Smoking Weed Again After Quitting...Good Idea?
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- If you struggle with weed addiction and are thinking about tying to moderate your cannabis consumption this AddictionMindset video is for you! In this Addiction Mindset recovery coaching video Dr. Frank explores the possibility of smoking weed after you have quit smoking, this video will help in your decision of self development and self improvement while in the pursuit of sobriety and recovery. Wether you are taking a tolerance break from delta 9, or want to quit smoking THC completely without a relapse this video is for you!
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You have helped me alot Sir
Respect
I hope you can address what happens when you quit with elevated heart rate. And how long this will persist for.
If i need a smoke I come here and then I don't need to smoke anymore
it gives me a dose of my own endocannabanoids so its nearly the same as smoking
Same here
Good to see everyone. Stay strong!
The same thing
Each time I try and quit, I become emotionally unstable. Nobody can be around me, and I cannot tolerate my own feelings and restlessness. I've broken down crying while walking around outside and worry about it happening again. I appreciate the conversation taking place and all the people who are sharing this experience with me. Peace
Best of luck to you, have you tried just persisting and seeing if eventually this unstableness disappears?
i kept going back to smoking because i hurt the people I love from being emotionally volatile when trying to quit. So I isolated for the first week and tried to practice keeping my mouth shut for the second week… now almost four weeks in I feel a lot more stable. Keep it up!
I know exactly what you mean…i experience a sadness that is far from normal i think. But we have to swim through this shit as if it was gold. I have one last Joint and i will face this Monster that awaits me, i will let it eat me and see what happens.
You sound like a small children with no discipline . Get a grip
5 days clean and been having night sweats and vivid dreams. Anyone else experience this early on?
Yup, day 5 as well. Started Monday, and the dreams and cold sweat happened straight away
Yep
I'm 16 days sober . Yes I've definitely experienced the same things . I'm also having a really bad time with my stomach each time I quit I have the same stomach issue. Only way I can describe it is that it feels like my stomach won't digest my food ! It absolutely sucks . I hope you don't have that issue ! Keep up the good work
Started same time as you and I'm going through it as well! Keep on pushing forward!!
Yup completely normal
I quit smoking last week, after 5-6 times per day for the last 3 years. Your videos were a big help. Tonight I'm going out to party in a limo with a lot of smokers and drinkers, I might get high from the air in there but I'm not going to accept a joint or buy my own again.
Stay strong 💪 and comment back tomorrow if you got through the night 🙏
Pop off twin
12 days clean. Sweaty sleepless nights are almost over. I smoked for 30 years! Thanks everyone for the help getting through this.
Happy to hear it!! Ure warrior!
I'm 9 months clean after 40 years, don't even think about it anymore
@@Jack-gn4gl That is awesome bro! I’m 25 days clean after 33 years of heavy use.
@@brianlynch7650 yes I've grown for the last 30 years so heavy smoker as well,I still grow for my friends and have no problems watching them smoke,got a couple of videos of a few grows on my channel
@@brianlynch7650I’ve been smoking since almost two years. Currently 36 hours without weeds, do you have any advices?
16 days clean… these videos keep me going. Thanks doc
Anytime!
Also big props your crushed the 2 weeks!
Hey man I recently quit about the same time as you. I recommend you start a dream journal and learning to lucid dream... something I was never able to do while I was smoking. Get super hyped about improving and measuring your sleep! Its a positive thing to look forward to rather than simply taking a negative out of your life.
If you smoked weed for years.
Then you got clean.
NVR BUY IT AGAIN.
But if some1 is smoking near you,ONLY TAKE 1 HIT!!!I have found that it works 4 me.i hope it works for you.
yes i'm around 3 months sober, well i guess not but i only take one hit when im next to it then i can stay off for a long time idk if thats still addiction but i can go weeks without it and i can even refuse that hit sometimes
Yeah I'm afraid to smoke again honestly. My father who was alcoholic, he never drinks, never. Not even a little beer. He says that it is the only way for addiction.
I am 3 months sober from weed and watching your videos helped me. Just for you to know ❤️🙌
How are you doing?
@@Gmurkz relapsed unfortunately...
I've never made it to 3 months yet but i assumed after 90 days i would not relapse... What happened? Genuinely wondering
I have no issue admitting that I’m an addict and that I can’t moderate shit. Owning that I’m an addict is actually the mindset that sets me free.
For me it was the best thing i could've done.
Total abstinence was a huge mistake.
Going back to it, repeating the cycle of realising you don't like the feeling of it anymore, then taking 5 days to recover from 1 nights use, that is what makes you WANT to stop, for someone who originally didn't.
