Hang in on day 15. The pain is healing. Just remember you are not dying. You can do this. I’m sleeping again. Anxiety has stopped. I feel goood. Walk a lot. Deep breathing helps. CBD oil is a big help
Starting day 2 today. Last night was so rough. I had no idea how strong cannabis withdrawal can be, and how addicted I truly was. It started to become apparent recently as I have been smoking dabs and more concentrated THC. So sick of being a slave to this drug, I’m ready to change. Utilizing your content right now, it’s so helpful. Thank you. ❤
Well I relapsed when a good friend died recently. I also relapsed alcohol. Got myself a nice little DUI and hit my rock bottom. I finally surrendered to my addiction. I am currently on day 2 again. Withdrawals last night, couldn’t sleep, sweating, weird dreams, body aches.
@@thespiritualgenieu got this bro 🫶 really struggling with the depression and insomnia rn only on day 4 smh. Feels like u really stop and realize all the problems in life.
I’m over a month sober and I’m struggling with terrible depression and lingering CHS symptoms. All i can think about is running out to a dispensary and getting a joint, but i keep resisting that temptation. I truly believe it will get better in time. One thing you said that hit me, i was depressed long before i started smoking weed. I’m an introverted person, but i think i need to grow as a person and try something new. God this is all so hard, but i deserve to be happy ❤ going to make a list for myself to work on me. Thank you, i want this to work. I want to believe in my happiness so badly. Wish me luck…
You got this buddy! You are the only one who gets to decide when you get to be happy, the weeds time stealing your joy is over. Please stay strong I know your comment was over a month ago. Don't be afraid to reach out for support. I know I'm a random person but I am dealing with the same thing and life without weed is essential for me. I can't function while high and it causes physcosis... stay strong and much love❤
It will get better my friend. Even if you lapse or relapse, don’t give up, just start over. Depression is the hardest part for me too. I have tried to quit literally over a hundred times and failed, but I still haven’t given up. I’m three days sober but thats nothing to brag about lol. When I get sober I realize that I have a lot of negative fear based beliefs about myself and the world that don’t serve me at all or simply aren’t true. Those beliefs are what always lead me back to weed. In observing the lack of logic in these beliefs, then consciously choosing better ones, we can slowly begin to dismantle them. Good luck my friend, keep fighting the good fight. Much love 💜
One of the best parts of quitting for a super long time (6 months+) is getting the butterflies in your stomach again when you get excited or happy about something. Weed diminishes this.
I've quit many times with no problem, once for 7 years. I've never really felt addicted until lately because I'm making big life changes and my anxiety is through the roof. I overuse MJ when I'm anxious and avoid my issues which of course makes it 10x worse. I'm currently not smoking and today I really wanted to call my guy. I felt lonely and depressed about the long weekend and work issues. But I knew I had to avoid weed bc at this point it's NOT HELPING. I toughed it out bc I didn't want that feeling of failure and after lying in my bed scrolling UA-cam for some hours I got up and tackled a project that was stressing me out. My anxiety was at 100 but it gradually went down and then I saw your new video. Perfect timing! Thanks for the amazing content. To give some context, I first started smoking when I was 16 or 17 and this year I'll be 60.
@@alicebowie9474Poor thing. Get yourself some good chocolate, your body is craving cannabinoids. Chocolate is chock full of cannabinoids, especially dark chocolate.
Im 2 weeks in. First week was easy but this second week has been so depressing. I have a loving mother, an amazing fiance and here I am wanting to be high. I will not cave. I cant put myself in the hands of any substance. I feel weak doing so because im somewhat of a control freak but weed makes me feel outnof control. Just using this comment as a journal entry of sorts. I may get some eye rolls from this but I can do all things through Christ. If you share my faith I humbly ask for prayers. Much love to anyone feeling helpless. We can do this.
God is on your side, keep following his voice and you will be ok! I havnt quit yet but im going to once i get the right support services involved.. how are you doing?
You really are living the dream. You quit all your vices and at the same time found your passion in helping others. You really are somethin dr. I am currently struggling with addiction day in and day out. Just gonna listen to you until i can get outta my own head.
I've smoked weed for about 15 years, and I'm nearly 3 weeks sober now.. I feel totally lost.. like I have no idea who I really am, or what my interests really are.. It's tough tbh, but I'm trying my best to stick it through.
Im in day 10 of no smoking weed or vape I’m so happy I never actually thought I would be able to I was so scared at first I finally got my appetite back on my day 9 and I’m just dealing with a bit of anxiety but I’m trying my best I do not ever wanna touch the substance again and I hope I can do it Your videos have helped me a lot thanks for everything
@@dreamdollmiami1585 you should see a doctor. I've had to quit weed for up to a year for work related reasons and that's never happened to me. And I am a heavy smoker, I'm talking no less than 4 grams a day. You should definitely get that checked out just to be safe.
@@RabidDisposition i did and they told me it wasn’t anything so I suppose it’s just my body getting rid of it cuz I been doing vape and weed for almost 2 years I’m talking 5-8 blunts a day
i have chest pain and some pain/tightness in my heart area, but the doc said my health was perfect... probably just the body getting rid of things i guess
I’m currently 15 days sober, the first week actually wasn’t bad, but the past say 5 days, my anxiety and depression have been absolutely unbearable. Thankyou for making this video, I’m hoping that I can improve my mental health soon.
Hey, thanks so much for your work. Your videos really help me push myself forward to finding happiness again and reconnecting to my inner self. It's the 21 day of quitting weed and I still deal with anhedonia and feelings of anxiety and depression. What helps me to feel happier again is exercising, reading, going for walks, playing piano and a good night sleep. It's going to be a journey but I'm looking forward to the future!
seriously. you are helping me so so much. i am happy to donate more as i continue my recovery. please keep being you and making these videos for others. i wish i could meet you easily and give you some money for your service.
It's honestly surreal how well you hit the nail on the head in your videos.. Thank you for everything you do, you're helping more than you could ever know.
Ur videos videos help me man, in middle school and first two years of hs i was so happy with my friends we went out and have fun. But now im relizing we only hang out and smoke then play some video games and smoke again. I didnt want to admit i was addictive at such a young age but i was in denial. I keep your videos and rewatch them because in a way you motivate me, and knowing that you went through what im going through rn makes me understand and not just to go back to weed thank you sm for talking time off and making videos to help the ppl that are stuck and have no help. Bless 🙏
I'm from Buffalo to!! These videos are helping me through my journey for sure, 3 weeks in and im so depressed feel so lonely and not happy. Glad to find you. Go bills!
Day 10 not fun anymore. I can handle the physical symptoms quite well. They help me actually. Once they are gone I cry and I feel like I don't wan to live. I'm not happy smoking it or not smoking it. My authentic TRUTH is that I truly think the world SUCKS more than ever and there is nothing for me personally to be happy about. Work, sleep, eat and repeat. Where do people go for FUN anymore? I have no idea.
In fact, the best time to learn about how to deal with depression after you've quit smoking weed is to learn all the information whilst you're actually smoking the weed. Sounds counter-intuitive but it works.
Im still addicted, looking to quit before my 21st bday in a couple weeks, you can do it just set yourself a time and see it through even if its 3 days just get through those 3 days, even then it’s an accomplishment
You can do it bro, I’m 13 days clean today after years of smoking daily and I feel so much better The first few days feel impossible but if you fight through them it gets better
You can absolutely do it, never thought I'd make it to 12 days, started my journey with this channel...and I can tell you though the first few days might seem difficult...it gets better and later on you'd wonder why it seemed so impossible
Hey, I found your channel by chatting with a friend in an online video game and we started talking about our weed addictions. He informed me he found your channel and has been 5 months THC clean, and linked it to me. I'm actually really impressed with some of the points you are touching on. You drive them right home, and I can tell you've been through similar struggles as me, and that gives me hope. I'm wanting to join a Pilot Academy and become a commercial airline pilot, and there's a deadline coming up this Christmas which will require a drug test. I'm hoping I can take your lead, change my life, and pursue a career that I've always wanted. Fingers crossed, thanks again.
