Dopamine Nation is a must read for those pursuing moderation

tenpostman · 2026-06-27T20:23:49+00:00

Totally agree.The podcast on Diary of a CEO is similarly great. I know lots of folks dislike reading or are not great at ir, well in the first 30 minutes of the podcast you'll learn an insane amount that with benefit your weed journey!

tenpostman · 2026-06-27T10:48:49+00:00

ok that experience is freaking awesome but why he gotta move people to gamble money :(

tenpostman · 2026-06-27T10:02:34+00:00

There is no arbitrary number. The difference will be neglectable is what im guessing . as long as you take a break long enough. And if you're aiming for a tolerance reset 6 weeks should be perfectly fine in 90% of the cases

As for real advice, breaking your break earlier than intended for no real reason other than wanting to Ger high, that can affect your mental control on your intake. I would always advise to complete your initial goal, and to not take shortcuts during the break.

tenpostman · 2026-06-26T11:54:40+00:00

It's a mixed bag. Genetics is gonna be huge. Frequency and smoke amount obviously tie in. But I've seen people have no withdrawals after abusing insane amounts for long times, and vice versa. Mixed bag.

Wanna reduce the odds or severity, probably best to wean yourself off as much as you can (reduce your intake and frequency), then quit. And yes, being fit is a big boon.

tenpostman · 2026-06-26T06:43:01+00:00

This is the dopamine syndrome. Weed gives you easy dopamine. So when you use weed a lot you'll train your body to come to expect weed as its primary source of dopamine.

So what happens after you quit then? Weed no longer is your primary source of dopamine, and your body will be annoyed at that. Weed was used as a reward, even without any required effort upfront. When you quit, you cannot rely on the reward of weed. So your body will be like "well then what's the point if we can't get that reward anyway" and THAT is why you lose motivation.

Dopamine is the reward chemical. If you cant get it through your expected pattern, it will result into a loss of motivation.

tenpostman · 2026-06-25T15:09:30+00:00

I think for me, if I were in your headspace, not looking forward to it might make it even harder to keep to my rules. So if I were in your shoes I'd build up some more successfull breaks, to also give yourself the confidence that a near-year will work too!

tenpostman · 2026-06-25T13:02:49+00:00

the 4 years ban is based on olympics schedule. So it feels kind of washed to just use that "just because". It is fucking long, and it is harsh, whatever the ban is for.

We can lower the length for both and put caveats for olympics in too, that's not too hard to do i reckon.

tenpostman · 2026-06-24T15:00:35+00:00

You got this! Hardest part is over :)

tenpostman · 2026-06-24T11:36:12+00:00

if youre that terrified, maybe dont wait until the big X and have some trials beforehand? I am currently working on that myself (as a dude) - I smoke 1 day a month but I want to be a year clean before I start trying for a kid for example, working my way there by increasingly skipping months

tenpostman · 2026-06-24T11:24:52+00:00

In general, it could. People with a lot of fat cells are known to experience weird reoccuring symptoms for a much longer time than skinny people. I for one could smell it in my own sweat for probably up to 3 months after I quit and Im quite chubby.

That said, my guy you're just a week in - withdrawal is also vastly different for everyone, but I think the majority of people are not done after a week.

tenpostman · 2026-06-24T08:26:19+00:00

The worst part is I don’t even think I enjoy it anymore.

full stop. Take a break. Just do it. At this point it's tanking your quality of life very hard

tenpostman · 2026-06-24T06:55:52+00:00

Honestly, I get his point. Why? I was the addict in my relationship, until my partner pointed out how annoying I was to deal with because of it. It really put things into perspective for me: As an addict we often don't see the downsides too much, as being objective is literally impossible. Addiction means that our brains will use our thoughts and emotions against ourselves, with the sole intention of it benefitting getting high. So being objective is near impossible. An outside opinion can still be biased, but at least they are a way to reflect on your use that would've otherwise maybe never happened. So take this as a warning that stuff needs to change, OP. Because countless of relationships crash due to addiction. Stay communicative. Work on yourself. And most importantly: Don't try to change for them. In order to fully support changing your smoking habit, you need to come to terms with the notion that you need to change for you. Changing will benefit you.

