[Gortal278]

I found just cutting it out to work best rather than wean off if it. It sucks for about a week, but overall quiting caffeine was harder. Just don't have any lying around and don't go to the store to buy more. I had trouble sleeping for a few days, I was kinda irritable but it wore off pretty quick.

Good luck!

[scelerat]

Same, years ago I was a once-or-twice a day smoker. Needed to cut it out for a drug test, months in advance. Just stopped. Stopped buying it, stepped away if someone was smoking it in a social situation. Like you say, kinda sucked but not really. Never was sick, more on edge than normal. Lasted a week or two, then began to appreciate a bit more clarity. Now, I'm a once-or-thrice-a-month consumer and appreciate it so much more.

[throwaway_weed]

Yeah, as regards weaning, as I touched on in another comment, playing a game with myself about how much less I'd try to use today seems more wearisome than just stopping entirely and dealing with the feels. When I've weaned before I've usually snapped back even harder into frequent use.

I think it's possible that my own best strategy for feeling OK about it all is just to commiserate with other HN users :D so thank you and everyone who is commenting

[Gortal278]

Yeah, and you might get into a funk and decide to just hit it really hard one time and then you are pretty much back where you started. I found cold turkey worked best.