I've smoked weed since I was 15 yrs old, I now have a daughter that's 17 yrs old and I want a better quality of life for both of us. I want to make her and myself proud by changing "bad habits" and my overall way of life. I decided to quit about 48 hrs ago and found this channel about 24 hrs ago, right on time. I dont hang out much and I work from home so I need this info and it helps reading the comments. .I managed to stop eating meat in 2015 along with my best friend who's life was cut short by gun violence in 2022 ( a day after my birthday) . We both wanted to kick the "habit" but unfortunately he passed before we embarked on the journey. He credits me for helping him change his diet but in all actuality; HE played a major part by having faith. following and supporting me on the journey. This is by far the HARDEST thing I've every done but I got FAITH in myself. To anyone reading this WE GOT THIS!!! KEEP FORWARD!!! GREATNESS AHEAD
@@Sarahizahhsum Unless you’re growing your own meat, you’re eating chemicals. For example, Do you know what gives steak 🥩 the “pretty red color” weeks after the cow has been slaughtered? Do you think carbon monoxide is safe to consume?
I invested my time into sports getting back into golf, playing soccer. Helping out my family and friends and taking my business alot more seriously. I had to get over some real bad habits that I got into during my weed addiction but I'm getting there. This method works but it takes a long time. I think it's important to note its not going to happen over night. Start small build yourself up. You got this.
I’m on day 45 and my physical with drawls has decreased tremendously. I also take vitamins . And I detox . I suggest B-12 and I’m being eating healthier foods . I eat more fruit and veggies. I also have been exercising everyday since stopping . I am currently struggling with anxiety / stress . I know I don’t wanna smoke again but it hard to deal with my anxiety attacks especially at work or when I’m sitting alone . People told me to journal . I have tried writing and i county one to work out . At this point I am putting my worries at God hands 🙌. I focus on day by day. And try to be thankful of my blessing and being more positive 😊
I'm on day 3 and its insanely hard for me. I feel like I'm at war with myself. As a veteran who has become dependent on it I'm in a very dark and lonely place. I find myself constantly contemplating eating my shotgun to the face most days. It's a very terrible hopeless feeling.
I'm 5 days off, I'm gonna leave from this forever. I tried leave from this several times. Always something tells me ( you can do it one once a week) AND I fall. But is just the addiction, I know that I'm better without it.
Your really inspiring Dr Frank. I'm only 3 days in but I can already feel a difference. I've restarted playing my guitar and I restarted my Hot Wheel Collection (I'm 54). I smoked for about 30 years. I fell into peer pressure in my early twenties. Mainly from meeting my ex wife and she was using it. I'm keeping a journal describing how I feel so I can look back and see my improvement. Thank you.
Thank you Doc, I found your channel last week. I am starting day 18 today and I am feeling better everyday. My energy levels are still up and down. My dreams are extreme and when I wake up from them it takes me about hour or two to snap out of the emotional feeling that these very realistic dreams cause me. My dreams have been a big source of my negative emotional state in the morning. They are so real and so vivid that I wake up angry and confused of what is real and what is not. My days are good with positive thoughts but when I sleep is when my brain goes into this negative and crazy realm of negativity.
Man I started smoking again for that reason. I was 4 months clean and still feeling the same thing. Extreme vivid nightmares every time i went to sleep. It was horrible. I hope u still strong 💪
Think of it this way. You may have been using weed to hide from your own emotions / things in your life that cause you stress and anxiety, and all of those vivid dreams are your body’s way of purging all of that bad juju out. I know it seems like it will never end, and when sleep is so important it makes quitting so hard, but I promise each dream is just your body regurgitating bad feelings you’ve been hiding from.
Thank you. I’m newly pregnant. Been smoking for 2 years. Didn’t realize you could be addicted until now. Going through the withdraws. It’s so very hard to be motivated to do anything at all. This video was very informative. Thank you.
I found this video on purpose cause I finally did it. I deleted my weed man's number! 😤😖 Enough was enough. Thank God it's all behind me now and recovery can begin 🙏🏾 I have such a burst of confidence now and I can be social again. Never again will a plant control me! 🤣
Thank god for your work❤ thank you for your support and going into deeper topics about this addiction. The German videos i found were very superficial and i cant relate. Im so happy finding your channel.. You help me through a very difficult time.
Thank you so much for this video. It changed my outlook entirely. I was focusing only on work. And forgot about everything else. No wonder I was depressed for the good chunk of the year.
This is gold advice... I need to learn to get high at life, and life only; with diverse and multiple sources, of healthy earned happiness. It is earned, cause you got to work for it (reading, exercising, etc.).
Reading>>> it's been the only thing that gets me through day one, if I clean my room, spend the day cozy immersing myself into the book I can get through the first day of not going to use kicking it off. Makes things 100x easier
He is right about how helping others keeps you clean. I’m an EMT and while that job in the past helped compel me to use, since I got my shit together helping patients has had the opposite affect compelling me to stay clean and use my experience to help all the addicts that call 911
I even ask myself sometimes how can i live without that s**t and handle my days, how can i be normal after years of this prison. 4 days without, sleep nice but i'm sweating SO MUCH. Woke up on 3rd day nauseous with headaches. Today i'm better but still smoking nicotine. Started dreaming again, noticed my stress and paranoia are reduced. While i'm working i'm ok but when i get home it's when i think about it, the habit, the routine. Smoking everyday, more than 1 a day for the last 7 years. I know i'm strong and i will make it for myself and my mental health ❤
Incredible content ❤ . I must say all the points you made here is accurate. 200%, but talk is cheap and action always hell harder!. And I’m not sure where to begin the process to free myself from substance but I know for certain I don’t want to use any substances anymore and I like to be free! And take control back of my like , right now I feel enslaved to this addiction of mine. I will try tomorrow to not smoke or vape and drink! There’s a saying “A beautiful life does not just happen, it is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and hard work” I think you made very important points. I like point ten, knowledge is the power!! Is better to have an open mind to learn, but I dislike doing something I am not familiar with or find it hard. I will try better, never give up keep on going. Thank you for sharing this ❤
I hope you're doing better now. I think sometimes crying, or letting the emotion out can help a bit. I know when I'm at max capacity in my brain, I need to exert some of it, either through excersise, guitar playing, or flat out crying into a pillow for a bit. I usually feel a bit better afterwords...
@@Jasonm250 this is day 66 and I can't believe how far I've come and how much better I feel. I don't see myself ever going back and I've been able to resist temptation on multiple occasions. I think the reason this time is different than all the other times I relapsed is because I know what to look for now and also know the minute I give in, I will internally beat myself up just like what happened last time. I learned to think of smoking as a spiritual entity trying to entice me and making it look better than it really is, when I know it's true colors and what it does to me.
