There is no need to feel threatened by your decision for yourself! Although you are right that some people undoubtedly will. You are not exaggerating- your experience is as valid as the people who smoke for 20 years and then put it down one day like it’s nothing. Good on you, you’re doing a thing I’ve considered but am fairly confident I will never do in my life unless forced. I know weed makes me accept things more easily and settle more easily and waste time more easily. I am satisfied with that right now, but it doesn’t mean you have to be! I’ve been a daily stoner for 15+ years now. I’ve had a total of three breaks that were longer than a few days:
Break 1- forced institutionalization from age 17.5-18, hopefully never again, I will assisted suicide myself before they force me in an old folk’s home where I can’t smoke weed. I am never being forced into institutionalization again if I can help it.
Break 2- week before spring break 2008 I had to stop smoking for nine days so I could try to pass a pre employment drug test. I guess I passed cause I got the job? I don’t think nine days was enough but I have a pretty hardcore pass a drug test method that has always worked. I broke the fast on the first day of spring break. It was the one and only weed-induced panic attack I’ve ever had. I blacked out briefly after taking a big rip and I legitimately thought I was dying. I never wanted to do that again so I’ve made sure to always have at least a mild tolerance. Some people give up when they have the weed panic attack, I push through.
Break 3- the only one I’ve ever done willingly. I was at a high point in life. Quit heroin and had been quit for 1.5 years. Made it out of the south and out of Texas. Enjoying life traveling around working. Since I was traveling I didn’t have a stable connect and it just so happened that the first month I spent living in California was the only weed free time of my life (irony.) The tolerance break kind of naturally fell into place. I enjoyed it, and I was pretty impressed by lack of WD. I was very busy at the time working and exercising. I think I was able to avoid boredom because I was in so many new places everyday, as a traveling worker. I personally think this is the best way to quit drugs period, and drug- change up your environment drastically and change what you do everyday. Make yourself committed to a new path, jobs. And go camping! Or whatever you do to change your environment. Get rid of things that remind you of that time- like the bongs. Well on Valentine’s Day 2012 my ex found me some bud and I broke the tolerance break. It was amazing. Got a real head change and I told myself there is no reason to quit weed ever again. The change in perspective is something I feel I need in my life. It was so nice that the break obliterated my tolerance for the next six months though!! It’s back now though
Good luck out there and hopefully you can go on a fun trip or something with all the extra money you will save