👍
Good to know. I'm about 6 was clean and will be going to see Chevelle on April 21 and of course the specter of burning again has been on my mind bc the show. But I don't want to exp. the withdrawal symptoms ever again. I'm still getting withdrawal dreams and trying to ride this thing out.
Thanks for the wisdom.
@@ericfitzgerald9214 i found that they end up not being withdrawals. They end up being time recovering from the hangover. You just want it to go away and the thought of smoking more just seems stupid.
It takes me 5 days to fully recover and that's just a waste of my life.
If i were you, i would have it if i really wanted it. It isn't a big deal. I made too much of a deal out of it. I know i don't want it. I know it sucks feeling how i do after it. If i want it, i suffer the consequences and move forward.
💯
Yes, the key ingredient in quitting is realizing that you really WANT to, and the best way to do that is to get burned a few times. I used to smoke cigarettes if I was out at the bar drinking. One time I got so sick from nicotine I almost passed out. Literally never took a puff again after that. After about the 3rd or 4th time you try smoking with a low tolerance and discover how uncomfortable the anxiety spike is, you'll be way more determined to quit to avoid that uncomfortable feeling. I also recommend weaning yourself off slowly to avoid any potential withdrawal symptoms once you've made your decision to quit.
1 year vape free yesterday Dr Frank!
THANK YOU!
Congrats! I'm 24 hours clean 😂
Congratulations 🥳
Thank you!!!! That’s very kind
Also 1 year!!!! My man
Almost 6 months without smoking weed and it's the best thing I ever did.
The first months were more difficult, low energy and low motivation.
After that comes the good part, I feel better every day.
In my case I didn't like the effect, so I don't even think about smoking again.
Keep up the good work guys!
How did you get over the low energy? People keep saying do hobbies and exercise and I can barely get out of bed /:
@@User59419 I walked to the store day one felt like 1000 miles then each next day it wasn’t much effort
In my case it was about two months in that state and I think the best thing you can do is to accept that it is going to be like that, your body and mind are regenerating.
It's worth going through it.
Keep up the good work!
@@User59419 I've been there many times man, for me, very small steps were key. Can't run? Jog. Can't jog? Walk instead. Can't walk? Put your shoes on and just go outside for a bit, maybe you'll feel like moving a bit.
Do one pushup and one squat, if you feel like doing more, then do it. Shit feels hopeless when depressed or going through withdrawals, but I promise it gets better. Hope you find some momentum in your life ❤
Thank you! I’ve actually been forcing myself to work out
I 'quit' smoking within the last 6 weeks.. I have tried smoking several times recently, mostly because my addictive voice is saying it will help relieve stress. What happens is I immediately get too high (even with extremely small amounts) and my day is thrown off, also leaving me unbalanced the day(s) following. I find myself using and coming to the same realization each time; I hate being high.
My mom actually stopped me from smoking last night (family member is enabling my addiction). She walked me out and made sure I didn't take a hit in the garage..
I said, "you're walking me out?" She said, "were you going to smoke?" I said yes and she replied "you don't do that anymore."
"Fair enough." I said, and I didn't get a beer that night on my drive home.. slept like a baby 👍
go mom, and props on not trading one substance for another!
This is exactly my point.
It's revisiting using that actually turns us away even further. The most important part of the process in my opinion.
I did the same thing with alcohol.
You revisit then realise you actually WANT to stop.
Forcing abstinence is not the way in my opinion.
Mom knows you best 🙏
The longer you’re off it, the better. Gives you a clearer focus on your life. I have refused to smoke even though I’ve had stressful situations. It’s not something to celebrate but it makes me feel like I’m in charge. Maybe some day I’ll smoke again, but I’m not ready for it, I’ve flipped it around and it’s made it more doable. I see you’re adapting, Dr. Frank. Ty for the efforts, you don’t have to do it but here you are. Enjoy your weekend.
Nearly 2 weeks clean although i did have a couple puffs of a friends joint last weekend, lemme say it was the worst decision i could've made smoking just a few puffs, made my anxiety sky rocket and the high was completely different in a bad way. Completely turned me off weed and i was smoking everyday, multiple joints and bongs. Times change and soo do people.
Bro thank you so much for your guidance
Love this guy! Clear concise logical information. It's helping me 2nd day now😊
Man im 24 hours in and im so damn emotional and have so much anxiety. Ill never go back this shit has ruled my life for 18 years. Thanks for your videos Doc it helps me stay motivated
Your doing great , keep going for me
Thank you, I appreciate the support! I'm doing it for myself, my girl and my son!
@@TheAquariumDrizzlehow old where you when you started ?
@@estebancorrea3855 I started smoking weed at 13!
@@estebancorrea3855 I started at 13!
I struggled for 2 years of throwing up off and on. Last week I cried after seeing a video from You about chs.
