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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: CalNotKodiakBears on March 19, 2010, 12:38:00 PM
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
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20+ year dipper, 1-2 cans per day. I haven't made it through one day without nicotine in forever. I've thought about quiting a thousand times, tried some to no avail.
I found this site four days ago, joined three days ago and haven't had nicotine since. I'm not going back. Yeah quiting sucks as expected, but this is how it's done right. All the help and commitment you need is right here, but don't talk yourself out of it.
Quit on the day you join. June quiters are here for you as are all the vets who are helping us all.
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
Watch and learn
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
This ^. Welcome aboard! Awesome life-changing, life-saving decision. Post roll and live by your word, and embrace the ride.
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
This ^. Welcome aboard! Awesome life-changing, life-saving decision. Post roll and live by your word, and embrace the ride.
Kick fucking ass 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' this guy is awesome
and FYI, you can say Fuck in here, it's ok
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welcome bro. its an awesome feeling having so many folks who can relate to us. And, I laughed really hard at the 100 reasons to quit too, and I also said to myself "that's sad that I know what that's like".
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
This ^. Welcome aboard! Awesome life-changing, life-saving decision. Post roll and live by your word, and embrace the ride.
Kick fucking ass 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' this guy is awesome
and FYI, you can say Fuck in here, it's ok
What do we have going on here ?? Another new quitter... ?!?! Well welcome to the nut house.. Buckle up and get ready.
Drink plenty of water and juice. READ READ READ. I say that all the time but I am not sure anyone listens. There is more quit knowledge in here than you could ever hope to find anywhere else.
We have all been where you are and are ready to help. Welcome again...
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
This ^. Welcome aboard! Awesome life-changing, life-saving decision. Post roll and live by your word, and embrace the ride.
Kick fucking ass 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' this guy is awesome
and FYI, you can say Fuck in here, it's ok
What do we have going on here ?? Another new quitter... ?!?! Well welcome to the nut house.. Buckle up and get ready.
Drink plenty of water and juice. READ READ READ. I say that all the time but I am not sure anyone listens. There is more quit knowledge in here than you could ever hope to find anywhere else.
We have all been where you are and are ready to help. Welcome again...
Ya greg, he is even on roll call and did not fuck it all up.
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Thanks all. I'm loaded up on seeds and determined to have more success than I did yesterday.
Are any of you using, or have you tried, the non-tobacco dips (Mint Snuff, etc.)? During one of my previous Fails I tried Mint Snuff, but it didn't take the edge off like seeds do. It was almost like it tasted too good.
I guess what I'm looking for is something that will taste like, well... dogshit. I think the nic fits might be a bit more tolerable if I had something strong-tasting between the cheek and gums.
PS-to MikeA... I actually did fuck up my roll call. Luckily, teamgreen was kind enough to give me a heads-up.
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
F*ck it. Why not.
It's lunch, and I'm going to stock up on some seeds that will tear up the rest of my mouth.
BTW, my "quitting is easy" comment was tongue-in-cheek. If "past quit success" is this year's tourney, then call me Vandy.
Congrats Slave, buckle up and enjoy the ride, it will be the last time you will have to go through it. Remember every second of it.
This ^. Welcome aboard! Awesome life-changing, life-saving decision. Post roll and live by your word, and embrace the ride.
Kick fucking ass 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' 'clap' this guy is awesome
and FYI, you can say Fuck in here, it's ok
What do we have going on here ?? Another new quitter... ?!?! Well welcome to the nut house.. Buckle up and get ready.
Drink plenty of water and juice. READ READ READ. I say that all the time but I am not sure anyone listens. There is more quit knowledge in here than you could ever hope to find anywhere else.
We have all been where you are and are ready to help. Welcome again...
Ya greg, he is even on roll call and did not fuck it all up.
I am not all that excited about that... I like a good roll call mistake.. !!!
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Thanks all. I'm loaded up on seeds and determined to have more success than I did yesterday.
