Hey everyone.
Daily smoker since I was 17 years old, I’m now almost 29 and am on day 10 of finally quitting. I ended up quitting pot because of how anxious and paranoid it was making me all the time. Panic attacks driving to work, sleepless nights etc. I figured if I was already having sleepless nights here and there while getting high every night, how could quitting be any worse? Well, while a lot of the anxiety has gone away, it’s insanely hard not having anything to use as a coping mechanism when I’m dealing with insomnia days like today. Anyone else feel this way? I know this is the right decision to becoming a better person but man, after giving up all substances, not having external coping tools is so rough.
The doctor prescribed me something low risk for the insomnia that my therapist recommended so we’ll see how that goes.