1. Because I finally found the most likely cause to my sickness ( been smoking blunts for a decade, then Jay's for the past 3)
2. Because I knew I had to stop for good, to get better.
I'm a week In and actually haven't had any hard core cravings.
I know me and there is no starting again because I will not limit myself.
Next up, them stankin' ass cigarettes! Thanks my guy, glad your videos found me.
11 months first _smoked for three weeks but wasn't really that great kind of disappointed breaking the streak.
Now approaching 8 months .
Set a target of two full years no weed but im interested to see how far i can really go 😊
This channel is everything to me right now. 11 days clean. Thank you so much for what you do here
Im day 10, we started the same... glad for u, glad for me. Still not out of the woods, but I can now enjoy just being outside watching dogs play and sun shine, 7 days ago, I just wanted to die and kill everyone and world to end.... just vaping, but a lot... it was a 2 year long relapse
@@HybOj we got this!!!!
@@bellablue6818 yes! I already had some things, which always accure to me, when I want to stop with something. Like the devil uses some ppl to get me off the path. Met one friend, and he had a NEW PACKED vape for me, because I told him one month ago, I enjoyed that taste. He ment it well. Its just the satan is using these ppl... its like that. I managed to refuse. Another day I met a girl, which made me stop. Because she stopped, month ago. And she came with a cherry vape... do u want a puff? Damn, so she was back at it, and I had to told her I already stopped.... these things happen to me, be careful about those. Stay strong!
Awesome video Dr. Frank! If you have successfully quit using weed and are considering using it again in moderation, there are a few points to consider: Reflect on why you initially decided to quit, If you previously struggled with addiction or dependency on weed, resuming use-even in moderation-may pose a risk of relapse, Mental health considerations, Make sure to have self control and stick to moderation.👋❤
100% correct well said!
I actually do still like the feeling of it but through abstaining/going back a few times I realized I was just overall using way too much. Really with the crazy potencies just a small puff every few days treats me well.
Being realistic about it. Nice.
I’ve been thinking heavy on this after I’m 11 days in quitting after 15 years of smoking. Thanks for these videos keep going !!!
Anytime!!!
3 months cleannn! Been thinking about doing it a lot lately, but mind has gotten stronger not to reach for it. But the thoughts are there. I feel great, but empty. I know this substance is not any good because I’m not moderate either. I have issues with how much usage is good
Bro I quitted years ago but last 23rd of January I smoked two puffs and I'll do again next weekend.Quiting doesn't mean you can never smoke again but you have to be disciplined
@@Paubro89 id rather not do any at all tbh. Thats just me and my goals
@@Paubro89starts with a few puffs on the off weekend and then eventually becomes more… I’ve been there so many times. If you felt like you had to quit then that means you’re either in or out. There is no in between.
I was a heavy user throughout the Covid period ( all day, everyday) but stopped. In the past few months I started again at the end of every week, however I still get that feeling as if I’m trapped. Thanks for addressing the moderation approach, I try to focus my “all in” into sports and fitness as much as possible !
hey man, just wanted to say after failing to quit multiple times in the past, I'm currently 2 weeks clean following your advice on nicotine addiction recovery. Thank you
Thank You ❤ I pray to be 100% sober
Moderation didn't work for me, its a slippery slope back to heavy use. Im 5 days in with nothing, its been uncomfortable at times but I'm firm in my decision and that gives me strength to carry on after 10 years of heavy use. Thank you for this channel it's been a godsend, keeping me motivated
Thank you so much.
Your videos helped me quit for 2 months
Then I decided to moderate, which led to binge smoking for 3 months. Now I’m 1 month clean again
Really needed to hear this ❤
Started cutting back significantly this week, but today I realized it was time to just let go! We got this!! Let’s gooo 😎 during this week I realized my head being clear most of the day I felt amazing i am ready to live the sober life. 15 years smoking from morning to night non stop… ready to get my life back!
After smoking weed 3 times a day every day, one night I had my last panic attack after smoking and decided to quit. That was about 3 months ago now. I feel like there hasn’t been a time in my life where I haven’t been reliant on some sort of vice, so this experience is new to me. I’m feeling very little motivation for life and struggling with lots of depression. It really sucks. Not sure if I know how to do life anymore, or if I ever learned in the first place. I absolutely don’t wanna go back to smoking! But being sober sucks too. Everyone talks about sobriety being a good thing. Not sure how this works though. Sorry for my depressing post. Thanks for this content. It’s been very helpful.
Make it to 1 year and reevaluate it from there. The real change comes at the 1 year mark. Don’t give up no matter what. If at the 1 year mark you still don’t feel anything has changed by all means go back to smoking; however if you can make it to 1 year life will forever be different in a positive way. Don’t keep going though the same cycle every 3-4 months like I did for over a decade.
