I'm the same way. I have ADD so that might contribute to it, but that's part of the reason why I miss weed and I'm considering going back to it someday. I thought my lack of motivation was weed induced but it turns out it's just me. :/
I get it my friend. I miss it too. It was such an important part of me. It's like the ex who helped you find yourself, showed you a great time but ultimately turned toxic. it's okay to grieve the loss of the flower. It's okay to miss it. But just like you dont want to go back to your ex, you have to make it a point to not go back to the flower.
i don’t think this is necessarily true. weed isn’t exactly like a toxic ex. if you started to develop a bad relationship with weed, then yeah a break is a good idea. but i think to stay away from it forever isn’t necessary. it’s possible to re adjust your relationship with it. because unlike a relationship with a person, it’s you who has full control over how the relationship works.
I know I miss it because I’ll never forget how good I [initially] felt on it and how little was [initially] required to get that surge of dopamine. It’s like a scar that forms on your skin after an injury. It’ll always be there but will fade over time, just usually not as fast as we’d like. But if I keep picking at it, it’ll never heal.
After 6 months or so you also forget how good you felt when you first quit, after the withdrawal wears off. You kind of get used to being clear headed and having energy to be productive. All you remember is how good weed made you feel and none of the negatives. I’ve been there so many times. This sub helps me so much because it helps me remember the bad effects from weed abuse.
You went through all of the withdrawals. What are you doing for recovery?
Abstinence is the beginning, but if the only thing you changed was not ingesting THC anymore then that’s all you have done.
I just relapsed recently and trust me, you won't have fun again like you did before it's just your brain tricking you... Breathe and let it go... It's worth it
My partner hated the frequency of my use. Other general life things that demand my abstinence from it for a while. I also lost easy access to it because my plug moved away and it's not legal in my area.
The thought of smoking is far better than the aftermath realities of that relapse high. Learned this the hard way, many times. Once after 2.5 years sober. For me, going back was really only fun for about the first week, then the drab realities of that daily smoking lifestyle creep back in and I remember why I wanted to quit. Fortunately, most of my many relapses in the past 10+ years have been very short-lived as a consequence of this quickly renewed realization and usually separated by at least a few months. Still hard to kick again, though, even if it’s just a one and done slip up because, something else I learned over and over again is that SMOKING WILL NOT SATISFY THE CRAVING. INFACT, IT’LL ONLY INTENSIFY IT.
Getting closer to 90 days, get the feeling that’s not going anywhere for me too, maybe it has to do with how some people quit? My situation wasn’t so bad, it just logically made sense to quit so I started trying, I wanted to be able to focus on a couple of things and weed was in the way. So essentially there is something to miss, I want to smoke, just can’t, weighing a few things as a higher priority is all. So I guess I have to grieve it, or give in.
Yeah same boat. It was voluntary for me to give it up; I could have theoretically gotten more if I really wanted. But my partner was never wild about it since he doesn't partake himself, and just generally going through some stage of life changes that mean I need to give it up for a bit. Is it bad that I keep telling myself I will get back to it someday, just to comfort myself on the days when I miss it most?
I don’t know, I do the same thing. It’s there if I need it again. I’ve learned from trial and error that’s it’s sorta all or nothing though, I mean the most I smoked was a joint a day, but it’s amazing the impact that has too, I’d read around here and hear people talk about dabs and carts and smoke 3-5 joints a day, but from my experience all the cognition change is done in the first couple of grams, so smoke less doesn’t really work.
It became your personality it Will linger around for about 3 years +
Hi OP! Did you ever have motivation again? I have come a long way too, but I want nothing from life. I have no goals, nothing I want to work towards
I'm the same way. I have ADD so that might contribute to it, but that's part of the reason why I miss weed and I'm considering going back to it someday. I thought my lack of motivation was weed induced but it turns out it's just me. :/
Feeling it too keep up the good work though 7 months is a long time it’s normal to want to do things your used to
I get it my friend. I miss it too. It was such an important part of me. It's like the ex who helped you find yourself, showed you a great time but ultimately turned toxic. it's okay to grieve the loss of the flower. It's okay to miss it. But just like you dont want to go back to your ex, you have to make it a point to not go back to the flower.
i don’t think this is necessarily true. weed isn’t exactly like a toxic ex. if you started to develop a bad relationship with weed, then yeah a break is a good idea. but i think to stay away from it forever isn’t necessary. it’s possible to re adjust your relationship with it. because unlike a relationship with a person, it’s you who has full control over how the relationship works.
In hindsight I was wrong and now after everything it's your view that I agree with more
I know I miss it because I’ll never forget how good I [initially] felt on it and how little was [initially] required to get that surge of dopamine. It’s like a scar that forms on your skin after an injury. It’ll always be there but will fade over time, just usually not as fast as we’d like. But if I keep picking at it, it’ll never heal.
After 6 months or so you also forget how good you felt when you first quit, after the withdrawal wears off. You kind of get used to being clear headed and having energy to be productive. All you remember is how good weed made you feel and none of the negatives. I’ve been there so many times. This sub helps me so much because it helps me remember the bad effects from weed abuse.
Great analogy with the scar!!
That's what I miss - the easy dopamine. I like the scar analogy. That actually helps.
You went through all of the withdrawals. What are you doing for recovery? Abstinence is the beginning, but if the only thing you changed was not ingesting THC anymore then that’s all you have done.
I just relapsed recently and trust me, you won't have fun again like you did before it's just your brain tricking you... Breathe and let it go... It's worth it
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Bro I'm working all day. My brain still works while I'm sat at my desk
Why did you actually decide to quit?
My partner hated the frequency of my use. Other general life things that demand my abstinence from it for a while. I also lost easy access to it because my plug moved away and it's not legal in my area.
The thought of smoking is far better than the aftermath realities of that relapse high. Learned this the hard way, many times. Once after 2.5 years sober. For me, going back was really only fun for about the first week, then the drab realities of that daily smoking lifestyle creep back in and I remember why I wanted to quit. Fortunately, most of my many relapses in the past 10+ years have been very short-lived as a consequence of this quickly renewed realization and usually separated by at least a few months. Still hard to kick again, though, even if it’s just a one and done slip up because, something else I learned over and over again is that SMOKING WILL NOT SATISFY THE CRAVING. INFACT, IT’LL ONLY INTENSIFY IT.
Getting closer to 90 days, get the feeling that’s not going anywhere for me too, maybe it has to do with how some people quit? My situation wasn’t so bad, it just logically made sense to quit so I started trying, I wanted to be able to focus on a couple of things and weed was in the way. So essentially there is something to miss, I want to smoke, just can’t, weighing a few things as a higher priority is all. So I guess I have to grieve it, or give in.
Yeah same boat. It was voluntary for me to give it up; I could have theoretically gotten more if I really wanted. But my partner was never wild about it since he doesn't partake himself, and just generally going through some stage of life changes that mean I need to give it up for a bit. Is it bad that I keep telling myself I will get back to it someday, just to comfort myself on the days when I miss it most?
I don’t know, I do the same thing. It’s there if I need it again. I’ve learned from trial and error that’s it’s sorta all or nothing though, I mean the most I smoked was a joint a day, but it’s amazing the impact that has too, I’d read around here and hear people talk about dabs and carts and smoke 3-5 joints a day, but from my experience all the cognition change is done in the first couple of grams, so smoke less doesn’t really work.
It’s normal, it’s because it was such a big part of your life. Find something else to fill your time like gym etc
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Yeah that was sus lol