The "Creep Effect" Of Weed Addiction (why I quit) 

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Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

Alcohol and weed addiction actually destroyed my life. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

Almost daily toker for 15 years. Blessed to be a dad to my 4 yr old son. Weed is def addictive. Something that helps me when I have cravings is trying to remember what my purpose is, and that is to be the best Dad, husband, man I can be . A lot of parents will tell you "I would die for my child if I had to." While that may be true, will you live for them? Would you get yourself healthy? Would you eliminate distractions? Would you lead them more intentionally? You only have to die once. You have to live everyday. Do that.

Different strokes for different folks. I’ve used cannabis since 16 til now and I’m 32. It’s medically prescribed. Some people can function perfectly with weed. Obviously there’s people who don’t like it. But I regularly go on breaks from it and don’t find it addictive at all. I find it’s the best medication for mankind. But if it’s dosnt work for you, or is holding you back. Might have to re-think some things. It’s a miracle for a lot of people

I’m 27 and smoked weed chronically for years. I eventually lost agency in myself because I’ve tried quitting many times and relapsed. this is the final time, it’s been a week and I threw away all of my paraphernalia. Smoking pot is truly addictive and it doesn’t ‘open’ my mind, just made me okay with being lazy.

I'm 38 years old and started smoking weed at the age of 20. I decided to quit cold turkey yesterday, I threw away all my weed merch (half a bag of weed, rolling papers and even the lighter). I've been postponing it since the end of 2021 and I've always thought I'd quit after I finish my stash but that never happened, that's why I just decided to chuck everything away yesterday because I was never going to stop without stopping ASAP. The major reason being that my son is now 9 years old and such a great kid. I just want to be a regular dad and don't want him to see smoking as something that's cool. Writing to you from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Thank you so much for this content. I'm 33 and have been getting high almost every day for over 10 years. I have always known that this "creep" effect was real. I justified cannabis because it's downsides seemed so tolerable for so long. Now I have a son who is almost 2 and I don't want addiction making any choices for the next chapter of my life. I am about 7 days sober and had a strong urge to buy weed this evening but I decided to watch a video on this to see if it could help me. It has helped tremendously. Again, thank you so much.

I started smoking weed since my teenage. Got addicted to cocaine for over 16 years. Cocaine addiction actually destroyed my life. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

It gets to the point where you can't be happy without it.

Longest I've been sober from marijuana in 5 years! 20 days and not looking to stop! Thank you so much for your supportive videos Dr. Frank! :)

2024/05/14 quitting weed forever after 10 tough years with the habit and addiction, anxiety, trash food, trash relationships, bad financial situation, each like is a day without smoking. God bless you.

This guy's voice just killed my high...

I started smoking weed heavily when I was 35, and I have finally stopped at the age of 41. The entire 6 years was like being in a mentally abusive relationship. I felt great more than I felt bad, however it was a constant struggle to even care about the very basic things in life. I began to separate myself from my friends just because I was honestly too lazy to even care about my own self. Before I knew it, I was smoking from the moment I woke up at 3 a.m. until I would go to bed. I have a very addictive personality, so I had to remove it from my life all together. I feel awesome now, reconnected with some old friends, and actually don’t have brain fog all day long.

I smoke weed for my physical disability and chronic pain as well as anxiety and spiritual purposes. I can honestly say it has changed my life in such a beautiful way. I have very minimal pain nowadays and I was able to quit nicotine completely cold turkey with no problems I'm actually able to open my mind and do things I never used to physically be able to do with my body. It is truly a miracle medicine

PREACH!!!!! 160+ days completely sober Dr. Frank!!!!!!!! Thanks to you and thanks to myself, I somehow was able to attack my addiction and kill it in its tracks! I’m so thankful I found you and I’m so thankful for your content 🙏 You changed my life forever Dr. Frank!! Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou

If you are a heavy user (more than 5g daily, wake and bake, stoned 24/7) you might not be able to quit cold turkey without SERIOUS withdrawal, cutting down, starting later in the day might be a better approach. You can get used to spending a few hours each day sober and then reduce the amount you use during your stoned hours. Make edibles in order to break the smoking habit and then reduce the amount you put into your edibles, this will reduce your tolerance/addiction slowly and make the final break a LOT easier.

