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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: MonsterMedic on March 02, 2014, 05:34:00 PM
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Good evening from PA everyone! I decided at the end of my shift last night that it was going to be the last day that I chewed. I've been contemplating it for quite some time and I finally decided it was time. I've been at work (as an EMT) since 0700 today and it's been fairly miserable. Luckily I told my partner about my decision and he gave me the "ok" if I was pissy with him.
Hoping to find some support/encouragement from others who have been through how miserable this feels.
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Good evening from PA everyone! I decided at the end of my shift last night that it was going to be the last day that I chewed. I've been contemplating it for quite some time and I finally decided it was time. I've been at work (as an EMT) since 0700 today and it's been fairly miserable. Luckily I told my partner about my decision and he gave me the "ok" if I was pissy with him.Â
Hoping to find some support/encouragement from others who have been through how miserable this feels.
Welcome! This place has been a godsend to me. No way after 33 years of dipping could I have quit without this place. Here's what you need to do:
1. Post roll (here's how.. index.php?showtopic=50 (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=50) )
2. No nicotine in any form, every day, one day at a time.
You'll be in the June 2014 Quit Group. After you post roll, go to the WELCOME CENTER (upper left) and read all you can. Pop up in LIVE CHAT (upper right) and see what goes on in there.
If you truly want to quit that crap, you have come to the right place!
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Read as much as you can on here. And we dont quit halfassed. We quit like fuck: balls to the wall, 140 miles per hour with slayers raining blood cranked.
If u need anything, just ask. We are all dicks on here but we will help.
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Hey that's awesome. I am new to this also. A couple of months ago I was looking for a place like this and came across this site. I thought I was ready to quit but made a half ass attempt which will NEVER work. I thought I could cut back or take a few days off which is total BS. This time I am 100% committed and am on day 9. Making it through one week is crucial as you will have all the normal distractions of your weekly routine and if you can get through that 7 day period, that's a big mental hurdle. I have used the nicotine gum some but mostly sunflower seeds, regular gum and keeping a positive attitude. The farther in your rearview mirror you put this crap, the easier it is to resist that urge. You know the "I'll just reward myself this one time with a can". Don't do it you are stronger than some stupid can!
Believe me the idea of never having even one again can be intimidating. It really is. But we can and will do this.
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Hi! Slug.Go sums it up well. I also am a 33 year veteran of chewing/dipping. I could not have been quit without this site and the encouragement its given me. If you really are ready to quit, this is the place to do it. PM me if I can help.
mb289
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Hey that's awesome. I am new to this also. A couple of months ago I was looking for a place like this and came across this site. I thought I was ready to quit but made a half ass attempt which will NEVER work. I thought I could cut back or take a few days off which is total BS. This time I am 100% committed and am on day 9. Making it through one week is crucial as you will have all the normal distractions of your weekly routine and if you can get through that 7 day period, that's a big mental hurdle. I have used the nicotine gum some but mostly sunflower seeds, regular gum and keeping a positive attitude. The farther in your rearview mirror you put this crap, the easier it is to resist that urge. You know the "I'll just reward myself this one time with a can". Don't do it you are stronger than some stupid can!
Believe me the idea of never having even one again can be intimidating. It really is. But we can and will do this.
AndyS,
If you no longer consume nicotine in any form, why don't you join one of the Quit Groups? With 9 days quit, you'd be in June. If you don't, you're really doing yourself a disservice and not going to be able to get all the support and comradarie on this site.
Go to WELCOME CENTER, upper left and learn how to post roll!
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Hey man, think about the worse call you've ever been on. You know the one where bodily fluids are sloshing around the floor of the box? That's what the first couple days of quitting is like... Now think about the best call you ever took. Everything goes as planned, everything turns out right and the patient smiles their thanks. That's the quit!
The protocols here are simple. Post every day and keep your word. Stay hydrated and get some exercise. Grab some fake chew, sunflower seeds or sugarless gum to keep your mouth occupied. Exchange numbers with some other schlep so you can watch each other's back. Dedicate yourself to the quit and do whatever it takes to keep the poison out of your lip.
Shout out if you have any questions... Welcome!
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You are in good company here. These guys are nothing but a bunch of bastards but they got your back. They see you getting weak, they pick you up but only if you are dedicated to quit. There is no luck or hope involved. I have learned the last 4 days that it is all about a kick ass attitude. I'm in my 4th day and this morning kinda sucks but it's all good. Post Roll daily to comit to quit and refuse to use Nic in any forms. We are all here for ya.
