Anger, intollerance, moody, no pot is messing with my mind

Keep it up man - it can't be worth going back to it f you wanted to give it up in the first place. Weed is evil.....

I'm on day five of quitting and I still feel quite like sh*t and <b>extremely</b> irritable, but I feel better than I did on day one. Hang in there!

cheers for encouragement, sorry but I caved in yesterday. all for what, it wasn't fun, I thought the stress would go. But it just plays with my mind and makes me realise i got to stop, It truly is psychologically addictive, but gonna try again tomorrow!!! Day one again!!!

Same thing happens to me brother, your not alone there.

Try cutting down gradually instead of turkeying - you can self dose to manage the withdrawal effect to an extent that you feel comfortable quitting...as long as you keep cutting down.

at the moment on day 4 of no weed and day 3 of no cigarettes, going cold is the only way i think I can do it, I can't cut down, if I have it I have no control. For some reason I just keep bursting into tears though at moment, I feel I have wasted more than half my life smoking the weed and all it brought me was loneliness, singleness and screwed all the confidence and positivity out of my mind. Day 5 tomorrow, f**king get in. It's got to be worth it!

I was going to take a break from this forum, but I need to pull the release valve on my mind almost daily. I am currently looking at 40 days with no pot. I feel ALOT better. My mind is starting to come around. However, I have almost given in the past two days. It's a weird temptation. It acts very suttle almost just like a thought of what it would be like to smoke again. And then it suddenly changes to, "hey you can smoke again...one day is not gonna hurt." - That is an outright lie. It will hurt. If I smoke it will tear down some of the barriers I have put up these past 40 days. I know my mind is going through changes, but sometimes they seem so suttle I get discouraged. I have also found certain activities will trigger the temptation. I don't think I should aviod these activities, but to the contrary learn to enjoy them without the pot. Things like camping, fishing, and playing music. I used to do everything stoned so living clean is a learning experience that is only going to take time. I believe I have an underlying stress that is gradually being chipped away. I think this because my face has broke out with acne, and my jaw area is tight. I also got to stretch like all the time. I do battle with that old part of me daily. I am so determined to win. I AM SO DAMN GLAD I DIDN'T GIVE IN YESTERDAY!!! TRUST ME GUYS IT'S NOT WORTH IT. You wanted to quit for a reason. Don't let that reason get over clouded by stress and irrational thinking. If we do give in it's only going to enable a temporary escape and we will get pushed back into the direction we started. A set back.

I've got to show myself I am more determined than this addiction.

My life is worth more to me than the price of a high.

Fight it 'til it's gone. Bless you all!!!

Rise above:

I think it's great that you're having acne and a tight jaw. That's the result of the weed being cleared out of your system. It will take a while for your brain and body to re-regulate itself. Eventually most, but not likely all of the desire to puff out will go away. The little bit that remains is just memory, like any memory, except it's a feeling memory as opposed to visual or auditory.

Weed would be great if it had no negative consequences - however, it does. So sad....

cheers

Tomorrow is a full week for me and I have done it, F*ck yeah! This evening one of my friends suggested we go and score and I said no!!!! Amazing can't believe it but I did, Life feels sh*tty but I still said no. I may feel rough but i have still not caved in. I am really weak, if i can do it anyone can! Come you mothers quit the Sh*t!!!!

Hell yes!
One week is where it's at! I just passed 5 glorious weeks. It does get better. I get a few twinges here and there, but I'm not even thinking about weed 97% of the time... the other 3%? Well... it's that little voice that says that I can smoke a little!

Stick with it and keep that 3% at bay!

Today is 7days of no pot, can't belive I have done it, 6days no cigs either, my moods are erratic my dreams are insane and i keep bursting into tears but f*ck that so what, i'm on the start of week 2 tomorrow. I am so pleased even though I feel sh**. Thanks for the support and encouragement, its ace to know that people actually give a damn. And that we are not alone, I think pot and skunk are not taken seriously enough in the main stream, it is addictive, and you get sucked in. Cheers to everyone, i'll keep you posted on my progress. Putmeout and I have!!!

7 days is awesome. You keep on adding to that number!

Do you have any new interests or activities? How are you feeling? Has you appetite changed?

Thanks!

Aquamarine,

I started jogging 30-40 minutes, making the effort to do it is the biggest stumbling block, but I been at it for 4 days now, and must admit to having a bit of a buzz when i have finished. I am yet to find other interests coz I feel like sleeping in the afternoon, and afetr smoking for years and years I forgot what I do like coz i never did much else than smoke and party. my appetite is pretty erratic so i probably ain't eating enough, and obviously not getting the munchies. but am sure that will sort its self out. I feel mostly down and tearful with the odd glimmer of "wow I have quit" at which i should be well pleased and Inside i am. feel I am rambling, 'till next time!
Cheers !

10 days and counting no cigs either.
I am also thinking of quiting alcohol also, as I had a weird night last night. I went out and drank 3pints and a couple of gins. Now thats not much in the history of what I have been able to drink before, but from drinking that, I ended up so f*cked that I thought I had been spiked, I got the last bus home and was have trouble staying concious on the bus, then spent from11.30 till around 3am puking with my head spinning my vision was a mess, I was writhing in pain and screaming out just take my mind off of what was happening, It was awful, I haven't puked from booze for as long as i can remember, and certainly felt way more than just drunk. It was messy hence the fact I feel I was either spiked, or the other thing I can think of is that because I ain't stoned anymore my tollerance to mind altering stuff has drastically weakend. whatever it was, I don't want to feel it again. Anyway just been to a gig alldayer and have drunk only juice. It was weird and the realization of being around a load of people who were ripped was bizzare to say the least.

Any ideas? spiked or just can't take it anymore.

So I have decided to lay off the booze as well coz feeling like a pile of sh*t is not my idea of fun.