Comments on: Reasons to Quit Marijuana #2 – Psychological

By: Tyson

Tyson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:49:46 +0000

I was a chronic smoker for 2 years, and off and on since I was 15. I am now 27. I have quit and have 61 days of sobriety. I am so grateful for sites like this, because it makes me feel less alone, and more attached to the world, to life, to people. A feeling I could have NEVER achieved being high all the time. My world is slowly, but surely coming together. I have ruined relationships because of my selfish addiction, used people, and lost trust and respect. I have been gaining it all back, thanks to my sobriety. It makes me feel like a kid again, to be sober, when I can actually enjoy things for real. Marijuana addiction can be, and IS a very serious problem. Stay strong, and don’t give up the fight to stay clean, one day at a time.

By: Jeff S

Jeff S — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:49:37 +0000

im 17 1/2 and smoked since my 16th birthday. the first 6 months or so i only smoked a couple times a week but ever since i bought my first sack when i was around16 1/2 i smoked nearly everyday. i quit for about 2 months in the middle of but found myself smoking almost everyday once again. recently (within a few months) i started feeling really strange when i was high… very very isolated and sort of disconnected with the world, but i still smoked. i decided to take a ‘tolerance break’ for a week or so and then smoked after that week and felt the exact same as before the break so i decided to just quit cold turkey. Im on day 3 now and i feel sooo awkward. i didnt sleep one minute last night and feel very down on myself- have no self esteem or confidence. but reading this website i saw that many people have this same symptoms so hopefully within a few days ill feel normal again… idk though i feel so weird that i almost want to just get high again… but im trying not to

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:10:28 +0000

I dont remember a day when i haven’t been stoned but i am clean for 7 days now but am suffering with hot flushes and very vivid dreams i do smoke cigarette and plan to give them up to, i did give the fags up for 3 weeks but was smoking cannabis in the evening and when i gave the cannabis up the first day i had to smoke something to get over some mental demons, loss of appetite and anxiety are bad but i have a wife and 2 small children that need me to pay more attention to them instead of just gettting stoned

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:22:39 +0000

My husband has been smoking since he was 2 years old. This is not a joke. His parents were hippys and they lived on a commune. He is 41 now and he has serious judgement issues. He does things that could put our family in jeopardy. He smokes like an eighth a day. We have a successful company, nice family, but it seems like he is getting dumber. His dad functions like hes had a lobotomy. I have asked him to quit but he freaks out. I love him very much, but this is crazy. Does anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone know anyone like this?
Thanks

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:30:48 +0000

I came across this site after deciding today that I was going to try to quit smoking pot. I have tried to quit before and have thus far been unsuccessful. The problem I am having is that I have been smoking for so long (started 14 years old and I am 28 now) that I cant remember what it was like to be “clean”. I seem to remember being a very bad kid with behavioral problems, but was never officially diagnosed with anything. After trying pot for the first time I found it actually helped me substantially, my grades improved, and I went to college and graduated with a degree in business administration. I bought a brand new house in 2008, new car in 07, and I currently work for one of the 5 largest banks in the country (and probably the world). I think the material success fooled me into thinking there was not a problem. In my case I feel that there was something wrong with me that was remedied by marijuana, however the side effects are getting worse it seems. The withdrawal symptoms are listed above are dead on, and any time I do not have weed or try to quit I become extremely angry, sleepless (but tired still) not hungry etc etc. I feel very slow to the point where its hard to even put a sentence together. In addition to this, being high all the time has literally killed my memory, and important people at work “know” which they seem to overlook because my “numbers” are good, but causes them to view me in a slightly different light. Its hard to explain this, but it puts me at a competitive disadvantage. My girlfriend smokes too which makes it hard and she doesnt think there is anything wrong with it whatsoever, but I notice when she doesnt smoke she gets really angry and short also. So now I find myself at a crossroads, I owe it to myself to be clean and sober, for once in my life, but I am worried that maybe I really do need it. I sincerely believe some people are better with it than without and I suppose the only way of knowing is to give it an honest shot for about a year. Wish me luck lol