How To Stop Smoking Weed And Why (This will Change Your life!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- First I quit smoking weed, and only ate weed to get high. Then I quit that too, and it was a great decision.
Quitting weed in a time that it’s becoming more accepted and respected might make you feel a little unsure at first, but there are some very solid reasons to end your weed addiction, and I share mine here.
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I’m Sye Rodriguez, and live in Colorado. Most of my life has been about Health and Being Free. I created this youtube channel in 2008 and started sharing everything I’ve learned. I’m still learning and I look forward to sharing more with you, and learning from you as well.
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1 week sober and no turning back! First day was hard! Second day was a little stressful, but now after a week I feel AMAZING! I haven’t felt normal again since 5years
Day 44 of no smoking 💪🏽 I’m really proud of myself.
Awesome Jeremy. You should be proud of yourself.
Been clean for 2 months. My mind is SOOO much clearer now that I stopped. I plan on trying it again in the future, but when priorities and stuff come up, it is ESSENTIAL that you quit. It really does kill your motivation.
it really really does man
So awesome you are free for 2 months.
Weed stifles one's personality. It makes some people slow and socially awkward. I feel alot more vibrant since quitting
That's how I got when I smoked
True
Yes
i get socially awkward when i smoke
100%. I am the same. So much more awake and myself when not stoned, although at first the irritability is very annoying to one self.
Bro, ive never had depression or aniexty but ever since I started smoking, ive always had it and its so weird
Welcome
I was always happy while I was high, but I did get depressed when I wasn't anymore. Glad I'm not doing it anymore, even though it's still tempting sometimes.
Weed is a depressor. If you have it, it will increase.
Same
Pohjois Disaster Moon - You paint your own life
I am a university student of 22 years that lives in Barcelona that is saturated because of marijuana. I wanted to thank you because you have been the only person who has explained in an unbeatable way the reality of a smoker and I have felt more identified than ever. After your speech I have more strength to leave her and become that person that I have been hiding for a long time. I will remember each of your words during my progress.
Thanks from Spain.
Thanks Mad Dave. Wishing you success.
Still good Mad Dave?
I know I’m four years late. I’ve been a chronic smoker for almost 4 years. I’m glad you mentioned it, it feels like the past four years were empty, I hated to admitted it. The end of the video was very helpful.
Thank you for watching. Hope it did help.
Does anyone get that feeling when your high, you've lost yourself. Or that your not as happy as you used to be. I'm not the same ever since I've been smoking and I'm ready to quit but its so hard because its the only thing the helps me eat or sleep.
Ashlyn Brown that’s the withdrawls it means you have an addiction and the only way to quit is go through it cold turkey or gradually cut back
You’re at the point where your body things it needs weed to feel hungry and eat and sleep and without weed you get insomnia, lack of appetite, etc
You’re at the point where your body thinks it needs pot to feel hungry and eat and sleep and without weed you get insomnia, lack of appetite, etc
eating and sleeping less or not being able to for a few days won't harm you. it gets better quickly.
For me, getting high became like being completely alone in your own mind. At 1st it was fun, but the longer I did it, the more I felt I was completely isolating myself. I think you'll get your appetite back and sleep better eventually if you quit, but it does take some adjustment time.
Ive been smoking for 33 years pretty much daily. I've been sober 4 days. I love weed but I love my money even more. I gotta quit man.
spot on man
Did you manage to quit it ?
My problem is extreme boredness, I’m fine but I just get so damn bored and don’t know what to do and I want to smoke so bad
TG3 I felt that at first but a couple weeks later that feeling went away
Yes, for me sport especially swim help a lot.
Squilliam yes it definitely does, haven’t smoked since except for a few times with friends but overall it’s much better now I’m productive as possible so when I’m not doing anything I’m just relaxed
Yup, find some hobbies. Marijuana probably made you ok with being bored actually. Definitely did for me.
long term use changes your brain. so normal stuff isn't as fun anymore and also boredom is harder to endure. you develope more dopamine receptors over time so you need more dopamine aka fun to get stimulated and feel good.
Anyone else watching this while stoned?
Yeah I'm not going to stop.
Trippy Hndrx Beatz hahahahahah
Lol yeah man
Trippy Hndrx Beatz Yea me about to load another bowl cause of this guy. You know I try not to judge but everyone does. I don't eat out at restaurants because a lot of humans are disgusting so why even go there but if I did I'm not getting no tacos from a "white" guy. Is that bad to say probably but it is what it is. Its like going to Kentucky and ordering lobsters. Where's the fricking ocean you know? But all that aside what's this guy know about smoking? He could be on snoops level for all I know but come on bro. You know fricking smokers when you see them. This is the same looking guy that would go tell the boss your eyes are red. Be for real man. Talking about well weed does this and that. Remember what mystical said" b#### you ain't no smoker......
I swear when im high i be like ....Why quit??
Steve Suich, I know this guy may not look like your stereotypical stoner, but neither do I. I'm a ginger white a f guy who no one would even imagine I smoke weed apart from my closest friends who know that. But little do people know, I've been smoking probably about 8 Joints a day for 5 years and it's completed halted my progress and self development in life. I'm basically the same person I was 5 years ago, I havnt learned anything meaningful since then. If I were you I would listen to this man's advice because he is right on.
I wish everyone who watched this the very best.
