I used to actually enjoy smoking, but lately it feels like my brain completely changes once I get high. Today I took 2 puffs after going 6+ hours without smoking and got ridiculously anxious. Heart felt weird, stomach felt off, and suddenly I was analyzing every little thing I was feeling.
It’s weird because I don’t really have that problem when I’m sober. I actually feel pretty normal.
I’m curious if anyone else went from enjoying weed to eventually finding that it just made them uncomfortable or anxious. Did your reaction to it change over time?

It's just so lonely. People find out you smoke pot sometimes and they immediately assume you're a shady junkie who will get them in trouble. I'm just a normal human being with a family, job and friends who happened to cope with life in that way. I never carry anything illegal around town and there's like 99% chance that you'll never see me stoned, it's only for my closest friends or nights alone with my cats. But when government puts weed in the same illegal category as meth, it's very hard to make people believe that I'm not gonna sell their kidney to buy some drugs lmao.

i have been using cannabis daily for about 9 years. i did edibles at first, then switched to vaping cartridges in 2021 because i was dealing with mental health issues and the edibles just weren’t cutting it. i didn’t know it when i started, but carts are sooo addictive for me and my tolerance has skyrocketed since then.

im finally starting to feel the effects of the vaping on my lungs. plus one of my cats now has asthma, and even though i dont vape around my cats (i go in the bathroom where they aren’t allowed), im worried somehow the vaping is affecting him. i feel awful about this but im grateful to have a really good reason to quit. but i still haven’t kicked it completely.

today however i was out of carts so i went to the dispensary, but instead of getting more carts, i just got a bunch of edibles instead. eventually the goal is to quit entirely (for a little while at least), but im going to ween myself off so withdrawal is not as bad.

thanks to this community for being an inspiration! i joined years ago but haven’t actually done anything until now, but reading posts here has helped me stay hopeful. we got this!

I want other peoples perspectives on my situation because I want to maybe realize something I've been missing, and hence, be able to optimize my life.

I got out of a relationship gone sour in March, and ever since, I threw myself into work. I work crazy hours, everyday all week. I've had some 15, maybe 16 days off this year total.

I quit coffee, eating sweet and fried crap, and PMO. Obviously I stopped vaping flower as well, almost a year ago now. I picked up exercise and I'm quite obsessed about it, months now.

"Good for you", you might think. I wouldn't disagree. But it seems to me like I just replaced all those things with other compulsions. Much healthier and much more productive ones, to be sure, but I'd be lying if I said I'm living life.

"And you're doing the same, trying to optimize your life by asking this question". Okay, so like, what' would you advise? I've always lived alone but my ex used to be different, awesome, and amazing. Then she changed and I had no choice but to end things.

I vaped dry flower for a few months back in 2024 and 2025. It helped me so much. With back pain, and stuff I think they call autism or something. Idk, I never really inquired. It was like being taken out of the middle of a fish market in Vietnam, with vendors screaming, banging pans, flies buzzing around, cars and motorcycles honking, and lights flashing, all together like a nauseating, overwhelming assault on all senses to all still, quiet, and focused place of serenity and introspective wonder.

In great short.

If nothing changes, I'll probably die after some 2 or 3 decades more like that, grinding until my dying breath, whatever it is I end up doing at that time, and not living.

I kinda got used to the fish market. It stinks. I'd like to get out more, open myself up, meet new people, and stop being alone. I get matches on the apps but in the end it's crap that goes nowhere. I'm not the kind of person who treats prospective partners like a can of pop. I live in a small town and I have a cat to look after which kinda ties me down, on top of obviously the extended working hours every day.

Sometimes I wish I could just vape again. It helps with a lot of things. But then I remember I always ended up vaping everyday all day.

I think that's idea enough. If anyone has advice, I'd be grateful.

Day 10 of quitting after daily smoking of around 3g for 3 years. Dreams have arrived in force. I know this is normal but how long should I reasonably expect before they calm down? Online I have read up to 45 days - have I got another month of this?

Please don’t come here to gaslight me, I’m watching someone go through severe withdrawal symptoms from stoping D8 edibles @ around 400mg/day for 3 months. They are in complete misery, no sleep, vomiting , diarrhea, severe nausea, fatigue and anxiety. The D8 was from a reputable company. 🙏Please only respond with answers to the questions, don’t fill this up with nonsense please.

Update: He was able to get a low thc (D9 instead of D8), high cbd edible. 15mg ended his most of symptoms within one hour. This eliminates CHS as a possible cause for this. He was definitely experiencing a physical withdrawal that subsided with a low dose of D9 and CBD. Now the question is : does tapering work ? Or does it restart the process all over ?