My marijuana withdrawal

by P. C.

After 8 years of smoking I've finally become mentally strong enough to cope with the withdrawal.

I'm only on my 3rd day, but that's the longest I've gone voluntarily without smoking.

My body is cleaning itself out and it is uncomfortable.

Woke up on day 1 with the idea that "Today is the first day of the rest of my life, and if I want to, Marijuana does not have to be a part of it (at least a huge part of it".
I use to wake up every morning and smoke up. This was my ritual. A morning without it never existed. Through all the other times I quit this is the moment that always got me. But I said "No!" And I got myself out of my house as quickly as I could so I would not torture myself mentally.
The first night was difficult but I distracted myself with movies and exercise. I ran 8 km that day. Watched movies all night.
As the night went on, the insomnia kicked in. I was not going to sleep that night. So I drank lots of water. "Pom" Juice is a extremely effective antioxidant ridding my body of the toxins I had been ingesting for the 8 years.
Fluid bowel movements lasted for an hour or so. It's hard to not sleep and to have diarrhea when you know it'll be fixed with a joint. This is not an option though. My body is cleaning itself out, and if all that smoking causes me to lose control of stools then I shouldn't be smoking.
I fell asleep around 3 later that evening when I was mentally exhausted.

The second day. Woke up and refused to smoke! On the way to school, nausea overwhelmed me. I usually have a very strong stomach and this nausea was painful. I forced myself to eat something because I had lost my appetite. Once I got the food in me, the pain subsided.

I got hot flashes on the bus. My face seemed extremely hot and I was sweating. That too only last a few minutes and then passed.

The insomnia returned again that evening but I kept drinking water and fluid bowel movements were non existent.

I am on day 3 now. Stomach pain in the morning. But I feel stronger and better and healthier then I did 3 days ago.
My lungs feel light.
My house is spotless.

Although I love marijuana (and I mean love it) I was abusing it. Chronic use of marijuana is not good for your body. I don't know if I want to go through all of this ever again. I like being a free person. I like the fact that I'm not coughing all the time. I like the money staying in my pocket. I like not waiting on dealers and putting myself in sketchy situations so I can score.

Too much energy is taken from you when you smoke regularly. Find ways to expend this energy that you've been using to use, and instead use that energy in positive ways.

Thanks for reading my post, and if you're struggling as well just know that all pains and cravings are temporary and you are literally only a few weeks away from freedom.