Be gentle with urself as u go thru the withdrawls. Take care of ur body with what it needs. This too shall pass
Keep going friend. One day at a time, one hour or one minute at a time when you need to. The withdrawals will subside, but it might take a little while, about two weeks max. But that’s nothing compared with the rest of our lives right? I’m glad you’re here. You’re not alone. Be kind to yourself.
Day 5 no THC for me and I feel you on the symptoms. A random stranger asked me if everything was alright and I had to re-evaluate what my face was doing. I thought I was hiding it pretty well.
I’ve got lack of drive (sounds counterintuitive but I was really productive on THC) and random depressive flashes happening here. Also a whole lot of irritability and not much patience.
I don’t know when this gets better. But I do know that if we give in we will end up right back here again someday. Might as well power through. One day or day one again.
I feel ya. I’ve been without weed for 14 days and I still have some withdrawals, anxiety and shit. But I know this will get better. Just don’t give up, smoking pot sucks. You are not alone, you got this!
This right here! The withdrawals weren’t fun but learning how to live my life totally sober has been SO rewarding. I no longer need to drink or smoke to live my life, and I’m actually LIVING now! This is all due to my program of recovery. Stay with it my friend! You’re worth it.