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Thanks guys. It's day 2 and I still feel like my head is heavy. I'm on a 16 hour shift today and it'll be the first one (16 hr shift that is) without nicotine. I made it through my 12 yesterday. I used to dip all day long. Whether I was at the station, driving, or with a Patient; it didn't matter.
Now I should be buying stock in Wrigley's Extra Spearmint. Used to chew this on the drumline in high school. Wish I would've stuck with it and never picked up a can!
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Thanks guys. It's day 2 and I still feel like my head is heavy. I'm on a 16 hour shift today and it'll be the first one (16 hr shift that is) without nicotine. I made it through my 12 yesterday. I used to dip all day long. Whether I was at the station, driving, or with a Patient; it didn't matter.
Now I should be buying stock in Wrigley's Extra Spearmint. Used to chew this on the drumline in high school. Wish I would've stuck with it and never picked up a can!
Hey monster nice job so far that's no small feat you've done already. Just keep getting through the discomfort little by little. It sucks and we've all done it. As somebody told me here, quitting ain't easy but it's very simple if you follow the plan here. Post roll and don't use nicotine! Beyond that, I think two things you can do that really help you build a strong quit is to make a lot of connections with other quitters here, and learn all you can about how terrible the addiction to this particulR poison really is. For today though, get through it however you need to , come back to the site whenever you can. Quitting with you today!
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I have found it very easy pick up my laptop, phone, iPad, or whatever and hop on to KTC. I start getting the urge, I jump on this site, even if it's only for a minute. I remind myself that I will never have another first day being Nic free. Refuse to Use.
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Thanks guys. It's day 2 and I still feel like my head is heavy. I'm on a 16 hour shift today and it'll be the first one (16 hr shift that is) without nicotine. I made it through my 12 yesterday. I used to dip all day long. Whether I was at the station, driving, or with a Patient; it didn't matter.Â
Now I should be buying stock in Wrigley's Extra Spearmint. Used to chew this on the drumline in high school. Wish I would've stuck with it and never picked up a can!
Hey monster nice job so far that's no small feat you've done already. Just keep getting through the discomfort little by little. It sucks and we've all done it. As somebody told me here, quitting ain't easy but it's very simple if you follow the plan here. Post roll and don't use nicotine! Beyond that, I think two things you can do that really help you build a strong quit is to make a lot of connections with other quitters here, and learn all you can about how terrible the addiction to this particulR poison really is. For today though, get through it however you need to , come back to the site whenever you can. Quitting with you today!
EMT... staying quit today is so critical for you. You need to have this as your #1 priority. Nothing can stand in your way!
Use whatever you need to do it... don't stop at gum. Use seeds, fake, candy, food, water,,,, etc. Whatever it takes. Nothing is off the table!
This is the most important day of your quit. Own it!
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I have found it very easy pick up my laptop, phone, iPad, or whatever and hop on to KTC. I start getting the urge, I jump on this site, even if it's only for a minute. I remind myself that I will never have another first day being Nic free. Refuse to Use.
Love it. This is how it works.
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Saw you posted roll today. Day 3, doesn't it feel great? Keep it up one day at a time. Don't overcomplicate it. Quitting with ya.
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It does feel pretty good. I've been posting roll since day 1. On day 5 now. Only using Smokey Mountain pouches, no tobacco, no nicotine. Helps fight the urge of the oral fixation more than chewing gum did for me. The one week mark is in sight!
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It does feel pretty good. I've been posting roll since day 1. On day 5 now. Only using Smokey Mountain pouches, no tobacco, no nicotine. Helps fight the urge of the oral fixation more than chewing gum did for me. The one week mark is in sight!
ODAAT EMT, you are doing it. Remember the battle it took you to get to where your at now. You dont want to ever post another day 1. Keep up the good fight my friend!!
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It does feel pretty good. I've been posting roll since day 1. On day 5 now. Only using Smokey Mountain pouches, no tobacco, no nicotine. Helps fight the urge of the oral fixation more than chewing gum did for me. The one week mark is in sight!
Stay quit one day at a time monster. Don't look past today.
As weird as it is start getting phone numbers. I have 8 of my KTC brothers in a quit group on my phone. I can't tell you how many times a text has come in just in time to encourage me.
