My family is full of alcoholics. I have addictive tendencies, and while I’ve been fully functional, I’ve come to realize that my drinking lately has been excessive. On top of that, I’ve been hiding the frequency and amount and drinking alone, all signs pointing to a growing issue.
I’ve been a chronic weed smoker for 15 years. You can give me the biggest bowl with all the extras on top, I can smoke the whole thing, and I won’t feel a thing because my tolerance is so high.
I decided a change is needed. Alcohol was on the shopping list yesterday, as well as getting a new weed vape. I opted not to buy anything further. I had my first alcohol and weed free night last night, first time in a looooong time. I thought it would be easy, I don’t really have an issue, I’m just getting out on top of it.
Alas, it was very difficult. I thought about it all night. I even found a bottle of vodka in my room that I kept telling myself 1 shot wouldn’t hurt. But I stayed strong. I guess it has a stronger hold of me than I realized, given my feelings last night. Just had to vent somewhere.
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Good. Take a month off and re-evaluate.
I just started the same thing last night! Alcohol has taken ahold of my whole family and I want to be better. I’m sick of going to work with hangovers. We got this!!!!
You can do it! 😊
Good luck! Keep trying
You got this. I quit smoking 3 weeks ago. 2 packs a day. You can do this…stay strong!
It takes 21 days to create a new habit, you can do it.
If you really have been that bad with alcohol don’t stop immediately you can have seizures and all sorts of problems. Wind down gradually. If you haven’t used heavily (so more weed) it should be fine.
It is very dangerous to quit alcohol cold turkey. You could have a seizure and die. You should get some medicine from your dr. To make it easier to get off alcohol. Good luck!
Addiction is a beast
Started with ‘just one glass’ with dinner, then suddenly it was half a bottle to ‘help me sleep.’ Finally admitted to myself last week that I was following my mom’s footsteps. Today’s day 4. We got this.
I can feel your pain and struggle through these honest words. Quitting cold turkey is a ballsy move, and I salute that. Your resolve to stay strong even when tempted by old vices shows great character. Just keep telling yourself it’s like training a mischievous cat, it takes time, patience, and consistent reinforcement of the new habits. You’ve got this far, you can push through the rest
My weed use has SPIRALED since the election :’)
Ya I stopped smoking recently for that same reason. Spending almost $1000 a month on Live Rosin to not get that high just isn’t the move anymore.. felt like I was just doing it for the taste.
The first two weeks were hard, I had heart palpitations, high blood pressure and I was having bad night sweats but after that two weeks I started feeling a lot better.
Have my regular appetite back, don’t feel the need to smoke to eat and I can deal with my stress more effectively. Not looking to smoke after any minor inconvenience is a nice feeling.
Good luck to you, you can do it! At some point in life you didn’t have those things constantly and you can get back to that person.
I’ve also been dreaming every night which has been cool!
I’m having to quit drinking for a little due to anti biotics, i had one round with them and they didn’t work due to my nightly bottle of wine routine. and i’m not looking forward to it, but like you said, i have a very addictive personality and can see my drinking becoming excessive. good luck. you arent alone.
This was me a year ago. Keep it up dude. The first week definitely sucks but after that it’s get easier and easier.
i’m right there with you! in these times it’s tough though. i’m older and due to so many years smoking weed is no longer an option for my lungs tried edibles … not the same just gotta do it and yes it Sucks
What I did…..went out and bought, even though I was trying very hard to quite. Then flushed it all. The urge not to flush (essentially) cold hard cash down the drain, was greater then the urge. Haven’t touched it since. Almost 15 years now.
The firsr day is extremely hard, please be proud of yourself! And you can do this, always think about the next five minutes, be sober for the next 5 minutes and so on! Someone gave me that advise and it helped, When we think about the next week and month it always felt overhwleming, the next 5 minutes seem doable for me, its been two years using the next 5 mins technique. It felt impossible initiatlly. If i can do it anyone can do it ‘