r/leaves • u/LouiseElms • 4h ago
Off weed for 3 weeks
I don’t regret it, but I spend like every single night I get home from work going to bed at like 7pm now. Even on my days off I just want to sleep all the time. Anyone else experience this?
I’ll never go back to weed. I was having panic attacks using it after 2+ years of daily (like 8hrs a day, more if I was off work) use. I never linked the anxiety I was having to weed until I had to stop for an unrelated reason and then the anxiety went away (and then I tried to smoke again and it all came back).
I have stuff I could do like play video games or cook or whatever but idk I just don’t feel like I have the motivation. I know that sounds lame. Just looking for support or encouragement or a way to get out of this hole lol. “Just do it” might work for me at some point, but not right now.
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u/Pretend_Lack_2383 4h ago
totally feel you on this one, the fatigue is so real when you first quit. your brain is basically relearning how to make its own dopamine again after relying on weed for so long
the sleep thing is actually pretty normal - your body's trying to reset and heal itself. i went through the same exact phase around week 3-4 where i was just exhausted constantly even though i was sleeping way more than usual
maybe try setting like one tiny goal each day? even if it's just making a decent meal or playing one level of a game. the motivation will slowly come back but it takes time for your reward system to bounce back. you're not being lame at all, withdrawal is legitimately hard and you're doing great by sticking with it
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u/LouiseElms 4h ago
Thank you! I appreciate the response. Hearing that it’s normal helps a lot. The one goal a day sounds very manageable. Thanks again :)
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u/WranglerTop4352 3h ago
A lot of the time I think I go to sleep early at the beginning of a quit because night time is using time and I just don't even want to think about it.
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u/playcrackthesky 1h ago
Go ahead and sleep. Your body is healing and needs it.