Are any of you using, or have you tried, the non-tobacco dips (Mint Snuff, etc.)? During one of my previous Fails I tried Mint Snuff, but it didn't take the edge off like seeds do. It was almost like it tasted too good.
I guess what I'm looking for is something that will taste like, well... dogshit. I think the nic fits might be a bit more tolerable if I had something strong-tasting between the cheek and gums.
PS-to MikeA... I actually did fuck up my roll call. Luckily, teamgreen was kind enough to give me a heads-up.
I used a Mix of SMC classic and Wintergreen. I mixed half a can of each. Got pretty close to Skaol in taste and texture which helped me a TON in the beginning.
If you need fake get some. Whatever it takes to keep the real shit outta your face !! Nothing you will do today is more important than that....
Now get to quitting !!
Greg
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I'm trying Smokey Mountain Chew right now, and it's just ok...a bit too sweet for me. I can't find anywhere that sells Hooch, I'd love to try it.
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Oooh, thanks Greg, I may have to try that. The Wintergreen is a bit too sweet for me. Have you tried Hooch?
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I mixed 2 cans SMC with 1 can wintergreen SMC. Took the sweetness away and almost gave it a tobacco flavor.
Hooch was better for the wintergreen but SMC I could buy local
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You guys just need to quit being wusses and just stop putting crap in your lips. Just quit. Man up, break the habit, jeeze. It isn't that hard compared to stopping the nic addiction. Just do it for goodness sake, pansies. All it is doing is reminding you about dip so you think about it more often and have more temptation. Walk away. You can do it. It isn't that hard.
'archer'
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You guys just need to quit being wusses and just stop putting crap in your lips. Just quit. Man up, break the habit, jeeze. It isn't that hard compared to stopping the nic addiction. Just do it for goodness sake, pansies. All it is doing is reminding you about dip so you think about it more often and have more temptation. Walk away. You can do it. It isn't that hard.
'archer'
I have just heard way too many people say, do whatever it takes to stay off nicotine. It is nicotine we are trying to kick here not an oral fixation.
This has been argued soooooo many times and the end result is....do whatever it takes to stay off nicotine.
I guess I am a wuss, a pansie and not a man cuz I used fake dip and I am on day 78. Maybe if I get 200, 500, 1000 under my belt using fake then I will not be a wuss. What do you think MS, is there a quit day we can be on without nicotine and still use fake that we are not pansies?
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4 big tests coming up in the next 24 hours.
The drive home from work.
Post-run (cool down).
Tomorrow morning's deuce.
Shower.
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Oooh, thanks Greg, I may have to try that. The Wintergreen is a bit too sweet for me. Have you tried Hooch?
I did.. I was not a big fan of it. Many of the guys here were. Find what works, and at some point you will get tired of it and leave it behind. I have not had any fake for 30 days or so.
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4 big tests coming up in the next 24 hours.
The drive home from work.
Post-run (cool down).
Tomorrow morning's deuce.
Shower.
You will have tests every day. Many of them. You spent most of your waking hours with a dip in your lip. As did I. Your mind will need to re-wire itself, it suck, it hurts, but you can do it.
Read, read, read... best advice I can give you. Know what is coming and stay close to this place..
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Well, shit. Looked around for some Hooch or SMC on the way home, but couldn't find any. I'll continue the search tomorrow.
The drive home from work was actually tolerable, but what was brutal for me was just after I put the kids to bed (3 year-old daughter and 8 month-old son). I ALWAYS stuff my lip after putting them to bed.
I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
I can do this. I WILL do this.
I'm tired of hiding in the bathroom like a 13 year-old that just discovered porn. I'm tired of justifying to myself "it's my only vice." I'm tired of trying to "research" and "justify" how this constant flow of nicotine does not contribute to my high blood pressure. I'm tired of worrying about every mouth sore, and every discomfort in my throat.
I'm tired of hiding this from my family.
Fuck you, Bear. And fuck you too, Cope.
