[Tayla]

As odd and strange as this may sound. Mind your P's and Q's.

People, Places and Perception.

Q= Quit.

The People who aided (enabled) the habit. Cant change them but avoid them til you can get a better grasp of your true condition. Avoid "Places"- That maybe the bar, your living room, where ever you seemed most comfortable in having that drug of choice. And Perception . How often an addict will have a warped perception and justification.

To quit doesn't mean to take a few days off. It means to entirely forego that drug of choice on a daily basis, til the end of time or the end of your existance. Which ever comes first.

Caffeine, nicotine , alcohol, cocaine are drugs most often associated with addictions and long term fore going. Admitting it doesn't change the condition, Stopping the habit does.

AA or NA has a higher chance then going it alone. I don't slap the hand that was there to aid, when the bottom fell out.

[Malenfant]

you could be me talking about 3 years ago.

Up until the day I quit, I had smoked weed for 14 years, practically every day, the only days I didnt was because I couldnt get any.

because I had smoked since I was about 13, It was just something that I always did, like having a cup of tea. As soon as I got in from work, rolled one up and it helped me to chill. That was what I did. it defined me. I was a pot head.

The thing was, the constant 'having' to get it really started to grind on me. I was only free from the worry of needing to score if I had at least a quarter of an ounce. I would say I used to smoke about that a week, to myself.

Now I didnt steal or anything to pay for it, but like you, I pretty much spent most of my free cash on it.

Most of my friends did it, and I couldnt ever see me giving up.
Thing was, although I had a high tolerance, and didnt feel like I was fuzzy, that was only because I was so used to feeling that way.

One day, I had a bit left, and all of a sudden the idea of spending more money on it erally p*ssed me off. I just wanted not to have to get it all the time.

I just didnt buy anymore after that day. Just like that.
that was just over 2 years ago.

Thing was, it used to be fun when i was a teenager, then it just became the norm.

All in all, I feel like a million percent better than I used to. Much more content, much less anxious generally.

Maybe you'll have a day like I did when you just decide enough is enough.

Nothing stopping you from having a treat now and then, I still do but very rarely, and its much more enjoyable and last a lot longer as i'm now a complete lightweight.

Good luck with whatever you end up doing. all I can say is that you really will feel loads better if you give up, and proud of yourself also.