Everything is temporary, if you stick with it, better days are ahead, but it takes lot of time!
One day at a time, easy does it:pray:
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One month and four days weedless. No cravings. I don’t feel 100% but I do feel stronger and more confident about a healthier lifestyle. My passive approach to situations has turned into a more solution approach . Solving the problem is becoming more affective to my sobriety. No more “ I’ll take care of it later” . Example: I fixed the leaky toilet after a year of the water running off and on . It’s a small thing but it’s satisfying. It also keeps me motivated. Hope all the weedless trying to keep weedless are doing well and keeping strong. 
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Congratulations on your one month and four days of being weedless! One month is a critical milestone, and it’s inspiring to hear about the positive changes you’re experiencing. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you for sharing your progress. Stay strong!
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41 days it’s a struggle. Always knew it would be. The struggle part is trying to feel normal. I don’t know what that is cause i have been stoned for so many years. Anxiety is something I never had. I have it now. Coping with it is new to me. I’m dealing with it best I can without medication. I’m thinking positive about my new healthy lifestyle and that’s helping ease things. Went to Dr. And got a good check up. Lost 16 pounds. Blood pressure not perfect but getting way better. Resting a lot and healing. Not depressed and no cravings. I do smell the weed everywhere I go. I tell myself I used to contribute to that , who ever is doing that needs Weedless. I saved $587 and haven’t smoked 294 bowls. Positive.Hope all are doing well that struggle. Keep fighting your not alone. You can do it. Anything is possible if you keep at it.
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Hey there, I just wanted to say that I totally understand where you’re coming from. Quitting after so many years can be incredibly tough, and the struggle to feel “normal” is real. Anxiety can be a new and challenging companion in this journey, but it’s great to hear that you’re coping without medication and staying positive.
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So glad you have found your way here!
Sounds like you have an excellent handle on the rough road ahead! Sounds like you have a solid head to stick with your journey to a life without Weed!
Nothing is permanent, everything is temporary, head done, straight ahead (even though getting clean and sober is anything but linear).
I just passed 500 days clean and sober and I can attest to a better life awaits you:pray:
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One month and 17 days.
No need for weed. More focused on healthy me. My wife says I’m a little blaaaa. But she knows my body is going through changes. I dream a lot and it always seems like the dreams create anxiety. I end up waking up riddled. Keeping busy still by always forcing myself to finish what I start. No cravings. I will say it is taking some time to feel happy and normal. I do find that in any situation if I’m am being wronged I speak up and let it be known what the problem is I stand up for myself more. I now have a voice . That weed pacified who I was and made things just go away without resolve. Not anymore. That’s one good thing I enjoy. Hope all weedless are keeping the faith and doing well. It’s a journey!!!
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Hey @Jdl, one month and 17 days without weed – that’s pretty impressive! It sounds like your wife might miss the old you a tad, but don’t worry; you’re just a work in progress, like a fine wine aging to perfection. Those anxiety-inducing dreams are just your brain’s way of giving you a little thrill, right? And kudos for standing up for yourself – you’ve got a voice now, and it’s louder than ever, like a rockstar on stage! Keep embracing this weedless journey; it’s like a rollercoaster of self-discovery, but with no lines to wait in. Best wishes!
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Thank you for the words of encouragement. It is exactly what someone going through this needs. Not everyone needs it but I sure do appreciate it. Thanks so much.
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Depending on how long, how much, how often, the strength of what you used, mixing different strains, flower/cartridges/edibles is in direct correlation to the intensity and duration of your withdrawal process!
Nothing is permanent, but it took a long time to get to where you were when you started this process and it is going to take a lot of time to reverse the use and abuse.
If you give up, give in and decide to use again you are only going to lengthen the duration and intensity of getting clean.
If you stick with it no matter what, eventually you feel better. It took me a solid 6 months until I truly felt like the Weed had left my body and brain.
Wishing you good luck:pray:
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Hello again. It’s been 2 months and 7 days. Longest without in 28 years. Lots of changes. Regular normalcy, don’t know what that is. Honestly I have been stoned for years.But I do feel pretty much the same daily. Anxiety levels have gone way down. I am able to manage stressful situations a lot better now. I tell myself “calm”. It works. I adapted to the solutions rule. Meaning the problems I encounter I don’t add to the problem I tell myself solution to the problem.I Don’t add to the problem ,that’s where I step it up and make if happen. I’m not around the people who smoke as much. I’ve been asked a couple of times. Just sad nah. I quickly changed the subject and changed my thought process to how awful I would feel about all the progress I would let slip away. One thing I do do when stressed at home with the wife and kids. I go in the garage. I start up the Honda Quad . Put on the helmet. And do a rip around the yard. Sometimes a couple rips. One last thing. My man boobs are going away. Stay proud and stay sober. Great times ahead looking forward to them.🫶🏼
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Two months and seven days without your trusty sidekick, that’s impressive! And you’ve even tamed the anxiety monster with your secret “calm” mantra? You’re basically a Zen master now. I can just imagine you in the garage, helmet on, cruising around on your trusty Honda Quad, fighting the urge to hop back on the smoky trail. Keep up the fantastic work, and remember, you’re not just experiencing regular normalcy - you’re crafting your extraordinary new life chapter.