Overcoming the grip just takes time.
tomorrow and every day after i promise will feel better.
thank you for your encouragement !!
Just thought I would comment as the partner of an addicted spouse for over 27 years. It literally stole from me a marriage due to his inability to be intimate on every level. It robbed our 4 children of an engaged father. My children always knew when he smoked and his mood swings. The past 6 years have been the worst as it has now made him impotent and he is fine with it because he loves weed way more than he ever loved me. PLEASE stop and develop who you are emotionally and spiritually without substances that heavily affect your brain chemistry and the straight people in relationships with YOU! Your private sin does not just affect you it affects all of the people around you who love you! Jesus most of all loves you and wants you addicted to Him only! it’s too late for me but you can change! God bless!
Yesterday I had my last joint.. destroyed all equipment and flushed that pot I had down the toilet .. I'm retaking control of my mind and life. Thanks for the video
should have sold the pot or given it away to someone who hasn't got to that quitting point yet XD
should've gave me the pot. how much did you have?
😂😂😂
Yea i woulda sold that shit at least but good job brow
Hows it going man hope you still clean
I'm 48 yrs old...most of the people who I know, that smoke heavy, are having economic trouble. Enough said
Thats not really enough said
Wayno. H 😂
In other words broke AF
I know plenty of people who aren’t🤷🏽♂️
@Mistr Giggls ok?
Smoking weed is fine till it gets into your daily routine, I have failed to do this
You're right. It can bring you so many places, and so many growing thoughts when consumed at a good level, but it's benefits get non-existent if used everyday
Brother you are SPOT ON please help me over come this addiction! How do overcome that terrible staleness and bored that comes with quitting. Im 22 and have smoked since i was 17 DAILY. IM 100% addicted to herb. When ever i try to quit i cant watch tv i cant play games cant focus on anything because its just not the same its not fun its not ENJOYABLE. NOTHING SEEMS ENJOYABLE.
That's my problem too bro, what I do is just watch the scariest horror movies you can find, ding-dong-ditch houses at midnight with friends, play Fallout on Legendary. Basically just anything that's super engaging/challenging. You kind of have to "up the ante" in terms of difficulty for your entertainment choices since weed could make the most monotonous media a blast.
i found working out helped me quit smoking.
I'm afraid you have to become more do-er and less watch-er, if you know what I mean. Weed is good to make you enjoy time while _doing_ nothing. So you have to start doing things. Draw, cook, study, exercise and write. Instead of sitting on the couch, maybe go bowling, hiking or go and take pictures of things you find interesting. Do things and improve yourself.
I know exactly how you feel. Unfortunately I felt the same way for way to long in my life. I smoked regularly everyday for about 20 yrs started when I was 13 I'm now 35. My best advice is force yourself to stop for at least 5 months. Give your body a chance to refresh feel what life is like without it again. The habit doesn't go away overnight just like it didn't develop overnight but you will get better with time, you should notice some positive changes around the 2 month mark, and it only gets better from there. You can do it! Good luck to you hope this helps.
Definitely spot on. He put all the feelings and thoughts in my head in one video. You're right nothing seems enjoyable without it.
12 years daily smoker wake and bake . Im DONE
debbiewasshername I was wondering if you made it
yea, did u make it? im trying to quit too
imakinkykinkyboy 14 years daily smoker. First day quitting! Man this is painful.
Me too. Quitted it 3 years ago and got hooked on it again and now for 2 days straight no weed I have abnormal dreams and motivation.
Still sober bro? How is it?
“What people don’t realize is that you can get a lot higher without drugs than with them” - Hunter S Thompson
Faxxx I just went thur a haunted house for the first time and it was epic!!! My starting to find other things to do for that jolt and excitement
that didnt go well for him
Great video, Wise words.
I have been smoking for 15 years now. the reason i want to quit is to make something of my music career before its too late.
I am at day 1 now. wish me luck.
Josh Parbery how’s it going?
How is it going yea?
How are you Josh?
@@pmacintosh.0154 high as fuck xD
I'm going to find a white castle then I'm quitting tomorrow
Yeah! White Castle oh my goodness gracious! When I was in my early twenties I had smoked and came home and there were steal Fritos... they were the most delicious Fritos I ever ate in my life!!
Bro I’ve never heard anyone break this experience down like this but it’s spot on especially with avid users. It definitely controls what you do and who you are.
I’m only 21 years young but smoked my first at age 12 and started smoking heavy at age 16 until age 19 very very heavy. I quit early on because I knew my potential. What helped me is my dad and I moved states and I had no more weed friends and no connect to buy. That helped me . That first year I put on 40 pounds of pure muscle. A discipline you usually get going to the army. I ate like a body builder. Very strict. No soda . No chips. No candy. They may sound hard but it wasn’t for me. I relapse thoe and what made me relapse what saying to myself “I’m sure I can do it occasionally” and also tough times in life. That was never the case. I relapsed about 4 time sustain my two years of wanting to quit. This was my last relapse and never plan on going back. I feel high on life. I feel at the moment . Simply just great. I started my business. My TH-cam Chanel. And I started packing on some good weight again.!!! If I want to quit. Quit!!! It is not impossible
probably the best video on why to quit smoking or using marijuana.. when you’re a teenager it’s fun and “different” kinda like a whole new life experience but you are so spot on with your points and how it can become excuse to be less productive and to be free from your stress with the real world. i like to live life like if i was still in my child-like mindset, being in tune with what’s around me and taking life for granted even if i’m stressed.
