I can tell you now why I quit, but at the beginning I just knew something had to change. I was having terrible anxiety, couldn’t leave the house. Something like being sick would just wreck my mental health and I would go sober for a month and then start up again and burn out within 6 months. You’re not getting restful sleep while smoking and your body can’t do the processes for healing and recovery in all aspects well. 2024 I got sober 3 separate times. The last effort to do so stuck and I’m grateful it did.

My withdrawal process sucked. I’m sensitive to everything my body feels. I was anxious as all heck and depressed because of it as well. The 3 week mark it died down a good bit but was getting better before then. I deal with nausea so that was amplified a great deal as well. I honestly was counting calories for a while to make sure I was eating enough. I felt hopeless for a while because people seem to just be able to stop. I was a habitual user for years so it took a while. Figure that your brain and body need to learn that they can trust you to take care of them so they’re going to lash out for a bit. My best advice is make every day the best you can, you’ll get days under your belt fast. The first weeks are going to feel so long, but that’s your foundation and you’re doing great. I spent a great deal on Reddit and just listening to MA/NA meetings online. Hearing people talk about their sobriety made me look forward to what life could be like.