Benefits of quitting cannabis

ive been off weed for two days now, myself and my girlfriend have given up and i really dont think i am helping either of us by beeing so negative towrads everything she suggests and says to me to try and help me take my mind off the thought of i want to smoke a joint. yea i do want a joint ev ery second of the last two days but i havent had one, and it doesnt feel ant better at the moment but if i do carry on it will right? it has to becausebefore weed i was normal and i want to be normal again, smkoking weed is like wearing a mask which doesnt make you, you anymore it lets you be a totally different person, someone who gets upset smokes a joint and moves on, some one who thinks i wana sleep i know il get stoned that will make me sleep, or even im going out tonyte for dinner i know il get stoned make sure i eat more, its not really me is it, its the stoend me that i think everyone expects to see.  

gonna leave that there for now il post again in the next few days of how im feeling and how im getting on, 

anyy comments or maybe a bita advice will never be dismissed, anyone who reads this i think will agree with me, we all want to stop, and it is possible it just takes time, and i dont know maybe we all feel none of us have the time to even begin to start trying to quit but thers always time, and its not that important.

HI V.. I've not been around here for a while.. stopped and started a couple of times and now I'm about 6 weeks clean I think.  Also on around day 7-8 without tobacco... that's proving tougher than the weed for me.

You'll find the weed cravings dissappear quit soon I expect, although that can fool you into thinking "wow that wasn't hard, maybe I can have the odd one". It's a bugger like that. Weed also acts like a quick acting anti-depressant, which is why it picks up your mood slightly, even though you know it's messing with your brain too. Problem is, over the years, it messes with your brain enough to induce real, hardcore depression, and that's not a good thing.

Eating well helps. Another thing I found helps, particularly for sleeping, is not to drink anything caffinated after about 6 in the evening, and then make sure you're in bed by 11 ish. I drink lots of tea, so had to by decaf tea bags so I had something to enjoy relaxing with in the evening.

The getting stoned to get to sleep thing is a total fallacy. Cannabis actually stimulates the brain and makes it harder to fall asleep, and reduces the quality of sleep when we do nod off. It's only you brain "thinking" it needs weed to get to sleep, a kind a phychological security blanket.  Once you've had a couple more nights without it, you should find yourself going to sleep much faster, waking up much more refreshed, although don't be surprised if you wake up earlier than you're used to. Just make sure you're ready and in bed for that " tired moment" around 11 ish. Read a book or something, but be and be ready to put it down and sleep when your eyes get heavy.

Anyway, everyone copes with it differently, so it's not surprising you and you girlfriend are a little at odds right now.. all I can say is, go easy on each other for the next few weeks. Let each other get frustrated, don't expect the other to act or deal with withdrawl a certain way. If one of you feels extra de-motivated, and the other is maddly dashing round to clean the house to take their mind off things, that might cause conflict, so jsut try to be super tolerant of each other for now.

Other than that, good luck! the first 2 days are the hardest. hang on in there!

hope ur still going V, as we quit on the same day! and me and my boyfriend are trying to do it together as well.. well done if ur still weed free and if ur not, try again wen ur ready.

pete im soaking up all ur advice and i love tea too xx