I quit smoking Pot Cold Turkey on Thanksgiving

Posted by admin on November 23, 2007

I quit marijuana. I am sober. Happy Thanksgiving.

Yesterday was my last day being a marijuana smoker. I ran into my ex-dealer at my local pub and he smoked me up.

I have not had anything today, and I don’t have any left. I do not smoke pot anymore. I am healthy. I am healthy. I crave health.

I have been at this stage before, but I have always relapsed. I know that this blog and support from internet community will help me achieve my goal permanently. The plan from here is to write daily journals of my progress, and more detailed posts on specific techniques or concepts that are helpful to me.

Days Sober: 1

Filed Under: Daily Journal, Personal Experience, Quitting Marijuana

Tags: cold turkey., quitting pot, sobriety

Tani said,

I have been at this stage before too, and today am on day one myself (with my partner).
The longest we have lasted being sober is 4 months, and it felt great! Why I keep going back to smoking is beyond me.
So, cheers to us and good luck for the future!
admin said,

Thanks Tani,

Feel free to follow along with me on the process. The first month is going to be the hardest. I will have to find some new friends and activities to fill the void.
Tani said,

I will.
I know I don’t want to smoke today at all (day 2), but I am worried for my partner as he had a very very bad night last night and may want to smoke. I won’t mention anything to do with weed, so that may help us get through. We usually both feel a lot better after the first few days, and are a lot nicer to each other, which makes sobriety a lot easier. The issue we always have is thinking we can occasionally smoke, which is not true, and I aim not to fall for that one again.
Good luck with finding some new activities. I am starting a new job this week so that should be fairly tiring and distracting.
admin said,

Hi Tani,

If you have been sober for a while, then decide to smoke again, it is not the end of the world, you are allowed to make a mistake without going all the way back to being a total stoner.

What has happened to me in the past is that I DO think it is the end of the world, get depressed for my ‘failure’ then self-medicate with more weed. Brilliant I know!

Dont be too hard on yourself if you slip up, slipping up and backsliding are two completely different things.

Having a partner should help, as long as you both discuss what you are feeling. Keep in touch!
Tani said,

I have favourited your blog, and will indeed keep up with it.
Strength in numbers!
cholo-barco said,

Hi i will begin soon to quit, i am an old time stoner. something like this blog is what we needed, makes me wanna make my own in spanish.
i have suffered a terrible addiction for 20 years now.
i will quit soon when i begin youll hear from me.
congrats on the site.
admin said,

Sounds good Cholo-Barco,

I look forward to hearing from you and good luck. I’ll be there when you are back.
jay said,

im an 18 year old who has been toking it up for the better part of three years now and just now realizing how much my weed addiction has messed up my life. Im glad I found this site.
Australian Girl 19 said,

With this site, you have progressed more than i, as an addict in denial, have been able to after trying to quit my daily habit for more than a year now. Smoking everyday is what i live for… i live on the toxins… replacing those delicious and harmful chemicals with NOTHING at all is difficult but the way to go. It’s the right path.

I don’t like the drugs but the drugs like me.
Angel said,

WOW, it’s about a week into my cold-turkey quitting the sweet canabis and I CAN’T SLEEP! I’m cranky, tired and frankly depressed. I don’t know if what I’m feeling is normal or if I’m going crazy. Honestly, it wasn’t my choice to quit but it’s so dry here that I haven’t a choice. I’d would like to quit but I think maybe smoking is covering up some unresolved issues that I don’t want to face. B/c every time I hit the sweet stuff, I feel SOOOO much happier. I’m 29 years old and have smoked religiously (besides being pregnant) for over 15 years. I’M GOING NUTS HERE. I mean maybe if I had someone to go through this with it might be easier but I don’t and haven’t in VERY long time. I must admit after reading through the posting on this site, and hearing that insomenia was common with quitting cold-turkey has givin’ me SOME sense of hope and relief. But I tell you what, if it passes and thing do start to get better (which I can’t forsee) then praise the lord, there is hope for me yet!!!!!!!!
casual-t said,

MY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO QUIT IS TO TAKE UP JOGGING OR RUNNING.. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES YOU RUN YOU WILL SEE THAT YOU REALLY NEED THE LUNGS AND THAT YOU ARE JUST DAMGING THE BODY. RUNNING ALSO CLEARS THE MIND AND IT WILL SOLVE THAT SLEEPING PROBLEM, RUN A MILE AND THAN TAKE A SHOWER AND I PROMISE YOU WILL SLEEP LIKE A BABY. CALL ME CRAZY BUT SIX WEEKS AND ABOUT 25 MILES LATER I FEEL GREAT EVERY DAY I WAKE UP I FEEL BETTER AND MY HEAD MORE CLEAR.. THNIGS ARE FINALLY GETTING DONE AROUND HERE…
CraigyBurn said,

Hey all. This is my “Day 1″ too!!

After years of being a “weed smoker” (which is a very polite term) ive decided that my brain, my spirit, and my health need a rest from it.

Basically i think back to that time when i was a kid, before i had even heard what marijuana was, and i liked that innocent vibe i had more than the “driving to dealers and risk arrest” vibe.

So today is Monday, i made the decision days ago, even weeks ago..this is the date.

I feel a bit pressurized by myself to accomplish this. So that fills me a slight fear response, fear of failing, or relapsing into a binge that leads to the habit again.

but in the extreme fore front of my mind are the negatives to smoking..and hopefully they keep me on track.

id like to use this site, to blog my progress, maybe it will even help me.
blaze4life said,

im sorry you stopped smoking weed, that sucks.

because BLAZING IS CHILL
Ron said,

You have my support and prayers. I just had a blunt or two last night, but after taking a look at how my life was going and what I want to do in this world… I decided to join you on this quest. Funny to say that I don’t know you but you have given me hope. E-mail me or hit me on myspace.com/lawless194 for updates and chats. Good luck to us all, on this journey!
Ron said,

You know, the best support usually comes from your partner or family. But i’m kinda upset at the fact that my wife thinks it’s really funny that there is people out here that wants to quit. I’ve told her that i wanted to quit, but she ups and laughs in my face. kind of disappointing, for the lack of support. hope that everyone here has better support than i do. And if you don’t… you sure do have my support. chats and more on my myspace. love ya’ll AND stay clean
Terri said,

Hi..today is day 5 for me quitting weed. The first two days were soooo difficult..but i have never felt so alive! Mind u i am sleep deprived ..but at least i am living. I swear i would toke and curl up in a ball and cry myself to sleep. I was severly depressed. So i went out and got a new hair due..quit weed and i have never felt better. I really hope i never go back to it again..its not worth it..esp.after the hell i had to go through. My first day of quitting..i cried..ALL DAY..for all the horrible things i have said to my partner..i feel cleansed now. And alot stronger emotionally. Good luck to all of you..i know how hard this is..i was smoking heavily every single day for 7yrs. ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!