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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: moes1776 on January 02, 2014, 03:44:00 PM
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I have dipped for 25 years, I want to quit because I know that the crap in the can is going to kill me if I don't. I want to go to my son's graduation, wedding ect.I finally realized that it was controlling me and my thoughts of I can quit any time was just me kicking the can down the road. I know I will need help, but from everything I've read on this site I believe i'm in the right place. So far day one i crave it already,but this is a fight i will not lose.
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ok moe. read up on posting roll in the welcome center. you can get to it from that pink link up at the top left of the page. flush your stash and start posting roll today.
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Moes,
Welcome to KTC. I have bad news though the shit in the can will kill you but first it fucks you up. Smokeless Tobacco is the root of all evil in the way it plays fuck fuck with your body. Now let's do this shit...
Learn how to post roll: How to Post Roll (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=50)
Post Roll here: Pre HOF April 2014 (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=9259)
Read everything that you can on here. Take it in as your time allows. The minimum price of admission on here is to post roll daily, that is your pledge or promise to be quit for that day. Take that seriously as this is a promise.
Find an alternative to dip, be it candies, seeds, fake dip, whatever works for you and use it and keep it on hand 24/7/365. Next drink lots and lots of water, imagine that you should not pass a latrine without needing to use it. Find an outlet for your anger, I work out and hit a punching bag (sometimes daily).
Quit like a beast every day and own this; it is not easy but if your life is worth having then you will learn to fight through it.
Exchange phone numbers with other quitters, use your buddy Jake to help; if I can do this you can do this too!
P.S. The underlined words above are links to locations on this forum.
Pinched
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That is great stuff, Moe!!! You're right...that stuff will kill you. But what's done is done. You can't change the past so don't worry about it. The future isn't here yet, so don't worry about that either.
Just focus on getting through today. And here's the good news...YOU CAN DO IT!!! Post roll, give your word, and read all you can. Stay glued to this site and enjoy your new freedom!!!
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HeyMoe, I see your doing it brother. Congratulations. Day 1 is a history. Just keep posting those +1's and do it one day at a time bro.
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Day five, still lots of cravings but on a positive note I was at a store and they had my brand on sale. I looked at it and thought can O death two for 5.49 and started laughing, the cashier probably thought I was nuts. Thank you GDubya, Bean, Pinched, Syndrome.I can do this.
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Day five, still lots of cravings but on a positive note I was at a store and they had my brand on sale. I looked at it and thought can O death two for 5.49 and started laughing, the cashier probably thought I was nuts. Thank you GDubya, Bean, Pinched, Syndrome.I can do this.
Very good job! You are doing it. You are a quitter!!!!
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Day five, still lots of cravings but on a positive note I was at a store and they had my brand on sale. I looked at it and thought can O death two for 5.49 and started laughing, the cashier probably thought I was nuts. Thank you GDubya, Bean, Pinched, Syndrome.I can do this.
Very good job! You are doing it. You are a quitter!!!!
Quit on Brother! You got this. Wash. Rinse. Repeat......
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Day five, still lots of cravings but on a positive note I was at a store and they had my brand on sale. I looked at it and thought can O death two for 5.49 and started laughing, the cashier probably thought I was nuts. Thank you GDubya, Bean, Pinched, Syndrome.I can do this.
Very good job! You are doing it. You are a quitter!!!!
Be careful at cancer counters.
Try to pay at the pump, or avoid them as much as possible (especially if you're hurting)
Other than that, keep rocking this man.
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"5 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 169 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.
Day 86-99: Zero craves, zero dip dreams and temper under control. The strong craves when I drink are also gone. I am disgusted when I see someone dip. Proudly watching my group hit HOF one at a time; which is just how we quit, one day at a time. My guard is still held high as I know the fight is far from over.
Day 100-135: I am on a high as I have reached my first goal. My guard is held the highest it has ever been in because I will not disappoint all those who have helped me.
Day 136: Rough patch at work this week. Just found out that we are closing our Sleep Division (I'm in Medical Sales). I make about 50% of my commission in sleep so I have no idea what I am going to do.
I took my wife to a nice dinner and explained it to her. We are both freaking out. I also drank about 6 Martinis and for about a 5 minute period, I told myself I was going to get a can on the way home. Who cares at this point...right?
I got up, went to the bathroom, got my tools in order and said fuck off Nic Bitch....I may be willing to screw myself right now but not everyone who has helped me. I put my big boy pants on and went home.
Minny and his 1+1= 2 theory kept ringing in my head.
Day 137-145: Guard held high and in for the long run. Weird dip dream last night. I just remember feeling panicky because I needed some SM and couldn't find any at any store. I woke up and was fine. It is funny as I haven't used SM since my first week of quit.
Day 146-169: Everything has gotten so much easier. Zero cravings but guard is still held high.
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Day 30 I haven't posted since day five, so far I have made it through all the crazy dip dreams and cravings. I have been very busy and not as active here as I would like to be. Thank god for this site and all of you here, when I need some inspiration I can pull out the phone go to KTC read some posts and go on for the rest of the day. I will continue to quit with all of you one day at a time.
