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If the truth be told, it’s not the dangers of cannabis, but the subtleties of cannabis that wrong foots most people. Cannabis really is a remarkable drug. Unlike other drugs you can buy from your friendly neighbourhood dealer there are no comedown periods or hangovers to face the following day, and no terrible physical withdrawal symptoms when we attempt to quit. But then there’s no line in the sand that clearly indicates we are overdoing it either.
If you were hooked on heroin or cocaine, there would be obvious symptoms. When cocaine and heroin addicts finally hit rock bottom they have all the reasons in the world to change. With cannabis the decline is slow and barely observable. Its squeeze upon our lives is seemingly very gentle. So gentle in fact we get used to feeling sluggish and stoned and forget what it’s like to wake up in the mornings bursting with energy and vigour. Instead, listlessness, reddened eyes and drained skin tone become normal. Even when it becomes apparent we should at least consider stopping, the benefits always seem to be weighted in favour of continuing.
Such is the subtlety of cannabis most people have difficulty deciding if cannabis is their enemy or helpmate. The same drug it appears has the ability to soothe stressful situations and cause stressful situations by way of anxiety and paranoia. Likewise, cannabis appears to be a relaxant yet it’s not uncommon to experience introspective self-doubt and lack confidence in social situations.
It’s the subtlety of cannabis that also creates the confusion over whether we are simply in the habit of smoking too much or psychologically addicted to it. Whatever the truth of the situation is, it’s all too easy to trudge through your teens, twenties and thirties permanently stoned; yet feel terminally bored and deprived of fun and relaxation without it.
So, if you sometimes feel like you are being suffocated by cannabis and are sick and tired of waxing lyrical over the quality of the deals that are clearly responsible for cuffing you to a lifestyle you do no want to lead anymore then contact Chris Sullivan direct for FREE advice or read The Joy of Quitting Cannabis available from www.amazon.co.uk.
Put your questions to Chris Sullivan by emailing chris@quitcannabis.net