Same thing happened to me
Been smoking all day every day for 8 years
Then 1 day panic attack and after that anxiety chest thightness made me stop
Sober for 7 months now
I got a panic attack too a couple days ago after smoking every day all day for 5 years, it’s weird cus how did that happen? Maybe I got laced, or somehow SOME how I snapped out of the illusion while being high? I started to feel my heart and I never used to focus on that. My doctors said I’m fine but I’m still scared. I’m scared of accidentally getting second hand smoke from friends and getting another panic attack. Hope this works out
Pot use can never happen again if one has had any sort of psychotic reaction from it cannabis induced psychosis is very real and just a one episode of it can increase chances of a chronic serious mental disorder there is so harm reduction in this circumstance
@@aew234 thank you for your comment. I don’t think I will smoke again
Its a slipper slope for sure. I feel your spot on regarding over consuming. I personally was a very casual smoker maybe once or twice a month and more then not is was 1 or 2 hits off a jay. Not a full out session.
Then 2 years ago out of curiosity I entered a cannabis store for the first time and was introduced to the vape carts.
It truly was amazing, the magic and novelty made me feel like I was a teenager again. No smell so convenient and very potent. I set a rule that I would enjoy this new found pleasure once a week, evenings only and no more then 2 hits per session. The magic very quickly disappeared as my consumption increased. After a few weeks in I was vaping 7 days a week and multiple times thought-out the day. I had no discipline and the concept of moderation was not in my personality profile. My tolerance was increasing and the heavy usage was negatively affecting me in all aspects of my life. Keep in mind I'm in my mid 40's. I new I had to quit or at the very least go on a month long break.
I eventually stopped and gain better perspective on what moderation looks like for me.
Firstly I will never vape oil carts again, to strong to coinvent and I feel they mess up your tolerance.
I found a very good compromise with edible's. I guess I'm lucky because a 5mg dose generally works nicely for me.
Now I partake every 7 to 10 days only, 2 or 3 times per month. And have a no more then 10mg of THC rule.
For me this is what functional moderation looks like and the sessions have been wonderful.
Good luck to all.
4 years of smoking weed everyday, I’m a week into sobriety I’m excited to have my physical health and mental health improve glad to be on this journey with all of you guys I don’t need to use this crutch anymore
I’ve been stuck in this cycle: smoke 8 joints a day, miserable all the time, spending almost 300$ every month buying weed -> quitting all together (it lasted almost a year once, I felt amazing) -> giving a hit here and there and feeling ok -> trying to convince myself I can buy again and smoke only sometimes -> smoking 8 joints a day repeat
I can’t have weed, I keep fooling myself, cheating, sabotaging myself and I buy it again and feel like a useless piece of shit (because I really stop doing everything) and realize I don’t even know if the meds I take are working or not for my depression because the weed side effects are so overpowering. I’m fucking tired. I really like your channel.
Clean for 3 days btw
maybe making a plan to add things in your life that you're passionate about and can't allow you to smoke much next time you have a streak of a few months clean?? Maybe then if you ever start again youj'll be very limited and motivated to do way less cause you want to maintain the things you ve built in your life? It sucks making it(1 year wow) and then proving to yourself it "doesn't matter" by hitting rock bottom again, i feel you man/woman .... best of luck!
@@betaiupi still quit i need to im spending £600 out of the £800 a month i have left after bill not good
I had to tell myself i could have a cig anytime i want. I was too nervous to face homelessness & start a new job working iut of a friend's house etc. I decided to moderate and understand this will take longer.
You guys are so lucky who are days into your journey, I'm still just repeating day 1
Hoping you have a day 2
@@Gain-Health thank you❤️
Excellent video Dr. Frank!! 4 months clean, largely thanks to your videos. I mull the idea of giving moderation a go again but I also do not want any symptoms of CHS to creep back in, and it sounds like they may easily return once they rear their ugly head, regardless of the amount consumed.. so.. maybe none is the only avenue. 🤔🍃
🙏🙏thank you that was very kind. As for CHS , yeah this would be a case where I would not risk moderation
Thank you so much Doc. I'm on day 18. Love from South Africa
Top video ❤
Reading all these comments really makes me rethink of ever starting to smoke again. I am one year and a half of no smoking. I even went to Amsterdam and resisted. I have proven to myself I am stronger than what my addiction was. I am such a better person now and my life has improved a tonne as well. I think I’ll stick to the memories of smoking instead of ever doing it again. It’s just not worth it.
I tried moderating three times after being sober for short periods of time, and got addicted EVERY time. I’ve been Sober for about a month now and though I still have a few withdrawal symptoms including insomnia, everyone around me has mentioned that I seem more happy, energetic, and aware and I’m going to keep it that way.
