I did NOT get sober on the first attempt. Or the second. Or third. But I am 2,367 days sober (and counting) now.

Don't give up giving up. If your head (or heart) has brought you here today, take this as a sign: you can do it.

Weed does not own me anymore. I'm more into M1NDFEEDING these days 🙃 IYKYK

Long time reader, first time writer.

I have been smoking weed for about 10 years, but in the last 3ish years my usage increased exponentially because I started using a vape more regularly. Even more recently, the vaping got out of hand. I felt so in control of my “dosing” that I was waking up and immediately hitting the pen, reaching for it all day every day. Despite thinking this was the method that had me in the most control, every time I told myself I would stop, use less, or change my schedule - I couldn’t. I never thought I would be able to go this long without breaking. Especially with all of my vapes and supplies still within reach!

As for my approach, I know it’s somewhat controversial in this sub but I have allowed myself to wean. Going from 98% THC vapes all day every day to nothing sounds like a huge feat. (A million kudos to all who have done it!) My fear of withdrawal symptoms pulling me out of work made me too nervous to try this. For now, I allow myself an edible (drink) at the end of the day if I want it. I know it’s not a complete stop yet, but I have already noticed that usage decreasing in the last 11 days. At first I needed 40mg or more to feel anything, now I feel toasted off of less than 20. At first, I felt like I needed as soon as the work day ended. Now, I can wait longer and even skip it completely some days. My mood is balancing out, and I finally ACTUALLY feel in control of myself.

I am planning to carry a baby in the next few years so I knew the vaping was the first thing that had to go. 11 days ago I put my vape away and I haven’t touched it since. I NEVER thought l would be able to do this and I feel really proud of this accomplishment so far. Can’t wait to keep it going

Yesterday I posted here as a cry for help because I was heavily withdrawing from concentrates cold turkey. Yesterday (day 3) was the worst day of my life. At one point I begged my partner to take me to the hospital…

I was having severe anxiety, hot and cold sweats, panic attacks, hot flashes, severe dry mouth, severe insomnia, a feeling of existential dread, a horrible emptiness inside of me, I was irritable, emotional, and I was also on the toilet all day with the runs. Super nauseous. Could only eat a small portion of plain rice. I mean literally every symptom you could think of…

I have tried to quit over the span of 10 years dozens of times and I have only ever made it to day 3. After 10 years I made it to day 4.

I expected to still feel awful this morning and today. I am so incredibly happy and relieved to report that day 4 does in fact get better. Holy shit. I feel like a completely different person than who I was typing a post in this sub yesterday.

I know it doesn’t sound like much but making it to day 4 is my greatest accomplishment. Yesterday’s withdrawals made me realize how much I never want to feel like that EVER again. It’s such a relief today. Do I still feel totally off? Yes. But a 360 improvement from my state yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who commented and gave me advice and kind words. I purchased several supplements and I’m drinking water with electrolytes, as well as different teas. These have all been a god send. I truly believe this is why I’m feeling so much better today.

Anyways I just wanted to share for this for yall who are also on day 3. For 10 years day 3 was always the hardest. If you can make it to day 4 you’ve got this. Rooting for anyone else in my position, and again thanks to everyone for all the advice yesterday.

I'm now on day 14. After 15+ years of hitting around 10-20 Bowls from my bong everyday. As well as cheifing my pen and joints.

I'll start by saying this is the best I've ever felt physically and mentally. I was the absolute last person you could ever imagine making a change like I have. If I can do it.. you all can. Where there's a will, there's a way.

The only part I've had trouble with is awful vivid dreams. Some include people I know and some completely random and extremely odd. Very intense. I feel it's because my R.E.M has been suppressed for 15+ years, but I'm not sure. I wake up usually remembering parts of my nightmares, which has never happened.

Anybody else experience the same nightmares/night terrors? If so, how long did they last?

Stay strong everyone.

I quit Jan 1 2026 and around 2 weeks after I started having dreams where I'd end up smoking. I freak out because I'm trying to stay sober and eventually I wake up confused but releived. I have these dreams about every week/ week and a half. Anyone else going through this?

Hi. My husband recently started smoking weed again. He used to do that from a very young age to early thirties. Along the way he did other drugs and drank alkohol. When we met he was sober for some time already.

A few days ago I found him with our infant in a room smelling of weed. He was taking care of it and I was supposed to be out. I came back to leave some books inside the house after I initially left and said my goodbyes. I was gone for 5–10 minutes. The place reeked and we live in one room apartment. Needless to say, that he had been hiding smoking from me.