I have smoked weed since I was 17, I am 61 years old still smoking weed I like your videos, makes sense. Thank you!

I smoked weed for 19 years, the creep effect is real because i did and said all the things youve spoken about here in the video. I'm now 30 days into my detox and I have struggling with craving, lack of sleep etc. I've found your videos really helpful, they motivate me and keep me on the right path to a full recovery from weed addiction. Thank you! 😊

To anyone watching these videos... You can quit too. It will be worth it.

Being sober has nothing to do with how long you've been sober. Stop counting days and count every time you turn down a spliff.

I'm on day 9 on quitting weed and I was a daily smoker for at least 13 years (I'm only 32). It's still difficult but in general I feel much better. Thanks to you your videos helped me a lot with the mind games.

I got all my schooling done and picked up smoking weed later in life. I thought because I was older and “wiser” that it’d be no problem. 4 years later and I was addicted. I quit about 2 months ago, relapsed one weekend and it was miserable. Dr. Frank knows what’s up. I’m done w weed.

Once again you're spot on Dr. Frank. Two years weed free after 40+ years of constant smoking. I owe a lot of that to your honest videos. Thanks again brother!!

Around 2 months ago, one of your videos about quitting weed was recommended to me, it motivated me to make the choice to quit. I'm 6 weeks clean now and i've never felt better. It seemed impossible at first with the chronic insomnia, but i kept reminding myself of something you said in that video, "you'll sleep eventually". You truly helped me man, thank you

Ive been smoking weed as a "functional stoner" since high-school .. the creep effect is real and now I'm 34.. the creeping effect is real and its invaded my entire life but it took at least 10 years before it infiltrated everything.

its been 5 days without weed now. been smoking near daily for the better part of the last 4 years. longest break i’ve had in that time was two months off weed and vaping. i am an absolute mess right now, but i know if i smoke again i will have come this far for nothing. sleep, appetite, energy, mood all just diminished. but i know its for the better. to everyone else taking a long break or quitting, best of luck. you are doing the right thing. you got this.

I’m 18 and i’m 4 days sober from weed. It’s controlled my life and thoughts for 3 years. Finally dicided that I’ve had enough and need a change in my life.Thanks for your videos they help me a lot!

39, smoked since 14. 2.5 months no weed. Very happy.

I am 9 days sober and it is the best decision I am continuing to make, long term I worry about relapsing but I trust myself to make the right choices! This video gave even more inspiration to keep going, I’ll remember this the next time i think about relapsing

Thanks again for your help Dr. Frank. I feel better sober.

Today is my 1 year sober mark from weed after being an everyday/all day smoker for 17 years, thanks for the videos! A psychosis episode ruined me & my family a year ago with the combination of life loss of family members and family pets not to mention Covid and me getting a brain injury. My brain almost completely detached from reality and my dissasotiation was invisible to me. After 17 years I can't imagine how deep my creep affect really became. I love being clear headed and sober now and can wake up proud of myself, Iv'e never felt better. Having proof that others go through these things really helps me make it through my day knowing im not alone with these side effects that I could'nt explain at the time of my episodes. Thanks again for making these videos and helping others as well.

Im 4 days sober today. Thank you for helping me.

I started at 21, finally quit at 47. I've lost SOO much, all the while thinking I was making life easier on myself by doing it. I let it rob me of nearly a whole lifetime and I can't get it back, all it has left me with is the shell of myself and the feeling of emptiness. Regret isn't a strong enough word for me - if your reading this and thinking of quitting, don't leave it as late as I did, it has already taken something that you can't get back - don't let it take more!

