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10 June 2007
21 May 2007
Qutting Concerns
I often have readers write in to ask my advice on special quitting techniques for those who have been smoking pot for 10, 20 or even 30 years or more. After smoking more than half their lifetimes, many of these people find that they are suffering health problems such as breathing difficulties, throat cancer or infertility. Others are simply tired of feeling like garbage all of the time. Others still feel that they have missed out on so much that at this point in their lives, they have a lot of making up to do.
Just as there are so many different motivations for quitting, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for beating the cravings and complications a long-term marijuana addict must face. Each person started smoking pot for their own personal reasons, but more importantly, they had their own reasons that kept them doing it for so many years. A stop smoking program must also be tailored to their unique needs.
Quitting marijuana after a long-term addiction is more than simply stopping an activity. Smoking weed is a lifestyle. It affects everything a marijuana addict does, from the moment they wake in the morning to the minute they finally pass out stoned at night. Long-term addicts make friends with other pot smokers – it’s just easier to surround yourself with people who are okay with what you’re doing twelve hours of the day, isn’t it?
They have special places to go on their break from work to smoke up. They routinely smoke a joint after work to release the stress of the day. They have one after supper to unwind and relax. These are the habits that are so hard to let go of. Over the years that a person is addicted, marijuana infiltrates every aspect of their life, becoming intertwined and associated with everything they do throughout the day.
This is the biggest hurdle the long-term marijuana addict must face. How can you possibly quit when every single thing you have done throughout the day over the last twenty years reminds you of how much you want to smoke a joint? How can you explain to your pot smoker buddies that you can’t be around them any more when they’re just doing what you’ve all done together for the last few decades? How can you possibly wake up every morning to face the cravings you are sure to endure all day long?
Long-term marijuana addicts have a long, hard road ahead of them when they plan to quit. However, the rewards of successfully quitting are also exponentially greater. I’ve spoken with recovered marijuana addicts who, one year after smoking their last joint, now feel and look fifteen years younger. They often feel as though they should have quit years ago.
Is it time you gave up smoking weed?
Just as there are so many different motivations for quitting, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for beating the cravings and complications a long-term marijuana addict must face. Each person started smoking pot for their own personal reasons, but more importantly, they had their own reasons that kept them doing it for so many years. A stop smoking program must also be tailored to their unique needs.
Quitting marijuana after a long-term addiction is more than simply stopping an activity. Smoking weed is a lifestyle. It affects everything a marijuana addict does, from the moment they wake in the morning to the minute they finally pass out stoned at night. Long-term addicts make friends with other pot smokers – it’s just easier to surround yourself with people who are okay with what you’re doing twelve hours of the day, isn’t it?
They have special places to go on their break from work to smoke up. They routinely smoke a joint after work to release the stress of the day. They have one after supper to unwind and relax. These are the habits that are so hard to let go of. Over the years that a person is addicted, marijuana infiltrates every aspect of their life, becoming intertwined and associated with everything they do throughout the day.
This is the biggest hurdle the long-term marijuana addict must face. How can you possibly quit when every single thing you have done throughout the day over the last twenty years reminds you of how much you want to smoke a joint? How can you explain to your pot smoker buddies that you can’t be around them any more when they’re just doing what you’ve all done together for the last few decades? How can you possibly wake up every morning to face the cravings you are sure to endure all day long?
Long-term marijuana addicts have a long, hard road ahead of them when they plan to quit. However, the rewards of successfully quitting are also exponentially greater. I’ve spoken with recovered marijuana addicts who, one year after smoking their last joint, now feel and look fifteen years younger. They often feel as though they should have quit years ago.
Is it time you gave up smoking weed?
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Napoleon Hill
30 March 2007
What Is So Addictive Then?
So why are thousands upon thousands of people rolling up 20, 50 and 100 dollar bills and smoking them away??
What exactly is it that we are addicted to with marijuana?
If you were to ask a tobacco company and they will tell you it is to do with the chemicals within the plant itself.
If you were to ask your government they will tell you the same old story.
So .... It's the chemicals then?????
Holy smokes, how on earth does anyone know whether this is correct or not? Where is the proof? We have been told this, but there are no heavy facts that tell us this is true. And the exact same story is with tobacco .... any manufacturer of cigarettes will tell you that it is the chemicals that cause the addiction.