I quit May 15 due to I started having panic Attacks as soon as I would smoke. Use to use it for anxiety and look what ultimately happen. Was a daily smoker for 5 years. Sleeping is difficult still and I'm having depression, but now I drink chamomile 6-7 cups a day and it helps me sleep a lot. My motivation is barely starting to come back this week. Brain fog is still present at times. I lost all social skills, but hopefully I go back to normal soon.
All this is true in the vid though 👍🏼
Jasmine La how are u now
You described what I'm going through to a tee.
Try mushrooms for your depression
flower-sheets88-Dude...same thing happened to me.one night,hung over and a bit stoned when all of a sudden,bang-heavy breathing,cold sweats,loss of movement and pins and needles down arms and legs,thought I was having a heart attack.Had every test know to man done 4 times,told it was a reall bad anxiety attack.quit for nine years.slowley built up my tolerance for it by only having a small puff after a few beers.now smoking again.this helped me to understand anxiety(its all in your head) and have now trained myself and my brain on how to deal with then,(keeping extremely busy,anything no matter how strange it is to take your mind off the attack.best thing that ever happened to me.haven,t hada attack in years no matter how much I smoke. the most important thing to rememberis its ALL IN YOUR HEAD.this is wat the doctor will tell you.i know its hard to understand at first,but once you have delt with your first attack successfully,by yourself,and with out going to hospital..then you will understand what I,m saying.moderation is the key to any drug.
@@fbwqmyxd6j can you help me whenever I smoke weed I get a shitty high with paranoia and panic attacks what can I do?
im smoking weed since i was 13 years old started smoking heavy around 15 im 28 years old now sober for 3 days wish me luck its realy hard cold sweats cant sleep dont eat much its realy like a train wreck but you just need to keep your self busy remember people everything has a cheat code
My main reason for me wanting to quit is the cost. I dont get paid alot and can smoke up to 1/4 lb a month.
I have gone for over 5 years smoking almost every day. Coming up on 2 weeks sober and it is like my attitude toward other people has changed so much. Crazy to think but it is true. Even just driving in traffic i can control my anger. great video man thanks for sharing.
This was so meaty and rich with depth and because it's a psychedelic drug it needs to be explained in a psychedelic way. I totally understood when you mentioned about feelings we don't get when we are high. I had quit this thing for a couple years and ran into a really stressful situation, I had a friend of mine mention it (it's always around me, I cant get away from it) and convinced myself to just buy a dime bag, this was 7months ago and while a joint will last me a few days, I'm still smoking every day when I get off of nightshift and have been for 6 to 6 months now, also smoking on my off days here and there. I'm right back to where I started. It seems to have a little hold over me at the moment. However, I will push forward and kill this thing once and for all.
Not to mention dreams will come back (we never dream when we are high) our bodies are operating normally when we dream. Something to think about.
I smoke herb daily and up to this point no one has ever been able to give me any good reasons not to. But you gave several pertinent reasons to stop or at least cut down considerably. I identified with all of the examples you gave.
+Amber Fowler Thanks for sharing your thoughts Amber. I appreciate it.
+Amber Fowler The truth about the herb is that what it gives with one hand, it takes with the other,with interest. It makes you a slave and steels your energy, and when you come to realize this law of nature, you no longer know how to function without it. Getting that wonderful high every day without any negative consequences seems to good to be true, because it is.
+Awprod2000 logistically, that sounds about right.
+Awprod2000 Same High without it, not possible. General good feeling that is consistent without it. Possible. : )
Kudos for the video content! Forgive me for butting in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you ever tried - Raouzgoldie Remove Habit Release (probably on Google)? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for giving up smoking weed minus the headache. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my work colleague after many years got cool success with it.
I smoke one joint per week and still feel like i need to stop it because sometimes i tend to loose the sense of clarity so it makes me wonder how difficult it is for those daily smokers.Weed isnt good in a longrun hence its better to stay away from it for the better future.
I hear you. I know it's fun when you're high. It's just the side effects. I know I feel better after several years now of not having any. Once in awhile I still crave it, but it's usually over in a few seconds. Whatever you decide to do long term, thanks for watching the video and taking time to comment.
If you feel that off of one joint a week you definitely shouldn’t use weed at all...it get a lot worse then that thought....you don’t even understand what the foggy feeling is unless you have smoked 5+ bowls out of a bong everyday for months
Na you just paranoid. Chill blow the herb and learn about yourself it's also a spiritual drug people don't get that. If you have any insecurities or something you don't feel is right in your life weed will put it on the forefront.
Like Bob Marley said the ganja brings out your true self. I believe that
@ thanks so much brother i real appreciate that as youngsters we learn so much from brothers who lived enough to teach us hence it helps us not fall with same mistakes.
Absolutely spot on! Been without for about a month after trying 5 or 6 times previously.Everything is changing for the better. It has removed the lathergy to move forward in my career..funny thing is, I wasn't even that aware of how much I was missing.. just sort of knew it was time.
As a music producer I always had this idea that weed was the key to tapping into my best creative self.. couldn't be further from the truth!
Its videos and writings like this that have kept me from slipping back.
I have done more towards my life goals in the last month than I have in prob 4 years without that devious lil herb.