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Well, shit. Looked around for some Hooch or SMC on the way home, but couldn't find any. I'll continue the search tomorrow.
The drive home from work was actually tolerable, but what was brutal for me was just after I put the kids to bed (3 year-old daughter and 8 month-old son). I ALWAYS stuff my lip after putting them to bed.
I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
I can do this. I WILL do this.
I'm tired of hiding in the bathroom like a 13 year-old that just discovered porn. I'm tired of justifying to myself "it's my only vice." I'm tired of trying to "research" and "justify" how this constant flow of nicotine does not contribute to my high blood pressure. I'm tired of worrying about every mouth sore, and every discomfort in my throat.
I'm tired of hiding this from my family.
Fuck you, Bear. And fuck you too, Cope.
Let me see if I can help you a bit here. Remove the words,if, try, fail, hope from your vocabulary. Replace them with when, will, success, can. Getting your mind right is a HUGE part of this. Get on this site and post your promise EVERY day. Then live up to your promise. Simple but not easy.
I used to get my SMC at a tobacco outlet by work. Not the best place for a guy to go but I would walk in get my fake and get the hell out. Wal Mart usually has some and if you just cannot find it in stores you can buy it online. Hooch is also available online.
I say tell your wife, tell the people you work with, tell the people at the C store. The more people that know the more accountability, and support you have.
You are an addict just like I am. Knowing that helped me !!!
Sing out if you need help.
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I didn't have any fake for a few days and I think that's good. Gives us time to really hit the worst of it face first, then it can't get worse than that you know?
The drive home from work was always one of my big times to dip, and I have to quit every day i leave work, but my drives home this week have been really nice and relaxing(except for that idiot that pulled out in front of me on one of my worst days...)
TELL YOUR WIFE! You need to have accountability. If you're worried about disappointing her by failing, that's a good thing. First, it means you have a conscious, secondly, it means you have something to prove...that you won't disappoint her.
About the sores in your mouth and discomfort in your throat, count me in on that one. I was in constant fear...maybe that is one of the causes of your high blood pressure too...the constant worry over getting cancer. There, I said it. I hate hearing that word myself because I knew I was playing with a rattlesnake and I didn't want to get bit.
Get mad! Get angry, dude the tobacco industry is living high on the hog killing us.
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
dude, that was 100% me. I did not till my wife of my quit till like day 25. I then told her if she ever wanted to know if I was dipping to check roll call. I gave her my log in info. I said if my name is on roll call I aint dipping, if you don't see my name, you don't have to ask.
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
dude, that was 100% me. I did not till my wife of my quit till like day 25. I then told her if she ever wanted to know if I was dipping to check roll call. I gave her my log in info. I said if my name is on roll call I aint dipping, if you don't see my name, you don't have to ask.
see... I went the other way.
the day i signed up, i printed off the spousal support section, sat Mama down and told her why i thought this time would be different. She read all the stuff, smiled and said "Thanks for Trying". At the time I thought it was great of her to support me... but then I stopped and thought. "I ain't fuckin tryin here. I'm DOING."
She's been nothing but supportive and even stops to pick up some fake shit if I ask. In 12 years, she never once bought me a can of the real shit...
You don't gotta tell her right away, but you should tell her so she understands when you're a grumpy bear.
Just my two cents. Welcome to the site. Stop by April for some entertainment.
Let us know if you need anything.
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
dude, that was 100% me. I did not till my wife of my quit till like day 25. I then told her if she ever wanted to know if I was dipping to check roll call. I gave her my log in info. I said if my name is on roll call I aint dipping, if you don't see my name, you don't have to ask.
see... I went the other way.
the day i signed up, i printed off the spousal support section, sat Mama down and told her why i thought this time would be different. She read all the stuff, smiled and said "Thanks for Trying". At the time I thought it was great of her to support me... but then I stopped and thought. "I ain't fuckin tryin here. I'm DOING."
She's been nothing but supportive and even stops to pick up some fake shit if I ask. In 12 years, she never once bought me a can of the real shit...
