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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: ENW78 on October 01, 2014, 12:17:00 PM
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I have been dipping every single day, all day for the last 10+ years and I am finally ready to give it all up. It started out as a every now and then dip, then it was a few times a day, and then it was a first thing in the morning and through out the day until I go to bed all day dip. I have tried to quit on my own before, but I typically only last a few days and then make up an excuse for myself to start dipping again, but today is the day that I say enough is enough. I have finally made the decision to quit after getting a scare from my dentist. I know its not going to be easy. I'm already feeling the effects of not having a dip in and its only been 24 hours. This whole process scares me. I have two boys (4yr old and a 7 month old) and a wonderful wife at home and I can't imagine them living without me nor can I imagine not being there for them in the future. I have to quit, there is not another option. I have to be strong and kick the can to the curb. I'm just scared that I will fall back into the same routine that I have been these last few years and I will end up not being here for my family in the end. I needed help and I stumbled upon this website and I felt like this could help me finally stop dipping. I know how much support is needed when trying to stop an addiction. My father was an alcoholic for many years and finally found help through AA. He was a proud AA member for 31 years before his death last year. He has shown me that everyone needs help when fighting an addiction, no matter what the addiction is.
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Hell ya man! Already posted roll. Starting strong.
The process should not scare you. The process can't be any simpler. Post your promise not to use nicotine for the next 24 hours early every day. Be a man of your word and keep that shit out of your mouth for 24 hours. Wake up the next day and post your promise again on roll... That's it...
Does is suck? Like a fucking Hoover. But we take it one day at a time... sometimes one minute at a time. We depend on each other. Jump on Live Chat (http://chat.killthecan.org/) for a laugh, read post after post on here, look at the Cancer Pics (http://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/cancer-pictures/), Print this out (http://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/contract-to-give-up/) and read it every time you start to feel your resolve weaken. Dip never did anything to help you out of a stressful situation. The nic bitch was whispering sweet lies to you...
Get your wife involved. Spousal Support (http://www.killthecan.org/facts-figures/contract-to-give-up/). I did, and she was wonderful.
Get phone numbers off your other Jan quit brothers and sisters... check in on each other.
As you know, we will always be addicts and this fight will never end, but I promise you; if you listen to the vets, follow the program, hang out on this site as much as possible, and are a man of your word. You will be a bad ass quitter! I quit with you today!
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Sent my digits to you. (Inbox top right corner)
Read about the addiction. Read about the quit. Read about everything in between and if you need help ask someone. Anyone.
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Awesome! Stay with that roll. Seriously. It's THE key to making KTC work for you. Quitting with you today my friend.
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Care to share the details of your dental scare?
Fear is THE number one motivator in my opinion- for SOME people. Because when they get that clean bill of health, it's right back to packing.
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Care to share the details of your dental scare?
Fear is THE number one motivator in my opinion- for SOME people. Because when they get that clean bill of health, it's right back to packing.
I have a few dark spots on my gums and some damage to my cheek (no sores, just white wrinkles) . The dentist is hopeful that it will regenerate and heal on its own, but I go in on Monday and find out if anything is serious.
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Care to share the details of your dental scare?
Fear is THE number one motivator in my opinion- for SOME people. Because when they get that clean bill of health, it's right back to packing.
I have a few dark spots on my gums and some damage to my cheek (no sores, just white wrinkles) . The dentist is hopeful that it will regenerate and heal on its own, but I go in on Monday and find out if anything is serious.
Gotcha. Remember the fear that you have right now- the uncertainty, the unknown. And then when you get that clean bill of health, breathe easy, but carry that feeling of fear with you forever. Don't get complacent. You will ultimately develop a hatred for big tobacco and anyone standing behind that fucking counter at the gas station. Glad to have you on the site!
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Care to share the details of your dental scare?
Fear is THE number one motivator in my opinion- for SOME people. Because when they get that clean bill of health, it's right back to packing.
I have a few dark spots on my gums and some damage to my cheek (no sores, just white wrinkles) . The dentist is hopeful that it will regenerate and heal on its own, but I go in on Monday and find out if anything is serious.
Gotcha. Remember the fear that you have right now- the uncertainty, the unknown. And then when you get that clean bill of health, breathe easy, but carry that feeling of fear with you forever. Don't get complacent. You will ultimately develop a hatred for big tobacco and anyone standing behind that fucking counter at the gas station. Glad to have you on the site!
Welcome ENW78.
You're not here by accident.
You really Can kill the Can.
20,000 quitters can, you can too.
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Welcome fellow quit brother. We will beat this thing together. I will PM you my number. Use it whenever you need to.
Shane
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I had my first dentist visit since being quit recently - cancer screening clean, but major gum damage and possible tooth loss. Quit and stay quit folks.
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Unknowns are scary. Quitting is scary to you, because you've lived so much of your life under the thumb of the nic bitch, you can't imagine going the rest of your life without that shit coursing through your veins. The whole prospect becomes a whole lot less scary when you think about quitting just for today. Anyone can quit for a day. That's what we do to break this addiction up so that it can be fought in manageable 24 hour chunks of time. Got one day down? Good. Come back tomorrow and do the same thing. Within a few days to a few weeks, that scary prospect of living life without dip becomes much more known and much less scary.
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Unknowns are scary. Quitting is scary to you, because you've lived so much of your life under the thumb of the nic bitch, you can't imagine going the rest of your life without that shit coursing through your veins. The whole prospect becomes a whole lot less scary when you think about quitting just for today. Anyone can quit for a day. That's what we do to break this addiction up so that it can be fought in manageable 24 hour chunks of time. Got one day down? Good. Come back tomorrow and do the same thing. Within a few days to a few weeks, that scary prospect of living life without dip becomes much more known and much less scary.
Tuco's dead on bro. Sorry, when I saw you mention you are struggling and etc in your quit group, I didn't realize you were on day 1. It can seem intimidating. I thought it was impossible. It's obviously not.
Just kick back and read about the other quitters here, and get to know some of the bad asses that hang around. Sending you a PM.
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ENW, how is Day 2? It's uphill until it isn't, hang on man.
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ENW, how is Day 2? It's uphill until it isn't, hang on man.
Its going, trying to keep my mind busy and not think about dipping. Easier said than done!!
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I'm on Day 4. I know what you are feeling right now. It gets worse before it gets better but you got our support and you are not far off from it all getting better too. Just hold strong.
Just stay quit. PM me if you need me. Chances are I am needing you too.
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Sent my digits to you. (Inbox top right corner)
Read about the addiction. Read about the quit. Read about everything in between and if you need help ask someone. Anyone.
Good job grasshopper! :wub:
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I'm on Day 4. I know what you are feeling right now. It gets worse before it gets better but you got our support and you are not far off from it all getting better too. Just hold strong.
Just stay quit. PM me if you need me. Chances are I am needing you too.
Your last sentence may be the most romantic quit sentence ever HipHop! i love it.
We all need each other don't we. We have all tried and failed when we "tried to quit" in the past.
This place works.
Doing this together works.
24 hours is something we can all do.
Nice job.
You guys are almost quitting like a girl.....awe....love it