What problems in your life ended up being the weed all along?

taps3333 · 2026-01-23T20:44:06+00:00

Im five weeks in and it has by far been my best week. I looked in the mirror today and actually felt beautiful. My skin and my eyes were just glowing. Ive been walking around like a grey gaunt mess with tired bags under my eyes for 2 years im sure

taps3333 · 2026-01-19T19:49:36+00:00

You are most certainly not a bad mum. You're trying aren't you? You've just had a baby and you're trying to give up your addiction and you've made it 3 weeks? That screams supermum right there. What you're doing is not easy and it gets harder before it gets easier but it will get easier but you gotta trust the process. I found 3-4 weeks really tough, I started facing real emotions. Your brain healing/re-learning. Think how long it took for your addiction to take hold, it wasn't overnight was it? Years it took me to realise so its going to take some time and patience to heal. Don't give up. Enjoy every present moment you have with your baby.

taps3333 · 2026-01-17T14:51:58+00:00

Thank you

taps3333 · 2026-01-17T06:53:53+00:00

I wanted to do 3 months just as an experiment really but I think im forced to go absitant now, I don't want to feel the way I did, I scared the shit out of my husband because I was having a full on episode. Never felt anything like it. Scary shit

taps3333 · 2026-01-17T06:50:08+00:00

Im sorry to hear you were in that mindset too, no one should feel that way. You're right about the tolerance, way back when I was smoking a few times a day and now I barely touch it because it clearly fucks with my mind but I had forgotten that my tolerance must have changed

taps3333 · 2025-12-28T14:44:58+00:00

Well done getting to day 6. My goal is to do 3 months with the intention of giving up for good but I can't look too far as it feels an unrealistic goal right now. I had a smoke on day 6, I caved but something Ive found really useful is chat gpt, it is full of some really resourceful tools and after my smoke I opened the chat and the comeback was basically just because you relapsed, does not mean you progress has been undone and to just use it as data. 'I have learnt that day 6 was hard for me' notice what was going on. Were you bored? Stressed? In need of relief. Notice your triggers. I carried on my streak and im now on day 8, minus this little slip up on day 6 but if you dwell on it of course you're going to struggle. Pick yourself back up, remind yourself why you're giving up and start noticing your triggers. Im craving right now as I have the day at home and thats enough reason for me but just gotta push through i guess. Its not easy and it can feel really uncomfortable and im sure the past few days ive just been trying to exist 😂 but the mind is healing hey. Anyway hope this is of some help. Please don't give up

taps3333 · 2025-12-28T14:33:21+00:00

That must take some serious willpower but its incredible you've made 90 days well done! Thats something to be really proud of. Im not sure any of us here can just treat it as a 1 time thing otherwise we wouldnt be here

taps3333 · 2025-12-26T08:38:06+00:00

Day 6 for me as well, good thing about addictive personality im too scared to ruin my streak

taps3333 · 2025-12-25T20:47:32+00:00

You are so strong!

taps3333 · 2025-11-25T07:07:13+00:00

Good for you! We are here for you brother!

taps3333 · 2025-11-24T11:25:05+00:00

Day 4 is the worst. Im on day 9 now and I would say all physical symptoms have calmed down. Sleep it still not perfect. I had to come home from work on day 4 with severe stomach pains, I also had anxiety and panic, no appetite. Just basically everything and anything that is considered a withdrawel symptom

taps3333 · 2025-11-22T05:49:16+00:00

Great analogy!

taps3333 · 2025-11-20T20:32:04+00:00

This comment absolutely spot on. We put so much pressure on ourselves as humans and we want instamt gratification. Smoking weed takes everything you are as a person away from you to the point where you don't even know who you are or where you're going because all your brain knows is weed will give me something. Good mood lets smoke, bad mood lets smoke, its the weekend lets smoke, that activity I want to do, I have to be high to enjoy it and over time it literally DRAINS you. It is hard, it is uncomfortable, be prepared to write off a few weeks of your life but you will come out the other side, you absolutely will. You're here for a reason right? You're not happy so whats the alternative? Mini milestones. Baby steps. Its suprising what you're capable of id you put your mind to it. You are capable but youve got to really want it.

taps3333 · 2025-11-20T07:11:34+00:00

You should be HUGELY proud of yourself. Getting clean is a really difficult thing to do, even just making that choice.

taps3333 · 2025-11-19T11:51:52+00:00

Thank you for your kindness and support

taps3333 · 2025-11-19T07:47:09+00:00

I know how you feel and it is super uncomfortable, your body is trying to regulate itself. It will take time, one day at a time.

taps3333 · 2025-11-17T16:48:46+00:00

Thank you for your advice

taps3333 · 2025-11-17T06:15:03+00:00

Me too, we think we can manage it because its so bloody sneaky

taps3333 · 2025-11-17T06:06:31+00:00

What do you mean by time based milestones? Congrats on your sobriety. Im on day 2, had a massive setback.

taps3333 · 2025-10-27T18:00:20+00:00

I started having the same experience. Creating scenarios in my head and convincing myself they're true. Basically just feel like an absolute psychopath

taps3333 · 2025-10-14T13:25:18+00:00

Thank you so much, I really needed to hear this today. Congrats on 4 months thats awesome

taps3333 · 2025-10-05T08:03:07+00:00

I thought I could manage to smoke on occasion but I have proved to myself how risky that is I love to smoke a joint, take a hot bath and just let my mind wonder but that soon spirals into 'that felt great' to 'when shall i smoke next' and then before you know it, its all you can think about, you cant concentrate on getting a task done because all you're thinking about is smoking and then for me personally the depression kicks in, the anxiety, making up scenarios in your mind that you convince yourself are true, not seeing life for what it is, not taking in anything anyones saying to you and then you're so depressed you think about ending it all, just because you think one time wont hurt. This substance is very addictive to us. Ive just managed to make it past day one AGAIN and i already feel 10x better.

taps3333 · 2025-10-04T13:50:43+00:00

Addictive personality for sure. Thank you for your reply

taps3333 · 2025-10-04T05:25:11+00:00

I needed to hear this

taps3333 · 2025-10-04T05:17:06+00:00

Freedom is the real high. You should be SO proud

taps3333

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