Pot is addictive. Pot does not have physical withdrawal symptoms. The struggle is more insidious, psychological. Harder to overcome. I have been on and off pot for the last 25 years or so. Started smoking in high school. My elder brother used to smoke and one day I stole a joint and tried it. That’s how it started. I have 2 kids at home. I used to smoke in the bathroom, several times a day. Used to almost live in the bathroom. I neglected everything. Work, family, friends. Now I don’t have a job or any friends. I still have my family. They are very supportive. That’s the only thing keeping me going.
You are in the right place. You have made a choice to try to get away from pot. That’s the first step. Hang in there. Things will get better.
Your addiction is as bad as any addictions. Your using it to escape reality. Just as a shopping addict would. Or a sex addict, as well as the meth, heroin addict or alcoholic.
It’s how we choose to escape life or parts of our life that we don’t want to deal with it are scared to deal with.
No judgement here. Our struggle is the same.
Thanks so much. I really am appreciative of this app and the fact that it’s free. I wanted to do the meetings thing, but the only ones here are Christian based. So this app is it and therapy. Love me some therapy.
you’re not alone. i am addicted to smoking pot too and it’s really hard to quit. i’ve been a heavy pot smoker for six years (and im only 20 y/o) and everyday is a struggle. now i’m on day 2 and the longest i’ve gone without smoking pot was 3 weeks (and it only happened twice). yeah maybe weed isn’t as addictive as some other hard drugs, but trust me there is a lot of people who struggle with it
No judgement here either. I have a debting/spending addiction and I feel others don’t take it serious either. But as one poster mentioned above, if it is used to escape reality, is unmanageable and destructive, it is a real addiction. I’m glad you reached our. Check out In The Rooms. They have a lot of video meeting you can stay hidden if you like. I’m almost positive I saw a group for pot.
Matt was kind enough to paste the info. Look under “video meetings”, find the meeting you would like to attend and click on it at the time it says. It will bring you to another screen where you will see the meeting.
Thanks for the link to In The Rooms. Attended my first meeting. This will be very helpful since I prefer online interaction. I am also looking for an online sponsor. Any idea where I can find one?
Hmmm no I don’t; I am still early on and in online communities I’m even newer. Let’s see though there are some knowledgeable folks here who might at least know who to ask: @ifs@SassyRocks any ideas?
