EPTIt just bothers me (like what someone else stated) that your perfectly fine using substance when it clearly hinders you.
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Snackysnacks
United States411 Posts
It just bothers me (like what someone else stated) that your perfectly fine using substance when it clearly hinders you. | ||
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
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Alphonsse
United States518 Posts
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
On April 12 2012 12:02 FlyingToilet wrote: I just quit smoking too, i am like a week in but it's still a struggle for me ;_; best thing is to find stuff to occupy your time | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On April 12 2012 12:22 Alphonsse wrote: goodbye fadedprobe, hello soberprobe? Hahahahah yes I have a free name change. Maybe I should use it  On April 12 2012 12:02 FlyingToilet wrote: I just quit smoking too, i am like a week in but it's still a struggle for me ;_; I have heard that post acute withdrawl symptoms *can* peak at 6-9 months after the last use. I'm not sure how much I believe it. I think if your making other positive changes in your life you could probably not even notice most of them. Its just funny with weed. The whole purpose of using it is to feel euphoric and good, so the natural response to feeling bad, is to use. I think the best thing you can do is be open with people about it, and even let some of them hold you accountable for using (don't let them degrade you, but be completely honest with them and tell them how you feel, why you felt like you needed to use, and so on). I'm really glad my area has Marijuana Anonymous groups because I like that I can have a bunch of stoners holding each other accountable without judging. I would feel weird going to AA or NA and I hear they are a bit different, even though they are all based on the 12 steps. I was a heavy isolation smoker, so I feel good that I'm being open and trying to have more relationships (rekindled some old ones). But I still feel really depressed and lonely every day at times. Having a plan and a schedule and just knowing your going to feel that way at times and its natural (when your depriving your body of something it thinks it needs) has helped me though. | ||
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TheAntZ
Israel6248 Posts
btw I wouldnt believe the withdrawal bullshit, the only thing I felt when i stopped smoking for an extended time after a period of 4-5 months smoking up everyday is that my appetite was ruined for a few days and it was harder to get to sleep. Thats about it. | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
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TheAntZ
Israel6248 Posts
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AiurOG
United States98 Posts
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On April 12 2012 14:27 TheAntZ wrote: My attachment to cigarettes is actually stronger, I had to stop smoking weed for half a year and after the first 2 weeks I barely even thought about it anymore. But if I go a week without smoking cigs it almost becomes like a palpable thirst, and I get more irritable. Yeah nicotine addiction is bad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine_addiction#Dependence_and_withdrawal Some studies say it can be worse than cocaine or heroin addiction ; ). I think a lot of it depends on the person, like there is a gene that helps people metabolize alcohol faster, so some people just naturally need more alcohol than others to achieve the same thing someone else might need. Your friend that chugs way more beers than you, does it because he is a genetically superior drinker. Edit: And to the post above me. Yes I'd really like to get to a point where I can responsibly enjoy weed, but I'm 23 years old and not very independent (I also stopped going to school because I was working graveyards, smoking before, during, and after school). I don't form good relationships, and my relationship with my family (especially my father) was pretty much ruined by me using. So part of me realistically thinks I might never be able to get there. If I do "walk back" I will do so with the nicest volcano I can buy. Thanks everyone who is posting, your helping me more than you know, even if you have been less than positive hehehe | ||
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arioch
England403 Posts
I had a similar history with cannabis, and in my early 20s it grew into other drugs (mainly mdma) and i was literally throwing pills down my neck every day for 3-4 years.. now is a good time to quit and sort your shit out before your spiral carries you even further downwards.. trust me on this one from someone in their 30s who still has memory and mood swing issues even though I've been clean for half a decade! | ||
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pluu.mooh
Austria142 Posts
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
