How I did it: Set a date. Sooner rather than later. Sooner as in "in 2 days time" and not "in 2 months after that (insert any sorry ass procrastinating reason here)..."

Got rid of all my weed by smoking it! Binned rizla, bong, challis, grinder, lighters, ashtrays (wrapped in a bag and taken to a public bin OUTSIDE my house)

Got my hands on a calendar and stuck it on my bedroom wall so I could cross off the days as I went along. Knew that once I went past 30days I was home dry.

Joined online forums for support.

Kept a journal entry.

Went to Hollands & Barrets and bought lots of good stuff like milk thistle and vitamins (recommended via google/forums for people going cold turkey)

Tried to clear my diary for the first week as I knew I would be a hot mess and hiding indoors.

Drink LOTS of water.

Delete ALL dealers numbers in your phone - no, do not even try and convince yourself that one can stay because he/she happens to be a friend. NOPE. Your dealer is and never was your friend. You are a punter and they are your pusher. There is no love lost. They do not like you or have any respect for you and no, they will not be there once you tell them you are no longer in the business of bringing them business.

Avoid alcohol.. Alcohol will be getting burnt out of your system first and not the THC that is stored in your body fats and this is what you should be really concerned about. Long after the last spliff, you still have to get rid of all the THC toxins stored in your body fat and blood stream.

Lessons & tips: Coming off high grade po aka skunk, is, in my humble opinion, as evil as coming of scag aka heroin. Seriously. I was SICK. I was sweating, in physical pain (cramps and all that good stuff), diarrhea, broken sleep, NIGHTMARES of the like that Wes Craven could not imagine, daymares and hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, pounding headaches, loss of appetite, self harming (biting, scratching, banging head against wall), constant crying and breaking down and the craving was unreal - I was a HOT mess!

But after the first 14 days, the symptoms lessened and by day 30, I was over the worst.

Resources: Avoid haters until you are past the crucial 30 days - they will so try and bring you down. Invest time, once up to it, to reignite the friendships that you had not really invested in because they weren't part of your druggie friends. These are the people that you need around you now. These are the sort of distraction groups you should be seeking.

May 05, 2009, 07:07AM PDT | 1 comment | 3 cheers