How do I kick Marijuana Addiction. I depend on these answers.?

Question

marijuana for the last couple years has helped me battle severe depression. I have no health insurance...and am living in a very bad cycle of being unable to get any jobs with benefits...because i smoke....but sadly at the same time Marijuana helped me to stop "cutting". The drug has proven at times for me in the past...as a life saver....and sometimes it still is...at the same time...i have to kick it in order to mentally and emotionally collect myself....but I feel that without marijuana I may end up doing harm to myself by going crazy. I had some friends that quit but they didn't care enough about the drug to be upset with quitting. I feel if I don't find the proper answers to help fight this addiction...I could be in very very big trouble. There is very bad withdrawal for me and it makes me wanna do harm to myself. So bad enough i have to kick an addiction...i have to keep myself from destroying myself. Please someone help.

Answer 1

It may not be much help, but know that your marijuana addiction is entirely mental. There is no physical dependency on marijuana, even after extensive use. So tell yourself "It's all in my head!"

Find another hobby... drawing or something?

Answer 2

i own a repair shop and i do the same thing,almost identical to what you do ,all the answers on here are free but sure tie up a lot of time,there's people that don't work ,they have all the time in the world to spend on here,i get a few hours in once in a while and some people wouldn't know the right answer anyway even if you gave it to them,this is like an addiction,my wife says its worse than drugs,lucky for me i have two other mechanics to do some of the work,but I'm seriously thinking of giving it up,its very time consuming,and you can give the best answer in the world and they,ll pick some dumb answer as the best,and then come back on when the one don't work and wonder why,were not the only ones hooked on it either,there's more like us that do it,but the time consumption is a lot when you find a cure you let me know i want a shot of it also,good luck hope this helps.

Answer 3

You need to replace your addiction with something healthy to replace it. Like snacking on healthy foods, sleeping, a hobby. Those are not going to help your mental health though. I would see your GP about getting something like a valium for whenever you need a bong. Only thing is it can be addictive as well. I think if you found a replacement for your pot with a medication plus go to an addiction group it would help immensely. You could look art anti-depressant options as it really can change your life if you are on the right one. You will not get your depression and lose any desire to need to cut. It doesn't change your personality, just makes you feel like a normal person.

There are alot of support groups online or in person if you wanted extra advice on how to deal with your cravings. Online is a good way if you want to stay anonymous yet get some help and advice.
Counselling I do highly recommend if you were a cutter. There are self-harmers groups as well wit excellent advice. For example, using an ice cube on your wrist not a razor, drawing red lines on your skin. There are all sorts of crazy tips just for your condition to help ease the need for cutting. With counselling, some medication, tips for cutting urges and some online advice you may beat your addiction. It also will take a will for you to remember why. You can continue to live this way or keep focused on why you don't want to anymore. Good luck!

Answer 4

Okay. Look. You do not need therapy, rehab or any such thing. One its expensive and pointless for marijuana use. If you no longer want to use it, just don't. Your body is not addicted to it, instead your mind is addicted to the activity. Marijuana itself is not addictive. If you are a true smoker and enjoy it, you will just keep using it. Thats the real deal. Don't want to smoke it, don't buy it or grow it. Its that simple. Also, do you have pals that use it. Don't hang around them because they use it. As for harming yourself. You do need counseling for this. This is your problem. Not weed. Your head needs some fixin is all. Get some help for this and you'll be fine.

Answer 5

Well i cant bear to say marijuana is not really addition, but smoking is . Sometime you feel like taking a drag of something and marijuana is good. It seems your suffering from depression and very well could be a disorder. At least your not smoking meth or crack. Cause this would make you feel 100 times worst. Enjoy the peacefull high and no come down cause once youve reached the top its hard to come down. So try drinking a beer or two before you go to sleep and take your nighty quitter of weed. and sweet dreams.

Answer 6

Hopefully you have friends and family members to help you through it. If not, don't stop using it completely yet. Try and cut down gradually like people would for any other addiction. People say it's not physically addictive, but even if their right, mental addiction can be just as bad.
If you get suicidal or feel any urges for self harm, you can always go to the hospital emergency room. They can't turn you down, even without insurance.

Answer 7

do not wean as suggested above. only someone who has never tried that would think that works. one day at a time. sure you've heard it before, but that's because it's true. also dont put yourself around it. and once you do kick it, don't trick yourself into thinking you can smoke just once here or there, you cant. your are addicted. on the other hand, couldn't you just quit long enough to get the job you need? a lot of places wont do randoms without suspision.

Answer 8

Being a recovered drug addict of much heavier stuff, you will need to check yourself into a rehab, not one of those come and go rehabs either. In these places, they also have psychiatrists that can provide alternatives to your addiction as well has helping you with problem of harming yourself. If you suffer from depression, you should have consulted a psychiatrist instead of smoking pot. I'm sure a low level anti-depressant would help you out! GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

I was like that too. I actually had to change my life completely. I stopped hanging around with anyone that smoked weed, and moved in with these two girls who were totally against drugs and didn't even know that I used to smoke. It was really hard for theh first 8 mo. But being around people who didn't do it made it soooo much easier, because I couldn't really talk to them about wanting to smoke and then end up doing it. (like I had in the past) Plus having two roommates pretty much insured that I would never be alone for long, so I didn't have so much time on my hands to worry about wanting to smoke, or "going crazy" if I couldn't. I'm not saying it was easy! But it was the best diecsion I've made so far in my life. I used to smoke everyday for about 7 years.

Sounds like you might have anxiety disorder (i do) and feeling like your gonna "go crazy" or hurt yourself is one of the symptoms. So I would suggest you see a therapist. You don't have to tell them about the weed, but they can help you deal with your emotions (remember they were there b4 u started smoking!). Also if you get to the point where you KNOW you can't do this on your own. Then you should go to a rehab center. There's no shame in that! And don't worry what anyone mught think about it, because you know in your heart that you were doing the right thing to take care of yourself. AND that is most important! Screw Everyone Else!

BTW I would suggest quiting cold turkey. I know that everyone else is saying to do it slowly, but the only thing that worked for me is just stopping altogether.

Answer 10

Find out what the source of your addiction is. Some time the way we feel in side makes us look up to other sources for relief. But the ultimate liberation comes through Jesus and the love he poured out on the cross so we can experience supernatural strength and peace.

You can also find communities that would be able to help without asking for anything in return. One example would be local Churches that are really passionate about their community.