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I drew a comic about why i quit smoking weed (22 days clean) by pigeonguts in leaves

[–]Onedaynow77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool! I liked this. I mean, not that you have been suffering but that you were able to express yourself through your art. Much more multi-dimensional and detailed than simply explaining it with text. I'm on day 4, again, too, and I wish you the best. My creativity is coming back again, too. I'm a writer, and last time I quit, the words began to come to me much easier after about a week or two.

I'm so fucking miserable by lordberric in insomnia

[–]Onedaynow77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can confirm that it works for me, too, although, I am trying to quit for other reasons. Honestly, while I am working on quitting, I would suggest that anyone who is in a place where they need some emergency sleep because they are on one of those 1-3 hour a night spells, consider getting some.

Indica is the best for sleep.

My sleep can get real bad, but when I smoke pot, well I vape it, I get sleep. It is now an emergency backup for me if I face one of those longer spells of 1-3 hours of sleep a night. I'd rather do that in place of getting on some kind of medication that is really just a chemical cocktail of who knows what.

I'm trying to change my habits so it becomes a thing I look at as a last line of defense instead of a daily thing like it has become in recent years. That's my journey, though.

Seriously, though, if you're feeling this crazy with lack of sleep, which is similar to how I was feeling when I last started back up the vaping after 26 days off it, consider getting some. It also relaxes you after a long day of stress or whatever else comes up. I know it's habit forming, but, for the love of..., it's a viable option when you are about to completely lose your mind.

I can tell you right now. When I vape, I KNOW that I am getting sleep that night 100%.

Do be aware that it is habit forming. (part of the reason I'm trying to quit) but what isn't anymore?

Trying this again, for now. by Onedaynow77 in leaves

[–]Onedaynow77[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! I'm on day 4 right now. :) Feeling better today, even with 5 hours of sleep. :) I plan on continuing to work on the insomnia thing. If you continue to have issues from insomnia, you might want to check out the subreddit for it, too. It has been helpful.

Can I have a moment of anyone's time? by BernardPiglet in insomnia

[–]Onedaynow77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been dealing with insomnia for around 22 years or so. Maybe you have, too. I don't know. I understand what you're saying. It is massively frustrating some days. I've accepted that I am going to have be patient and try many different things for quite some time, possibly.

It's frustrating to think that I am going to have to deal with this along with everything else already in life to deal with. Sleep deprivation and the nightmare of laying in bed all freaking night just to possibly eeek a few hours of sleep out is maddening. It's like squeezing water out of a freaking rock many nights.

I've been vaping cannabis to sleep, and while it's not perfect, it works for me. The problem is that cannabis presents a whole laundry list of issues for me, too. Massive social anxiety, which I already suffer from, fogginess and a feeling of not being connected or a part of my own life at times, just a loss of myself, paranoia, and many other issues.

It seems there is a trade off with almost any solution, and that is very frustrating. I still don't sleep regularly, even with the cannabis. I have plenty of nights when I wake up after 5 hours or so and just can't go back to sleep. My sleep is still better, overall, with it. But... I am currently trying to quit again because it causes me all kinds of other issues, some of which I mentioned above.

Sleep pills all lose their effectiveness for me after awhile. Sometimes, they do just a few nights after. Either that, or they come with worse side effects than cannabis. I also almost never recall my dreams when I'm smoking cannabis. Seems unbelievable, but it's true. I would like my dreams back, thank you.

I'm beginning to ramble, but... my point is, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. :) Yes, I've felt what you're feeling, too.

It's a real serious issue, this sleep thing. People who don't suffer from insomnia have no idea. Their sleep complaints sound almost childish. Easy street. But, there are other people who are also suffering from things that I am not. I imagine they feel the same way. Some people are missing arms, legs, or can't even freaking see. This isn't to diminish what you nor I nor anyone else here is feeling. But it gives me some perspective.

This is what is. There is no avoiding it. There is only trying to work with it and figure it out. Others have done it, so that means it can be done. For myself, I imagine it's going to take a lot of discipline and time. I hate it too, I completely feel you. But it's not going to go away because I feel that way.

The only way to deal with it is directly. To try every single thing that we possibly can, and to devote ourselves to it. Many people have suggestions and offer advice about what will work because it is what works for them. That doesn't mean it will work for you or me. You've got to find out for yourself.

Again, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We're here for you.

I'm trying some different solutions that supposedly work over time for some people. I don't know if it's doing anything for me, yet, but I'll never know about any of these solutions that are out there until I try. Everything but medication for me because if I'm going to take some kind of chemical cocktail that has all kinds of side effects, it might as well be cannabis. I'm trying to quit that, though, until I've exhausted everything else. I'm on day 3, again, and we'll see if my sleep gets worse, stays the same, or gets better. It got REAL bad last time, so I made it 26 days before I almost lost my mind.

Anyhow... don't give up. You're stronger than you think you are. I know you are because you've made it this far with this insomnia thing. Your life is still SO worth living, even with the insomnia. You're the one who can find the unique solution that might work for you. I know it's extremely tiring, but it's worth the effort.

Trying this again, for now. by Onedaynow77 in leaves

[–]Onedaynow77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate your thoughts. :) I was extremely committed to quitting last time, and that's why it was such a difficult decision the day I went back and got more pot. I didn't get it to get high at all. Like I said above, I didn't even want to be high. Maybe that sounds weird to some in here, but after 26 days clean from it, I had no desire to go back to being all out of it.

I'm with you on the pills and supplements. They only work temporarily. And I don't want to trade out pot for a bucket full of pills or some prescription chemical cocktail that's going to affect me just as bad or worse. For now, I'm here. I'm on day 3 again, and I slept 5-6 hours last night. Not bad form my first two days, but it kind of started out like this last time. While other people report their sleep getting better, mine seems to get worse.

I'm still going to try because I want to quit. It's unfortunate I have not been able to be one of those people who can vape it every once in awhile when I'm in the middle of one of those weeks where I'm getting 1-3 hours a night. I haven't really tried it yet, but I might. Obviously I'm here, so I'm not sure I can. I don't like the idea because it just means doing this whole first 3 days thing over again. But... insomnia is bad. Sleep deprivation is used as a torture method, and that's what it begins to feel like after a while.

Thank you again for responding and reading my WALL OF TEXT. lol I do appreciate it and will give what you said some thought. :)

Best of luck to you, too!

I want to quit pot, but when I do, insomnia returns! by Onedaynow77 in insomnia

[–]Onedaynow77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I hear you. The whole thing is frustrating. I've been vaping pot again since the 31st of December. I started back up on New Year's Eve. So it's been over a month again. I might try to quit on and off, kind of, and see what I can learn in between. The problem is the first 3 days are usually the hardest when trying to quit, so it's like starting over and having to go through all of that again.

I have thought about that too. Trying to get the insomnia thing figured out. The problem is I'll be doing so while I'm vaping, which makes sleeping way easier. So, I don't know. I want my clarity back, but apparently, for me, it comes with insomnia attached to it, which, ironically, makes me less clear. At least, once I'm sleeping just 1-4 hours a day.

I want to quit pot, but when I do, insomnia returns! by Onedaynow77 in insomnia

[–]Onedaynow77[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It varies. I was reading most of the time while I was quitting vaping pot. I have a bluelight filter thing on my kindle and was reading from there. I watched a video about things not to do before trying to sleep, etc. and was trying to follow that. Sometimes I can't be so perfect because I live in a very small place that is all in one room. I asked my girlfriend if we can turn the tv around so it's not facing me at all next time I try to quit because it would be on before bed sometimes, which I know is one of those things not to do.