I don’t feel as if my story is super exciting or anything but I’m new to this app and I thought as a way to introduce myself I would tell you guys my story. I struggle with marijuana and alcohol. I started smoking when I was in high school at around 16 years old and over time throughout the years my recreational use turned into a routine and then that turned into a toxic habit. I’m 30 years old and I’ve been smoking half of my life. I I grew up pretty okay minus the bullying and name calling but I overcame that as I did with a lot of other things, I believe I started smoking and drinking as a form of peer pressure. I never really fit in anywhere and I guess I just wanted people to like me and ended up gravitating towards the stoner group. When I got to college I started dating the plug nd I dated him for about 5 years and I really only stayed with him because he would smoke me up for free but that relationship was toxic and ended up with us getting into domestics which probably didn’t do too well myself esteem fast forward to my mid twenties my dad dies, the pandemic is happening, I had entered into a new toxic relationship where he didn’t support my sobriety and I just felt my mental health declining. I decided to reach out to a drug rehab facility and do outpatient rehab and that’s honestly where my sobriety journey starts. I have been actively trying to quit smoking and drinking for the last 5 years of my life, I had more success in the beginning than I did to in the middle, life was lifeing and I would always run back to the weed more specifically it was my coping mechanism, it was my best friend, it was my companion when things got tough and lonely. If I’m being honest I’m only 3 days sober right now because I’m financially strapped for cash and I can’t afford it right now. But I know this time is different because in the past when I was in the same situation and I couldn’t afford to buy weed I would literally turn over heaven and hell to find some type of money to scrape together for a 10 sack and a blunt. This time I feel really good, I feel calm, I still kind of miss it I’m still kind of early. Pray for my 
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