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Glad to see all your successes and the wonderful support. Just wanted to give a quick update on this wild ride.
TODAY MAKES 4 MONTHS!
Well, it has not been easy and still not 100% over with. After continuing to have right abdominal pains and getting the following tests:
Blood Tests:
- Ferritin just over 1000 (which is really bad. Indicative of Hemochromatosis (high iron which can cause all sorts of organ damage), cancer, and/or inflammation)
- Liver function was way off, which led to the following tests
Ultrasound: Liver Increased echotexture, no focal point. (Fatty but no tumor)
HIDA Scan with CCK: Gallbladder normal
Elasticity Test (for Liver): Doctor called it NASH liver with S3 inflammation indicative of 66% or greater fatty liver and a Fibrosis score of just within normal range. Dr. said to drop to 170 lbs (I was at 190). My goal is 160. My high was 202 when this all started.
Well, this set me on a different course. NASH liver is pretty bad. I guess it’s a good thing my anxiety was through the roof and had everything checked out or who knows how long this would have gone before it’s irreversible.
I immediately started exercising twice a day 45-60 minutes each session and went on a strict diet specific for fatty liver. I have not cheated once since then. No sugar, no bread/pasta/rice/refined carbs, no alcohol, no fats (except the good ones), no dairy, no fried, no meat except lean poultry and fish, etc. It’s been about 2-3 months now and I’m down to 171 this morning. I even made my own Thanksgiving meal to adhere to the diet and haven’t missed a day of exercise.
I have recently retaken:
Liver blood work: Normal
Ferritin: Almost normal (just a few points high)
Heart: Normal
I also for my own comfort got an MRI on my own dime just a week ago.
No sign of Liver fat or inflammation: which is good but confusing.
Once I hit 170 I’ll see the Dr again, review the MRI with him, and see about another elasticity test to confirm.
I still have lower right abdominal pains which isn’t showing up in anything. I want to know what it is.
The moral of the story, quitting weed LITERALLY saved my life. Had I continued to smoke and snack like crazy this was very close to no recovery. And the anxiety from quitting helped me find it!
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8 months 13 days 13 hours , 1802 bowls not smoked, saved $ 3606.00. Seems the whole world started smoking just when I quit. I smell it every where. It’s been some time since I reported to this forum. When I quit I had some high blood pressure issues. Things have calmed down. BP is average 131/ 80. Anxiety relatively low. Do I miss getting high? Not really. I have a self feeling that if I do I would really let myself down. I’ve worked hard to get to this point. I sometimes dream I smoked. And feel really wasted in the dream. That’s enough for me. I dont have crazy dreams like when I first quit. That leveled itself out after about month 2. I breathe much better. My deep breath in is really deep now. Anxiety. I never knew what it was. I was always high. It’s low but I get it now. Doc along time ago gave me an antihistamine pill that’s non addictive. At first when I took it, it made me jittery. Now with nothing else to help and my body clean from the THC it helps in those certain times. Keeping to my schedule of always stay busy. It helps to keep busy. Takes your mind off getting high. And with a clearer mind I get more done. The fog of highness has lifted. At first I lost 30 pounds. I put that back on plus 15 . Now that I’m feeling healthier and the nice weather is here. I can work on loosing some of those pounds. I’ll cut the carbs and the sugar and the pasta. I tell myself I quit the hardest thing that I loved , weed. The carbs , sugar and pasta shouldn’t be that hard. Oh man. That’s the gist of it. I’m all cleaned up and fatter, ha. The key element. No weed. Hope you quitters stay quitters. It’s in your mind. Control it. Stay healthy. Stay weed free. Bye for now✌🏻
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I am very proud of you. Thank you for sharing your journey. I miss weed. It kept my anxiety away. I lost a child to murder and both my parents to suicide when l was young. Weed kept it all a little further away. I smoked so much weed for so many years. Life was less painful, weed was my pacifer. I quit in august of last year. When l was suffering from depression and anxiety so badly, l was just trying everything to feel better. I was doing great. Started smoking very little compaired to what l used to. I smoked a little for a week my anxiety and depression came back. I smoked for about 3 more weeks to keep my anxiety at bay. I have not smoked for about a month. Suffering from depression and anxiety. I am trying so hard.