Please help im struggling to quit pot

[chicken]

hey everyone,im a 28 yr old aussie girl,& i need support,ive been a daily smoker since i was about 14,i found pot helped numb the worries of growing up in a domestic violence situation,my brothers,parents,aunts,uncles and cousins smoke(not all,but most)but 14 yrs on i know im mentally addicted, physically as well cause i mix ciggys with my pot & ive had enough!!!for over 5 months now ive been sick with bronchitis,cough,cough,coughyet i keep smoking pipes!!my partner of 8 yrs only started to smoke again when we started going out together-he smoked before i knew him but had quit, we have 3 beautiful children under 6 and i know soon enough one of them is going to ask why mum and dad hide in the locked bathroom sometimes.one of the hardest parts is i know im pretty well guaranteeing(spelling?)they will be smokers too.i cant tell you enough horrible things about how this "monster"has influenced my life,not to mention the bad situations ive been caught up in.im tired n i need to quit!!no exaggeration pot is a bit of an epidemic in my local area n after a lifetime of exposure to it, it seems as common as legalised alcohol.so if anyone has any solid advice i would love to hear from you im very open and honest and really desperate to quit....thanx

[chicken]

hey im new to this cannabis rehab site but i must have read nearly every post on here,& i can relate to so much of it,im a health consultant so i really am so embarrased that i have this addiction,one really good tip i saw was not to refer to it as "quitting smoking"but refer to it as "Breathing free"dr oz off oprah said just saying the dirty S word encourages and reminds your brain of your habit and craving....i know i really want to BREATHE FREE!!

[Cannabis Rehab Admin]

Pot Addiction

Hi chicken welcome to the forum

Allot of people find they take drugs to numb emotional pain, but the problem with that is that the drugs only really mask the symptoms and don’t resolve the underlying problem, so the pain never really goes away. If possible it’s always better to resolve the underlying problem, so that you don’t have to take drugs in the first place, this may involve some kind of counselling, CBT or professional treatment, it may be difficult but I think it is worth it in the end. So I don’t know if you are still using it to numb emotional pain, but if you are that may be something you need to address.

It is hard when everybody around you seems to take cannabis, I was in a similar situation and had to change some of my social circles, if you are able to do so I suggest you do the same.

Just take it one day at a time, do it for your kids, use them as a source of strength.

Good luck and please keep us posted on how it goes.

[Cannabis Rehab Guest]

Things are similar for me everybody around me smokes dope, I am going to go away for a while and see if I can kick it.