I can't seem to be able to push past the initial withdrawal insomnia. How did you do it?
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slept like shit for 2 months. like, there's no way around the adjustment period you just have to do it.
I think I could deal with sleeping like shit but sleeping not at all is so hard
if the goal is to get sober you'll have to learn how to sleep without it anyway. gotta give your body time to adjust.
Congrats! That's some solid clean time.
Proud of you comrade
yeah, I take my suffering raw 
I don't. Replaced it with 3 different meds ๐คข
Congrats! I quit weed about 3 months ago. May not abstain forever but I needed a reset in my relationship with it, plus if I do pick it back up it will be edibles only, I don't need any more lung damage.
I'm in the exact same position, I was coughing myself to death and still smoking weed. I also quit earlier this year. Good luck to you!
Hell yeah just hit 3 months. Love to see it comrade

Hell yeah comrade. Always good to hear when folks are taking care of themselves and their health
CONGRATS COMRADE alcohol is seriously fucked and its abuse is way too normalized and even encouraged
hell yea
Envious. Any tips?
have something to lose
Yeah, that's what worked for me the one time I pulled it off for a couple years.
idk, real answer is it took getting fired from a really shitty job and a lot of therapy to get used to the idea of not being a drunken mess every night. my partner threatening to leave was just the icing on the cake.
Sorry that times are dark but you've got this comrade.
Congrats!!! That's huge!! Next huge accomplishment: 8+ months + 1 day
great accomplishment, comrade.
after being a daily drinker through my 20s into my 30s (especially 2020-2022), one night i consumed alcohol + weed + psilocybin extract in mezcal (my first mushroom trip) and i completely lost the taste for alcohol a few months later. It tastes like rubbing alcohol and headaches instead of freedom and escape. i'm extremely relieved that this happened without any mental effort on my part, i just lost the urge to drink alcohol. daily weed consumption hasn't abated tho
Congrats, that's not easy
Hell yeah I bet that feels great
awesome! feels good!
Excellent work. I'm proud of you.


Fuck yeah dude! Congrats!
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO
Hell yeah chillin hard
Congrats comrade!
Great work!
Letsgo