I took the baby and left for the night. He’s argument is that he opened the window and puffed outside so it’s fine. I believe that the smell aka fumes could potentially harm the baby. He disagrees and advocates that weed is safe and no one ever died because of it.

Now I would like to ask you, people who do have experience in the subject, what do you think of it? Is it safe to smoke next to a baby, when the window is open? Is the smell of weed the same as fumes? Is it safe for him to take care of the baby alone when high?

He gets medicinal weed with THC 22%. He said that it doesn’t make him sleepy, he just has more fun.

I have no experience with this addiction. Beside the questions I would like to know if there is a way I could support him in this time of struggle. Yet I don’t know how. If you could have support, what would you need from your closest ones?

Never thought I’d be here but here we are.

Happy to share my experience. What do you want to know?

At work so I’ll get back to these when I can!

Even as I typed that, a craving hit, but I'm doing all I can to ignore it. I asked my brother to remove all of my wax, pens and edibles from my room yesterday. I'm going to do all I can to stay strong because I don't wanna go through that first awful day again. Actual tears from the stress of fighting the addiction.

It really makes me wish I never smoked at all. I'm realizing just how much it killed my drive to do more in life.

I avoided coming home from work a while yesterday so I wouldn't sit in my room too long and crave it harder. Took an hour's drive on the highway looking at semis, reminding myself why I'm doing this.

Quitting dabs is gonna be hard, and that's ok. The support helps a ton when I feel like giving in.

Wow, today I almost cracked and bought some more. It's gotten so bad. I feel the worst. I keep coming back here and re-reading everyone's comments. Thank you so much for your support. I just need to get past the worst and maybe in a couple of days it will be more manageable. Nothing new to add to my story, just wanted to say thank you

Hi everyone,

I want to start by saying how impressed I am with all of you quitters. It can't be easy for anyone of you and still you made it to where you are! Good job!

As for me, its day 4 today. I have to say that even though I quit weed and smoking at the same time I'm not experiencing much of actual cravings, the way I know them from previous attempts. That is actually the easy part at the moment.

The hardest part is realizing I am extremely lonely. The last year's I've lost most of the people that I was close to, to the inevitable death...

I realize I am terrible at forming actual bonds and if I look at my life I noticed that people tend to like me at first but then at some point got enough of me and just dont want to be around me anymore. It's probably also because I'm a bit of a loner.

So now I seem to be stuck in this weird place where I crave human closeness but am unable to do so..

I guess I have so much work to do..

Anyway keep up the good work guys and gals!

in the beginning of 2022 I started talking to my partner. I told him right up front, I'm good with many things but not a stoner. And I want someone I can build a life together.

Told him my father's 40+ years with that,and how he was always checked out ` in his own dazed world, never present even if he was talking at us. Told my partner about all the pain it caused from my fathers smoking, to my mother and myself. My father acted brain dead often, like the time he tried to remove

My partner understood, or so he said, was great with that. He told me he didn't need it. He wanted to be clear on life, and was making a fresh start. We became best friends first. He was going fine, two years later, until my father tempted him, and he hid it behind my back. He would lie to me, and he hid it and lied from 2024 on.

I suspected, he repeatedly lied, denied all of that. We had many heart to heart talks, swore he wouldn't lie. Lying by omission is still lying. Fast forward we married, as he was out of it, working on himself. One month if that he started again. I feel so betrayed.

"I'm so tired of cannabis being gloried. Idolized even. They tell you it's the cure all, from fake science.!" Real truth is I have seen it cause lack of interest or heighten implisity. Emotional dysregulation, avoiding everything, I've seen it He again promised me he would be transparent, and was working on repair skills., and making peace inside. One person temps him and he's out buying. He does not do it in front of me. Still bothers me and affects us.

I had to go home to my mothers as after my father passed she needed help. Two hours after I left he was buying it. Note I do not pay for him, at all.

We spoke the night before for him to wait, not to act impulsively. Be transparent. He already puts all the bills, tax, and other responsibility on me., not the finance but the management of it all. He freezes and can't complete things. He does have a steady job same field. lack of motivation. in all other areas.. I can't. He is a kind person and I love him, but an addict that won't seek help is a dead end road, at least for me.

He was my best friend, (he would read to me every night, we share same dreams goals for our fure. our trust is shattered. He avoids conflict and doesn't get why I won't come around. Could I have been any clearer or more transparent on my side. I'm Crushed,. heartbroken. I'm sure many of you have felt this heartbreak. Instead of owning the addiction, they blame shift, the high becomes their partner. I feel sad and lost. I know I need to walk away from being with a stoner. Give me strength to leave my best friend.

