Maybe it's not the weed or alcohol that you're addicted to. It could just be your environment that causes your brain to fall back into the same pattern, thus causing you to go take a bong toke to cope with your troubles. I have a found a video that explains addiction in a new and easy way to understand.
For me personally, as soon as my environment changes then the ideas of what I want to be doing in that moment changes as well. When I go back home to visit my parents, the environment of my childhood home and being with my family doesn't let my brain "want" anything else. I have noticed that whenever I need to take a break from any form of addiction, whether it be gambling or toking up, the only step I need to take is to change my environment for a few days. The brain just ends up rewiring itself and it starts to become easier to change what you do throughout the day, this is especially true if you have been smoking for years everyday and it has become a pattern that your brain always follows. Just get out more or switch up your daily tasks!
Cheers, wish you goodluck!
@dailyfeed thank you for sharing your experience and I'll definitely have to watch the video later tonight. I definitely agree that a change of environment would be very healthy and we're planning a visit back to our home state very soon that may be my moment to finally kick the habit I'll will definitely incorporate that into my near plans for my future blog post thanks again.
You're very welcome and I wish you luck! This was a very interesting read and I would like to hear more about your story. Give us an update whenever you have the chance! Cheers mate!
Great video. Food for thought about addiction. I love having my paradigms challenged. Certainly explains some of my own behavior more reasonably.
Thanks, my perspective on addiction changed after discovering that video and how I tread others with addiction. Sometimes people just don't have that different environment that they can go to by themselves, so I try being as positive as I can around people with addictions to help them feel a bit more positive in the place that they are in.
Cheers!
Excellent information!
The only 'addiction' you have to cannabis is the relief it's bringing you for the issues you're dealing with. Once the issues are resolved, your so-called 'addiction' to cannabis will go away, there are no physical withdrawals that will make you crave it.
I highly recommend emofree.com for some great techniques on finding and dealing with the issues you may be dealing with.
Cannabis is phenomenal and I'm glad you're relieving your issues with it instead of physically addictive drugs. There's life after issues. :D
Keep it Clean!
I missed this comment back then and just came across it, great vid thanks! :)