Came Back After 5 Years
I quit smoking weed in 2021. I was high 24/7, my tolerance was at a level that would disturb most people. Most days I was just high through out the day, had a job that allowed me to be on my own most of the day so I got away with being stoned while working.
After deciding to quit, and spending ages 25-30 clear headed, I have completely changed my life to be more goal oriented, I have to go to the gym or I feel bad, and I make sure to eat healthy 80-90% of the time. I really changed my perspective on life and what I want from it.
So now, as a 30 yr old man with a good job and an apartment in my favorite neighborhood in my city, I decided to come back to it.
I only get high during the weekend. Which works because my job now is impossible to do high so I would never dream of walking in there after smoking. I also want to make sure I wake up fresh as possible so never on a “school night”.
I also now make lists on the weekend of stuff I need to get done before I can smoke which has kind of boosted productivity and removes the shame of being lazy.
I recommend to everyone who has not taken a very long extended break to do so.
If you are in your 20s and have been high since you were a teenager I strongly recommend you take some years away from weed to figure out what you want from it.
For me, I want to enhance my nights on the weekend, especially those that I spend inside playing a game or watching a series. Trust me when you have low tolerance like I do now, and you watch a crazy show and eat a bomb ass meal, it’s like a religious experience. And knowing that your life is together and you earned it with zero guilt is so freeing and makes it 10x more enjoyable.
To wrap this all up, life is never perfect. Though, I think one thing many people who smoke too much weed need to do is take some time away and grow up before they come back to it.
Then when you bring it back, you need to put up guard rails and rules so that you keep it responsible and don’t hinder your life from progressing in a positive direction.
This has been my ted talk. Peace.