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When you quit drugs you have to make the effort to live again.
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I have probably covered this issue a number of times before but it’s an important point so I thought I would just write this post on the subject, which is when you quit drugs for many it takes a great deal of effort to start to live again. Often when you use drugs especially one like marijuana, you are continuously getting your satisfaction in life at least in the short term from your use of the drug, although it rarely satisfies you in the long term as it is a very poor substitute for getting your satisfaction from actually living, which when you don’t use drugs is something people are naturally motivated to do and although it does take a lot more effort is probably much more fulfilling in the long term. Drugs may produce those feel good chemicals in the short term, but long term you can get tolerant to them and very board with doing them, it’s the difference between short term pleasure and long term happiness, for more on this you may want to check out this post which relates to the subject and this can zap your motivation for actually living your life to the full which is something there isn’t really any substitute for, for more on this you may want to check out this post, also a lot of recreational drug use may produce chemical reward/pleasure in the short term, but long term in terms of the chemistry of your brain can actually make you more and more depressed, drugs which release too much reward/pleasure type chemicals can actually make the brain less able to do that stuff naturally, which creates a vicious cycle of having to use the drug more and more to feel pleasure which just gets worse and worse, along with the anxiety and any other negative psychological effects that drug use can create long term. The bottom line is a lot of people can find that drugs can really mess with their noggin in a way which doesn’t make for been happy in the long term.
It can be particularly difficult when you first quit drugs if you have got into a habit of not doing that much and not living that full a life, as now that you no longer have the drugs to produce the feel good reward type chemicals, along with your brain having to readjust and learn to start to operate in that way naturally again, it can leave you flat on your face and really down, but the chemistry of your brain in time usually readjusts and when combined with making the effort to live a much fuller life again, you can start to feel better, it can take some real effort, but like with most things in life nothing worth having usually comes easy, I know it’s tough especially when you are struggling with depression or feeling low, I know how bad that feels, but you have to do all you can to kick it’s ass, if you put the effort in you can rebuild your life, you can get there in the end, but remember there is never any substitute for living a full and active life. Stay positive people, stay strong! We believe in you, we know you can do it. For more information on this subject you may also like to check out the following posts too.
http://www.forummatters.com/forums/s...ips-and-advice
http://www.forummatters.com/forums/s...you-love-to-do
Take care
It can be particularly difficult when you first quit drugs if you have got into a habit of not doing that much and not living that full a life, as now that you no longer have the drugs to produce the feel good reward type chemicals, along with your brain having to readjust and learn to start to operate in that way naturally again, it can leave you flat on your face and really down, but the chemistry of your brain in time usually readjusts and when combined with making the effort to live a much fuller life again, you can start to feel better, it can take some real effort, but like with most things in life nothing worth having usually comes easy, I know it’s tough especially when you are struggling with depression or feeling low, I know how bad that feels, but you have to do all you can to kick it’s ass, if you put the effort in you can rebuild your life, you can get there in the end, but remember there is never any substitute for living a full and active life. Stay positive people, stay strong! We believe in you, we know you can do it. For more information on this subject you may also like to check out the following posts too.
http://www.forummatters.com/forums/s...ips-and-advice
http://www.forummatters.com/forums/s...you-love-to-do
Take care
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