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I'd like to join. I'm 57 days off of weed now. I think about it every day. It's difficult because I don't feel like it was destroying my life in the same way alcohol was. I hope with a few more months, I will see more benefits and be feeling better about it. Have noticed my hiking endurance has improved! Enjoyed reading all the previous posts, thank you!
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Welcome goodbyeevan 
Foir what it;s worth I felt that way about weed for a long time too - until I destroyed my life as completely only as I did with alcohol. Not going out to stay home and get stoned. not turning up to things cos I was stoned, freaking out when I was running out and running literally all over town to get some more...picking weed crumbs pout of the carpet, smoking the gunge from the bong...
It was pretty bad.
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Foir what it;s worth I felt that way about weed for a long time too - until I destroyed my life as completely only as I did with alcohol. Not going out to stay home and get stoned. not turning up to things cos I was stoned, freaking out when I was running out and running literally all over town to get some more...picking weed crumbs pout of the carpet, smoking the gunge from the bong...
It was pretty bad.
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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Welcome goodbyeevan! Congrats on almost 2 months, that's great!
The 6 months milestone made me think about my past. Looking back my SR history, I was pretty shocked to realize how many years I struggled with weed. It's serious business.
I honestly don't think about weed anymore, I think it's all about the mindset, more than the time sober itself (time helps a lot though). I guess it's a matter of really letting go that part of our lives, really being done with it, and just looking ahead for what is to come. Sober life is great, and it really takes a few months to feel that way.
I feel you on that. I could say the same about alcohol: I don't consider myself an alcoholic, nor alcohol was destroying my life. I had a fair amount of control over it. But I quit anyway. The discontrol that I noticed in some events was enough red flag for me. Drinking is bad for heatlh, it's a bad habit and it's harmful in many ways. And so is pot. That's more than enough reason. Why something has to be DESTROYING our lives? No, we can't allow anything to get even close to that.
The 6 months milestone made me think about my past. Looking back my SR history, I was pretty shocked to realize how many years I struggled with weed. It's serious business.
I honestly don't think about weed anymore, I think it's all about the mindset, more than the time sober itself (time helps a lot though). I guess it's a matter of really letting go that part of our lives, really being done with it, and just looking ahead for what is to come. Sober life is great, and it really takes a few months to feel that way.
Originally Posted by goodbyeevan 
It's difficult because I don't feel like it was destroying my life in the same way alcohol was.
I feel you on that. I could say the same about alcohol: I don't consider myself an alcoholic, nor alcohol was destroying my life. I had a fair amount of control over it. But I quit anyway. The discontrol that I noticed in some events was enough red flag for me. Drinking is bad for heatlh, it's a bad habit and it's harmful in many ways. And so is pot. That's more than enough reason. Why something has to be DESTROYING our lives? No, we can't allow anything to get even close to that.
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Like I understand smoking weed is not good for our health, but I still want to rationalize it. Maybe if I cooked with it instead of inhaling. Or only did it when a friend is around and has some, instead of keeping it in my home. It's not the same as alcohol for me. It doesn't tempt me to do other drugs or to drink. I KNOW it's unnecessary and I'm doing fine without but I still have reservations. My sponsor told me when I began my sober journey that if my life isn't extraordinarily better without weed in it in a year, I have her blessing to go back to it. I'm hoping with more clean time I won't want to go back to it.
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