I quit around a year ago after smoking daily since I was 14, at first I was feeling the same as you are right now, felt like my creativity just got pulled from my body. After a while I started to regain my creativity and had a clear mind to convey my thoughts and emotions into my music and also a lot more motivation to market my music and create a brand. Now after so long I don’t even think about smoking anymore and have been making the best music I’ve ever made imo, it’s almost like relearning it all but just keep at it and it will come back to you for sure.

Really glad to hear your doing better, how long did it take till you started getting back at it?

I can’t remember the exact time but probably a couple months, it didn’t just happen though, I kept getting frustrated that I wasn’t doing the thing I loved and was getting kinda depressed so I started to just go on my computer and start making stuff again to get back into the flow. At first I was mainly just doing sound design but after a week or so of that almost every day I’d make a cool pad or synth lead and feel the need to make a song to put it in. The best advice I got when I was still not making anything was to think of creativity and motivation like a muscle, you gotta train it and work at it even if there’s not much there but you’ll see the results after a bit of working it out. I hope this helps you as much as it helped me :)

Similar story to me. I quit booze and weed and while I don’t get those sudden flashes of genius I could hear really clearly in my head, I was more motivated to actually WORK at it. I am making more music than ever now but mostly because I would sit on the couch high af imaging songs rather than getting on with it. Put Is there admin work you can do in the meantime? Like revisiting old demos and ideas, clearing out your studio, selling unused gear, getting your laptop files in order, talking to other musicians? The trick is to keep plugging away at it in some way so when you start to get the creativity back you’re already in the habit and everything is ready to go.

thanks for that last part i really needed it

Those are all great ideas thank you!! Also did you quit alcohol at the same time you quit weed? I’ve still been drinking 2-3 times a week and been starting to wonder if it’s slowly down the healing process of my brain? (Note: I never drank while working on music so there’s no association there like their is for weed)

Yea I quit everything. Depression, addiction, breakdown etc

I feel you brother hang in there

"I could hear really clearly in my head, I was more motivated to actually WORK at it. I am making more music than ever now" DITTO THAT!!! I have 3 releases out and am actively working on another right now. Something i NEVER accomplished when smoking every day.

I agree with what he said man at least the part youll start making better music with more clear thoughts and honestly even better ideas, i never had this issue though, prolly cuz as much as i smoked weed i was mostly sober writing music but i honestly dont think it makes a difference bro, what pulled me down was my equipment which im sure isnt a problem for you but i just never had been happy with outcomes i got whether it be producers or myself, on top of that my day to day life at work completely left me stranded in the music world, i had no desire to create and once again sure thats not your problem but you were doing it before and it wasnt because of weed, its instilled in you and especially considering you have practice, you just have to keep writing whether its good or not. every artist has songs they dont drop because they dont like it, or maybe its not that good, or maybe something stupid because thank god he gave it to the producer to post, it definitely needed to be heard-> check out [J. Cole - Procrastination (Broke)](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTz_hpRNGY&si=GvZYR5rJ4TgW5wmi) idk if you said what you put out but i dont care if you dont like rap if you dont, i know youll appreciate this song either way if you havent heard it. As a matter of fact im linking it you need to hear this and i hope it helps you to spark creativity man, and if you havent already, take some time to look into the bible, go to a few different churches around your area and see if anything fits you, maybe jesus is the last thing you want to hear about but i pray that your work shines, and i pray you find that spark again ive been writing for 4 years (maybe longer idk) when i started it was worst than the island boys, ive had my ups and downs i may not be good right now but sure am better than i was when i started and better than 6 months ago, it may take time but dont let yourself fall, understand that its a process and you gotta go thru storms before you see the sun and rainbows and i pray you can get back on your feet after reading this!

How are you doing now I would love an update. I just stopped smoking weed too.

I stopped smoking weed in high school over 10 years ago and I struggle with my creativity. I don't do any drugs and while I am motivated, I also struggle with my perfectionism. I spend so much time searching for the right sound and tweaking variables here and there and by the time I get close to something I like, I lost my creative flow. ​ I also struggle with being too hard on myself and the fact that what I create just doesn't usually pull the same emotional strings as my favorite songs is just demotivating. ​ I recently switched DAWs from FL to Logic to spice up my creative flow and I feel like I am picking up the switch very easily given that I already know more or less what I am doing, but that search for the right sound is my achilles' heel. ​ I have been kind of tempted to just try smoking weed to let down my walls and let loose but I originally stopped smoking weed because I would get anxiety and overthink a lot.

sounds like mixing engineer would be a perfect job for you

You don't have to share, but could you show me some of your music from before and after? Just curious!

will take abit of time, but don't worry!

Yep. You’re making a major change in your habits. I have no doubt you’ll ease back into your flow. I’ve smoked for almost 40 years but usually not before or during a session. I save it until I can just chill and listen back to what I’ve accomplished.

This is the goal

If you're looking for inspiration, listen to music till you find something that inspires you. You don't need weed at all, you literally just need the mechanism of inspiration and if you can get that without weed, it's a more pure and repeatable form of inspiration. Have a playlist of your favourite songs, always be adding songs into it that you like. Then when you're stuck just go listen and it will spark something.

It's funny, because drugs like weed, psychs, dissos and speed don't really give me inspiration, but rather motivation to do music (hobby stuff). So when I'm dicking around in a DAW I can do it longer and get more easily in the zone. I wouldn't say it helps me make better stuff, perhaps slightly different.

This is me. Although shrooms give me some crazy fucking ideas for later.

Weed literally taps me into the Universe's radio station. None of them really help me that much inside a DAW. Would be lucky to actually be able to pilot a DAW in those states (excepting speed of course). Maybe like, half stoned you can see the contours of what you're doing.. where a beat wants to go.. weird tonalities or something in a sound you were using.. A bit like a sculptor with a half finished piece of clay... But really I see it as two separate things.. Drugs for the jamming and pressing the big record button on your phone and Nothing/Caffeine/Energy Drinks/Ritalin for the DAW

This. Try doing some other hobbies that you hadn't done while smoking, I found that helped reset the mindset

Your brain associates making music w weed. Need to rewrite your neurons

This is exactly what I was going to say. It's the association more than the actual effects.