Thank you for all your hard work. I am on Day 6. Started on April Fools haha Its been pretty tough but I feel like I'm gonna beat it this time. My symptoms are coming and going. Stuff like fatigue, nausea, headaches, being emotional (anger, even crying), and a feeling of emptiness. I am not going to let it beat me again.
This video gives me hope
Thank you I quit about 11 days ago I don't think I'll ever go back I know I can't moderate it. I have quit thanks to your help before. and thought I could just moderate it but again and again when I do that I slowly start smoking everyday now knowing that. To anyone quitting the first 3 weeks are really hard at least for me but it does get a lot easier after that and you will feel a reborn feeling
Weed on moderation is not easy but I think I’ve mastered it after waking and baking for more than 10 years. First I had to work on the stressors themselves. The worst was financial insecurity and once that was resolved, things got much easier. Then my kids went off to college, I found a new job that I love, became a vegetarian. I quit smoking and vaping and now only do edibles. I also use various CBD products. I never do THC alone. With these steps, I achieve the very effects I do weed for in the first place-staying true to myself and pursuing my life goals as an artist. Cannabis is my spiritual medicine and I have to treat it with respect.
What a great video. I just had that question in my mind a couple weeks ago. Quit 1,5 months ago. But I feel like I want to beat addiction be independent. Smoke cause I want to, not because I have to. I did quit for 2 months before but I rellapsed when celebrating new Year. Wonder how long it should be before I try moderation. Probably much longed then 2 months
i’m off hash, shatter and tobacco for 27 days. I used it to get out of bed and couldn’t start my day until i smoked. I woke up everyday wanting to quit, because my lungs were trashed, but couldn’t get going without it. Telling some good friends (a men’s group that i started) the full painful truth really helped.
This particular video comes at the right time for me, because 27 days in, the cravings have largely passed (!), but I still struggle to get through my day. So I started thinking I might as well smoke again to be productive and this video reminded me that it’s better (at least) to wait 90 days or more, to commit fully to sobriety before jumping back in. And if i’m honest, hash + nicotine did increase my productivity at work, socially and the gym for quite a few years, but I quit because it wasn’t working anymore. I’m pretty sure I’m an all in guy and that my life will be better with total abstinence.
My next step is taking charge of my eating. Gotta level up. Thanks again.
This is really good advice. You need to go to a place of sobriety for a while.
Thanks Doctor Frank
This video was very helpful
Struggling with addiction,
But I'm a few months sober but still paranoid.
I've seen the worst with weed got violently ill from weed and experienced episodes of drug induced psychosis
Thanks Doctor Frank
I am going to try stay sober, I consider moderation at times but I have to remind myself I'm not a moderate person and have an All in Personality , love the content, Doc keep up the good work , you're helping so many people and im happy to watch your videos. My question for you is when will the paranoid delusions go away?
When I said I got violently ill, I actually had CHS on 3 different occasions and had terrible weed induced psychosis was not a pleasant experience whatsoever, thanks Again
I actually nearly died when I had Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Sydnrome , I was so dehydrated and was close to death from Kidney failure 😊
Hey, I've got a friend who's heavily addicted to weed, and I am not sure how to broach the subject with him especially since we've grown apart, what's the best first video on your channel you think I should send him?
Спасибо доктор Фрэнк! Курю только по выходным с другом, попутно пересказываю ему ваши видео. Верю, мы справимся с этой аддикцией!
I quit for 31 days and I took one hit last night it was a big mistake I got super anxious and I felt like it was raising my blood pressure and making me super stressed out I had to go outside and breathe fresh air for like an hour. This alone helps me confirm that I'm done with it. I don't even know why I liked to feel like that before. I'm kind of glad I did fold one time that way I could confirm that it was the right decision.
After 24 year’s of smoking daily from the moment I wake up I have decided that its time for a change.
I still want to do more in life, It made me too content, Having dreams but never really chasing them and so I’ve since gone this last week (with help from all of you) from very heavy use to moderate, just smoking one before bed with the plan to stop completely ASAP.
I have felt so much better for not being stoned all day long and even amongst the intense cravings my mind has been so much clearer, I can’t thank you enough or the people in the comments for helping to give others the courage and certainty that they can do it too.
I now know what lies ahead, but I’m more determined than ever, So possibly another week or two of moderate use and then I am going to do it but I’m going to be watching these videos and videos on this topic every day to really start mentally preparing and re-routing those pathways. 🙏
Thanks.
I went back to edibles after 3 months of abstinence. I'm not totally sure how it's going to go, because it's only been 2 days, but I will say that an edible at night instead of vaping all day every day seems much healthier to me.
how has it been since your comment?
