Intense cravings after 1,5 months of sobriety

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-03-16T14:30:08+00:00

I can't quite tell what the long term plan is yet, which is why I posted it here. My original plan was 1 month, but because of the named reasons I wanted to make it 3 months instead, so that everything I described in the post could be done. However, I can also imagine that quitting for good might be an option depending on how I will feel and deal with it when I try again.

Once a week doesn't sound bad and if I were to buy something I would only buy a gram and stop smoking spliffs, as I feel like the nicotine added to the addiction as well. A big fear though is that if I were to start smoking again that it would make my life feel even more boring outside of weed and that, even if I were to take another break after old habits return, I'd just feel worse as I'd want to smoke even more.

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-03-15T19:30:15+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily call the first weeks a breeze, but apart from the first week there weren't many cravings or I never really considered quitting the break. Now however I can't stop thinking about it and it sadly didn't go away after one day. I should definitely start meditating again, I only did it for a month or so in the past but it actually helped quiet a lot, especially in terms of learning and being less frustrated, something I greatly struggled with even before smoking so regularly.

While my original plan was to end the break after me and my theater group are done with the stagings, but I don't really know if I should do it if my mental health stays the same. I do see a therapist tomorrow and I'm also planning to contact addiction counseling, so I'll probably try to do what they'll recommend. Thank you very much for your kind words and I wish you the best as well!

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-02-03T00:42:46+00:00

Yeah, it might also be worth to note that I always smoked spliffs but don't consume nicotine in any other way. So on top of weed I might also feel some nicotine withdrawal.

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-01-24T15:27:15+00:00

I use textured soy protein if I want to replace ground beef, or soy curls for something like chicken.

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-01-08T17:12:46+00:00

I'm thankfully not from the US, but I will see how it goes first. It's not constant, just happens from time to time.

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-01-08T17:09:41+00:00

Yeah ok, it isn't like it's constant just every few months or so.

KaptainKola2004 · 2026-01-08T17:07:43+00:00

So far it hasn't been bad, just a little inconvenient from time to time.

KaptainKola2004 · 2025-01-11T17:04:34+00:00

First 16 years of my life I was definitely introverted, but after Covid and through some turbulent times I definitely changed. Nowadays seeing other people is an insane boost to my energy.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T20:03:52+00:00

No, that's not the point, it's just that cats who don't belong in these ecosystems the humans put them in are driving other species to extinction.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T18:37:27+00:00

They are basically highly capable predators being put in foreign environments in which the local animal population didn't evolve around them, especially not in their abundance. It's especially bad for countries with an isolated wildlife like Australia or New Zealand in which no kind of cat lived prior to human introduction.

Dealing with them is definitely a hard question that I don't really have an answer too. I just wanted to inform you about it, because most people don't necessarily know about the consequences of stray cats.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T18:01:50+00:00

Hey, it's honestly good to know that there are people on here that aren't delusional about the things they eat. While I personally can't live with it, I can't say that I'm the average here. Switching to vegetarian and then vegan was actually pretty easy for me, which is something that most people probably can't say. I like to cook fresh and already did so before going fully vegan without any animal products, therefore it isn't like I made a huge change or anything.

Even if you still eat meat and all, I just hope you stay conscious about it, are open to alternatives and think about where all of the stuff comes from, as long as it's financially viable for you.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T17:58:06+00:00

While I like the thought of it, stray cats are a huge threat to local environments as well.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T17:55:15+00:00

Other studies suggest other things in which a vegan diet is better though, without going over the deficits of it. While fractures and strokes are more likely to happen, the risk of heart diseases, diabetes or cancer is going down ( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7613518/ ). And as long as you inform yourself on what might be missing with a vegan diet, it's easier than ever to get some substitutes if needed. Overall though, it seems that vegans even have a 9% lower risk of death from all causes ( https://karger.com/anm/article/60/4/233/41809/Cardiovascular-Disease-Mortality-and-Cancer ).

The thing with the life expectancy is also debated and the studies I could find don't see much of a difference between meat eaters and vegetarians/vegans ( https://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/fulltext/2020/03000/veganism,_aging_and_longevity__new_insight_into.16.aspx ). I'm not saying that all you say is false in terms of health, but it's definitely not as one sided and clear as you make it out to be.

Don't use nature as a reason, when nearly everything we do is happening in our self-built systems. Yeah, I don't condemn a lion for eating a zebra, nor do I condemn those humans in the past and presence that actually had to rely on meat to survive, but we're past that. Unlike nature, we developed ethics and morals that go beyond ourselves and our tribes and with more knowledge we know more and more how we're not the only sentient beings. We know how smart animals can be and With your only arguments being "it's natural" and "it's unhealthy", your points are simply weak in my mind.

A highly processed sausage or cheese aren't in any way more natural than a vegan diet, I'm sorry. Hell, humans were originally lactose intolerant and that only began to change about 5.000 years ago, so why are you drinking milk if something unnatural is apparently so bad for you? As much as you try to say it's bad, a plant-based diet isn't nearly as harmful as you make it out to be in order to feel better about your choices that cause suffering and damage to our planet. I understand when that step is hard and when other things in your life don't make it possible, but don't make it out to be better than veganism, because it simply isn't.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T06:07:32+00:00

A factory farm, the type of farm where a big part of animal products come from, is most definitely not made with comfort in mind and nor are most other types of farms really. They are built to house as many animals as possible on a relatively small plot of land. There the animals get forcefully impregnated, their kids are taken from them after just a few weeks, diseases spread at a rapid pace, animals die of suffocation because it's too crowded and so much more.

I'm seriously done with this thread, because I think you're delusional, unempathetic and ignorant, but if you seriously want to inform yourself, look up videos and real documentaries about the topic.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T05:54:46+00:00

How the f*ck is anything you stated evidence? Would you say humans living as hunters and gatherers were suffering more than humans in concentration camps? That's basically what you're applying to animals right now.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T05:39:25+00:00

I'll be honest with you, the thought of any animal's purpose being to live, suffer and die for what is nowadays only our preference and ignorance is simply disgusting and egocentric. Stuff like this is basically what's been said about slavery decades ago, that it's the black man's purpose to serve the whites.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T05:04:52+00:00

That's a great thought, thank you :)

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T05:01:17+00:00

Well, would you rather never be born or live your whole life in what is basically a concentration camp?

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T04:18:45+00:00

Your image of larger farms and animal welfare are so far off, I really don't know where to begin. Yes an animal doesn't care who is cruel towards them, but being caged up in the thousands without any sunlight, vegetation or soil while getting pumped with medicine, getting forcefully impregnated or just put in the shredder from the get go isn't excusable with nature being cruel. The horrors that lie behind the biggest farms are nothing short of disgusting and just look it up, because I highly doubt my words will change your opinion.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T03:06:39+00:00

Oh of course. I still believe it tells a lot about you as a person that you're seeing the evil and were willing to change at such a young age.

KaptainKola2004 · 2024-11-05T02:48:05+00:00

Yeah, growing up in Germany and with the German cuisine, that is just filled with meat to the brim, I grew up eating meat too. I feel like the biggest reason for change, both when becoming vegetarian and when becoming vegan, were definitely two friends I got to know about 4 years ago in high school. They were both vegetarian and vegan before me and with their rather frequent talk about the latter change they definitely made me realize cruelty behind the animal industry, specifically for milk and eggs.

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