I'm here to share with you my own personal views. And I encourage you to keep asking the question .... WHY? Why is my opinion correct and why are tobacco companies correct?
Anyway, whilst you ponder over that, let me continue. I strongly believe that marijuana IS NOT an addictive substance. Instead I firmly hold the belief that it is the emotions that we are addicted too and not the drug itself.
Really think about this for a moment. It's your emotions that tell you to keep coming back for another smoke, not the plant. It's your emotions that are playing tricks with you... "Should I smoke now or later?" .... "When am I going to get my next hit?" etc.
If marijuana and tobacco are addictive - then why don't passive smokers become addicted? They are inhaling the same stuff that you are, but it doesn't get them addicted and wanting more.
Interesting stuff huh? Think about it whilst reading my free special report called "The HIGH Price of Marijuana Addiction". Signup to my monthly newsletter to receive the free report by visiting ... http://www.cannabisaddicts.com - you'll receive an instant download after confirming your email address.
Create a great week for yourself...
Gary
What exactly is it that we are addicted to with marijuana?
If you were to ask a tobacco company and they will tell you it is to do with the chemicals within the plant itself.
If you were to ask your government they will tell you the same old story.
So .... It's the chemicals then?????
Holy smokes, how on earth does anyone know whether this is correct or not? Where is the proof? We have been told this, but there are no heavy facts that tell us this is true. And the exact same story is with tobacco .... any manufacturer of cigarettes will tell you that it is the chemicals that cause the addiction.
I'm here to share with you my own personal views. And I encourage you to keep asking the question .... WHY? Why is my opinion correct and why are tobacco companies correct?
Anyway, whilst you ponder over that, let me continue. I strongly believe that marijuana IS NOT an addictive substance. Instead I firmly hold the belief that it is the emotions that we are addicted too and not the drug itself.
Really think about this for a moment. It's your emotions that tell you to keep coming back for another smoke, not the plant. It's your emotions that are playing tricks with you... "Should I smoke now or later?" .... "When am I going to get my next hit?" etc.
If marijuana and tobacco are addictive - then why don't passive smokers become addicted? They are inhaling the same stuff that you are, but it doesn't get them addicted and wanting more.
Interesting stuff huh? Think about it whilst reading my free special report called "The HIGH Price of Marijuana Addiction". Signup to my monthly newsletter to receive the free report by visiting ... http://www.cannabisaddicts.com - you'll receive an instant download after confirming your email address.
Create a great week for yourself...
Gary
In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy
Ivan Illich
30 January 2007
Cannabis and Cravings
There are effective treatments and supplements that you can take to control the urge to smoke marijuana, however not everyone can afford to go to a rehab clinic or fork out hundreds of dollars for craving supplements that may or may not work.
This is where Emotional Freedom Technique (or EFT) comes into place. It is free, quick, easy and very effective at stopping cravings of all kinds including craving to smoke marijuana joints.
So what is EFT?
EFT is in simple terms, a method to break habits. By applying pressure on certain areas of your body whilst thinking about your craving you can reverse this craving for whatever it is you do not want. The technique is also used to send positive affirmations to your subconscious mind. The technique looks very strange but it is very simple to do and very effective. I would recommend everyone try this technique as it is so simple to achieve results.
What you will be doing is tapping with our fingertips on certain key points of the body. Just before tapping and during tapping you should concentrate on your craving. For example, if you wanted to smoke a joint, you would think about smoking a joint and imagine yourself already smoking a joint.
It's very simple stuff and can be performed by anyone. Results are instant and the whole process should not take you more than 3 minutes to complete.
For your complete guide on EFT please visit CannabisSmoker.com's EFT Quitting Guide.
This is where Emotional Freedom Technique (or EFT) comes into place. It is free, quick, easy and very effective at stopping cravings of all kinds including craving to smoke marijuana joints.
So what is EFT?
EFT is in simple terms, a method to break habits. By applying pressure on certain areas of your body whilst thinking about your craving you can reverse this craving for whatever it is you do not want. The technique is also used to send positive affirmations to your subconscious mind. The technique looks very strange but it is very simple to do and very effective. I would recommend everyone try this technique as it is so simple to achieve results.