I am 106 days clean and sober today. Thank you Dr Frank!! I think I found you in my teen days lol. Your videos have helped me stop a 35 year addiction

I started smoking weed when I hit 18 and got out of high school, I’m totally aware and acknowledge that weed is a double edged sword but my justification is this: everyone needs something to get them from A to B to C, been smoking almost every day for 2 years and I want to say this. You don’t need things to keep yourself going not at all, but weed is one of the ones that is easiest to keep around if you really have to choose.

You’ve helped me so much Im about 3 weeks weed free and I feel amazing healthier more alive CHS was hell I appreciate you Doc.

I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you. I smoked weed daily for around 15 years. I was in it heavy, I was 100% addicted. I had some extremely close calls with the law, wasted a ton of money, lost some really great opportunities and seriously messed up my relationships. I realized one day, about 14 months ago, that I needed to stop. It wasn't until I found your videos that I actually did. I have a super addictive personality, so I decided to find something helpful to get addicted to. For me it has been weightlifting. I pretty much overnight exchanged the high of pot for the high of the gym. I know in reality a more thorough solution would be to figure out why I get so obsessed with certain patterns, but for me so far it's been a game changer. I got way more effective in my career, my relationships got so much better and I was finally able to be there for the people I love- but it did not fix everything. I went into quitting thinking it would just solve every problem I had in life, honestly the first 6 months almost felt worse. I remember telling my friends, "why did I even quit, my life is worse now". The reality is it was getting much better, and it continues to get better, but like you said in one video- a lot of us self medicate, and if we've been doing that for many years we have circumvented how to actually deal with those problems and feelings we were running from with drugs. One day I was in my friends car, expressing my frustration over how quitting wasn't the solution I was looking for and she said to me "I do not think that's true at all, you are 100x more present, fun, trustworthy and accountable than you ever were before, I couldn't really trust you'd come through before and now I'd be shocked if you didn't". To me that was really all I needed to hear to keep it up. Anyway, for anyone dealing with quitting, it is worth it, it's a long game, but there is virtually no situation I can think of where you won't become a better version of yourself if you stick it through.

I took a pause from college after getting my AS in math and science, was going for my BS in bio. I have been through the jails and institutions on my journey and my share of overdoses. I kicked the hard stuff a year ago, but I COULD NOT PUT THE WAX CART AND NIC VAPE DOWN!! Your videos were the last piece of my sobriety puzzle I needed to get me over the initial hump. My recovery process is taking a lot longer than I wanted, but hey I AM BLESSED TO HAVE THIS EXTRA TIME ON EARTH!

These videos are good. People often don't take weed addiction seriously till they realise they can't get through the day without a smoke or 5. I'm so glad I quit, but do mourn the years I spent half-present when I should have been learning formative social skills and advancing in life. Not to mention the many thousands I spent on it.

Thank you for sharing your story, I am going on 2 weeks now of quitting weed completely and I am feeling better than ever!!! I have so much more energy, I have lost weight, and my depression has lessened once I started introducing exercise.

Great point that happend me with drinking it really affected me 3 days later weeks and years would go by.

I am six days sober. Thank you for your contact it really helps.

Moderation is ALWAYS key when It comes to almost any drug use. If you smoked just once per weekend and stayed True to it, very little harm will be caused.

Man, you are such a good motivator! I’ve stopped weed 20 days ago with one of your videos. I have seen major changes already. Next, tobacco and alcohol. I know they are impeding my evolution…

Thank you bro.

Thank you for these inspirational videos

I'm 4 months sober after starting to get panic attacks from smoking weed. Trauma in my life changed me and I can't smoke anymore. I never realized how much it negatively effected me. Stay strong ❤

So on point man, thank you

The greatest significance of quitting weed was a happy life. Being constantly sober brought a happiness that was much greater than how I felt between stoned times. The down time, the hours I spent between being stoned, was just that, feeling down. My ability to do life was exponentially greater once weed was gone from my life. And as a side note, being stoned was like putting up a smoke screen between me and life experiences. Being stoned wasn't a genuine experience with real human interactions.

I had a psylocybin trip 2 days ago, previously I smoked weed everyday for about 4 years. My trip was absolutely horrible worst trip I could possibly imagine but that trip showed me all the major negatives of my addictions in life (weed nicotine porn) I have never been so certain in my life that I won’t go back.

