Thats awesome. I haven’t stopped smoking for long enough to pass a drug test yet but I can’t wait, cause I need a new job.

I quit smoking pot about 5 years ago.

I used to say that I would never quit.

But it really had me hooked.

I was saved by Jesus on May 9th 2004 and the Holy Spirit helped me quit.

My life has been so much better without it and my family is really happy now.

Don’t fall for the lie that it makes you happy becuase it is just a drain o0n your wallet and your brain.

Man I can think and exercise and run like I never have.

I am in the best shape of my life even since I was a kid.

I now hike and take nature pictures instead of smoking weed. I have such a great time taking nature pictures with my son.

Check them out if you can.

ForestWander Nature Photography
http://www.ForestWander.com

Before I just drop a piece of luggage off my baggage cart lol..I wanted to say it’s utterly commendable you stopped smoking. I have nothing but respect for you!

So, I wanted to add to the discussion..sorry if I run on..it’s a family thing ;)

I stopped smoking pot..hmm..if my ‘memory’ serves me right..6-7 months ago? I had smoked through over half my 20’s..running away from family death grievances and the fear having to grow up and not having any fun anymore. Had to occupy my mind somehow through these fears of the unknown..That was part of the rationalization..also tricking myself into believing I could live a fully functional life getting high, being happy and performing well in job, relationships, etc.

I always knew I would quit but it took me to finally admit to myself that I didn’t like myself when I was high. I turned into a different person…Sure I seemed happy but then I would start over analyzing..eating too much haha..basing my relationships on whether I could get along with the person while high. really pathetic. something was missing from my life. I actually stopped smoking because I was scared of losing myself. Even my friends judged me as not having it together and assuming I was always getting high EVEN when I cut down to once a month. It’s not that I cared what they thought about my habits—I think they saw me as needing a crutch and wanted the best for me.

Also, I had some terrible experiences with stuff that was laced..that pushed me over the edge where I thought I was losing my mind..I dunno..I feel like I lost a lot of time in that haze. I felt creative and had some great times but there comes a time when you can’t run away from yourself anymore. Many interactions were purely based around getting high and some relationships were just plain fake.

I’m not against smoking, but I don’t see the benefits of NOT being in control of the situation at this point in my life. There are too many people that act like idiots and don’t contribute to society and they don’t even smoke pot! Did I turn any of my ‘inventions’ bourned from stoned ideas into business plans. Heck no! Nothing like a procrastinator smoking weed, talking about what he’s gonna do someday, right??

I have big plans for my life. I am still getting myself together..making up for lost time.

wed marks the 7th anniversary of my mother’s death from cancer. I don’t know what I should be feeling. I’ve considered going to the family plot. But my grandfather’s grave is right next to hers and he died 2 years after on july 4th. It’s like a double whammy if I go. I don’t think I should put myself through inevitable anguish of (ironically) digging up those feelings I’ve long since buried.

BUT how to fill the void that was once filled with smoke???
MUSIC. GYM. POSITIVE OUTLOOK. LEARNING. TRAVEL. FRIENDS. Lots of reading self help on how to be happy and live my dreams. Not to be cliched..but I studied psychology and though these ‘gurus’ are out to make money, they use a lot of basic psychology that is VERY useful. I would go as far as to say the most successful people in the world think a certain way and if someone wants to teach me how they think so I can have a better chance of achieving my goals, I’ll pay $25 for a book or dvd here and there.

I’m so much happier now..I’ve gone from depressed and smoking pot to boost my mood to generally upbeat and I owe a lot to me being open to new ideas about how to approach life, staying positive, productive, being a leader, and focused on getting out of the rat race by doing something I love.

im 11 and i know this,if you smoke it causes you to feel tired miserable and your face will turn red,if your a drinker.your tummy will be very big in looking and also causes you to have lung cancer.smoking is a deadly heath damager.

We all know we gotta quit toking someday but it is so hard once it becomes your lifestyle. I’ve been a regular pot smoker for about two years and I’m only 20 and I really can see how much I’ve changed as a person, and mentally its completely changed everything and probably my future. I smoke everyday probably about a dime a day to myself unless I am with my close friends then we go through about a half per day together, haha. Anyway Sometimes after I work all day and come home to toke up I feel like smoking pot keeps me sane. Then again when I look at the big picture, I can’t enjoy life, or the same things I used to after smoking. I know that my chronic depression has become much worse and sometimes I feel like I’m literally going crazy, like bi-polar or psychosis or somethin bad. I really wish I hadn’t started smoking cuz then I would be normal, but now that I am accustomed to it, I feel like I would even be more crazy without pot. I can’t even see how I could live my daily life without it. I want to quit and I will some day But right now being so young I don’t have any motivation to, because theres really just nothing else to do these days I need a hobby or something to keep me occupied. In the end all pot smokers are the same and I’m sure they can relate to how I am feeling, but reading this board gives me hope that I, too, can one day be normal again(mentally), and live my life without being high and miserable all the time.

Yet sometimes I think I’m just addicted to being misterable and not the weed.
And I feel like all my potential has vanished for my life I hope that I can recover the person I once was…....

That’s great for you if you stopped smoking pot and became happy. But I don’t see what not smoking pot has to do with being happy. I don’t smoke it everyday though. Maybe doing it everyday would be a problem but would smoking it every once in a while really hurt all that much? Sometimes pot makes me think about my life and what I can do to improve it actually.

It’s funny that I read your post, of all the people who want to be happy… Although I feel happy, I know I could be happier with myself. And I decided early this morning I’m not happy smoking weed. This is day one for me… and I’m sure it will be difficult to cross this brigde. But reading your post I have faith that a happier, healthier me, is on the other side.
Thank you

Hello world, there’s a song that we’re singing…comme on get happy! (Partridge Family).

Congratulations on quitting! Mmy first year anniverysary of quitting commpletely is sommetimme this July 2009.

I mmarried mmmy Ammsterdamm treat – mmy Mmmichael on June 29 2009. I couldn’t be happier. We also becamme grandparents to a our Grandson Aidan Neo. I couldn’t be happier!

There’s different reasons why people do the things they do. As you’ve noted yourself, the key is to keep occupied. Happiness commes fromm within!

Good luck on all your endeavours!

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just reading this makes me happy

I’m happy you quit smoking pot, but weed is not the problem. It depends how you use it. It could be bad or good. All depends on people. Don’t say that pot is bad or good. It’s just it is good for some and bad for others. GOODBADBADGOODGOODBADgrraaarrr

Good luck
Go Green
Legalize it
JAH LIVE

ive been smokin pot daily sonce i was 16-17 maybe.. im 24 now. its always been in the back of my mind to quit, but like many, i say pot makes me happy so why should i quit, right. ive been arrested for smoking, went through a couple of years probation, got locked up for a month, and still came out smoking.. i just smoked right now, and theres a joint and zippo next to my keyboard. from a standpoint of smoking, ofcourse it feels good to smoke and get high. its still all up to you. im hooked. i admit. but i wouldnt have gone through years of things i wouldnt have needed to go through, and could have most definitely done something else.
i like reading psychology books, and metaphysics books, and quantum physics… its all about control, and how mind is the key to attracting possibilities. to not hesitate when something feels right.
i was in my backyard smoking, thinking about not smoking anymore. i come inside. i “google”, “am i the only one who thinks too much?”.. 43 things.com comes up… i read the sign up page, i sign in, i put in 10 things, and the first “thing” i happen to get, is eolson’s How to be happy, i love life…..
what to do, what to do…
and by the way…
i dont feel happy
even if i read all that i read, and believe all that i believe…
so i pick up my joint and my zippo..
peace