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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: jrams16 on January 18, 2023, 10:48:02 PM
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Hey all,
My name is Jay and I am proud to say that I am 1 week Skoal mint free after 25 years. I
took my last pitter out at 1238 hrs on 1/11/23.
A little bit about me. I never touched dip/tobacco until my freshman year in college which was in 1993. I was recruited by and played baseball for an SEC team and as a northerner, fist pumping Jersey Shore guy, i succumbed to the peer pressure of wanting to fit in…I loved it lol. Carried it through a couple of different organizations after college, then in thru the military, and now as I near the bottom of the 9th of my career in Law Enforcement, It’s been quite a ride and Mint Skoal was with me as steady as my partner has been.
So, last Wednesday I went to a therapist who uses light therapy as a means to quit nicotine. It’s almost like acupuncture. I thought she was a complete wackadoo but I knew of two people that went to her and they quit, so I said what the hell. Started with breathing and relaxation then a light on various pressure points yada yada…30 minutes later I was done.
Here I am a week later with zero cravings. I shit you not. The first two days were tough, with withdrawals and everything associated with it. The sleeping at night has been off a bit but seems to be coming around. No night sweats, no headache, and I have put myself in every position where I would have had Skoal (driving, running, after meals, at work,).
The therapist suggested taking Emergenc-e everyday because vitamin C helps with the cravings. I have been doing that and I have been using the zero tobacco/zero nicotine from Black Buffalo and I just got my order of Outlaw.
So this is me
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Hey all,
My name is Jay and I am proud to say that I am 1 week Skoal mint free after 25 years. I
took my last pitter out at 1238 hrs on 1/11/23.
A little bit about me. I never touched dip/tobacco until my freshman year in college which was in 1993. I was recruited by and played baseball for an SEC team and as a northerner, fist pumping Jersey Shore guy, i succumbed to the peer pressure of wanting to fit in…I loved it lol. Carried it through a couple of different organizations after college, then in thru the military, and now as I near the bottom of the 9th of my career in Law Enforcement, It’s been quite a ride and Mint Skoal was with me as steady as my partner has been.
So, last Wednesday I went to a therapist who uses light therapy as a means to quit nicotine. It’s almost like acupuncture. I thought she was a complete wackadoo but I knew of two people that went to her and they quit, so I said what the hell. Started with breathing and relaxation then a light on various pressure points yada yada…30 minutes later I was done.
Here I am a week later with zero cravings. I shit you not. The first two days were tough, with withdrawals and everything associated with it. The sleeping at night has been off a bit but seems to be coming around. No night sweats, no headache, and I have put myself in every position where I would have had Skoal (driving, running, after meals, at work,).
The therapist suggested taking Emergenc-e everyday because vitamin C helps with the cravings. I have been doing that and I have been using the zero tobacco/zero nicotine from Black Buffalo and I just got my order of Outlaw.
So this is me
Welcome back @jrams16 (https://ktcforum.org/index.php?action=profile;u=5932). I see you walked these floors for a little bit back in 2011. Damn, look at all the years you would have been quit if you would have bought in and stayed with the process. I suggest you join us on Discord, https://discord.gg/9qXQcTHuhd , and get back to post daily in your group if you are really ready to quit and not just have another stoppage. Nothing keeps you quit like brother/sisterhood and accountability.
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Come join us on discord, Jay!
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I wish I had found that 30 minute cure - it would have saved me a lot of time from posting roll, making connections, and dealing with vets here when I started my journey. Hope it works for you brother!