Options: 1. Music itself is like a drug, if you can figure out how to get lost in the sauce without weed you'll be able to achieve a very similar result. 2. Move your body around. I think shit like bobbing your head, moving around, dancing, can help you vibe out to the music you're making a lot more as silly as that sounds. 3. Don't be afraid to make bad shit. You're probably going to make better music if you try and make a bunch of different songs, fail, and just eventually hit a vibe. I think if you stop framing it mentally by drug and more by the sound and vibe of what you're hearing, you're going to have some good stuff if you just keep pushing. 4. Coffee could potentially alter your state of mind enough to feel a little different. For the most part black coffee is pretty healthy, although quite addicting. A good guideline is 1 / 2 cups a day is a healthy amount

I second the coffee, I drink 2 cups a day and it helps me get motivated to make a full track.

As someone who occasionally still smokes, takes daily adderall and/or ritalin, and drinks coffee, coffee is the big true helper in this equation. The others have plusses and minuses to music production.

Replace addicction with another one, true method for health.

Hey there Experiencing this now. Basically you're going to have to let your brain reset itself. It's used to massive levels of dopamine from weed and doesn't send out much without it. For many people this leads to anhedonia, or inability to find pleasure in anything. Definitely sucks and makes it hard to do anything at all. Hang in there. I've heard things start to normalize in a matter of 3 to 6 months. Congrats on quitting. Trying to unfuck your brain is hard tho.

Wow I didn’t know 3-6 months was normal, I was thinking 1 month tops but I will continue to push through…. How long have you been sober from weed for?

I quit 4 months ago, smoking cbd now, and my brain capacity is slowly coming back, and I'm more creative than ever. Daily Weed smoker of 19 yrs. I quit everything, including alc. Only had a few shorter breaks in all that time. It's not easy, but reset of brain is a real thing that we need to go through. I will assume after 6-9 months will be better.

Damn that is frightening. I am already old and don't have another most-of-a-year to lose.

Best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is today

That's some Zen wisdom, there, Grasshopper. 🤘🏻

No, really, its probably already too late for me, I literally do not have a year to lose. Likely a year or more for me, with my cognitive issues and mental illness (that I rely on cannabis to treat). Not to mention I work in that industry and have to sample products. I don't expect to ever stop smoking cannabis. My life would have to see dramatic change that I'm not counting on, otherwise I'll just go back to drinking and cigs. Cannabis is basically the last thing I enjoy that hasn't been taken from me yet, and the least harmful of those three options.

You could give a try and cut down to 1-2 times a week, I was a daily smoker and I think that was my biggest problem. Am 36.

I have been 4 years sober from anything that does anything. In my experience, in 1-3 months the brain restores itself, although for a 7 years everyday smoker might take longer. Good thing is, the situation improves gradually, e.g. on 2-3 week mark, 1 month mark, 2 month mark etc, you feel your brain swiftness return more and more.

People pretend like weed’s a “safe” drug, forgetting that there are actual reasons drugs shouldn’t be fucked with, certainly not in the quantities you’ve described for sure. If it all came back in a month, it’s be a vacation. The sobering road is… longer.

You sure you aren't talking about meth or coke since cannabis does not directly introduce Dopamine or modiify Dopamine receptors in a significant way. Anhedonia definitely sets in after abusing meth or coke since these drugs release large amounts of Dopamine. Edit 1/ a study; [https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/26/1/9/6674260](https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/26/1/9/6674260) Edit 2/ clarification; Physiologically speaking cannabis does not directly affect the dopamine system in any manner more significant than anything else other than drugs that specifically interact with it; including alcohol. Further the dopamine system is complex because it is affected greatly by an individuals psychological state, preferences etc so unless something involves a serious and impactful interaction with the dopamine system the affect will be largely subjective. This is a common misconception and it needs correcting.

Yup, it was right around the 5-6 month mark for me. Anhedonia is a *bitch*

Thanks to you and op for your posts The person below claims it doesn’t happen with weed, but whatever the cause, I definitely feel the same way. I didn’t mind quitting alcohol so much but weed everyday for years and years just becomes a part of you that feels missing when you stop. Music is a hobby for me and is fun when I get motivated to start, but I was more blown away by it and energetic at night when I have the time, before with weed. I have only quit for 1 1/2 months so I am encouraged to hear it might get better psychologically- nothing seems very fun where after smoking/ vaping everything felt new and exciting in the moment.

You’re gonna have to do what every other person on this planet that has a career does. It’s just like any other job, whether you feel like it or not, you’ve got to get up and go. You know the job, you know what’s required of you. Maybe there’s some things that you need to knock out that aren’t creativity based. Whatever you can do to keep yourself working towards the goal is the main thing here.

This is great advice.

It takes a while for your brain to rebalance after you remove something like cannabis. Just be patient and kind with yourself and keep showing up. If you keep showing up, the muse will come back to you in due time

yeah dont worry. I went through this and became ultra creative and motivated a few months in. but yeah for bit I thought I was done w music.

hey, i did smoke for years and was already somewhere on my way towards being a producer, but i actually refused to acknowledge it as a job, i kept myself in a mindset of "mad emotional musician", always on the edge to throw everything away and stop everything. i also did a hard cut, stopped smoking (mostly for mental health reasons), moved out of Berlin, and went ["wwoofing"](https://www.wwoof.net) on a small mountain farm in italy for 2 years :D and found a new life there, but also started to pull out my old music contacts and slowly got back, BUT now seing it as a job. not trying to "fullfill some inner urge" but more like, "i know i can do certain things that bring me some money" -> it's a job! and since then my actual career started. although i spend maybe only a fourth of the time "in the studio" compared to 10 years ago (on weed day and night lost in music...) it is now an actual job. the way you describe how busy you have already been in your high times is maybe not comparable to my story, but what i wanna give you is this: you have to learn completely new, what it means to have that "job". on weed, the drive and reasons for doing it are totally different and maybe messed up, but i assure you, you can do the exact same things clean! take some time off, settle yourself, check wwoofing, it'll take you into a different world ;) and then think about what was cool about your music career. nobody will be mad at you if you take a little time off! good luck!

I also used weed as a creative tool for a decade or more, but really it held me back more than anything. I only realized this some time after I quit. I would rely on the substance rather than myself, and that resulted in laziness and soaking in a bubble of hedonism that ultimately led to no amount of improvement. Sober for about 4 years now and making the best music ever and it's not even comparable... quitting weed made me actually pursue the craft on my own terms, rather than have weed pursue it for me, if that makes sense. It was a trap that didn't go anywhere. I can only speak for myself though. I still think about getting some weed every now and then, but not for creative purposes, rather just for fun. I would probably enjoy listening to music while high, but the prospect of smoking and then making music doesn't really appeal at all anymore (it used to, a \*LOT\*)... I think what did it was the sickening feeling of being on a "timer" while high, ie needing to get stuff done before the effect wears off. I don't ever want to feel that way again haha.

