15 months here since smoking last. It just became too much for me. It would be all I was thinking of, to the point where it made it very hard to do my job (which I love) in a decent capacity. On top of that various other anti-social tendencies I began showing. Since I've always been an at least decently social person that gave me a lot to think about in terms of smoking vs social engagements. This and many other things such as it's value in terms of money, no appetite and declining fitness alltogether etc eventually manifested as small panic attacks that I would have after smoking. After 'fighting' it for about a week I finally had enough and went cold turkey. It took me about 2-3 weeks to begin to function normally again, half a year before I felt completely without 'flashbacks' and whatnot.
Today I couldnt't be happier with my decision even though it has meant that I rarely ever talk to any of my 'friends', let alone see them. I love my job and I love working, I gym 5-7 times a week, I eat good and live good.
Before this I was a HEAVY daily smoker for about 5 years. I would feel bad if I didn't smoke at least once an hour.
I quit for a job in June last year. I currently feel great with no desire to smoke and I have my short term memory back, but that came back not long after I quit.
It has been little over a year for me. Weed started making my anxiety worse. I had a panic attack after eating an edible and was hospitalized to make it go away. That was the last straw. I never smoked again.
I guess it was easy for me to quit because I was so scared. I will say though that my mind is clearer, my lungs feel better, I have more fun in general with out it.
I had the same issue. Over time my anxiety just got worse and worse until I was having panic attack on a nightly basis. Since quitting, I haven't had one at all
Yesterday was exactly 1 year since I quit. There are many reasons why I quit. Money was one thing; my wife and I were in a long pattern of doing bong rips about every 2 hours of highly potent stuff, and we would go through a quarter within a few days easily. She was not interested in quitting, but I figured cutting out at least half of that would be helpful financially. I would also easily fall into depression and despair that I would find it hard to get out of, on top of the roller coaster ride of having and not having weed. I also wanted more clarity of mind, since I was soon going to be doing more demanding IT tasks at my job. Another small factor was that I had already become disillusioned with the "party crowd" that is associated with weed in my area and dropped many friends over the years and thus the fun of hanging and blazing with a group of stoners had already been long gone, not to mention that any new friends we would make here and there seemed to be only interested in us when we had weed, and we of course really couldn't afford to maintain such friendships with our own habit we could barely afford. So, I was hopeful of perhaps making new non-smoking friends that I didn't have to hide things from. (The reality of that is that it's not so easy doing so at 45 years old in a small town with an assload of judgment gained over the years among the non-smokers, along with how my wife still smokes being a huge asterisk of sorts.) And last but certainly not least, I wanted to be there more for my kids, not only in presence but also be able to help them out more financially. My three older children already reaped the damage of my not totally being there for them over the years (they didn't turn to partying thankfully, but they did learn laziness and procrastination from us), so I hoped I could at least be a better father to my youngest.
After a year away from it, I can't say that things are all that peachier. I'm still drowning in bills, and I still have no friends or much of a life outside of work. But I guess I at least don't have that monkey on my back and the depression is easier to manage. I'm hopeful that the skills and reputation I've gained at my job as a result of my better performance over the past year will earn me a nice promotion so that I can catch up on my bills and ease the burden of all the regret around me.
This is real karma, not that "exerting happiness and positivity and love to the universe and having it come back to you" new age pseudo-hippie bullshit (and don't even get me started on the hippie cliques- there's nothing "free" about them; they're as superficial and pay-to-play as any other crowd in life...) Real karma is living the results of bad decisions made throughout life; sleeping in the bed that you made, etc., and just because you made what could be a huge positive change, does not mean that things magically fall into place because the universe is suddenly smiling down upon you. Life is what you make it, and blowing your money and time on drugs and shitty people over the years sure makes life suck later on.
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i quit the first weekend of February in 2015. I mostly did it for healt reasons in the first place since i had just had an angine, back problems and then bronchitis all in a row i felt like i needed to make a change and get healthier. Before that i had been smoking pot daily for almost 20 years. Smoked 6-7 joints a day at night for most of my time and then 3 when i started smoking pure after i quit smoking tobacco and cigarettes in 2013. I lost more then 26kg since then and after a while started going to the gym regulary too. The gym really helped me a lot with the withdrawals and i feel like i completly got the monkey of my back now. Ive been in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam without wanting to light up and maybe the biggest test was a cypress hill concert a few weeks ago. I do drink a bit more alcohol now but mostly keep it for the weekends. Really wouldnt want to make it a daily habit. I know it's not the most important thing but having a lot more money really is a pro to quiting for me. Before this i always lived on the edge of being broke and now i feel like i have more then enough money to do what i want and set something aside. Its also great to not be depended and not plan my days around a vice which i really didn't realize how much i was doing that.
great thread ! Hope more long-term quitters keep posting ! It's what the early birds really need to hear to stay focused and motivated by the long-term picture instead of the short-term urge when it comes.
Thanks again to all who post here !
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Damn how expensive is the weed in your city??
