Does anyone have good advice for quitting weed

[Braydeno]

Does anyone with experience from quitting a weed addiction, have any useful tips? Even when god removes the temptation I willingly go back to it because its just a hard feeling/high to let go of. Music sounds good with it, smokes go good with it, gaming goes good with it, etc.. like even eating food is better while high... it's starting to make everything boring without it. Any good tips, or things to distract me from it? not just reading the bible, but anything.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

Hey I quit smoking cigarettes cold turkey. Someone told me if I can do that, I can quit anything.
But having a mother who died of lung cancer, helped with my motivation.
You need a major scare, to be honest. If you could watch your behaviour on a film whilst sober, as if a third person, you might wake up. "do I really behave like that?" I was told it can contribute to mental illness later in life too.

 

[sundewgrower]

See where it's taking your life and realizing it's not for you.... You cannot burn and learn. You likely won't progress through life so well if you're constantly high. Paranoia can set in and mentally you may start to fracture.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

I hated weed because I was paranoid enough without it.

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

I have heard so many people who smoke weed tell me its not addicting and good for you since its natural and stuff. Guess they were wrong.

 

[Another Lazarus]

Does anyone with experience from quitting a weed addiction, have any useful tips? Even when god removes the temptation I willingly go back to it because its just a hard feeling/high to let go of. Music sounds good with it, smokes go good with it, gaming goes good with it, etc.. like even eating food is better while high... it's starting to make everything boring without it. Any good tips, or things to distract me from it? not just reading the bible, but anything.

the Bible commands us not to allow our bodies to become "mastered" by anything. "Everything is permissible for me—but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me—but I will not be mastered by anything" (1 Corinthians 6:12)

Ephesians 4:22 “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.”

 

[sundewgrower]

I never used but saw enough who did and that was my observation

 

[yuppers]

I can give you this advice from my own life experience. I smoked pot everyday for 5 years. Pot was number 1 in my life. It's true that a lot of stuff is better high. Here's a question, what made you come on this website and ask for people's help on how to quit if everything is better on it? To quit you have to make a conscience decision that you want to stop! I can tell you it wasn't easy for me. I quit almost 5 years ago. I picked a day and from that day I have never smoked pot again. I had to get rid of every single friend I had so that I couldn't get influenced by them. Pot was my identity in life. When I stoped I went through some of the lowest and hardest points in my life. Looking back all that pain was worth it. I have a steady job, a car, house, dog, I have new Christian friends. If I was smoking pot I know I would have never been in the place I'm at now. How do I know that, I would of probably been spending time with my pothead friends working some dead end job spending all my extra money to buy more pot. I'm not agains non Christian people smoking pot but as a Christian I think God calls us to a higher standard of living.

So to end my little life rant and opinions. How can you quit weed? You have to REALLY ACTUALLY want to quit. You have to do whatever's necessary to put distance from you and pot. You can't quit if you see it everyday or your friends are calling you to smoke up. Get help if you need it. Do you go to a church? Maybe tell a pastor that you want to quit pot and need some support. A good pastor should help getting you in the right direction. Start making some new friends that are a better influence. There's plenty of things to do that are great without being high. And don't expect your life to change over night. It'll take time and maybe there'll be some relapses. The important part is that you pick yourself up again, start over, and look forward again. Don't be to hard on yourself and be willing to forgive. Quitting pot is a challenge but in my opinion (and from my own life experience) it is well worth it to move on from it. Hopefully that helps a bit

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

I can give you this advice from my own life experience. I smoked pot everyday for 5 years. Pot was number 1 in my life. It's true that a lot of stuff is better high. Here's a question, what made you come on this website and ask for people's help on how to quit if everything is better on it? To quit you have to make a conscience decision that you want to stop! I can tell you it wasn't easy for me. I quit almost 5 years ago. I picked a day and from that day I have never smoked pot again. I had to get rid of every single friend I had so that I couldn't get influenced by them. Pot was my identity in life. When I stoped I went through some of the lowest and hardest points in my life. Looking back all that pain was worth it. I have a steady job, a car, house, dog, I have new Christian friends. If I was smoking pot I know I would have never been in the place I'm at now. How do I know that, I would of probably been spending time with my pothead friends working some dead end job spending all my extra money to buy more pot. I'm not agains non Christian people smoking pot but as a Christian I think God calls us to a higher standard of living.

So to end my little life rant and opinions. How can you quit weed? You have to REALLY ACTUALLY want to quit. You have to do whatever's necessary to put distance from you and pot. You can't quit if you see it everyday or your friends are calling you to smoke up. Get help if you need it. Do you go to a church? Maybe tell a pastor that you want to quit pot and need some support. A good pastor should help getting you in the right direction. Start making some new friends that are a better influence. There's plenty of things to do that are great without being high. And don't expect your life to change over night. It'll take time and maybe there'll be some relapses. The important part is that you pick yourself up again, start over, and look forward again. Don't be to hard on yourself and be willing to forgive. Quitting pot is a challenge but in my opinion (and from my own life experience) it is well worth it to move on from it. Hopefully that helps a bit

But its all natural bro.

 

[yuppers]

But its all natural bro.

Hey, you can do whatever you want in life. I was giving my opinion and telling how my life has changed from my own experience. If you want to smoke up and say "it's all natural" go right ahead. At the end of the day we are held accountable to God for our actions in this life. If you're not convicted by your actions there's 2 options: either 1, you've killed the conviction God has given you by continually going agains God and doing your own thing. Or 2 who knows maybe your relationship with God is different than mine and you don't get convicted by smoking pot. I'm not here to judge I was just answering the OPs question in the way I thought was best.