You hit the nail on the head with this video because I'm definitely struggling

Awesome video man a lot of good information in this video .

7:31am here in uk I’m taking accountability. I’m 19 and I smoke a lot of weed. you just woke me up, I dropped out college I’m supposed to go university next year but instead I’m starting my own business I just finished the logo soon the brand will be out you have good content brother. For anybody else all I can say is nobody gonna help you in this life if you don’t want to help yourself. You only live once and you want to make sure you live it to the fullest and if your addiction is slowing you down force yourself to stop.

I am 19 and a freshman in college, I started smoking weed senior year in high school (so only about half a year) and have been using it to cope with the stress load of college, anxiety, and everyday life. I’m glad I’m still early in life that I realized the creep affect that just recently started to take hold. I will admit it is very hard to quit after using it everyday. This video has helped and given me the motivation to take the first step and start to “weed out” ( weed pun lol) the addiction in my life.

I stopped about 2 weeks ago I smoke for the most part of 30 years . Thanks for your support

4:20 5/14/2024. What a good time to stop. Short story, i've been addicted to thc for maybe around a year now. I'm telling y'all, this shit got me good and thank god I never got addicted to any other substance except for Nicotine but luckly I found my way out of smoking cigarettes. I've tested my limits as of my addiction, it's not good, but I've managed to go from higher doses/a good amout of joints a day, to 2. From now on will be 0. We in this together, good luck y'all.

you definitely help with changing my mindset not to smoke. Keep creating content ❤️ thank you.

Good perspective. It's different for everyone, as is the case with about anything we put into our bodies. I've smoked every day for the last 25 years, have a family, run a company, and have received great benefits from it. But, I have Tourettes/ADHD/OCD and it has helped me tremendously there. If it's not working for you, or getting in the way of your functionality, then it's probably not for you. I don't drink alcohol because of this, it's a net negative for me and just makes me tired.

I quit from 21-33. Life got really great. I brought it back in though when I was having a lot of stress with work and some relationships. It became my fall back. Now I use it often but in smaller amounts and as long as I get my work done and my responsibilities then I can use it. You really have to know how to balance it out.

hello am 2 days clean.....everything you have described in this video is true.....i started it when I was 19 years old just for fun but compulsive weed smoking began when i was 21 years......i have been trying to stop but failed until i stumbled on your channel afew days ago and you have inspired and motivated me to stop completely....thanks alot Dr. Frank.

Quitting makes life easier...

Thanks these videos are helping me on day 4 feelin like shit but I know I got this

On Pete Holmes' show, Bo Burnham said that he doesn't like how weed has become the standard go-to thing to do whenever there's any free time. Like, how little do we value our free time that we waste it getting high instead of going out and taking part in life?

Never a truer word spoken love these videos 👍🙏

I've been sober for four days as of posting this comment. Weed has been harming my health, my work, my living situation, and worst of all: my spirituality. It hasn't even been a week and the good in my life has sky rocketed! My higher power has been getting me through and I'm living my life one day at a time.

I quit weed last month because I got the highest paying job in my life. Still dealing with other problems, but quitting weed helped me the most

All what u say is very inspiring... have thought so many times to quit smoking weed... your words motivate me, I know that soon or late I'll quit it

You nailed it. Sounds like my story. Weed crept into my life that way. I started smoking at 18 and I’m 53 now. I took an 8 year break in my 30s but after one joint I was back to having to do it before and between every possible activity. I’m currently recovering from multiple heart procedures related to my years of weed smoking. It’s not harmless. I had severe atrial fibulation and was at severe risk for a stroke. I’m almost 5 months off weed, and everything and thank god. I was smoking an ounce alone every 5-7 days. Which is totally ridiculous. You don’t have to smoke that much to increase your risk of atrial fibulation by 40% tho. I also had worsening of many physical and mental health issues. Many of which were quite possibly, just from the weed. Thanks for the video. I strongly encourage those watching to listen closely to what you said.