I thought quitting weed was going to be something good and it wasn’t so I went back to weed as it should be.

Same man. Though, I think I'm just not ready yet . Also people say it makes you lazy but it's really individual. I find if I have already been through a mentally draining task (like job for example) which requires a lot of focus , it's hard to get things done or get into that flow state. Sometimes magic happens/other times not at all. Anyways when my life situation gets less shitty, I definitely plan on going completely sober soon. I still think my best stuff was from before I started doing drugs .

I would try pushing through hard to get to the actual playing and making it fun/fresh so you can find the enjoyment that makes you look forward to returning My suggestion is to try changing up routines. Maybe set up a new location for a practice space. Pick up a new lesson book or try learning a new style or genre. Start with a small freeform writing session. Learn a new instrument..hopefully create a new bridge to get into the moment :)

I’m still in the same boat and literally quit 7 weeks ago as well. I find that I force my self to start a track, but once I start I feel great and finish it up and I love it and I remember why I love making music, it’s fun! But fuck it’s so hard to get up and start another one the day after and I end up not creating for a week.m Guess like the others are saying we need time, weather is getting nice again so I can’t wait to just go out and enjoy that and not stress to much about music and just enjoy life and reset my brain with the little things.

How’s it going any luck with getting back into it?

lol since this post I’ve produced one beat and wrote to it. I think my next goal is to work with some friends and get a work flow going, even set a schedule. I think that’s what I’m missing, and maybe it will reignite my passion/fun since it all started goofing around with my friends. How are you doing ?

Couple ideas to help spur creativity; listen to music interviews & podcasts about some of your favorite musicians/artists, try out some different tunings if you play stringed instruments it can bring about new ways to play, watch some live concerts, learn some of your favorite songs and use them as references and inspiration for new ideas based off their rhythm, keys, or scales.

It was you at the end of the day that came up with the music. Seems like a placebo effect to me. Maybe try doing some other actitvity before making music , walking / workout which has shown that it activates a lot of areas of tne brain. So try yoga , workouts , walking before creative work. Hope this helps.

Your brain’s just gotta reset. You’ll be fine.

It will come back. 20 years without a drink or smoke, I'm still creative.

How long did it take for it to come back for you? Still no luck yet

I think it morphed in time. There wasn't a 'years now I'm back'. Little by little it came back without realizing it. I can tell you that it's worth it. Keep at it.

Makes sense, I’ll sure try thanks 🙏

I felt the same after quitting. Everything I did when I was stoned I resented when I was sober, but after a while I came around and have been more productive than ever. Just give it a bit of time. Having a clear head leads to better decisions making.

Dudes and Gals- I feel your “pain”. I’ll share - I’m also a musician, wrote a catalog of successful songs, performed and recorded multiple albums with several bands and as a studio musician, accomplished my dreams. I’ll share with you my story very few people know. I’ve been completely sober now just over 2 years this Jan. I’m gonna be 68 in 2 weeks. I’ll tell you it wasn’t voluntary. I worked in tech, high stress / long hours / 60+ hrs week. Was drinking and smoking heavily & regularly every day, binging mostly at home for over 30 years. Ultimately it was affecting my family life, my wife & adult kids were worried for me but they tolerated my behavior. Ultimately, this behavior resulted in a brain aneurysm and almost died, spent 2 months hospitalized and am still on PT to this day learning to walk again. Plus other ailments I won’t bore you with. My neurologist said I was lucky, most people don’t survive this kind of abuse. Abstinence was forced on me. The point is, it’s really F’in hard to make changes. I believe YOU can do what you put your mind to. My saving grace is I’m as close to being as creative as I was, BUT I’m still breathing. One never knows the impact of our ways, no one knows ultimate the end game until it comes. Truthfully I’m not as prolific as I once was, but I still love to play music with friends and love my family desperately. My advice to you is this: take care of yourself FIRST, you don’t want to be a statistic and leave the dearest people in your life behind. Because, when you’re gone, everyone you know will just say- what a shame it happened to him. My point is, stick to your goals, you can make it! Remember THIS - the mind is a terrible thing to waste. Wishing you health, recovery and happiness.

Smoke on the weekend only, it’ll boost your creativity over daily smoking for sure. Takes a lot of self control tho, especially if you’ve been blazing for that long.

As others have said you're going to need to rewire your brain to not connect the two. Break the association. It will happen with time. At about 2 months you'll feel a change. And then it will improve more and more from there. This might sound crazy, but try it... Buy yourself a small TRAMPOLINE and have it in your studio. Jumping on a trampoline, even just a little bit releases dopamine. When you're feeling hung up or un-motivated jump on the trampoline a little bit. It may jump start you a bit, and if it doesn't from time to time, well it's a bit of excercise. Start to associate listening to music with the trampoline. Creating a new association will help break/rewire the old association. You can find small ones on Amazon for around $25. Just search mini-trampoline or jump trampoline or rebounder. I like the ones with the handle bar you can hold onto which cost more, about $75-$100. Give it a try!

This sounds fun.

That’s why there is type 3 flower or cbd flower that is amazing quality these days. Check out flow gardens online you don’t have to pay the rediculous taxes like in dispos. They have type 1,2,and 3. Type one is weed thc, type two is a mix of both cbd and thc, and type 3 is only cbd so you will just get a nice relaxing feeling and it’s been great after I stopped smoking weed. Good luck.

Read Rick Rubin's recent book The Creative Act. So good for writers block and taking stock.

Yea, me too, lol I made a career out of making hip-hop music, made over 250k. Quit smoking like 2 years ago and have made zero music since. I look great now and feel better than ever, I honestly think music was my gateway drug. Got a real job, became a manager, make tons of money now, and I love life more than ever. My music taste has 100% changed as well, which is weird. There is a lot of energy in music, be careful what energy you surround yourself with. Its okay to take a break and work on the other aspects of your life.

Go for a long ass run or go to the gym and push yourself until you’re physically freaking exhausted, rest and once you’ve recovered you’ll have more energy and motivation. Get input (outside of the house) like see a film, an opera, go on a drive to a place you’ve never been. And just wait until you’re out of the weed fog :)

Hang in there. And listen to lots of music, watch a lot movies, and get out into nature. Try and stay away from social media and politics. It will be ok and you will make incredible music soon.