This video is accualy such good advice, i've been struging with weed addiction for 5 years and the last 2 months i've been on and off weed but making progress on staying sober, i was rellying only on exercice and eating healthy for my happines but this motivated me to start investing more time into my art and relationships wich should help a lot, i was clean for 2 weeks then smoked for 2 weeks and now im on day 2 of detox again, hopefully i wont relapse again now that i know how to get better mental health without smoking
Anhedonia .. just about to watch another vid I searched for of your content on this, my biggest battle in the last two years, and the guilt you feel behind it is equally as horrible
Im currently on day six of no weed. I smoked every day for the last 20+ years.... The first 2 nights i drank and then quickly realised i didnt want to substitute the weed for alcohol so ive not drank again since... My emotions are so up and down, yesterday i felt like i was on top of the world.. today ive had a bad morning, i feel like the world is against me. i'm literally crying writing this comment. Im starting a new job in 4 days and dont want to feel like this when i start... what can i do to help?? I feel excited but also anxious about it. The worst thing for me is 1 little thing can make me snap at the moment, i dont want this to affect my new job... i dreamt last night that i smoked again and i was so disappointed in myself.. A main reason for me quitting was my depression but right now i feel like im more depressed than ever, when will this get better??? Thank you so much for your videos.. you dont realise how much you help x
I'm 6 days clean. I realized I also have to quit drinking as well. I almost relapsed last night and I don't want to break current streak. I've quit so many times but this time I want to get it right. My mind is sharper but my emotions are stronger. Its like I feel everything but I can't run to the only thing that was there for me through it all.
Some of the things I’m investing my energy into rather than weed are- Tattooing and drawing Basketball and athleticism Construction trades Automotive trade Outdoors and meditation Praise to the most high 🙌🏽
You are me down to an absolute T glad I found your channel I’m at the start of this journey but I know I got this if you can do it I can there’s no excuses now
@@salsa2264 back to daily smoking after a 12 month break… but now I exercise to treat the depression and psychosis. I find that overall your life has to be going well. If life isn’t going well, weed will make you very depressed and stop progress. I find that for me it is sustainable in the medium term 6-months or so. But long term I’ll definitely have to cold turkey again at some point
I dont understand how to put my happiness into other things. I love my wife an kids so much, but i just need weed to be comfortable an happy but like im still such an angry person. I really want to quit smoking so bad. Im 3 days in, but i feel like i need it so bad just to sleep or eat. I haven't eaten in 2 days. I really appreciate this video. Im so lost trying to find myself after smoking for the last 15 years. I just feel like i need to stop smoking to find real happiness. I also realize that my hobby of video games just furthers my addiction. So I think I gotta kick games too.
Don't plan it just as soon as you feel strong for a second flush everything down the toilet, get rid of all the paraphernalia, ashtrays, papers, pipes, candles etc, drive home a different way, don't sit on the couch and watch the same things, buy Advil, sleepytime tea, magnesium sleep when you can even if it's the wrong time of day and push through. It's easy at first but for me about a month in I had a wicked headache 24/7 and could barely comprehend anything people were saying. I felt like I had brain damage. At about 60 days I started to feel a bit better but I know this will take years.... because it was years of use.
I'm quitting weed again and it's been about 4-5 days. I've been doing pretty much all the stuff you mentioned. Im even building up my art business. The first 3 days I felt more or less good but now I'm really depressed despite everything I've done to improve my life. I know you said this won't happen over night but I feel so impatient and so alone. Almost everyone I work with smokes weed. The 2 people I'm closest to in my life also smoke weed. I feel very isolated. I want to cry but I can't. My stomach is all messed up and I'm getting headaches and nightmares. I can't afford therapy rn either. I think I can really commit to at least 3 month off weed but sometimes even that seems daunting. It seems like time is going by at a snails pace. Not only that but I feel like part of my reasons for quitting are fear based. I don't want to get kicked out of my place before I've found somewhere else to live. (My roommates drive me nuts btw and that doesnt help.) One of the reasons I quit was to stop making choices based on fear but I feel like I'm quitting based on fear too. I'm confused. I want to keep pursuing this but it seems like the odds are stacked against me. I feel out of control despite the great progress I've made. What do I do?
seems to me like you should distance yourself from people who partake in the habits you are so desperately trying to remove from your life. try and find some comfort in your own mind and the little things that make you happy and feel like yourself. take it easy man really seems like you are going through a difficult time and some feelings of depression anxiety loneliness are almost inevitable. and most importantly you aren’t alone my guy!
@@uncoolcat95 if it makes you feel any better I work a trade job, with a bunch of stoners and alcoholics and I am on my day 4 so I am struggling with the same thing
@@uncoolcat95 I wanted to reach out and let you know I'm praying for you. Your gonna get through this and be free of addiction!! Keep reminding yourself of the type of amazing person you long to return to. Your gonna make it!!
Listen carefully...you must replace a bad habit with a good one...learn how to jog...start slow...when you can run two or three miles kiss that depression and anxiety bye bye...jogging releases your body's natural endocabinolds...it's called runners high ..you ain't ever had a high like a runners high ..please give it a try
Idek remember anything anymore, big things and small things. All of high school (so far, bc I’m literally still in a school I’m a senior😭) completely wiped from my mind not one single memory. And my friends if they tell me things like update me on there drama, I just won’t remember it the next time they go to update me and then they get upset w me for not listening. I know I need to quit bc the effects are staring me right in the face, but STILL I just can’t do it. It’s the only thing that makes me feel good and calm and above everything else, normal.
Im heavily handicap, unable to do much stuff… I quit many times before but I do not have anything to do with my time… this time I find it hard to occupy my time
I was struggling for years with drug addiction, it got so bad I almost divorced my marriage, luckily i was referred to an expert who recommended i microdose Psilocybin mushrooms which helped with my addiction and I’ll forever be grateful ,it’s a slow process but you will eventually make progress in the retrospect, this is 1year and few months sober after many years .
Started smoking cuz I was depressed, became more depressed, became borderline suicidal when I quit weed, and now I can barely look myself in the mirror after relapsing.
Gonna give learning French a shot through Duolingo. I have a good 30-60 min commute to and from work depending on where our job is and also time in the evenings after the gym.
@@richardlawson6787 Tomorrow will be a month clean from weed. Between going to the gym 5-6 times a week, and practicing piano and French daily I’m feeling pretty content without weed at this point. Thanks for the pointer though!
i quit porn, vaping and weed all at the same time cold turkey. i’ve quit all of them before individually but i used to always go from one to the other. but i just quit all of them cold turkey and have been experiencing withdrawals and im ngl it sucks alot but im slowly getting over it everyday. its been like 3 weeks and i can tell im on the right path.
How is it going? Hope you are doing well. I would like to quit multiple things at once but am worried it will be too much all at once. Right now just focusing on quitting weed
You can still smoke weed but just be strict with it. After a hard workweek friday evening is when i smoke. Also on a rainy sunday when there is nothing to do. Just keep busy during the week and make yourself tired by working out like crazy.
I’m in Japan so it’s not like I have easy access to it right now but I really miss some aspects of it. Can’t wait till the irritability and no appetite goes away
I am an artist and I will invest more time in art making, but actually schedule this time as a priority rather than when I feel I can devote the time between other distractions.
Day 6 hate myself hate everyone around me and everything dont really have many withdrawal symptoms but life has become completely emotionless and doom and gloom not really sure i can do this, turned to tobacco to help me quit now im smoking 5 of them a day to cope with my irritability but used to work out and now lost all desire to do everything cant even walk the dog everyday 😑
I was struggling for years with drug addiction, it got so bad I almost divorced my marriage, luckily i was referred to an expert who recommended i microdose Psilocybin mushrooms which helped with my addiction and I’ll forever be grateful ,it’s a slow process but you will eventually make progress in the retrospect, this is 1year and few months sober after many years .