Read read read.
The first two weeks I ate about 17 lbs of jolly archers and atomic fireballs. Then I found smokey mountain fake chew. My craves have been really manageable. Not one dip dream. So far anyway.
Stay strong man. You can do it. It ain't easy but you do it for just one day. You can do anything for one day. Then you get up tomorrow and I will do it with you tomorrow.
Bulldog0311
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Gotta tell you. Today was day 7, and it feels a helluva lot easier than day 1 or 2!
A question I've wondered since I've been using Smokey Mountain pouches (although I don't really like them and wish there were more options for an ex Snus user like myself) is it an issue to continue to chew fake stuff after you've quit? I know that pretty much everyone here has supported using fake (as long as it's nicotine free) to help with your quit, but what is the feeling on continuing to use fake?
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Gotta tell you. Today was day 7, and it feels a helluva lot easier than day 1 or 2!
A question I've wondered since I've been using Smokey Mountain pouches (although I don't really like them and wish there were more options for an ex Snus user like myself) is it an issue to continue to chew fake stuff after you've quit? I know that pretty much everyone here has supported using fake (as long as it's nicotine free) to help with your quit, but what is the feeling on continuing to use fake?
Use whatever you need to, whatever works as long as it's nic free.
I'm hitting day 98 tomorrow and I have smokey mountain peach in my pocket right now.
I've noticed that I don't reach for it as often. I was using a can a day in the beginning. Now it's one can every two days.
I read a couple guys were just able to put it down later in their quit. Kind of forgot about it and realized they were over it.
I'm not there yet.
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Gotta tell you. Today was day 7, and it feels a helluva lot easier than day 1 or 2!
 A question I've wondered since I've been using Smokey Mountain pouches (although I don't really like them and wish there were more options for an ex Snus user like myself) is it an issue to continue to chew fake stuff after you've quit? I know that pretty much everyone here has supported using fake (as long as it's nicotine free) to help with your quit, but what is the feeling on continuing to use fake?
Unlike the real shit the fake can be stopped easily. It's not harmful so if ya like it, why not. I bought and used 1 can of SM on day 2. I should mention I had it for 5 days before I tossed the last bit in the trash. I liked it but didn't feel like it had hold of my balls. It's probably no worse than chewing gum and if it helps ya stay quit from Nic, it's all good. Keep on quitting.
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Thanks guys. I'm not using it nearly as often as I did with the cancer infused shit I used before. Just wanted some outside opinion on continuing to use the fake.
Thanks again!
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There is only one rule to quitting, no nicotine. Aside from posting roll, there is no right or wrong way to quit. Personally, I don't use the fake stuffÂ…I've quit the "act" of dipping on top of the nicotine. But, that's just me. All I care about here is that you and our fellow KTC brethren don't use nicotine today. So do whatever you got to do to QLF.
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There is only one rule to quitting, no nicotine. Aside from posting roll, there is no right or wrong way to quit. Personally, I don't use the fake stuffÂ…I've quit the "act" of dipping on top of the nicotine. But, that's just me. All I care about here is that you and our fellow KTC brethren don't use nicotine today. So do whatever you got to do to QLF.
Steakbomb hit it on the head. The important thing is you're nt using nicotine. That's what you're addicted to. Not the act of chewing. You're addicted to a poisonous substance.
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There is only one rule to quitting, no nicotine. Aside from posting roll, there is no right or wrong way to quit. Personally, I don't use the fake stuffÂ…I've quit the "act" of dipping on top of the nicotine. But, that's just me. All I care about here is that you and our fellow KTC brethren don't use nicotine today. So do whatever you got to do to QLF.
Agreed^^^. Do what you must to stay quit. I used the fake for about 40 days and tossed it with no problem. After a week I didn't even miss it anymore. I still missed the poison, but I didn't miss the fake.
You've proved you can quit the poison.
Your beginning to learn that your in control of what you put in that pie hole my friend. It's all up to you. You beginning to see how this all works.
If all your worried about is the fake your right on track, keep doing what your doing. Its a battle up stairs my friend. Quit with you.
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Day 11. I don't feel the craving as bad now, but I still miss having something in my lip. I think I've gotten past the need of the fake, but still hit gum and candy pretty hard.
I can almost see two weeks and it feels great!
