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Stay strong, man, it will get easier. I have gone through what you're going through. I was what you would call a fully functional enhancement smoker. Everything I did, I did while high, because it made everything better. For 12 or so years, I was literally high every day, all day long. At work, at home, and anywhere in between. Then one day I found out the guy I was working with was an alcoholic who had to drink a 26 of Whiskey every day @ work, just to get through. I thought to myself: "Holy crap, this guy has a problem." Then I realized that I had just as much of a problem. The weed had become a crutch, a way for me to get through life.

That was the moment for me, and I started weening myself off. For me, cold turkey never worked. I just set limits for myself, and kept decreasing the limits over time (did the same with cigarettes).

Now I'm at a point where I don't want it anymore. I sleep way better and I have more energy, which means I get out and do things like ride my bike, go kayaking and skiing instead of sitting at home playing video games.

Like Duffman said, the best part is that I no longer have to plan my life around getting high. No more quick pulls in the parkade 5 minutes before the movie starts, no more standing on the toilet blowing the smoke into the running fan of the bathroom at the parents house during family gatherings. I never thought I could live without it, but it turns out life is way better now.

You can do this

PS - Sorry for the long post. I have never really talked to anyone about this, and it kind of all came out