I feel like smoking weed so bad. Just wanna shut my brain off for a sec.
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I definitely hear that. But then I stop and think what that brought me last time and everything I lost and had to gain back.
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Hello Carlie: Can you try changing your environment/atmosphere for a little while? Maybe if something like that changed you may be reminded of that feeling(s)?
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Yes, went outside. Screamed at the top of my lungs. Then went to the gym. The desire left. Thankfully 
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See weed is SO easy for me to justify in my head. Or rationalize. Meth is what destroyed me, alcohol is how I ruined my marriage.
Weed just hurts me, my lungs, and my brain…I guess? I know it can shorten my life span as well. And I want to be a present parent. My main problem is it isn’t healthy for me. And being dependent on a substance for emotional regulation isn’t exactly what I’m going for as far as goals. It’s just so hard to see the forest for the trees when you’re Seeing red.
I’m happy it passed. And I made it thru the day without picking up. Thank you for your comment. It helped me remember my why.
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Grounding technique my therapist just taught me for when things get intense and such: look around, find/notice 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you touch, 2 things you can smell, and 1 thing you can taste. (5,4,3,2,1 method)
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Yes, I’ve heard of this! Need to remember to practice it!
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I quit hardcore drugs and drinking and I find myself making deals or bargaining over weed. I realize that my ultimate goal is me sober and a partner because that in the end what brings me down. Is killing it in life so easily being with a normie partner and it bomb explodes. Working on my boundaries. I no longer will be around it. Say a mantra I don't smoke weed.
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Good job! HP is holding your hand. U r not alone.
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I hear you! Trust me you'd figure since we've been sober it would just leave...I wish that was the case.
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Yes Carlie:fire: You still have Conviction exactly where We All need it….Anything mind or mood altering. I’m in the same boat. As of late only Coffee:heart: No more Social Drinking or smoking cigarettes. Trust me I was Very Addicted from 1995 to 2009. I’m right there with ya, can’t partake in weed or really anything. 
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You’re doing great Carlie! Don’t be so hard on yourself! Also glad my therapist explained cause when he said 54321 method my understanding was just counting down from 5 to 1 (seen a clip of someone saying that on instagram) and I was like 
and then he described the steps and explained and i was like 
🫢:sweat_smile: lol
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I use deep breathing exercises. Big inhale through nose. Hold breath for as long as possible. Very slow exhale until your lungs ar empty. I do ten. Takes about 5 to 10 min.
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Love this! Thank you ALL
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This 
So much this
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My husband is a pot smoker with no plans of quitting anytime soon. Another thing that makes it hard. I don’t wanna leave my husband over pot. We made it thru so much worse. But somedays I feel like I’d be easier without him smoking too.
I left a marriage because it was acceptable to drink and smoke weed and we were suffering for it. We are were rich and money out the rose colored lens on. You don't have to smoke but even though I met my wife clean AF she had not been truthful about her massive addicts and I accept my choices I did them but I left. I can't be with a partner with addiction or alcoholism ever that isn't a normie. Like hubby or wife had a glass of wine and was never an addict etc. If there's a negative consequence attached to drinking smoking it's an addiction. Money and all sorts of addiction. Maybe counseling, maybe boundaries. I had the richest high profile marriage and I was slipping and my wife was way out of hand. Just be safe. Maybe broach counseling and work on making things healthy and get guidelines
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