@@teddcraycraft5297 have tried quoting several times but I have friends that smoke and at this point in my life I feel I need it more to take my mind off things but deep down I know I don't need them anymore and I want to quit ,any help on how to contact your medical expert, I really want to try whatever remedy will work
Same I’m 15 I’m on day 4 it was really though for me but I did it cold turkey because when I stopped I felt CHS Symptoms so bad the first days and the pain honestly makes me not want to smoke again
Havnt smoked in a month and before that smoked for 18 years straight. Constant depression and no meaning to life anymore. I only took a couple hits a day which helped me so much but recently just felt bad for some reason about smoking. Like im growing up or somthing. Anyway constant suicidal thoughts and life fucking sucks ass. Ill get over it in time i guess.
When I read Dopamine Nation I had the same frustration I’m feeling now. The people in that book are from silicon valley. They are doctors, engineers and business owners. They had families to return to. You talk about relationships, helping others, your career…I have nothing like that and I’m terribly addicted to kratom. I’ve pretty much been a neet since I dropped out of highschool 8 years ago for mental health issues. My life is so empty and I can only see it getting worse. I’m not capable of anything because I’m so damaged from drugs, isolation and childhood neglect. I want to quit more than anything, I really do, but I’m terrified that life without it is torturously unbearable. If I had a wife and career to return to I wouldn’t be filling their absence with this shit.
Traditional roles have been destroyed in western nations. We are miserable because of this. Marriage and family are the most important things we can do.
@@AS-kw5hd it actually feels like the opposite in my case. I’m a trans woman who grew up in a conservative family and environment. The reason I got so addicted was trying to escape the feelings of dysphoria because I repressed too long. If I had lived in a progressive open minded area I could have actually done what would make me happy and give me direction. I could be a part of my community and find a man to love me. I said wife in that comment because people don’t relate with transwomen. You probably think I’m just insane and that’s understandable because I even think I’m insane a lot of the time. If you can’t have what you want you don’t want anything and you just survive as you watch everything fall apart around you.
@@digineet8421 I felt some pain reading this. I have an empathy problem, that gets me in trouble. Psychos and narcissists are attracted to empaths. I stand by what I said about traditional roles. The problem, in my opinion, is that we are born innocent and perfect, but we have family that are so damaged themselves,they basically break our brains. It has nothing to do with them being conservative . Progressive people are highly narcissistic too . Anyways, as a survivor of neglect, I find our reflection of ourselves is damaged and inaccurate . It must be us , we say to ourselves. We must be wrong/bad, because all the adults in my life, made me feel that way. It gets imprinted in our psyche. I think drugs are a way to erase yourselves for a few minutes. I think trans people are trying to erase themselves too. Bare with me , but between the plastics and soy in everything , hormones have been severely disrupted. Add in constant propaganda and the promise of salvation/ happiness if you try and change your gender, many lonely, neglected, people will gravitate to it. Not only do you get to erase yourself, they are telling you, that you will be happy and finally be yourself and at peace . ( Nobody is really at peace all the time, we live on the edge of a knife.) I say you were already perfect as you were born , but you as a little sponge (child) had no one to tell you that and it’s heartbreaking. Everything we hear in the mainstream is lies. Whatever the worst thing that we think they, the government , are capable of, it’s 100 times worse. You gonna spend your whole life trying to change yourself ? It’s a miracle that you were born. A perfect little baby . You were not born wrong. You, as we all do, have a spark of the divine in us How can that be a mistake ? (I’m sorry if my opinion, hurts your feelings. It’s a complicated subject. )
I was a daily smoker and I quit on June 7th, was the last time I smoked. Right now is June 28th 2022. The positive side of it is, I stop seeing white and black dots floating around when I stand up too fast and I stopped having Twitches at night time before I fall asleep. But I've been having some depression. Yes I believe marijuana is bad for people.
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I’m 8 days sober of smoking weed. Had no plans to quit but now I’m watching these videos getting inspired!
If you're on day 8 without having planned to quit, we're not the same 😂
Hang in on day 15.
The pain is healing. Just remember you are not dying. You can do this.
I’m sleeping again. Anxiety has stopped. I feel goood. Walk a lot. Deep breathing helps. CBD oil is a big help
@@Expect_Delayz please stay on this path I can’t tell you how beautifully my life has changed. ✊🏼🙌🏼🙏
Wait how did you do it? Pls share wanting to quit, the depression and nausea withdrawls I'm using it to calm my pain down @@chrisb9698
Starting day 2 today. Last night was so rough. I had no idea how strong cannabis withdrawal can be, and how addicted I truly was. It started to become apparent recently as I have been smoking dabs and more concentrated THC. So sick of being a slave to this drug, I’m ready to change. Utilizing your content right now, it’s so helpful. Thank you. ❤
Me to. I'm done being a slave to weed. Hope you're doing better.
I never looked at it like being a slave until recently, it's good to know that I am not alone with that @@GodisGracious1
Well I relapsed when a good friend died recently. I also relapsed alcohol. Got myself a nice little DUI and hit my rock bottom. I finally surrendered to my addiction. I am currently on day 2 again. Withdrawals last night, couldn’t sleep, sweating, weird dreams, body aches.
@@thespiritualgenieu got this bro 🫶 really struggling with the depression and insomnia rn only on day 4 smh. Feels like u really stop and realize all the problems in life.
I know the feeling day bye day it gets easier I believe you can quit weed for good
I’m 17 days clean from THC
Congratulations brother
I'm day 16 🎉🙏
Yes!!
Look at that!
Good luck, best wishes! 21. day for me!
@@Lentreeo same here 😍
I’m over a month sober and I’m struggling with terrible depression and lingering CHS symptoms. All i can think about is running out to a dispensary and getting a joint, but i keep resisting that temptation. I truly believe it will get better in time. One thing you said that hit me, i was depressed long before i started smoking weed. I’m an introverted person, but i think i need to grow as a person and try something new. God this is all so hard, but i deserve to be happy ❤ going to make a list for myself to work on me. Thank you, i want this to work. I want to believe in my happiness so badly. Wish me luck…
You got this buddy! You are the only one who gets to decide when you get to be happy, the weeds time stealing your joy is over. Please stay strong I know your comment was over a month ago. Don't be afraid to reach out for support. I know I'm a random person but I am dealing with the same thing and life without weed is essential for me. I can't function while high and it causes physcosis... stay strong and much love❤
It will get better my friend. Even if you lapse or relapse, don’t give up, just start over. Depression is the hardest part for me too. I have tried to quit literally over a hundred times and failed, but I still haven’t given up. I’m three days sober but thats nothing to brag about lol. When I get sober I realize that I have a lot of negative fear based beliefs about myself and the world that don’t serve me at all or simply aren’t true. Those beliefs are what always lead me back to weed. In observing the lack of logic in these beliefs, then consciously choosing better ones, we can slowly begin to dismantle them. Good luck my friend, keep fighting the good fight. Much love 💜
Right there with you. Only thing that gives me any relief is my relationship with God
When did you feel better
You from el burque? I grew up there
One of the best parts of quitting for a super long time (6 months+) is getting the butterflies in your stomach again when you get excited or happy about something. Weed diminishes this.
No way! Forgot I could even get this
Quitted cuz i started becoming depressed when i did smoke it
Thank you
OMG I’m so glad I saw this comment.. I’m day 5 of quitting and I feel like I have constant butterflies 🦋 😊 in a good way tho ! Not anxiety ❤
I've quit many times with no problem, once for 7 years. I've never really felt addicted until lately because I'm making big life changes and my anxiety is through the roof. I overuse MJ when I'm anxious and avoid my issues which of course makes it 10x worse. I'm currently not smoking and today I really wanted to call my guy. I felt lonely and depressed about the long weekend and work issues. But I knew I had to avoid weed bc at this point it's NOT HELPING. I toughed it out bc I didn't want that feeling of failure and after lying in my bed scrolling UA-cam for some hours I got up and tackled a project that was stressing me out. My anxiety was at 100 but it gradually went down and then I saw your new video. Perfect timing! Thanks for the amazing content. To give some context, I first started smoking when I was 16 or 17 and this year I'll be 60.
