"It's not as difficult as you think, seriously."
How I did it: So I smoked every single day for over a year. Mind you, I'm only 16. I smoked for the first time when I was 13 years old and I started doing it everyday when I was almost 15. The first time I smoked weed it was amazing. Absolutely euphoria, greatest feeling I've probably ever experienced. I remember being so excited to finally get to smoke weed, the thing that my friends were raving about and doing so often. So I started going out of my way trying to find weed, which was difficult when I was 13. But as I got a little older and met more and more stoners, it became much easier to find and I began doing it more and more until it was an everyday thing. After a while, my entire life revolved around weed. When to get it, where to get it, when to do it, who I'm doing it with...that was all that mattered to me. But I didn't see anything wrong with it! I was in complete denial that weed was anything bad and like any other stoner I kept telling myself weed is basically god's gift to mankind. Yes I was lazy and yes my grades sucked and yes I would sit around and smoke all day but hey, I would do that even if I didn't smoke weed, I would tell myself. So I filled my head up with lies and associated myself with as many stoners as I could so I'd feel better about my habit.
After a while, however, weed started to lose its fun. Instead of getting a good feeling, I'd actual feel pretty bad when I smoked weed. I wouldn't get carefree, I'd become paranoid and I'd notice the bad things in everything, including myself. I convinced myself that it was no big deal and it was all in my head and I eventually stopped getting so paranoid but the good effects were still pretty much gone. But it was "just weed" and "everyone else was doing it" so I continued smoking.
After a while I realized I was getting no where with my habit. So I cut down. I stopped buying my own weed and I tried to avoid situations where others were smoking. If someone offered me weed, I'd either say no or just take a couple hits. To this day I still smoke...unfortunately...so I guess I didn't truly accomplish my goal, but I made a big step in not smoking every single day anymore. I even sold my bong!!! I went from being a complete weed fiend dedicating my entire life to marijuana to someone who smokes only casually, which is a step. I'm going to stop completely though, someday. I know I can do it. I just need to stop giving into the pressures.
Lessons & tips: Try and avoid as many situations as you can where marijuana will be involved. Yes, I know it's hard to ditch your friends, but it's worth it.
Tell your stoner buddies you're trying to cut down. If they're real friends they'll understand. If they don't and try and force you into smoking, well you shouldn't be hanging around with those assholes anyway.
Find a good friend for support. Whenever you feel like reaching for that L, give them a call. They should be there to give you words of advice. This person should preferably be someone who does not do any drugs or someone who was once in the same boat as you.
Get rid of any weed paraphenalia you own. Either sell it or just throw it in the trash. Don't tell yourself you might need it again someday. You shouldn't if you're really dedicated to quitting.
Take it all one day at a time, and don't be too down on yourself if you give into the temptation of weed. Try and go a day, then a week, then a couple weeks, then a month without weed. After a few weeks you should be feeling a lot better and life should be interesting enough for you without weed.
GOOD LUCK! <3
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