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Huge thanks to you WakingLife, this thread has been very useful and important to me in my quest for sobriety. I will carry the lessons contained here into the future as I continue my journey. This thread is by far the best of the forum and we will be lucky to find something as valuable on another fo...

This is the best way to lower your cannabis tolerance. It takes approximately 3 weeks for THC to leave your system. So your cannabis tolerance break should be at least 21 days long. You may experience withdrawal symptoms if you use cannabis regularly. My quest is not a T-break, I am currently on my...

Hi siratcha, I have been using cannabis for most of my life, from age 14, I am now 55. I first quit about a year and a half ago, relapsed and recently quit again a month ago. The longest time I didn’t smoke in my adult life has been 14 months. Don’t worry about the time used using or relapsing, the ...

I am somewhat of an expert on sleep issues as I have suffered from them for decades. I used to think a good indica strain helped, but in the long run I think it made it worse. I have found that any problem that supposedly helped by THC is eventually made worse by the drug. I think that hi-jacking yo...

I have always had sleep issues long before I stopped using weed, but that’s for another thread. On this quit I’m about two months in, and on previous attempts, “normal” sleep patterns returned at about six months for me. As far as I’m concerned there are no “cons” to quitting cannabis. Mary Jane is ...

"Celebrated" the 4 year anniversary of my dad's untimely death yesterday. Not smoking weed, nor numbing my feelings with booze, I was able to spend yesterday honouring my dad through connecting with loved ones, nature, and time alone. Clarity of mind and emotional states (particularly dur...

After over a year of abstinence, I had a relapse just thinking I could control my usage. Started on a bike ride, “just this one time”, this led to every couple of weeks, to a couple of times a week, ending up with daily smoking sessions. This has proven to me that I cannot control my usage smoking “...

I’m sure there are plenty of forums out there on the interweb to debate conspiracy theories and facts. I don’t believe this forum is appropriate though. I have found meditation useful for diminishing PAWS when used in conjunction with proper diet, good hydration, exercise and other mindfulness techn...

Absolutely D-Teigh, I hope that with every day off the weed you’ll find, as I am finding, your list of benefits keep growing. The feelings of accomplishment, awareness, a healthier, happier lifestyle and being a better all round person far outweigh any PAW symptoms or the desire to get high. As I cl...

So for the past 25 years I have been subjected to random drug testing for my career. Although random, I usually had an inkling when one was coming or, when surprised, would fake an illness and go on an intensive de-tox process. I used all the tricks in the book, from buying fake urine to using a fri...

There are a few things I’ve noticed that have helped me on my road to recovery from THC. 1) Maintain a healthy balanced diet. Lots of Omega rich foods like fish and walnuts. 2) Take supplements, like a good multi-vitamin, vitamins C,D, magnesium and GABA. 3) Drink lots of water and refrain from caff...

Wow! nine months THC free, and I am enjoying everyday of this new lease on life. Thinking clearer, breathing better and maturing emotionally, overall I can feel myself becoming a better, more rounded person. When I smoked or ate pot I was very one dimensional and closed off, I don’t know how or why ...

Seven months and still reaping the benefits of abstaining from my life long friend, MaryJane, in 35+ years of using this is the longest I have gone. Went for a MTB ride today and felt stronger than I have in a long time, I think my lungs are really starting to heal now. Also my brain seems to be wor...

So here I am at 6 months free, all’s going well, feeling great. After 30 years of thinking about , I have found the motivation to join a martial arts class. I don’t think this would have happened had I still been smoking, another solid benefit. Also, since I had always budgeted for my addiction, I n...

I’ve never posted to a forum before, so here goes. I first fell in love wth Mary Jane at age 16. Casual user for a number of years, but for the last 25 years smoked a couple of grams daily, often wake and bake. At age 53, I realized that it was time to break up with the weed. Thank you wakinglife fo...