U got this man
This comment is awesome God Bless
Thank you for posting. It helped me today.
@@alicebowie9474Poor thing. Get yourself some good chocolate, your body is craving cannabinoids. Chocolate is chock full of cannabinoids, especially dark chocolate.
I believe you can quit weed for good
Day 3 quitting drinking, weed, vaping. I found a vape in a hoodie pocket. It was tough but I threw it away. Thanks for the video
Im 2 weeks in. First week was easy but this second week has been so depressing. I have a loving mother, an amazing fiance and here I am wanting to be high. I will not cave. I cant put myself in the hands of any substance. I feel weak doing so because im somewhat of a control freak but weed makes me feel outnof control. Just using this comment as a journal entry of sorts. I may get some eye rolls from this but I can do all things through Christ. If you share my faith I humbly ask for prayers. Much love to anyone feeling helpless. We can do this.
Prayers for you my man! Best wishes. 😊
God is on your side, keep following his voice and you will be ok! I havnt quit yet but im going to once i get the right support services involved.. how are you doing?
Amen me too, I’m praying now day 5 , I’m sooo uneasy tight right now 😢
You really are living the dream. You quit all your vices and at the same time found your passion in helping others. You really are somethin dr. I am currently struggling with addiction day in and day out. Just gonna listen to you until i can get outta my own head.
I've smoked weed for about 15 years, and I'm nearly 3 weeks sober now.. I feel totally lost.. like I have no idea who I really am, or what my interests really are.. It's tough tbh, but I'm trying my best to stick it through.
Im in day 10 of no smoking weed or vape I’m so happy I never actually thought I would be able to I was so scared at first I finally got my appetite back on my day 9 and I’m just dealing with a bit of anxiety but I’m trying my best I do not ever wanna touch the substance again and I hope I can do it
Your videos have helped me a lot thanks for everything
Also is it normal for my chest to be hurting sometimes even though I’m not smoking anymore it mostly happens during day time anyone knows ?
@@dreamdollmiami1585 you should see a doctor. I've had to quit weed for up to a year for work related reasons and that's never happened to me. And I am a heavy smoker, I'm talking no less than 4 grams a day.
You should definitely get that checked out just to be safe.
@@RabidDisposition i did and they told me it wasn’t anything so I suppose it’s just my body getting rid of it cuz I been doing vape and weed for almost 2 years I’m talking 5-8 blunts a day
@@dreamdollmiami1585 ahhhhhh. Yea you were a tobacco smoker. Tobacco will do that to you lmao
i have chest pain and some pain/tightness in my heart area, but the doc said my health was perfect... probably just the body getting rid of things i guess
I’m currently 15 days sober, the first week actually wasn’t bad, but the past say 5 days, my anxiety and depression have been absolutely unbearable. Thankyou for making this video, I’m hoping that I can improve my mental health soon.
Thank you for this video. 2 weeks sober from smoking weed for over 10 years
Keep on going!!
@@Javier.Williams thank you for your encouragement! Almost 3 months sober now. Sending love to you on your journey as well
Hey, thanks so much for your work. Your videos really help me push myself forward to finding happiness again and reconnecting to my inner self. It's the 21 day of quitting weed and I still deal with anhedonia and feelings of anxiety and depression. What helps me to feel happier again is exercising, reading, going for walks, playing piano and a good night sleep. It's going to be a journey but I'm looking forward to the future!
Hows ur journey?
seriously. you are helping me so so much. i am happy to donate more as i continue my recovery. please keep being you and making these videos for others. i wish i could meet you easily and give you some money for your service.
Thank you! It means the world to me, I’m glad your recovery journey is going well!
I’m two days sober been watching these types of videos a lot more to cope.
It's honestly surreal how well you hit the nail on the head in your videos.. Thank you for everything you do, you're helping more than you could ever know.
Ur videos videos help me man, in middle school and first two years of hs i was so happy with my friends we went out and have fun. But now im relizing we only hang out and smoke then play some video games and smoke again. I didnt want to admit i was addictive at such a young age but i was in denial. I keep your videos and rewatch them because in a way you motivate me, and knowing that you went through what im going through rn makes me understand and not just to go back to weed thank you sm for talking time off and making videos to help the ppl that are stuck and have no help. Bless 🙏
I'm from Buffalo to!! These videos are helping me through my journey for sure, 3 weeks in and im so depressed feel so lonely and not happy. Glad to find you. Go bills!
Day 10 not fun anymore. I can handle the physical symptoms quite well. They help me actually. Once they are gone I cry and I feel like I don't wan to live. I'm not happy smoking it or not smoking it. My authentic TRUTH is that I truly think the world SUCKS more than ever and there is nothing for me personally to be happy about. Work, sleep, eat and repeat. Where do people go for FUN anymore? I have no idea.
I'm on day 10 and I hate everyone and everything right now. It's so miserable idk what to do or think.
@@Tambrose0405 I get you!
@@Godisfirst21 I'm on day 5 & losing my mind and feel hopeless. . .
you need to travel see hear and feel beautiful things
@@Oulokend What a beautiful message to recieve. Thank you.
smoking while i watch this, but I want to quit so bad.
In fact, the best time to learn about how to deal with depression after you've quit smoking weed is to learn all the information whilst you're actually smoking the weed. Sounds counter-intuitive but it works.
Im still addicted, looking to quit before my 21st bday in a couple weeks, you can do it just set yourself a time and see it through even if its 3 days just get through those 3 days, even then it’s an accomplishment
You can do it bro, I’m 13 days clean today after years of smoking daily and I feel so much better
The first few days feel impossible but if you fight through them it gets better
Same smoking a 2 gram fatty with oil/kief being like I'll quit tomorrow
You can absolutely do it, never thought I'd make it to 12 days, started my journey with this channel...and I can tell you though the first few days might seem difficult...it gets better and later on you'd wonder why it seemed so impossible
Hey, I found your channel by chatting with a friend in an online video game and we started talking about our weed addictions. He informed me he found your channel and has been 5 months THC clean, and linked it to me. I'm actually really impressed with some of the points you are touching on. You drive them right home, and I can tell you've been through similar struggles as me, and that gives me hope. I'm wanting to join a Pilot Academy and become a commercial airline pilot, and there's a deadline coming up this Christmas which will require a drug test. I'm hoping I can take your lead, change my life, and pursue a career that I've always wanted. Fingers crossed, thanks again.
How did it go?
Update? ❤
I've smoked weed since I was 15 yrs old, I now have a daughter that's 17 yrs old and I want a better quality of life for both of us.
I want to make her and myself proud by changing "bad habits" and my overall way of life. I decided to quit about 48 hrs ago and found this channel about 24 hrs ago, right on time. I dont hang out much and I work from home so I need this info and it helps reading the comments. .I managed to stop eating meat in 2015 along with my best friend who's life was cut short by gun violence in 2022 ( a day after my birthday) . We both wanted to kick the "habit" but unfortunately he passed before we embarked on the journey. He credits me for helping him change his diet but in all actuality; HE played a major part by having faith. following and supporting me on the journey. This is by far the HARDEST thing I've every done but I got FAITH in myself.
