Addicted to poking smot

I have been smoking weed since I was 15, I'm now 27. I never really considered it an addiction. I'm from Santa Cruz,CA and I grew up around it. It was just as common as a beer or cigarette. I actually still consider cigerettes to be worse. Anyway, I am bipolar and I started taking medication for it about 2 months ago. I know that in order to get right, I need to be completely sober. Everyone on the bipolar forum goes crazy when you even bring weed up, I was told to take it here. I dont even know what I'm asking, I guess is there anyone out there who SMOKED for years and finally quit and how big a change has it made for you?? A big part of me still thinks I'm being rediculous for even being on an addiction site for weed. Or am I just that addicted...Denial?

[velveteen]

hi,  I use to smoke pot (smot pok) and quit...  What a difference it made... My memory became much better and I could remember phone numbers & names again....  Quitting pot was so much easier than quitting cigarettes.  good luck and why not give it a try.  You definitely will see a dramatic change.... jmo.

[Danny750]

You're not crazy for being on here. I just came on today because i'm getting off Vicodin which I know now is much harder then the weed. I wish I was getting off weed again.  I smoked weed from 14 till I was 30 and from about 25 to 30 it was every single day of my life.  I'm so glad I quit smoking weed and I have on occasion smoked and when I do it's such a **** high that I don't do it for another year.  It wasn't that bad for me coming off physically it was more of a mental thing.  Always loving that blunt in the morning or at night.   Sometimes at lunchtime from work.  Anyway all drugs are difficult to come off of so you may have a different experience.  But everyone I smoked with growing up has since stopped full time and only one friend had some physical jitters from coming off.  Good luck and get off of it. Weed ***** just as much as all the other drugs. I'm glad I don't smoke anymore.

[beatfreak]

Thanks for the support. Your right it's totally a mental thing. I've quit in the past (when I was pregnant) I know the biggest problem was of coarse my appetite, I couldnt eat. But man, it's the mental thing. It is my cigarette. Just having it in my hand or looking forward to movies night and all the junk you can eat. For me it is and has been since 18 yrs old an everyday thing. Since I started these meds I've been waiting until night time to smoke, but even when I work I use to come home at lunch and smoke or smoke a little first thing in the morning. The other problem is that my husband does too and I know he's not quitting anytime soon. Thank you though I'm gonna try.

[enemy48]

Your title is so funny!

I've never enjoyed pot, but was married to a man that was heavily addicted to it.  It made our relationship miserable, but pot was more important to him than anything else at the time....just like all drugs.  So I guess I'm asking you to take a good look at what it may be doing to others....as well as yourself.

About the bipolar and smoking....I shouldn't write this....but I have a younger sister who's bipolar, and she went through a phase of pot smoking.  I have to say, that during that time, I've never seen her so calm and sweet and pleasant.  Her doctor stayed on her back about this, but she loved her pot.  She finally put it down when she could no longer afford to buy it and didn't know anyone that would share theirs.  

I hated pot so much because of my ex, but seriously wanted to buy it for my sister!  I didn't though because my family would have killed me.

So what do you think about that?  Do you feel that it really helps you, or are you just addicted.  I'm sure that no one here will agree that it can help you.  I really don't know.

I wish you could stop for long enough to evaluate yourself.  You've smoked almost half your life.  I'm sorry that you started out so young.  But 27 is still VERY young.  I would think it's worth a shot.

Best Wishes.

[beatfreak]

Thank you so much for your honesty! The thing is that there has been periods of my life when I quit for 6 to 12 month at a time. Reasons being jobs etc. I never really noticed that big a difference so I always ended up going back. I know once I decide I really want to quit it will be easy. The hardest part is that my husband is ADHD and bipolar and when he was forced to quit awhile back, he turned to being a raging alcoholic. Now he's not drinking and I'm scared of what he would be without smoking. But I'm starting to think that maybe if I take the first step.............Oh I don't know but thanks to everyone for being so understanding and helpful.

[tdbabe06]

Hey,

I've smoked a lot of tree myself and finally quit.  There were many times I tried to quit and always seemed to come back around to it again since it was such easy access. I've studied in my classes in college that weed smoking IS ADDICTIVE. Most people would disagree because they don't have physical withdrawals.  Weed smoking is behaviorally addicting in that you have become use to the action and mentally have made it a habit; once a habit it created, it's hard to break. I would suggest to try yo quit smoking, although it will be hard having it around you within your reach.  This will be a real test if you can say no to it with it being right there on the table.  From my experience, I quit and got my memory back, remembered names, started doing significantly better in an ivy league college, and most of all - I feel so healthy and happy! It's hard at first, but once you get past the desire, you're home free. Trust me, I still love weed, but I love living the sober life and the benefits that result from it more.
Hope that helped some!

[beatfreak]

Thank you so much. It is a struggle because of that very reason you mentioned. It has become a Habit and all habits can be hard to break. But thank you it did help me. the more I hear from people how much better they feel without it, the more I want to give it up. I've always been a strong minded person and just to think that something has control over me makes me not want to do it anymore. But thank you for your input! I really appreciate it!