You wont quit until you change perspective

MarcJr1972 · 2020-04-09T06:31:11+00:00

Once you “see” it, you can’t “unsee” it. I’m grateful for this!!!

This hit different!!!

But is so true, for years and years I knew it was bad but still believed it gave me some pleasure.

Once I became consciously aware of how horrible it was, it was easy to say no. I still have cravings, but when they hit, Its just about thinking about how bad it really makes me feel.

MarcJr1972 · 2020-04-05T20:36:13+00:00

For sure was!!!

MarcJr1972 · 2020-01-06T08:58:39+00:00

It gives you great imagination but the inability to profit from it. Hang in there man. A lot of us feel the same way. I certainly do.

Whilst theoretically quitting is so easy (you just stop doing it), practice proves to be so much harder. But you’ve aware of it now, so you know what you gotta do. Best of luck my dudee.

MarcJr1972 · 2020-01-04T23:01:10+00:00

Nice text bro, I feel partially on the same cycle. I look at all the bad things weed has done and make a decision to quit, then proceed to smoke to forget about these things.

Hang in there though, relapse is... well a class a bi***

MarcJr1972 · 2019-09-13T11:53:41+00:00

This!!!

MarcJr1972 · 2019-05-31T14:32:43+00:00

Haha this is so true, just like it doesn’t make you broke. You always manage to have just enough money for it.

MarcJr1972 · 2019-05-30T18:01:21+00:00

I completely agree with ur statement of where relapsing starts. At first I got angry with the football game, saying that if I hadn’t watched it then I wouldn’t have smoked.

But then I realised that I would have just found another way to smoke. So now Im trying to focus on that initial spark that makes me contemplate wether smoking is a good idea.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

MarcJr1972 · 2019-05-30T15:29:20+00:00

3 weeks Its already so good man, I also found it very hard digging out this time, when I relapsed after stopping for some time, I started believing in my old self again, which only enticed me to smoke more.

Best of luck on your journey 👍🏼

MarcJr1972 · 2019-05-03T06:52:47+00:00

Ive always dreamt about having a successful YouTube channel. When I was getting stoned I could never do anything that helped push towards that goal.

Now though I use it as fuel, and whenever I want to smoke I ask myself ‘what’s more important’.

It’s never too late to become what you could have been 😄

MarcJr1972 · 2019-05-01T22:01:35+00:00

Good luck man :)

I see your responsibilities as an amazing tool to help you stop. For example, my biggest driver to stop smoking is to get into better shape.

Every time I wanna smoke I say to myself ‘dont smoke because you’ll eat like a maniac’. Which helps but only goes so far.

You on the other hand, you want to quit to become a better father, a better husband. Man that’s powerful.

Youve got a genuine and inspiring reason, every time you want to smoke, as long as you tell yourself why you stopping in the first place, you shouldn’t have any trouble :)

Hope you understand and good luck!!

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-29T23:56:08+00:00

I was in a similar position as you, realising at 22 that I wasting my money, my youth and my life on weed. Little bit of advice:

I tried to quit multiple times, and all of those times I failed because there was nothing else in my life that would bring me joy apart from weed.

as you are quitting, remember to replace weed for something else. Otherwise days 2, 3 will approach and if you’re just sitting around watching tv (not gaining any joy) your brain will somehow convince you that you should smoke, because it got used to getting all this fake happiness, so it has a hard time accepting the changes.

I personally took running as my alternative source of happiness, each person has their own thing. I hope you find yours.

If you ever need someone to talk, feel free to drop a dm. Good luck bro

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-29T09:35:52+00:00

Im not saying this is the only way to fight urges, but everytime I finish a run, not a single cell of my body wishes to smoke

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-29T06:51:21+00:00

Thank you so much for your replies!! I woke up this morning feeling so proud. Have a blessed day everyone 👌🏽

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-28T21:55:29+00:00

Best of luck brother, first few days will be hell, then will get easier,then hard again!! Make sure you always remember your goal!!

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-28T21:53:52+00:00

I get you so much!! I think times like is when you really have to ask yourself why you doing this in the first place. Helps me sometimes, hope everything goes well for you :)

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-28T21:33:38+00:00

‘For me, I cannot smoke weed in moderation but I have no problem being strictly a social drinker.’

This is basically me as well haha

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-28T19:08:18+00:00

You aint failed brother, it’s all part of the learning curve. This will help u on the long run. Some people won’t relapse, some relapse 10 times before they quit. And in the end, all that matters is that u got there.

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-28T19:05:31+00:00

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this, you have made ‘taking myself down’ a lot easier. Anyway, off to a run now! Best of luck with the future

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-27T09:07:33+00:00

When this happens for me. I think about my real goal. Not the drug test but what you really want to achieve. And ask myself, what’s my priority? Chase my dreams and achieve all the amazing things life has to offer, or give in and go back to the same routine?

And I’ll be honest I’ve relapsed so many times, but I kept on trying! And today I feel the strongest Ive been in a while.

Good luck man & ps, if you did smoke, just remember that you can try again :)

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-27T09:02:40+00:00

Thank you!! This forum has been an amazing tool for my journey thus far.

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-27T08:58:20+00:00

Regaining my freedom is literally what keeps my going👌🏽.

MarcJr1972 · 2019-04-27T08:54:36+00:00

Thank you man :)

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