People swear there isn’t a withdrawal period from weed. Anyone who has come off though would strongly disagree. Every time I try to tell myself this will be the last time but the urge is so strong and the withdrawal side effects are too difficult. I’m sick of making excuses. I miss having a life where I could feel happiness without anything else. Does anyone have times to survive the withdrawal phase? Or even a timeline for when it will get a little better? It always feels like a heartbreaking break up
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Hey Bella, glad you’re posting again. I found replacing the time I spent getting lit with healthy things (walking/hiking, reading, creating things & projects outside) to be the things that helped me. I attend meetings too, so I can see & hear how others are doing this journey and the shit they have gone through-dealt with and how they kept on the path. And, the meetings are a helpful reminder of what I don’t ever need to do again (being under the thumb of a substance).
Physically it took me about 6 wks. Mentally it was way longer… maybe 7 months was when I felt like it was getting less noisy in my head about using. Hope this helps.
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Hi Bella.
I am on day 27 THC free. My longest period of THC sobriety in about 3.5 years. One thing I have noticed so far is that the lingering brain-fog is slower to dissipate, but it is definitely still (slowly) clearing. One of the things that keeps me going is looking forward to how much sharper my thinking may get in a month or months from now and how much better my memory may get. I don’t know how much better, but I am confident they will improve. For years now, I was usually mildly high whenever I wasn’t working. This was relaxing and fun, but definitely made my work/grind far more difficult due to my lack of motivation and inhibited ability to concentrate. It also made me lazier than I would otherwise have been about pursuing hobbies and passion projects in my free time. Being sober has spurred me to read more, practice guitar more consistently, to begin making plans for home improvement projects and getting back into exercise. I don’t know if any of this helps you, but as you seem to be searching for some motivation inspiration these are some of the factors which have kept me on the wagon.
One day at a time 
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I slept, ate, drank lots of water, kept my hands busy with a mindless craft like diamond art or paint by number. I spent hour upon hours reading on this forum to pass the time, and I got really involved in the awesome community here. I got outside for fresh air and walked. When the cravings got really bad I would use hot/cold showers to regulate my body and emotions. I also started to attend NA to get support from other people who had used drugs the same way I had and had found a new way to live. They had a lot of suggestions on how to stay clean. They gave me their phone numbers so that I could call them when I found myself in crisis. You might find this a useful tool for yourself. Its hard to stay clean with the last person we used with.. ourself. Having someone to help us stay accountable is so helpful. There is a check in thread on this forum that helps with that too. Checking in daily to maintain focus #82
I hope you hang on, the first ten days are always the worst for me… get through those and hopefully you will start to feel a little better.
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Embrace the suck. There are no short cuts through withdrawal, even weed withdrawal. If you aren’t able to do it on your own then I suggest inpatient treatment. Can’t get weed in a lockdown facility.
Regardless, withdrawal is not your problem, staying sober should be your concern. You haven’t checked in for nearly a year. That’s not a great plan for success. Weed withdrawal can last 2-3 weeks, but isn’t crippling. Once that is through you need an actual plan at recovery, such as meetings, therapy, medication, or preferably all of those things. Unless you work on sobriety you will stay stuck in the cycle.
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