Day 23
Making progress. My biggest hurdle for recovery in the past has been cravings. Thanks to an assortment of supplements and vitamins I’ve been taking, the cravings have been almost non-existent. It has also helped to keep my days planned and busy. Being alone and off from work is a trigger for me, so I’ve made sure I’ve had something to do in situations like that.
Being a member of Toastmasters (a public speaking group) has been helpful. I recently completed my 10th speech since I started 1.5 years ago, which gave me a “Competent Communicator” designation. Achievement and a sense of accomplishment are instrumental to my personal recovery.
As far as the supplements and vitamins go, I have found that the compulsion to smoke weed is the result of faulty brain chemistry and wiring. These supplemtents help correct the various neurotransmitter deficiencies that long-term weed smokers suffer from. I highly recommend Omega 3-6-9 and Lecithin. I’m also taking B12, D3, C, 5-HTP, Magnesium, and a multivitamin. Perhaps you could say I’m now dependent on something else, but I’d much rather take these than resort to the mind-numbing, ambition-killing effects of weed.
Meditation is also helping as well as constant, voracious reading. I joined a new gym recently too, and have been working out.
Weed almost destroyed my life. It made me psychotic and mentally ill. Over the past few years, I’ve gradually regained a semblance of a life back. I still haven’t given up weed completely, but NOW’S THE TIME.
