Giving up the evil weed, cannabis?

Question

I want to and need to but am finding it almost impossible.

Despite claims that it isn't addictive I find that it is.

I have physiological symptoms as well as psychological ones and I'm so far unable to defeat them so I just roll another spliff and beat myself up about it.

Has anyone got anything usefull, helpful or positive to contribute on this matter?

Answer 1

Good luck.

Answer 2

they say that it isn't but you do and can become dependent on it,i know i smoked in the past,i substituted it for another much worse unfortunately,however i have beaten that.so it goes to show we can do anything if we put our minds to it,you just have to find something else to substitute it with and hopefully something better than another chemical,i don't know what to suggest as you have to do it for your self,something your happy with,as just alone every day stress could cause you to carry on,i think with you admitting you have phychological problems,its those you are gonna have to try and deal with rather than the smoke,as this could have a lot to do with why you smoke as you do,whatever happens i wish you well,peAce.

Answer 3

i totally understand where your coming from as i used to smoke cannabis daily(6-10 spliffs) from about 18 till 28, it's been just over 2 years now since i stopped and i can honestly say it's the best thing i ever did it was also one of the hardest things. it dosent help if its the norm in your circle of friends as it was in mine but luckily i had a good friend who also wanted to give up so we did it together, the first 2 weeks were the hardest and i was paranoid(more than usual!lol) i couldn't sleep and when i did eventually drop off i would have horrendous nightmares that petrified me, i couldn't eat, had hot and cold sweats felt sick to name just a few symptoms but apparently all that is normal for getting over an addiction as your body is ridding itself of all the chemicals . in time i slowly felt better, having a friend who felt the same and was doing it with me really helped as we understood eachother and supported eachother through it all, if you really want to give up and you haven't got a friend who wants to do it with you then i would suggest speaking to your gp, there is loads of other help out there if your willing to take it and at least try.

like i said it's been over 2 years now and i have never felt better ,i have my life back on track, i am still friends with all my pot smoking mates but i dont hang around with them anymore (and stopped when i first gave up as i didn't want to be tempted)

i really do wish you the best of luck and know you can do it as i did you just need to be prepared for a rough few weeks, be posative, get all the support you can and you will get there.. and when you do you will realise it was the best thing you ever did too.x*x

Answer 4

yeah I am in the same situation....i have been smoking everyday for about the past 2 yrs....now the appeal is wearing off...i am getting bored of it....its costing too much and i dont like meeting the ppl who sell it to me.....i used to be physically addicted too....which u only get with a lot of use......like feeling nauseous when I didnt have it ans not being able to eat....sweating loads and feeling ratty.....most of that has gonr now, as im finding it harder to get it now....have been forced to go without....but its helped anyway......life isnt that badwithout it....find a hobby and spend more time with friends, gradually cut down......that is what I did. It used to be about 6-7 joints a day, now I leave it until about 7 or 8pm before I even start.....the most effective ways I have found are just distracting urself and putting off having joints and cutting down bit by bit.If you are mentally addicted, then you will go mad if you try and stop completely, life wont seem worth living and you will hate evry second you are not stoned and will be thinking about how u want a joint constantly...so do it slowly....it tricks ur mind into not caring so much about it.....I believe thats the only way.... have tried cold turkey b4, even for a whole yr, but I didnt stop thinking about it that entire time I was abstaining, then when I went back, it was like I had never stopped and soon went from having 1 joint a day to having 5 or 6....now I dont think about it and dont even like the stuff as much....cause i am slowly cutting down and I htink that is the most effective way in the long term, as it gives u time to adjust and replaces the addiction with other things, if u stop suddenly, the ur always going to miss it, and really notice the change. If its slow, u just dont notice the change a much and its bearable..

Answer 5

Sorry, all I can do is wish you good luck as I gave it up after being a habitual user(would have a spliff ready for waking up) but having a near fatal asthma attack was the catalyst that helped me quit and would not wish that on anyone.  The problem is I have swapped one vice for another and am now unfit to work due to being Alcohol dependant"

So once again I wish you all the best in dealing with it and hope we can both find a way to a life without these dependencies!

P;-)