Benefits of quitting cannabis

ive been smoking between an eigth and haf ounce a day for the past 15 yrs and have decided enough is enough, im getting quite a bad reaction to withdrawral, im sweating alot, have lost my apitite, moody, crying constantly at the most stupid things, aggressive, nightmares when i actually got to sleep last night and shakes just to name but a few , all the advice i have been given tells me to avoid situation and places i assosiate with it, having worked in care for 10 yrs i understand triggers but my problem is i assosiate all places and people with cannabis as i have never hidden my use and would have no issues rolling up in public, on busses etc so if i want to avoid these situations i would have to change my whole life which is just not possible.

its true that you have to want to do it but i have wanted to do it now for about 5 yrs but have just put it off and put it off, well no more i am going to quit and i am going to buy myself a new motorcycle after a year clean, also my wife works bloody hard and i feel guilty that she's driving a shitty old car because of my use so hopfully she will have a new car too

Hey well done Wayne on making it to Day 2 - wow, you sure did smoke a lot. I used to smoke a ridiculous amount too but after a few failed attempts to quit I did at least find I could control (to some extent) the amount I smoked and the past year or so I have only smoked in the evenings. Even so, the withdrawal can be FIERCE so I can imagine it is much, much worse for you on your first quit. Keep it up though, it really will get much easier and you stand so much to gain from it - not just the new motorcycle and a happy wife, but more self respect and inner peace too!!! Keep checking in - there are some really good, supportive folk on this forum and I think it will really help you to read through some of their stories.

xxx

well today is day 3 and man did i get the sweats in work today i thought i was going to be swimming home but im still not smoking, i have cut out a pic of the bike i want and look at it every time i want a doobie

Well done on reaching this far Wayne ... try not to feel guilty about events of the past - it results in such painful self loathing    I've had an awful time coping with the guilt -  Stay strong - and your wife will get that new car

Love and luck your way .

Keep it going Wayne, if I can do it, anyone can.. I reckon it starts getting easier after day 3 anyway, so you shouldn't be suffering as much...

cheers for the posts peeps, how long has everyone done now?

Day 18 of my umpteenth and very last quit I'll ever do .

If I fail this time, I have decided to surrender myself to weed completely, this seems to be working, as the concept is too terifying to even consider .   My resolve is strong this time .

How are you feeling ?

well today is day 4 and if im honest ive not thought about having a joint as much today, i have decided to sort out my decks and am gonna start mixing again cos i can loose myself for hours in the music.

Woo - well done CAT for day 18!! Good work girlfriend. Wayne you are doing really well too honey. I am only a day ahead of you, I quit on Monday so am now on Day 5 and feel really crap today from so little sleep but I know from past experience this phase will be over soon. Thank god! I think we should all be proud of ourselves!

Hope y'all have a good, weedfree weekend. Love to you all!

Well done Wayne , 4 days out of the way - it will be a week before you know it .

The 4 days are always the worse for me , so you're on the home run now .

I find this part the easiest , after the worse of withdrawel and before I get complacent !

Always seems to be the way , so I've lost all faith in myself .

Get those decks up and running, and upload some beats to youtube ... and of course post links here so the rest of us can listen

today is day 6, eexxellent smithers!!!

hopefully im over the worst of the withdrawrals now 

i went back to paintball yestarday as i thought i would test my resolve as most of the peeps there are smokers, and guess what, i wasn't tempted i just thought to myself   "look at how slow and poor those gues are due to there smoking" i was running arround and felt great at the end of the day where i would normally come home feeling like poo.  might even try to join a team again

going to have to wait a few weeks to sort out my decks due to lack of funds

hey wayne ... Congrats on day 6 !  Almost a week under your belt !!!

Good to hear you had fun at paintballing , it really is like being reborn isn't it .

Are you in the UK ?  My sis was trying to sell her decks a few weeks ago , I don't know if she managed or not in the end .  We're up north .

CAT

im in essex,

could u ask ur sis if she has a mixer she wants to sell and how much it is, postage is about £5 nationwide for something  that size i think.

Cool guys, I dusted off my decks the other week, it definitely makes the time fly by and makes you feel good when you get it just right too!

I'll ask around if anyone has a mixer for sale Wayne, I know quite a few people into their dance music..

Congrats on day six 

the cravings seem to have gone!!

speaking of something new a friend of mine is a drummer and we are going to set up a new type of band. me mixing with him dropping in beats as we go, when we get it sorted ill post on here, will probably have done a month by then tho so watch this space.

right guys im now on day 8 and i finally feel like the haze has cleared, im still getting a bit moody from time to time and for some reason i am now not sleeping very well, the police helecopter flying overhead for 4 hours between 11 and 3 this morning didnt help.  the first week was fine and i was sleeping better than usual but im an insomniac anyways so guess im just getting back into my usual pattern of not sleeping but the difference is that i dont feel half as drowzy in the mornings.

Going fishing tomorrow for my one week treat. it will be  the first time ive been fishing without a Q on me in about 10 years, will be nice to sit there and not have to worry about peoples opinions about me smoking which will be good.

i have also saved well over £100 already which is a bonus.

hope all is going well for you all

Way to go wayne !   

I'll definitely ask my sister , and it's great that startofsomethingnew will check for you too :-)  I'll let you know what she says after I've spoken with her.

Kepp up the good work , things can only get better

well ive forgotten what day im on now but i still havn't smoked:D

i went fishing yestarday for the first time with no weed and i caught so many fish, must be because i could actually concentrate on what i was doing.

my head is completely clear now and im glad to say i can never see myself going back to the demon weed :lol:.

i do understand that this may change but for the momment im feeling REALLY positive.

hope everyone else is doing ok as no one has posted for a few days. hope im not alone ont this wagon now

Hi Wayne ,  You're not alone , 3 weeks and 4 days here :-)   Not feeling in the highest of spirits to be honest - For numerous reasons, but I am still on the wagon with you and still following your posts. 

It's great to see you feeling positive changes -  :-)

Keep it up

CAT X

Hey Wayne and Cat...I'm here with you too.  Made my 30 days yesterday.   I thought it would feel really fun and special but it was just like any other day..  I wanted to treat myself to something special but I need to get a job and make some money first.  I feel better overall but still have very down days and wonder if and when I'll ever be able to smoke again.  My goal is to get to September 1st.  That will be 2.5 months and then I can see if it was worth it.  I have a lot of personal problems that I was hoping to solve by quitting that are still there.  Not much has changed unfortunately and I'm still waiting for some great feeling of sobriety that hasn't come.  But, I'm on the wagon and won't give up hope for a brighter future.  Take care all.

xo