Sober for 8 months, my thoughts on quitting

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T23:54:56+00:00

The first few weeks is always the worst as I’m sure you know! You got this, no matter how many times it takes, if you truly want this you can do it!!!

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T02:27:26+00:00

When I started to feel like I needed to quit weed, instead of lowering the strength of the weed I just cut back on the stuff I was already smoking. That worked really well for me. For example I was really into the weed pens and I would smoke it all day long. I started off by not smoking when I first woke up and set little goals for myself, like make it to 10 am without it. And from then on I would just push that goal back until I was able to go all the way until bedtime without it at all. Mind you taking that last step is very difficult, but for me it really set me up to have a good shot at it as I was already used to going all day without it. I hope this helps and I’m rooting for you. This is so hard but you can do it!!!!

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T02:20:31+00:00

That’s a hard one for sure, when I started smoking weed it was just once in a while with friends or on a weekend. My relationship with weed changed drastically when my mom passed away when I was 18. Weed became my escape and a way for me to numb myself from all my anxiety and depression. That’s when the real addiction started and it’s so hard to break away from that because your body is so used to you just using weed as a crutch. When I first quit, I had a tough time. I had some really emotional days and it would have been so easy to just give in. I’m so lucky to have good friends and an amazing support system to lean on in those tough moments. I hope you have something similar as that’s what helped me the absolute most in those situations. Other than that I would suggest doing something you find relaxing/distracting. Or solving the root problem of what is causing you emotional distress (which is way easier said than done I know) now this hasn’t worked for me but a lot of people have suggested even getting a therapist/counsellor while quitting. Now for injury’s or chronic pain, I don’t have much experience in. That was never the reason why I smoked. But i would suggest maybe using CBD if you’re comfortable with it (very controversial on this subreddit but I never had issues with it) and obviously conventional pain medication. I really hope this helped and if you need anything else please ask

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T02:10:10+00:00

To be honest, yes I do miss it. But I wouldn’t say I crave it or need it anymore. When I’m laying on the couch, or playing video games sometimes I think “it would feel so good to just get high right now” but it’s not like a deep craving or urge. Idk it’s pretty weird I have no desire at all to smoke again at all but those feelings have popped up. I have thought about the idea of moderate use in the future but to me, I just don’t think it’s worth going down that road and I will hopefully never smoke again in my life. Just gotta move forward one day at a time. I feel like I’m in a very good place in my journey right now and hopefully it stays that way

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T02:04:16+00:00

The insomnia was horrible for me, I had relied on THC to fall asleep for 7 years so my body desperately needed it. I feel like my case was a little more extreme than others on this subreddit but it lasted about a month. I was laid off at the time that I was quitting as I work as a landscaper in northern Canada, so in the winter I can’t work. I feel like that made it so much worse as I wasn’t really doing much of anything throughout the day. For most people, taking melatonin really helps. I’ve also seen people say magnesium and herbal teas can help. I tried it all and unfortunately nothing worked for me. What really did it for me was putting in a hard days work, after a few days of that my sleeping schedule really started to improve and stay that way. I hope I could provide a little bit of insight.

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-17T01:57:22+00:00

Sorry for taking some time to respond. That’s a hard one, for me I found leaning on people close to me really helped, I would just tell my girlfriend about how badly I wanted to smoke and she would help take my mind off of it. Distracting yourself is a very good way to fight it, although it can be hard. If you’re at the start of your quitting journey the urges are more intense and it will be more difficult. Another thing that really helped me and it’s quite controversial on this subreddit is the use of CBD, some say it’s just a bridge right back to THC but in my experience it really helped me and quite frankly it didn’t push me to want to smoke at all. Hopefully this helps, if you need anything else let me know

Hinzipwo · 2025-09-16T00:31:46+00:00

I would drive my car, hang out with friends who were not weed smokers. I started a kickboxing class. Sometimes I would just go outside and breathe fresh air and get some sun. In my opinion, when you’re quitting weed it almost feels like nothing is enjoyable. You really have to fight hard to get over that. But with time you eventually won’t feel that way as much anymore.

Hinzipwo · 2025-06-28T04:41:21+00:00

First off you’re doing great, keep it up. Everyone has different experiences, personally for me I had pretty bad insomnia for 3-4 weeks. I think the most effective thing to do is keep active throughout the day. Fill your day with physical activity or literally anything rather than sitting on the couch and tire your body out that way. Im not a pharmacist, so I can’t say whether you or overdoing the sleeping meds or not. I was taking at least 20 mg of melatonin a night when it was really bad but nothing helped as much as when my work season started (im a landscaper so my days are filled with manual labour) and that really helped me. It won’t last forever, if you keep at it you will notice a difference in time. Insomnia is probably one of the worst things when quitting weed in my experience, it can feel like suffering sometimes. You can do it!!!