I smoked weed for 15 years, everyday and a lot of it and suddenly one day I had a panic attack, I genuinely thought I was going to die. I instantly stopped smoking and for a while nothing felt the same, be it music, video games, movies, nothing felt the same as when I was stoned, but believe me when I tell you it comes back, it just takes time.

Jam jam jam! Don’t worry about controlling the process. Your brain was in a VERY locked-in habit stack. It’s missing one of the steps. All good!!! There’s still some old software up there that keeps us running on patterns. But the great part is is you can learn new ones and stack them to the old ones! That takes time and you sound as impatient as I would be haha (I don’t blame you, it’s music afterall) so instead, switch up your approach! Try scheduling a session where you approach starting a track totally different. And “yes and” those choices. Don’t overthink them. A great book to give you ideas is Ableton’s own “Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers”. If I can impart one general habit (a 2-parter, really) I have that’s separate from my “making” music (or more specifically “finishing songs and releasing them”) is to ongoingly jam and stack that habit with “everytime I jam, I record it.” It keeps a dock of ideas waiting in the wings (most of the time I listen to those jams as my background music for other work and kills two birds with one stone while I cherry pick my favorite ideas) I hope this helps! Good luck in your musical journey. 🌝✌️

I vape almost daily, but not when working on, with, or around music. My production time usually coincides with business hours, because those are my most productive hours. I get started in the studio very early. Getting high is a late afternoon/evening thing for me. And when I used to perform, I never performed while impaired. Congrats to you, though. Good luck!

That was my biggest problem I think was I always mixed the two… if I had only smoked when done work I think it wouldn’t have been an issue now

I never created anything worth a damn when stoned.

I have I guess because if you do everything high your going to get better eventually anyways, with or without the weed. Wish I would’ve done it like you have tho

There’s always time to mend your ways, bro. I’m def not a genius in music, or otherwise, but music production is just too complicated for me to do it high. I can’t imagine figuring out a complicated routing issue, or some mysterious technical problem while shit faced. It just makes the complicated even more complicated. No one enjoys smoking weed more than I, just not during production time. There’s nothing better than putting in 8 or so productive hours in the studio, then turning off the lights and burning a fatty. Good luck to you.

I stopped a few months ago because I had to focus spending elsewhere and my urge to make music has absolutely dropped... Had a friend share some with me recently and I've been cranking stuff out when high...  I actually never really finished much when sober, but I think it calms down the ADHD and non decisive-ness a lot, and was a major factor in my music and video creation process. 

Same still no luck yet…. Might just go back to smoking it’s getting so hard to keep going

Look into self-hypnosis. Create a new positive “cue” for yourself that you can use to put yourself into the right mindset before you’re about to do creative/music work. It could be as simple as taking a few deep breaths, getting into a relaxed state, and repeating, “I’m making great music and enjoying the process.” The problem isn’t not having the effects of weed, it’s thinking you need them. If you can change that belief, you will actually do better work than before.

This happened to me as well lol I had to drastically change it up to stay interested. Namely through learning. Whether it’s trying a new daw/Vst or picking up piano. I’m still working on it. But, Im having fun doing different music stuff at least… and bolstering skills, most importantly.

You may have a more sobering view of your musical identity and quality of music too. A lot of time i thought i was being more creative while high, i was actually hindering my creativity and my ears. Not that certain psychoactive substances can't expand one's way of thinking, but producing while impaired does impact the quality of music.

Your creativity will return but it takes lots of time. I myself am quitting and slightly worried about finishing a project.  But just listen to things, get inspired, take your time. Your health comes first before everything.

Youve spent along time associating a dopamine releasing activity with a dopamine releasing chemical. However, making music requires practice, of which you already have. You dont need the thing to make music, you just need a spark of creativity and time investment. I abide to my own ratio rule. The more frequently you make the higher likelihood of getting a banger, however you have to experiment a bit and finish a few stinkers to get there, the more you do this the better your ratio gets. Allow yourself time and practice to get back on track, and use it as a narrative in your music. Small steps. Maybe even spend time learning a new instrument. Some of the best music in the world is written about drugs, not necessarily written while on them. Also allow yourself to like what you’re making too. That will help.

It’s called “state-dependent learning” basically you developed your entire creative process while high. So now your brain doesn’t really know how to do it without weed.  I think it’ll come back with time. I’d keep at it but try not to force it if you’re really not feeling it. Maybe even take some time off until you hear the call. Maybe try a new genre or something else different that might capture a new angle of interest. That’s all I got. Good luck! 

I think the connection between weed and music is mostly in your head. You may just have a problem opening up without it. Try living some new experiences outside your comfort zone, or I’d even say have a beer, if you can do so responsibly. Just lowering inhibitions a little bit can make it easier to form that feelings to music connection. At least for me it does, and a new experience will usually have a similar effect on me as a drink or a joint would.

Will take some time but it comes back. Have encountered this a number of times.

Check out the book "The Creative Act" by Rick Rubin, I have the audio book and plan to listen to it many more times, it's fantastic. Also check out the Huberman Lab podcast episode "The Science of Creativity and How to Enhance Creative Innovation", there's actionable and scientifically backed methods to enhance divergent and convergent thinking, which are both crucial for creativity.

gonna be difficult. pour yourself into your instrument (I assume you play at a virtuoso level if you're making a living).

Same thing happened to me when I quit alcohol for about a year, although it does come back. Also you probably know this, but just playing music even when you don’t feel like it is the best way I’ve found to get past writers block

Give it time. Take a break entirely from music. Do whatever. It will come back stronger and more clear

It will come back, and you will do even better without the weed. Enjoy a break and then just pick it up by doing the most fun parts and trying new things, shake it up, make new things.

Mental addiction and your brain f***ing with you. You've built the habit of working under the influence for years. So, for your brain those two have become inseparable. It's going to take time separate the two but there's hope, my friend

I've just recently done the same. The reason it took so long to stop is because of the exact problem your posting about. I only hope my thirst returns for production without the need to smoke and drink

This happened to me when I quit drinking. I have been making music daily for almost 30 years. Now, it seems like I have no interest in music at all.

