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Why do you want to stop?
There are a lot of reasons but it just boils down to "when I've quit, life gets better, when I smoke, life gets worse."
I've done that entire "maybe if I solve X mental issue I can smoke again" strategy, and when I quit, that issue gets solved, and when I start up again because the issue was solved, the issue comes back.
Some issues have been:
I'm not comfortable with myself
I feel isolated
I'm bad with money
I don't like my job
I feel depressed
Maybe there's some deep underlying issues I could try to therapy my way out of, but the obvious common denominator seems to be weed.
It's hard to explain it, but those are my observations.
That are a lot of reasons to stop and not start again. I wish you all the best in reaching your goal.
Fair question, but just wanting to should be enough.
Of course, but always good to hear why people feel things. Amazing that such a simple question gets downvoted.
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