Posted by naughtypuppy on December 11, 2005, at 10:07:58
In reply to How long to recover normal short term memory? » naughtypuppy, posted by Jimmyboy on December 10, 2005, at 14:34:06
It was probably a few months before I noticed my mind was clearing up, although it’s hard to tell as it sort of sneaks up on you, just like the mental impairment does when you are smoking. You may also notice that you start feeling better after you quit. Funny how that works, you smoke something to make you feel better, but eventually it has just the opposite effect and it’s so subtle that you don’t even notice. As far as my concentration goes, it was pretty bad since I was a child from the anxiety disorder, but it did improve after I quit. I also recommend quitting cold turkey. It’s too easy to backslide when you’re still smoking. Keep yourself busy. Go for long walks or something to keep your mind off it.
Don’t worry about loosing all these “friends”. You will find out after you quit that all you had in common with them is smoking dope. I occasionally run into these people who are in their 40’s and 50’s who still smoke everyday and they are still doing the same things that we were doing in our teens. They also haven’t matured at all, either emotionally or intellectually. They are essentially just kids with gray hair and beer bellies. It’s unfortunate that some of them are parents and some poor child had to endure their upbringing.
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