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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: djr2 on January 26, 2012, 12:56:00 AM
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Hi all,
As you can see this is my first post, so I'll tell you quickly about my story..
I decided to quit dippin' on Dec 19 after I was referred to see an oral Surgeon about sores growing in my gums.. Once I got the phone call that I was to have surgury for a biopsy, I tossed my can out the window while driving with my dad and said "you'll never see me dip again.."
I've stayed true to my word, not only for myself but for my family. It was the worst 3 days of my life until I saw the surgeon who then told me I dont have cancer but if I keep chewing at the rate I was (1+ can a day) my parents will be burying me in 5 years.. That was the wake up call I needed..
The day I decided to quit I bought some nicorette gum and chewed on that. An hour went by and I was going insane.. I looked towards the bench in my house and saw a box of Mint Green Tea.. This was my last resort and I rolled it up and put it in my mouth.. It tasted exactly like a dip, felt like a dip, all while I was getting my nicotine fix!! I'm now on day 39..
Now a little about myself.. I'm 23 years old, born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. I moved to the US in August 2008 on a college baseball scholarship, now in my senior year. I have been chewing since I was 15 years old, and it soon became a significant part of my life.. I enjoy working out, listening to music and obviously being on the baseball field.. Being a Snr this year, I hope to get popped this June and play at the next level..
I look forward to hearing everyones input, and good luck to all in the early stages of 'killin the can'..
Dale
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Are you still using the nicorette gum? If you are you haven't quit yet.
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Are you still using the nicorette gum? If you are you haven't quit yet.
indeed. you just changed the dalivery sistem of your drug. your still feedin your adickshun. you need to brake those chains. its gonna suck. we no it. we were there to man. so man wipe your but with the rest a that gum and get reddy for 3 or 4 days a hell. man i tell you that nic bitch is way worser than a sycho codipendint exlover. you gotta get away from her now. then man use this here thred to rite down how crappy you feel for a few days. then when that bitch comes a wisperin in your ear you reed this agin and disside if you wanna hafta brake those chains agin. i no i dont.
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I see you have been snooping in here... read wooley's and syndrome's posts.
Man up! Tell us you are quit with all forms of nicotine. You are just prolonging the addiction and withdraw.
Just one day. Tell us you are quit for one day. Don't worry about tomorrow. We'll let you know what the plan is tomorrow when tomorrow comes.
Matt
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Ok Dale...
I'm going to take a little different approach here with you. Why? Becuase you are so special? Nope, just because I want to switch things up a bit.
Quitting is a LOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGG process. You need to be willing to take the time to do it right.
Do yourself a favor...take your time and read through a lot of the information on this site.
You will learn a good bit...like, as long as you are using nicotine in any form, you cannot call yourself a quitter on this site. I realize you seem to have said that you "USED" the gum then used tea - indicating that maybe you havent been using the gum.
Second, you shouldn't be getting a nicotine fix from tea...caffine, yeah...
And if you are still seeking the nic fix, this is the wrong place to be.
And finally, if you read a lot on this site you will learn and LIVE by the fact that we do not "wish luck" on any quitters. This thing called quitting has not a damn thing to do with luck. It's about "blood, guts and nuts."
Come on back and post more after reading a bit and making sure this is the place for you and after making certain that you are nic-free. Then I'll welcome you aboard.
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
Then get your ass in the May group and post roll! I quit with you today!
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
Then get your ass in the May group and post roll! I quit with you today!
Welcome!
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
Then get your ass in the May group and post roll! I quit with you today!
Welcome!
Batten down the hatches, put on your helmet and try not to lick the windows.
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
Then get your ass in the May group and post roll! I quit with you today!
Welcome!
Good job. Great decision. Glad you are here.
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I guess I said some of the wrong things, my apologies.. You're right, I have still been using the nicorette gum so in reality I haven't 'quit'..
Having said that, today marks the first day I am without any form of nicotine.. Thanks for the replies, and look forward to reading further in the forum
Then get your ass in the May group and post roll! I quit with you today!
Welcome!
Good job. Great decision. Glad you are here.
From one Dale to another...
