what are the withdrawal feelings?

so ive been a heavy smoker for about a year now...and only now i've just been stopping to see how it's like. my girlfriend says that everything is psychological and that there is no withdrawals and it's all in my head. but i can feel a little bit of withdrawals and was just wondering if anyone had any kind of stories they wish to share. Some of the withdrawal feelings I get is that it's hard as hell to sleep at night. I am always like "damn I just wanna smoke a bowl right now..." Other then not being able to sleep at night, I can get through the day pretty fine. It's not like a tobacco withdrawal where I start feeling sick without a cigarette. Any other weed withdrawals ya'll have gone through after stopping after long-term use?

 

no.

you need a chemical dependence in order to have withdrawal. that's as far as i know.
it's psychological man.

 

it can and does give withdrawals. you use the thc to (relax, get hungry, get high, relieve pain, whatever) and your brain doesn't have to do it. when you stop sometimes it takes a few days to get 'back to normal'
plus thc tampers with your REM sleep, one of the reasons i smoke. i don't enjoy dreaming, or find it restful. when i stop for awhile thats my biggest withdrawal, not sleeping well.
loss off appetite, difficulty relaxing are also things ive experienced.

 

No...it's physical, too. You can feel yourself detoxing. Your body is used to THC being pumped into it regularly and then when you stop, it has to get used to not having it all the time. It's not an unbearable detox, it's mostly just really annoying. You don't have to be dependent on that chemical, your body just has to be used to it. When you cut any substance you regularly put into your body out of the picture, your body is going to react, even if it's nowhere near to the degree that it would if you were physically dependent on that chemical.

 

Bingo, and the effects vary greatly from person to person as well.

 

its definitely a subjective thing. I like to take a break from smoking every once in awhile (im on one now). when i do i dont notice any withdrawals at all. i sleep fine, eat fine, feel fine. others arent so lucky. the most common one i hear of is trouble sleeping.

 

Yep. I get really achy and irritable. And I can literally feel the THC leaving my system. It's hard to describe. But I smoke because I'm a really high strung, high stress person, and I have obsessive thoughts and massive anxiety, so all that shit comes right back as soon as I quit.

 

This is true, too, it does affect some more than others. You might not smoke as much as someone who has withdrawals or maybe your frequent breaks help. There could be a number of reasons why it would affect someone else, but not you.

 

I'm in a routine now where I'll pick up a bag smoke once or twice a day then when the bag is done I'll not buy another one for a couple weeks or so. Its nice. It keeps me chilled out but also keeps my brain from getting too foggy. Also it makes me less dependent on pot for sleep, which used to be my biggest issue with kicking the habit when I had to pass a pee test or something along the lines. I kinda like this routine better. It makes me more appreciative instead of abusive towards pot lol.

 

I haven't taken a break longer than a couple of days in a looooonnnng time, but it's mostly because I haven't had much of a reason to. I'm fucking insane completely sober and I'd rather stay semi-sane if I can afford it.

 

Cool, I wish I could do that, I would love to have pot keep me level, which I mean I guess it does to an extent. I mean it brings me joy and keeps me happy ha ha, but other things do that as well much more so than marijuana. But after say a month or two of smoking daily my brain just gets notably foggier on me and I just feel less motivated about things.

 

I just get frustrated with little things. Just really wound up cause my computers taking ages or i can't find something in my room. Sub consciously weed will come into my head and i'll want a spliff. I can get rid of it quite easily but its still a little worrying i can get annoyed about not having weed. I do smoke too much :/

 

yeah my bad i should've said this instead, everyone's different
sorry OP

 

@OP... Basically you get irritable.. and sleeping becomes an issue for awhile... i was staying up til 4-5am in the morning because i couldn't fall back on pot to help me pass out... but i'm not gonna lie.. after you get past the first week... things feel great.. its like a new perspective on things... but obviously my situation is slightly different than yours... i've smoked for the past 12 years.. and smoked heavily for the past 5 or so years... heavy meaning.. being high basically 24/7 with maybe a weeks worth out of the year not being high.. and i also was having other drug problems in the mix..

 

The 2 time I quited after smoking a lot for a while , I got bad sweats and was prety eritable.

 

I've actually never experienced any sleep problems or irritability after quitting, maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones?

 

define your "quitting"... also depending how much of a daily thing it was.. also can effect it

 

For the last month I was smoking at least 4-5 times a day, everyday, then I left for vacation with my parents, so I had to quit cold turkey. I have not felt the least bit irritable, nor have I experienced any sleeping changes (it's impossible for me to fall asleep before midnight, regardless)

 

Yeah, I'm on a few week break right now. As with almost everyone I struggle w/ sleeping @ night when I stop smoking. I'm also a lot more anxious, high strung & fly off the handle easily when I haven't been smoking. However, thats just how I normally am. Weed helps me level off & keep myself sane & not go bullshit over little things.

 

Agreed.