Cheers bud! all the best :)
Its true half measures just don't work
What about now? You went back didn't you?
this was the comment i was looking for, someone who knows the importance of having to be creative for work, without weed. And how daunting it is having no motivation to do it while youre sober. Im really hoping the motivation will start to pick back up soon, im on day 7 right now and so miserable/aggrevated.
Y’all will succeed in giving it up. Weed is thankfully not the most harmful substance to the body and detoxing from it while still a challenge is much less extreme than other substances. Just continue on until you begin to remember the feels of life before you tried weed. If your still using the substance rn you’ll underestimate how much you’ve truly forgotten about your past life and the feels that we’re attached to it. It’s hard to describe the moment when you’ve given it up for awhile and this unbelievably familiar feeling comes back and surprises the living shit out of you. At first you’ll feel like you almost lost your past self and your just glad to have it back but it’s never going to be too late to transition back to your pure form, it just might take longer for the full transition to take place the longer you’ve been away from it thus stopping now is the fastest way to become reacquainted with your beautiful intelligent creative self you always knew you were
THIS!
no this is terrible advice, everyone knows weed isn't that bad for you
It changes my identity. Your so right because when I’m clean I’m so hyper so happy and once I smoke and I get sober people have even told me hey what’s wrong with you I see you different.
Weed makes me retreat to my own bubble. Sometimes I don’t even want people to see me like that. It changed me so much.
I'm 39 going on 40 in less than a year. I have been smoking on and off for over 2 decades and I'm ready to quit. In the past I tried quitting but I wasn't ready back then. You have to be sick and tired of being sick and tired to really quit and that's where I'm at in my life.
Really weird how this came up in my recommended after not searching for it or anything related to it. I needed to see this. Everything you said was spot on. I really need to quit. Im 21, been smoking since I was 13 (had a year sober at 17-18, I was pregnant). It’s time for me to take a new path. Thank you for this.
Oop twins but I’m a male and 22
I've been smoking way to much for the last couple of years to run from stress. I hate it.
Find what stresses you out and do the best to nulify it
@Tobiah Goodness of I'm free from smoking. TMH helped me to stop smoking
@Tobiah Goodness of God
@Tobiah Goodness of The Most High
It helps to have something you’re trying to achieve that out weights the feeling of being high.
Spot on brother i just got this new job making good money think its my time
This was so spot on is scary
Or alternatively smoke more , and chill out
Well put! I've been smoking for 40 years, have recognized for a long time that I'm psychologically addicted. Have built in long breaks because of that to recalibrate and get back to health and normalcy, knowing I'd pick it up again and accepted that cycle as the cost of doing business. This time around am strongly considering quitting for good, so have listened to half dozen other testimonials. This one nails it for me, well done, Sir! Thank you for sharing your story.
thanks for this video. You said the exact thing I hardly wanted to say out to myself. Your explanation is great brother. It helps alot! thank you so much!
Thank you for watching Riyadh. Appreciate the kind words.
I’m 16 and I smoke everyday but now I’m tired of weed and everything about it. I’m gonna stop because I want to think smarter and just go on with my life without having to be high all the time I also feel like I lm not me at some points ... i wish I stop this month
I smoked everyday when I was 13-14 and to almost 15. I quit about a week or so ago, because I don't wanna become the stereotype dumb unmotivated stoner
did you stop
Thank you for sharing this. Really appreciated the part where you asked, "Would I want to see people I love start using marijuana?" It was striking to hear you say no because you wouldn't want it to steal your children's joy. That's such real and wise insight. Very helpful, brave and transparent post! Thanks again!🔥
I can't imagine how much money 💰 I have spent on it ......especially in countries that think 10/15 dollars 💵 a gram is normal .......the weed is a waste of life and money 💰 and makes you a procrastinator ..... I can say that I wished I'd never started ... it's a drug and drugs are bad simple as
You explained it from a different view than any other video I have seen. Thank you. I needed this
Thanks for watching Josh. Glad this was helpful.
You don't have to completely cut out the things you love. Same as junk food or whatever, just moderate and try not to do things compulsively and 24/7. Take a 1-2 week break to bring down your tolerance that saves money and makes it more enjoyable. Like people on diets they cut out all sugar treats to begin with but they will likely cave back into old habits after a couple of months. If you really want out you'll get out but if it's too hard for you I think a part of you really loves it, so don't torture yourself too much. Be reasonable but also take your pleasures where you can in life 😘
2 week break? lol how about 3 months
Being a teenager is tough when you get heavy on it. I spend way too much money on it and i dont even want to do it anymore. Every Time i get bored I automatically think of it. I had a job and it got better but the damn quarantine is tough.
It's one of the more difficult habits to give up. It does make a big difference over time though.
I’m 12 days sober and i won’t go back to smoking. I smoked marijuana everyday for 9 years and the last 4 years I smoked pretty much all day. My quality of life is better already and I’m proud of my sobriety. If you’ve been thinking of quitting, do it and your future self will thank you.
It's true. I still get tempted every once in awhile but I always remember the pain it eventually causes me.
