Thread for people who have quit smoking, weed and/or cigarettes, to describe the gains and benifits of quitting, to encourage others to quit. I quit cigarettes Jan 1st. Haven't even wanted one since, and that's after smoking a pack or two a day since I was 11. 17 years wasted. I want to quit smoking weed now, but it's harder, I've developed a fairly strong psychological dependence. But for those of you who have quit weed, how did you feel after? I want to be motivated to quit.
Quitters encourage and inform
Joshua Smith
Carson Phillips
smoked weed for 6 years and cigs for 4. just grew up and got tired of the chemical dependence l guess. plus after going for a couple runs and realizing how fucked my lungs are it really turned me off to the whole idea. l'd rather feel good from working out and eating healthy, not from using a redditor happy feelgood plant
Gabriel Phillips
It takes a couple of weeks, but at some point you realize your willpower has returned. You realize it was lost in the first place. I really loved smoking weed; it was a ritual, to smoke, meditate and listen to music. A holy substance; i would never smoke and browse or anything like that.
And still, it wasn't worth it.
Oliver Parker
Quit months ago.
Benefits:
>no anxiety
>paranoia gone
I was smoking way too much
>no longer lazy as fuck
>lose 20lbs as of today
(Stopped eating like shit and started taking exercise and diet seriously, the actual cut started this month though)
>naturally happier
>dreaming again, quality sleep
Cons:
>I like smoking weed lol
Dominic Moore
Good to know. I self medicate for anxiety and just general anger. I acknowledge I probably have such bad anxiety and mood swings because I smoke weed. I only smoke a few pinchies a day, to stay balanced, I don't get high, but if I don't have it inturn into a huge asshole. Gonna be a few rough weeks for my family.
Dylan Russell
i've been smoking on and off for about 10 years. currently smoking daily in quarantine. i like to smoke at night and watch some TV or play some vidya after the day's work/gym/etc. is done.
i tried to take a one-week break before 4/20 to reset my tolerance so i could get extra baked, but 2 days in, i caved and smoked before the week was up. i don't really feel negative symptoms of smoking weed (paranoia, anxiety, munchies, laziness, or whatever) but I do recognize that I'm dependent on it.
I plan to smoke the rest of the stuff I have and then take a break for a while. It's easiest for me to break from it if I don't have it, because the logical part of my brain can prevent me from buying more. It's just that if I have weed, I usually can't stop from smoking it.
long story short, no lessons were learned
Nicholas Price
dude just stop lmao it’s that easy
>t. haven’t smoked since september
Hunter Phillips
I haven’t gone 4 days without smoking at least a pack of ciggies or drinking at least a 12 pack worth of beer since I was 20, I’m now 30.
Hudson Torres
want to quit but i am a grower lol
any advice?
Brayden Torres
Been smoking weed since 18, now 27. Stopped smoking cigs couple months back and never had a day where I felt like needing one.
Still smoke weed everyday so nicotine intake is probably still high. Still think about only smoking in the weekends after corona but who knows.