To anyone reading this WE GOT THIS!!! KEEP FORWARD!!! GREATNESS AHEAD
Meat isn't unhealthy though. It has lots of vitamins and minerals that are essential during any drug withdrawal.
@@Sarahizahhsum Unless you’re growing your own meat, you’re eating chemicals. For example, Do you know what gives steak 🥩 the “pretty red color” weeks after the cow has been slaughtered?
Do you think carbon monoxide is safe to consume?
@@Rmedia360absolute rubbish.
I invested my time into sports getting back into golf, playing soccer. Helping out my family and friends and taking my business alot more seriously. I had to get over some real bad habits that I got into during my weed addiction but I'm getting there. This method works but it takes a long time. I think it's important to note its not going to happen over night. Start small build yourself up. You got this.
10000% agreed this is a very very long play method
I’m on day 45 and my physical with drawls has decreased tremendously. I also take vitamins . And I detox . I suggest B-12 and I’m being eating healthier foods . I eat more fruit and veggies. I also have been exercising everyday since stopping . I am currently struggling with anxiety / stress . I know I don’t wanna smoke again but it hard to deal with my anxiety attacks especially at work or when I’m sitting alone .
People told me to journal . I have tried writing and i county one to work out . At this point I am putting my worries at God hands 🙌. I focus on day by day. And try to be thankful of my blessing and being more positive 😊
I’m on day 6! Can someone say they’re proud of me? 🙂
I'm on day 3 and its insanely hard for me. I feel like I'm at war with myself. As a veteran who has become dependent on it I'm in a very dark and lonely place. I find myself constantly contemplating eating my shotgun to the face most days. It's a very terrible hopeless feeling.
I’m on day 18 today! I hope you’re still keeping with it! We’re all proud 👏🏼👏🏼
@@Jayhawk_Nationhope you are ok man, I love you bro
@R1chInSpirit Doing my best to thrive my man. 1 day at a time.
I'm 5 days off, I'm gonna leave from this forever.
I tried leave from this several times. Always something tells me ( you can do it one once a week) AND I fall.
But is just the addiction, I know that I'm better without it.
Your really inspiring Dr Frank. I'm only 3 days in but I can already feel a difference. I've restarted playing my guitar and I restarted my Hot Wheel Collection (I'm 54). I smoked for about 30 years. I fell into peer pressure in my early twenties. Mainly from meeting my ex wife and she was using it. I'm keeping a journal describing how I feel so I can look back and see my improvement. Thank you.
Thank you Doc, I found your channel last week. I am starting day 18 today and I am feeling better everyday. My energy levels are still up and down. My dreams are extreme and when I wake up from them it takes me about hour or two to snap out of the emotional feeling that these very realistic dreams cause me. My dreams have been a big source of my negative emotional state in the morning. They are so real and so vivid that I wake up angry and confused of what is real and what is not. My days are good with positive thoughts but when I sleep is when my brain goes into this negative and crazy realm of negativity.
Same!!!! Day 16 for me.. We so got this mate xx
On day 18 now! How are you doing?
Man I started smoking again for that reason. I was 4 months clean and still feeling the same thing. Extreme vivid nightmares every time i went to sleep. It was horrible. I hope u still strong 💪
@@mathewbeats2658 nah that's not the reason if you gone 4 months there is some other issue
Think of it this way. You may have been using weed to hide from your own emotions / things in your life that cause you stress and anxiety, and all of those vivid dreams are your body’s way of purging all of that bad juju out. I know it seems like it will never end, and when sleep is so important it makes quitting so hard, but I promise each dream is just your body regurgitating bad feelings you’ve been hiding from.
Thank you. I’m newly pregnant. Been smoking for 2 years. Didn’t realize you could be addicted until now. Going through the withdraws. It’s so very hard to be motivated to do anything at all. This video was very informative. Thank you.
I found this video on purpose cause I finally did it. I deleted my weed man's number! 😤😖 Enough was enough. Thank God it's all behind me now and recovery can begin 🙏🏾 I have such a burst of confidence now and I can be social again. Never again will a plant control me! 🤣
Thank god for your work❤ thank you for your support and going into deeper topics about this addiction. The German videos i found were very superficial and i cant relate. Im so happy finding your channel.. You help me through a very difficult time.
Love how this is starting. So many things that I subconsciously think about. Amazing stuff
Thank you so much for this video.
It changed my outlook entirely.
I was focusing only on work.
And forgot about everything else.
No wonder I was depressed for the good chunk of the year.
Being in an unhappy, stifling and isolated place feeds into addiction
Yep. It's the ONLY reason I use. If I had family friends I wouldn't need drugs
So good to come across this today very good thanks ❤
This is gold advice... I need to learn to get high at life, and life only; with diverse and multiple sources, of healthy earned happiness. It is earned, cause you got to work for it (reading, exercising, etc.).
3 days of no thc vapes, feeling alot of regret and guilt now that numbness is going away. These videos have been very helpful ❤
You have helped me so much.. Day 16 for me, will never go back.. Thank you xx
Did you ?
Quit today, no nicotine or weed. Pray for me 🙏🏽
How’s it going?
You are gonna be such a great dad. Thank you for the tips.
Reading>>> it's been the only thing that gets me through day one, if I clean my room, spend the day cozy immersing myself into the book I can get through the first day of not going to use kicking it off. Makes things 100x easier
He is right about how helping others keeps you clean. I’m an EMT and while that job in the past helped compel me to use, since I got my shit together helping patients has had the opposite affect compelling me to stay clean and use my experience to help all the addicts that call 911
I even ask myself sometimes how can i live without that s**t and handle my days, how can i be normal after years of this prison. 4 days without, sleep nice but i'm sweating SO MUCH. Woke up on 3rd day nauseous with headaches. Today i'm better but still smoking nicotine. Started dreaming again, noticed my stress and paranoia are reduced. While i'm working i'm ok but when i get home it's when i think about it, the habit, the routine. Smoking everyday, more than 1 a day for the last 7 years. I know i'm strong and i will make it for myself and my mental health ❤
Incredible content ❤ . I must say all the points you made here is accurate. 200%, but talk is cheap and action always hell harder!. And I’m not sure where to begin the process to free myself from substance but I know for certain I don’t want to use any substances anymore and I like to be free! And take control back of my like , right now I feel enslaved to this addiction of mine. I will try tomorrow to not smoke or vape and drink!
There’s a saying
“A beautiful life does not just happen, it is built daily by prayer, humility, sacrifice and hard work”
I think you made very important points.
I like point ten, knowledge is the power!! Is better to have an open mind to learn, but I dislike doing something I am not familiar with or find it hard. I will try better, never give up keep on going.
Thank you for sharing this ❤
I'm on day 10 and im so irrationally angry I just want to cry. Please help me.
I hope you're doing better now. I think sometimes crying, or letting the emotion out can help a bit. I know when I'm at max capacity in my brain, I need to exert some of it, either through excersise, guitar playing, or flat out crying into a pillow for a bit. I usually feel a bit better afterwords...
@@Jasonm250 this is day 66 and I can't believe how far I've come and how much better I feel. I don't see myself ever going back and I've been able to resist temptation on multiple occasions. I think the reason this time is different than all the other times I relapsed is because I know what to look for now and also know the minute I give in, I will internally beat myself up just like what happened last time. I learned to think of smoking as a spiritual entity trying to entice me and making it look better than it really is, when I know it's true colors and what it does to me.