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

How can you quit weed? You have to REALLY ACTUALLY want to quit.

same for discovering God. You really have to want to find Him.

 

[Braydeno]

that helped yuppers thank you

 

[Godlovesmetwo]

would of probably been spending time with my pothead friends working some dead end job spending all my extra money to buy more pot. I'm not agains non Christian people smoking pot but as a Christian I think God calls us to a higher standard of living.

It just gets old after a while. Boring in fact. You realise that if you don't do something you will be stuck in the same rut forever.

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

Hey, you can do whatever you want in life. I was giving my opinion and telling how my life has changed from my own experience. If you want to smoke up and say "it's all natural" go right ahead. At the end of the day we are held accountable to God for our actions in this life. If you're not convicted by your actions there's 2 options: either 1, you've killed the conviction God has given you by continually going agains God and doing your own thing. Or 2 who knows maybe your relationship with God is different than mine and you don't get convicted by smoking pot. I'm not here to judge I was just answering the OPs question in the way I thought was best.

I actually have never smoked once But I was just saying what I hear pot smokers say all the time as a joke. I just was never cool enough growing up to ever make the leap to smoke.

 

[seashale76]

I have heard so many people who smoke weed tell me its not addicting and good for you since its natural and stuff. Guess they were wrong.

It is not physically addictive and doesn't have the very serious withdrawal symptoms associated with physical addiction. The addiction with marijuana is psychological and the withdrawal symptoms of that are anxiety, depression, and mood swings. At the end of the day, many underestimate how bad the symptoms of psychological withdrawal are for some people. In fact, I'd say psychological withdrawal can be worse for some folks than physical withdrawal as (once a person is finished with the physical aspects of withdrawal) it is the psychological cravings that can bring them back.

Personally, the first step is to recognize that you have an addiction. Like an alcoholic that hasn't had a drink in a long time (out of the physical withdrawal) the battle can last a lifetime. I'd seek out a twelve step group of some sort if you find it difficult.

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

It is not physically addictive and doesn't have the very serious withdrawal symptoms associated with physical addiction. The addiction with marijuana is psychological and the withdrawal symptoms of that are anxiety, depression, and mood swings. At the end of the day, many underestimate how bad the symptoms of psychological withdrawal are for some people. In fact, I'd say psychological withdrawal can be worse for some folks than the physical withdrawal (because once a person is finished with the physical aspects of withdrawal) as it is the psychological cravings that can bring them back.

Personally, the first step is to recognize that you have an addiction. Like an alcoholic that hasn't had a drink in a long time (out of the physical withdrawal) the battle can last a lifetime. I'd seek out a twelve step group of some sort if you find it difficult.

Interesting to hear, because talk to anyone who does pot and they will say how natural and safe it is. I'm assuming these people don't know about the psychological withdrawal effects. Or maybe they were just trying to get me to join them in on it lol.

 

[Goodbook]

Suggestions of things to do.
Help out others. The things you do, music, gaming, smoking, eating etc are all kind of selfish pleasure things. There is so much more to life than your own self.

How about set yourself a challenge instead. Like maybe a fun run to raise money for charity. Or learn, I dont know chess, that takes some brains, cos you cant do pot and play chess at the same time.
Write, start a journal. Grow some real food plants and real herbs and put the weeds in the compost or burn them. So they dont grow again. Whoever came up with the bright idea of deeply breathing in burning weeds so you become a weedeating zombie was not very smart.
Some People think its acceptable and cool but really its no better than sniffing petrol fumes. Might as well drink roundup.

God loves you and has so much more for you so its up to you to make the choice and cast off the old and start wearing your new righteous garments Jesus has purchased for you.

Ditch those drug dealing 'friends'and make real ones. Get involed with a church minsitry it could be...you wash peoples cars in the church carpark. Or you look after children afterschool. Make friends with the elders in your church, widows who are lonely and want to talk. Oh and continue reading the Bible!

 

[SMB123]

I am struggling with a similar situation, i am a teen and my parents recently found my marijuana. My father is not very religious but my mom is and she was really hurt. At one point she said that if I didn't want to go to church or get confirmed I shouldn't and it's a waste of time to just go through the motions. It felt like she was giving up on me and it scares me. I need to learn to accept god and to use him to keep me on the right path could anyone give me any advice.

 

[Braydeno]

I am struggling with a similar situation, i am a teen and my parents recently found my marijuana. My father is not very religious but my mom is and she was really hurt. At one point she said that if I didn't want to go to church or get confirmed I shouldn't and it's a waste of time to just go through the motions. It felt like she was giving up on me and it scares me. I need to learn to accept god and to use him to keep me on the right path could anyone give me any advice.

all i can say is quit while you can... this stuff is pretty addicting.

 

[mytel]

God can truly set us free from any sort of addiction, we need to deny ourselves and hand our lives over to Him, trust in Him and be willing, and have faith that through Him we definitely can overcome these things.
Hand the battle over to Him and trust in Him, through God all the things are possible. I would suggest feeding your spirit with prayer and regular bible reading, these are good things to do. Know that Christ paid the price for us, we are forgiven through Him, through His sacrifice on the cross, through His grace.