• BanMe@lemmy.world
    8·
    2 hours ago

    OMG is this accurate.

    I have quit all of my vices, from meth to cigarettes, and finally did away with weed.

    Now I like who I am without weed - less anxiety, more in control, more ambitious, etc.

    But I like being high almost more than that.

    So I guess I’m going to buy a bag of weed once a month or something, get the best of both worlds? Or the worst IDK

    • immutable@lemmy.zip
      8·
      2 hours ago

      I have been THC free now for like 18 months. Loved getting high, still miss it sometimes, but same as you, less anxiety, more in control, more ambitious.

      My spouse got me the book Paddle your own Canoe by the very funny Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec)

      One really good piece of advice in that book that I took to heart was that I needed something to replace getting high. We moved out to rural Ohio around the same time and I made working the land my hobby.

      Mowing, pruning, sawing, digging, there’s always something to do and in the end I have this nice sense of accomplishment. Getting high used to be my hobby, I’d get high and play video games or watch a movie or listen to music and it was great and sometimes I still miss it. Realizing that losing one hobby is a lot easier when you replace it with another hobby though ended up being what made this stick.

      18 months later I still occasionally think “it would be fun to get high” but it has definitely gone from craving to passing thought that I can dismiss.

      Whether you stay thc free or indulge occasionally I hope you have a happy and wonderful life.

  • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialDeutsch
    61·
    1 day ago

    I used to work in public health.

    I remember hearing a homeless alcoholic talking about how much he loved watching all the unhappy people going to work on a Monday morning, while he was drinking happily in his cardboard box.