Comments on: How Do You Stop Smoking Hash?

By: Max

Max — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:42:38 +0000

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By: pokeitright

pokeitright — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:50:48 +0000

seriously, i know where your coming from, i’m 34 and its been every day since 14 like smoking ciggys through the day for me, i dont know any other life, but i had to stop smoking or my driving licence would have been taken away from me due to a pending drugs test, so i spent 6 weeks screaming/arguing/sulking/crying/wishing/doubting/feeling suicidal with friends/family/the woman i love, but as the 6 weeks ended i felt better and better, i realised it had become my life, i didnt know who i realy was when not stoned its all i knew and i had no other real pass times that werent frankly boring or the type of thing that you can do when your alone or in bed, i passed my test and rewarded myself with a massive bag of strong weed, and spiraled right down again,

i’m now typing this 1 week into stopping again as i dont want to be a boring slow livingroom dweller anymore, i’m smoking the odd ciggy to keep the real evil a bay and getting blind drunk on the odd occation when i feel i’m away to fall off the wagon, i’m taking each day at a time, i’m spending more time with my kids and family but also going off alone when i get too grumpy, walking up hills and swimming as the more my blood pumps round my body the quicker the nasty dope sludge filters out, when the bad feelings mellow out in a few weeks, i’m gonna start trying pass times to see what i like, speak to friends who dont smoke it, force myself into social situations i wouldnt have normally put myself in,
i see a world off things i cant do cos i’v been a stoner and i’m aiming for them, gonna learn to play the guitar properly take that holiday, join clubs with my sons, make my home lovely, hold down a job that intrests me( when i work out what that is) and make my family proud of me instead of tired.

6 weeks and my life begins the way it should have before i started smoking that boring stinking shite

By: trix

trix — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:22 +0000

I stopped smoking cigs 7 years ago (after 22 years of smoking), and laid of the weed (15 years continuous) at the same time for 6 months (Thank you Allen Carr). During this time I took up cycling again to help me take my mind of the withdrawal and show me some quick benefits of not smoking. After 6 months, I went to a festival and had a few spliffs, and have continued smoking the odd spliff here and there since, but haven’t gone back to the cigs. After a few months off I do like a nice smoke, and I can feel myself sometimes being sucked back, but I know I’d take up cigs full-time again if I smoked a lot of weed, so that helps me keep it under control. Plus, I’ve kept up with the cycling, and as this is best done when not stoned, it’s also helped keep me from going back to the weed full-time
Good luck.

By: charlotte l

charlotte l — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:41:56 +0000

After 22 years of smoking hash i think it will be hard for you to give up. But i smoked for 32 years (normal tobacco) and packed in stariaght away all it takes is will power. You end up frantic because of the withdrawl sypmtoms, as you do with any drug. You could seek advice from this link. Good luck.http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/

By: kiteeze

kiteeze — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:09:39 +0000

you just don’t quit you stop gradually man get real because when youget kids they might copy thier father smoking habits my advice is stop please.

By: G

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:28:49 +0000

cut down gradually.
try not having any for one night then have some the next
just wean yourself off it.

By: grrraeme

grrraeme — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:50 +0000

Part 1.
Sounds like you want to quit. And you are sensing you could be enjoying life more if you didn’t get so stoned … logical answer would be to treat your pot with respect and mystery; use it to reward yourself for doing something else; or for taking a break from it. You are not addicted to it, you are addicted to the habit. Time to reevaluate it all. I know that for a lot of women, the older they get, the less they want to use it. Could be the same, but more subtle, for men.
Find another way to relax. Revel in a clear mind for a change.
Perhaps it is time to move on?
Part 2.
Many years ago I was addicted to heroin. Now, I know this is irrelevant to your case, except for one line you wrote : “My friends all smoke and I don’t want to have to ditch them …”
Now this is my personal experience. When I decided to come off heroin, I promised myself I wouldn’t ditch my friends who were all on it too. Felt like it would be betraying them. But I told them it was something I had to do for myself and wouldn’t change how I felt about them.
It was awfully hard for me because my two best friends and I shared a house together, and one of them was dealing, so people always came over to buy and temptation was always there.
The first night I decided to go clean, I took some acid and spring-cleaned my mind. Let everything flow out. After that I relied on my will-power. But I told myself that it needn’t be for ever … I said I might use it recreationally once in a while later. Funny thing was, I never did. I was so happy living with my new found clarity. People were complimenting me all the time about how alert and alive I looked. It boosted me.
I stayed with my junkie friends for another year. Then moved on, with no hard feelings.
One of my friends followed my example, she had been motivated by my decision.
The other, the dealer, never came off. Sadly.
But we are all still friends, 25 years later.
Heroin is highly addictive; pot is not. It is all in your will-power. You can do anything if you really want to do it.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
P.S. I was advised to attend group therapies etc. and went to see what they were all about. A load of rubbish really. Knew they wouldn’t work for me. Who in their right minds wants to be surrounded by other junkies when they are trying to get away from it? No, don’t join any of those things! You make the first step for yourself, and when people see what you are trying to do, the support and encouragement will flow from those you most need it from – and not from strangers united by a habit.
O.K. Maybe I am selfish. I had cancer 4 years ago and kicked that habit my way too; no interest in support groups. So I understand why you you say that!
Pot or whatnot, if you have had enough then you can change.
Just let it come, when you’re ready you’ll know it!
Best wishes!

By: thecharl

thecharl — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:57 +0000

urrrgghhhh soap bar is never good man dude its full of Netto bags and car tyres.try the Shrub man gets u high not low
it sounds like my life 2
Rehab is for quitters

By: grahamma

grahamma — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:38:53 +0000

do you smoke it in joints , with tobacco ?
if so , give up the tobacco first , get a small pipe & smoke the hash/weed in that . after you’v kicked the tobacco habit & your body isnt craving nicotine you will probably find it alot easier to quit the pot too.

By: Barneybo

Barneybo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:34:46 +0000

Hello. The best thing to do is change the area you live in. Get a new Job and set up a new net work of friends for a while. Get a Hobby too one that is going to take up a lot of time, and ask a question on Answers that will find you X pot smokers on here. You can then chat with them to help you through the moments when you could do with a smoke. Good Luck,