@Ambrosia how did you work around the anger issue and then the sudden depression? I feel like I go through mood swings
This video is accualy such good advice, i've been struging with weed addiction for 5 years and the last 2 months i've been on and off weed but making progress on staying sober, i was rellying only on exercice and eating healthy for my happines but this motivated me to start investing more time into my art and relationships wich should help a lot, i was clean for 2 weeks then smoked for 2 weeks and now im on day 2 of detox again, hopefully i wont relapse again now that i know how to get better mental health without smoking
This is an excellent framework. Sort of similar to "Pathways to Recovery." I look forward to doing my own version of this.
This guys boutta change my life fr
Anhedonia .. just about to watch another vid I searched for of your content on this, my biggest battle in the last two years, and the guilt you feel behind it is equally as horrible
5 weeks without weed and definitely been thinking about a blunt lately. This video has absolutely helped me.
You explain things in such a great way to understand. Thank you so much for this. I’ve also created a list and have been truly prioritizing my time.
Thank you thank you thank you for your work! Currently titrating off and your videos are a powerful resource for me and many others I’m sure.
Im currently on day six of no weed. I smoked every day for the last 20+ years....
The first 2 nights i drank and then quickly realised i didnt want to substitute the weed for alcohol so ive not drank again since...
My emotions are so up and down, yesterday i felt like i was on top of the world.. today ive had a bad morning, i feel like the world is against me. i'm literally crying writing this comment. Im starting a new job in 4 days and dont want to feel like this when i start... what can i do to help?? I feel excited but also anxious about it. The worst thing for me is 1 little thing can make me snap at the moment, i dont want this to affect my new job... i dreamt last night that i smoked again and i was so disappointed in myself..
A main reason for me quitting was my depression but right now i feel like im more depressed than ever, when will this get better??? Thank you so much for your videos.. you dont realise how much you help x
I'm 6 days clean. I realized I also have to quit drinking as well. I almost relapsed last night and I don't want to break current streak. I've quit so many times but this time I want to get it right. My mind is sharper but my emotions are stronger. Its like I feel everything but I can't run to the only thing that was there for me through it all.
thank you, I needed to hear this today
Anytime Sarah glad you found it when you needed it
Some of the things I’m investing my energy into rather than weed are-
Tattooing and drawing
Basketball and athleticism
Construction trades
Automotive trade
Outdoors and meditation
Praise to the most high 🙌🏽
Thank you!
Wow this is amazing content thank you so much for your channel and hard work.
Really solid tips! I appreciate it man.
I gave up a little over 2 years ago (September 2022), cigarettes are my next dragon to slay.
You are me down to an absolute T glad I found your channel I’m at the start of this journey but I know I got this if you can do it I can there’s no excuses now
I’m at 6.5 months and still struggle with this :(
I am 2 and one half and yes. sleep is good but depression is around. the world in 2022 doesn't help
@@rockfantasysteve
The world in 2023 is even worse; we’re on the brink of war at this point. 🥲
hows it going buddy
@@salsa2264 back to daily smoking after a 12 month break… but now I exercise to treat the depression and psychosis. I find that overall your life has to be going well. If life isn’t going well, weed will make you very depressed and stop progress. I find that for me it is sustainable in the medium term 6-months or so. But long term I’ll definitely have to cold turkey again at some point
Thank you for this
I appreciate you so much Doc! You help me more than you could know!
Thank you for your work! 🙏
I dont understand how to put my happiness into other things. I love my wife an kids so much, but i just need weed to be comfortable an happy but like im still such an angry person. I really want to quit smoking so bad. Im 3 days in, but i feel like i need it so bad just to sleep or eat. I haven't eaten in 2 days. I really appreciate this video. Im so lost trying to find myself after smoking for the last 15 years. I just feel like i need to stop smoking to find real happiness. I also realize that my hobby of video games just furthers my addiction. So I think I gotta kick games too.
Don't plan it just as soon as you feel strong for a second flush everything down the toilet, get rid of all the paraphernalia, ashtrays, papers, pipes, candles etc, drive home a different way, don't sit on the couch and watch the same things, buy Advil, sleepytime tea, magnesium sleep when you can even if it's the wrong time of day and push through. It's easy at first but for me about a month in I had a wicked headache 24/7 and could barely comprehend anything people were saying. I felt like I had brain damage. At about 60 days I started to feel a bit better but I know this will take years.... because it was years of use.
Anyone who says it’s not addictive or that people who can’t stop are weak, truly stfu, because you have zero idea wtf you’re talking about.
Such a great video thank you
I’m on day 1 and it sucks 😢
I'm quitting weed again and it's been about 4-5 days. I've been doing pretty much all the stuff you mentioned. Im even building up my art business. The first 3 days I felt more or less good but now I'm really depressed despite everything I've done to improve my life. I know you said this won't happen over night but I feel so impatient and so alone. Almost everyone I work with smokes weed. The 2 people I'm closest to in my life also smoke weed. I feel very isolated. I want to cry but I can't. My stomach is all messed up and I'm getting headaches and nightmares. I can't afford therapy rn either. I think I can really commit to at least 3 month off weed but sometimes even that seems daunting. It seems like time is going by at a snails pace. Not only that but I feel like part of my reasons for quitting are fear based. I don't want to get kicked out of my place before I've found somewhere else to live. (My roommates drive me nuts btw and that doesnt help.) One of the reasons I quit was to stop making choices based on fear but I feel like I'm quitting based on fear too. I'm confused. I want to keep pursuing this but it seems like the odds are stacked against me. I feel out of control despite the great progress I've made. What do I do?
seems to me like you should distance yourself from people who partake in the habits you are so desperately trying to remove from your life. try and find some comfort in your own mind and the little things that make you happy and feel like yourself. take it easy man really seems like you are going through a difficult time and some feelings of depression anxiety loneliness are almost inevitable. and most importantly you aren’t alone my guy!
@@marshallrain thanks I appreciate that but I can't afford to take any time off work so I'm going to be surrounded by stoners. It is what it is.
@@uncoolcat95 if it makes you feel any better I work a trade job, with a bunch of stoners and alcoholics and I am on my day 4 so I am struggling with the same thing
@@uncoolcat95 I wanted to reach out and let you know I'm praying for you. Your gonna get through this and be free of addiction!! Keep reminding yourself of the type of amazing person you long to return to. Your gonna make it!!
Listen carefully...you must replace a bad habit with a good one...learn how to jog...start slow...when you can run two or three miles kiss that depression and anxiety bye bye...jogging releases your body's natural endocabinolds...it's called runners high ..you ain't ever had a high like a runners high ..please give it a try
thank you Doc!
Anytime!
you hit super good points. Glad your spending the time to get these thoughts into a video.
I've been smoking weed fr 10years and I still do. I tried to quit on the sixth year but failing😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Idek remember anything anymore, big things and small things. All of high school (so far, bc I’m literally still in a school I’m a senior😭) completely wiped from my mind not one single memory. And my friends if they tell me things like update me on there drama, I just won’t remember it the next time they go to update me and then they get upset w me for not listening. I know I need to quit bc the effects are staring me right in the face, but STILL I just can’t do it. It’s the only thing that makes me feel good and calm and above everything else, normal.
This is so real
thank you for this video❤️
Thank you Dr frank!
I’m on day six. I get crazy anxiety. I feel like I can’t catch my breath. But breathing techniques help. The struggle is terrible.
Im heavily handicap, unable to do much stuff… I quit many times before but I do not have anything to do with my time… this time I find it hard to occupy my time
I was struggling for years with drug addiction, it got so bad I almost divorced my marriage, luckily i was referred to an expert who recommended i microdose Psilocybin mushrooms which helped with my addiction and I’ll forever be grateful ,it’s a slow process but you will eventually make progress in the retrospect, this is 1year and few months sober after many years .