You don't gotta tell her right away, but you should tell her so she understands when you're a grumpy bear.
Just my two cents. Welcome to the site. Stop by April for some entertainment.
Let us know if you need anything.
Here is my take I hid it from my wife for a few days. Then I got sick the fog came in I was not myself and she asked why. Then I came clean with her. You are passing up an oppertunity for some support at home as well. Tell her then come here and post up. Like Greg said in an earlier post the mind set is what you have to have there is no If or may it is WHEN and I CAN. Caving is not an option find something else to do you can't have a dip anymore so chew seed gum whatever just no nicotine. I printed out the following link gave a copy to my wife so she knew what to expect and told her evry morning what day I was on.
You have a great start just fine tune it make a plan ie I have a bad crave I will call Greg to ask if I can have a dip or I will eat seed until the crave goes away.
That is why your quit group is so important they are going through the same things you are now. So get in there get some names and phone numbers meet some new friend. But be fair with your wife let her know.
http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp (http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp)
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
dude, that was 100% me. I did not till my wife of my quit till like day 25. I then told her if she ever wanted to know if I was dipping to check roll call. I gave her my log in info. I said if my name is on roll call I aint dipping, if you don't see my name, you don't have to ask.
see... I went the other way.
the day i signed up, i printed off the spousal support section, sat Mama down and told her why i thought this time would be different. She read all the stuff, smiled and said "Thanks for Trying". At the time I thought it was great of her to support me... but then I stopped and thought. "I ain't fuckin tryin here. I'm DOING."
She's been nothing but supportive and even stops to pick up some fake shit if I ask. In 12 years, she never once bought me a can of the real shit...
You don't gotta tell her right away, but you should tell her so she understands when you're a grumpy bear.
Just my two cents. Welcome to the site. Stop by April for some entertainment.
Let us know if you need anything.
Here is my take I hid it from my wife for a few days. Then I got sick the fog came in I was not myself and she asked why. Then I came clean with her. You are passing up an oppertunity for some support at home as well. Tell her then come here and post up. Like Greg said in an earlier post the mind set is what you have to have there is no If or may it is WHEN and I CAN. Caving is not an option find something else to do you can't have a dip anymore so chew seed gum whatever just no nicotine. I printed out the following link gave a copy to my wife so she knew what to expect and told her evry morning what day I was on.
You have a great start just fine tune it make a plan ie I have a bad crave I will call Greg to ask if I can have a dip or I will eat seed until the crave goes away.
That is why your quit group is so important they are going through the same things you are now. So get in there get some names and phone numbers meet some new friend. But be fair with your wife let her know.
http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp (http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp)
....if, God forbid, I fail again....
My advice, tell her, then DON"T FAIL! It 100% up to you. You want to quit. She wants you to quit. SO QUIT! Yes, its difficult, but success is entirely in your court.
I can't claim to know the relationship you have with your wife, but I know from my experience, and the experiences I've read from many other quitters, the support you get at home is just as important as the support you get here. My wife's support was fantastic, and she continues to play a vital role in keeping me quit.
By the way, if, God forbid, you fail again, you;re already going to disappoint me and 100's of other quitters on this site. You have given us your word, so sorry, failure is not an option.
Welcome.
My 2 cents on the fake chew - If it works, use it. Your use of it will decline naturally over time without much effort from you. Eventually you'll have a day where you remember that you haven't used any in weeks.
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again. I don't dip in front of her, but she knows. (Like a gay in the military, she doesn't ask and I sure as shit don't tell).
dude, that was 100% me. I did not till my wife of my quit till like day 25. I then told her if she ever wanted to know if I was dipping to check roll call. I gave her my log in info. I said if my name is on roll call I aint dipping, if you don't see my name, you don't have to ask.
see... I went the other way.
the day i signed up, i printed off the spousal support section, sat Mama down and told her why i thought this time would be different. She read all the stuff, smiled and said "Thanks for Trying". At the time I thought it was great of her to support me... but then I stopped and thought. "I ain't fuckin tryin here. I'm DOING."
