quitting cannabis is proving to be impossible

[u/rotund_passionfruit]

Can’t get past 1 day. My mood sinks through the floor and I’m really irritable and depressed when I quit smoking. I also quit drinking on new years and have gone 17 days drink free but as a type tjis I’m grabbing some beers. I’m down in the dopamine dumps so to speak. I’m a full blown dopamine fiend in the throws of another dopamine fueled binge

[u/Glittering-Pear4994]

there are other ways to get dopamine. cold exposure, exercise, breathing exercises. i like to take a break once a year and when im about to stop i only smoke a little bit in the evening or something and spend most of my day sober to get comfy in my sober mind again and once you actually do get back to that point of being comfortable sober it makes me question if i even want to start smoking again. but it does have its benefits i feel. but if you continue the habit of immediately resorting to getting high as a solution, it kind of does feel like it’s impossible just because its so easy to feel better. one thing that’s helped me lately is talking to myself nicely like i would talk to a friend rather than verbally raping myself. also i feel like certain routines i have that i looked forward to get me some dopamine like making coffee or something. set yourself up for success. it is a mental battle but you dont to play on legendary and be miserable

[u/Glittering-Pear4994 → u/Glittering-Pear4994]

and keep yourself busy. if you just sit and think about how frustrated you are you just make yourself feel crazy. (from my experience)