I’d been smoking for 5 years straight.. every single fucking day. And i convinced myself that i needed it. Therefore the neural connections and the dependency became strong. I’d try to quit many times. Always relapsed… why? Identity. Weed was my identity. It became so solidified into who i was, no matter what I did, i’d always relapse back to my old self. So i decided to finally rewire that part of my brain. Meditation. Clarity. Then i had to face it. Started to visualise myself without weed. Increased the elevated emotions. Became aware of the problem. Started being conscious. and decided, just like you would decide to put on your shoes, i decided to quit. 3 days sober, lets fucking go. I asked myself, would I seriously be smoking every day in my desired reality? Would the best version of Taylan smoke himself into oblivion on an hourly basis? After getting out of survival mode — the answer became clear. No. Then it was time to shift into my Identity 2.0 I feel powerful, alive, zest and I wish i did this sooner. Anyway, everything happens for a reason. Now, i can help people quit these problems. That’s another skill I added to my belt. Lets fucking go boys.

I've meditated 140 days in a row and its changed my entire way i experience the world. Practice has been 90% of the time 40 minutes of meditation first thing in the morning, followed by 10-20 minute slow walk and just existing. Benefits I've noticed: - Less automatic reactivity in stressful situations, I can control how I respond. Remember its the actions that matter (i.e in an argument you can lash out in hate or take a breathe and react rationally or with love) - Cognitive benefits, I just feel more sharp and thoughts are just better - Trauma has surfaced and passed - resulting in a deep sense of peace. It's like 6 months ago I was unconsciously always in a fight or flight state and now I'm straight chilling constantly having an underlying feeling of safety. - Social situations / anxiety literally just doesn't exist anymore. Not just social but anxiety about the future has disappeared too. I'll post some tips on psychology too soon :) Hope this motivates you to be consistent with meditation, it's a fucking sensational habit that actually changes your life. Beyond surface level bs so common in self improvement, this actually works.