You the man thanks brother

I'm 71, make my own alcohol, grow my own weed. I'm happy enough doing so. I'm not sure I have an addiction, if so it is to booze, which I've never quit. I stopped using weed in my mid thirties, when I had children, and only began again in my late 60s when growing weed became legal. I reiterate: I'm happy.

I smoked from 14-23 almost daily. Abused it. I’m 25 now and hardly smoke at all anymore. I feel like the older I got all the bad side affects they tell you about weed started to really hit. Every time I try to get stoned now I get anxious and paranoid and regret taking a rip almost instantly. Eventually I just figured it wasn’t even worth it anymore. I will say the first couple weeks of completely stopping, it was hard to sleep. That was the only bad “withdrawal” I had.

Your vids r really saving people man this goes way farther than weed and nicotine as well u can apply to various substances

today i will take accountability for the many addictions of mine, please send prayers

I’ve been smoking weed for 10 years now. Now I’ve switched over to vaping oil. I want to quit, and I’m trying. Three years away from 30 years old. I realize that I should probably take care of my lungs more and if I don’t stop now, maybe I never will. I used to look at celebrities like Snoop Dogg, who would influence me to smoke because didn’t seem like it bothered them so I wouldn’t bother me. But now it’s bothering me.

Been a regular for 8 years of my life , started from 15 now im 23. I feel ashamed and guilty about everything, every choices and time wasted. I will get through this! I could relate 100% with what ya mean! It creepied into all aspected of my life, to the point that it's gonna effect my life, friends and all. I will be ACCOUNTABLE and update my relationship with weed in this section. Day 1

“You don’t want me writing the next chapter of your life because I’m writing my own, and I’m kind of nuts” is the best quote I’ve ever heard!

Hey, been watching your videos all week and am on day 4, furthest I've gone in 10 years. Thank you. I am trying to find content based on how to stop smoking weed when you still enjoy it. I don't need to quit, I choose to because of a logical decision. I don't want to become sick and lose out on future family. But I don't have many negative effects from weed - it feels harder as I feel I have little immediate consequences for smoking. I feel i am just using my imagination to quit rather than have anything tangible. Not sure if that makes sense but I appreciate the time spent reading this.

Today is my brothers birthday (01.07.2023). Been with weed for 10 years. I want to take 100% accountability. I think today is a good day to quit cold turkey. Im turning 30 in august. Been trying to quit a few times but haven't been able to. The addiction has come to an point where I just smoke, lay down - watch something from laptop, eat, sleep repeat. I think I'll try to dopamine detox for 30 days. No social media, no weed, no sugars etc. Will update next month!

*Very Good Video For Anyone Who Has Addiction Constantly Pecking At Them*

After watching your videos I've managed to quit weed for 5 months weed addiction is real I found my mood was changed by wether or not I could smoke and now I feel 100% better I'd smoked all the time from the age of around 14 I'm now 23

That makes sense what this video says about weed “writing the story” while using cannabis. I was using since sophomore year in high school until now 15 + years later, and saying those 15 years were written by weed is def some motivation to stay away from it.

I've never been that dependent on pot I've quit for yrs many times now I only smoke 2 or 3 times a month but as I age I've been coming to a decision to quit it does cross my mind.

Dr. Frank, last year I quit for 4 months. I relapsed but I realized I was the best version of me without it. I am now 7 days sober and I think this time I am more serious then ever. I would like to just be able to do it randomly but I mean like every once in a while not every day weekend month etc.

Just wanted to pop in and say thanks! Between Zyn pouches and Juul/disposables, I used to be consuming some form of nicotine practically every moment I was awake. Tried to quit a few times but always picked it up again a few weeks later until I found your channel. Been nicotine free since August!

