Hi everyone, I posted here a few weeks ago after my first attempt at quitting after smoking 2-3x/day for the past 10 months. Unfortunately I let the withdrawals get to me and I ended up relapsing and smoking/taking thc oil for about 1-2 weeks straight before attempting to quit a 2nd time. This is day 5 of my 2nd attempt at quitting and I feel great. What’s different this time is I’ve made lifestyle changes that actually have mitigated withdrawals as much as possible.

-Firstly what I did this time was give all my weed, oil, bongs, and papers to a friend who would keep it at her house so there was no possibility to relapse again. -Secondly I started eating clean, because the initial withdrawals made me so nauseous I couldn’t even stomach junk food anymore. I started drinking fruit/veggie smoothies and slowly building back up my appetite from there. I know this can be hard at first, so I
-(thirdly) started exercising in the morning (just a brisk walk in the neighbourhood followed by bodyweight exercises) to force my body to have an appetite and also get the natural endorphins that exercise provides.

By doing these 3 simple things my body is quickly and effectively adjusting to sober life again, and I’m able to be truly happy and face the issues that I was previously masking with my marijuana abuse. I’m also more clear-minded and I am able to go back to the hobbies that I stopped when I was high all the time (ask me about my grown-up content if you’re 18 and into girls). The only withdrawal symptoms I’ve had during this 2nd attempt is vivid and crazy dreams, but exercising first thing in the morning helps ground me and helps me understand that it was just a dream. Now I actually kind of look forward to the adventures I have in my dreams. Eating healthy foods regularly and not binge eating before bed (which I did all the time when I smoked) also helps makes the dreams less disturbing and more manageable.

I know it’s hard, but you really have to know your “why” and what it is you want out of life. Did I want to be truly happy and fulfilled, or be fake happy by being high all the time? I know this is a pretty ideal situation so I hope this helps someone as much as it did for me. Good luck to everyone with their journey!