Hello,
I have been battling my addiction for about three years now, and today was the day I finally did something about it. I am presently seeing a counselor and psychiatrist, but as a result of my addiction I have damaged many friendships. My family has no idea of my drug use, which makes everything even harder. I never wanted to live the life that I find myself living. It is almost as if I am living a double life, one which only my friends truly know about. This semester I had to leave college due to my depressed feelings. I broke up with my girlfriend shortly after new years. I find myself nowadays unable to feel motivated and all and all I feel embarassed. If anyone could offer some support I would love to talk.
welcome to the marijuana forum sulky. Many of us have been damaged by marijuana. But much of that damage can be reversed if you just give it some time, no matter what you do, stay off the pot. It is a subtle drug that many of us can hides, but it eats away at our relationships, as you mentioned, and slowly makes us into a different person than we are meant to be.
I'm off the pot 3 mo.'s now and feel very glad to be away from it. I was a ~chronic user before, and have been for many years, although I have previously enjoyed some period of sobriety.
This forum is useful, because sharing your feelings and experiences with others can be a very helpful part of recovery. Marijuana can call you back to it. Resist the urge, read the postings here and share your thoughts and feelings. Time heals. That doesn't necessarily mean that your life will be all roses, because life can be tough, straight or high, but in the long run, being a pothead is a very hard way to live life.
I'm off the pot 3 mo.'s now and feel very glad to be away from it. I was a ~chronic user before, and have been for many years, although I have previously enjoyed some period of sobriety.
This forum is useful, because sharing your feelings and experiences with others can be a very helpful part of recovery. Marijuana can call you back to it. Resist the urge, read the postings here and share your thoughts and feelings. Time heals. That doesn't necessarily mean that your life will be all roses, because life can be tough, straight or high, but in the long run, being a pothead is a very hard way to live life.
Sully,
We are here for anything you need to talk about. It doesnt always have to deal with addiction so just share. I have been fighting this addiction for over 10 yrs & i'm only 27. I had only managed to quit for 3 to 5 days before I came here. Last year I made it over a month but it took me almost a year to try again. This time I'm doin good & comin up on 3 months soon. Its hard in the beginning but your mind really does start to think of other stuff besides pot after awhile. August gave me the best advice by telling me to not let myself get to tired, hungry, lonely, or sad. I have found this is actually pretty hard to do! LOL SO good job on finding your way here. There are lots of good people here to support you & you can learn about them from reading back alittle. Oh yeah & welcome to our cyberspace!
AEA
We are here for anything you need to talk about. It doesnt always have to deal with addiction so just share. I have been fighting this addiction for over 10 yrs & i'm only 27. I had only managed to quit for 3 to 5 days before I came here. Last year I made it over a month but it took me almost a year to try again. This time I'm doin good & comin up on 3 months soon. Its hard in the beginning but your mind really does start to think of other stuff besides pot after awhile. August gave me the best advice by telling me to not let myself get to tired, hungry, lonely, or sad. I have found this is actually pretty hard to do! LOL SO good job on finding your way here. There are lots of good people here to support you & you can learn about them from reading back alittle. Oh yeah & welcome to our cyberspace!
AEA
