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Hi UC It has been 6 months since i stopped smoking. Glad to say I am much better than the first month and only have intrusive thoughts and anxiety to deal… still hard but I can see that I am improving. And the belief that will come out of this one day is getting stronger every day. I have moments of...

It’s been a hellish 5 months since I stopped smoking and I guess like you said I needed that relief ! I smoked for 12+ years and I’m fully committed to go over all these symptômes + going through a breakup which doesn’t help. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t **** yo my recovery as I don’t want to...

Hi UC Just a quick question - I’ve been off marijuana for 5 months. My understand is that my recovery will be affected if I smoked pot again. But just wanted to check this was right ? Yes, it is highly probable it will be affected. A sugar addict cuts out sugar. 5 months later they eat a little pie...

Hi UC Just a quick question - I’ve been off marijuana for 5 months. I drank quite a bit a few weeks ago and felt fine next day and a bit like my old self. Also had a couple of tokes off a cigarette - hated it. My understand is that my recovery will be affected if I smoked pot again. But just wanted ...

This is an amazing thread! I hope more people read it. Jalakee, you really touched on a lot of important topics. Like how everyone goes through paws differently and the biggest one that I’ve also noticed after 1 year sober is that our brain is/was damaged through the use of THC and it needs to heal...

What's up guys. I joined here recently (see my "17 months" post) and have been really enjoying going back through some of the threads here. Up until now I only had r/leaves on Reddit which does have a few PAWS sufferers, but sadly not enough and there are some really helpful stories here....

I thought it would be good to have a thread where people detail their stages of PAWS they experienced. So far for me Initial Detox= 2 weeks At 2weeks= Felt a million bucks for a few days 2 weeks on slipped into chronic PAWs. 2 months. Slowly started to improve very gradually. 4 months where the wav...

Hi UF Just wanted to give an update. Nearing 5 months and most of the symptoms are gone. I still have weird dreams but otherwise I sleep okay. But Seems like I’m still stuck with intrusive thoughts ( harming loved ones and suicidal) and anxiety / fear - not as often or intense as the first month tho...

Hi everyone. I have been abstinent from weed for quite a few months but find that really bad thoughts have been entering my mind uncontrollably during this time. Usually it’s around horrible things happening to people I love or just something that will make me really upset in the moment. It’s never...

Hi Elpino, how are you doing? In your posts before I have read that you suffer from the occasional HOCD. I suffer from it too and I do panic a lot. I am now 3 month in and depression & anxiety kills me. It is horrible. At the moment I live my life from day to day because I can't look bright int...

Hi mate Thanks for the encouragement - it is truly helpful ! I know I will get better and I’m determined to be happy again. It’s just when you have a few rough days that remind you of the first few weeks it is very scary and disheartening. I then start thinking what if it’s not because I stopped smo...

Winning over one’s mind is only done by DOING something, not thinking something. As we say in the program: Recovery is not a “thinking” thing, it is a “doing” thing. So many try just to think differently about it (where has that gotten you in the past?), but that’s not an active pursuit of recovery...

Hi Just posting a quick update as I’ve just past 3 months since I stopped smoking. Things keep improving slowly but surely. Intrusive thoughts :they keep diminishing and don’t affect me as much as they used to so that’s a plus. Sleep : sleep is getting better But still have occasional nights where I...

Thanks so much for the comments. I’m hoping it does go away sooner than later. Hi mate Close to 3 months clean - just wondering how you are feeling today ? I’m mainly dealing with anxiety and negative thoughts which has led me to feeling depressed the last few days. I like you can’t believe this is...

Hey Elpino! We are similar ages and smoked for a similar period of time. I had a terrible trip on August 22nd, quit cold turkey, and have had similar symptoms that you report in this thread. My OCD is different but I have been rather obsessive about things. Confidence is not where it used to be. He...