I have a theory about weed, weed makes you feel good, feeling good all the time is bad, people getting a stronger mind when they have resistance when they have issues and they try to deal with them, if you solve all issues by weed your mind tolerance become weak , like body muscles don't grow or become weak if you don't have resistance on them
if you use weed, you should not do it for the immediate pleasure of for the external world, you should NOT try to do it to resolve your depression or sadness immediately when they occur
but try your best to deal with them, if you cant sleep at night don't sleep at night,
the way to use weed is INDIRECTLY, meaning , wake up at 4 am in the morning consume your weed and go back to bed without eating anything without consuming any content, when you wake up later the weed high effect should be out of your body,but the effect on the rest of the day should be good.
you should do it only on the weekend.
that is the recipe
PS: don't consume diff strains, choose one and go with it, if you want to change a strain, make sure that the old one is out of your body, meaning don't consume for 2 weeks.
we are the host of the cannabis (flower) like the movie VENOM , and the flower don't like sharing the HOST (us)
nah bro
i'm stuck in a deadly cycle of buying $50 sacks of flame , getting high and then flushing the entire sack down the toilet and smashing my 1 hitter with a sledge hammer. EVERY OTHER DAY
Thanks for watching. You'll overcome. Hopefully you don't have to spend that 50 again. : )
False beliefs can make you do crazy things
NOBOX7 lmao
Wtf??
Jesus😂😂😂😂
Very great analysis. I must say, as someone who also has quit recently for many of the same reasons you did, it is frightening considering the reality of legalization. People who depend on mind altering substances that don't "need" them for medical reasons literally become zombies within their dependencies. People need to find their inner strength to enjoy life without depending on things they don't "need". Life isn't just going to be daises and roses, but it provides all of the tools necessary for you to create happiness. You must create happiness. Weed isn't just going to give it to you. That happiness is entirely synthetic.
I’ve been sober for 2 weeks now and I completely agree with this. After a year of smoking every day multiple times a day, I fount myself way to dependent on it, wether I could eat, sleep, be happy, and just being able to to enjoy myself and what I’m doing all depended on if I was high or not. After I stopped, about a week after I found myself much happier, sleeping better, and found that weed was no longer even on my mind.
You sir are a genius respect for putting this video out this is very very true a lot of people will disagree with this video but that’s because they are in denial
Im going to be 30 in 2 weeks, i have smoke since im 13, i realy want to make my self the gift of life and stop smoking, i know i have a problem and i need help, your video inspires me
This guy is speaking FACTS! This cycle is awful... I get the worst anxiety...so many thoughts racing because I hid them behind the high but the PROBLEMS never go away they come back then you smoke again. Never ending cycle.
Wow such a great video, I'm on day 8 I have changed. Like you said the thing I use to love kinda have changed because I'm not high all of the time. I use to smoke everyday for the last 8 months. So being sober is kinda new to me. Headaches and being bored sucks. I hope I start to feel better soon.
Did you feel better by the end of it?
I can actually say this was really helpful
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Spot on man , you nailed it home with one strike ...
I'm here because I want change. I want to be healthy and focus on my happiness. I appreciate cannabis and its existence but I need a break to focus on MY life. Main goal is to be healthy & fit. Everything falls into place after. . thank you for this video. You explained everything on point.
EVERYTHING you are saying is sooo spot on. First time i saw this video I wanted to wrap my last nugget in a kilo of duck tape. I wanted to trap it the way it trapped me and leave it in some dark place, the way it left me. But then I realized, my brain is just playing another MANIPULATIVE GAME to keep it, to keep the feeling, to keep false memories, so i flushed it. The thing about distorted memories hit me so hard man, because its so true. I smoked basically daily for past 7 years, and it pretty much destroyed me. I wanted to be a physicist, I still want that, but it kept me away from my dream because I was basically cognitively impaired by it, brain fog kept me away from life in general, let alone complex calculations I needed to do. I always found excuses, Richard Feynman smoked, I'll have new insights etc. etc.But the truth is, it created an aura around me, aura of not giving a f&&k about anything, it acted as a spiritual and psychological sedative or suppressor. That aura WILL NOT let you to see yourself and your goals clearly. Its crazy how insidious it is. It will make you live a HALF LIFE, with UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES (gamers will resonate) that will destroy you when you see them clearly. I respect you so much for this, and for saying that "smoking sometimes" is NOT okay once you jumped on an addiction train, because it is a trap, and I have fallen in it HUNDREDS of times. Once I quit for 8 months, thought lets do it one time again, just for fun, then 3 years passed while stoned... I tried lots of things, nothing posed a problem (even f$c(ing ketamine), except for god damned weed. Too long, I started to vent out here, sorry. Thank you man, peace and love from F&$C/INg Bosnia and Herzegovina (problem reaches that far). P.S. Your kid rocks the piano :)
Eating weed gives me severe anxiety attacks.
doesn't get me high.
Dam I'm smoking n watching this😢 but he's right 100%
Over 30 years of smoking and want the things I can get only when sober
After being addicted to heroin/methadone for 5 years (clean since 12/8/16) Am now a a patient of high potency marijuana and I have to choose when I smoke and really think if it's worth it because the effects really take a toll from day to day especially in the work place I know I'm capable and I still excell but Im just that one step away from achieving my best. It may not be as bad an addiction as opiates, I can actually get up and maintain a full time job, I just feel my full potential is robbed by drugs. It is time to take the next step and quit ALL drugs ALL together even pot and alcohol especially...
