It’s quite a big step to identify, acknowledge and accept that an activity has turned from leisure into addiction. Just remember that there is a huge difference between “lol i gotta stop smoking” and “I want to make changes for the better”. It may not seem huge but you haven’t smoked in four days. Even if you light up tomorrow you could say that you actively chose to not smoke for 96 hours and you should be proud of that, brain bees be damned.

What’s so special about 120 hours? 96 hours wasn’t easy but you did it. What happens at 144 hours? 168?

There’s no right or wrong way to tackle addiction but in my life I’ve learned that finding new perspectives on a problem can be a force multiplier for willpower.

That being said I’m proud of you. Good job.

Hey recent quitter here too, keep it up! Its been nice having a working brain again, after 2-3 months I feel pretty good! Keep in mind it might take a while to return to baseline, but you’ll get there. I was a daily, almost constant smoker from before covid until several years after, with a few remissions or whatever. I’m really hoping it sticks this time!

Working out can help, flood your system with some natural dopamine and work out excess frustrations. But honestly, you might just need to rest, if possible. The first few days can be very unpleasant. You’ll get your appetite back and start having crazy ass dreams. Get plenty of sleep if you can! Try some brain teaser puzzles or read, working out your brain will help it find a new baseline, and maybe distract you.

Try to limit booze or other substances, IMO a hangover can like lower my willpower to where I decide I have to run to the dispensary. At least until you’re through the woods. Maybe try to schedule a therapy sesh if possible, or hang out with a sober friend, go see a movie.

If you wanna talk, feel free to DM me

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I’ve heard that after day 7 it gets much easier, most of the chemicals and by-products are gone by then. But that most people also smoke again at day 7

regardless, you are already doing good. You identified the issue and decided to tackle it instead of avoiding it, and you’ve already made it half way through the worst of it

Now, we must remember that material conditions matter. E.g., my need to smoke is gone since I started treating my adhd properly. Idk what you’ve got going, but there may be something outside the chemical/psicological dependence that may hinder you

proud of you comrade. day 3 is the hardest hump imo. it will get easier. plus as another commenter said, “setbacks” are part of the process and if you end up smoking more that doesn’t devalue the achievement of taking a relatively huge break like this. it’s all about exerting control over the drug in ways that you can

Do you also drink a lot of caffeine or use nicotine? Personally, I’ve found that those things can also make you feel like shit if you’re just pulling weed out of the rotation entirely.

I’m still very much in it. Experimenting with pre-portioning my reef into pre-rolls (by that I mean I have some packs of the Willie Nelson THC cigs) that are inconvenient to smoke anywhere but outside. I’ve been smoking slightly less each day, but am still smoking every day.

Exercise… easier said than done I know. When I quit tobacco it was one day at a time. For me it helped saying ok I’ve gone this far , might as well try another day , rinse and repeat

I’ve picked it up and put it down a few times over the years. Magnesium is a very important supplement for it.

CBD helped me a lot getting through that initial sucky period when I wasn’t used to functioning without weed. I got some CBD tincture and vapes which really seemed to help with the physical discomfort. Probably the anxiety too. Then after after a week or two I found I didn’t need it anymore and I felt great being off everything! It sounds like I wasn’t as heavy a user or for as long as you so idk if this will work as well or with the same timeline but it’s probably worth a shot.

Proud of u!

Exercise helps ime, but my brain is naturally buzzy so ymmv

Glp-1 drugs are crazy helpful for managing addiction.

If you don’t have it in the house, get rid of whatever you use to smoke with, give them away if you need to. I also enjoy having dreams again and eventually came to the realization that I suck doing most things while I’m high, even relatively simple tasks like cooking are just not done as well, I die more to dumb shit in games etc.

Anyone have tips to feel less shitty during this? Or just encouragement even? I know it’ll fade over time but fuck this sucks so bad.

It sounds like we’re in a similar position. Yesterday was the first day I tried to quit, and I couldn’t even make it 24 hours. I’m going to be proud when I hit 72 hours, you should be too.

I quit smoking cigarettes almost two years ago now, and the selfhelp comm here helped me. I showed up every week in the check-in thread for a while to mark my progress, it made me feel like I was accountable to someone else. I didn’t want to let my supportive hexbear comrades down!

I don’t have any tips (thank you for asking so I can see some though!) so I’ll just double down on the encouragement and solidarity.

You are doing amazing and it will get better eventually. I quit cold turkey myself three weeks ago and I would say the first week was the worst. Whatever you do, every single day you do not smoke is a success and makes a difference.

What helps me is spending time with others. But they should not be smoking.