She's been nothing but supportive and even stops to pick up some fake shit if I ask. In 12 years, she never once bought me a can of the real shit...
You don't gotta tell her right away, but you should tell her so she understands when you're a grumpy bear.
Just my two cents. Welcome to the site. Stop by April for some entertainment.
Let us know if you need anything.
Here is my take I hid it from my wife for a few days. Then I got sick the fog came in I was not myself and she asked why. Then I came clean with her. You are passing up an oppertunity for some support at home as well. Tell her then come here and post up. Like Greg said in an earlier post the mind set is what you have to have there is no If or may it is WHEN and I CAN. Caving is not an option find something else to do you can't have a dip anymore so chew seed gum whatever just no nicotine. I printed out the following link gave a copy to my wife so she knew what to expect and told her evry morning what day I was on.
You have a great start just fine tune it make a plan ie I have a bad crave I will call Greg to ask if I can have a dip or I will eat seed until the crave goes away.
That is why your quit group is so important they are going through the same things you are now. So get in there get some names and phone numbers meet some new friend. But be fair with your wife let her know.
http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp (http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp)
....if, God forbid, I fail again....
My advice, tell her, then DON"T FAIL! It 100% up to you. You want to quit. She wants you to quit. SO QUIT! Yes, its difficult, but success is entirely in your court.
I can't claim to know the relationship you have with your wife, but I know from my experience, and the experiences I've read from many other quitters, the support you get at home is just as important as the support you get here. My wife's support was fantastic, and she continues to play a vital role in keeping me quit.
By the way, if, God forbid, you fail again, you;re already going to disappoint me and 100's of other quitters on this site. You have given us your word, so sorry, failure is not an option.
Welcome.
My 2 cents on the fake chew - If it works, use it. Your use of it will decline naturally over time without much effort from you. Eventually you'll have a day where you remember that you haven't used any in weeks.
It's obviously up to you....nobody knows your exact situation with your wife. But my advice would be to tell her. If she really cares she will support you in THE LAST FUCKING QUIT IN YOUR LIFETIME!!!
Besides, maybe you will get lucky like me and when I'm having a really tough day my wife takes my mind off the Nic Bitch by.....
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OK, scored me some SMC Wintergreen this morning and have to say it's helping to take the edge off. Good thing too, because the sunflower seeds have fucked up my mouth royally the last day and a half.
SMC Wintergreen actually reminds me of Redman Wintergreen Snuff, which I actually enjoyed.
The fog is here, but not quite as bad as it was last night.
I took Greg's advice and have been reading a bunch here. A lot of good stuff.
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I haven't told my wife yet about quitting. I don't want to see the look of disappointment in her face if, God forbid, I fail again.
yeah good plan, leave yourself an out. Just in case right? Hey, while your at it make sure you have a couple of full cans layin around the house just in case you need them. Infact, go total ninja quit. Don't tell anybody that your hoping that you can maybe probably try to quit ish or something. That way if you fail again nobody will know and your not accountable to anyone. _
I saw a post once by TruckerRick who is around 900 days I believe. It was about a military invasion where the army crossed the sea to fight another nation. When they arrived the commander burned all the boats. There was no going back. It was victory or death. Thats how you have to quit . You can't plan to fail, burn the boats, tell the world and then succeed. Not telling your wife means your planning to fail, it is that simple period.
You got this
Skoal Monster
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OK, scored me some SMC Wintergreen this morning and have to say it's helping to take the edge off. Good thing too, because the sunflower seeds have fucked up my mouth royally the last day and a half.
SMC Wintergreen actually reminds me of Redman Wintergreen Snuff, which I actually enjoyed.Â
The fog is here, but not quite as bad as it was last night.
I took Greg's advice and have been reading a bunch here. A lot of good stuff.
OK. Now that you have your fake, and you have been reading time to write out a quit plan. Make your plan something important to you. Here is mine...