Thoughts on switching to CBD Doninant flower to keep the ritual of smoking, without the negatives of THC?
dunno... i ve tried it in the past a few times.. kept pissing me off... the sweet smell and taste teasing you, relief and a high never coming... just made me still experience withdrawal and going to buy again... it felt like being addicted to food and keep eating tasty food but starving...
Today is my last day smoking weed. I've done this for 17years and I don't feel anything when I smoke these days. Thanks Dr. Frank for the videos
Youre going to feel like poop for like a week. You can get through it
Thanks
day 4 no weed. I have less motivation than I did before and I get so angry at times for the smallest of things that I wouldnt have if high...
I’m at about 8 months clean and plan to stay clean for the foreseeable future. First few months I saw good improvement in mental health, motivation, more interest in hobbies etc, though I feel like it’s kind of plateaued. I recently got diagnosed with adhd so maybe that plays a part, but I find it difficult to stay on track with goals and hobbies now. Has anyone experienced something similar / potentially have an explanation?
Some of us don’t have a choice. Life circumstances pushed me to weed and they’ve kept me here. Addict4Life
Cope
@@nicovalenzuela4044 Must have been in a foul mood when I posted this. You’re absolutely right. That was cope.
@@CodyTravers_ It wasn't you that said it, it was the addiction. Its like a separate entity
I have to tell you: I really apprecitate lately your non dogmatic, not black or white approach to addiction. I can't stand bs like 12 steps programs (not saying they are all bs for everyone, but to me they are), that "turn your brain off and live like a program soldier" never worked on me. Your message and approach is a lot more positive...
i aint gon lie its been a week frm the weed n im already feelin better but im still struggling with the nic any tips bro
@Addictionmindset on day 1… my lower back hurts a lot is that normal
I've struggled with both pure OCD and magical thinking OCD all my life. I also had my rodeo with weed, alcohol, psychedelics and Amphetamines. Weed is probably the worst thing you can use if you have OCD. One one hand it was a nice body high but my OCD symptoms would flare up for weeks after a single puff of Marijuana. I remember getting high after making progress with my condition thinking it was no big deal. Then laying in bed feeling super good, in the beginning. Then a tsunami of intrusive thoughts hit and I was up until 2:30 am unable to sleep. Since stopping alcohol 3 weeks ago and other things a few months ago my ocd rituals and other mental issues are in remission
I woke up one morning and I was playing piano so good later on that day. I went out and had a long day when I got back. I said to myself one hit can’t hurt, I started playing piano again. I couldn’t hit right notes and I felt so anxious and agitated.. NEVER AGAIN.
I struggle with this topic - I feel that if I avoid the convenience of oil and concentrated THC I could easily have a healthy relationship with weed where I smoke very occasionally. The question is though - over the last weeks I have been out with friends sober was there a situation where I truly felt I needed to have a toke from my friends joint? Honestly, no… and I enjoy not having a single bit of anxiety. And lastly, I’m proud of my sobriety! I really look up to a lot of people who have chosen this for themselves.
I was living in Canada and now I am living in Pakistan… 2 months clean from everyday use before. I started using because of pain reasons, can’t replace one inhibitor for another lol
The question people should ask themselves about using again “in moderation”: Is it worth trying to find out if I can moderate use?
hi i’m currently on day 12 of no weed as of writing this - my original plan was to stop using weed for 30 days to detox and get rid of/greatly lessen brain fog that daily use was giving me and then after the 30 days i would be able to use weed but limit it to at most 1-2 times a week - do you think this is a good idea (for me - someone who thinks they can realistically moderate it in that way)? should i take a longer initial break more than 30 days to clear brain fog? i think i’ll be ok in general, but i am curious what you (and anyone else who may reply to this) would think about my taking of a 30 day “detox” break
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Idk how long you should detox but you will be able to tell when the brain fog is clear. So don’t set goal for 30 days. Everyone’s body have different time period when it come to detoxing THC.
Here’s a tip if you want detox process to be faster. Exercise a lot. Sweating also brings THC out of the body too
Also smoke 1-2 times a week it’s not a good choice. The bottom line is A time period that takes to completely clean THC out of your body after 1 sesh. If it’s taking a week then 1 sesh per week. If it takes month then take 1 sesh per month.
You can do it. Believe in yourself. ❤
I have nothing against people who smoke in moderation, I know well adjusted people who smoke, I haven't smoked in years because of CHS, I also have anxiety. Wouldn't smoking even in moderation bring back CHS symptoms? Or maybe just mild CHS that is easier to get through and less dangerous? I'm not planning on smoking, but wouldn't this be bad for some people, even if they do it in moderation?
3 years clean i sure do miss it lol been debating on taking just 1 hit
I am the same way, it’s all or nothing! I very easily slip into addiction with anything. I’m at 132 days clean now from marijuana. Still slightly testing positive. Very faint line on the negative. Maybe another month?