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Day 11. I don't feel the craving as bad now, but I still miss having something in my lip. I think I've gotten past the need of the fake, but still hit gum and candy pretty hard.
I can almost see two weeks and it feels great!
Way to keep on quitting. The last couple days were "weird" for me to say the least. Having KTC to jump onto when things seems out of sorts has been a HUGE help. Happy to be quit with you today.
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Day 11. I don't feel the craving as bad now, but I still miss having something in my lip. I think I've gotten past the need of the fake, but still hit gum and candy pretty hard.
I can almost see two weeks and it feels great!
Way to keep on quitting. The last couple days were "weird" for me to say the least. Having KTC to jump onto when things seems out of sorts has been a HUGE help. Happy to be quit with you today.
You both are badass quitters! Keep up the good work and stay diligent!
Quit with you both EDD!
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Just took a nap at the station, about 20 minutes or so. Had my first dip dream. It was pretty awful. Woke up feeling like I had two pouches in my lip and I immediately put a finger in my lip to throw it out (even though it obviously wasn't there).
That shit's terrible. Hope I never have another one...
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Just took a nap at the station, about 20 minutes or so. Had my first dip dream. It was pretty awful. Woke up feeling like I had two pouches in my lip and I immediately put a finger in my lip to throw it out (even though it obviously wasn't there).
That shit's terrible. Hope I never have another one...
Some serious quit going on here. Great job.
I'm over a year quit and cant tell you the number of dreams I've had. I appreciate everyone of them. It shows me just how it would feel if i broke my word to the world. It is the feeling of disgust, lack of integrity and loss of all the dignity i have fought for. Those dreams and feelings are why I'm still quit. They are the reasons you will keep your word today my friend.
The only way you won't have any more dreams is to give up and fail.
From what I'm reading and observing from your thread there is a lot more dreams headed your way. Quit with you.
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Just took a nap at the station, about 20 minutes or so. Had my first dip dream. It was pretty awful. Woke up feeling like I had two pouches in my lip and I immediately put a finger in my lip to throw it out (even though it obviously wasn't there).Â
That shit's terrible. Hope I never have another one...
Some serious quit going on here. Great job.
I'm over a year quit and cant tell you the number of dreams I've had. I appreciate everyone of them. It shows me just how it would feel if i broke my word to the world. It is the feeling of disgust, lack of integrity and loss of all the dignity i have fought for. Those dreams and feelings are why I'm still quit. They are the reasons you will keep your word today my friend.
The only way you won't have any more dreams is to give up and fail.
From what I'm reading and observing from your thread there is a lot more dreams headed your way. Quit with you.
Thanks for the support. I suppose you're right - that as awful as the dreams are, they're an affirmation of what I've set my mind to do/quit. I will persevere.
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It was a tough drive to work this morning. I thought that I was mostly over the cravings, apparently not. I wanted a dip really bad on my way to work, but I popped in a couple sticks of gum instead. Just goes to show that I shouldn't be over-confident. The NB can attack at any time.
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Hang tough EMT. I quit with you today.
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Hang tough EMT. I quit with you today.
Thanks Doc.
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Hang tough EMT. I quit with you today.
Thanks Doc.
PM me if you need anything or wanna "hold hands" through a tough day.
You can beat this shit...you r badass!
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Hang tough EMT. I quit with you today.
Thanks Doc.
PM me if you need anything or wanna "hold hands" through a tough day.
You can beat this shit...you r badass!
Way to knock down that craving! That is how you do it.
These are the mind games that we all deal with and it will get better over time.
Keep battling and use your tools EMT. You are winning today. I am quit with you all day long!
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Hey, we're in the same quit group. We're all in this together, right? Stay strong and if you need anything, message me or something.
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Day 13. Feeling pretty good with my quit. Although, last night especially, became terrified at the thought of making a dentist appointment (I haven't made one or been to one since before I started chewing 6 yrs ago). And had a lot of anxiety at the possibility of still getting some type of cancer even though I've quit.
Hoping I'm not alone in these anxieties.
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Day 13. Feeling pretty good with my quit. Although, last night especially, became terrified at the thought of making a dentist appointment (I haven't made one or been to one since before I started chewing 6 yrs ago). And had a lot of anxiety at the possibility of still getting some type of cancer even though I've quit.
Hoping I'm not alone in these anxieties.
