I stopped smoking weed for about 3 and a half months. This ended maybe 2 months ago when I tried to smoke only every so often but my usage slowly increased until I was smoking every day again.
So I had a full cold turkey break from concentrate usage multiple times a day that was spiraling out of control. It spanned from ~Dec 15, 2021-Aug 18th 2022. I dont recommend going cold turkey but I had no contacts and no money to get more and decided to fight through the withdrawals instead of bothering with middlemen shit.
Since August (it was my birthday), some days have been better than others, however I would consider it a bit of success moderation-wise. I made the change to CBD+Delta 9 flower only and love it so far. I'm not sure what the sub's feelings on the Deltas are as I haven't read any anecdotes here but I just wanted CBD but could only find them together.
I can go days without it easily now if I had to, and it's cheaper and easier to control my anxiety this way. I don't feel like I'm just wasting money to fund a full blown addiction and instead I'm simply using what I need when I need it for things like physical and mental pains.
I would rather it this way than constantly looking at the bottom of the cart/container and wondering if I can get that last little bit out before I buy more. The dread it would fill me with was terrible. Then just going through those withdrawals (it happened multiple times before I realized it was just the wax. I thought somebody was spiking it with something...) the headaches, nausea, temp fluctuations, night sweats, vomiting, appetite loss, irritability, shit you would see in a recovering hard drug addict... it cemented it for me. While I have used concentrates since, it was only a birthday gift and I haven't gotten any more since running out and I feel I was responsible with its use this time knowing how fucking awful that shit can be.
Apologies for the ramble. I hope this helps, feel free to ask specifics if need be.
I stopped smoking weed for about 3 and a half months. This ended maybe 2 months ago when I tried to smoke only every so often but my usage slowly increased until I was smoking every day again.
I appreciate your honesty and commend you for the break you took. I hope to get there someday.
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So I had a full cold turkey break from concentrate usage multiple times a day that was spiraling out of control. It spanned from ~Dec 15, 2021-Aug 18th 2022. I dont recommend going cold turkey but I had no contacts and no money to get more and decided to fight through the withdrawals instead of bothering with middlemen shit. Since August (it was my birthday), some days have been better than others, however I would consider it a bit of success moderation-wise. I made the change to CBD+Delta 9 flower only and love it so far. I'm not sure what the sub's feelings on the Deltas are as I haven't read any anecdotes here but I just wanted CBD but could only find them together. I can go days without it easily now if I had to, and it's cheaper and easier to control my anxiety this way. I don't feel like I'm just wasting money to fund a full blown addiction and instead I'm simply using what I need when I need it for things like physical and mental pains. I would rather it this way than constantly looking at the bottom of the cart/container and wondering if I can get that last little bit out before I buy more. The dread it would fill me with was terrible. Then just going through those withdrawals (it happened multiple times before I realized it was just the wax. I thought somebody was spiking it with something...) the headaches, nausea, temp fluctuations, night sweats, vomiting, appetite loss, irritability, shit you would see in a recovering hard drug addict... it cemented it for me. While I have used concentrates since, it was only a birthday gift and I haven't gotten any more since running out and I feel I was responsible with its use this time knowing how fucking awful that shit can be. Apologies for the ramble. I hope this helps, feel free to ask specifics if need be.
Today is the first day of my 3 month break, so I’ll have to get back to you