Mood Swings and Withdrawal from Marijuana

Posted by admin on December 7, 2007

Thanks to all of you who have been posting comments to update me with their progress or keep me on track. Today was a great day, being that it is Friday and I have the weekend in front of me. My entire goal of Friday night is preparing for the weekend and not smoking weed at all. The weekends are usually when I smoke a tonne of weed so it will take a lot of will power and distraction to keep sober over the next 2 days. I also need to make sure I don’t substitute with alcohol - I really don’t want to trade marijuana addiction for alcoholism!

I have some withdrawal mood swings over the last 3 or 4 days. Not exactly depressed, but angry and cynical. I remember a quote “Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm”, so I am getting somewhere :) I am feeling good at the moment and looking forward to accomplishing a lot this weekend.

But hey, 1 day at a time. I have been researching new hobbies and will be putting some time into the website this weekend. I think I am going to wait a little longer before I do a major overhaul on the layout, categories, and navigation.

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Ekim said,

Well, I screwed up tonight. Took only one hit of some killer homegrown and caught a buzz, surprisingly. Only thing is that it felt like crap. I felt all jittery like I was having a panic attack. Weirdest thing that ever happened to me smoking weed.

Good thing is that I didn’t have any more and declined an offer of some free buds to take home with me. So while I am really disappointed in myself, I’m glad I didn’t smoke more and bring that crap home with me.

So my tally of weedless days starts over. But tomorrow is a new day and I will not smoke. No sense in dwelling on tonight. Plus I won $200 on tonight’s fights so I guess it wasn’t all that bad. And no, I won’t be buying weed with that money.

Keep your head up and stay focused, as hard as it may seem. You can do it.
Anton said,

Hey Admin, I am definitely rooting for you. Mainly because I am quitting as well (after 11 years). I love the idea of writing down all the negative things about smoking to keep you motivated. I have quit smoking cigs many many times, so I know how it is about relapsing.

I am hoping that I can successfully quit smoking for the following reasons:
1) I have finally mentally convinced myself that it is harming me. This was the first step for me when I quit smoking cigs.
2) I live in a college town and most of my friends who smoke have left, so the temptation has greatly dimished.
3) I am currently out of town for work until Friday with absolutely no access to weed.
4) My wife doesn’t smoke (anymore for 4 years now), but has never really given me a hard time about it or ever demanded that I quit. However, when I told her on Sunday that I was going to quit, she was very supportive.
5) After I get back in town from work we will be going on a 2-week visit to the inlaws, so I am hoping that 4 weeks of not smoking will do the trick.

Anyway, I really appreciate this blog, especially because you are being honest with your relapses. I really hate when I tell people I am going to quit something, and then relapse (this happened with cigs countless times), so telling my wife that I am quitting is a big step for me.

Keep us posted and good luck..
jpchato said,

I’m jumping on board today. I smoked a ton of weed earlier today and am not even high anymore. My tolerance level is way too high and I sense that my memories abilities have been hindered ever since I started smoking marijuna.

+1 to the amount of addicted users trying to quit
Keepitreal said,

Hi Admin,

Good for you in taking such important steps in your recovery. It’s refreshing to hear your honesty. I’m getting ready to throw my stash away either tonight or on New Year’s. I realize how much it affects me (I’ve actually known this for quite a while) and I’m tired of feeling numb. Even though I really only smoke at night when I get home from work, it still is a problem for me because I veg out too much at night and sit around just watching tv.

I think you’re doing a great job in your recovery process. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
CraigyBurN said,

Mood swings and withdrawal..

Tell me about it..

I made the all important decision last week monday, but by wednesday, i was so grumpy with everyone, that i dug around wherever i could and scraped a small bowl together and smoked it at 11 pm on wednesday night.

By then , nothing was around to make me grumpy so it seemed pointless, but i just had to feel the buzz again for some reason.

im still fighting it though. i used to smoke about 6-10 bong hits per day, every day…due to various excuses ive created, i have smoked at night on 4 occasions, smoking weed i cunningly lifted from my friends bag…

i feel guilty, i feel like im halting the inevitable, but this website really does help, more than you might think.

so ill keep checking in daily, write an update, and continue to become THC free!