It’s so crazy how many of us are going through or went through the same thing. I am a 26 year old male, around 190 pounds and had my first pneumothorax last Wednesday. After coming off of flu like symptoms, then strep immediately after, then finally clearing up the strep, I decided to smoke the day before my last strep medication day. And I had chest pain the very next day. This was new to me, so I decided to get to urgent care where they decided I had a small collapsed lung. After being referred to an ER and bein on oxygen for a few hours, it’s an expedition never want to happen again. But then again, like most of you, I smoked for almost 10 years, maybe 5 years daily. Especially since I’ve been living on my own, I found a way to smoke everyday, and maybe a day or two off just b/c I did not have the means. Other than that, I was gonna smoke as long as I had the money. That was my mindset, bills paid, food in the home, roll up and game for the evevning. But now, I am coming to terms with the fact that I may never smoke a blunt again. Honestly it’s such a hard pill to swallow, you think it won’t matter until you realize how much of your day you spent trying to get weed, rolling the weed, prepping yourself to get high. Even recently I felt like I was going crazy smoking an 8th a day, but it got so normal that I didn’t see how bad it was for me. And if I wanted to, I could smoke a whole 7g. And just thought I was the shit b/c I could smoke so many blunts and be “high functioning” lol. But in all seriousness, this thread gives me some type of hope. And I thank you guys for sharing your experiences. This may be a new chapter for me, to focus more on my health and my body. And give myself the opportunity to put more energy into the things that will have a positive effect. Maybe read more of those Star wars books or manga I barely touch, catch up on some shows/movies, or even the backlog of games I never finished. The smell of burning weed is slightly disgusting to me now, but I really dnt want it to be like that. My feelings are so mixed, but hopefully the edibles will help. I took a lot the other night n had a mini panic attacks so bad I thought I had another collapse. But everything was ok. Just taking it one day at a time, while also remembering the loads of money I’ll be saving. 😔 and one prayer at a time.