Something funny happened to me when I stopped getting high:
I went through withdrawal.
And I’m not talking about crack or blow or something hard. I’m talking about happy old mary jane, the green friend to millions of people worldwide. She gave me so much fun and so many good times, but I started to get paranoid and not enjoy things when I was high anymore – which was everyday, and most of each day, in which I was high to one degree or another.
So I decided that this wasn’t for me anymore. Why continue something you don’t enjoy right? I finished the bag I had and didn’t buy anymore. I even took things a step further, probably to prove my resolve to myself because I tried to quit once before and it didn’t work. So this time I gave away my pipes and pieces to friends who I knew would be cool with me quitting and wouldn’t give me crap for it.
But I never thought it would be like quitting for real. For people wanting to learn how to quit smoking marijuana – if you’ve been enjoying the green ganja for years and years, you might be in a for a shocker when you quit.
For me it was truly something that could only be called detox or withdrawal. “Withdrawal from marijuana?” you say. Yep – that’s exactly what it was. I’m talking it sucked trying to go to sleep, it sucked trying to wake up, it sucked trying to get stuff done at work, or god forbid, deal with other people who I had to be around to get my job done. It’s not like I was foaming at the mouth, but I was mad for no reason and everything was just off. This feeling was strongest at first and subsided after 3-4 days almost entirely.
It’s not the worst thing in the world but it wasn’t at all what I expected. I guess I naively assumed there was nothing addictive going on between my body and my marijuana usage, and quitting would be like if I stopped chewing gum after doing that every day.
Nope!
The reality was that it was a mini addiction in and of itself, and my body missed getting high, as did my brain too.
So while DARE class was something fun to mock and I don’t disrespect others who choose to smoke, it’s not as harmless as we all think it is when we light up and tell ourselves that addiction to marijuana is some kind of myth.
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My name is Jeff, been using/abusing “marijuana” since I was 15… I am 27, going on 28 in a few months…
I’ve always attributed Marijuana as a “fun” time and not a drug… I never thought the addiction would take over the way it did. Sure it sounds funny, Addicted to Marijuana! But it’s true, unfortunately…
Marijuana really has kept me from doing alot of things that I wanted to do or things I wanted to have. I make decent money, I’m a high school dropout(big surprise) but I did receive my GED very soon after. I am a delivery driver for a respected franchise and I do make a nice living for myself. But there in lies the problem, I have been content with mediocrity and ok not bettering myself.
Without writing too much more and making this a boring read(if its not already) I simply would like to say that I agree with the authors post. Myself and room-mate just realized four days ago we are letting ourselves go when we could be doing great stuff. It’s always come back to the marijuana..
We have access to the best bud in FL, Hydroponic/Crip.. Won’t mess with regs w/ stems/seeds… As I got older I said if I am going to smoke weed it may as well be the best stuff even if it’s higher in price. It was like every 3 or 4 days it was time for a new quarter bag which honestly led to me spending 200 a week just on WEED!
My life has been all about videogames/weed/drinking/partying for the past 12 years at least and I had a marriage problems which led to divorce due to it.
For anyone out there sitting at their computer right now with their pipe.bong.etc next to them about to hit it in a few minutes and enjoy that amazing feeling, I ask you one favor. ..
Evaluate your situation and see if the weed is keeping you from things you want to do or need. Because 5 years can pass quick and friends come and go.. I just want you to know that I lived that life and I deepy REGRET it now. I have turned on friends just to hangout at home and get stoned or hangout with people who aren’t exactly the “perfect crowd” to be around. Weed is great when it’s in moderation… ‘
But take a look at the people who dont smoke compared to the ones that do and you’ll realize they have better lives then us potheads.
It’s not worth throwing your life away for because inevitably that’s what will happen if you let marijuana take over you.
So I am a sophomore in high school, and yes I smoke marijuana. But I will not let myself get to a certain point. My brother is the biggest pot smoker in my family, he also has an extreme case of depression. I smoke pot only after everything i have wanted to get done is done. I probably get high once or twice a week, and I make sure that I have done everything I need to first. I have seen what it can do to you, and it is possible to get addicted, and in most cases, people are. They are addicted to the sensations of getting high. If you are not careful, it can take away a lot of things. Once your addicted, you don’t even have time for a life. Its like all you want to do is get high, I know this feeling very well. You go skiing with your friends for example, you must get high first to do it. You get high before school, you get high to do everything. I believe that marijuana itself is not unhealthy, but it is when your whole life revolves around it, and it is SO easy for that to happen. Today my best-friend called me and said his girlfriend had just broken up with him. He has never been high before because his girl wouldn’t let him. After he told me what happened he said, “I’m coming up tomorrow, make sure you have a big fatty for me.” I told him that I am not going to give him any at this time in his life, maybe another day. I will say this and everyone that does drugs knows that it is true no matter what. Smart people do not need drugs. If you have trouble in life and getting high is what you think you need to get over it than your just a pussy. Get over it like a human being, everyone else has too. You don’t need a crutch to get through life. I will continue to smoke pot intelligently, but I will not let myself slip.