Posted by admin on March 22, 2008
It’s been a weird couple of days. I have had all sorts of nervous energy and anxiety…I don’t want to call them panic attacks, but rather feelings of intense dread for no reason. Sometimes my mind races. It kind of feels like a ball of energy heating up at my center and moving up the top of my body. I think this nervous energy is the cause of my insomnia as well.
I notice that I have been ‘holding’ my breath a lot and have been tense or fidgety for no reason. I have been doing some of the stress relaxation techniques and deep breathing drills which are actually working ! I haven’t experienced the marijuana withdrawal anxiety before to this severity. Usually it was only mental, but the physical withdrawal symptoms from cannabis are discomforting. I need to bleed off more stress during this beginning transition phase. With the right stress management program, the stress and anxiety from marijuana withdrawal can be minimized.
Quitting Marijuana can cause anxiety in some people, but I don’t know how long it is supposed to last, and what to expect. Needless to say, the last couple of days have NOT been fun. I got about 6 hours of solid sleep. Normally I wake up a lot during the night, but this was a nice uninterrupted rest.
Only one dream of note so far, all I remember is being hit in the liver by something, then someone I knew (don’t know who) hitting me in the same spot.
Posted by admin on March 21, 2008
Today was a pretty good day. When I was attempting to quit smoking weed last time, I was spending a fair bit of my ‘new’ extra time at the pub, which lead to a lot of relapses. I haven’t been drinking in the last couple of weeks - and have had little to drink in 2 months. This feels really good, and waking up in the morning is way easier when you don’t go to sleep with a couple of beers in you.
Weed has always made me sleep well, so the last couple of days have seen little sleep. I got up around 3 pm yesterday, and had a slight nap between 4-6 AM, and just powered through the day. So I have been up for 30 hours with a 2 hour nap in between. I am definitely tired, and should sleep well tonight. I haven’t had any of the crazy dreams yet. I will be sure to let you know about them.
I am taking a lot of vitamin C and drinking lots of water to keep my immune system up. I haven’t been very hungry in the last couple days either. I have been eating a better diet than I normally do though. It will be a busy Easter weekend and I am sure I will have an appetite when I sit down for Easter dinner!
I have been online and reading a lot about psychology, addiction, and all that fun stuff - I am kind of able analyze my own actions and learn from them. This takes a lot of introspection. My mind is starting to clear and I have pretty good energy when considering my lack of appetite and crazy sleeping schedule.
Posted by admin on March 18, 2008
Hello All,
It has been too long since my last post. As you can guess from my lack of posting, there has also been a lack of progress on my goal to quit. I told myself that if I didn’t quit within a year, I would join MA or NA. I would prefer to do this on my own, so I am starting up the challenge again.
I threw away all of the marijuana that I had left, and flushed it down the toilet - about $50 worth. I have only thrown it away a couple of times before, so it felt really good.
Numerous comments have been made about me giving up, and that I should remove this blog from the web…Not gonna happen for now folks!
Good luck to everyone in their goals as well.
Posted by admin on January 11, 2008
Today was a long, busy day. One of the keys for me as I learn how to quit marijuana is to keep yourself busy. This is especially true in the first 3 to 5 days. During these first days, I have a bit of a marijuana hangover, and the only cure is more pot! Getting past what I call the ‘fuzzy’ stage is really hard work….because your head is still kind of fuzzy, and would rather be stoned, or completely sober….choose sober, it just takes a few more days to get there….and a lot longer to maintain!
I plan on having a nice, calm weekend. My goal is to eat healthy, self-made meals!
Happy Friday everyone!
Days Sober: 7
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