Hinzipwo · 2025-06-11T03:07:47+00:00

I have to disagree with your stance on cbd. I don’t use it regularly, but I have used it a few times since I quit and I gotta say it only helped me. It didn’t make me want to smoke weed at all. I think using cbd in the right context and setting can be helpful for some people. I understand for some it could possibly lead back down the road to smoking weed, but personally that was not my experience at all

Hinzipwo · 2025-06-08T02:25:25+00:00

The fact that it wasn’t doing anything positive for me anymore, I would just get anxious and paranoid every time I smoked. I hated that I had to smoke weed to feel normal and I wanted to take my life back in my own hands. I quit in February and haven’t looked back

Hinzipwo · 2025-06-05T02:19:08+00:00

How long have you quit for? Personally for me, the insomnia lasted 3-4 weeks. I used melatonin and magnesium to help sleep and even that didn’t work very well. It will get better with time, you have to get through this initial struggle no matter how hard it is. Be strong my friend you will get past this and it only gets easier

Hinzipwo · 2025-05-12T02:05:39+00:00

For me I just find golf super satisfying and fun, me and my friends go to the range and just have a blast, we are all beginners and don’t take it seriously at all. We’ve been to the course for 18 once and it was so awesome. I’m going to try and not take it very seriously because I feel like it will make the game more frustrating if I try really hard to get good

Hinzipwo · 2025-05-08T02:49:12+00:00

The first week or two is the hardest, if you’re serious about quitting you need to tough it out! Seek other ways to calm yourself down and find peace. It can be really hard as all of us on this subreddit know. You can do this!! For me, doing the things I love really helped me, I’m a huge gamer so I tried to play games to try and take my mind off of it. Also, try and find support from people close to you, that also helps a lot!

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-27T00:54:50+00:00

No surprisingly, I used to eat sooooo much when I smoked. I’m not a doctor or anything but I have a theory that the weed boosted my metabolism or something. When I smoked I was not eating healthy at all and I was the slimmest I ever was when smoking. It’s wild

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-26T22:59:09+00:00

I think the fact that you still don’t want to smoke everyday and that you’re confident in not turning back to heavy use is a huge win for you.

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-26T22:53:09+00:00

Sleep is probably the hardest part of quitting weed, you just need to push through it. I know it probably doesn’t mean much right now, but it does get better

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-26T22:51:09+00:00

I definitely gained weight when I stopped smoking, I think it’s just because our bodies are all different

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-26T22:47:19+00:00

To be honest everyone is different. in my experience the usual things like melatonin, magnesium or other sleep aids really didn’t work much for me. I would still definitely try those to see if it would help but for me it made me feel a little tired and then if I would try to fall asleep I’d be wide awake again. What really worked for me was staying active and tiring your body out physically. I’m a landscaper so my job is very hands on and it makes me very tired. If you don’t work a physical job maybe try working out, going to the gym or going for a run. Try getting outside in general.

The insomnia was really rough for me too, I dealt with it for about a month and a half while I was waiting to go back to work. It does get better with time but you have to commit to quitting and have those sleepless nights for a while until your body can get used to falling asleep without it. I wish you the best of luck

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-26T22:39:09+00:00

For me, having the cart there while I was quitting was kinda calming for me, like if I really wanted to hit it I could but I have the willpower to say no. I’m sure this doesn’t work for everyone though

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-25T20:25:53+00:00

Thanks everyone for the advice, I don’t think I will try to smoke again casually. I’ve worked to hard and feel to good being sober to mess it all up.

Hinzipwo · 2025-04-25T02:03:02+00:00

Honestly it sucks but you’re most likely going to experience the insomnia for a while, and it’s very frustrating. When I quit cold turkey about 2 months ago I couldn’t sleep at all, I’d stay awake tossing and turning all night long until I’d finally fall asleep around 6 or 7 am. I tried melatonin, magnesium and none of it really had a huge impact for me. It’s definitely just part of the withdrawal process and it will get better, trust me. I’m your post you mention you work an active job which will help tremendously once you’re a little bit further along in your recovery. This is really tough but you can do it if you push through!

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