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  1. Thank you so much it seems like with withdrawal its lasting way longer than it did the first time I quit. I hardly drink alcohol or intake caffeine but the few times I did it made my withdrawal worse 😩
    I’m just going to avoid all depends
    Thank you

  2. I'm going through withdrawal right now and it's into my sixth week, I went to the doctors and they put me on Zoloft and I had to take myself off of it cuz it was making me flip out but they still have me on blood pressure medication I'm wondering if I need to be on that or not

  3. Hey man, just curious, I’ve been smoking every day for years and am experiencing the severe withdrawal. I stopped for two weeks. Took one single hit and it through me right back into withdrawal. Had this ever happened to you?

  4. I’m trynna get clean, didn’t realize how much weed impacted me and changed me threw out my life I think it was mostly cause of blunts I love smoking blunts but it’s been 2 days since I smoked and it feels good I’ve always stopped once in a while but only for a week or 2 but I can say I’m finally ready to move on I miss my old physically self that’s why imma stop life’s good hope everybody who wants to stop gets clean good luck guys

  5. Just stopped smoking for probation and I was dabbing daily, smoking an oz of bud about every 2-3 days. Insomnia is the only withdrawal I get anymore, it used to be problems eating and getting angry but now it’s just trouble sleeping. It’s terrible. Was up for 24 hours straight a couple days ago, getting about 4 hours of sleep on average now. Shits terrible

  6. I never knew anything about withdrawal i was just constantly smoking and then i decided to stop bcause i didnt really need it i just did it because my big brother did it but when i stopped i didnt know what was going on with me after the three days i stopped i was having crazy dreams until the fourth day i had this dream were i thought i was awake but i was sleep but anyway it was like i had seizure or something but then i woke up and cut my light on its crazy bcause i didnt know if i was woke or sleep im guessing i was sleep becuase your not getting up right away if u had a seizure and cut no light on but after that i got up and i was shaking bad feeling like i was out my body but i found out its called derealization like i wasnt really there and my heart pouding real fast thought i was dying or something i was just feeling real uneased i never knew something like this could happen to me i remember getting in the shower for like 15 mins got out still feeling like this it was no escaping it. i got out waiting for my mom to wake up to tell her call an ambulance or sum. But i didnt fearing she will call me crazy i couldnt go back to sleep that night so i stayed up. im guessing thats when my withdrawal started i didnt want know what was going on with me then the middle of that day i ate sum pizza i threw it up it was like the pizza was so nasty and thats my fav food i couldn't eat anything for like a week or so then the next week i became depressed didnt want to leave my room i didnt say anything to anyone i was just thinking i was maturing but all along it was depression. I remeber i kept feeling that if i wasnt hear this wouldnt be happening basically suicidal thoughts it was so much more to it that i had to go through but i healed not quickly but i healed i can help peoples out just comment and ill tell u what u want to hear i promise

  7. been dealing with this since 2010 i was 16 at the time when i started haven't been sober 10 years straight my biggest problem is insomnia and apatite after a few days sober i have gag reflects when eating its like no interest to eat even when hungry i also have very detailed movie like dreams with people from for my pass or people i've never seen before but the anxiety irritability and negative thoughts and depression is what really kills me i knew it was a problem when i would get worried every time i was almost out of bud

  8. Would really appreciate some advice from anyone who knows what I am about to go through.

    I am 17 years old and have been smoking a bowl of weed anywhere from 2-4 times per day for nearly 2 years. I do well in life and consider myself to be a high functioning pot user. I maintain a high GPA, own an online computer tech company that has allowed me to become financially independent from a very young age. My life seems perfect from the outside, stress free, very successful for someone my age and happy to be alive. The truth is, I am very unsatisfied with my life and believe I have reached a new low for myself. From the moment I wake up my initial thoughts are 100% about getting high. When I wake up knowing I am out of weed I choose to stay in bed accepting that I am out of weed and would rather be unconscious than have to wake up and spend my morning sober. My habit was not always like this, I have allowed my mind to grow week and my habit has now turned to an addiction. When I first started smoking I figured that as long as I was making money and doing well in school my habit would never negatively impact my life and mental health. This is what every addict says to themselves but, we all know that this is not true and knew it the moment it first came to mind. After hours of thinking, last night I decided to wake up this morning and throw away the 6 grams of weed I have and begin my first day spent 100% sober. I know for a fact if I do not force myself to do this my mental health will decline even further, my grades will drop and I will lose interest in the business I have been developing for the last 3 years. If anyone has any tips that would help me and anyone else with marijuana withdraw please share them.

