| To quit smoking marijuana you need a plan of action, a | | | | and can make quitting marijuana harder as it works its |
| way forward and a reason and motivation stronger | | | | way out of system and can give major mood swings, |
| than your cravings to get through it. Many people who | | | | insomnia, vivid dreams and other mild but difficult |
| try to quit however do so in a haphazard way thinking | | | | withdrawal symptoms. To lessen the effect of this |
| that it will either be easy and having no plan except to | | | | eating well, drinking lots of water and exercising |
| stop or perhaps they know it is going to be hard and | | | | regularly is a good way to speed up the process and |
| their plan of action is hampered by fear and a lack of | | | | is just a good idea anyway. |
| understanding of the driving forces of their addiction. | | | | 4. Reveal Your Intentions To Quit Smoking Pot |
| Steps to quit smoking pot at the very beginning are a | | | | The social implication of quitting pot has a much larger |
| vital thing to lay the groundwork for a successful | | | | impact on your success than many people give it |
| break from smoking marijuana but do need to be | | | | credit with many marijuana smokers have a social |
| modified for circumstance. Here are 5 steps you can | | | | network of other smokers who may see nothing |
| take immediately to get you started! | | | | wrong with their lifestyle. Some face ridicule and |
| 1. Remove Temptation to Smoke Marijuana | | | | ostracism from these friends or have a self imposed |
| There is a certain amount of intellectual dishonesty that | | | | exile from these friends in order to stay away from |
| many addicts entertain when they resolve to quit | | | | temptation and second hand smoke which has its |
| smoking weed that is a major indicator of not really | | | | benefits but can have added social stress because of |
| committing and allowing a relapse and that is often to | | | | this. Trying to keep it secret though is just going to be |
| do with not removing the temptation to smoke | | | | a burden on your efforts so being open and honest |
| completely. If you really want to quit do not leave | | | | with those around you will gain people who will help |
| anything to do with smoking pot around the house for | | | | you get through it if they are supportive and may |
| instance. Get rid of all your stash, all your bongs and | | | | weed out (forgive the pun) those that you probably do |
| smoking paraphernalia as well as lighters or any | | | | not want to be around anyway. However this can |
| 'stoner' culture stuff like posters and so on. Purge it | | | | seem a little harsh because most other pot heads |
| from your life to remove longing and triggers for | | | | may become cold towards you not because they do |
| cravings. If you let it become EASY to take it back up | | | | not like your new direction but because they will see it |
| again you are actually leaving the door to relapse wide | | | | as an insult against their own smoking and lifestyle, if |
| open often out of fear of change and fear you cannot | | | | you can reveal your plan to quit smoking marijuana to |
| handle life without it. | | | | them in a way that conveys a message of |
| 2. Start a Quitting Marijuana Diary | | | | acceptance of their lifestyle and a without hurting their |
| Marijuana addiction is primarily a psychological problem | | | | feelings while promoting that this is just the right thing |
| can be a period of highs and lows emotionally as you | | | | for your life at this point you may be able to keep |
| struggle to come to terms with cravings, social | | | | these friends and perhaps even gain more allies who |
| changes and often becoming more honest with your | | | | will help you too! |
| situation and problems in your own life. During this | | | | 5. Discover Your Key Motivation |
| period you will have periods where you will on top of | | | | Another tip I cannot stress enough is that motivation |
| the world and intensely proud of yourself. These | | | | and willpower are key to quitting weed and this |
| periods can often be punctuated with others where | | | | element must be handled well. In the end your will to |
| you may feel so low and desperate for some pot that | | | | quit must be greater than your cravings and urges to |
| you will forget that incredible natural high. To this end it | | | | get high and a loose idea that you will be better off |
| is vital to keep positive and keeping a diary of those | | | | without it is not good enough. You must develop a |
| high points (not the low ones!) is a really good way to | | | | single idea, a single vision of what you want your life to |
| remind yourself when you are feeling down of what | | | | be like after quitting marijuana and always have this in |
| you have accomplished and how good it feels to be | | | | the forefront of your mind. Some choose family, some |
| clean to motivate yourself and remind yourself of how | | | | choose success, some choose health but there are |
| far you have come. | | | | also a million other stories out there with their own key |
| 3. Start a Detox | | | | motivators. Choose one and stick to it as it is your life |
| The chemicals in marijuana are not nearly as addictive | | | | raft to cling to while seas are rough and you feel like |
| or as strong as some other drugs out there but the | | | | drowning! |
| primary ingredient THC does do things to your body | | | | |