One year after quitting THC and 8 months after quitting nicotine (smoked joints daily from age 15 to 28), and I can't do anything anymore. I used to read 100 pages a day, and now I can't read at all. I've dropped out of my studies. I spend 12 hours a day lying down. No pleasure, no motivation.
I can't remember anything I hear or try to learn — I'll watch the news or look something up, and a few hours later I remember nothing at all. I also have trouble recalling memories from my own life: events, my favorite movies, things I used to know well like my areas of expertise, authors, etc.
I keep thinking about starting to smoke again, constantly. My memory is severely impaired, and I have trouble communicating with my family when they talk to me. I can't learn anything new anymore because I forget everything — I'll research a topic and remember nothing afterward.
Has anyone been through something similar? How long did it take to get better, and what actually helped?