Give me strength

[hazy]

Hello,

I am 27 and have been smoking cannabis for about 10 years. I smoke on average about 5 joints a night and a lot more on weekends - I really need help giving up.

I've come to the point that I just want to give it up. I wake up in the morning and I feel rough (like a hangover). I have no motivation to do things that really need doing. I tell myself every morning that I hate feeling like this and that I won't smoke when I get home - and it feels good to say this. But as home time approaches I start thinking that I cant wait to get home and stick on a DVD and have a joint.

My girlfriend has always smoked too, but she does not feel the same way. She feels fine the next day and is able to concentrate at work and can do things when she is stoned. I think I am right in assuming that it effect everybody in a different way.

This is how I think it effects me:

- Very tired every morning (no matter how much sleep I get)
- Sluggish
- No motivation for anything
- I forget things
- My eyes sting now and then

Will these really go away if I quit? How long will it take?




I have tried quitting before and got the following withdrawal symptoms:

- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Stomach pains
- Sweats
- Vivid dreams
- Boredom

This was not nice, and soon after not feeling much better I decided to have a joint and was back to square one.

I guess im just looking for some support and inspiration.. does life get better after quitting? how long will it take for me to be happy again?

Thanks in advance for any help,
Hazy

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

Hi Hazy and welcome to the forum.

You are dead right it can affect different people very differently, some people are able to function much better than others, that’s the thing with drink and drugs, it can mess some people up much more than others, some people’s brains are much more vulnerable in that way, it sucks I know, but is just the way it is.

Anyway at least you recognise the effect it is having on you which is the first step in doing something about it. Most people do find that life gets better after quitting, although it’s not going to make life perfect and it may take some time, different amounts of time for each of us, but if you stick with it you will get there in the end.

Take care, thanks for sharing and please keep us posted on how it goes.