Welcome. Pick up your straight jacket at the front desk and hop into the rubber room!
Check your inbox (1)
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I was late but I posted roll for Day 1.. It was a tough day, got the shakes and was a little hazy but I nutted up and made it..
Spoke to a few members on the live chat who were also very helpful, so thank you!!
Onto Day 2!!!
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I was late but I posted roll for Day 1.. It was a tough day, got the shakes and was a little hazy but I nutted up and made it..
Spoke to a few members on the live chat who were also very helpful, so thank you!!
Onto Day 2!!!
Like, you, I am a baseball player, albeit one without knees since I was a catcher for 23 years. I'm also on Day 257 today, andthis is not my first quit. I quit for three years when one day I decided, oh, maybe one dip... CRASH.....
Stop for good and chew sunflower seeds on the field. They make them in pickle flavor now.
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Right on djr2 lets get that NIC out of your system, I quit with you today.
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Thanks AK.. I appreciate the support.. The anxiety is coming and going, but over all I'm doing alright.. Will be interesting this weekend when we open the season and I'm catching 94 mph.. Hope I can see straight! Lol
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Welcome to the funhouse djr. It might be a rough road, but it leads to a freedom that is well worth the ride. So hop on board and hang on tight. You CAN do this.....
I quit with you today.
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Welcome to the funhouse djr. It might be a rough road, but it leads to a freedom that is well worth the ride. So hop on board and hang on tight. You CAN do this.....
I quit with you today.
Thanks OTTER.. Its a tough road man, I got this.. I cant wait till the withdrawals are gone..
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You got this. We got your back. Reach out bro. Shit hits the fan there are folks that know exactly what you are going through. Every thought. Every impulse. We've all seen them. Remember you are not alone.
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This is brutal..!! Day 3 is here though..!! On the bus with 23 other guys getting ready to open our season.. Of those 23, there is 16 dipping as we speak.. Talk about will power, wholly shit!
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This is brutal..!! Day 3 is here though..!! On the bus with 23 other guys getting ready to open our season.. Of those 23, there is 16 dipping as we speak.. Talk about will power, wholly shit!
Hang in there bro. Just picture the russian roulette those guys are playing having those turds in their lips. It takes one dip to start the chain reaction of cancer. One. Don't risk your life another moment. You are worth more. You have balls and will overcome. They are the weak ones. You are the badass. FUCK NICOTINE. FUCK UST. YOU GOT THIS. FIGHT.
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This is brutal..!! Day 3 is here though..!! On the bus with 23 other guys getting ready to open our season.. Of those 23, there is 16 dipping as we speak.. Talk about will power, wholly shit!
Hang in there bro. Just picture the russian roulette those guys are playing having those turds in their lips. It takes one dip to start the chain reaction of cancer. One. Don't risk your life another moment. You are worth more. You have balls and will overcome. They are the weak ones. You are the badass. FUCK NICOTINE. FUCK UST. YOU GOT THIS. FIGHT.
Souliman, you my man are a fucking legend.. I just put it all back in perspective and smiled, told that nic bitch on my shoulder to crawl up someone elses ass.. I got this!
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This is brutal..!! Day 3 is here though..!! On the bus with 23 other guys getting ready to open our season.. Of those 23, there is 16 dipping as we speak.. Talk about will power, wholly shit!
Hang in there bro. Just picture the russian roulette those guys are playing having those turds in their lips. It takes one dip to start the chain reaction of cancer. One. Don't risk your life another moment. You are worth more. You have balls and will overcome. They are the weak ones. You are the badass. FUCK NICOTINE. FUCK UST. YOU GOT THIS. FIGHT.
Souliman, you my man are a fucking legend.. I just put it all back in perspective and smiled, told that nic bitch on my shoulder to crawl up someone elses ass.. I got this!
Outstanding.
I quit with you today bro.
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Hang tough DJR! Seems the vets always have the right words. Souliman. Awesomeness!
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Means a lot to me Souliman as I'm sure it does to the other newbies.. I appreciate it!!
Swamp, this w.e will show how big our sack is.. We got this my man.. Hang tough!!
