| In this day and age there are many technologies | | | | creating an empowering alternative is crucial and |
| available to changing behaviors and feelings in people. | | | | cannot be stressed enough. |
| When you decide to quit smoking marijuana, you can | | | | Step Four - Replace Your Old Habit With New |
| use the six step method to change your habit patterns | | | | Behavior |
| permanently. Learn how to make a decision to quit pot, | | | | Eventually when you become successful and quit |
| set yourself up for success, interrupt you present habit | | | | marijuana for good, you will need to do something else |
| patterns, give yourself new alternative behaviors, | | | | with all the time you free up. What are some of the |
| condition your mind for success and experience life as | | | | things you will engage in instead of weed to change |
| an ex-cannabis smoker. This article will give you the | | | | your emotional state. Typically you want to do |
| basics of quitting weed in six easy steps that anyone | | | | something that you can do anywhere any time. Some |
| can learn and use to achieve their goal. | | | | people find deep breathing exercises help, other find |
| Step One - Plan How You Want Things To Be Once | | | | stretching or listening to music to be beneficial. You will |
| You Have Quit | | | | need to make a list of these alternatives, write them |
| When you decide to quit smoking marijuana, you are | | | | down and use them. Once you have done this, all you |
| committing to changing a habitual behavior. When you | | | | need to do is to reinforce the new habit you have |
| do this, you have to make absolutely clear in your mind, | | | | formed. |
| what exactly is the change that you want to make. | | | | |
| You must decide what do you really want, and then | | | | Step Five - Reinforce And Practice The New Positive |
| figure out what exactly is preventing you from quitting | | | | Behavior |
| pot right now. Up until now, what has prevented you | | | | To quit pot for good, you need to condition your mind |
| from quitting. Write it down so that it is crystal clear in | | | | to avoid anything that would trigger a relapse. To avoid |
| your mind. This will force you to think about how things | | | | falling back into the same old routine, it is very |
| will be once you have quit for good and consider what | | | | important to practise and condition your new |
| you must do in order to change. | | | | alternative behaviors to the point where it is absolutely |
| | | | natural and automatic. Every time you reinforce the |
| Step Two - Motivate Yourself To Quit Marijuana | | | | new pattern, you strengthen and condition your mind to |
| The first thing you need to quit cannabis permanently is | | | | be under your control. Eventually it becomes so regular |
| to get to the point where you MUST change no | | | | that your new behavior becomes the dominant |
| matter what. To get to this place you need to consider | | | | behavior in your life and you are free from weed |
| some of the negative aspects of smoking marijuana | | | | permanently. You will find that you are able to carry on |
| as well as considering some of the benefits you will | | | | with life as if you never had an addiction at all. |
| enjoy once you have quit. For this step you need to | | | | Step Six - Test Yourself And Enjoy Your New |
| write down exactly what the side affects have been | | | | Capability |
| in your life. Write down exactly what you have been | | | | When you have completed this process and you want |
| missing out on as a result of your pot habit. Then write | | | | to be sure that your changes will stick, go out and test |
| down what type of pain it will case you in the future if | | | | your new self. You could imagine yourself in the future |
| you do not take action and quit weed. Finally write | | | | where you are in that situation again when you would |
| down at least three reasons why changing your habits | | | | have normally smoked in the past, but see yourself |
| and quitting pot for good will also change you life for | | | | free from cannabis dependence at last. Perhaps you |
| the better. Make it clear what benefits you will enjoy in | | | | might go visit some of your old friend that you used to |
| every area of your life. This way you are motivated to | | | | spend time with before you quit marijuana and |
| break the cycle. | | | | experience your new found ability to overcome |
| Step Three - Break The Cycle | | | | addiction. This way you can experience the positive |
| The habit of smoking cannabis forms a strong cycle | | | | consequences of your decision to quit cannabis. |
| that reinforces itself every time you use the | | | | After working with dozens of clients in helping them to |
| substance. To break this cycle it is critical that you do | | | | quit smoking pot and change their lives, it is clear that |
| something out of the ordinary such as exercise, taking | | | | each step must be considered carefully and acted |
| a bath, or talking with a friend that has already quit | | | | upon. Read this article as many times as you need, |
| marijuana. Even things that are weird, unexpected or | | | | and when your ready follow the six steps and quit |
| outrageous can help. Watching comedy movies can | | | | marijuana for good. Remember to decide exactly |
| change you mood as well as engaging in a favorite | | | | what you want, motivate yourself to quit, break the old |
| hobby. The more things you have to do as a | | | | cycle, replace your old habit with new behavior, |
| replacement of your old behaviors the more effective | | | | reinforce it, and enjoy your new life. Use the six steps |
| you journey to quit pot will. Make a list of five to ten | | | | as many times as you need with my blessing and live |
| things you can do instead of weed and pick the top | | | | life under your terms and under your control. |
| three and use them regularly. Breaking the cycle and | | | | |