Day two! I've been smoking for almost two decades and was an every day smoker and during the past year I started selling and was smoking an oz a week. Even though I didn't loose money on it at all cause of how I did it..... I completely lost myself. I did NOT quit cold turkey but an oz a week turned into an oz a month and than finally yesterday I said fuck it and flushed what was left and passed it along to the next person. Weed won't kill you like other drugs but it will change you and for me at least I didn't realize what was happening until it was almost two late. I've never really had addiction issues until I tore my shoulder in 2020 and got on percs...although I didn't take those long...it def changed my mind and I became a junkie of sorts. I gotta say.... WEED SAVED MY LIFE in some ways during this time but after a while the unsettling realization of..."Your shoulder doesn't hurt anymore" kept getting louder and louder.... until I had to come to terms with that fact that I was addicted to smoking weed. I am thankful for your channel and the resources you provide as I have been stoned out of my mind watching for months now and all your advice I am putting to use. Thank you.

12:15 AM, May 18th. Thank you for all the advice

I smoked weed heavily from 16-years-old to about 22-years-old. Helped me through some very difficult years. Quit cold turkey years ago with no issues when I decided to pursue a career in health care. Peace, A. C. Romo, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., C.M.S.R.N.

End of day 2! 🎉 been vaping chronically for 4 years. Nothing but gains to quit!! Intermittent fasting has helped so much for mornings and night cravings. I’m in college and in midst of finals. If I can get through tomorrow I can get through anything

6:37 "If I am 100% accountable for writing that next chapter of my life and the consequences of life that come along with it, that puts me in control. That puts me in a position of power...because now I'm not just a leaf blowing through the wind where things are constantly happening TO me; things are now constantly happening BECAUSE of me." Some of the most profound words I've ever heard and will probably ever hear. If you are reading this, be well in mind, in body, and spirit 🙏🏼

Wow thank you !! One of my favorite videos by you so far. I feel attacked with how much this one resonates. 🤣🤣 but I know it’s all out of love . Thank you for making me look at life differently ❤️

Just wanna say you inspired me to give it up after 5 years of almost daily use - started to see textbook addiction signs, continuing to escape/avoid life despite having everything going for me. There was a time where it saved my life, and despite some success it's now holding me back Biggest insight was that when I tried to quit in the past I was experience withdrawal - it wasnt proof that I "need it" in a medical sense. A whole lot of false beliefs are falling away from that alone Thank you

Dude this was fire - 100% right about creep effect - day 8 no weed. Withdrawal, but no interest.

1:08 - 1:23 I bet all of us have the same story 😀In high school I had exact same thought pattern. ''It's a lot of fun, this will not do any damage to my body, because after high school I will drop this ''habit''.

Never QUIT keeps ya young, every thing is better n life

i got this recommended to me. I don't even want to quit anymore, i used to smoke on-off and felt terrible and couldn't get anything done because i was either on withdrawal for a week or way too high for a week. Now that i smoke all the time i'm able to have a normal job and can pay attention to my hygiene and even rediscover old hobbies (due to job). I want to start a vending machine business this year and i feel like i'm actually building a life worth living. around weed. I know this is an addiction channel, so to everybody reading my comment on the path to recovery, especially when young: I'm almost certain that i am the exception, most people will probably do better when they stop or heavily moderate their weed usage! :)

I use weed as a medicine for my ptsd. It calms me during panic attacks. I thought about quitting but ended up getting my medical card instead. It’s so much better for you than benzos which are very addicting. Once can become dependent on weed but not addicted like opiates, alcohol, and benzos. There are lots of benefits using cannabis over those other addicting medicines. Good luck on whatever journey is right for you.

Thanks, Dr. Frank. I'm 61 and have been a binge user of marijuana and alcohol since I was about 18. I quit 5 days ago, and I'm through the worst of it, although now feelings of shame are coming up pretty hard. I was originally thinking that I was going to stop "for now," with the expectation that I would eventually return to using in six months or whatever time limit I set for myself. Your videos are making me consider quitting entirely, for good. In particular, your thoughts on "romanticizing" weed and "stoner talk" (addictive thinking) were very insightful and helpful. Thanks again for your work.

Hey I know you might judge me but I’m 19 and I’m going to keep trying to go sober thanks for the knowledge and personal information

Yes, I've been smoking for 8 years now. Quitting today.