First day I’ve woken up without those damn night sweats! So happy 🤣
You rock. Thank you!
Thanks
Started smoking cuz I was depressed, became more depressed, became borderline suicidal when I quit weed, and now I can barely look myself in the mirror after relapsing.
I relapsed after 7 months the longest I ever stopped and it took another four months to stop I’m one month clean feel a lot stronger!
28 days clean today. The depression and suicidal thought are very hard to fight
Same reason for me… :/
Working out
Going on walks
Reading books
Playing games
Playing football
Skateboarding
Looking clean
Shaving
Eating healthy
Watching tv
Gonna give learning French a shot through Duolingo. I have a good 30-60 min commute to and from work depending on where our job is and also time in the evenings after the gym.
@@richardlawson6787 Tomorrow will be a month clean from weed. Between going to the gym 5-6 times a week, and practicing piano and French daily I’m feeling pretty content without weed at this point. Thanks for the pointer though!
i quit porn, vaping and weed all at the same time cold turkey. i’ve quit all of them before individually but i used to always go from one to the other. but i just quit all of them cold turkey and have been experiencing withdrawals and im ngl it sucks alot but im slowly getting over it everyday. its been like 3 weeks and i can tell im on the right path.
Heck yes to three weeks!
How is it going? Hope you are doing well. I would like to quit multiple things at once but am worried it will be too much all at once. Right now just focusing on quitting weed
It's weird but when I smoked weed I watched porn ..but it doesn't do anything for me off weed...I can't explain it but I noticed that
You can still smoke weed but just be strict with it. After a hard workweek friday evening is when i smoke. Also on a rainy sunday when there is nothing to do. Just keep busy during the week and make yourself tired by working out like crazy.
I’m in Japan so it’s not like I have easy access to it right now but I really miss some aspects of it. Can’t wait till the irritability and no appetite goes away
I am an artist and I will invest more time in art making, but actually schedule this time as a priority rather than when I feel I can devote the time between other distractions.
Music is my passion, but since I've quit smoking, I don't feel motivated to even do what I love anymore. It sucks honestly.
Day 6 hate myself hate everyone around me and everything dont really have many withdrawal symptoms but life has become completely emotionless and doom and gloom not really sure i can do this, turned to tobacco to help me quit now im smoking 5 of them a day to cope with my irritability but used to work out and now lost all desire to do everything cant even walk the dog everyday 😑
Thanks for the vid god bless
I have to try to stop AGAIN.I need help.withdrawals are terrible.
I was struggling for years with drug addiction, it got so bad I almost divorced my marriage, luckily i was referred to an expert who recommended i microdose Psilocybin mushrooms which helped with my addiction and I’ll forever be grateful ,it’s a slow process but you will eventually make progress in the retrospect, this is 1year and few months sober after many years .
@@teddcraycraft5297 have tried quoting several times but I have friends that smoke and at this point in my life I feel I need it more to take my mind off things but deep down I know I don't need them anymore and I want to quit ,any help on how to contact your medical expert, I really want to try whatever remedy will work
15 years old , trying to quit , making music definitely helps me
Same I’m 15 I’m on day 4 it was really though for me but I did it cold turkey because when I stopped I felt CHS Symptoms so bad the first days and the pain honestly makes me not want to smoke again
@@twitchvxvluna how are you doing ?
@@tayshawntsay been doing really good I’m about to make it to 10 days I’ve been enjoying nature a lot recently wbu?
I’m 6 days sober from weed cravings are high but I have started feeling normal a bit. Such a shifty drug
Going on 2 months still feeling bouts of depression
Same.
hows it going buddy
@@aijazsiddique8713 hows it going buddy
Havnt smoked in a month and before that smoked for 18 years straight. Constant depression and no meaning to life anymore. I only took a couple hits a day which helped me so much but recently just felt bad for some reason about smoking. Like im growing up or somthing. Anyway constant suicidal thoughts and life fucking sucks ass. Ill get over it in time i guess.
Hey. Thanks for sharing your story. Sorry to hear that you are having a rough time. How are you doing now?
When I read Dopamine Nation I had the same frustration I’m feeling now. The people in that book are from silicon valley. They are doctors, engineers and business owners. They had families to return to. You talk about relationships, helping others, your career…I have nothing like that and I’m terribly addicted to kratom. I’ve pretty much been a neet since I dropped out of highschool 8 years ago for mental health issues. My life is so empty and I can only see it getting worse. I’m not capable of anything because I’m so damaged from drugs, isolation and childhood neglect. I want to quit more than anything, I really do, but I’m terrified that life without it is torturously unbearable. If I had a wife and career to return to I wouldn’t be filling their absence with this shit.
you are capable of everything what you went trought will make you stronger
Traditional roles have been destroyed in western nations. We are miserable because of this. Marriage and family are the most important things we can do.
@@Oulokend it feels like my brain is just broken now. I’m still as addicted as ever and just taking it a day at a time trying to maintain my sanity.
@@AS-kw5hd it actually feels like the opposite in my case. I’m a trans woman who grew up in a conservative family and environment. The reason I got so addicted was trying to escape the feelings of dysphoria because I repressed too long. If I had lived in a progressive open minded area I could have actually done what would make me happy and give me direction. I could be a part of my community and find a man to love me. I said wife in that comment because people don’t relate with transwomen. You probably think I’m just insane and that’s understandable because I even think I’m insane a lot of the time. If you can’t have what you want you don’t want anything and you just survive as you watch everything fall apart around you.
@@digineet8421 I felt some pain reading this. I have an empathy problem, that gets me in trouble. Psychos and narcissists are attracted to empaths.
I stand by what I said about traditional roles. The problem, in my opinion, is that we are born innocent and perfect, but we have family that are so damaged themselves,they basically break our brains. It has nothing to do with them being conservative . Progressive people are highly narcissistic too . Anyways, as a survivor of neglect, I find our reflection of ourselves is damaged and inaccurate . It must be us , we say to ourselves. We must be wrong/bad, because all the adults in my life, made me feel that way. It gets imprinted in our psyche. I think drugs are a way to erase yourselves for a few minutes. I think trans people are trying to erase themselves too. Bare with me , but between the plastics and soy in everything , hormones have been severely disrupted. Add in constant propaganda and the promise of salvation/ happiness if you try and change your gender, many lonely, neglected, people will gravitate to it. Not only do you get to erase yourself, they are telling you, that you will be happy and finally be yourself and at peace . ( Nobody is really at peace all the time, we live on the edge of a knife.) I say you were already perfect as you were born , but you as a little sponge (child) had no one to tell you that and it’s heartbreaking.
Everything we hear in the mainstream is lies. Whatever the worst thing that we think they, the government , are capable of, it’s 100 times worse.
You gonna spend your whole life trying to change yourself ? It’s a miracle that you were born. A perfect little baby . You were not born wrong. You, as we all do, have a spark of the divine in us How can that be a mistake ?
(I’m sorry if my opinion, hurts your feelings. It’s a complicated subject. )
I was a daily smoker and I quit on June 7th, was the last time I smoked. Right now is June 28th 2022. The positive side of it is, I stop seeing white and black dots floating around when I stand up too fast and I stopped having Twitches at night time before I fall asleep. But I've been having some depression. Yes I believe marijuana is bad for people.
It is. I hate weed it make me more depressed then i was in the first place just like alcohol.
@@brokendreamchaser39s I'm still battling temptation. But I'm still sober for 22 days now.
I’ve been quitting for years on years, 3 days in again and I really wanna stick to it this time, definitely irritated as fuck and wanna smoke