Quitting a 8 year weed habit… Suggestions?
Written on October 27, 2009 – 7:14 am | by Drug Abuse Help
I’m into day 3 of abstaining from smoking after 8 years of everyday use. I’m doing OK, but suffering insomnia, sweats, anxiety, anger and depression. I have told myself for several years now "I need a break, I need to quit." I took a break here a there but for the most part they didn’t last more then 5 days. Now I feel it is time.
I think of how much money I’ve spent these past 8 years on drugs in general, and it’s a slap in the face that I realized I could’ve bought a house cash. $50 a day habit adds up, plus my weekend drug abuse of other substances which add ontop. My motivation to do anything was diminished due to my mood being satisfied with drugs.
I refuse to go out so I remain bored all day because 95% of my friends smoke and the ones that don’t, don’t really hang out cause of full-time jobs. I think about smoking whenever my mind isn’t occupied doing something, sometimes even during. My mind feels more "cloudy" now then it did when I was using…
How have others coped? I guess what I am asking is, if you could please share your recovery process and your withdrawal symptoms and when they subsided. Anyone who could share their experiences I would greatly appreciate it.
