It took me a long long time for those thoughts to diminish, but they do become manageable after a reasonable period of time.
After years of daily smoking, we're just so programmed to process anything with weed. Feeling down? Let's light up. Got something to celebrate? Why not smoke a little. Had a rough day at work? Well...you get my point.
It irritated me in the beginning and even later on in the year. The thoughts kept popping up, even if I didn't want to. Days seem to pass without any reward, or so it feels. Please give it some time. I'm much better at seeing things in perspective now that I live a sober life. No more short temper, I shrug when something doesn't work out they way I wanted it to.
We're all here to remind you that it's worth it. Not easy, but worth it!