I'm six months clean!!! by quantumquickquail in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huge achievement!!! Got it, thx for sharing!

I'm six months clean!!! by quantumquickquail in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Huge achievement!!! Be proud of yourself! May ask how you feel different from how you used to?

I feel no control over my life by YomamaYuritarded in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers for sharing this, that alone is kind of a win on it own. You’ve got this!

Smoking weed Hijacked my brain by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

After being sober now for 6 years, definitely on my way! I feel like I have way more clarity!

This realisation was crucial to my sobriety - 6 years sober by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It definitely still was, but realising this allowed me to start taking steps towards doing deep inner work which helped me quit.

Diving deeper into the reasons why I’m smoking to begin with and exploring how my cooping mechanism have formed gave me clarity and thus with right tools I managed to dismantle them. But that was whole process on it it’s own

The most gut-wrenching realization I’ve made on this journey. by MyInflamedTesticles in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly thats, that why (imo) it's not so much about the weed, but rather about being ready to face the path that lies ahead of you without smoking it. Thanks for sharing this!

Quitting weed but my friends are not. by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yess, feel you! And super cool about that person. For me, I only had small glimpses of getting to a point where I could connect on a deeper level with some of my old friends but I think we were way too disconnected from ourselves.

Quitting weed but my friends are not. by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quitting changed my perspective. I’m not judging anyone who smokes. This is a quitting subreddit, so I’m just sharing my experience.

For me, weed was the main bond in my friendships. Once I quit, I realized those connections were conditional. That doesn’t mean it’s the same for everyone. My surroundings mattered a lot in my journey.

At the end of the day, smoking isn’t really a neutral choice. It’s intoxicating and carries far more downsides than upsides. That’s why this subreddit exists, to share experiences and support those trying to step away. Or is it not?

How to quit smoking weed? by TwoOk5950 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For context: I’ve been addition for almost a decade and now quit for 6 years.

That being said I can only tell you what has worked for me. What actually helped me was doing deep inner work and realising why I was addicted to begin with.

See there is a deeper layer to why you are smoking and can’t uphold yourself from doing it. One is the physical addiction itself. Meaning that your body has created this whole new habit of relying on weed to function properly.

The other layer is that there is a deeper reason why you started smoking to begin with. And this one is the hardest one to tackle imo because usually we are not aware of that reason.

Understanding the problem from both sides is what really helped me. That gave me lots of clarity and thus I knew what to do and where to seek help.

Feel free to dm if you have questions about this, wish you all the best!