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Marijuana difficult to quit...
Marijuana is difficult to quit for purely physiological reasons - it's no different than any other drug habit. Be the first to admit I love the stuff and ONLY partake alone. I don't like to share. It fact it makes me more unsociable than I already am.
I quit for 22 years after smoking for 12 years prior about every day, both after work and school. Decided at that time I was tired being a slave so threw all the pot and paraphernalia away. I was done, or so I thought. Yes, I started drinking more as 'replacement'.
Lately, the last 7 months I started up again, mainly so I'll drink less, which I have by about 1/2, plus no hangovers. That's the good news.
The problem is buying the **** which I loathe, especially at my age. Plus it's basically illegal. I work professionally and the last thing I want is trouble with the law or my profession. The guy at work says he won't have anymore for a while, so maybe this a strong message to stop again. I don't know anyone else to supply the s-h-i-t. I don't like the idea being 'drug depended' and slave to something that ultimately ruins my health.
Ganga is NOT good for relationships either, it only makes one distant from the world and people in your life.
I'm scared to quit again quite franky, but have an addictive type personality. I knew once I started (again) I'd smoke everyday. I don't do other drugs, but have in the past. My own brother died many years ago of cocaine overdose.
What a f u c k i n g nightmare, I really don't want to stop, but can't smoke only occasionally! Confusion once again - damn it - I love it, but hate it!!
I quit for 22 years after smoking for 12 years prior about every day, both after work and school. Decided at that time I was tired being a slave so threw all the pot and paraphernalia away. I was done, or so I thought. Yes, I started drinking more as 'replacement'.
Lately, the last 7 months I started up again, mainly so I'll drink less, which I have by about 1/2, plus no hangovers. That's the good news.
The problem is buying the **** which I loathe, especially at my age. Plus it's basically illegal. I work professionally and the last thing I want is trouble with the law or my profession. The guy at work says he won't have anymore for a while, so maybe this a strong message to stop again. I don't know anyone else to supply the s-h-i-t. I don't like the idea being 'drug depended' and slave to something that ultimately ruins my health.
Ganga is NOT good for relationships either, it only makes one distant from the world and people in your life.
I'm scared to quit again quite franky, but have an addictive type personality. I knew once I started (again) I'd smoke everyday. I don't do other drugs, but have in the past. My own brother died many years ago of cocaine overdose.
What a f u c k i n g nightmare, I really don't want to stop, but can't smoke only occasionally! Confusion once again - damn it - I love it, but hate it!!
I dated a guy who said he had had a pot addiction...i did not know this was possible...he is an alcoholic as well....i can imagine it would be hard to quit as it sits on receptor sites just like narcs and nicotine...i do not know much about this addiction..i may google it and do some research...i smoked in my earlier years...guess i never thought of it as a problem being young but i was a pretty heavy pot user until i had kids and stuff...i just kinda outgrew it...i am sure there is info to help u quit out there...meetings may bebefit u as well..
Your story sounds a lot like my ex-husband. He would smoke all day long wether at work or home. And yes, it made him more unsociable.
When he wasn't doing that he got into heavy drinking.
He's a pretty smart guy, just kinda 'high strung'. Like real uptight and edgey. I think the pot or drinking cut the edge and relaxed him. And he was always trying to do the lesser of the evils.
He has deep emotional past problems that need to be dealt with. I think he is unhappy about himself. You know unresolved issues.
He went to AA meetings for a couple of years, only because he had gotten into trouble . But it is a type of counseling and it really helped him all around.
I hope you do not take offense, I am not saying that you are the same as him. Just reminded of his story.
When he wasn't doing that he got into heavy drinking.
He's a pretty smart guy, just kinda 'high strung'. Like real uptight and edgey. I think the pot or drinking cut the edge and relaxed him. And he was always trying to do the lesser of the evils.
He has deep emotional past problems that need to be dealt with. I think he is unhappy about himself. You know unresolved issues.
He went to AA meetings for a couple of years, only because he had gotten into trouble . But it is a type of counseling and it really helped him all around.
I hope you do not take offense, I am not saying that you are the same as him. Just reminded of his story.
Well, I've quit ... "mind over matter" before; 22 years, but back again. Maybe not as much now (I'm older now), but have issues with daily use of anything. I know it's wrong and don't like the idea sucking **** into my lungs, but music sounds great when you're high. That sounded pretty shallow actually. Some people just never 'grow up' and I'm certainly one of them.
The double standards with the 'Olympics' never surprises me. Actually the policies are quite nauseating.
Thanks all for the input!
The double standards with the 'Olympics' never surprises me. Actually the policies are quite nauseating.
Thanks all for the input!