    Thanks to everyone who read through this and I am fully committed and determined to quit smoking weed and re strengthen my mind.

  9. Last smoked 1/23/20 at 5am, it’s 1/29 now 3am and I’m still pushing strong. Lord I can’t take this anxiety and insomnia anymore, I don’t even want to touch weed cause of what I’m going through 😭 y’all, how long does this last? If anyone wants to talk about it and be a sober sponsor to each other or something feel free to follow me on IG: @spanking

    Would really appreciate it guys

  10. I’m struggling like 3 days sober😭😭😭 it’s cause I gotta save money to get my bf sum for Valentine’s Day buh the depersonalization is the worst for me everytime. And just feeling down buh Ik I’ll be okay in a whild

  11. It hit me extra hard. Like severe. Terrible nausea, severe anxiety, stomach pains, no sleep for days, no food for days. Always angry. It was terrible. And no one believes me. Oh yeah, night sweats and chills every damn night.

  12. 2 days clean, can not eat, vomiting when i try, and i am starving. The worst is wanting to eat so bad but not being able to, my body is so confused. i know i'm strong and will get through this!

  13. I'm a former masters level mental health counselor and still a professional guitar shredder of 45 years (mostly studio work now). Everytime I run out of weed I am "quitting for good this time." I ran out 4 days ago and I am "quitting again now." This sucks real bad and I hate it and it's awful. In grad school I learned all of the these cognitive behavioral techniques to deal with negative or distorted thought patterns like that one BUT they haven't helped me get past 30 days yet and I usually relapse after about 12 days of living hell-it's like the sky isn't as blue and the birds don't sing so sweetly and I just need a "hit " of inspiration. I dread everytime I run out. For myself, the drugs and alcohol are, at least in my mind, just part of the musician-technician creative part of myself. I have been a polysubstance abuser since I was a teen in my first garage band. If I can ever just kick weed then I will be totally clean and sober for the first time since I started using as a teen. I love weed. I have bipolar disorder and the weed has always acted as sort of a "mania suppressor" and every time I quit for a while I have severe rebound mania and there are always consequences. This is my biggest fear of quitting–not that I can't make it through the withdrawals but that the mania hits me like a ton of bricks and it scares the hell out of me for what I might do to get myself in trouble. I refuse antipsychotics because of the td movement disorders that a musician can't afford to have. Thank you for the videos and thanks to these good folks' comments. This is inspiring to me. Unless I have a gig or rehersal I will not pick up my Ibanez Jem unless there's weed. Period. No heart for it, like, what's the point. Three things from your video: 1 I have always tried to use a pill or a drink or something to "take the edge off' . I will take a tip from you and tough it out. 2 I spend too much time trying to keep my mind occupied by researching side effects, which as you point out doesn't really make you feel all that much more positive about the upcoming experience, and 3 rewatching old movie favorites that I know every word or putting my fav loops or riffs or song on repeat. I notice that these looping, mindless activities are calming for me. Your videos are inspiring and I have watched pretty much all and they are fantastic. Thank You!

  14. My largest withdrawal symptom is extreme anger. I once was sober for 3 days and ended up punching a hole in my wall granted a lot of bs happens in my house sometimes too. But even when there’s nothing going on I am extremely angry and irritable, which is why I smoke in the first place. So I don’t think kicking weed will help me in anyway but instead I should decrease my amount.

  15. Dude I dont want to quit weed but its really keeping me from getting a good job . I'm tired of looking for dead end jobs all cus I cant pass a piss test.. yea I can do detox but its hard to detox ur system the same day of a drug screen . I honestly feel with the California laws changing on weed ,employers should throw out weed from the drug screen. In this age millennials are growing and moving into the workforce and 6/10 people use cannabis recreationally . Companies have a growing number of failed drug screens because of the legalization of trees. Time for a change

  16. Well I would say remember this, use the weed to your advantage. It will help you realize your thought patterns and prepare you for the battle that is withdrawal. You always feel better not smoking point blank period.

  17. Wise words. Mindful breathing exercises and exercising at high intensity is helping my anxiety a lot, whilst getting exhausted and improving sleep. Definitely NOT using other substances for easing withdrawal symptoms. Our body knows what's doing better than us. Thanks for that video.

  18. I am currently having the WORST withdrawals I’ve ever had, I’m having severe panic attacks, nausea so bad I can’t eat, throwing up. This is the worst feeling I have ever felt. 😭

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