Quitting marijuana can be among one of the most difficult addictions to overcome because there is so many false reasons that keep you hooked. Join me to discover the benefits and reasons to quit using marijuana once and for good.
Tips for Quitting
I have found that there is absolutely some positive and effective tips that can help get through those niggling cravings of using cannabis marijuana. Quitting marijuana does not have to be difficult when you consider all options to help you give up the marijuana addiction.
Let me give you some tips for quitting cannabis use.
Keen for a change then read on!
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- First things first, start by drinking less coffee and tea and replace with clean water, preferably Spring Water. Look at drinking 5 to 6 bottles of 600 ml Spring Water each day.
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- Use less of the words associated with using marijuana, like stoned, wasted, rips, bong, joint, blunt, chasing. Start being conscious of those trigger words that make your mind think about smoking or consuming marijuana. Choose other words in place for other positive actions and reasons to do something else other than the marijuana addiction.
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- Find new clubs or associations that you can join that have a different user (people with other objectives) that you can meet new friends and associates that do not lead you in conversation to use marijuana. Find people with new interests and passions. This can be a range of places, such as walking groups, woodworking classes, university, craft groups, fishing groups, hiking groups, business entrepreneurship ventures, writing groups. You can get in touch with your local town council and see what other group activities that might interest you.
Health Benefits
There are so many health benefits in giving up the weed. The most obvious one is restoring the capacity of breathing and your lung function if you are smoking marijuana.
The most dangerous side effects from smoking from a bong is the chances of getting water on the lungs, causing emphysema.
There is also a decrease in chances of lung cancer, gum disease and losing teeth from decay.
Having better mental health and avoiding emotional roller coasters is a big plus from not using cannabis. Being able to control moods and being more conscious of triggers that can upset you, instead of reacting too quickly with emotional out blasts.
There is evidence that the mind altering substance of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in marijuana changes the levels of chemicals in the brain and this can lead to mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar and chronic depression. It is really a dangerous scenario to put yourself in. There is also a high risk of suffering psychosis, which is a terrible state of confusion, deliberating delusion and paranoia.
Letting go of the use of marijuana can decrease your chances of being diagnosed with these mental illnesses.
Financial Benefits
Money and assets can accumulate much more with prosperity in mind instead of always chasing the pot and spending whatever you have or selling whatever you can to buy the marijuana. The never ending cycle of losing thousands of dollars a month or worse still, stealing to try to pay for the addiction, can end.
You can mature to a cycle of treating yourself to new cloths, plenty of good food and maintaining the rent or mortgage for your living lifestyle of a new abundance when you quit using marijuana.
The financial rewards from quitting marijuana use, can be tracked in a quit weed app. In the app you put in your current habits cost and calculate the usage per day and the app will keep track of your spent money on the marijuana addiction. This tracking can show you statistics of exactly how much your addiction is costing you.
Social Benefits
Consuming marijuana often means sitting at home for weeks on end with little to no social interaction with others, usually because you are so consumed with being in your own world that mingling with others is the last thing on your mind
However, interacting with others can be the most rewarding pleasure there is, sharing conversation, experiences and laughter.
When you give up weed, it can open new doorways to meeting new people with aspirations that may excite you and get you totally wrapped in the power of connections.
Quitting marijuana can evolve to the possibility of exploring new ventures!
Setting Goals
The biggest challenge can be to set a goal of quitting and starting a new life.
It takes more than sometimes one decision, as you need to reinforce your reasons and see the rewards highlighted for the choice to end the cycle of marijuana consumption.
You need to set firm goals for adjusting your new mindset and establishing new routines for new habits. It is to be aware that when quitting marijuana you need to create new habits that replace the addiction.
Hence, the idea is to set mini goals at a step by step. Like removing all the marijuana paraphernalia and symbols of the drug from your living space. You can set these goals with a time frame and again it is reminding yourself the big picture of why you want a new life without the cruel addiction to pot.
Setting goals can be easier when using an app on the phone or computer. You can search many types of setting goal apps in iTunes or play store, there really is a lot to choose from depending on your specific needs.
Ways to Detox
I would like to share some ways you can speed up the removal of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and the stored marijuana in the body. Marijuana can stay in the body for up to a month, sometimes longer. And by eating certain good food and lots of water you can detox your body quicker.
Lemon juice is a great detox, it will clean the blood and also help remove marijuana from the fat cells in the body. You can add slices of fresh lemon to your spring water and drink throughout the day.
Cucumber is a great food for detoxing marijuana from the body. You can eat slices of fresh cucumber several times in the day. Or add it as a side salad to your meal, with fresh tomato.
Vinegar is also known for detoxing and you can drink a tea spoon of it a day or alternately add it to the cucumber and side salad. Do not over consume vinegar as it is quite strong.
There is a list of multi vitamins that also can be taken on a daily basis to help detox the stored THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and marijuana. Vitamin B and A C and D can help assist in detoxing the liver. Also, milk thistle.
If you have allergies to certain foods or vitamins it is best to check with your general Doctor for further testing or advice. And if you are a female that is pregnant, be cautious and refer to your Doctor for instructions before starting a detox program.
Also, if you are on prescribed pharmaceutical medication please consult your Doctor before changing food and taking multi vitamins.
Alternatives to Pain Relief
While it may seem a natural way by using marijuana to ease physical pain. It can be a false sense of relief, for the factor of how using a drug only masks the pain for short periods of time.The need to keep topping up on the drug to gain pain relief is not only expensive, it is futile for keeping pain in submission.
Just because marijuana is a plant does not make it a 100% safe or natural. Marijuana is a chemical compound that alters the biology of the human body. And often it can not be taken into some countries if you want to travel, even CBD oil can be restricted in certain countries
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I have some good news and there is definitely places where you can get support.There are the traditional ways such as ATODS (Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs) which is an Australian Government organization that you can register for professional ongoing support. By speaking to a support worker you can identify some powerful help and an ally for your goals to quitting using cannabis.
Finding a peer with lived experience of quitting marijuana can be an excellent way to discuss openly your challenges. The power of the peer that is trained in open dialogue, which is an non biased, no shame, no power imbalance way of communicating.
You are encouraged with talking to someone that is mutual and aligned with your goals and will help hold you accountable to your goals and actions.
You can make a choice now to quit, just by taking the first step today
In summary
Quitting marijuana is a choice and it is redirecting your attitude to the addiction. Firstly you need to acknowledge that the use of marijuana is not a healthy choice. You need to shift your perspective of your consumption of marijuana and come to terms with real evidence of the addiction.
Even with some countries making marijuana legal, this does not speak of the safety of marijuana consumption, all that is happening is that the governments want to profit from the already large consumption of marijuana.
You need to again, realign your personal reasons of why and how you can benefit from quitting marijuana!
Listening to other people that are pro marijuana is a no win battle, as they will deny the true harm that the consumption of marijuana is doing and it is best to avoid such conversations.
Peer pressure of a negative nature can really alter and only give inner conflict to your goals. Often pot users are just looking for a user buddy or to profit from your addiction,
By keeping adding reasons for the quitting process, this will build momentum to your resilience in saying no to marijuana!
Remember this is an ongoing day to day change and it takes persistence in reinforcing your new life.
There will be low periods of stamina and some brain fog, but taking time and consideration to remind yourself that you may have been consuming marijuana for a long time and takes the equivalent time to see the new direction impacting on your life.
I am here as a peer to give my lived experience and other strategies that may help you along your journey in quitting marijuana, just ask me and I will reply!
Wishing you all the best in conquering this and creating a new fresh start,
Feel free to share your experiences here or email me for further communication.
Kind regards
Erica Golding