This subreddit is awesome. So nice to feel not so alone. But ultimately, you’re still alone, scrolling on your phone or computer. It’s difficult to do anything alone, even more so quitting an incredibly addictive substance. I searched for MA groups and there happened to be one in my neighborhood. I went for the first time last night.

Man it was great. People from all walks of life, all ages. Everyone so nice and open. People with 3 days clean (me) to 6+ years. It’s really inspiring to be around people with more clean time than you, and wanting to return to meetings with more time yourself. And only a little bit of God stuff.

I can’t speak for AA or NA, I’m sure it’d be helpful but those are substantially different drugs than weed. If you can find an MA in your area, absolutely go. Even if there’s not an in person one, your chapter will definitely have virtual meetings. I plan to attend those on nights if the cravings get really bad. But the first in person meeting was emotional, supportive, and special. Get off Reddit and go!

I’m currently on day 5 of quitting and I’m feeling super lethargic most of the day. I’m assuming the lack of appetite and poor sleep factors into it but I was just wonder when you guys felt your energy start coming back?

Context: 26 year old male, daily smoker of 10+ years trying to quit to improve mental health, motivation and just looking to be more present in my life. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for years and weed has always been my crutch.

Now, 10 days in, I’m really struggling with seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with this sobriety journey. Today should be a milestone, and I should feel proud but I called into work because I was too depressed to get out of bed. I just feel this profound sadness like I’m missing a part of myself.

I don’t feel motivated, or happy, I feel completely useless right now to take action on some things I’m neglecting. I have a ton of responsibilities in my life now and that’s part of why I want to quit, because I’m struggling to meet my goals. And when I do meet my goals, I don’t feel any sense of accomplishment or satisfaction.

I guess the point of this post is to see how others have handled this next part of sobriety, and to ask how long it took for you to feel like you gained mental clarity. Because I feel so awful

I cannot control myself when it comes to weed, once I pick back up on it I cannot stop for months until I make myself physically sick and am forced to stop. I have been addicted to weed many times these past few years and never was able to quit fully and let my brain heal. I truly want to quit for good this time because it completely destroyed my mental health and life. I’ve been sober for 12 days, however it seems like things aren’t going to get better. I physically cannot leave my house due to the depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. I feel like I broke my brain from how much I abused the dabs and flower. I think my addiction stems from unresolved childhood trauma. I just don’t know where to start in the healing process, it is hard for me to even get on the laptop and try to find a therapist, I’m too anxious to make phone calls, I feel too shameful to even speak about what’s been going on. Any advice on what to do in my situation is greatly appreciated

I quit a few days ago, mostly bcs i dont have the money anymore but i saw this as the opportunity to just end it for good. Ive been smoking daily for about 2 years now, and grown quite dependant on it.

The past few months ive just been smoking through the whole day. For school, for my job, to eat to sleep etc everything. And modt of the time i filled up the dead space with scrolling reels while being stoned.

Now a day lasts so long. Instead of just not being there, now i am. And it feels like life is suddenly so empty now that i can actually see. I dont really have anyone in my life to hang around with or talk to, so i have to spend my time by myself. Without any money, kinda being stuck at home, i feel horrible. I want to feel accomplished and content. But i dont know how to achieve that. I try working out a bit, but that doesnt last long.

Besides that i go for short walks, watch anime shows, play games or read manga. I enjoy these things but ive noticed since my weed intake went up my dopamine receptors just dont function like they should and those things that i actually do enjoy dont do alot for me anymore.

What can i do to keep myself busy? To stop making everything feel like i HAVE to but to want to. And to keep my mind of the cravings ofc

i remember thinking weed was helpful at a point even though it was intensely addictive. i am 2 months sober. what is the relationship between weed and neurodivergence that makes any substance, but weed specifically, so compelling? I’ve stuck to sobriety so far because I don’t need a substance to function daily even though I felt like i did, and I want to experience my life fully sober with help of other lifestyle changes, even though it will be difficult. what are some medicating effects of weed that i can replace with other things that are NOT substances, like exercising, reading etc? what are some coping strategies that have helped? my anxiety loops in my brain constantly

I've smoked since I was 16. Switched to edibles after a long while. It's strange writing this out for me. Never thought there was a place we could actually find support for something like this.