Looking for some hapiness but there is only loneliness to find
I been smoking heavy for about 6 years straight. I get sick the same day if I run out a few hours later. I need help
2 weeks of feeling crappy will pay off trust me. If i were the type of person who could do it every once in a while then it would probably be ok but i over did it for far to long.
Cortney P I've also been smoking heavy for 6 years and I'm now on day 16 of quitting. My health has started to suffer in the last year, which I'm convinced is due to my heavy smoking. High blood pressure, nose bleeds and constant migraines. I do believe cannabis is a medicine but not the way I've abused it. I also believe that my mental health is suffering due to living in my spaced out bubble,I just can't seem to do life anymore. Anyways I've decided enough is enough and I'm now a non smoker as far as I'm concerned now. Good luck with your addiction, I hope you manage to turn you back on it. I find watching these quitting vids on YT helps me get through each day.
Hi Cortney. Thanks for sharing. I guess everyone's response to changing a habit is a little different. No matter what, I always recommend drinking a lot of water. I know it sounds a little cliche, but meditate more while you're going through big changes. I wish you success. Thanks for watching.
try magic mushrooms dont smoke the day before or after or during, i did that and i honestly have lost the crave for weed.
DarkesLuk yeah shrooms are fun. Thats more of a summer adventure for me thou
Weeds so insidious. I haven't quit yet...but I'm getting up the courage to try. I'm not tethered to my life anymore. Thanks for this. It's like people mock you when you say you have a problem with it because it's not heroin or coke or something more addictive, but it's really fucked up my life for sure.
If it’s treated like a drug it’s a drug. If someone takes care of priorities and smokes it’s an herb. I quit a long time ago and I smoked daily. But I treated it like a drug so I needed to change. Ps; I lost my friends when I quit. They just fizzled away quickly
Packing my last bowl of this fire while im watching this. Then that’s it for me..... wish me luck on this big journey... been a recreational weed smoker for about 4 years now and need to quit for PO..so hope it goes well
My girl says the spliff take the soul from me
hard
Good video. The way I see it, if weed becomes priority in your life, if you're putting it first above other things, then something needs to change. Examples include declining social outings to stay indoors and get high, getting pissed off when your dealer can't supply you for the weekend, interrupting (or cutting short) something you're doing so you can go pick up. If it's not priority, you'll be happy to attend social outings and not get high for that night, you won't care about this weekend being weed free, you won't care about contacting the dealer too late and potentially miss out. When it's priority, the idea of not getting high scares you so you'll seize every opportunity to get high. When it's not priority, you'll be happy to miss out and get high on some other unscheduled day. Being weed addicted means you want to be high all the time at all costs. *If you want to include weed in your life but in a balanced way, then you need to be ok with being sober at times. You need to enjoy sobriety. That way, you'll actually enjoy being high more.* Easier said than done, but that's the key.
thank you man, ive seen this video several times, it is the best video about quitting weed, i am like this is like my 5th time i quit and ive been off for long now. when you said that you manifest things and they get deluded and you never actually make them happen you enter this cycle that will bring you down and this is the real danger of smoking pot for some people, it changes you and you dont know who you are anymore. beautiful video take care!
Did you feel any withdrawal symptoms after you quit? I stopped about a month ago and have been super tired and irritated. I smoked for the last 6 years pretty steadily (almost daily but not alot everyday) and now life feels weird without it. I wish i didn't have the mindset that it was this harmless substance all these years but such is life! Im just hoping i get my mental clarity back and what not. Not giving up!!
Go to doctor?
Dizzle F I know I’m a year late, but I definitely feel tired and irritated for sure, but I also feel good internally for not spending so much time and money on weed. It’s only been two weeks for me, but I’ve practically been doing it two years straight.
24 years straight, about 20 joints a day.
12 days so far. The first 3 days were rough
But it feels liberating to not use anymore! Clarity is returning.
I can't quit smoking
someone help me
not a joke
if ur reading this dont start
its addicting asfuc
So what would you say to someone who says it is not addictive?
No one is gonna care for you more than you. You have to be your own best friend. What helped me was knowing that taking the easy way out of things is just that, easy. Do what is hard. Start small. Make it one day, then a week, etc. anyone can get drunk or high. I wanna do things that take strength and determination.
Even if you get on a roll temptation will always be around. You must learn to identify it and stay centered.
Hey im addicted to, i dont enjoy it it does not get me high
Mc Hosto What are you talking about? Just stop. Ive been smoking since I was 15 til I decided to stop 1 day and I just did cause it made me lazy. I just did, no withdrawals. LMAO theres nothing addictive about weed
Darion Collins you are a dumbass
It's just something work for you buddy doesn't mean it's for everybody else okay speak for yourself when you want to speak on things truth is only for you
i am a music producer, when i didnt smoke, i won some remix international contest, with weed, nothing. I hope i can achieve my goals again.
I'm hoping you achieve your goals again.
