I stopped in 2020, after about 10 years of daily use. I only smoked in the evenings, otherwise sounds similar to your usage, I functioned well. I went cold turkey with the goal of 3 months nothing, then once a month.
First week was no fun, for me what worked is to just realize and accept I feel somewhat ill. Just like having the flu; be kind to yourself and realize it will go away. Sleep was a challenge; creating the right circumstances and just accepting it did the trick for me.
The hardest part for me was the first weeks after that, especially weekends. I didn't want to drink, mildly worried to replace weed with alcohol, so I stayed fully sober. It's a challenge of finding new activities. I practiced guitar.
For me thinking "3 months" is a lot easier than "never again", it's just a much more achievable goal. After 3 months I smoked weed again, and just like I had after not smoking for months; it was truly disappointing. It tastes horrible, I had to cough, and couldn't get to the nice level of high I could before. So after that, I was good. I did a few more times, but I haven't smoked weed since May or June as I don't feel the urge nor need.
It was my last vice, and strangely enough, I don't feel like much changed. I thought it would be more boring, but it's the same level of mundane as it was before haha.
Good for you for taking this step, I'm sure you'll have time where it isn't easy, but the way you describe it it sounds like you'll manage. Quitting cigarettes is great practice, if you can quite those you can quite weed as well.
I stopped in 2020, after about 10 years of daily use. I only smoked in the evenings, otherwise sounds similar to your usage, I functioned well. I went cold turkey with the goal of 3 months nothing, then once a month.
First week was no fun, for me what worked is to just realize and accept I feel somewhat ill. Just like having the flu; be kind to yourself and realize it will go away. Sleep was a challenge; creating the right circumstances and just accepting it did the trick for me.
The hardest part for me was the first weeks after that, especially weekends. I didn't want to drink, mildly worried to replace weed with alcohol, so I stayed fully sober. It's a challenge of finding new activities. I practiced guitar.
For me thinking "3 months" is a lot easier than "never again", it's just a much more achievable goal. After 3 months I smoked weed again, and just like I had after not smoking for months; it was truly disappointing. It tastes horrible, I had to cough, and couldn't get to the nice level of high I could before. So after that, I was good. I did a few more times, but I haven't smoked weed since May or June as I don't feel the urge nor need.
It was my last vice, and strangely enough, I don't feel like much changed. I thought it would be more boring, but it's the same level of mundane as it was before haha.
Good for you for taking this step, I'm sure you'll have time where it isn't easy, but the way you describe it it sounds like you'll manage. Quitting cigarettes is great practice, if you can quite those you can quite weed as well.
Good luck, stay strong!