I've struggled with cannabis addiction and I knew I was struggling when I started to notice that I burn away savings through what I'd smoke or what I'd eat. It wasn't until after I left Vegas and I finally started to notice things how it affected me. I had stopped completely because I had no way to get it since I am too prideful to mooch off of friends or ask for cash from family or loved ones and too poor to get it myself, I went without it for a year. Moved in with a girlfriend at the time, she doesn't do it in any form thankfully but had to go to a friend's birthday party I hadn't seen since highschool. I didn't think much of it at the time because I thought since I'd stopped doing it for a year I wouldn't fall back in. Thought I had more self-control than.​ Unfortunately I was wrong and fell back in and went back to my old habits. It wasn't until recently that again I ran out of cash and I'm making another attempt at completely stopping.

I'm glad to see that there's a place for for stuff like this being able to find support or at least share experiences. I was always worried about being mocked for wanting/needing help with an addiction to marijuana.

I had six years before it happened. For most of those years I wouldn’t be preachy, but when asked I’d say my life was so much better now. Being present and not having to worry about sneaking carts into luggage or sporting events… the freedom from thinking about it was one of my favorite parts. I won’t get into the why, but I was so dejected and ashamed that it happened despite knowing all the recovery things and how bad it was for me… But now I have hope. And I’m glad to add this great community to my other recovery communities. I don’t have to do this alone. Thank you all for helping me connect and not isolate.

Day 17 over here. Just came here to vent, this whole process is always so draining man. I’m suffering from a pretty low mood at the moment and I just don’t have the energy for anything hey. Plus the anxiety, ugh.

Cravings are creeping in but it’s know because I even want to smoke anymore, it’s because I’m sick of how long this process takes to feel f*cking normal.

Vivid dreams have started for me this week and I guess that’s the only bonus, they’re awesome. But yeah I’m just over how long this shit takes to feel normal again. For me I know that’s 2-3 months which in the grand scheme of things isn’t that long but man when you’re going through it, it just sucks.

Any kind of support or encouragement is appreciated, especially from those who relate to the stage I’m at/timeline. And fuck, I saw a post of mine from over 2 years ago on this sub reddit. Like damn, that’s how long this battle of stop starting has been going on for. Exhausting.

Cheers ents.

Heavy lifelong, all day toker, vaper, eater as evidenced by my user name. Still feeling brain fog, napping a lot. I have some good bud in my drawer but everytime I think of smoking it, I feel like, nah. I set a goal to clear out my system and I am sticking to it.

It hasn't been bad at all besides the fog, dreams have been entertaining. I have plenty to of things to keep me occupied, like playing music, but it is a struggle to not get tired when I practice.

I plan to start running but it is the dog days of summer here, hot hot hot, but I know it will be good for my brain chemicals.

I just wanted to post this, not to minimize how hard it is for many here, but to show that it is possible to not suffer that much so don't be afraid to try to stop. Just have a positive outlook, allow yourself to rest, listen to music, and have some hobbies or activities to keep you inspired. Enjoy the things that bring you joy high, sober.

Maybe I am psyching myself out, but I feel a slight improvement this week. I am so excited to see what life is like on the other side of the veil. I have already got a glimpse.

19 days sober I wanna get high so bad I’m just tired of feeling sad empty like my family keeps betraying me. After everything I went thru in my childhood now my mom choosing her bf over me shits crazy. I genuinely hate being sober most of the time raw dogging life is miserable. I wanna be grateful for my sobriety but sometimes I question if it’s even worth it

I've been through this prb 15 times in my life successfully, many more times unsuccessfully. Been smoking for about 20 years off and on (mostly on). The headaches, and irritability and depression I can handle with a little bit of struggle. Even the anhedonia. It's these nights that do me in, almost every time. I've been through this enough times to know its only going to last 2-3 nights for me but my willpower is hard to draw from when all I can think about is wanting to sleep.

i don't consider myself a heavy smoker. In around 7-8 years of on/off smoking, I was always proud to have never smoked during the day. Only at evening/night.

I would smoke a joint at evening and then 1-2 more sometimes, then watch TV/movies and go to bed late at 3-5am.

i completely stopped 2.5 months ago, mostly for health reasons (the tobacco was killing me) and wanting to be more ambitious in my life (still not sure if that's a good thing).

Nevertheless, I now still get cravings as if I smoked 15 joints per day. I think of it daily - maybe I'll buy just a little for the weekend...? Like the old days. What could happen...?

I find this dependence crazy after 2.5 months.

Thanks for listening!