OK serious question so please people with positive answers. I need your help...?

Question

OK so i stopped smoking weed for the last week and im so close to slipping. I mean i thought it would be easy to stop and now that i see my life for what it really is i stopped all together and its the hardest thing in the world right now. I mean i know people who havent smoked think its simple but once youve actually experienced the things you think about when your off it youll understand. IVe become abosolutely dependant on it.Im also trying to go out with this girl i dont want to be smoking becuase she wouldnt like that type of guy so plz any help so mcuh appreciated. PS serious answers only i dont need negative people.

Answer 1

great job! you obviously stopped smoking for a reason, just do not lose sight of it now. give yourself time and have patience. you have only had a week to sort things out, which is not long and depending on how long you have been using mj it could take a long time. what i suggest is doing it for yourself--sure the girl may be great now, but if things do not work out (i wish you all the best, mind you) you may see failure as an excuse to blaze again.

the deeper issue here is that you may need to have another type of medication or counseling to help you deal with an underlying psychological or medical issue that you have been using marijuana for in the past. if you can, i would suggest talking openly with someone you can trust like a doctor and let him or her know how you feel when you are not high, you know? that may help you kick the habit and get where you want to be. thank you

Answer 2

Well done on getting through the first week. It really can only get easier from now on in. As with alcoholics, count the days. Then when you get cravings, ask yourself, 'Do I really want to go back to day zero after coming x number of days without it?'.

It may sound like a cliche but exercise will probably help you.
There is much talk of the endorphins released by the body during exercise but also research shows that exercise increases the levels of phenylacetic acid in the blood and this gives you a more rapid natural high (sometimes called 'runners high').
You'll get into shape, have more energy and have less time to crave the weed.

Keeping your hands busy will help too. I'm not saying take up knitting, but some kind of hobby to get engrossed in that gives your hands something to do that isn't rolling a joint can help.

I wish you the best of luck, don't give up. And if you do fall off the wagon, just climb back on with the determination to beat your last record number of days clean :o)

xx

Answer 3

ive been in your situation and i understand what your going through. Try some Niacin. it will help clean your blood stream and make your dependency a little less sharp. Another way to help you is drink calmus root tea. it tastes a little bitter but it makes your body feel a whole lot better. This may sound kinda wrong but smoke a couple of clove cigerattes. They taste like *** but it will take the edge off. Once you have had enough of the cloves (about a pack) youll be fed up with smoking the ganja and try to live a more balanced lifestyle.

P.S. i dont think pot is bad all of you nay sayers but smoking it is nasty, and bad for your health.

Answer 4

You got an addiction. Ask yourself how did you get along without it before you started? What's more important in your life gettin' high or havin' a life? Depend on your own judgement and if you are serious about this girl you will do the right thing and GO COLD TURKEY on weed. You have a right to a life and do you want that weed to take control of your every move? Good luck to you seriously.

Answer 5

I think that going cold turkey is the best way. All the others are replacement therapy and you're just changing one addiction for another. It's hard, I know, but if you go through it you'll be less likely to go back.

The first stage of withdrawal cravings is going to put you at your worst. I think you should stay away from someone you care for or be open about what you're going through.
If you need a strong incentive, tell her and ask her to wait for you. Take some time off and quit. If you succeed, she'll be there waiting for you. If you don't, you're going to loose her.

Answer 6

Therapy doesn't hurt. If that's not possible, any 12-step program will do. They're not perfect, but better than nothing.

Physical activity helps, too. Do whatever you like...running, playing basketball, hitting the gym...any of it will take your mind off weed, at least for a little bit.

And don't pretend that you can do just a little bit and then stop. Cold turkey is best.

Good luck.

Answer 7

Something I heard before helped me when my craving for cigarettes kicked in. I heard somewhere that a craving will only last 5 minutes before it subsides. So, when you find yourself wanting to give in, find something to distract you and tell yourself in 5 minutes the feeling will go away. Knowing that I only had to hang in there for 5 minutes really helped me stay strong and overcome that moment of weakness.
You already know all the reasons why you shouldn't do it, so theres no need for me to reiterate that. Now that you having the reasons to quit hopefully my little strategy will help you with maintaining the will power. Also, remember all those days of sobriety that you have been able to overcome -- don't throw that hardwork away!!

Answer 8

I had a huffing addiction when I was 13 and 14. The only thing that helped get my mind off of it was finding Jesus. The holy spirit is awsome and feels like a drug. Huffing is harder to give up than people think because the drug is everywhere. Just be thankful that pot isn't in a can at the grocery store or in a can under your parents sink.

Answer 9

You might benefit better from seeing a therapist who can help you fight this addiction to weed (for that's what you've described here: an addiction). And, yes, that's the reason any of us get high or loaded or whatever term you want to name it: reality gets blurred away with the high. Good luck to you and hope things go well with the girl you want to go out with!

Answer 10

this is common. i does not propose combating her because of the fact this is her physique that she is gaining knowledge of, and, of course, this is a organic element. So if she does it in front of you and/or your husband, do no longer attempt to surrender her. yet whilst it makes you uncomfortable whilst different each and every physique is around, redirect her someplace else and distract her. i'm a nanny for a 2 year previous little woman who at present stumbled on that component to her physique. If and whilst she does this (often whilst she is taking a shower) i glance any opposite direction and don't even pay it any interest. It does not final long whilst she "rubs" (as you place it). I additionally had somewhat woman in my a million year previous type at a daycare who used to rub up against the table legs and the intense chair seats. We purely appeared any opposite direction. this is effective for them to discover this and stumble on. this is thoroughly organic.