| I can assure you I know exactly how hard it is to quit | | | | smoking weed. |
| smoking weed. As a former marijuana smoker I am | | | | 2) Get a pen and paper - I honestly believe it is |
| fully aware of the mind games you play with yourself, | | | | important to have a plan and to set yourself goals for |
| and excuses you come up with each and every time | | | | motivation. The best thing to do here is actually to |
| you think about quitting. However if you really want to | | | | write these down. Initially write down why you want to |
| stop smoking marijuana, it's not going to be easy, but I | | | | give up and what you hope to achieve by giving up. |
| suggest you start today by following these 3 steps. | | | | And then set yourself some goals i.e. treat yourself to |
| 1) Educate yourself - an age-old argument is whether | | | | some new clothes in a month's time from the money |
| or not people suffer from withdrawal symptoms when | | | | you saved from not smoking marijuana. Treat yourself |
| they quit smoking weed. In all honesty, the easiest | | | | to a holiday from the money saved after six months, |
| answer to this question is yes. However you will not | | | | etc. |
| experience the hell you may have to go through when | | | | Once you've written out your plans I suggest you put |
| trying to quit alcohol or hard drugs. I found there were | | | | them somewhere where you will see them every |
| certain physical symptoms, but I truly believe that these | | | | single day. This could be a sticky note on the wall in |
| were brought on by my emotional turmoil. You will | | | | your bedroom, on the fridge, or even in the secret |
| believe that you must have a joint just to calm yourself | | | | drawer where you normally hide your stash. This is |
| down, and you will tell yourself that there is no way | | | | merely a way to reinforce your desire to quit and will |
| you can make it to the end of the day without a quick | | | | help to motivate you along the way. |
| puff. I personally experienced headaches and profuse | | | | 3) Don't be tempted - one of the worst mistakes that |
| sweating, and a lack of sleep for the first week or so. | | | | many people make when trying to quit smoking weed |
| But it is now more than obvious to me that these | | | | is leaving a trail of temptation in their way. If you still |
| were brought on by my thought process and nothing | | | | have a box full of papers, matches and lighters, bongs |
| more. | | | | and pipes, you will always be tempted whenever you |
| In order to combat these feelings and any potential | | | | see them. I recall initially keeping much of my weed |
| physical symptoms, I believe you must fully prepare | | | | paraphernalia and telling myself "well you never know |
| yourself for what is to come. I would spend some time | | | | when you might need them". Little did I realise this was |
| reading up as much information on the subject as | | | | my mind's way of telling myself I wasn't serious about |
| possible and therefore give yourself the best possible | | | | giving up. |
| start by knowing what you're going to face. Initially | | | | You may also find it extremely liberating to throw all |
| some new thoughts and feelings that you have can be | | | | this stuff away and this, once again, will reinforce in |
| quite disturbing, but if you're ready for them and face | | | | your mind that this time you are finally going to |
| them head-on it will not be long before you finally quit | | | | successfully quit smoking weed. |