day 20: can't relax....

[bongwater]

well, it's been about 20 days, and I wasn't prepared to deal with the stress that's coming now. I'm back at work and I work in a start-up environment. I had been smoking heavilty the last 6 months straight (at night, before getting up in the morning to go to work), so first I need to know if this is just my natural state and so be it?? Aren't I supposed to be past the withdrawl symptoms at this stage? The fog's supposed to be gone and so on... Am I just supposed to re-learn how to relax? When I first started working (had been clean for years) I didn't feel this way, far from it... do I just have to accept that the pot has screwed me up beyond repair as far as my nerves go? Sounds like I might just be headed for a nervous breakdown.

I'm doing really silly things under pressure at work (when you work in the internet field consequences can be instant. ) or at home....basically running around like a bee and with the brain of a bee too at times (no offense to bees!)

I'm really tense, to the point I can't sleep at night.

The scary part is wondering if it will stay that way...I wouldn't have worried so much if it was day 6-7 but it's been nearly 3 weeks since I stopped.

Any advice from long-term quitters? Wondering what the timeline has been for most..


thanks

[needabreak]

i nearly cracked at the point ur at now-wondering if it was ever gona get any better-thinkin wats the point-it was awful-that was only 12 days or so ago-i feel far better now-more hopeful and positive-stick with it dude for a another week or 2-i know its hard-head down and force urself through it-it will get better-

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

When it comes to the effects of using and withdrawing from marijuana everybody’s experience can be extremely different, some may not experience too much of a withdrawal, while others can really struggle, some may find that they feel a lot better after a few weeks, others report that it takes them months, in some cases even up to six, some it may not hit until a bit latter on. So it’s really hard to say what you should be feeling when, sure there are general trends, but like most generalisations they don’t apply to everybody.

All I can say is be patient with yourself mate, even if you are one of those for whom it takes a bit longer it won’t last forever.

Hang in there, you can do it.

Take care

[bongwater]

The truth of one day isn't necessarily the next's.

Tonight I feel alive, it rained all day and the temperature isn't as warm. There's a cool breeze blowing. It's in perfect adequation with how I feel, with my mind state. No thoughts jumping around. Today is a good day.

It's days like these I live for, even if it's one out of 100 it's still more than I could possibly dream of with the drug in my life.

thanks

[needabreak]

thats how it was for me too-one good day mixed with some awful ones-i reckon ur nearly throught the worst bongwater-nice one dude-wen its good celebrate-smoke left me while depressed-now (without pot) wen i get fed up its nowhere near the despair it was b4-ur a great example-