Some words on drugs, weed and how it has all affected my life; the never-ending journey of quitting.

As a lurker of a few months I came here to find out if I had an issue from symptoms I experienced when trying to quit for a job and tolerance. I started to question everything about myself and suffer from sweaty palms & feet as you described. I'm only 3 weeks in and am still experiencing extremely vivid and at first disturbing dreams that have thankfully tamed down in the past day or two. I have never read a post that made me cry and feel so liberated as intermittently as this. From the bottom of wherever my strongest feelings come from these days I have to thank you for this. I feel for you. I haven't struggled quite as much as you describe but the weed that grew increasingly stronger alongside my tolerance leads me to feel as if I can relate and surely have benefited from your post. I started socially but continued because it settled stomach issues that the medical field failed to diagnose or help subside even after weeks of hospitalization testing. A week or so in to what I thought would be a break, when it became extremely tough, I decided I didn't want to be reliant on anything to feel normal anymore. I wanted the me before I started to self-medicate. Since then I've done an incredible job of monitoring my eating and exercising habits which helps, but doesn't altogether cure my daily stomach pains yet I've been enjoying not relying on getting high to enjoy daily activities thanks to people like you on this sub. Quitting marijuana is often mocked on television and in social groups so a place like this is ultimately a savior to those who otherwise wouldn't have anywhere to go. I wanted to commend & thank the initiation of this sub, OP and everyone who's ever lent an encouraging word. Also I wish you the best of luck in your journey to break this reliance. I'm not by any means back to normal or where I was before, but in these short few weeks I have noticed an improvement in my quality of life.

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