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Day 30 I haven't posted since day five, so far I have made it through all the crazy dip dreams and cravings. I have been very busy and not as active here as I would like to be. Thank god for this site and all of you here, when I need some inspiration I can pull out the phone go to KTC read some posts and go on for the rest of the day. I will continue to quit with all of you one day at a time.
Hell ya! Nice first month!
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Day 30 I haven't posted since day five, so far I have made it through all the crazy dip dreams and cravings. I have been very busy and not as active here as I would like to be. Thank god for this site and all of you here, when I need some inspiration I can pull out the phone go to KTC read some posts and go on for the rest of the day. I will continue to quit with all of you one day at a time.
Hell ya! Nice first month!
30 days is bigtime!! Keep stacking the +1's. You are doing great.
PB
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Here is a brief timeline on how my quit is going, I'm not sure if it's helpful or not but I made it for another new quitter and he seemed to like it.
"5 days is something to be proud of. The nic is out of your system so it's all fun and games now...right? Well F...guess what? Your body is use to living with nic and now it's mad and is about to really fight you.
The good news is that you understand how to use your tools and you have some good fight in you. The better news is that it gets so much easier very quickly. Now, I realize that "quickly" is a very relative term- as when you are suffering minute to minute, 5 or 6 weeks seem like 100 years. In reality, 5 or 6 weeks is not a very long time.
Keep in mind, I am no expert and I am just going off of what I have experienced the past 169 days. My "suck scale" looked something like this:
Day 1-3: bad fog, my brain didn't work at all. Very little sleep and couldn't take a dump to save my life. I wanted a dip every second of each day.
Day 4-10: Pretty much out of the fog but bad, bad cravings and headache every second of the day
Day 11-14: My cruise control days, I didn't think about dipping much and craves were few and far between. Sleeping good but too much.
Day 15-21 Starting to get my energy level back up. Craves about 2-4 per day and short. The first thing every morning, I started to get an empty and sick feeling in my stomach when I thought about not being able to dip. Started losing my temper easily.
Day 22-25 No real changes, cruising along but feeling a little depressed. I started learning how to hate my addiction and was really mad about it.
Day 26- 30: Wow, I was starting to gain a lot of weight. Weird how I replaced Cope with Ice Cream and cake. I don't even eat sweets but here I am 10 lbs heavier. I don't care, I'm not dipping and the craves are mild.
Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!
Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.
Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".
Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.
Day 86-99: Zero craves, zero dip dreams and temper under control. The strong craves when I drink are also gone. I am disgusted when I see someone dip. Proudly watching my group hit HOF one at a time; which is just how we quit, one day at a time. My guard is still held high as I know the fight is far from over.
Day 100-135: I am on a high as I have reached my first goal. My guard is held the highest it has ever been in because I will not disappoint all those who have helped me.
Day 136: Rough patch at work this week. Just found out that we are closing our Sleep Division (I'm in Medical Sales). I make about 50% of my commission in sleep so I have no idea what I am going to do.
I took my wife to a nice dinner and explained it to her. We are both freaking out. I also drank about 6 Martinis and for about a 5 minute period, I told myself I was going to get a can on the way home. Who cares at this point...right?
I got up, went to the bathroom, got my tools in order and said fuck off Nic Bitch....I may be willing to screw myself right now but not everyone who has helped me. I put my big boy pants on and went home.
Minny and his 1+1= 2 theory kept ringing in my head.
Day 137-145: Guard held high and in for the long run. Weird dip dream last night. I just remember feeling panicky because I needed some SM and couldn't find any at any store. I woke up and was fine. It is funny as I haven't used SM since my first week of quit.
Day 146-169: Everything has gotten so much easier. Zero cravings but guard is still held high.
This is enlightening and very helpful. Thanks, PD.
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50 days of quit, but only thanks to this site. I quit every day and I'll stay quit. I still get cravings all the time, I fight the nic bitch because I quit and I don't need her shit.
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50 days of quit, but only thanks to this site. I quit every day and I'll stay quit. I still get cravings all the time, I fight the nic bitch because I quit and I don't need her shit.
50 is an awesome number! Congrats!
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50 days of quit, but only thanks to this site. I quit every day and I'll stay quit. I still get cravings all the time, I fight the nic bitch because I quit and I don't need her shit.
50 is an awesome number! Congrats!
moes I feel bad that I have not posted on your intro yet... 50 is awesome! You are through the most hellish days and now have zero excuses to ever go back. Keep reading, and keep doing what has gotten you this far.
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Congrats moes on the big 50. Just gotta tell you, it gets better bro. It's better than I ever thought it would be. Seriously. You said you still get cravings all the time, well just hang in there because that does slowly go away. Not cured but its so good you thank yourself for hanging in there. And you get there the way you've already learned, one day at a time. Proud to be quit with you bro.
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50 days, 100 days, 277 days, we all quit the same way. One day at a time. Great job at reaching 50. Keep adding the +1's.
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Great job adding those +1's
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Great job adding those +1's
^^^^Copy that^^^^^^ Props.
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Great job adding those +1's
^^^^Copy that^^^^^^ Props.
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100 days, one sip at a time:-)....I'll be looking for you on the train....I smell good bourbon! Seriously, congrats!
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150!!! Congrats Brother, good to see you posting EDD.