How do i quit pot...?

Question

I smoke pot. I want to stop because when i smoke i get really paranoid and miss out on good times with freinds and family. Smoking pot gives me kinda a bond with the people i do it with and when i do it with them i fell accepted and a part of the group.But part of me knows that this bond is just fake and has no real deep meaning. Instead of taking the time and creating real deep meaningful freindships its easier to all bond on smoking bud. I really want to quit because i have now realized that it dosent make me cool and if people only accept me cause i smoke then there not good freinds.But even thou i realize this i still get that feeling and have a really hard time overcoming it. The problem is i cant stop bcause deep down i have this feeling that if i dont ppl wont accept me even thou i know they probably still will. How do i quit and get over thinking it makes me look cool and quit taking the easy road to social contact by smoking. I really want to quit. Any suggestions? thnx.

Answer 1

don't pot is cool

Answer 2

Tell yourself NO - NO- AND NO until your better side defeats the temptation within. Your better side can become stronger if you allow it to beat the devil out of your temptations. It's a spiritual battle that many have fought and won. Every single time you even start thinking about it take action.

Grab the vac and vaccuum the Living Room floor, go for a walk, clean out the car, send out a greeting card, walk the dog, hug someone you love, look at pics of good times in scrapbooks, start a vegetable garden, go to the farmer's market, invite a friend out to lunch, call your parents and siblings and find out what they've been up to, make some new family memories, be still and read an interesting book, go sight seeing, dust off the camera and take some pics of nature, start your own book of memories, eat healthier, drink loads of water (helps with concentration also), put a cool puzzle together, pick up an old hobby or start a new, redecorate a room or move the furniture around and change out the decor, repair or replace something that has been needing to be dealt with for some time......smile : )

Huge benefit:

Choosing not to smoke pot will become "habit" which is what your trying to achieve according to your info.

~~~Live Blessed

Answer 3

Try getting the contradictions out of your head first. A love hate relationship with yourself at pots expense is bull. How about getting some priorities worked out and stop laying this addicts lament on our heads. To have a small desire to quit a big desire... doesn't work and it just makes you out to be more of an alcoholic crybaby. You paint a real lot of fraud here to yourself. It does it doesn't oh me oh my. Sounds like this debt addict I know. Wants to be a millionaire and has the capacity but everytime success starts coming in the door all is stopped, everything put into reverse and back down into the pits where the final payoff is total frustration, knocks on the door debt collectors, nervous sleepless nights and always this lamentatious chant... Oh my God, what do I do now? type of thing where this is more known and comfortable because he knows how to manage that type of lifestyle where if he made it and succeeded with the money he would not have been comfortable.

Answer 4

If you continue to base your life around what people around you think is cool and you make social connections through the atmosphere of coolness rather than otherwise you'll begin to lead a path to nowhere.

What I did probably isn't a preferred method by counselors of addiction but I began to isolate myself from the peers I had who tempted me into such action. When a so-called friend called I'd use the silence button on the cell phone and just ignored them until eventually they stopped calling or inviting me places. I made myself an outcast basically. For the simple reason that I wouldn't hang out with them or go to parties I ended the cycle of addiction which was mainly a result of peer pressure and low self-esteem coupled with zero confidence.

The best suggestion I have for you is to prove to yourself you are worthy of a higher (pun not intended) calling. It doesn't have to be religious but you can prove yourself through academia, sports, etcetera. Keep your mind occupied on things other than pot and ignore the people who influence your decision to smoke pot.

Answer 5

Pot itself isn't addictive, it's moreso the feeling and social aspects one gets addictive to. So, my point is, quitting is VERY do-able. You just have to be ready to let go of the "high" feeling and stop hanging out with other pot-smokers as much. If they're important to you, maybe try not to smoke next time you hang out, and learn to have fun without smoking. Smoking pot isn't a terrible thing, but it does burn brain cells and could get you into a lot of trouble if you're caught. It's really not worth it. Best of luck.

Answer 6

I used to be you, then oneday I stopped. I used to be really paranoid cause I knew it was wrong, it ruined the high. So I stopped hanging around those people for a MONTH! Cold turkey and the first few days were rough (who says it not addictive!) But I maintained and quit, it's been over a year! and I don't plan on going back. I lost so much time in a haze it's crazy.

Give yourself time and space and mellow out on your own. You can do it. Then go back around the friends, knowing you don't want to go through withdrawl again, and tell them the truth, I quit. They can't do nothing but respect that!

Answer 7

Pot can make you, consequently, depressed, so maybe that is why you are feeling a little low. You will probably quit when it is the right time for you. i used to do E all the time, and all of a sudden, one day, I stopped doing drugs. I used to do coke occasionally but I haven't in almost a year now. I didn't try hard, I didn't even expect it to happen, but it did. And I don't miss it anymore. I think it will happen to you all of a sudden, you'll grow out of it.

Answer 8

Ha ha...been there done that. I loved it for about 3-4 years but then I hooked up with a guy who didn't like me smoking! It was the best thing I ever did because I would eat like crazy and I would break out with acne all the time.......Smoking pot is not addicting just stop hanging around with those who smoke it. :-) GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

I smoke pot, too. I have been for about 12 years. That's 12 years of smoking...every day. Quit, while you feel you can. I want to quit...I would love to quit. Every day I want to quit. It's said that smoking pot is not addictive...WRONG!!! It IS addictive. Think about the way you feel when it's been only a few hours since your last toke. Think about it. That's the worst you're going to feel. Quit NOW and the withdrawal feelings will go away soon...in just a couple of days. GOOD LUCK to you.....and wish me luck, too.

Answer 10

Just quit. Weed is not physically addicting...only psychologically. So it's all in the will powe. Surround yourself with your friends who don't do it. If the people you smoke with are really your friends just tell them you dont want to smoke anymore and tell them not to let you smoke with them no matter how much you ask them. I had to do the same thing. It isn't hard. If you're with those friends and they're getting ready to smoke, just tell them you aren't trying to be rude, but that you're trying to quit and step outside until they are done. If they have a problem with that they aren't your true friends. Stick with the ones who are.

Answer 11

You got to get away from the situation or influence thats causeing you to do this, such as friends.
You have to listen to your heart. You said you want to quit.
Listen to that desire. Know that you cant keep living your life like this. Peer pressure is so hard. Do you have any dreams or goals. Do you have people that you love. Sometimes when we cant do anything for ourself, we have motivation of others in our hearts. If you quit, you automatically kool and a leader. if you continue, you will be just someone eles follower. Discover your talents within yourself cause that helps when times get low.