Benefits of quitting cannabis

Well.. I posted back in August and decided to give up Cannabis... had one of a hell of a time since then but still found myself board of cannabis, not interested wharsoever...

Ok, you benefit from your mind re-awakening, your memory, your knowledge, intelligence comes back.

You sleep better, you remember your dreams and your no longer a prisoner to hash!

6 months later and I got offered a joint and I was not in the least bit interested... to the point what is the point? - I cannot be bothered with it anymore!!

Listen If I can give up weed for 6 months and not even want to take a puff since then anyone can do it... it's so pointless and I see through it's pointless ways :-)

Thanks to this site for original kick ass give up I've not turned back and never will, means I live my life 100% legally and still enjoy it, infact list is better without this s**t you get addicited to? - do yourself a favour, get a life, get off this crap!!!! it's the ONLY way!!!

I really like this post.  It's pretty inspiring to read that it can actually easy and that there is an end to the cravings.  I remember after I has quit for a couple of months that saying no thanks got to be the norm and I didn't think twice.  I could watch all my friends pass a spliff or whatever and I just felt grateful that I didn't need that.

I did eventually get really curious...like it's been so long, I wonder what it would be like.  Thus starting another 6 months smoking stint and I'm almost ready to give it another go.  It can be so easy.  Once you crave sobriety more than the weed...it's just a matter of letting it work it's way out of your system and enduring some uncomfortableness.  It really does hold you back in very subtle and no so subtle ways. 

Thankyou for posting such an inspirational post, this is what I really need to see right now . People who have been quit for a considerable amount of time .

It really helps to hear that you had a relatively easy time with it , and makes me realise I have to pull myself together , buckle down and get on with it  , because no one can do it for me .

Soph

AztecUk...congratz feels good eh, I never dreamed I could do this, I remember u from when I first quit.....glad to see u kept ur quit too.....life is so much better...

wasted life - I loved your comment 'when you crave sobriety more than weed" - maybe that's why I have finally been able to succeed.  Wow - this really gives me hope.
Soph - so glad to see you here

Been a long time once I came here!  I quit!  and I agree so much with Aztec and so many of you.  The first few days were really odd, shaky and wierd.  But after that, a new normal arrived, a better normal.

Its been two months now and I have not looked back.

Are you still wtih us Aztec?  Just check in when you can - no matter where you are.  We've all been up and down enough times that we've felt like a yo-yo.  

Bless you all, this is the best 'give up cannabis' site I have come across, and I've been on most of them!

I've been smoking cannabis daily since I was 16 (I'm 32 now). I've been off it for just over a month now with the help of this website.

For me, cannabis addiction is a very very strange one. During the time I was a stoner, the only times I didn't smoke it was 1. if I went on Holiday. I didn't even think about it on holiday, but as soon as I returned back to the daily grind i got back on it every time!   and 2. I met a girl a few years back. I was so smitten with her, I didn't smoke a thing for over 6 months and didn't even feel the need to! We were so happy together but, once again cannabis reared it's ugly head and I slowly slipped back in to my old ways. It had such an effect on my relationship that we split up. I lost the love of my life due to cannabis and I will never forgive myself for that.

On the up side, I've come to terms with the fact that I am now a recovering cannabis addict and I look forward to a new life where I don't have to smoke that shit any more just to get through the day!

Keep positive people, this website and sharing your experiences really was the key for me!

I hope you all find it within you to quit the evil weed and live happy, long and fullfilling lives!

Well done on one moth Zane ,  I am sad to say I am back to the end of day 2 , all over again , but this time I'm more determined than ever .

I'm so sorry to hear smoking cannabis destroyed your relationship with your girl , I know only too well how easily it can wreck relationships , and it has given me a lot to feel guilty about over the years.

Keep it up , and keep letting us know how you're getting on .

Soph