How to stop smoking weed step one, stop smoking weed, step two, that's it cuz there is no physical addiction cuz I'll smoke every day for six months then I'll take a tolerance break for 3 months n come back for another six
It’s different for everyone I’ve only been smoking for a year and bit. When I stopped I couldn’t eat anything and would get a sore stomach a lot no sleep etc
Try smoking every hour for 3 years see what happens lol
Just because there's no physical addiction doesn't mean shit boy, there's no physical addiction to porn, or food, videogames, the meaning of a physical addiction is that your body needs it in order not to die, a lot of drug addictions when first started are non physical addictions, so your point doesn't mean shit, people don't see xans as that bad, but you take them for a while and suddenly stop, you can get brain damage from seizeures and die
@Maxime Desforges 2 years isn't shit, and 2 weeks isn't even that long of a quitting time, what mental issues? Because weed is definitely addictive, anything that gives you pleasure and releases happy chems in your brain, is addictive, it's as simple as that, same for food, movies, games, sex so on so on
I smoked for 10 years straight and quit cold turkey anyone who has a problem and says they have withdrawals is a bitch and has never went thru a real withdrawal try doing that with alcohol
great video, thank you for sharing
Thank you for expressing exactly how I feel when using weed and why I should not.
Ok I’m half way through this video and I had to stop and comment to tell you this is by far the best video I’ve seen on marijuana addiction and answers to questions I ponder myself having quit several times just to always end up back using it again! Wow, thanks!
Thank you. It means a lot to me that this is helpful.
I don’t want to quit I just want to not wake up in “weed withdraw”
Im stoping
By my local dispensery
Misspells 2 out of 6 words...
Yup
6 months clean after 10 years of daily use which ended up in a minimum gram of shatter use per day. I feel great now again! Although the first two weeks were so hard I needed to get anti anxiety meds from my.doctor to get over the initial withdrawal symptoms
Also I barely ate the first week I was quitting and didnt get much sleep
Been smoking everyday for 3 years, I'm 21 now. I have an addictive personality and suffer with BPONS. I also have Asperges Syndrome, so I'm pro at obsessing.
Last night I smoked my last couple grams, threw out all papers, bongs, pipes etc (except my grinder, emotionally attached, couldn't bring myself to do it.)
Currently 3 am, going onto day 2. The longest ive gone is 5 days within the 3 years, which was my last attempt to quit.
I don't want to quit. But I ruined it for myself by abusing and taking advantage of a compound, and now I pay the price.
Every step is still a step, no matter how big or small you or others may percieve it. Be proud of yourself and your achievements
I'm suffering thru this so bad right now!!!!:(
Cortney Bocook hold on, we do this together
Matthew 5:3
All these problems what marijuana brings to your life, lack of energy/motivations etc. It all comes down to the _person_ using the drug. All these associations we have are made by us, made by our thoughts into our memory and experience. I feel like when you see and observe this movement of thought and all these thoughts associated you can actually get rid of all the "problems" and have all the energy you need to achieve whatever it is you want. I honestly believe the cause of these psychological problems is not the plant, but the user. The user is the Core and whatever is going on in the core, all the emotions life situation etc. are getting amplified By the drug, the drug is like Input to your Core.
Avidya Void yes cause you can be high and think “man i really gonna get this done” or you can get beaten by your mind and not do nothing about it
While this may be subjectively true relative to the individual, it doesn't remove any of the objective effects of marijuana on the brain. Which begs the question even if you are motivated enough to do these things are you as effective at them as you would be if you were sober beyond withdrawal? Are you crashing your dopamine receptors? Since dopamine encourages motivation It's important to know if this habit is wreaking more damage then it is helping you. Is it worth it to feed into something for the illusion of relaxation?
Indeed it is really important to know if the habit is wreaking more damage than it is helping you, knowing and seeing what substances are doing to you, and seeing the thoughts it is bringing to your mind is important in order to use the substance correctly
I quit for a good job. I smoked for years and the first week clean was tough, but after that is was fine. I still love everything about weed even though I don’t smoke. It’s a great plant. 🙂
he spoke all my thoughts while smoking and trying to quit
thank you for this i needed to hear this
The best way to quit (if you're having trouble quitting) is to take a two week vacation to someplace where you don't have access to it.
@Metal Mystic You have to go someplace where you have zero access to it. And delete your connects numbers. It worked for me...after 7 years of smoking and numerous times trying to quit.
@Metal Mystic I live in Michigan and it's medically legal. But ANYBODY (18 or older) with $120 and a complaint of headaches, back pain, trouble sleeping or eating can get a medical marijuana card. I had a medical marijuana card when I faked back pain. Too easy. The dispensaries...I just ignore them or avoid them. How many years have you been smoking? Were you smoking everyday sun up to sun down or only a few times a week? And about how many grams per day? So many factors.
I almost committed suicide doing that. That’s a risk
@Witewrapper you got some other issues going on in your life if you feel the need to commit suicide after weed withdrawals
MUCH LOVE BROTHER!
I've watched this video once a day since i found it like 4 days ago. I already know everything you've said, but i'm having trouble quitting and it's nice to listen to someone's thoughts on it! I'm 27 and have been smoking heavy since i was 14. I'm an addict to thc, and used to be an addict to other drugs. I don't believe in rehab, i've never been. I have my med card in Michigan and i'm surrounded by cannabis, in all shapes and forms, all day everyday. I'm so sick of smoking...
same, im 27- smoking since 14- trying to quit :(
I literally have been having breakdowns these last few weeks about how unhealthy my relationship with weed had become, and many of the reasons I smoke, you spoke about. And they're not common reasons or explanations you hear. It's weird to me that this video came up at the right time like this.
