Marijuana Addiction & Recovery Support Group
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OK so many of you may or may not have come across that smell. I do volunteer work and my friend there is a pothead just like I used to be. I don't go into details about my past or present experience with marijuana, I respect him but I am a stoner (sober) and I see the signs and smell the smells, and Saturday night it was powerful, as if he had a skunk in his backpack. Anyway, so I smelled it and it was a trigger, but I "played the tape through to the end" (something I've heard in 12 step groups) and I knew all I wanted was not a "taste" but I just immediately went to wanting "more".
You know, I would not be satisfied by just trying it, I immediately get into that feeling of wanting more, before I have even started!
Anyway, it is good for me to share my experience and how I get strength by learning to deal with the feelings that come up when I encounter "triggers" without using.
You know, I would not be satisfied by just trying it, I immediately get into that feeling of wanting more, before I have even started!
Anyway, it is good for me to share my experience and how I get strength by learning to deal with the feelings that come up when I encounter "triggers" without using.
It was difficult and the smell was really delightful but at the same time the smell disgusted me. It made me have strong urges and cravings but I 'played the tape through to the end' as u did, and the thought of me smoking at all was sooo disgusting in my brain that despite the positive feelings, memories, and the distorted hope that I could have a great experience/multiple great experiences in the future, and all the other positive feelings the smell brought, and the definite cravings to smoke, I was able to 'play the tape through' beyond just today.. I played it till I was 30 days forward having smoked on my own all day every day and accomplished nothing which is for me what would probably have occurred if I ended up smoking at all.
The point is it can be really powerful to face your triggers and beat them (even when they come up unexpectedly). despite the hunger or lust for weed I was able to make the act of me smoking seem so disgusting and vile in my brain that there was no way I would have taken a hit.
My friend ending up starting to vape before i left (he started taking hits when I was using the bathroom :/ kind of a dick move cuz he knows what I am trying to do). I dont judge him for smoking, and if he can moderate thats legit for him, but I cant and will never smoke again
22days free of weed
It is hard when you are around it. I had some friends show up for a show I was singing at, and at first I really felt outside the"fun". but I just observed, and, you know, it didn't make them cooler, or have more fun. They just semed adolescent..
I will survive!
I'm not staking you BUT I saw this post and wanted to say the morning I heard my mom died I felt like smoking...it's been 24 years
I used CBT and went through the tapes,fired from job, pension the whole ugly picture ...then I thought of a safe place and the rainstorm (of emotions ) that will pass by in my meditation ..I then got on line read your journal about Mr Now and thought of another reason not to get high..as I would only destroy or hurt another relationship
I called my sponsor went to acupuncture and got through another
24
I agree" Anyway, it is good for me to share my experience and how I get strength by learning to deal with the feelings that come up when I encounter "triggers" without using" PEACE
I went a friends' house and one of them smokes quite a bit of weed.
The smell honestly disgusted me. It kind of reminded me of exhaust from a bad muffler or something. Seriously.
16 days free of weed and looking forward to many more.