2 Weeks, Still Here!
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2 Weeks, Still Here!
Today is the 14th day of abstinence from marijuana and alcohol, my first day was Oct. 1st. I'm still dealing with the anxiety, mild depression, and brain fog but I already see improvement. I will refrain from going into my negative details and just label this day "2 weeks"!
Thanks for all your support everyone. And to all the newcomers here in the same boat, remember that it WILL get better.
Thanks for all your support everyone. And to all the newcomers here in the same boat, remember that it WILL get better.
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Hey, 2 weeks is great, well done!
I also quit daily weed smoking along with my drinking (I'm on 10 days) so I get what you're saying about the brain fog
Sleep has settled down now & after that first week it really does feel so much better
What I've noticed though is the cravings (which I seem to get for a couple of hours after a day of work, into the early evening) are only for alcohol - not for weed at all
It's definitely getting better though each day so it can only go one way, let's keep it up!
I also quit daily weed smoking along with my drinking (I'm on 10 days) so I get what you're saying about the brain fog
Sleep has settled down now & after that first week it really does feel so much better
What I've noticed though is the cravings (which I seem to get for a couple of hours after a day of work, into the early evening) are only for alcohol - not for weed at all
It's definitely getting better though each day so it can only go one way, let's keep it up!
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It really does feel good to know im on to something great here. Thanks for the kind words of encouragement.
Snoopdoggypug, the first week was definitely the hardest. Waking up early without being able to go back to sleep, night sweats, bad dreams, sweaty palms throughout the day, and super bad anxiety conpared to now. I had maybe 2 times where I thought about having a couple beers, I guess because its so routine. I instantly thought "well I'm not drinking so I cant do that" and just dismissed it. The weed cravings havent occured at all because deep down inside, I've wanted to quit for a good while now plus I've just been way too busy so my mind stays preoccupied. The only thing holding me back was the negative emotional side effects, I guess I just wasn't ready to bear through it. It sucks that it took me to finally move and start this new school to actually snap me into gear, I should have done this all before because it would have been so much easier.
Now instead of smoking or drinking on my downtime I've been watching TV, mostly postseason baseball, but what I've really been doing for downtime is surfing through the forums here. Its like I need the constant reminder that I'm not alone and I'm not going to go through this forever because my side effects are common to people who have just quit recently. Those who have been sober for a long time seem to be in a better emotional state so thats all courage to keep going for me.
I look forward to the future deep down inside even if there are temporary times where I don't.
Snoopdoggypug, the first week was definitely the hardest. Waking up early without being able to go back to sleep, night sweats, bad dreams, sweaty palms throughout the day, and super bad anxiety conpared to now. I had maybe 2 times where I thought about having a couple beers, I guess because its so routine. I instantly thought "well I'm not drinking so I cant do that" and just dismissed it. The weed cravings havent occured at all because deep down inside, I've wanted to quit for a good while now plus I've just been way too busy so my mind stays preoccupied. The only thing holding me back was the negative emotional side effects, I guess I just wasn't ready to bear through it. It sucks that it took me to finally move and start this new school to actually snap me into gear, I should have done this all before because it would have been so much easier.
Now instead of smoking or drinking on my downtime I've been watching TV, mostly postseason baseball, but what I've really been doing for downtime is surfing through the forums here. Its like I need the constant reminder that I'm not alone and I'm not going to go through this forever because my side effects are common to people who have just quit recently. Those who have been sober for a long time seem to be in a better emotional state so thats all courage to keep going for me.
I look forward to the future deep down inside even if there are temporary times where I don't.
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