I don't understand what's going on with me. I recently quit smoking pot (43 days now). In the first 2 weeks it was tough: insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety, amplified chronic pain...all that mess. Then I started to feel better. I was taking supplements, eating well, sleeping better and doing tai chi. Overall, the shadow of my substance abuse and self neglect was lifting. I felt clear headed and healthier; I was ready to take on the world again.
Within the last 2-3 weeks however I seem to be stuck in a vicious cycle. My brain is so foggy it's really hard to remember exactly when or how it started. Maybe it's from a disrupted sleeping pattern that I haven't really recovered from yet. All I know is that I've been feeling physically and emotionally worse every day. The anxiety, depression, insomnia and chronic pain have returned with a vengeance. I feel just as awful and out of it now as when I was using drugs and neglecting my body.
I understand that it will take a while for my system to get back to normal. I realize there will be ups and downs along the way. I just don't understand the severity of this down. Where did I go wrong and what action do I take? How can I do right when I don't know what the wrong was (rhetorical)?
I'm not giving up, not by a long shot. I just wanted to vent. It's just really frustrating when I'm trying my best to be healthy and it feels like my efforts are having the opposite of their desired effect.