Being nearly two years sober of weed and alcohol
I can say with full certainty that smoking weed is doing more damage to you than you realize. Not just physically, but emotionally. I won’t tell others what to do with their lives, I know we are all on our own paths and journeys. But if you are looking to heal, you need to find a way to get sober.
I started smoking weed at 16 years old. I went through fluctuating phases in life where for years I would smoke it on and off, very heavily, to just socially. Even at some points detoxing completely and taking breaks between years. I drank mostly socially, but started to drink heavily for about a year up until I quit.
Not smoking or drinking now, I feel actual peace in my body. I don’t have that empty pit of dread in my stomach, of loss of control of my life, of being completely helpless and alone. Weed increases anxiety, it is so addictive. I know people say it’s not addicting, but it is. It’s mentally, physically, and emotionally addictive.
When I was quitting smoking and drinking at the same time, I was sweating and what I could only describe as melting for an entire month straight. It was weeks of suffering in my body. Mood swings. Headaches, like my brain and body were morphing and splitting open, constantly feeling like I couldn’t ever drink enough water.
After getting through all of that, I have actually met myself. I can feel what my intuition is trying to tell me when it speaks. I am learning more and more about myself everyday. I am so grateful to that version of me who stood her ground and got me through it. I don’t want to ever go back to smoking or drinking. I am free, and I trust myself so much.
Looking back on all of it now at 33 years old, I used to think weed helped me through periods of my life, but all it did was actually hold me back. It stopped me from succeeding sooner. It stood between me and myself, and I now stand between it and myself..
Also, breathing with my belly has changed my life. Not holding your stomach in, and letting it move in and out naturally as you breathe, how it’s supposed to, has healed me emotionally and helped me to connect with my inner self on levels I can’t even begin to explain.
I started smoking weed at 16 years old. I went through fluctuating phases in life where for years I would smoke it on and off, very heavily, to just socially. Even at some points detoxing completely and taking breaks between years. I drank mostly socially, but started to drink heavily for about a year up until I quit.
Not smoking or drinking now, I feel actual peace in my body. I don’t have that empty pit of dread in my stomach, of loss of control of my life, of being completely helpless and alone. Weed increases anxiety, it is so addictive. I know people say it’s not addicting, but it is. It’s mentally, physically, and emotionally addictive.
When I was quitting smoking and drinking at the same time, I was sweating and what I could only describe as melting for an entire month straight. It was weeks of suffering in my body. Mood swings. Headaches, like my brain and body were morphing and splitting open, constantly feeling like I couldn’t ever drink enough water.
After getting through all of that, I have actually met myself. I can feel what my intuition is trying to tell me when it speaks. I am learning more and more about myself everyday. I am so grateful to that version of me who stood her ground and got me through it. I don’t want to ever go back to smoking or drinking. I am free, and I trust myself so much.
Looking back on all of it now at 33 years old, I used to think weed helped me through periods of my life, but all it did was actually hold me back. It stopped me from succeeding sooner. It stood between me and myself, and I now stand between it and myself..
Also, breathing with my belly has changed my life. Not holding your stomach in, and letting it move in and out naturally as you breathe, how it’s supposed to, has healed me emotionally and helped me to connect with my inner self on levels I can’t even begin to explain.
