Pacoloco

I had enough. I quit.

Day 1.

PurpleKnight

You can do this Pacoloco!! It all starts with a day 1!!

racingthoughts

Glad you've been sticking around here. Keep fighting man. The addiction is ruthless, but can be overcome. If you're back at Day 1, maybe something's missing from your recovery. Face to face support in the form of counseling and/or meetings can be really helpful. You don't have to do this alone.

You've got this. Keep battling.

Pacoloco

Day 2.

Soberish

Hang in there Paco, I'm rooting for ya!

Dee74

Great going Paco

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Pacoloco

Thanks for the support.

Lorax1981

Yay Paco!

teodor

Keep on going Paco! We're rooting for you!
Keep us posted and come back here often for support and etc!

Great buddy!

Pacoloco

Thanks lorax and teodor and all.

Day 2 almost had me.

But... day 3.

Not doing so well.

SDH73

You're doing great Paco! Just keep at it. Quitting after prolonged use is going to feel like a "shock to the system", but you've gotta break through that barrier. You're in your 3rd day now, the worst of it should be over soon (at least, in my experience).

Rootin' for ya, buddy!

racingthoughts

Day at a time man. No more awful days 1 and 2 for you if you keep along this path.

Dee74

It absolutely gets better. Might help to talk it out a little more too, Paco?

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Pacoloco

Day 4.

Yes I guess I should talk more.

I feel overwhelmed. A bit depressed too these days.

Dee74

That's pretty normal for a day 4 I think. What have you been doing to fill your days?

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Lorax1981

Go Paco go Paco , you can do it. Those early days sucked big time. My brain was like broken for a while. That's why I think I'm in it for the long run. Still a little scary to think about, so I don't. I just go with it, sober that is. Man, I know that my 5 month old daughter loves her sober poppa more than the stoned version if he was around. My sober life is a trip in a good way now and I really don't think I'd have what I have if I was still smoking. New doors, opportunity, purpose will come your way. Are you able to eat good? I started eating a lot better and I think that helped. Keep it up, keep us updated, we're rooting for ya!

Pacoloco

Oh yes, I have no problem with eating. Overeating included. My issues are sleep and mood.

I'm not doing anything special to fill my time. Just doing things. Studying and working and stuff. Now I'm going to walk the dogs I guess. Day 5.

Lorax1981

My sleep was horrible during the withdrawal but I don't have sleep issues generally. My mood was low at first, then I got the pink cloud four a couple months, then I got depressed for a while. I rode it out and I'm pretty okay now. There is help out there as well as meds. Seeing a counselor or a doctor are good options. Have a good day!

Pacoloco

Meds? LOL. No thanks. I thought we were trying to live without drugs.

racingthoughts

We're trying to live a life free from addiction. For a lot of people, we used addictive drugs to treat issues that could be treated more effectively with other things. For example, during my last quit I was still depressed and having a lot of anxiety at 6 months in. After I relapsed and told a psych about this, she said that I was likely self-medicating an underlying mood disorder with weed, and that I needed to treat both it and my addiction problem. The addiction problem is currently getting treated with abstinence, a support network, weekly counseling, and positive outlets. My anxiety and depression is getting treated with Zoloft, which has helped tremendously when I compare how I feel now (a week away from 5 months) to how I felt around this time during the last go around. Medicine isn't for everyone and isn't a fix-all, but can be a tool for some. I should also mention that Zoloft is completely non-addictive. Just some food for though. You're doing great.