Hi everyone, I’m happy to announce that I have finally put my foot down and decided to quit weed. I just turned 22 and used to only smoke occasionally/socially for the past 2 years, but in the past 10 months since lockdown started in March I’ve been smoking 1-4x a day. Along with this habit I’ve also gained 40lbs and have forgotten who I was a year ago. At first it was something I would use to unwind after a long day, until it became my life. All I would do for days on end is be high the whole day and consume whatever gave me dopamine: food, porn, tiktoks, staring at my screen the whole day, etc. After online classes or after doing an assignment/exam I would smoke right after as my reward. This habit unfortunately caused me to be the laziest, heaviest, and most unfulfilled I’ve ever been in my whole life. Not to say that weed is inherently bad, but it’s the way that I’ve been using it. It was a really really fun run and I loved the life of not giving a shit about anything and being a “real” stoner, but I’m sick of being lazy all the time and frankly feeling like shit. I’ve tried slowly tapering off multiple times but I’ve learned that cold-turkey is the way for me to quit. I’m sick of getting so high I forget the last thing I did. I’m sick of getting so high I eat everything in sight until my stomach can’t fit anymore food. I’m sick of letting my days go by not knowing or remembering what I’ve done. I’m ready to stop being stationary all day, I’m ready to feel good about myself again, to restore my full memory, lung capacity, and drive. I know that I might have to deal with nausea, irritability, and the crazy ass dreams, but I’m ready to be myself again and take care of myself properly. I am planning to post updates here as I go along and excited for the day when I can say I’ve been XX days sober!