Everyone's having quite the journey with it eh!? ..
We're all doing brilliantly I think .
It occurs to me there's the taking a break for a day or to to 'drop tolerance', and then there's executing the whole protocol which requires a controlled and considered reintroduction practice over a few days. They're not quite the same. Don't get me wrong, I think anyone who's a daily user and manages to do either is doing brilliantly! I also think that the protocol is about more than rejuvenating the receptor count. It's also a way to recalibrate what your effective dose is - whether that's medicinal or recreational. My instinct tells me that doing that last part will mean that it'll be a much longer period of time before your receptors reach saturation again, at which time you'd need/want to do the protocol again. One of the things Dr Sulak talks about is this process ending up cutting people's usage by 40-60% which is a massive 'saving' especially if you buy but even if you grow. Sue said this worked for her in the past. Imagine your harvest going that much further!
In terms of what we're all discovering in the experience, I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that going about ones daily routine as normal might not be optimum. I agree that movement is good, but I think that perhaps the exercises Dr Sulak gives and walking might be enough. Putting the system under anymore stress, even light stress, might overwhelm. It's a delicate process that always makes me feel a bit vulnerable, nearly always results in some gastric issues (sometimes terrible), sweating (especially at night), and insomnia, racing thoughts etc. clearly it's something of a shock to the system even for a fairly light user so my advice is to go gently with yourself on the abstinence days
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Obviously Sue's experience is different as she's identified a virus of some kind, or food poisoning so that's another story all together.
I don't think capability/confidence and vulnerability are mutually exclusive Sue. I think capability and confidence can exist at an even deeper level when we understand our vulnerability and accept it. That's what enables us to shield or nurture ourselves appropriately when needed. I think you did that when you recognised there was more than endocannabinoid adjustment going on and put the protocol aside for the moment! Without recognising our vulnerability I think we would eventually be crushed under the weight of it.
So taking a break will rejuvenate our receptors just fine. Kudos to anyone who's managed it! Doing the reintroduction protocol will help realign our intake for optimum therapeutic value, or effective recreational use at lower quantities. Medicinally, according to the good doctor, less is actually more. I'm sure Sue has mentioned that in the past - start low...
I kind of started reintroduction at 630pm last night (730 in the morning for me now) so didn't really get to do the 3 times in a day pattern, I only took a low dose of my CBDrich oil then, so I'm treating today as day 3. My advice to anyone starting and doing the full protocol, is to start on a day, in the morning.
Oh - and for those that have had gut issues that make it hard to eat, 2 things: gut issues always seem to be part of the first few days of Cannabis abstinence for me and, 2. Nothing wrong with a good fast. It's actually good for you. Drink water, salted water is good during a fast. Fasting is good for your metabolism .. (note that you can feel a little flulike about 18-24hrs into a fast, it will pass, it's probably not an actual flu).
Wow that was a bit of a long morning ramble! A lot happened for you all while I was sleeping ....
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We're all doing brilliantly I think .
It occurs to me there's the taking a break for a day or to to 'drop tolerance', and then there's executing the whole protocol which requires a controlled and considered reintroduction practice over a few days. They're not quite the same. Don't get me wrong, I think anyone who's a daily user and manages to do either is doing brilliantly! I also think that the protocol is about more than rejuvenating the receptor count. It's also a way to recalibrate what your effective dose is - whether that's medicinal or recreational. My instinct tells me that doing that last part will mean that it'll be a much longer period of time before your receptors reach saturation again, at which time you'd need/want to do the protocol again. One of the things Dr Sulak talks about is this process ending up cutting people's usage by 40-60% which is a massive 'saving' especially if you buy but even if you grow. Sue said this worked for her in the past. Imagine your harvest going that much further!
In terms of what we're all discovering in the experience, I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that going about ones daily routine as normal might not be optimum. I agree that movement is good, but I think that perhaps the exercises Dr Sulak gives and walking might be enough. Putting the system under anymore stress, even light stress, might overwhelm. It's a delicate process that always makes me feel a bit vulnerable, nearly always results in some gastric issues (sometimes terrible), sweating (especially at night), and insomnia, racing thoughts etc. clearly it's something of a shock to the system even for a fairly light user so my advice is to go gently with yourself on the abstinence days
. Obviously Sue's experience is different as she's identified a virus of some kind, or food poisoning so that's another story all together.
I don't think capability/confidence and vulnerability are mutually exclusive Sue. I think capability and confidence can exist at an even deeper level when we understand our vulnerability and accept it. That's what enables us to shield or nurture ourselves appropriately when needed. I think you did that when you recognised there was more than endocannabinoid adjustment going on and put the protocol aside for the moment! Without recognising our vulnerability I think we would eventually be crushed under the weight of it.
So taking a break will rejuvenate our receptors just fine. Kudos to anyone who's managed it! Doing the reintroduction protocol will help realign our intake for optimum therapeutic value, or effective recreational use at lower quantities. Medicinally, according to the good doctor, less is actually more. I'm sure Sue has mentioned that in the past - start low...
I kind of started reintroduction at 630pm last night (730 in the morning for me now) so didn't really get to do the 3 times in a day pattern, I only took a low dose of my CBDrich oil then, so I'm treating today as day 3. My advice to anyone starting and doing the full protocol, is to start on a day, in the morning.
Oh - and for those that have had gut issues that make it hard to eat, 2 things: gut issues always seem to be part of the first few days of Cannabis abstinence for me and, 2. Nothing wrong with a good fast. It's actually good for you. Drink water, salted water is good during a fast. Fasting is good for your metabolism .. (note that you can feel a little flulike about 18-24hrs into a fast, it will pass, it's probably not an actual flu).
Wow that was a bit of a long morning ramble! A lot happened for you all while I was sleeping ....
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I managed to get through the first time by staying so busy I didn't have time to think for about three or four days. 
The first day is the roughest, and most of it is the low-level fear we all have of abstaining. 