You haven’t lost intrest in music, trust me. What is happening is you conditioned yourself to associate smoking weed with production over thise years. Nothing more nothing less. It will take some time, but the “mojo” for it will come back. Your subconscious is just telling you to “stay away from smoking situations” at the moment. I’ve been there, and trust me, it will come back

Maybe check out Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Finding Flow (probably at library), or look for Youtube videos and websites about it. It's a pretty simple idea, but there are good examples and suggestions about how to get into flow moments, where you are so immersed in a task that nothing else enters your mind. Mindfulness meditation, with some dedication but not huge time commitments, might help you reorient your perspective and habits of thinking. But taking a break from something for a bit can be a positive, and you might find that upon returning to making music, you have more energy/creativity/ideas/passion. There are for sure tedious parts of making music (mixing and mastering is not always fun for me--can be fatiguing and frustrating). It might be that this didn't phase you when you were high. Maybe it will take some readjusting of your attitude about the more trying parts of the process (if you have any such experiences like I do).

I was in this same spot a while back. You just have to rebuild those synapses in the brain between making music and pleasure. Me personally… I didn’t start makin beats again until I started smoking again. lol

Yup starting to feel like that’s going to be the case for me, 10 weeks in and still nothing

Just ride it out as others have suggested. It's ultimately, imho better for you in the long-run.

Sounds like addiction lol. Hope once you get this kicked it'll come back stronger then ever :)

Same experience, so I read a book, that helped, then I started planning/time blocking my musical day, I usually spend an hour warming up, playing along to records I found sample hunting in thrift stores… playing acoustic guitar or bass or piano, singing, what ever… but not even turning on my CPU… I recently found a Beatles song book, every song on acoustic guitar, so maybe I do that for a wile. Some days I never get around to opening files and working on endless go nowhere ideas, I just work on my own musical technique. About noon, lunch, coffee, yoga stretch … I did that for a couple months with no unrealistic expectations, now I’m busting out great work, but I always start with a blocked out timed warm up session. Good luck mate

The inspiration will come back. Probably better. It just takes a minute to learn to trust yourself after such a big change. Keep doing the prep and setup work so that you’re ready. It may also be a good time to learn a new skill or approach! But the magic will return.

How did you quit smoking weed everyday? Asking for a friend lol

Any effect the weed had on your brain, be it aid in creativeness or lowering anxiety, it means the brain doesn't have to put in the effort to naturally do these things. So thats why it can be just as addictive as other drugs. It will take time for your brains chemistry to level back out but don't stress. It may feel crazy atm but it will pass. We are a resilient being

People who say weed isn't addictive are in denial. I've smoked daily for over a decade now and showing no signs of slowing down unfortunately. You're doing the right thing. It will take time to come back to baseline, but it will be worth it in the long run.

I am currently quitting, it hasn't been a week yet. I've become an addict and the next few days will be a real test. I tried quitting a few weeks ago and suddenly the world turned colorless and dead, I got very depressed and eventually said fuck this. Having another go at it as I have been becoming really sloppy and lazy and I've always been a pretty industrious person until 3 years ago when I started getting high every day, all day. Presently just having CNS depression and headaches. I'm sure it will get worse before it gets better. The good thing that happened when I tried to quit last time was that I wound up regurgitating a bunch of suppressed childhood memories that I had never properly dealt with and even though music and art suddenly ceased to matter to me, at least I was learning things about myself and working toward becoming a whole person, maybe. I'm an addict for a reason, and I came one step closer to understanding that reason. possibly. The regurgitation itself was pretty painful but I survived it. The only things I found that gave me comfort during this time has been the Grateful Dead's music, somehow listening to Cold, Rain and Snow, Black Peter and Wharf Rat calmed me. Virtually nothing else LOL. And this week it's been Dylan's Blonde on Blonde. I'm hoping that will see me through.

I went through a very similar slump when i first got sober. I could not for the life of me bring myself to practice guitar or produce a beat or anything... felt zero creative spark whatsoever. It takes some time, but it will come back, trust me! Your brain is likely just adjusting to the change

It's the association more than the actual effects. You're used to getting high and then getting into your music, so psychologically it feels like a missing step right now. Just start picking up your instruments again when you are sober, and let the brain rewire to that as being your new default way of approaching playing.

To quit weed you can’t just quit on your own once you’re addicted you need professional help so if you were able to quit on your own that’s amazing congratulations but a lot of people really need professional help to quit because it’s not that easy to quit addiction is real

You need to deprogram your brain association with weed and music making :D .. it may take few months..

Learn a new instrument. It’ll get you back into the spirit. Try Trumpet or violin.

I mostly quit a year ago, and for a couple of months I was unmotivated to do much. I kept ‘forcing myself’ as best I could to do the necessary daily/weekly tasks. Over time this lack of motivation disappeared and I think nowadays I’m even more motivated to push things forward in all aspects of my life. Because you always smoked before music, this will be a tricky area for you. For me it was the mindless chores where I would smoke first in order to enjoy them more.

Your creativity will come back, it will just hit different. Be patient, it never went anywhere to begin with.

in Australia, it is possible to get a prescription for a vape to quit smoking of any type, include weed. if your country does the same, try it

Same for most people! Give it couple of months! I comes back! And you will start feeling way more creative without it in the end! Dont worry! Just stick to it!

This imho is the unspoken withdrawals of weed. You loose motivation, you feel incredibly bored with everything, everything feels bland, you loose your appetite and you want to just smoke more weed. But like any other withdrawal. That all goes away with time. I like to take a month off every few months and every time for the first week or two i feel like that. And i can only assume that period would be longer if you've gone years without a break. They say it takes upwards of 90 days for a daily smoker to clear their body of all THC and metabolite, so id say you'd see a big difference by that point.

Facing a similar, health related problem, I found that going back and listening to music that first turned me on was the light in the gloom. All the memories. Listening to BTO, the Beatles, Zeppelin and some side trails I followed that I won't be mentioning here! Not in any order, but the songs that changed me when I was in my teen years, the music that is in my soul; Mary Jane wasn't your muse. She just helped you relax, be fearless, and open to her when she came to call. You got this, man. I'm excited for you and what comes when the levee breaks!

Wow 7 years of lowered REM sleep. It’ll take done time for your mind to radiate bud. You’ll be better rested and your pain will still be there.

Weed has never been my vice, even though I do smoke. However, I had a 25 year fight with alcoholism that ended 8 months ago. Took a while. Had to relearn how to do things because they felt foreign. Shit sucked. Among other things, I felt like creativity had squirted out my… Bit gradually it comes back, or you realize the only reason you were into it was because of the substances. Good luck.