On April 12 2012 13:06 Wrongspeedy wrote: Hahahahah yes I have a free name change. Maybe I should use it I have heard that post acute withdrawl symptoms *can* peak at 6-9 months after the last use. I'm not sure how much I believe it. I think if your making other positive changes in your life you could probably not even notice most of them. Its just funny with weed. The whole purpose of using it is to feel euphoric and good, so the natural response to feeling bad, is to use. I think the best thing you can do is be open with people about it, and even let some of them hold you accountable for using (don't let them degrade you, but be completely honest with them and tell them how you feel, why you felt like you needed to use, and so on). I'm really glad my area has Marijuana Anonymous groups because I like that I can have a bunch of stoners holding each other accountable without judging. I would feel weird going to AA or NA and I hear they are a bit different, even though they are all based on the 12 steps. I was a heavy isolation smoker, so I feel good that I'm being open and trying to have more relationships (rekindled some old ones). But I still feel really depressed and lonely every day at times. Having a plan and a schedule and just knowing your going to feel that way at times and its natural (when your depriving your body of something it thinks it needs) has helped me though. Thanks man, i really appreciate the support the reason i started was actually because of bad parenting, my dad would always smoke it in front of me with his friends and they would blow it in my face like idiots when i was like 10, so when i hung out with my best friend for 3 years it was natural to start getting stoned with him. well news flash now my dad and him are junkies and i just wanna be clean because i was psychologically addicted, always begging my mother for money etc. and i just couldn't take the stress anymore. I actually don't really think about it anymore, unless i get mad at a starcraft 2 match i typically get all pissy and just wanna toke. But it's dumb for me anyways i had to walk through the straight hood everyday for it to a drug dealers house that had guns lying around. but i am happy now and i don't really wanna go back! :D | ||
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znag
Germany32 Posts
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adwodon
United Kingdom592 Posts
I think weed is all well and good but I know first hand that it can really fuck up your life if you take it too far. Good luck quitting, your life will be better for it, I can't think of anyone I know who quit sincerely and regrets that decision. It certainly won't solve all your problems but that's life, there is no magic button, but getting out of the haze will allow you to address them properly. | ||
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Zorkmid
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I'm honestly surprised by how many of you claim that weed fucked up your life! Maybe it's just a convenient thing to blame and shirk some responsibility for your own life? I get the feeling that cheeseburgers could have fucked your shit up just as severely. I remember I had a room mate in University who I distinctly remember breaking up some weed on top of his unopened, still-in-its-original-wrapping accounting textbook. He said something like: "I've got 2 exams tomorrow that I haven't studied for, and I'm failing both classes.......NOT GONNA STOP ME FROM GETTING HIGH THOUGH!" I refuse to believe that weed was his main obstacle. | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
I've gone months without one, and I was never a huge smoker, at most I would have a few a day during the work week in college. It's crazy how addictions can stick with you and pop up when you least expect it. On April 12 2012 08:07 Wrongspeedy wrote: It can be enjoyed responsibly and is better for you than alcohol. Well that's somewhat subjective, really depends on how heavily and what type of weed someone is smoking. But safe to say they are both not good for you :/ | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
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znag
Germany32 Posts
On April 12 2012 10:58 probob wrote: beautiful man , im going through the same phase since ive stopped smoking after 6 years recently. Especially liked the line: You wanted to be my life not my friend, because thats exactly what im feeling. 5/5 yeah it is pretty difficult to find a balance. i always felt stupid when i organized my day after my smoking habits. it is important to have a rhythm in your life, if you just chillin it is nearly impossible to quit smoking i think. by the way, ich bin ein berliner, too. | ||
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probob
Germany227 Posts
On April 13 2012 01:12 znag wrote: yeah it is pretty difficult to find a balance. i always felt stupid when i organized my day after my smoking habits. it is important to have a rhythm in your life, if you just chillin it is nearly impossible to quit smoking i think. by the way, ich bin ein berliner, too. yeah i agree its important to have a everyday routine to keep yourself distracted. some people are just abusive characters (like myself) and never know when to stop, and for those its impossible to smoke responsibly. Took me quite a while to really accept that for myself though.. | ||
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