I have very much an addictive personality. I have a subconscious need to always be hyperfixated on something or someone, emotionally primarily but literally anything. And weed has just become my copping mechanism, my creative fuel, my study fuel, my anxiety attack reliever, my depression and self destructive thoughts reliever, sleep aid, meditation aid, fun, everything. And I've felt lost and forgetful and sad and this video actuslly helped a little
Idk if i'l stop anytime soon... idk if I can but i hope somewhere along the lines, I get the motivation to
I like the person weed used to make me when I smoked it moderation. I had long lasting happiness, not just momentary dopamine rushes like I rely on now.
Plus it always helped me with one of my majors. Philosophy. I'm not sure I'm ready to let go of the person I am
Im doing a philosophy degree now, im 45 have smoked weed since i was 21 and still do, but ibecause i still do Ive been failing subjects, and procrastinating like a mofo, i consider myself pretty intelligent, people have been saying this about me since I was like 8 not to brag but i say this just to highlight the fact that if I hadve quit a long time before starting this degree, I would probably do even better than ive done so far as I have achieved a few HDs (a High Distinction grade) for my essays and had other not so great grades because I just stubbornly refuse to quit and cling to weed like a damn crutch, now im reading about all this PGR stuff thats in the weed in Australia and was horrified recently that most of the weed ive smoked these past 20 years has had this awful chemical in it, anyway i will be alright because ive pretty much cut it down to juat doing it a week on and a week off for about 8 years and have tried longer periods of abstinence from time to time, from a philosophy perspective, I read years ago that the french philosopher Baudrillard said drugs were like 'plastic surgery for the psyche' and this small idea has helped me demythologise weed and see it as something less positive than Ive done in the past. Peace out.
This P.E. Teacher is straight recording this on his lunch in his little P.E. Office on god
LMFAOOOOOO
I am aiming to quit in 2 days thanks man for this help
FreShDoGZ u think it worked? Lol he prolly back smoking a quarter
"in 2 days" no it didn't work, but maybe he got it. Who knows.
Thank you for being so honest and open, I keep trying to find as many videos as I can to keep me focused..today is day 4. I've smoked for 13 years, as often as I could. Every day I would make progress, then smoke n I instantly have all these negative thoughts about myself. The idea of smoking is more pleasurable than the act itself. I love weed and everything it has done for me but just for today, I will not give in to the cravings
I've been smoking for 4 years and recently have been smoking about 4g a day. I have recently gone on a tolerance break and am currently 14 days in. I've been watching a lot of videos about tolerance breaks recently and have been recommended many videos similar to this one about quitting marijuana for good. I've never experienced any negative affects from marijuana and still get everything done that I need to do for work, my goals, relationships, etc. I'm watching this video because I'm trying to have an open mind and see if I really do need to quit, but I feel just about the same that I do normally smoking daily at the moment. I have been saving money and that's good so I think I'll quit for that reason, but soon I'm getting my own house. It's a cabin in the woods and I'm going to grow my own food while working from home to support my family! I'm really glad about this lifestyle change and I think I'm going to only start smoking weed that I grow myself, that way I'm working for every part of the high I'm receiving. Thanks for the insight man, it's really helped me be more self sufficient!
I'm sure anyone can stop smoking weed easily if they wanted to. It's
nowhere near as addictive as alcohol or cigarettes. The plant isn't the
problem. It's lack of self control that is the problem. Marijuana
doesn't change your personality or your rationality. I stopped smoking
weed for 6 years after smoking non stop almost daily. I had no cravings
for it or any sort of desperation whatsoever. Piece of cake.
Marijuana isn't like cigarettes or alcohol other than the fact that it's a drug. What people mistake for addiction is just them actually wanting to smoke it. It's like eating your favorite food. No one wants to stop eating their favorite food do they?
Good for you, but for me i can't sleep like at all, i will lay 8 hours in bed awake until i have work, if im so lucky to fall asleep i wake up few hours later in a bed that is wet as the ocean with sweat, so wet i have to change sheets, eating is a task aswell, no appetite so im force feeding myself. I get extremely restless, i feel like a elefant in a 4x4 room on adderal, boredom is to the point you get crazy and wanna pull your hair out, and because of all the above i have a high temperament and will get angry over the smallest of things, it's easy for you to say it's easy when you don't have any of the withdrawl signs, the process is not the same for everyone...
Also difference between your weed addiction and mine is i dident smoke "almost" everyday, i smoked every single day 6-10 times a day, only time i dident smoke was when i was at work or school, i have friends that i smoked with that also smoked "almost everyday" and non of them are addicted to this day, but all my daily smoking friends feel the same way as me....
Juuk haha was about to say the same
Damn yo I broke down cuz of this yday
Our minds are incredibly crafty, and it can fool us into giving it "another try". Day 4 into sobriety, been a tough couple of days, but it's time to move on!
I like that you didn't cuss...use reverse psychology...or sarcasm....
This is truly a share of your strength hope and experience. Marijuana is extremely addictive...and this uncut commentary is very sincere ...and helpful. I usually hate when people say YOU constantly because it's often an unconscious diversion from self...but this is not the case here...this is loving and thoughtful direction....from someone who's truly observed and learned from his own experience with a nonpreferencial and unbiased introspect.
Wish this wasn't monetized with commercials...its a distraction from an unedited well spoken and life changing message.
Thank you Michael. Your comment means a lot to me. I appreciate you taking the time to share what you have about what I shared.