Taking a break from weed what is it like?

If you want something badly enough, you will get it.

Advice: Want it badly enough.

 

Honestly quitting for a while is all mind over matter, or at least that's how I see it. For a long time I used to smoke so much that I didn't feel right unless I was stoned. Then a situation in life kind of forced me to quit. I could still be smoking if I wanted to, but the risks out weigh the rewards. The way I quit was by gradually cutting down my intake over a period of time. I used to sell bud so when I stopped I just conservatively smoked thru what I had left and then stopped buying it. My friends would smoke me up if they wanted someone to burn with, but I was in the process of quitting so that wasn't a regular occurrence. Eventually I reverted back to the point of feeling normal when not stoned and smoking felt like my first time all over again. Because I was determined to quit I did not let that feeling get me back into buying it and smoking regularly again. Like I previously mentioned it's basically mind over matter and like Grizzly Tracks said, if you want it badly enough you'll make it happen. Hope this helps you

 

Distract yourself when I'm outta weed I play my guitar until my wrist hurts or I do a bike race against the tram.
Drinking helps too but I guess it is counterproductive if you just wanna quit weed

 

Just do it.

 

When trying to quit, you gotta keep yourself busy doing other things. Do other things you enjoy. I like to go for a run when I need a little break from weed. Now I have a gym membership so I use that. Just doing other things helps. If I sat around with a bong bowl packed or a j rolled, I'd be way too tempted to smoke. So I get out of the house and away from weed during those times, especially when the urges are strong lol

 

Yeah I definitely understand the stresses of work and just life in general. Maybe a way you can incentivize your break for yourself is take note of the extra money you save if you stop buying weed for a little while. The key is to find a way to make the break seem worth it lol

 

My lack of money is the only reason there are days I don't smoke lol.
Try slowly reducing it like 3 joints today 2 tomorrow and so on.
And stay away from other stoners or it'll never work

 

Ive taken breaks for years at a time without thinking about it, try quitting booze lol.

 

I quit smoking over a year ago but after smoking daily for 5 consecutive years, it was not as bad as expected. I quit cold turkey with a goal in mind and I stayed busy to keep my mind off of things. Exercise and a job helped do that.

& Stop justifying (making excuses) your smoking because you're making it harder to let it go. You didn't smoke before you were 11 and you got by just fine. There are other ways to deal with things.


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It's really not that hard after the first few days, the way I've done it before is just by running out of money lol, just blow your money you spend on weed real fast or just be broke and your jar will be bone dry and you'll have no other choice but to accept your fate.

 

I'll be honest pal it can be difficult if you've gone that long, I take at least 2 days off a week now which is easy now I'm in the swing of it, but it was certainly hard initially.

It's definitely doable though and the first 2 - 3 days are the hardest I'd say. One of the big things is getting to sleep, I'd recommend a sleeping supplement and Brian Eno's ambient works to help with this. Another thing that is difficult is eating, but you're just gonna have to power through it, just get food you really really like I guess. The other thing is boredom, I'd recommend going deep in to a video game or tv series or something to distract you.

Anyways best of luck brother!