Coming up on 6 months clean off weed

Postby Pawsreallysucks » Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:06 pm

Hello friends, hope everyone is doing okay.

I’m roughly a week away from hitting my 6 months mark. It’s been a crazy experience and unfortunately still fighting to get back to “normal.”

Anxiety persists, depression daily, low motivation, lack of confidence, lack of joy, and just being socially awkward which really bothers me. I used to be the most outgoing person, now I tend to avoid social interactions. I still try to socialize but it just doesn’t feel the same since starting what hopefully is paws.

As I’ve stated before I have no problem falling asleep, I actually sleep too much in my opinion. I used to be perfectly okay running off of 6-7 hours of sleep Before i quit now tend to sleep for 10 hours and still feel groggy when waking up. Mornings are the worst for me. On the bright side I’m usually pretty calm in the evenings. But that resets when I wake up the following day.

Things that have helped me to a degree are meditation, exercising, chamomile tea, and just trying to keep busy. My libido has also gotten much better but not sexually active due to overthinking and still not feeling myself. I would also love a girlfriend but in no way am I mentally prepared for that which is unfortunate.

I believe weed helped keep me calm and definitely gave me a kickstart when going about my day. It gave me something to look forward to when running errands, hanging out with friends, or even just being alone playing video games. I truly enjoyed going to random spots like views or the beach and smoking.

I’m hoping around the 1 year mark I find a balance or at least a turn around in feeling so down and out. I will keep everyone updated throughout the months! I truly appreciate the success stories on this forum. It’s really given me hope in making a full recovery. Take care everyone and hope to hear from you all.
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Postby PowerOfMyMind » Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:39 pm

Congratulations on 6 months clean from weed!! Thats a great achievement. Sorry to hear you are still fighting the battle as i know exactly how you feel.
I also find the mornings the worst and generally improve for the evening then for it to start all over again the next day. Its exhausting and very upsetting but i does get better in time.

Time really is the healing factor so try to remain positive and in belief that you are getting better slowly but surely every day even if it doesn't feel like it.

Stay away from alcohol and caffeine and try to stay well hydrated. Eat healthy avoiding refined sugars and processed foods seems to help me.

Im at 11 months a way better than i was at the start of this journey but the waves come and go but keep the faith that you will get better.

Take care man and keep fighting each and every day
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Postby Pawsreallysucks » Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:31 am

Hey powerofmymind. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I haven’t been on here for a while mainly cause I started working 55+ hours a week.


Update
I’m about 7.5 months in now.
Since my last post my mornings have tremendously improved. But I’m far from finished with this fight.

A few things that are really upsetting.. Intrusive thoughts persist daily. I try to be optimistic but I feel I’m no where near the positive person I was. I always wondered how people could be so depressed or negative and it looks like I’m learning the hard way. Next, I feel I’ve lost my personality. My joy isn’t there. I was very confident and fun to be around prior to this.. Not at all the case anymore. People around me have noticed. I feel pretty bland with not much to say. Basically disconnected. I was never socially awkward prior to this but I definitely am now. anyone else go thru this and recover? Or still going thru it? These two things are truly upsetting leading to a depressed mood. I feel connecting with people is a necessity in life and it’s just not happening for me.

I definitely see improvements in some areas tho.
Sex drive is back I’d say 90 percent compared to 0 percent a few months ago. I thought I’d never have sex again but thankfully that’s not the case. My sleep is excellent. The first month I couldn’t sleep at all.

So long story short. Anxiety high, depression moderate, intrusive thoughts daily, sex drive is back, sleep is good.

I hope to hear from more of you as I will be on the forum regularly again. I hope to be one of those people with a recovery story so I can help others one day. Until then I’ll keep fighting
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