trying to quit marijuana as of 7/5/12

[tryingtoquit517]

Hey all, when i graduated high school which was 2 years ago i started to hang out w some people that i thought were my friends. you know how it goes. at first i started smoking once every few weeks and slowly it developed into an everyday habit. there has been less than 10 days in the last 1.5 years that i haven't smoked. i've been trying to quit the past few months and it hasn't been successful because my friends are always trying to smoke me down and it just seems impossible. but lately i have been feeling really depressed and just not myself and i want to start getting things going in my life. i think this high i get is so great, but i think of what life was like before i started smoking and it was much better. everything was much clearer and i was much happier. and now when i'm not high i'm depressed or super anxious and i'm not as social as i used to be and i really want to change this so i feel like i need to quit. and not getting any support from my friends i decided to post on here with updates and hopefully get some positive support.

thanks all

[cherryblossom]

you're not alone. the withdrawal symptoms are terrible but all you can do is wait it out. i have non stop diarrhea and itis really embarrasing but i do not want to go back to smoking weed. i don't want to be a stoner anymore. yesterday i was at work wearing shorts while giving a presentation and i pooped all over myself. i need to stop smoking weed though

[tryingtoquit517]

well that's kinda weird, i've never had any issues with pooping. but even though i haven't gotten any replies or anything i just want to update my progress for myself. i've been marijuana free for 5 days now and it is the longest i've gone in a long time. i'm feeling great, i'm not as good as i'm going to get but i know that i am already getting better. i feel more energy and am trying to be more social. i've been high intensity workouts 6/7 days of the week and it is really helping me stay positive. i think it has something to do with endorphins or something, but generally any workout is definitely a good way to keep your mind off of it! other than that when i am sitting around craving tree i smoke a black, it isn't the same but it kinda fills the void by smoking something. i'm not addicted to cigarettes or anything and don't continue to smoke cigars it's just kinda something that's helping me right now.
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I've been reading through these forums a lot as they are helping me remember the cravings that i am trying to fight! I know it isn't heroin or cocaine but marijuana addiction does exist! all my friends say they aren't addicted and they just like being high, but they are lying to themselves!
i read a post about someone saying something about the song destroy and rebuild, I don't like the song but that post has changed my whole view on quitting weed and is helping me immensely and I want to thank that person indirectly whether they're reading this or not.
you can either look at a bunch of inspirational quote and ponder on it for a second and think about it and how it could positively affect your life or you can go out AND DO SOMETHING about it!

just thought i'd give an update on my status and let people know that there is hope! one day at a time!

thanks all