I was clean for about 45 days and decided to do it for a special occasion. Let’s just say it was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever encountered. That night I took about 100 mg of edibles. Mind you, when I used to use weed, this amount wouldn’t do much. But man that night my anxiety and all my fears were heightened. I guess it really was just god telling me that I don’t need weed anymore
The evenings might be the hardest to keep true to my goal. It's quiet and I just wanna zone out and relax. I'm trying so hard. I have a doc appt to talk about assistance with quitting. I miss the floaty head feeling...
Your videos always seems to be spot on!
I know professionally and personally I am better sober. Cannabis can be nice for creativity and pleasure where it is food, or a little extra fun. However the trade of is, then the next day, couple days probably are resulting in a less than where I would have been sober.
So then it’s an equation of will this time using benefit towards a great novel idea, or a fun experience, over giving up truely progressing in my life. I’d say more often than not it doesn’t work. But every once in a while heck yeah was beneficial. But over the long run, not really. Yeah, but not to. Might be where I roll a dice and hit a four 😂
Side note I run a marketing channel where I make content and help business improve their social media exposure. If I go sober for a month, are you down to do an interview?
of course I am! you dont need to be sober I will do it either way (: I dont judge
@@AddictionMindset for sure, like you said you have to be all in. I think that would be a fun goal for myself!
Part of what I want to see is for more small businesses to make content and educate and “build relationships” with their customer base. Gives more people the opportunity to learn and build trust. Is a more authentic take.
Solid job on your content!
Hey god I hope you read this. I started smoking carts at 15 there all fake carts and I been smoking I’m 17 now I quit for 4 months just got back smoked ab 3 grams of some fake and then I just quit again bc I’m going insane. I’m not in psychosis but I feel as tho I will never be normal again and I’m so anxious I’m freaking out and I am not able to enjoy watching stuff not like bc I ain’t high but bc it’s like I just ain’t able to it’s so messed up I’m scared please help I don’t want to have ruined my brain.
On day 7 gang, everyone keep going no matter !!
For me theirs no such thing as moderation I don’t have the control
2 Months after quitting THC i finally test Negative🎉
From what i commonly hear when it comes to over-use and being hooked or wanting to use over again, weed has a pretty poor reputation, I have decided a number of times whether or not i should give Magic Mushrooms a try (Psilocybin Mushrooms) and really get this massive rush and psychedelic experience and synergesis of multiple crossing of thoughts, feelings, and feel how layers of me peel over and re-build me and all that happens all over again in a trip of 8 - 12 hours and you don't really want to repeat the experience again and if done properly the afterglow is good in so unpredictable way, you mostly come out healed without ever remembering what depression even means even though you remember what it was and you don't even worry about getting it again.
Once CHS hits---cannibinoid hypernemesis syndrome--there's no way you can go back. Suddenly everything brings panic, sweats and shakes. Not inhaling won't help. You've now crossed that line. Pot is like Lucifer: it works so well at first you get addicted but at one point you hit the wall.
In order to not go crazy and start tweaking you need to start out with a very small amount and work your way up incrementally during the session, start low and smoke more every 30 minutes. If you smoke a 2 gram joint instantly you will lose your marbles.
And do not extend the session beyond one day, your sleep cycle needs to reset again after that, usually physical withdrawal takes 2 weeks, so I would recommend taking a break 2 times as long, only doing a session once a month. This way your emotions and motivation will not go dull, you will get no anxiety and the high is 100x better. If thats not possible for you then I would recommend not smoking at all or maybe drink a beer instead.
im smoking right now, and watching how to quit... actually every few months im back on this channel trying to find a way out XDD
started when i was 16 and im 28 now so yeah im fu*ked, doing this 24/7
any chance of going back to being normal? i would have to grow up again but this time sober i guess? is that even doable?
cant even do one day without weed sooo XDDD
Hey bro I feel you I smoked for 12 years, mostly in moderation(1-2 spliffs a day)except when life would suck (5 spliffs a day at my worst), taking an undefined break now to learn programming
Try exercising, eventually you'll get addicted to this and weed wont be so appealing anymore
The first week is gonna be difficult, there's no other way around it, maybe take a sick leave from work if it helps because you probably won't sleep much and you're gonna be kinda sad and anxious, but if you keep smoking despite wanting to quit then you'll lose self esteem
I struggle with the moderate approach, for me cold turkey is the only way because once you're addicted, you'll always find a good reason to roll another one if you have some at home
What keeps me on track these days is I heard tobacco can make you impotent, and since I would smoke cigs for not smoking joints all day, and put tobacco in the joint to stretch my weed and because I enjoy it more this way, I want to stop because I dont want end up being a cuck
Put your mind to something else, dont listen to songs that get you in a mood to smoke (I know it's hard, my music streaming app is 90% Young Thug and Future), and understand that suffering means you're progressing
Wish you the best
I'm well! I made it! The terror is gone! It only took a month! I learned that with Cannibinoid Hypernemesis Syndrome {HCS] i can't even have one puff without inhaling--or it's another terrible night of shakes , sweats and anxiety. That's what happens to long term smokers. I'm so happy now, I feel like a child and look like one too! I figured out the pot is stored in fat tissue---isn't that the skin? I went from a wrinkled old chicken to a young chick with smooth skin---amazing.