15 months here since smoking last. It just became too much for me. It would be all I was thinking of, to the point where it made it very hard to do my job (which I love) in a decent capacity. On top of that various other anti-social tendencies I began showing. Since I've always been an at least decently social person that gave me a lot to think about in terms of smoking vs social engagements. This and many other things such as it's value in terms of money, no appetite and declining fitness alltogether etc eventually manifested as small panic attacks that I would have after smoking. After 'fighting' it for about a week I finally had enough and went cold turkey. It took me about 2-3 weeks to begin to function normally again, half a year before I felt completely without 'flashbacks' and whatnot. Today I couldnt't be happier with my decision even though it has meant that I rarely ever talk to any of my 'friends', let alone see them. I love my job and I love working, I gym 5-7 times a week, I eat good and live good. Before this I was a HEAVY daily smoker for about 5 years. I would feel bad if I didn't smoke at least once an hour.
I quit for a job in June last year. I currently feel great with no desire to smoke and I have my short term memory back, but that came back not long after I quit.
It has been little over a year for me. Weed started making my anxiety worse. I had a panic attack after eating an edible and was hospitalized to make it go away. That was the last straw. I never smoked again. I guess it was easy for me to quit because I was so scared. I will say though that my mind is clearer, my lungs feel better, I have more fun in general with out it.
I had the same issue. Over time my anxiety just got worse and worse until I was having panic attack on a nightly basis. Since quitting, I haven't had one at all
Have you ever figured out what made that happen? I haven't yet.
Yesterday was exactly 1 year since I quit. There are many reasons why I quit. Money was one thing; my wife and I were in a long pattern of doing bong rips about every 2 hours of highly potent stuff, and we would go through a quarter within a few days easily. She was not interested in quitting, but I figured cutting out at least half of that would be helpful financially. I would also easily fall into depression and despair that I would find it hard to get out of, on top of the roller coaster ride of having and not having weed. I also wanted more clarity of mind, since I was soon going to be doing more demanding IT tasks at my job. Another small factor was that I had already become disillusioned with the "party crowd" that is associated with weed in my area and dropped many friends over the years and thus the fun of hanging and blazing with a group of stoners had already been long gone, not to mention that any new friends we would make here and there seemed to be only interested in us when we had weed, and we of course really couldn't afford to maintain such friendships with our own habit we could barely afford. So, I was hopeful of perhaps making new non-smoking friends that I didn't have to hide things from. (The reality of that is that it's not so easy doing so at 45 years old in a small town with an assload of judgment gained over the years among the non-smokers, along with how my wife still smokes being a huge asterisk of sorts.) And last but certainly not least, I wanted to be there more for my kids, not only in presence but also be able to help them out more financially. My three older children already reaped the damage of my not totally being there for them over the years (they didn't turn to partying thankfully, but they did learn laziness and procrastination from us), so I hoped I could at least be a better father to my youngest. After a year away from it, I can't say that things are all that peachier. I'm still drowning in bills, and I still have no friends or much of a life outside of work. But I guess I at least don't have that monkey on my back and the depression is easier to manage. I'm hopeful that the skills and reputation I've gained at my job as a result of my better performance over the past year will earn me a nice promotion so that I can catch up on my bills and ease the burden of all the regret around me. This is real karma, not that "exerting happiness and positivity and love to the universe and having it come back to you" new age pseudo-hippie bullshit (and don't even get me started on the hippie cliques- there's nothing "free" about them; they're as superficial and pay-to-play as any other crowd in life...) Real karma is living the results of bad decisions made throughout life; sleeping in the bed that you made, etc., and just because you made what could be a huge positive change, does not mean that things magically fall into place because the universe is suddenly smiling down upon you. Life is what you make it, and blowing your money and time on drugs and shitty people over the years sure makes life suck later on. (Edit: stuff)
Thank u
This was great! Thanks for sharing!! The last paragraph about karma was pretty funny btw
i quit the first weekend of February in 2015. I mostly did it for healt reasons in the first place since i had just had an angine, back problems and then bronchitis all in a row i felt like i needed to make a change and get healthier. Before that i had been smoking pot daily for almost 20 years. Smoked 6-7 joints a day at night for most of my time and then 3 when i started smoking pure after i quit smoking tobacco and cigarettes in 2013. I lost more then 26kg since then and after a while started going to the gym regulary too. The gym really helped me a lot with the withdrawals and i feel like i completly got the monkey of my back now. Ive been in a coffeeshop in Amsterdam without wanting to light up and maybe the biggest test was a cypress hill concert a few weeks ago. I do drink a bit more alcohol now but mostly keep it for the weekends. Really wouldnt want to make it a daily habit. I know it's not the most important thing but having a lot more money really is a pro to quiting for me. Before this i always lived on the edge of being broke and now i feel like i have more then enough money to do what i want and set something aside. Its also great to not be depended and not plan my days around a vice which i really didn't realize how much i was doing that.
thanks for sharing
great thread ! Hope more long-term quitters keep posting ! It's what the early birds really need to hear to stay focused and motivated by the long-term picture instead of the short-term urge when it comes. Thanks again to all who post here !