How to quit drugs and alcohol

Universities always have support programs for this kind of thing. Talk to counselers there about getting help, maybe going to a meeting? Going to alone and keeping it to yourself rarely works

>>39408076
Sounds like the withdrawals are fucking you over.
Weed withdrawals will last maybe a week or two, and start a couple days after you stop smoking. You'll get insomnia, chronic fatigue and depression but it'll go away within 2 weeks.

After those 2 weeks you'll feel great and not even fiend for weed anymore.

My big suggestion to you is to not increase your frequency of weed/alcohol when you give up one or the other. Don't substitute one for another.


I'd recommend tapering down to make it a bit easier than going cold turkey.

Instead of 9 drinks, have 3 instead, and then a few days later cut out the drinking entirely.

Same with weed. Maybe do 1 dab instead of 3, and only before bed

You've really got to force yourself to not do it. Go for as long as you can without drinking or smoking. If and when you cave, have it that one time and continue going without it as long as you can. You want to get to be not used to drinking and smoking a lot. Keep going and going and don't give up.

Take sleeping pills to fall asleep if you need to. Maybe try to find something that you enjoy that doesn't hurt you to fill the void. Remember how miserable your habit is making your life every time you find yourself craving drugs or alcohol. You could also try going to a support forum for addicts trying to quit.

>>39408076
kill yourself fattie

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>>39408076
EMBRACE THE PAIN MOTHERFUCKER

GETTING OFF DRUGS IS ANOTHER RIDE IN ITSELF, ARE YOU READY FOR THE BURN?!

HUH!?!?!?!?!

YOU GOT IT PUNK? HOLD THE FUCK ON AND FEEL THE RUSH

FUUUUUUCCCKKK
YYYEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH

>>39408076
It's good you want to address it now. I was in your shoes, but kept going for a while after college and it was round the clock drinking every single day with weed at night of course. It gets so much worse than what you're describing if you let it.

I can recommend AA. Used to think it was Christian bullshit, but it really helps me a lot.The problem is some groups are awesome and some groups are terrible.

It's important to understand that "Our liquor is but a symptom" and you have deeper problems driving you to drink or get high. You have a long road ahead of you with a lot of personal and spiritual work to address these problems, but it's worth it. Sobriety has been the best thing that ever happened to me hands down.

gl mate.
t. 2 years sober

>>39408128
*IF* he is a true alcoholic, 3 drinks is so much harder than just 0.

>>39408128
I tried the tapering, I can't do it. One drink means 9, which usually means even more than that. I can taper on the cannabis oil, so my next plan is to drop drinking cold turkey and halve my usual marijuana oil dose. That way I can at least sleep through the alcohol withdrawals before tapering down the weed. Does that sound feasible or am I being too optimistic?

>>39408105
Good idea, I didn't think of it. I'll go the the uni medical center and ask later today after class.

>>39408169
Proud of you man

>>39408246
yeah that sounds a bit better

I suppose quitting both at the same time is a bit much. I have no experience with alcohol withdrawals but they're probably worse than weed.

Ditch the alchohol and use weed to cope when it gets bad. Give it a while then try ditch the weed.

>>39408076
What is there to quit op? It's not the drugs. It's the satisfaction from them that bind you to your habits. You just won't admit it.
Can you live without the satisfaction drugs bing you? Can you find satisfaction in anything else? That's how you'll "quit". When you stop depending on the drugs.

>>39409539
Alcohol is my biggest goblin. I'm only abusing weed to really function through the aftereffects of booze. I figured take the biggest one out, then deal with weed if it's still a problem.

>>39409587
>Can you live without the satisfaction drugs bing you?

No, but I tolerated living without drugs for 20 years and I can do it again. I literally just have to last one more year before I can get a career and have money to get myself satisfaction from life.

I can tell you what made me quit was the realization that my potential in this life wasn't and never could be achieved if said addictions continued to exist.
After this realization it took about 2-3 months to stop everything (porn, drinking, cannabis and cigarettes. also coffee, which I now drink once a week or so)
So basically the "believe in yourself" motto in the form of objectivist philosophy and my coming to terms with childhood trauma.

>>39408076
alcohol isn't a drug?