I'm about to get off the bus, so I'll be back on later to hear how everyone kicked its ass..
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Finally starting to see a little light after 6 days.. The blurr of the withdrawals has gone and I can see straight.. Realized today though I still have a real short fuse.. We were about to be a man down a practice today when my team mate pissed me off.. Wholly shit, I settled down soon enough though!!
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I hear ya DJR,
at 8 days now I'm thinking clearer, I can smell things that I haven't smelled in years. Even coming up with renewed energy that I haven't felt in years.
That last year or so I've had terrible headaches, almost daily. Doctors tried every friggen drug under the moon and nothing helped. Can you believe that no nicotine has almost completely stopped the damn headaches? Crazy as hell but its the truth!
I quit with you today!
Brad
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I hear ya DJR,
at 8 days now I'm thinking clearer, I can smell things that I haven't smelled in years. Even coming up with renewed energy that I haven't felt in years.
That last year or so I've had terrible headaches, almost daily. Doctors tried every friggen drug under the moon and nothing helped. Can you believe that no nicotine has almost completely stopped the damn headaches? Crazy as hell but its the truth!
I quit with you today!
Brad
A slave no more!!!
It's fun being the real you, isn't it?
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I hear ya DJR,
at 8 days now I'm thinking clearer, I can smell things that I haven't smelled in years. Even coming up with renewed energy that I haven't felt in years.
That last year or so I've had terrible headaches, almost daily. Doctors tried every friggen drug under the moon and nothing helped. Can you believe that no nicotine has almost completely stopped the damn headaches? Crazy as hell but its the truth!
I quit with you today!
Brad
A slave no more!!!
It's fun being the real you, isn't it?
Stopping by to introduce myself - on day four. Not awful but not great either. So fing glad yesterday is over. Live in CA, started dipping in 83' with my buddy - who hasn't posted today and I called him 3 times already, 4 kids, need to quit as I was up to 2 tins a day.
I am proud that I have gone 3 days nicotne free as I never thought it would happen. Almost broke yesterday morning but some guys on this site motivated me to push through and it worked.
FYI - I did go buy a bunch of vitamins yesterday (including that Ginko crap) and it really seemed to help. Maybe it's all mental who knows but it is worth a try if you need something to get you through a day.
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I hear ya DJR,
at 8 days now I'm thinking clearer, I can smell things that I haven't smelled in years. Even coming up with renewed energy that I haven't felt in years.
That last year or so I've had terrible headaches, almost daily. Doctors tried every friggen drug under the moon and nothing helped. Can you believe that no nicotine has almost completely stopped the damn headaches? Crazy as hell but its the truth!
I quit with you today!
Brad
A slave no more!!!
It's fun being the real you, isn't it?
It's interesting you say that swamp.. Every time I pujt in a dip in front of my dad he'd have something to say along the lines of its gona make you sick, no wonder you feel like shit bla bla bla.. He was absolutely spot on!!
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A slave no more!!!
It's fun being the real you, isn't it?
Its damn sure a good start Keddy!
Not to dump in DJR's intro but I'm thinking about doing things this 44 yr old, fat, out of shape redneck hasn't done in a LOT of years! I'm actually writing a "to do " list for me. Things that I did in my younger days or have wanted to do for a long time. And it feels good!
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A slave no more!!!
It's fun being the real you, isn't it?
Its damn sure a good start Keddy!
Not to dump in DJR's intro but I'm thinking about doing things this 44 yr old, fat, out of shape redneck hasn't done in a LOT of years! I'm actually writing a "to do " list for me. Things that I did in my younger days or have wanted to do for a long time. And it feels good!
All good Swamp, write all over it.. My shits boring any way, hahaha! That's awesome bro.. When you hit your HOF you'll be in the best shape of your life and running circles around the kids.. Good for you man!
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You own this bro. You can fight it. And there are a whole bunch of folks here to help. Just give it your best and we got your back.
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You own this bro. You can fight it. And there are a whole bunch of folks here to help. Just give it your best and we got your back.
You got it Souliman.. Whats a little fucker sitting on your shoulder talking shit to you anyway, its nothing a change of thought can't handle.. One day at a time!