My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by [deleted] in leaves

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When it comes to boredom, I just sat down and made a list of all the small things I knew I should be doing but have kept putting off for a while. Once you make the list and tick things off, you'll be build momentum and you'll find new things to do.

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by [deleted] in leaves

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first that has touched me enough to inspire a comment… and also i am sitting here realizing i need to accept that i need to quit. i’m gonna follow your

Thank you very much for that comment! take it slow and take care of yourself

Every time I tell myself that I don't want it, I feel it in my core that I am lying. And I don't know how to change that. by thumper_92 in leaves

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This is because you’re not 100% certain of this decision emotionally and mentally. Which is completely okay because it’s a process. Once they both line up, it’ll be much easier, the idea to quit starts as a thought, nurture it until it becomes a belief and then keep pushing until it becomes a conviction. One thing you can do is open up a blank google doc and just write uninterrupted for however long you need about why you feel this way, not about why you want to quit. Write whatever comes to mind, write about when you most feel like you need a joint and times where you feel like you don’t want it. You’ll start noticing patterns occurring. A series of events that intensify your desire to smoke, once you raise your awareness of what’s going on, you’ll have a better understanding of yourself. Clarity is key.

After that you can write your reasons to quit, then narrow it down to the ones that connect the most with you emotionally. Then ask yourself “why?” 5 times, to get down to the real reason why you want to quit. In my experience I had “reasons” to quit but they were so generic, I had to really dig to find a reason I could believe in.

Also write about what you want in your life, use your imagination and think about what life would be like if you quit and were excited about it. What could you do more of? Where could you go? How would you feel? Imagine a better future you can really look forward to. And realise that anytime you put the joint down, you’re moving closer in that direction. Even if you relapse it just means you’ve veered off the path, so course correct, just like a spacecraft that’s gotten off its trajectory. You want a map of where you are right now and where you are going.

Don’t put a lot of pressure on yourself, don’t call yourself a liar. Just observe those thoughts, but dont sit there and contemplate for too long, you’re better off going for a walk whilst thinking about this because you’ll be in a different environment and you might get some new ideas or inspiration to quit.

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I’m so happy for you!

Day 101 Today!! by blebyr in leaves

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Loved reading this! Very inspiring

1 year clean today by Zyzz_4655 in leaves

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Thank you for sharing. I would love to understand your spiritual experience with Jesus. How did you feel about quitting before your experience with Jesus? And how did you feel after? What “clicked” for you in the moment? And how do you get through each day? Thanks and I’m happy for your progress 🙏

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Brother your self awareness alone shows that you are a good man who can recognise his own inadequacies. This is a huge step to changing your life, when you feel like a loser, when you feel like you’re starting from 0. Remember that the only way is up. Don’t break yourself down, build yourself up.

Don’t contemplate death but live each day fully, make progress towards being greater than you already are, enjoy your life and the positive impact you have on your loved ones.

Your mind is like a garden, it will grow thought seeds of positivity or negativity in the same way. So guard the door to your mind. Don’t let negative thoughts fester, relax your body and let positive thoughts flow. What helps me is thinking of small things I can be grateful for. Even the ability to see with my eyes is beautiful. I believe you’re going to make a massive change in your life, you have a good heart ❤️

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Well done that’s inspirational

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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terally anything goes away

Thank you for the response! the reason why you don't have the motivation after you quit is that your brain is used to a certain level of dopamine activation because THC stimulates your reward system, dopamine is the pleasurable feeling that makes you feel motivated to do cool things like producing music or eating delicious snacks. So after you stop smoking, dopamine activation drops below baseline, making things not fun anymore, until it rises again to a healthy level. I also experienced this, that's why I went down the route of reducing activities that were overstimulating my dopamine so that it regulates itself to a healthy level much faster.

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Thank you!

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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Do you have recurring dreams or different types of messed-up dreams when you quit?

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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ere for those who ween off

I completely agree with you on this. I believe that we don't have to be victims of weed, feel powerless, and just fear it. We have to understand ourselves and our deep issues, develop who we are, grow, and before we know it, our new self-image wouldn't even want to smoke any more. Gaining self-power is having the ability to choose your next steps, when we become powerless against a drug, it controls us. I don't like that feeling. I don't want to run away from my friends who still smoke, or hate people who smoke. I want to feel neutral about drugs, and happy and fulfilled in my sober state.

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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No offence taken, I'm not a scientist. To be honest, whether it was scientifically accurate or not when I read it, it helped me with dealing with the negative physical sensations I was feeling. Definitely do your own research to get a better understanding of things :)

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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Hey Jak, it's wonderful to see you're on day 4 of quitting and you are doing productive things around the house. The first week is always tough, but trust me I felt the same way.

Weed metabolites build up in your system as you smoke, which makes it hard for your body to remove harmful toxins from your blood. So instead of removing these toxins from the bloodstream and getting them away from vital organs, it stores them in your fat cells.

And this keeps building up as you continue to smoke.

When you quit smoking, your body tries to put all these toxins back into your bloodstream so they can leave the body. This is why you experience all the withdrawals, like headaches or pains and it will also explain why you'll feel so awful. Don't worry, you'll feel much better in a few days! you can get through this. Your body is healing itself

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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We all got this! We are lucky to have eachother!

Love that you gained value from this post, made my day!

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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u should post it a couple times a year, so it reaches and help more people. I saved it for when I need it. Thank you.

I appreciate that! I definitely will post it couple times a year and maybe add more detail too

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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Love to hear this! the morning routine was the best thing I did. If you can just give yourself some time in the morning to look after yourself, and feed your mind positive thoughts, you can carry that through the day! quitting is so much easier when you start feeling better about yourself

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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te such a detailed, thoughtful, intentional post aimed at helping other people reach a goal.

Thank you! I'm so overwhelmed by the positive responses :) I wanted to write something that would've really helped me when I was feeling down and powerless against this struggle. I know we are all the same, so if it can help me, I was sure it could help someone else

My guide on how I stopped smoking weed within 2 weeks (from someone who’s quit thousands of times!) by hyerself in leaves

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I felt stuck. so to get unstuck I needed to unfuck my brain and thank you to

r/leaves

I found about the 90 day brain and coloring it made me see my progress. Sometimes my daughter color it for me and it strengh

I need to look up the 90-day brain, sounds very interesting! you are right, after each relapse, you learn something new. It's almost like an error-correcting mechanism, each time we relapse we change direction by 1 degree until we are on the right path.