Smoked to cope for years - What do you guys do in it's place?

I know this is a question more for a therapist than reddit, however neither can I afford therapy atm nor do I lose anything by asking you guys out too.

I started smoking to see if it could help me with depression and anxiety as I was already a very troubled person, in fact this addiction is more of a problematic symptom than the problem itself for me. It does help in the very short term, it absolutely didn't in the long term but now I have conditioned myself for years to always go to weed when something upsets me, every time I am anxious, every time I feel bad in any way = go smoke weed. It got to the point where even boredom is something to use weed for.

Then when I realize I have become a semi functional addict smoking every day, barely holding it together in terms of having a job which is essentially the modern measure for personal success, except everything else in my life is a dumpster fire (mental, physical health, relationships, self esteem).

I try to quit or at least smoke less but I realized the main reason I end up failing is that it has become my go-to for my mental health issues and even any discomfort at this point and I don't have anything activity or practice to replace it with,

TLDR Weed became my one and only coping mechanism and I think as long as I don't learn alternative coping mechanisms for facing life's difficulties I won't be able to quit.

Please no "just wait it out/just don't smoke" because yeah that works for the urge to smoke boredom away but not when life's hardships come and hit ya and you feel you will go mental without a joint. I am hoping to hear more "active" ideas.