I want to use in moderation, but I'm not a moderate person. I'm all or nothing on just about everything. And since I can't trust myself to do it a few times a week or day, I have to stop.
I find that when I want to quit weed its usually because my tolerance is so high that I dont get any enjoyment from it anymore, and its always pretty easy. The problem is within 2-3 months Ill start smoking daily again after a one off binge session on a weekend, and then the cycle restarts
I followed cold turkey reccomendations 7 weeks ago, I did not sleep for a week, started to have crippling anxiety and had halucinated.
My doc put me on Ativan, which I use 3xtimes a day for longer than 6 weeks.
Quitting weed was not a good idea.
Smoking weed was much better than being addicted to benzo.
You could have just used Benadryl, I'm not a doctor and this is not a recommendation but you can get it for $1 at the dollar store. Do your research, it really works at least it did for me.
I’ve been trying to moderate but it hasn’t worked well. The substance just makes me feel miserable, anxious, lethargic, etc. Why moderate something that’s providing no benefit?
Even if i smoke only one joint after 3 months or even 8 months quiting weed and i decide to moderate i can't,my junkee mind come back and i wake and bake the next days and weeks so i just must do not come back at least one time on weed!
So I'm a therapist I work with a ton of mostly young men trying or being told to quit...
I guess I'd push back on the "don't get anything from it" line.
They get something from it and by ignoring that I think you slow the progress.
I'm not and never have been addicted to thc but, certainly other things. Once you evaluate the pros you can have an honest conversation about the cons which have probably already been thrown in their face.
I do appreciate your content though
Are you an actual Md? U have dr on ur shirt?
I'm 4 months clean I have been drinking heavily and smoking cigs heavily ever since I quit so I'm going to pick it up again I have been aggressive and mad
Just over a week clean and never felt better.
I’m 3 days clean. I have had two previous runs of abstinence of 48 and 52 days weed free before relapsing. Of course once I relapse I wallow in the addiction for weeks before attempting to quit again. After a few weeks sober I felt great in mind and body. But I allowed myself to be seduced by that devlish addiction voice. Hopefully this time I will NOT heed that bs voice.
Thanks Dr. Frank!
Ugh 2 days clean and I packed a bowl and just cried lol still 2 days clean
Dr. Frank, you were wise enough to see the weed was not helping you. But what if the person thinks its the only thing that helps them? What if they consider it their "medicine" and think it is beneficial.
they have to decide if it is truly helping them or not in that case! good question though.
I was sober for about six weeks and did it on my own, cold turkey, no smoking at all, no ncotin and no cannabis in any form... after this I tried vaping destilled CBD liquid (95%) and I can say I would not do it again and I would not recommend it all...I was not high, of course niot, but it worked on me vey strong and I felt like beeing stoned without the psychedelic effect of THC, but with just the negative side-effects (like my eyes went half-closed for example) and my mood turned low and negative.. the next morning I started with coughing and I felt the effect for nearly 4 days..I mean it took that long till I felt clean again, with a clear mind... felt like my receptors were blocked and my lungs were also very much affected by vaping this liquid .. in the past I used to smoke a lot, but I didn't vape.. it was a stupid experiment and I decided, that it's good, not to just quit THC, but all cannabis-products.. guess the terpenes were making me kind of "high" and triggered my addiction-memory.. I felt the craving was coming back again, even though the effects didn't go that deep... so maybe my experience on that can be helpful for some people... hold on brothers!
I have decided to go 30 days sober and return to smoking herb but instead of abusing it I will treat it as sacred. And will no longer smoke anything crazy potent such as carts or edibles. I’m practicing Rastafarianism
Bro 4 days in been listen toyou videos for 22 hours as i cant sleep. This sucks. But i will not go back
2 weeks since i quit cold turkey baby lets gooooo.
After a few days I was able to quit cigarettes 🚬
How were your energy levels the first week? I’m sooo lazy even worse than when I was smoking
@@User59419 my energy levels were bad but i still went and do my stuff. Everytime i feel like i dont wanna do nothing i can either walk or run. After that i feel great.
@@User59419 I quit coffee and cigarettes and have more energy after a few days of lazy feeling
Keep it up friend 👊🏾