When I quit smoking weed, I reflected on the reasons why I decided to quit.
Since HN is mostly pro-weed use, I will most likely get downvoted. But it doesn't matter. I was staunchly on the pro-weed side just a few weeks ago as well until I started reading the downsides and realized that most applied to me and I was an addict. I was a "responsible" user early on as well.
Perhaps this post will help someone else here realize the same.
Here they are:
1. Having a higher IQ
2. Actually getting REM sleep and feeling rested
3. Being able to remember stuff instead of forgetting everything. Even simple things like where I left the keys.
4. Not eating junk food and getting fat
5. Not looking extremely unattractive because I'm fat
6. Actually care about how I look
7. Being able to spend time with people who don't smoke weed. I lost touch with so many successful people because I only wanted to hang out with other stoners.
8. Having motivation and ambition again
9. Not revolving my life around getting high
10. Being a responsible son, friend, boyfriend, employee
11. Being able to work towards the life I actually want
12. Having better lung health
13. Not making my brain smaller
14. Saving money
15. Having dreams again. Both dreams when I'm asleep and dreams when I'm awake.
16. Not dealing with shady dealers (still illegal where I'm)
17. Not trying to convince sober friends to smoke with me and then having them politely decline my invitation
18. Not feeling like life is passing by while I'm high
19. Not having to hide the fact that I smoke weed from my parents, siblings
20. Not spending a huge amount of time on video games, pointless Youtube videos, and doom scrolling while I'm high
21. Not being antisocial
22. Not staying home by myself from 6pm - 2am getting high every evening
23. Not having to put "420 friendly" in my dating profile
24. Not putting off responsibilities
25. Not procrastinate to the max
26. Not having random paranoia while high
27. Not thinking about how I can get weed when I'm planning a trip
28. Not ignoring messages from old friends and family members because I'm more interested in getting high
29. Having a body that isn't built on junk food
30. Not spending an enormous amount of time researching strains and ways to smoke
>What are your thoughts on coffee/caffeine addiction?
I don't know. I don't have enough experience/thoughts on this.
I wish you success in developing your three week old belief into a resilient source of intrinsic motivation. I hope for you that it is a sustainable and healthy belief.
My brother in christ, itβs clear in your writings in this thread that you have a ton of emotion about the choices you made a few weeks ago. Those feelings are not contained in a vacuum chamber. My comment was sincere. I expect you have a shit load of work in front of you to heal and I sincerely hope you are on a sustainable path.
Since HN is mostly pro-weed use, I will most likely get downvoted. But it doesn't matter. I was staunchly on the pro-weed side just a few weeks ago as well until I started reading the downsides and realized that most applied to me and I was an addict. I was a "responsible" user early on as well.
Perhaps this post will help someone else here realize the same.
Here they are:
1. Having a higher IQ
2. Actually getting REM sleep and feeling rested
3. Being able to remember stuff instead of forgetting everything. Even simple things like where I left the keys.
4. Not eating junk food and getting fat
5. Not looking extremely unattractive because I'm fat
6. Actually care about how I look
7. Being able to spend time with people who don't smoke weed. I lost touch with so many successful people because I only wanted to hang out with other stoners.
8. Having motivation and ambition again
9. Not revolving my life around getting high
10. Being a responsible son, friend, boyfriend, employee
11. Being able to work towards the life I actually want
12. Having better lung health
13. Not making my brain smaller
14. Saving money
15. Having dreams again. Both dreams when I'm asleep and dreams when I'm awake.
16. Not dealing with shady dealers (still illegal where I'm)
17. Not trying to convince sober friends to smoke with me and then having them politely decline my invitation
18. Not feeling like life is passing by while I'm high
19. Not having to hide the fact that I smoke weed from my parents, siblings
20. Not spending a huge amount of time on video games, pointless Youtube videos, and doom scrolling while I'm high
21. Not being antisocial
22. Not staying home by myself from 6pm - 2am getting high every evening
23. Not having to put "420 friendly" in my dating profile
24. Not putting off responsibilities
25. Not procrastinate to the max
26. Not having random paranoia while high
27. Not thinking about how I can get weed when I'm planning a trip
28. Not ignoring messages from old friends and family members because I'm more interested in getting high
29. Having a body that isn't built on junk food
30. Not spending an enormous amount of time researching strains and ways to smoke
>What are your thoughts on coffee/caffeine addiction?
I don't know. I don't have enough experience/thoughts on this.