Well I'm pretty high strung too - you'd never know it actually. I only smoke after work and never been in any trouble with the law what-so-ever.
I went to a few AA meetings, but found the stories depressing because they were there by court order, lost their jobs / wife / family etc. Never do I drink and drive, but was stupid when young, although never got caught, so I stopped - not to push my luck.
That's the thing, I've never 'bottomed out', that's why I still enjoy it. Bad health would scare me, but I have blood tests frequently because of the cholesterol medication I take. Pretty healthy overall, me thinks....
I went to a few AA meetings, but found the stories depressing because they were there by court order, lost their jobs / wife / family etc. Never do I drink and drive, but was stupid when young, although never got caught, so I stopped - not to push my luck.
That's the thing, I've never 'bottomed out', that's why I still enjoy it. Bad health would scare me, but I have blood tests frequently because of the cholesterol medication I take. Pretty healthy overall, me thinks....
"When your desire to be clean is stronger than your desire to use. Then you will get clean"
Well, you are right about the aa meetings. I really don't think it was the right place for him. Because he wasn't really an alcholic just in trouble.Ha, after all the trouble he got into, he had no problem or desire to even have 1 drink.
What i was getting at was the counseling for issues about one's self. That part of it helped him.
What i was getting at was the counseling for issues about one's self. That part of it helped him.
Re: AA meetings:
I felt totally out of place, mainly because I didn't have a hard luck story to share. Maybe I'm paranoid, but got the feeling from the other folks when telling my story ... "why are you here"? Don't get me wrong the people were nice, but felt it was a religion I was forced to embrace - usually I resist by default.
It always seems like a balancing act - desire vs.quiting. Hangovers aren't something I can deal with much longer though.
I felt totally out of place, mainly because I didn't have a hard luck story to share. Maybe I'm paranoid, but got the feeling from the other folks when telling my story ... "why are you here"? Don't get me wrong the people were nice, but felt it was a religion I was forced to embrace - usually I resist by default.
It always seems like a balancing act - desire vs.quiting. Hangovers aren't something I can deal with much longer though.
Well, why do you have to use something anyway?
If you don't like the hangovers- why are you drinking that much?
Why is it that you want to smoke pot all the time?
Boy, i'm pretty nosey huh?
Ha, well i had to ask myself these things about the stupid pain killers i was taking. And then i got somewhere.
If you don't like the hangovers- why are you drinking that much?
Why is it that you want to smoke pot all the time?
Boy, i'm pretty nosey huh?
Ha, well i had to ask myself these things about the stupid pain killers i was taking. And then i got somewhere.
Don't know why really; that's good question.... boredom perhaps, cheap thrills, self pity. I haven't used anything for the weekend; that's good at least.
Yea, thats good.
There were a lot of reasons why i was using besides pain and well it just came down to
I was not happy.
Made some pretty drastic changes and then when i quit it was very easy. Just had to get past the physical part.
I have so much fun now and not even getting high. ha- who would of thought
There were a lot of reasons why i was using besides pain and well it just came down to
I was not happy.
Made some pretty drastic changes and then when i quit it was very easy. Just had to get past the physical part.
I have so much fun now and not even getting high. ha- who would of thought
Yey....i am trying to get there...to stop and smell the roses...enjoy life and see the happiness that is here...i feel this way sometimes but then i think something is missing...tis the addict in my brain talking...i want to be at peace with myself and with my life...i want to stop and smell the roses and get a sense of joy at the fact that the roses are so pretty climbing up the fence and the honeysuckle in the back yard smell so sweet....like i used to do
I manage to stop and smell the roses sometimes, but have a tenancy to go back and forth (clean, then not sober again). This has been the pattern all my life; I feel like a failure because I never truly want to stop - or at least I want the option to just escape sometimes. It seems I'm never at peace with myself or can't even imagine that mindset.
I for one have never been much for weed. I never really like the way it made me feel. I do it once in awhile. Not even sure why?? Like I said not my cup of tea. Must just be the addict in me..lol..lol...
I know my son loves it. He had a hard time putting it down after high school. Faided the Navy **** test twice, Before going in. So it can be done. I think it is more mental, Just like GTMI said...
Good luck with that...
Lady
I know my son loves it. He had a hard time putting it down after high school. Faided the Navy **** test twice, Before going in. So it can be done. I think it is more mental, Just like GTMI said...
Good luck with that...
Lady
I think its a very small percentage of people that smoke weed develop an addiction to it,
but I'm one of 'em. I can quit for awhile but always go back and I've been smoking 35 years. There was a Federal study on marijuana dependency that I participated in and got
paid for. They said weed addiction is difficult to treat because its a "high-bottom" drug. Unless someone gets busted they really don't bottom out. And surprisingly (or not) a lot of people who seek help for weed addiction are very prominent and highly respected in their communities.
