I quit smoking weed recently after finally facing that I was numbing myself in order to escape the loneliness and devastation of modern life. But my chronic smoking was cockblocking my creativity and ability to be present — amongst other things. I don’t enjoy it anymore. I want to exist in reality. - ThreadSky

angelicabastien.bsky.social • 61 days ago

I quit smoking weed recently after finally facing that I was numbing myself in order to escape the loneliness and devastation of modern life. But my chronic smoking was cockblocking my creativity and ability to be present — amongst other things. I don’t enjoy it anymore. I want to exist in reality.

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angelicabastien.bsky.social•61 days ago

It has been a very interesting experience as my body and mind recalibrates given I have been smoking every day, multiple times a day for over four years straight. Looking forward to seeing who I am without weed.

saraiya.bsky.social•61 days ago

good luck angelica!!

angelicabastien.bsky.social•61 days ago

Thank you, I def need it. I’ve gotten so used to weed so quitting hasn’t been easy but I am proud of myself for going cold turkey.

scollon.social•61 days ago

Cold turkey is the best way. I unlocked some serious potential when I stopped buying weed (was working in computer store 15 years ago for minimum wage, now a top earning senior public servant managing computer systems for college after getting a degree in IT Management). Only smoke at parties now.

angelicabastien.bsky.social•61 days ago

Congrats on your journey. And I agree about cold turkey. I know myself well enough that moderation would never work. I needed to cut it out of my life more drastically. I hope one day I can just smoke very very rarely for the right occasion with people. A fun, rare social activity. That’s the way.

scollon.social•61 days ago

That's what I do now. It's a rare and enjoyable treat rather than an everyday crutch! Best of luck to you.

kikicurious.bsky.social•61 days ago

Both the people I know who have done this discovered that the chronic weed smoking had been reducing their brain function enough that they were essentially experiencing depression. A few months after they stopped, they reported a notable increase in mood.

eldashraheb.bsky.social•61 days ago

Congrats! I’m going to do a similar thing with alcohol this year (not an alcoholic just lost the taste for it and no longer enjoy being drunk.)

tomtificate.bsky.social•61 days ago

Best of luck!

davidadam.com•61 days ago

I remember hearing an interview years ago with an apostate Rastafarian whose central controversial take was "anything that hides Babylon, is OF Babylon." Which is hard to dispute.

beturpin.bsky.social•61 days ago

Intoxication, n. 1. A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

I chose to go clean and sober in 1985 for many reasons. The ability to be present and in the moment was #1. I no longer wanted to poison myself. It's been worth 39 years on, but the first few months were tough. ODAT

achyringer.bsky.social•61 days ago

Good for you. I did the same last year and while I have days of missing floating a little bit off the earth, it was having the same impact as you.

Cold turkey was the only way I could stop and I’m grateful I made the decision

angelicabastien.bsky.social•61 days ago

I’m in the early days of going cold turkey and def miss it. But not as much as I thought I would. Cold turkey was the only way this would work for me. I’m not good at moderation in this regard.

achyringer.bsky.social•61 days ago

Oh yeah, you definitely miss it in the beginning. And I’m the same way with moderation. A few times would have gone right back to regular use.

I know they say that weed isn’t addictive but the damn sure feels like it, simply without the hard withdrawals.

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