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off the smoke..
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been off it for a whole week now, which mightn't sound like much but its the longest ive went in years without it
actually been coping quite well, have been drinking more tho so i haven't really had the hardest part.. trying to go asleep at night :crazyeyes
question is about it going out of your system.. apparently (sure some could confirm) that after a couple of weeks of not smoking it your head really starts to clear up (actually remembering stuff!? lol) .. which is all well and good but ive been sitting with my mates having a drink and everyones skinning up all sorts of joints and its too hard for me when im drinking .. so i'll take a single draw of the odd joint to get rid of the craving .. am i shooting myself in the foot by doing this? am i putting myself back to square one by having the odd draw here and there or will it not really make that much of a difference?
any other time im fine saying no to it, its just when im drinking heavily
any other info appreciated :angel:
actually been coping quite well, have been drinking more tho so i haven't really had the hardest part.. trying to go asleep at night :crazyeyes
question is about it going out of your system.. apparently (sure some could confirm) that after a couple of weeks of not smoking it your head really starts to clear up (actually remembering stuff!? lol) .. which is all well and good but ive been sitting with my mates having a drink and everyones skinning up all sorts of joints and its too hard for me when im drinking .. so i'll take a single draw of the odd joint to get rid of the craving .. am i shooting myself in the foot by doing this? am i putting myself back to square one by having the odd draw here and there or will it not really make that much of a difference?
any other time im fine saying no to it, its just when im drinking heavily
any other info appreciated :angel:
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Fair play anyway. :thumb:
I know its difficult when a mate smokes infront of you. I used to live in a house with two other smokers and I found it impossible to stop when I knew there was green in the house. The odd smoke isnt going to mean disaster, but its really easy to think i will just have one spliff, then two, then ah fuck it might has well have a proper sesh
The problem I found with having a quick smoke is it would help me get a good nights sleep. Then I was back in the routine of needing a spliff to sleep. After a few weeks the insomnia will go, so try your best to stay off the green.
Some people say canabis isnt addictive, it may not be chemically addictive like tobacco but i certainly think its psychological addiction.
But the easiest way to quit, is to be doing it for the right reasons.
Good luck :thumb:
I wouldnt expect miracles. Some people say smoking damages your memory permantly. I had a shit memory before I started smoking, so its hard to tell with me. But stopping smoking will help your memory from getting worse.
hmm i dunno my short term memory was shot to shit after 5 years in a haze but it is pretty good now i think, has to be for the sort of work i do anyways, just don't ask me what i had for lunch last tuesday
And ugh, my memory seems to get worse now I stopped smoking, as if I'm straight enough to realise I can't remember a whole 5 year period and some bits either side of it rofl.