I take oxycodone (as prescribed) for a messed up spine and consider myself dependent and not addicted. But I'll be a weed addict and will crave it the rest of my life. I stopped other drugs years ago, quaaludes in the 70s and coke in the early 80s but it's weed that
kept me from achieving more in life.
Since I started lurking on the site I asked my doctor to change my meds to start weaning myself off of them. I was taking 45-50mg every day and now I'm down to 35 mg.
I'm doing a much slower weaning than most, I plan to be done by Christmas.
For everybody here struggling with the monster that is opiate addiction I think its kinda hard to understand weed addiction. When you're out of weed there's no pain, you don't feel bad and you tend to get more things done.
but I'm one of 'em. I can quit for awhile but always go back and I've been smoking 35 years. There was a Federal study on marijuana dependency that I participated in and got
paid for. They said weed addiction is difficult to treat because its a "high-bottom" drug. Unless someone gets busted they really don't bottom out. And surprisingly (or not) a lot of people who seek help for weed addiction are very prominent and highly respected in their communities.
I take oxycodone (as prescribed) for a messed up spine and consider myself dependent and not addicted. But I'll be a weed addict and will crave it the rest of my life. I stopped other drugs years ago, quaaludes in the 70s and coke in the early 80s but it's weed that
kept me from achieving more in life.
Since I started lurking on the site I asked my doctor to change my meds to start weaning myself off of them. I was taking 45-50mg every day and now I'm down to 35 mg.
I'm doing a much slower weaning than most, I plan to be done by Christmas.
For everybody here struggling with the monster that is opiate addiction I think its kinda hard to understand weed addiction. When you're out of weed there's no pain, you don't feel bad and you tend to get more things done.
Good input...
Besides ganga, I never actually liked any other drugs except maybe acid (the 50 times I took in 70's) and booze. I always thought cocaine was overrated; I don't like things that 'race' my heart, plus my own brother OD'd from it. I don't like the illegal aspect of weed in the states, but that argument and USA policies gets old discussing. Guess sometimes I feel more content when I'm under the influence of weed, but I don't like to smoke it daily, so I'm going to make another attempt to smoke less. I like having it in my possession, then it's easier to 'cut down'. If I throw it all away, I seem to crave wanting it more, if that makes sense.
Besides ganga, I never actually liked any other drugs except maybe acid (the 50 times I took in 70's) and booze. I always thought cocaine was overrated; I don't like things that 'race' my heart, plus my own brother OD'd from it. I don't like the illegal aspect of weed in the states, but that argument and USA policies gets old discussing. Guess sometimes I feel more content when I'm under the influence of weed, but I don't like to smoke it daily, so I'm going to make another attempt to smoke less. I like having it in my possession, then it's easier to 'cut down'. If I throw it all away, I seem to crave wanting it more, if that makes sense.
Been smoking weed for 25 yrs now . I know all about that AA meetings, i was ordered to them so i could get a restricted liscense . I was convicted of possession of roaches (LMAO Yeah roaches dont ask) They didnt have a drug class to send me so i went to AA. It was almost a joke to me for having to go , cause like you said i had no Horror stories to tell . Only good times ive had being high!!! I would have to take a drug test randomly & well you know there is always a way to beat the system . Its not so odd having it on hand & smoking less, i do it most time myself but im on day 2 of no Oxycontin & well it helps keep me sain right now . Between the Clonidine & the weed im doing great with the withdrawls of the opiates , Now i dont recomend this to anyone as a way to get off opiates , but sure does help me out .
Drew
Drew
I'm a certified boozzehound, and an addict to weed, perscription drugs, coke, and just about any other drug i can get my hands on...baisiclly I just love the numbiong feeling of being perpetually ****** up, and living in the inner city I am able to obtain drugs easily and cheaply...
the problem is that like you weed addicition, I have also lost many loved ones who are tired of my out-of-control ways that are unacceptable at my age.
I am trying to get on the right track, and i am slowly, very slowly, but surely.
I have started as a member on this kinda corny self-help website by this psychologust Keoth Ablow, and it's actually kinda heling which is weird, even though I still drink a lot, I am fianlly realizing why Im torturing my body so much
the problem is that like you weed addicition, I have also lost many loved ones who are tired of my out-of-control ways that are unacceptable at my age.
I am trying to get on the right track, and i am slowly, very slowly, but surely.
I have started as a member on this kinda corny self-help website by this psychologust Keoth Ablow, and it's actually kinda heling which is weird, even though I still drink a lot, I am fianlly realizing why Im torturing my body so much
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