Monster, you are definitely not alone with your anxiety concerning the dentist. I was freaking terrified during my first trip in years to the dentist. Sick to my stomach that I was going to hear the worst news. What really matters is the good news... you are quit in day 13. Great quit going on here.
Seeing the dentist is worth it. Tell the doc about your quit and any concerns you may have. This feels good and it's better than the "what if" fear that comes along with ignoring the issue. Keep up the good work.
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Day 13. Feeling pretty good with my quit. Although, last night especially, became terrified at the thought of making a dentist appointment (I haven't made one or been to one since before I started chewing 6 yrs ago). And had a lot of anxiety at the possibility of still getting some type of cancer even though I've quit.
Hoping I'm not alone in these anxieties.
Monster, you are definitely not alone with your anxiety concerning the dentist. I was freaking terrified during my first trip in years to the dentist. Sick to my stomach that I was going to hear the worst news. What really matters is the good news... you are quit in day 13. Great quit going on here.
Seeing the dentist is worth it. Tell the doc about your quit and any concerns you may have. This feels good and it's better than the "what if" fear that comes along with ignoring the issue. Keep up the good work.
Very true. I'm just worried because my gum is receded below my lower left canine (where I always had my dip). I did some reading on receding gums and how they generally don't come back. I'm worried, horrified actually. that it's going to result in losing a tooth at some point because it's receded down really far.
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Day 13. Feeling pretty good with my quit. Although, last night especially, became terrified at the thought of making a dentist appointment (I haven't made one or been to one since before I started chewing 6 yrs ago). And had a lot of anxiety at the possibility of still getting some type of cancer even though I've quit.
Hoping I'm not alone in these anxieties.
Monster, you are definitely not alone with your anxiety concerning the dentist. I was freaking terrified during my first trip in years to the dentist. Sick to my stomach that I was going to hear the worst news. What really matters is the good news... you are quit in day 13. Great quit going on here.
Seeing the dentist is worth it. Tell the doc about your quit and any concerns you may have. This feels good and it's better than the "what if" fear that comes along with ignoring the issue. Keep up the good work.
Very true. I'm just worried because my gum is receded below my lower left canine (where I always had my dip). I did some reading on receding gums and how they generally don't come back. I'm worried, horrified actually. that it's going to result in losing a tooth at some point because it's receded down really far.
A tooth is so much better then a jaw..... Good news is that a tooth can be fixed easy enough. Don't stress the dentist. Chances are you will go and find out that your better off then you thought. Anxiety lets you build up the fear and make it bigger then it should be. Stay quit bro. Your doing well.
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.... I'm worried, horrified actually. that it's going to result in losing a tooth at some point because it's receded down really far.
Teeth can be replaced. You are quit and that is all that matters. Keep it up.
...I don't even have gums. Uhg.
PB
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Day 13. Feeling pretty good with my quit. Although, last night especially, became terrified at the thought of making a dentist appointment (I haven't made one or been to one since before I started chewing 6 yrs ago). And had a lot of anxiety at the possibility of still getting some type of cancer even though I've quit.
Hoping I'm not alone in these anxieties.
Monster, you are definitely not alone with your anxiety concerning the dentist. I was freaking terrified during my first trip in years to the dentist. Sick to my stomach that I was going to hear the worst news. What really matters is the good news... you are quit in day 13. Great quit going on here.
Seeing the dentist is worth it. Tell the doc about your quit and any concerns you may have. This feels good and it's better than the "what if" fear that comes along with ignoring the issue. Keep up the good work.
Very true. I'm just worried because my gum is receded below my lower left canine (where I always had my dip). I did some reading on receding gums and how they generally don't come back. I'm worried, horrified actually. that it's going to result in losing a tooth at some point because it's receded down really far.
Let the dentist worry about that. I believe they can do a procedure where they cam pull the gum up. You just worry about today and your quit. I am heading to the dentist today. I have some decay and a tooth and yes it has been freaking me out a bit too. Staying quit with you today.
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For anyone interested in my background and what led me here, I just made my first blog post on quit4today:
http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/ (http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/)
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Go easy on me; it was my first blog post.
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For anyone interested in my background and what led me here, I just made my first blog post on quit4today:
http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/ (http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/)
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Go easy on me; it was my first blog post.
Read it and liked it. nice job. I also worked I. A volunteer fire dept for many years. It wasn't till I was stationed in North Dakota and got on their dept that I noticed nicotine was a problem. I was told "everyone is doing it, why not fit in". Gave me a reason to start up again. Bunch of damn assholes, myself included. Glad to be quit with you today.
