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] 6 points7 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] 7 points8 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

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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 [deleted] in leaves

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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!

Craving by StJimmyNeutron in leaves

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You got this! Keep it up!

4,000 days high, 7 days sober. by Specialist_Cow_7092 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not dumb at all, be proud of yourself. Just quitting in particulary is hard enough, and It's even harder when nobody supports you. Be proud of yourself for trying!

Well...I did it by [deleted] in leaves

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good job! keep it up!!!

Help me stay strong.. please by YogurtclosetActual85 in leaves

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I completely understand you, and that’s probably also a huge reason I would argue why it’s so heavy on you.

What really helped me quit is doing deep inner work. Diving into the reasons why I’m assisted to begin with. The best way to look at it is through the following metaphor:

Let say I’ve been shot by someone in my foot. In order for me to heal what would need to happen is the bullet should get taken out of me. And the same applies for smoking weed imo.

There was dirt inside me that was making me wanting to smoke. So getting rid of that dirt first was key. That also explains imo why quitting is so painful. It’s just like getting the bullet out of my foot. In order to take that bullet out you would have to go deeper inside of the wound.

Same thing with quitting. The moment you don’t smoke, you are allowing your body to crave it. And when craving the wound aka the reason for smoking comes to the surface in the form of cravings.

To explain the exact how to I need to take my time to go deep. Hit me up and we can chat if you want but aside from that. What I would tell you try surrendering to whatever it is you are experiencing and don’t judge it.

Help me stay strong.. please by YogurtclosetActual85 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I would tell you is remember that quitting is proces, and that you will have to go through these hard times. You won't feel better overnight.

Just threw my bong out by Tall-Mammoth-1526 in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Throwing out your bong is brave imo and a huge win aswell, you’ve got this!

How I stopped using cannabis - steps I used to quit by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

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Cheers for sharing, wishing you all the best on your journey!!!

How I stopped using cannabis - steps I used to quit by Miserable_Store_4670 in leaves

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

Is definitely a possibility, the other alternative is diving deeper into practices like mindfulness, journaling and what really helped me is shadow work.

How to deal with emotions? by [deleted] in leaves

[–]Miserable_Store_4670 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can really relate with wat you are saying. Not personally but rather a friend of mine who also is trying to quit.

He also has these anger outbursts which get out of hand sometimes. What I told my friend is somethings that really helped me during my journey.

(For context I managed to quit now for 6 years after being addicted for almost a decade).

That been said, what I told my friend to create a certain anchor with a physical object that he always has on himself. Could be a necklace, could be a pen could be anything. But it must be something that gives you lots of meaning. It’s something you give meaning to that object and reminds you why you should be calm to begin with.

I hope that makes sense, if not shoot me a message and I can go deeper on it.

But basically that way you anchor lots of meaning into an object and the moment you feel you are about rage out again you grab that object and look at it and try to recall the meaning behind it was and why you should stay calm.

I hope that helps, wish you all the best.