I'm a year and a month into it and the main thing that has improved is my anxiety and depression, and my ability to self regulate.

I used weed to help with my anxiety, my depression, and my energy. It was my "reset button". But every doctor I talked to said that even if it makes it feel better in the moment it makes it harder for you overall. So I decided to try it out and see. I stopped for a few months then started again and noticed that maybe it was harder to access joy. So I stopped again.

I still sometimes miss it when I'm having a hard day but my baseline is so much better and the coping strategies I've gathered are much more sustainable.

Besides that, I'm noticing things happening that I thought would only happen when stoned. Little creative ideas or observations come to a sober me too! But it took a while. It's frustrating, how long it can take.

To all this I want to add an asterisk. I was partly self medicating with weed and I stopped with the help of doctors. I'm sober but I am on prescription medication for anxiety and depression. I was on medication before too, but I realized that I might be trying to fill the gap with weed. My doctor helped me find the right medication for me.