GregÂ’s Cave Plan
1. Text my family this message: I have decided I no longer want to continue quitting. It is just too hard and I am no longer able to fight it. All the support you have shown me was not enough. I love tobacco more than all of you, and I would rather spend time with it than with you.
2. Take out the contract to give up. Read it 5 times, sign it. As soon as possible post it in Feb 2010
3. Call - Jstreet, Helios, Banner, Murf, Bubblehed.
Print out the contract to give up and put that in your wallet. If you want to cave you have to read and sign it.
Contract to give up (http://www.killthecan.org/facts/contract.asp)
You have a good start. Time to start adding tools to the toolbox.
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I think I've got my biggest trigger identified. Dark quiet house, kids and wife are asleep.
I've got the jitters like a motherfucker right now. Seriously, I don't remember it being this bad during any of my pre-caves where I made it beyond 2-3 days. I remember the fog, the suck, irritability and inability to focus, but these jitters are new to me.
I feel as though I should be taking the laptop and wii apart and then putting them back together.
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Don't fuckin do it. Fuck it. Take the Wii apart first. Check inbox and call me if you need to. I've been white knucklin' it a bit the last few days. I believe it will get better, and so do you. Just make it. Besides, you posted roll so you have no choice. We're here for you.
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Haha. My wife would put stricknine in my coffee if the precious wii was in pieces on the floor.
Got your PM, and thank you. It's weird... it's not a cure me with dip jitter as it is just a random, nervous jitter.
A quick aside: My neigbors, the inconsiderate fucks they are, decided to have a party tonight and I can still hear their shit sound system at 12:43 CDT. We may have an early graduation to dip rage before the night is over.
I best be getting to bed, as I've made the decision to mow at 5:00 am tomorrow.
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100 days for me will fall smack dab between my kids birthdays (they are two weeks apart)
That is pretty good incentive right there.
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So, I'm sitting here approaching one year quit this Saturday, and decided to look up my intro thread. Holy shit, what a difference a year makes.
Back when I started this thread, I was almost certain I'd be back on the can in no time, as evidenced by my addict logic below.
I couldn't have done it without this site, my fellow Junebugs and a bunch of kickass vets.
T-3 days.
Cal (fka "Slave")
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
^ The post that goaded me into posting my "Day 1" 4 years ago.
This place made all the difference.
PS-My brackets were phenominal that year. (kidding. I think that's the year Butler faced Duke in the Final).
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Greetings, all.
35 year-old Houstonian here and dipper for 19 of those years. Up to 1-1.5 cans per day now, and the thought of being a slave to the Kodiak/Grizzly bear for the rest of my life really pisses me off.
Quitting is easy for me. I've done it several times (irony intended). And each time I welcome the Bear back with open arms.
I tried cold turkey yesterday... One guess as to the outcome.
I've read the "welcome" section, so I'll respectfully refrain from posting in Quit or Wildcard forums, but hope to do so soon. Real soon.
Sincerely,
Slave
Hey! Get your ass in here! I am on day 60 and also was awful fond of Kodiak! I can tell you that this site is the only way I could have quit! You will find lots of support and some hilarious folks at KTC! Today would be a great day to start!
Thanks Martin.
This seems like a great place. I was practically in tears from laughing while reading the "100 reasons to quit" letter. Then I realized "Damn, I can relate to about 2/3 of these".
Go to the june quit group and post day 1 right now. You said quitting is easy so do it. We will not let the bear back if you stick with us. Dump that shit right now and be done. I am sure you have a big marathon dipping weekend planned around basketball...well guess what your bracket will still suck ass even without dip. So post day 1 right now.
^ The post that goaded me into posting my "Day 1" 4 years ago.
This place made all the difference.
PS-My brackets were phenominal that year. (kidding. I think that's the year Butler faced Duke in the Final).
That's awesome! Great job and congrats!!
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4 years. Awesome numbers brada!
Thanks for sticking around.