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I saw a post like this a few months back and it really helped me. What are some lies that the weed gremlin tells you, which you know aren't true?

I was heavily addicted to THC carts and was able to quit almost 2 months ago, cold turkey. After a rough couple weeks, I feel like I am past the worst of it. The only thing that's still causing my trouble is the CONSTANT DREAMS.

I (stupidly) had no idea that my lack of dreaming was caused by weed. I just thought I had naturally "grown out of" dreaming. Nope. Now I am dreaming every night, and I absolutely hate it. I feel like I wake up exhausted because my brain has been running laps in the dreamworld, and even when I get 8+ hrs of sleep, I wake up like I only got 3 hrs.

Are there any methods to prevent dreaming?? I've read about some meds, but they seem to only treat "bad" dreams by producing a calming, anti-anxiety effect. While I have had lots of stressful dreams since I quit, some of them downright scary, to me they're just as bad as my normal or pleasant dreams.

I am so happy I quit, and I won't be looking back... but damn. I wish there was a healthy way to turn the dream switch OFF.

EDIT: Thank you all so much for the responses! Glad to hear that I'm still in "recovery mode" and it could still improve. The mind is a beautiful, crazy thing.

I’ve been smoking weed for a bit over 6 years. Half of the time I smoked carts every day and the last half was just bud, however I’ve been back on the carts for the past 4 months. I live in a legal state with good dispensaries all over. I have tried to quit multiple times but I end up caving in after a few days. My issue is that I graduated college this year and am back at home with nothing to do so I feel extremely compelled to keep smoking carts and on top of that I feel just simply addicted to them. My question is what have you guys who have quit told yourself to stay motivated to quit? It feels like all I can think about is buying another cart but deep down I know I need to stop.

Just wanted to come and say hang in there. I enjoy music again. My self confidence is coming back . My social anxiety is much better. Im finding joy in old hobbies and making art again. I feel better about my work performance. I feel for you if your in the thick of it, hardest time of my life no question. 20 yrs daily heavy smoker. I tapered off the psych meds a few months after the episode been stone sober since then. Just coffee and cigs. No family history of psychosis, looking back I can see the paranoia over the years, but nothing close to the final break. It was affecting me though, did a lot of damage and thought I was hot shit the whole time. The psychosis was a wake up call and I heard it. Hope this helps someone, it does get better

I keep track of the days by putting a little number at the bottom of my kitchen calendar every five days. But over the last couple months I have realized that the number doesn’t matter. I still don’t feel “safe” or “past it,” and there’s never going to be a magic number that means you’re in the clear once you hit that point.

I’m sober not just from weed, but alcohol, too. I can’t moderate my substances. There will never be a day where I can have “just a little bit,” because then it will be every day. That kinda sucks, but it’s okay. I had all mine already.

Unlike past attempts, though, I haven’t had any cravings or desires. It’s not the number that matters, it’s building routines, hobbies, activities that keep me wanting to stay clear-headed.

And NOT falling into the trap of “now that I’m sober I need to fix everything in my life.” That’s unsustainable for me. It only resulted in setbacks.

That’s all my thoughts 81 days in. I hope everyone is doing okay out there no matter where you’re at.

It’s been a few days of reducing my intake, and I keep telling myself tomorrow I won’t smoke any at all, but then night hits and I actually can’t take it and I go to extreme lengths to find something to smoke and ease the discomfort. I hate this do I just keep pushing through the nausea, discomfort and anxiety? It goes away after a few days right?

It’s worth it you guys

I used cannabis at the recommendation of a doctor for nearly 7 years. During that time, I was an extremely motivated bodybuilder, I graduated in the top of my undergraduate class, got a full ride to law school, then graduated in the top of my class again and landed a position in biglaw. I did this vaping minor amounts of dry herb cannabis at night. I could control major depressive disorder that crippled me since I was a kid. It made me feel better even when I was sober the next morning. I’ve seen many psychiatrists and taken prescribed medication, which all made me feel worse. Since I stopped smoking at graduation around five months back, my childhood depression has come back full force. I have little to no motivation, major brain fog, over 20 pounds of weight gain, and am overall miserable. I still make it to the gym regularly, but I am barely holding it together in my new position. I just wanted to see that I could be successful completely sober, but it seems like that is not the case. My family and people close to me are concerned about me because this is unlike me. Could it be that this is PAWS 5 months out. If so, when will this end? I soon will not be able to take this anymore.

it gets better as time goes by after quitting

first few weeks are the hardest, but once you get past it, it gets easier as time goes by

there are definitely days where you feel like you need it, but you just gotta get past it and ignore the urge

I know it's not easy as I'm saying it to be, but you got this

and if you relapse, it's not the end of the world so don't beat yourself over it but learn from it

if you want to stop, just stop buying it, get rid of everything

be proud of yourself for wanting to quit/or for quitting

you got this