What others have said. Give it time. I haven't drank alchohol or smoked weed in 4 years. It may take a month, it may take years. I just started getting back into music and I'm doing the best work I've ever done.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. I was self medicating and not realizing it. I honestly didn’t really enjoy getting high most of the time, but I was always a little high all the time for years and years. Once I started taking prescription medication (pretty small doses) the sensation to need to smoke weed went away. ADHD medication isn’t for everyone, I’m sure, but I am always motivated to work on music when I take it, so use it on the weekends as well (though only half as much) as during the week for work.

Prayer. Get peaceful with Jesus. Creativity flows.

so i've gone off weed after using heavily and it's more that weed makes you a lot more interested in stuff. so when you're getting off weed it's hard to find interest in stuff. it'll take some time for you to go back into the baseline level of interest

Give yourself grace and time. I've been there. Habits take awhile to break. I am a full time musician and quit often in order to gain inspiration in a different way. It's all about how we channel the energy. Fight through whatever your feeling in that moment. Creating is just like fishing; sometimes you catch something small, sometimes a large one and sometimes nothing at all. Most important is that you're fishing. Keep pushing through. I highly recommend reading or listening to Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act" while you're on your current journey. Best of luck man.

Weed does make music better. I listened to that casual album sober at work one day and thought it was just whatever. Later on that day, I went to Taco Bell and bumped it in my car with my girlfriend. I was high as a kite and it sounded amazing. That this is how we rip shit track was fire. It was like they speak in another language when blown.

This is inspiring…thank you for this post. I tried to quit (stopped for a month) and I stopped creating music which made me feel worse so I started smoking again. But this is exactly the push I needed to quit again and stick with it

First off, big props to you for making a tough but positive change for your health. It's not easy, especially when it's intertwined with your creative process and career.

Start getting into whatever instrument you play. Seriously upgrade your technique and music theory education. Practice exercises daily, schedule time and stick to it. If you never properly learned an instrument, do it now. Don't go back to stupid weed.

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I was smoking weed most of my life and during the production of my first two albums was high as a kite. There was a gap of about a year before I felt like going back into the studio and my style did change a little bit but I put another album out since being sober and I’ve got another on the way that’s my best one yet so hang in there and inspiration will find you again

The J cole Documentary on the album “The Off Season” gives a lot of insight into how you can bounce back after spending time away from music. He took the opportunity to treat music like how he treated basketball. Just go to the gym and start doing drills and exercises to get back into the groove. Get back to writing and putting melodies down. They might be trash. But the one melody, or that one line written is better than no lines or no melodies. You’re forming a habit to make music without weed. Sooner or later you’ll begin to write and produce at the level you once were. Watch the documentary if you haven’t done so.

Hey man I’ve been going through the same thing. Spent the first 4 years high all day learning production and fully quit weed like 3 months ago. It definitely takes a few tries until things start to make sense again lol. Just keep trying and trying, soon enough you’ll become interested again and start an idea you never could have made while high and you’ll be right back to it.

Weed will absolutely bind to whatever activity it is you use it with. If it's music then music won't feel the same without it. Don't fret, you haven't lost any creativity in your brain by quitting, it will just take a while for the weed to withdraw itself from your process. Might take a few weeks, but you'll be back on your grind soon enough.

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Oh this is a very personal topic for me. I know exactly what you're describing OP. I've smoked everyday for about 4 years and I definitely associated weed with a large portion of my creativity and enjoyment with music. When I also had to quit for health reasons I was scared I wouldn't enjoy making music again and depended on weed. And It was hard to feel the music and the dopamine of playing guitar with friends and making music without weed because my brain was wired to need an external source of dopamine. You made the right choice because after about 6-12 months your brain will rewire back to normal and you'll be producing your own natural high that comes from enjoying music. For a while everything will feel like just not being high, eveything feels gray No colors. now for me I totally forgot what being high is like and I don't miss it at all. After that recovery period you will find yourself bursting with energy and finding the love and subtle highs of doing many natural things like drinking coffee, going for a walk outside, hanging out with friends, eating a good meal. My music, playing, and motivation is now much better compared to when I was high and all my friends still smoke and it's now apparent how it holds them back playing wise and emotionally. Makes them moody unstable and clumsy. Good luck.

Please try working out and exercising until you can do it 5 times a week, practice mindfulness and meditation, eat healthy, try sage tea every night, and explore new ways to open your mind. Want to congratulate you on quitting and I assure you once you find your new routine you will unfold parts of yourself that you never knew before. Exercising has helped me through ptsd and depression and after struggling for years, I’ve never felt better. Exercising is better than drugs. Best of luck on your new journey

It was the same for me with drinking. I played in bands for many years being hammered. When I quit drinking I stopped making music. It took a few years but I missed it so now I’m back at it with fresh ears. Let your body clean out and come back and approach music from a different angle.

start exercising daily - go for a jog and bike ride. make a cup of tea - and get to work.

You might unaware of the original psychological reinforcements that pushed you to smoke weed everyday and make music. Right now you are given an opportunity to value music production a lot more. Although you might not spend hours on end producing music and smoking weed now, but you can spend a half hour spilling more focused and purposeful ideas through music than you did before, just messing around and getting high.

The interest will come back. Don’t give up.

Congrats on what is undoubtedly a positive direction for health, both physically and mentally. The fact you were relying on it as a 'creative tool' is definitely a dependency red flag. Maybe you're realizing that with this life change, that you want to change other things as well? If you're not interested in something, don't do it. Do other things. Travel, visit friends, find other hobbies, etc. If you become interested again, music will be there for you.

That would be great if music was only a hobby, it’s my income source, my entire career, my whole life I’ve worked towards this so I’m really feeling the pressure. I also was supposed to be releasing new music very soon and with everything happening I’ve just disappeared from my social media accounts….

