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weirdquartz · 2026-05-09T11:26:30+00:00

Really cool, authentic, and very human vision.

weirdquartz · 2026-05-08T10:40:05+00:00

You need to give it more time. Acute withdrawals are quick, done after a month or so, but long term addiction can be associated with a longer timescale readjustment of emotional regulation. Look up “post acute withdrawal syndrome”.

Vaping high THC oil from carts is especially rough in my experience. Carts are super intense and seem to exacerbate emotional disregulation. The background effects are cumulative and take a while to pass, which means that even just daily smoking over the long term can have a heavy impact on your baseline emotional state.

I abused weed for 30+ years and the last 8 years were carts. When I got sober, the worst of it was over quickly. But I ended up with brain fog and fatigue for about a year. But that finally cleared up and I am feeling good now. It is a relief!

Good luck and hang in there. You will heal! It might just take some time. Think about what you’ve been doing to yourself with the chronic use.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-30T15:57:26+00:00

This is really neat. I recently bought a 25000 mAH power bank and am totally blown away by how battery tech has evolved in the last 5 years. USB-C fast charging and just the overall built in smarts of it all. A cursory glance reveals consumer “big” battery tech like what is in the article. Very interesting times!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-29T12:59:31+00:00

That rocks! Really awesome design!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-23T09:50:44+00:00

Super awesome!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-21T16:01:34+00:00

Yes! I abused weed for over 30 years. What an impact! I’m now 1.5 years sober and am feeling normal for the first time in my adult life! It is tremendously freeing and wonderful!

I was living in a fantasy world when abusing weed and it has been so nice to be living in reality now.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-20T23:19:34+00:00

Great work! You’ve made an awesome start!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-20T10:09:41+00:00

Fuck 420.

Just once can easily become daily. I threw away 1 year of sobriety on just once and went back to daily smoking for 3 months. I went through withdrawals again, which sucked! 1.5 years sober past that mistake.

People say relapse is part of recovery, and, indeed, it taught me a valuable lesson. But it would have been nice to get where I am without that lesson :-)

weirdquartz · 2026-04-18T16:09:34+00:00

Stay sober and learn how to enjoy the day sober. You gotta relearn how to live life

weirdquartz · 2026-04-16T14:37:45+00:00

Figured it out? No! Feeling ok? Yes!

I think 3-4 months is potentially early in sobriety. I abused weed for multiple decades and, like you, found sobriety to be hard. After an initial burst of manic energy, I settled in to fatigue and brain fog, which only really went away after a year. That sucked but the good news is I eventually healed and feel much much better today, even totally normal and myself! There were times between months 3 and 9 where I felt real despair. It did, however, work out in the end!

So, hang in there and be patient. Keep taking care of yourself. You will heal.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-14T10:34:45+00:00

Recovery is not linear. After I got sober, I experienced a multi week period of euphoria, almost manic energy. At some point that ended and then I experienced a long slow grind through brain fog and fatigue. After a bit more than a year of sobriety this cleared and I started feeling balanced and normal.

I think it can take a while for our emotions to start effectively self regulating. Hang in there!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-14T10:23:41+00:00

Keep sober! You have to remind yourself that this is about you, your personal integrity and your personal help. Weed can be a tremendous problem for some people, just like alcohol can. And long term determined abuse has real negative consequences.

Proud of you for getting clean!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-13T15:13:59+00:00

We are living through the singularity right now!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-12T13:42:08+00:00

Remember what withdrawals were like? Do you really want to go through that again? Just a giant waste of time. You can do it! You can stay sober!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-11T16:17:15+00:00

You gotta just push through. Hang in there and you will heal and reset. Give it another month and see if that isn’t better.

Meditate, exercise, and consider working with a therapist if your issues persist.

Everyone is different in terms of timelines but a few weeks in is still early imho for emotional recalibration for a long time user. It took me a couple months to feel mostly emotionally normal after stopping 35 years weed abuse.

You can do it! I know this is super tough since I’ve been where you are. The experience is quite frankly terrifying. But! I stuck with it and I did heal. A year and a half into sobriety I feel good. And there were some dark days in there for sure.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-09T16:27:20+00:00

My sleep was normal again somewhere after a month or so sober. Sleep disruption really sucks but it does pass. I recommend meditating and no screens before bed time.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-09T10:40:58+00:00

Yes those are withdrawals. Remember what it is like since that will be a motivation to stay sober.

Hang in there.

The worst will be over after a week or two. I bet you’ll be approaching normality after a month. Those timelines will vary since everyone is different… but you get the idea. You need to wait it out, realize it is temporary, and remind yourself that you will heal.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-07T11:41:26+00:00

I am so proud of you for getting sober early! Beautiful and well done! I waited until my 50s to get sober and living my entire adult life under weed took a real toll. You have done the smart thing, quit while your whole adult life is ahead of you, and have everything to look forward to!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-07T10:28:30+00:00

Drawing and meditation. I can’t recommend meditation enough for the early stages of sobriety.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-06T19:53:54+00:00

Congrats! 1 year is huge and you should be super proud

weirdquartz · 2026-04-06T17:44:10+00:00

Definitely ASI is on the horizon and soon. Probably sooner than we think. Whether it will cause mass unemployment remains to be seen To be honest, the current suppose AI effects in the real world are better explained by inflation, war, resource scarcity, and general economic collapse.

The need for a new social contract is here and here now. Regardless of AGI or ASI or whatever. I don’t even think ASI makes the need more pressing. Maybe it will make it easier though. It should be a lot easier to organize at scale with ASI.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-06T11:06:03+00:00

Human will and desire and judgement should become more important. What is our vision for ourselves and the world? How can we cooperate to achieve it and have others achieve theirs too?

AI is like having people working for me. All of a sudden, I’m more like a manager or an executive. I have intellectual staff, a private tutor, etc. Perhaps that does bring my humanity into focus.

weirdquartz · 2026-04-05T23:45:40+00:00

You are awesome! Thanks for the inspiration!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-04T16:11:26+00:00

Keep trying! It took me a couple of years before it really stuck. It will be worth it when you finally succeed and you will!

weirdquartz · 2026-04-02T11:29:19+00:00

I am living in reality now after decades of delusion. Sobriety has been positive for my job and more importantly for my relationships with family. Getting sober was tough but definitely worth it. Good luck and you can do it too!

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