Day 11 - Finally the weekend

Posted by admin on March 28, 2008

Hello,

This week has been successful! Things are going well. I will have to keep myself this weekend to avoid temptation. I have had a few beers tonight, and didn’t enjoy it that much. I will be setting up the marijuana addiction forum this weekend, and hope have it running by Sunday afternoon.

Till tomorrow.

Filed Under: Marijuana Addiction

Rob said,

My quit date was supposed to be April 1st, but I have already gone 2 days without weed .
I was preparing to quit by reading a lot from this site and others, and by using cognitive therapy on myself. The method is to WRITE.
(1)trigger for smoking when the cravings come {what set me up to use or crave}
(2)thoughts and feelings at that time (3)behavior {what I do about it}
(4)Positive consequences {what positive thing happened?}
(5)Negative consequences {what negative thing happened}

For me, this has proven very helpful (so far). I continued to smoke while I was doing the cognitive work, just being honest and observing.

I would normally drink 2 premium beers a day, and more on week-ends, but I have also given those up for the last couple of days. Alcohol is a depressant, and my biggest struggle has been with depression. It can also interfere with sleep. I don’t mean to go overboard, but quitting weed after 30 years of being baked, I need to look at all factors. So, today, I’m saying that being sober means not drinking either.

I’m feeling pretty good, as far as any type of withdrawal. There have been a few instances of overwhelming sadness, but it passes, and I’m glad to feel it.
Dreams have definitely become more memorable, weird, and frequent. I haven’t had a lot of anxiety or craving either, but then it is the weekend, and I have had zero stress.

It is great to hear other peoples’ stories, and for someone who has been socially isolated, this site is a godsend.

I really didn’t think I could quit, but wanted to quit. Now I’m starting to think different.
B said,

Hey, im tryin to stop, made it about 1 week and a half before smoking and relapsing for about a week. I wish the best of luck to you, i felt very different and had the dreams. Sort of started getting anxious about a week and a half into it. I kinda felt pressured due to thinking I was bored and wouldn’t want to do it so heavilly again. Now my mind is made up even a little bit is definitely too much when your overall goal is to QUIT… Don’t give up