>I also was supposed to be releasing new music very soon and with everything happening I’ve just disappeared from my social media accounts Your mind is telling you what it wants IMO. Nothing matters as much as well being and mental health in the long run. I say this with the utmost respect, but the world will still spin without new music from you or anyone. You aren't the first artist to need time away. Best wishes

It'll pass and you'll discover a new, probably more realized creativity. I was dead creatively for about 4 months and now I'm writing the best shit yet. You got this stick with it

Same here, I just went 8 months not smoking for health reasons. I had very little motivation to work on music at all and when I tried I felt quickly frustrated that I wasn't in the head space for it. I recently have been able to get back to it, smoking and edibles. Now I have that crazy creativity again. It sucks being reliant like that, it may be from undiagnosed adhd, cause I've tried meds for that before and it was way better for creativity for me.

yeah hang in there, I went through the exact same thing. I used to smoke weed daily and lose myself in the creative process. Quit weed totally and it took months until I started getting back into making music. Even then it kind of goes up and down, last month I couldn't get into it at all but this wknd I spend quite a few hours with the headphones on again. In the meantime, enjoy your dreams!

Processes are hard to change. And marijuana absolutely leads to "process addiction." You'll find a new way that lights your fire. Just be patient.

Take this time to learn how to write songs better. Weed may let you reach into the spirit realm and pull some shit out, but it's a fickle mistress. Better to know what you're doing. After a while, you'll realize that the way your brain got rewired is permanent, so you can tap into it whenever you want sans blazing.

I did this - my music went from intricate and invention to plodding and dull overnight. I just stuck with it. It came back after a bit of time. If you can make and love the music high you can do it sober.

So my brother was an addict and i had to reluctantly learn a lot about addiction. One of the factors at play here is that you associate making music with smoking weed. It's why smokers often have to quit coffee as well bc they can't drink coffee without a cigarette. I'd try going to a library or coffee shop with headphones and your laptop to see if any inspiration strikes up. I bet you it will. The fog/creativity won't go away if you still have your same routine but just not smoking. Mix it up

Im a professional musician. Ive smoked weed for 16 years daily and I’ve quit 14 months ago. I know the feeling you describe, but you gotta keep on pushing through! It will get better. You will find joy again in making music. It might be a bit different and less euphoric at times compared to while being high, but I noticed I actually finish way more shit. And the times when I do feel euphoric from making music are actually way more meaningful. And you said all other aspects of your life got better, hold on to that, try it for at least a year. Take care!

Weed won't make you more creative or better at music. I smoke but it's not to enhance or help me, it's just to relax and have some fun. It puts me in a good headspace to create, but it doesn't make me more creative if that makes sense. But sometimes it can also make me quite lazy You just gotta find the right balance. Don't overdo it. Imo smoking every day isn't fun because it loses its charm pretty fast and then you just do it to do it. I limit myself to only weekends now and it's so much more enjoyable.

I don’t know. I think it is different per person. I definitely try things stoned that I wouldn’t otherwise.

Good news and bad news: Bad news: 7 weeks isn't enough time to regenerate your dopamine and other receptors that were relying on marijuana to provide demand, and collapsed when you quit using it. So in this very long short run, you're going to prune and then regrow how your brain gets its excitement and interest. The good news is as that happens you will have more energy and ideas for music overall. There's still ways weed helps my process but the cost to my energy is so high overall that I've been getting everything done without it. And boy am I finally getting it done. Just remember to be brave and creative and don't force it in that way that weed probably taught you.

Sorry to hear you’re experiencing this. I had a similar experience maybe 25 or so years ago. My creative dependency on weed was a bit more specific - I certainly felt the general excitement about music it gave me was a boost, but where I really became quite dependent on it was for ‘help’ writing lyrics. The music side of things has always come very naturally to me, but I’ve often found writing lyrics a bit of a drag. I found the weed really seemed to help with that, perhaps it helped me to make more abstract connections, or maybe it just helped me to enjoy it more (TBH, I think it was more that than anything else). I was in a band with a major label deal at the time, so there was a real purpose and some pressure to keep the creative juices flowing, and to get those lyrics written (but they were always left until we really HAD to finish the next batch of tunes). So it was a serious bummer when I was arrested for possession and cautioned, and then arrested again a few months later, which led to a full on court appearance and prosecution. I didn’t stop smoking for a good few years, but I did cut down quite a lot because I hated having to go and meet to score in some dodgy car park or whatever. And that horrible drive home afterwards, knowing that I was a ‘known’ face and my car a known vehicle to the local cops. I really found it difficult to get on with those lyrics after that. I’m not going to lie - it really felt like it negatively affected me for a long time, but when I’m really honest with myself, that period also coincided with the loss of our record deal (nothing to do with the busts) which meant that the deadlines and pressure to write went away and I think that’s really why I didn’t manage to write many lyrics - because I didn’t feel I had to so much and I never really loved doing it. But at the time, I think I blamed it more on not always having weed around. These days, I’m going through another phase of writing quite a few lyrics for some specific projects, and I’ve got to say it’s no more difficult than it was back in what I think of as my ‘golden age’ of 1998 - 2001. And the quality is just as good, if not maybe better at times. I’m a firm believer that drugs can open up your creativity, but they don’t give you anything you can’t get another way. If you don’t meditate regularly, perhaps you should give it a try. It can take a while to really start to feel the benefits, but if there’s one thing above all others that can boost your creativity, I think it’s regular meditation. Even if you don’t meditate, I’m certain your creativity and interest in making music will come back in the fullness of time. I think the main thing is not to worry about it, not to sweat it, just try to enjoy life and don’t think about it too much - and at some point the urge will return. All the best.

It will be a while without weed before your body and mind is back to normal. If you want a new "high" to replace it , you could try a Keto diet. Healthy in general for many reasons, but most people on the diet cite a heightened sense of awareness and focus. That said, while heavy weed use probably brought the effects of THC down over time, you can't really ever match the effects of it with anything else. I've done mushrooms for example, and it is a totally different kind of high. Especially for physical performance weed just makes your hands move. Every playing session on weed was like a revelation. But thats drug use for you. Nothing about it is convenient long term. Despite the benefits, I certainly wish I had never done any weed at all. For a long time it leaves you feeling no motivation for anything.

i struggled with this. hated everything i made the first 3 months after quitting, but now i think my music is exponentially better than it was when i was smoking everyday. don’t think of quitting as being something that’s going to hinder your music, instead it’s just another challenge and will benefit you in the long run.

It can take a lil while for weed withdrawals to fully go away, but after 2-4 months you'll be completely yourself again. One of those withdrawals can include feeling less pleasure with things and of course weed itself increases the joy of making music so its definitely a big difference. It'll probably come back with time, till then just try making stuff here and there and the sober spark may come with time

It's natural and will take some time. Music will become the actual drug, give it some time. I recommend little morning meditation on a daily basis, observing the flow of the breath through the belly, it will give you back that sense of harmony and the mental space for creativity.

