I’ve been toying around with the same idea of quitting (or at least taking a long break) for a while. I’ve been a light but weekly/biweekly smoker since I was 15. First time I tried it I think I was 13; didn’t get high though. These days I teeter around between being an everyday smoker and a weekend smoker but again… in small amounts. I use a volcano vaporizer now; about .4g gets me absolutely cooked.
By 18 I was a daily smoker pretty much (never had a crazy habit but still about a gram a day). I’ve had a couple periods of time where I took a year+ off from smoking and more often than not those were my most productive times (schoolwise). It should be a no brainer to quit; esp considering I plan on entering a performance based professional career. on the other hand, having grown up in california i feel like it’s almost been a part of my culture. if it wasn’t for pot my life would be very different. + all the good memories of smoking w friends and girls etc etc.
My greatest vice… the only substance (besides maybe coffee) I’ve ever felt a physical addiction towards was/is nicotine. I had been a daily cigarette smoker since I was 14. by 18 I was ripping chops out of a bong (weed + tobacco). There were times when I exclusively smoked straight tobacco out of a bong. And if I didn’t get my hourly fix, my fingertips would get sweaty. I was truly like a heroin junkie for it and if it was expensive I honestly think I 100% would have prob done some real sheisty shit to get it. It all ended when I was on a shopping trip for a week. Didn’t bring my bong w me and didn’t want to smoke cigs all day so I tried out a nicotine patch. It worked and when I got back I threw away my tobacco and called it a day. Was off nicotine for ab a year straight. oneitis led me to here, I started drinking again and then i got onto the fuckin damn vapes. Went back to the nic patch and I’m almost at the end of it. I Don’t smoke vapes day to day anymore. The issue is whenever I’m drinking and I’m around them I’ll ask to hit it.
Another nasty side habit from boozing: blowcaine. Although again… I use small amounts (might take like 2-3 tiny bumps of some decent fishscale in a night of boozing). Even with regards to going out I’m trying to slow my roll. I feel like 4-5 drinks should be plenty but I keep ending up taking 10+.
Last but not least women. at this point i think this one damn near ties to nicotine. when I first got to this school my mindset was strictly on school/career grind + business grind. didn’t really care that much ab getting laid but would dedicate like Mayb 20min per day to tinder. Mild success. later met oneitis and started to spiral down. rebuilt my physique and started getting options again (first time having a good physique + a good bankroll) I fucked off school, and kept going out kept chasing more and more new pussy. sure I succeeded at racking up bodies in a college town filled w girls mostly aged 18-21. I was so focused on CHASING pussy and new pussy that I neglected my purpose. I would go out x5 nights a week; spend hella cash and drink a lot more than necessary; just to fuck a hot bitch.
People my age in my desired career that didn’t fuck up in the past are earning 500k+ a year right now. Habits get harder to break as you get older. I’ve quit tobacco/nic multiple times and each time it only got harder and harder. I still don’t know if I ever really want to quit smoking pot completely but I’m going to try to go off for a year; maybe 2 and pick it up again as a weekend hobby later on. Boozing… idk I honestly haven’t figured out a solution to that one yet. For now I’m just going to try and only go out x1/week and save my cheat day for the following day so I can binge on fat greasy shit during the hangover. I’m almost off the nicotine but I need to learn to stop hitting the vape on nights out
Tip financehardo420 for their post.