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Author: [[Matthew Clarke]] Full Title: Quitting Weed Category: #books “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” Sun Tzu The cycle starts to become familiar: the craving and giving in; the lacklustre high; the depression, paranoia, and anxiety; the panic when you begin to near the end of your supply; the shame and self-loathing once it’s all over. Remind yourself that relapsing is a result of the primitive part of your brain craving the drug, even though the rational part of your brain has decided you need to quit. When you relapse, ask yourself what caused it. Were you stressed out? Feeling anxious? Bored? How If you still enjoy the relapse, then remind yourself of the long-term consequences; if you don’t enjoy relapsing, the next time you are close to relapsing, remind yourself you don’t actually enjoy being high. to subconsciously make you crave a smoke. Like Pavlov’s dog, you become conditioned by certain stimuli (triggers) to repeat a specific behaviour (smoking weed).   The more you smoke, the more triggers you probably have. Triggers also include stressful situations and emotional upsets, such as having a difficult day at work or having an argument with a family member. however, once 5 o’clock comes around, your brain is “triggered” and suddenly you can’t stop thinking about getting high.

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Quitting Weed by Matthew Clarke presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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