Every day smoker basically since Covid. It’s gotten to a point where it’s fucking with my head too much, I have a lot of trouble focusing and thinking clearly or finding motivation to do much besides sit around and play video games.
Haven’t smoked since Sunday and I feel like ass. It feels like there’s a swarm of bees in my brain. My arms and legs feels tingly and twitchy. I’ve basically been having a panic attack the last 72 hours that my Xanax hardly helps.
Anyone have tips to feel less shitty during this? Or just encouragement even? I know it’ll fade over time but fuck this sucks so bad.
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It’s quite a big step to identify, acknowledge and accept that an activity has turned from leisure into addiction. Just remember that there is a huge difference between “lol i gotta stop smoking” and “I want to make changes for the better”. It may not seem huge but you haven’t smoked in four days. Even if you light up tomorrow you could say that you actively chose to not smoke for 96 hours and you should be proud of that, brain bees be damned.
What’s so special about 120 hours? 96 hours wasn’t easy but you did it. What happens at 144 hours? 168?
There’s no right or wrong way to tackle addiction but in my life I’ve learned that finding new perspectives on a problem can be a force multiplier for willpower.
That being said I’m proud of you. Good job.
That actually really helps, thank you. Thats a really good way of thinking about it.
I’ve heard that after day 7 it gets much easier, most of the chemicals and by-products are gone by then. But that most people also smoke again at day 7
regardless, you are already doing good. You identified the issue and decided to tackle it instead of avoiding it, and you’ve already made it half way through the worst of it
Now, we must remember that material conditions matter. E.g., my need to smoke is gone since I started treating my adhd properly. Idk what you’ve got going, but there may be something outside the chemical/psicological dependence that may hinder you
Hey recent quitter here too, keep it up! Its been nice having a working brain again, after 2-3 months I feel pretty good! Keep in mind it might take a while to return to baseline, but you’ll get there. I was a daily, almost constant smoker from before covid until several years after, with a few remissions or whatever. I’m really hoping it sticks this time!
Working out can help, flood your system with some natural dopamine and work out excess frustrations. But honestly, you might just need to rest, if possible. The first few days can be very unpleasant. You’ll get your appetite back and start having crazy ass dreams. Get plenty of sleep if you can! Try some brain teaser puzzles or read, working out your brain will help it find a new baseline, and maybe distract you.
Try to limit booze or other substances, IMO a hangover can like lower my willpower to where I decide I have to run to the dispensary. At least until you’re through the woods. Maybe try to schedule a therapy sesh if possible, or hang out with a sober friend, go see a movie.
If you wanna talk, feel free to DM me
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Thank you for writing all this out, I identified so clearly with every part of this and almost want to cry. I mean it, thank you.
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proud of you comrade. day 3 is the hardest hump imo. it will get easier. plus as another commenter said, “setbacks” are part of the process and if you end up smoking more that doesn’t devalue the achievement of taking a relatively huge break like this. it’s all about exerting control over the drug in ways that you can
You are doing amazing and it will get better eventually. I quit cold turkey myself three weeks ago and I would say the first week was the worst. Whatever you do, every single day you do not smoke is a success and makes a difference.
What helps me is spending time with others. But they should not be smoking.
Exercise… easier said than done I know. When I quit tobacco it was one day at a time. For me it helped saying ok I’ve gone this far , might as well try another day , rinse and repeat
Do you also drink a lot of caffeine or use nicotine? Personally, I’ve found that those things can also make you feel like shit if you’re just pulling weed out of the rotation entirely.
Hmm I do use nicotine, and the amount has probably gone up the last couple days too. I drink some caffeine but the amount has been pretty stable. I’ll try to reduce those some too.
honestly nicotine can give me some of the symptoms you are describing. although I think nicotine withdrawal might be worse than ouid, quitting both at the same time might not be a good idea
Yeah I have no intention of quitting nicotine until other problems are addressed, but do need to moderate to make sure it doesn’t exacerbate symptoms
I think if I added nicotine withdrawal onto this I’d throw myself into traffic lmao
I’ve picked it up and put it down a few times over the years. Magnesium is a very important supplement for it.
for picking it up or for putting it down
I mean either or. Magnesium is a mineral that is a minor CNS depressant, so if you’re smoking while taking magnesium it’ll be more chill, but it’ll also relax muscles and reduce anxiety while quitting.
L-theanine is cool for the exact same reasons, albeit that’s not a mineral and I’m pretty sure it’s not a CNS depressant, but it’s quite effective for anxiety
Glp-1 drugs are crazy helpful for managing addiction.
I’m still very much in it. Experimenting with pre-portioning my reef into pre-rolls (by that I mean I have some packs of the Willie Nelson THC cigs) that are inconvenient to smoke anywhere but outside. I’ve been smoking slightly less each day, but am still smoking every day.
I’ve done this a couple of times and it did get my consumption down for a bit but honestly once winter hit I gave up on it and fell back into old habits
Just stop… I traveled to europe… I just stopped for a month. Quit being a baby and promoting this idea that weed is addictive. Addictive… like rowing my own boat, filling my own sails or the little death. It is just nonsense. You might have other issues you are projecting on duh weed on. Deal with those. The dose is the poision. The issues never go away until they are addressed. 🍼
finding motivation to do much besides sit around and play video games.
Dr. Kurptingduhyouth - perscribes walking long distances with a audiobook. Find a creek and throw a stone.- Vape and that goop these kids do these days turns a good thing into a bad thing.
- Stick to flower.
- A pinch is just fine.
- You can only get so high.
This is the only comment of yours on the thread I’m gonna leave up because it doesn’t really break any rules but I do think you’re being hostile towards OP for no reason other than you don’t personally believe weed can be addictive (calling them a baby and that bottle emoji; as well as the comments of yours in this thread I did remove); chill out.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I love this thing
CBD helped me a lot getting through that initial sucky period when I wasn’t used to functioning without weed. I got some CBD tincture and vapes which really seemed to help with the physical discomfort. Probably the anxiety too. Then after after a week or two I found I didn’t need it anymore and I felt great being off everything! It sounds like I wasn’t as heavy a user or for as long as you so idk if this will work as well or with the same timeline but it’s probably worth a shot.
Proud of u!
Exercise helps ime, but my brain is naturally buzzy so ymmv
Taper off, don’t go cold turkey
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