What you will be doing is tapping with our fingertips on certain key points of the body. Just before tapping and during tapping you should concentrate on your craving. For example, if you wanted to smoke a joint, you would think about smoking a joint and imagine yourself already smoking a joint.
It's very simple stuff and can be performed by anyone. Results are instant and the whole process should not take you more than 3 minutes to complete.
For your complete guide on EFT please visit CannabisSmoker.com's EFT Quitting Guide.
First we make our habits, then our habits make us.
Charles C. Noble
17 January 2007
The Void
Are you experiencing The Void?
What is The Void you may be asking. Let me explain ...
Often when people give up smoking cannabis, a massive hole (or void) is made within themselves. They are left with a feeling of depression and emptiness. It's like something is missing. Something you love has now disappeared and you feel sadness because you want that feeling back.
Truth is you don't actually want marijuana back, but you do want the FEELING that marijuana gave you back.
I get a lot of emails from users saying they are finding it difficult to cope with this change their body is going through. My advise for this problem is always the same ...
Learn something new.
You see you feel like your missing out on something. Something has gone, its vanished off the face of the earth and you want it back. Well instead of going around in a hopeless loop and ....
giving up then smoking a few days later,
giving up then smoking a few days later,
giving up then smoking a few days later,
etc
Try and fill The Void! As an ex-user myself I know exactly what it is like and today I am going to share with you the exact thing that I used to fill my void with. There's two things actually.
1. Golf. I absolutely love playing Golf and because I was a stoner I never played as much as I liked to. So when I gave up smoking cannabis I went and played Golf several times per week. I got two great benefits from playing Golf. Firstly, I was outdoors taking some well needed exercise which also helped me to sleep at night, and secondly it was filling The Void.
2. Think and Grow Rich. Have you never heard of Think and Grow Rich? If you haven't you're in for a special treat today. This is a phenomenal book that gave me added passion to give up smoking but also to better myself in all areas of life. It picked me up from the ashes and slapped me around the face. It gave me purpose to my life and introduced me to a world that I never knew.
I couldn't possibly do Think and Grow Rich justice by writing about it in this blog, so you must go and download your FREE COPY right now and read it for yourself. The author Napoleon Hill was a wonderful sharing person and he shared this brilliant book with us back in the 1930's. It's power and potential is simply mind blowing.
Click here to get your FREE copy of Think and Grow Rich.
What is The Void you may be asking. Let me explain ...
Often when people give up smoking cannabis, a massive hole (or void) is made within themselves. They are left with a feeling of depression and emptiness. It's like something is missing. Something you love has now disappeared and you feel sadness because you want that feeling back.
Truth is you don't actually want marijuana back, but you do want the FEELING that marijuana gave you back.
I get a lot of emails from users saying they are finding it difficult to cope with this change their body is going through. My advise for this problem is always the same ...
Learn something new.
You see you feel like your missing out on something. Something has gone, its vanished off the face of the earth and you want it back. Well instead of going around in a hopeless loop and ....
giving up then smoking a few days later,
giving up then smoking a few days later,
giving up then smoking a few days later,
etc
Try and fill The Void! As an ex-user myself I know exactly what it is like and today I am going to share with you the exact thing that I used to fill my void with. There's two things actually.
1. Golf. I absolutely love playing Golf and because I was a stoner I never played as much as I liked to. So when I gave up smoking cannabis I went and played Golf several times per week. I got two great benefits from playing Golf. Firstly, I was outdoors taking some well needed exercise which also helped me to sleep at night, and secondly it was filling The Void.
2. Think and Grow Rich. Have you never heard of Think and Grow Rich? If you haven't you're in for a special treat today. This is a phenomenal book that gave me added passion to give up smoking but also to better myself in all areas of life. It picked me up from the ashes and slapped me around the face. It gave me purpose to my life and introduced me to a world that I never knew.
I couldn't possibly do Think and Grow Rich justice by writing about it in this blog, so you must go and download your FREE COPY right now and read it for yourself. The author Napoleon Hill was a wonderful sharing person and he shared this brilliant book with us back in the 1930's. It's power and potential is simply mind blowing.
Click here to get your FREE copy of Think and Grow Rich.
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
Napoleon Hill
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