Posted by JonW on July 1, 2003, at 18:00:05
In reply to Re: Quiting weed... Help! » JonW, posted by Eddie Sylvano on July 1, 2003, at 10:02:50
> The problem is that if you're used to having that as a daily relaxer, you start to notice that you're pretty edgy and bored without it, and you replace it with something else (alcohol, cigarettes).
Yeah, I didn't relize how much time smoking weed took up. You have a good idea about replacing it with something else. I've been working out and playing sports and it's been very helpful. Of course, it's only been two days :) I think I'm going to buy myself something with the money I would've spent on weed in like a week. How long did it take before you felt like you were home free? I actually feel good as far as cravings go, but I'm afraid of getting bored. I've never gone a week, but I feel different this time. Anyway, it's nice to be out of the cloud (don't worry, no pun intended <g>) and feel healthy and alive. I might use on occasion, but I'll approach that after enough time has passed. Do you think that's a bad idea?
>So it's not so much a problem of withdrawl as it is a realization that you were doing it to escape a bit. It makes you face your "unmedicated" self, and prompted me to finally make a pdoc appointment, because I'm just not a functional person sans drugs.
I take aniracetam, a so-called nootropic, which helps with my anxiety and mood. Not quite as good as the SSRIs, but it doesn't rob me of my humanity or sexuality. Sorry if that's too much information...
> Anyway, as far as advice, I'd just recommend that you be aware of the fact that you'll likely need to find a replacement for the weed, and you should try to find a relatively healthy one, like exercise or anxiolytics (and not junk food, cigarettes, alcohol, or old pipe resin :). It's hard, though. There's a reason why certain people do drugs.
I can relate. I just hope it doesn't get any harder because as it is I think I can handle it. <Insert sound of me knocking on wood here> I just got accepted into the AACT at Temple to be in a CBT program for social anxiety, and I hope that helps with my depression as well. I was very much into taking drugs, legal ones :), but I'd love to be able to beat this thing without them or at least without any more... however, I'm all about a miracle pill without side-effects :)
Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'm curious what mental illness you have or had, and how you are doing? Thanks again!
Jon
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