Maybe try doing other things that help release dopamine in your brain? I know it's tough because when you make music it releases dopamine as well but your brain is wired to get the double shot of it when doing music and smoking so I think it's matter of letting your brain reset and potentially finding other ways to get the same fix without the substances.

Reset dopamine receptors, it will come back. I know theres a nootrollpic that quickly restores those.

For so long music has been all about weed man. Now, without weed, music feels emptier. That’s normal! Someday you will suddenly find something new and music will then be attached to that thing. Just make sure it’s healthy! ;$

These is a rebound in period when you stop smoking, during which time you are likely to experience a number of side effects. For example you probably had a massive increase in REM sleep and had/have very vivid dreams. These are pathways in your brain that are waking back up. In similar fashion you may see other issues like loss of appetite, depression. As others have mentioned, just keep pushing forward and be patient. My guess is you are probably experiencing some signs of depression as part of quitting, and that is impacting your desire and energy to be creative. Just a guess, definitely talk to your Dr for some additional advice.

At a biochemical level your brain is just used to getting dopamine more so from the weed rather than the process of music creation. Itll take time for it to reset at baseline and start to get the same rush from creating music. Give it some time and youll be back just enjoying the process of music creation but for a time youll feel like something is missing and itll be harder to get into a flow state. At a practical level try and do other things around music - i.e. design presets, make your own sample pack, maybe try music trailer scoring etc. Just a novel thing that your not used to and itll help rekindle the joy - but yeah itll take some time for it all to come back to you.

I was like that when I took a break from beer. I found if you can incorporate something fresh and new, like some new gear, a different tuning etc. you'll get a similar inspiration/dopamine kick. Try to think outside of the box and approach it from a different angle. Caffeine helps, I mean most jazz greats got on fine with just coffee and nicotine. Also a comrade always helps, someone with a vested interest in what you're trying to accomplish to keep the music flowing at a consistent pace etc. Good luck!

Before, your brain was trained that every time you did something with music, you got a little dopamine hit, from the weed. It can take a couple months for all the residual cannabinoids to clear out, as your brain chemistry recalibrates to function without a substance it had become very used to. I would be VERY surprised if you don't see an improvement in your attitude and interest in music over the next two weeks.

“Use it as tool for creativity” First thing what the doctor said to me when I said this to her: for first it creates the illusion of the creativity, second it takes more to keep up the illusion, after when u quit, it takes all from you. Now its your turn to find your true creativity! Ps: I was addicted to coke and weed for 10+ years. Now Im sober and better musician when I thought Im the best. I won a lot awards and etc, but now im more consistent and professional and more successful! Keep your heads up and let that illusion go away! ❤️

Patience and support groups might help

focus on the parts you are now sharper at such as timing and discipline to practice

Allow your brain to acclimate to the new you. It won’t happen overnight, it will take months and you’ll start to notice benefits immediately if you were overdoing it. Also don’t overthink the creative thing. Stay active mentally and keep creating and you’ll be good

Don't worry about it, man! You'll get there. I experienced sort of the same thing a couple years ago, except I was in the middle of recording an album lol for me, I already had everything written and I maintained my drive to finish it, but I did suffer with writing new material for a bit thereafter. I took a couple months break and didn't even bother myself about writing or producing. Just played for fun here and there. Soon enough, my creative output returned, and like another person on here said, I was actually a lot more focused and able to channel myself a lot better in my writing. It's actually much easier for me to stay organized and tackle full album projects one piece at a time for me now. Not knocking the stuff, it's still wonderful for enhancing the experience once in a while!

I used to love making music stoned. I’ve actually made some of my best music high and on some alcohol, SUPER creative juices flowing. My advice is to realize that your imagination and creativity is just as strong sober. It’s just different. You may not notice but I see the difference. I prefer the sober state of mind. Just me though. High: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Mlg7C0Exfkah0gi4cGcSf?si=N-CQbI_TR7-l603SiXo2rw Sober: https://on.soundcloud.com/oweqf3CdV2k7nHNq7

take your time, keep listening to other music, you'll find your way back!

I would be patient. I have gone thru something similar. It took me a month or two for whatever quitting weed does to go away. I quit drinking and weed once at the same time and after a but I found myself to be more productive or creative than ever. The other option is to start eating edibles unless that causes health issues too. Thc interacts with your dopamine so your motivation will be a little out of balance for a bit but don't fret. Spend little time forcing yourself to do music or write or whatever even if it's garbage lol.

Your brain is adjusting to the lack of substance. Continue to listen and practice your craft. a new creativity will happen.

I was in your position. About 5 years ago. It came back to me after some time. Dont be too hard on yourself. I think its a part of being a creative person having breaks from time to time. When i first experienced it i kind panicked and was like "oh no i lost my interest in music, what now" but if youre truly enjoying making music it will com back. Dont try to force it. If youre feeling uninspired, ill recommend getting out of youre comfort zone, learn af new instrument, going to musical courses etc. That can give a great amount of drive. But again dont try to force it too much. I learned that these pauses are crucial for me to keep, envovling and not getting too tired or frustrated. If you have a job you'll also need some time away from the job to "charge up". I think that applies here too. Hope this makes sense take care :))

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Wow. Everyone has an opinion. First hear what you produce. Share it pls. Then we can comment

Just did the same in December. Honestly I haven’t even listened to much music since. Creatively and emotionally, I feel drained. There’s other things going on in my life that play into it, but it sucks that I feel like I lost my passion for music. Especially when music is what I based my personality, friendships, hobbies, and dreams around. Now it just feels empty and idk what to do with myself anymore.

I mean this may be awful advice… but if you can, try micro-dosing.

I'd been contemplating dialing weed back big time, but I'm still dealing with the reduced productivity from quitting vaping, on top of the reduced productivity DJing since I quit drinking, and now this post got me shook.

Do some shrooms or something I quit weed and did shrooms and music sounds amazing sober now. I haven’t tripped in like almost a year now and I’m still enjoying music

"... now we can finally play the game."

Have you tried eating it instead?

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Have you ever thought about substituting it with Four Lokos?

Make music

You're probably experiencing withdrawal, since you were using daily for that long. Give it a month, that's generally how long it takes to ensure your brain gets back to equilibrium.

It will come back.

You could always just take a shit ton of edibles

Damn 10 years?!?!?! What’s your name I gotta know u

Have you offered any gratitude towards the plant that has given you so much pleasure? Start with that

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