I randomly ended up here not ever thinking about weed as a problem. Been smoking twenty five years, 41 now, been daily for around the past decade. Wake up, take a hit. The thing is, I’ve had a pretty good life. House, family, business that’s doing well so I think one day I convinced myself that weed and the creativity it gave me has helped.
Ive simultaneously been “biohacking” with zyns. I quit nicotine twice over the past 20 years so i know what it takes.
So i gave myself to this upcoming Wednesday to reduce intake then going cold turkey. I stopped smoking first thing and reduced / delayed intake of nicotine. I also have an addiction to caffeine that is a trigger for me. I need to reduce intake. The reduction in the past couple days reminds me of what it was like to quit nicotine. Lots of energy almost too much. Working out when i can to alleviate it.
It’s hard to imagine my life without either but you guys have been inspirations. I realize that to get my business and relationships where I want them I need this. Cannabis has been limiting. Appreciate any tips you may have.
If you don’t have any physical symptoms you are lucky. Sounds like you have a full life like mine. Family, house career. Keep busy and distract yourself if you are thinking about it. You got this. I’m on day 3. Good luck
Thank you for the insight. I think keeping myself busy is absolutely key. Appreciate the support and will definitely be checking in.
I’m also 41 with 25 years behind me. And similarly have been very lucky so far. I am exactly what you would call a functional user but have always felt that I was not at my best. The biggest thing for me is my memory which at this point in my life with my kid still being young, is the most important thing in preserving. I feel like these are the best years of our lives and I don’t want to go through this in a haze. My kid is already growing up so fast and it kills me to think that I may not remember some of the stuff going on right now. I want to be more present, be a better father, husband, son, and friend. It’s hard but I know it will be worth it. But damn it is so hard man. I went 5 days for the first time in ages this past week and just had to reward myself last night with a single hit but I know the urges are getting better.
You rock dude keep going
Thanks for your reply and very well said. I feel the exact same way. I don’t want to look back on life and think, I wish I had tried harder and been more present. Even from the reducing intake a feel a lot more alert and present. I think I’ve been romanticizing the “creativity” aspect telling myself it somehow made me better. I’m also doing it for my family and I think knowing the why will help me through. I could see myself doing the same taking a hit after a week. I kind of wanted to ask you guys what you thought about this taking the occasional hit. Is it all or nothing?
Doing it for your family is admirable, you’ve got this!!
You’ve got this dude! I’ve trying to minimize the time I spend in front of screens and force myself to read books that I genuinely find interesting (Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, I dig pop science) I think it’s been helping with my internal reward system and all that. Maybe you can find something equivalent that gives you that slower release of dopamine? Best of luck! I quit nicotine a while back and it was one of the best decisions I ever made, along with leaving the US