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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: bold0057 on July 27, 2015, 11:57:00 AM
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Hey everyone, I'm new to this site and am on Day 3 of my quit. Feeling pretty depressed and completely disoriented, can others please post how long this so called "fog" lasted for you that are beyond the first two weeks of their quit? Anything that helped for you? I was chewing 2 cans of longhorn mint a day for a good 5 years, had been chewing for a total of 12 years. Any help would be appreciated, I am struggling here!!
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Hey everyone, I'm new to this site and am on Day 3 of my quit. Feeling pretty depressed and completely disoriented, can others please post how long this so called "fog" lasted for you that are beyond the first two weeks of their quit? Anything that helped for you? I was chewing 2 cans of longhorn mint a day for a good 5 years, had been chewing for a total of 12 years. Any help would be appreciated, I am struggling here!!
3 days is bad ass man. The fog is real, and it sucks ass. That's why its so lovingly named The Suck around here. Your body is expelling itself of years and years of built up chemicals. Your brain is not sure what to do without your crutch swimming around opening up dopamine receptors. It all sucks, but you're in luck, it gets better.
As for what helped me, the biggest thing is posting roll. Roll is a promise that we make each morning, right when we wake up, to not use nicotine for that day. Then all you've got to do is fight and make it through that one day. You can honor your word for 1 day right?
There is no magic pill, no vodoo spell, or cure. There is no way over it or around it. You are an addict just like me and the only way to get through the fog is plow right through straight ahead. We and your november 2015 brothers will help show you the way. Post roll and give your word and that fog will be clearing up soon.
Check out the Welcome Center (http://forum.killthecan.org/forum/55560/) for more info on how to Post roll.
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Thanks basshaug, as I'm sure you know through your experience this has helped me a ton right now. I haven't gotten accustomed to this whole site yet but appreciate the info on roll, I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!
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Thanks basshaug, as I'm sure you know through your experience this has helped me a ton right now. I haven't gotten accustomed to this whole site yet but appreciate the info on roll, I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!
Great decision! Check out the welcome center link I posted up there, and then your quit group is November 2015. You can find that through the quit groups link.
You will never regret quitting. It sounds like you have embraced the fact that nicotine hasnt ever done anything good for you, thats great. Learn to hate that shit.
Drink a ton of water. It helps with craves and flushing all of the crap out of your system. READ, there is an endless amount of awesome information and stories on this forum. Welcome aboard Bold
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I'll quit with you today Bold. Great choice to come here and get your life back. If you follow the formula, you will never find yourself sneaking off to have a love affair with a can of cancer ever again. That being said, quit one day at a time (ODAAT). Stick it out the first few days. They will not be fun, but neither is chemo. Post roll, stick to that promise, and read everything you can on the site. It will help you immensely to understand not only what we do here, but why we do it. It boils down to one simple word: freedom.
King
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2 cans a day? That's about the same amount of nicotine you get from smoking 4-5 packs of cigarettes a day. That beautiful irreplaceable brain of yours has suddenly found itself without high doses of nicotine in the longest of time and must now replace the nicotine with the proper neurotransmitters. That's going to take a few weeks, so be patient and determined and believe.
And I highly recommend increasing your exercise every day. If you don't exercie then start walking 30 minutes a day, if you do exercise then increase the duration or frequency.
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Here's your quit group. topic/11248831/3/?x=90#new (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/11248831/3/?x=90#new)
Go quote the most recent roll post (that the one with all the screen names on it) and follow the roll posting instructions. Get on roll now! Make your promise and meet your quit brothers that you will endure this journey with.
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Thanks basshaug, as I'm sure you know through your experience this has helped me a ton right now. I haven't gotten accustomed to this whole site yet but appreciate the info on roll, I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!
Glad to have you on board. Some great advice being thrown your way in here. Get on over to Nov 15 and post that promise, then just keep your word to not use nic today.
The suck is what it is. I was on this site constantly for at least a month. It was my life line several times when I thought I couldn't breathe without a big lip full of that shit. I chose to honor my word one day at a time (odaat). I'm glad I did. It is worth it!
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Thanks basshaug, as I'm sure you know through your experience this has helped me a ton right now. I haven't gotten accustomed to this whole site yet but appreciate the info on roll, I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!
Glad to have you on board. Some great advice being thrown your way in here. Get on over to Nov 15 and post that promise, then just keep your word to not use nic today.
The suck is what it is. I was on this site constantly for at least a month. It was my life line several times when I thought I couldn't breathe without a big lip full of that shit. I chose to honor my word one day at a time (odaat). I'm glad I did. It is worth it!
We would love to see you on roll call tonight. If not tonight, first thing in the morning. Come quit with us Novembirds (New Name TBD).
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Thanks basshaug, as I'm sure you know through your experience this has helped me a ton right now. I haven't gotten accustomed to this whole site yet but appreciate the info on roll, I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!
I have seen you lurking in the Nov15 quit group yesterday and today... 'ninja'
Pull the trigger and quit with your November brothers. Get on the roll and get some accountability!
Honor your word "I will definitely be posting to roll as I'm 100% done with this s*$!"
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Finally figured it out, posted roll thanks a lot for all the support guys!
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Finally figured it out, posted roll thanks a lot for all the support guys!
Fucking right! Quit on! Quit with you today bold
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You have quite a bit of reading to do....start with this here:
1. Be sure to visit the WELCOME CENTER (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=13) for what you need to know.
2. Stop by Introductions (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=25) and tell us something about yourself.
3. Knowing what to expect is found here (http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp) and here (http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/symptoms.asp).
4. Print this Contract to give up... (http://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/contract-to-give-up/); put it in your wallet and commit to signing it before you can take another dip.
5. Read about Tom and Jenny Kern (http://www.caringbridge.org/mn/tomkern/history.htm) , It will be a tough read, but do it. Start from the beginning
6. Unsure how to Post Roll? Click here -- How to post roll (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=50).
7. For inspiration stop by Words of Wisdom (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=41), HOF Speeches (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=9), and the Hall of Legends (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showforum=65)
8. Here are some Suggested Site Settings (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/10204518/1/?x=90#new) for KTC.
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Another good thing to do is to continually revisit your intro and write down what you're thinking. Scroll through the intros and read the ones that have more than 15 pages to get a good feel for the emotional and psychological roller coaster you've just boarded. As you will see, it gets better as you work through the fog and the suck and rack up +1s.
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Bold my brother you have some badass quitters already on board with you! Do your part, post roll and stay involved and I guarantee you these bad boys will be there when you need them! Damn good job, takes balls to join and win daily at this shit! Proud of you! Quit on!
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Bold,
First thing, remember that posting roll EARLY, Every Morning takes the option to use off the table (assuming you have integrity). Second, no matter what your brain is telling you, remember that nicotine withdrawal has NEVER killed anyone (it just seems like it). Third, build your web of accountability by exchanging digits with as many fellow quitters as you deem necessary (I have over 80 in my phone). Fourth, read as much as you can about why this addiction is so friggin' pervasive.....
You can do this. Many others before you have shown the way....follow the path. I quit with you today.
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Bold, congrats on your 100 days!
Wasn't easy, and you've still got challenges, but you've shown how strong your quit is all along. From that first time in live chat, i knew you were in this for the long haul.
I quit with you brother. Today and all the +1s.
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Bold, congrats on your 100 days!
Wasn't easy, and you've still got challenges, but you've shown how strong your quit is all along. From that first time in live chat, i knew you were in this for the long haul.
I quit with you brother. Today and all the +1s.
Congratulations Bold! You got the tools and resources use them for continued success!