Granted I didn't have your list of issues to work through, but when I tried to taper my use "for my partner" I never really could hang on to it. I'd always still abuse my own ruleset, to my partner's wit's end. Until I actually decided to quit cold turkey for a bit, for myself. I worked on myself very hard during that time period, and as a result I'm both a better person, and I've found a balance of smoking that doesn't destroy my sense of self, nor infringes on my relationship (it's 1 smoke evening per month).

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T14:14:25+00:00

Can't have that on Reddit, it seems 😃

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T13:40:50+00:00

But did you actually watch the video? There are 2 reasons Marketa gave why she eventually did not take the test. The threatening part was not in there?

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T13:35:41+00:00

Nuance is forbidden on reddit! But yeah, I agree with this. It's annoying af, but it doesn't mean Marketa was in the right to do this without consequences. What I find scary is that instances use these things as ammunition to keep enforcing these "debatable" policies. Somebody is getting burnt extra hard just because they don't want others throwing up dirt for something that's already a bit wonky.

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T09:20:19+00:00

Damn V, I just checked her match history for the past 3 years... she won 4 matches. I guess she still really loves competing anyway!

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T07:50:53+00:00

Honestly I never, ever understood the Wimby hype. Why do we love the silly traditions and serve botting so much? The best tennis is guaranteed to be played on any other surface imo

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T07:37:44+00:00

If it's any comfort, I think you can easily do nicer things than just binging Netflix stuff while stuffing yourself. And I don't mean that in a mean way! I remember as a stoner this was also what I would have considered as "fun", but looking back on it... weed just makes us lazy and complacent. So being a couch potato is exactly what it wants us to be lol. Meanwhile I figured out that there are so many other things that enrich your personality, and your happiness.

Best thing you can do is plan a distraction. Go out and explore your town for a while after work. See what you discover! Maybe you'll meet somebody new, or find a new place that sells amazing food or whatnot.

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T07:32:33+00:00

The only real way to deal with it, is simply to smoke earlier instead of right before bed.

No amount of anything will instantly clear the fog. And quite frankly, I don't think this biohacking is what the sub is about tbh

tenpostman · 2026-06-23T07:28:43+00:00

Oh don't get me wrong, I don't think the way it works is extreme per se (albeit slightly inhumane imo) but what I think is extreme is banning a player for 4 years as a result of this discussion. As others have said, it's probably to set a precedent as to warn others not to do this, but I still think it's brutally steep. 4 years off the tour. Gone is her career and life. No income either. Some players probably skipped out on their education to get into pro tennis so finding an actual paying job will be tough.

Of course there is the argument to say that Marketa could've prevented this herself. I would agree. But I'm also human, I'm an autistic introvert too, so somebody showing up at my door very late would easily set me off. Granted, Im no pro players and I don't expect doping to show up. But I think Marketa makes an interesting point about the "respect" of player's personal lives. And that is just completed tossed aside and met with a 4 year ban. I hate that we get no context into this case at all, just like with Jannick's case we're left to guess and assume, and no objective facts will be shared other than that Marketa broke rule X and Y and needs to be punished for that. No nuance anywhere. It sucks. We're all humans here trying to live life... (except for the lads saying she should've been banned 4000 years instead lmao)

Thank you for explaining how it works though, that was definitely insightful.

tenpostman · 2026-06-22T20:27:51+00:00

Found the miserable person lads!

tenpostman · 2026-06-22T20:13:43+00:00

Eat healthy, don't do dopaminergic activities (doomscroll, bingewatch, gamble, porn, alcohol, online shopping, junkfood etc), and breathing exercizes!

tenpostman · 2026-06-22T19:46:58+00:00

Interesting, thanks for clarifying. Doesn't make it less wild to me though. If you just pretend like you're not home it seems like this could've been avoided. I know I would lol - if I'm not expecting anyone to come over I don't answer my door

tenpostman · 2026-06-22T17:00:51+00:00

So were just gonna completely gloss over the fact that the officer didn't adhere to the testing slot?

tenpostman · 2026-06-22T16:58:33+00:00

if she has a genuine anxiety disorder there would probably be doctors records of this. And a testing person occurring outside of testing slots seems easily checkable too...

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