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For anyone interested in my background and what led me here, I just made my first blog post on quit4today:
http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/ (http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/)
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Go easy on me; it was my first blog post.
Nice.
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I don't know who or what attached the picture of the pressure gauge to my post, but it's awesome and thank you!
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Hey Monster nice job hanging in there. I like the blog post. It's tough putting it all out there in writing, but the courage pays off by making you stronger. I'm scared of the dentist too- but already had one appointment and it wasn't as bad as I feared. Now I go in for a cleaning on Tuesday. It'll be nice to be rid of some staining! I about passed out from anxiety when he was first measuring my gums, but all seems fine for now. I also relate to the fear of cancer despite quitting. I've realized all I can do is be as healthy as I can now though, and enjoy life free of addiction day by day. I can also help fight the addiction in other people who are ready for help, like us here at KTC, and by doing that I'm making a difference no matter what happens to me in the long run. You have these same options, but mainly keep getting your +1s for now- they'll stack up fast. You're doing great so far, and just keep experiencing this quit to its fullest- it will be a good tool for you to help others the more you dive into your own quit now.
I'm glad to be quitting with you, you're doing great!
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Day 13 of your quit: Here are your quit statistics in the last 13 days.
You vs. Nicotine: 13 - 0
Posting roll: 100% 13 for 13
Message posts: 108 (average 9 per day)
Personal Quit blogs: 1
Respect earned: 17,000+ quitters
Monster, this is how you QLF. This is how you own a quitÂ…posting roll, building accountability, building support, being active. Newbies, somewhat newbies, somewhat vets, and vets, this here is a guy to watch. Anyone looking for some motivation, see this guy. Inspirational.
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Day 13 of your quit: Here are your quit statistics in the last 13 days.
You vs. Nicotine: 13 - 0
Posting roll: 100% 13 for 13
Message posts: 108 (average 9 per day)
Personal Quit blogs: 1
Respect earned: 17,000+ quitters
Monster, this is how you QLF. This is how you own a quitÂ…posting roll, building accountability, building support, being active. Newbies, somewhat newbies, somewhat vets, and vets, this here is a guy to watch. Anyone looking for some motivation, see this guy. Inspirational.
Bumpsky!
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Day 13 of your quit:Â Here are your quit statistics in the last 13 days.
You vs. Nicotine: 13 - 0
Posting roll: 100% 13 for 13
Message posts: 108 (average 9 per day)
Personal Quit blogs: 1
Respect earned: 17,000+ quitters
Monster, this is how you QLF. This is how you own a quit…posting roll, building accountability, building support, being active. Newbies, somewhat newbies, somewhat vets, and vets, this here is a guy to watch. Anyone looking for some motivation, see this guy. Inspirational.
Bumpsky!
Steak and Doc:
Thanks for that. Legit. I'm glad that you see me as a potential inspiration to people. People like you guys have been an inspiration to me by encouraging me through the last 13 days.
Thanks again!
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Day 13 of your quit:Â Here are your quit statistics in the last 13 days.
You vs. Nicotine: 13 - 0
Posting roll: 100% 13 for 13
Message posts: 108 (average 9 per day)
Personal Quit blogs: 1
Respect earned: 17,000+ quitters
Monster, this is how you QLF. This is how you own a quit…posting roll, building accountability, building support, being active. Newbies, somewhat newbies, somewhat vets, and vets, this here is a guy to watch. Anyone looking for some motivation, see this guy. Inspirational.
Bumpsky!
Steak and Doc:
Thanks for that. Legit. I'm glad that you see me as a potential inspiration to people. People like you guys have been an inspiration to me by encouraging me through the last 13 days.
Thanks again!
:wub:
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Day 13 of your quit:Â Here are your quit statistics in the last 13 days.
You vs. Nicotine: 13 - 0
Posting roll: 100% 13 for 13
Message posts: 108 (average 9 per day)
Personal Quit blogs: 1
Respect earned: 17,000+ quitters
Monster, this is how you QLF. This is how you own a quit…posting roll, building accountability, building support, being active. Newbies, somewhat newbies, somewhat vets, and vets, this here is a guy to watch. Anyone looking for some motivation, see this guy. Inspirational.
Bumpsky!
Steak and Doc:
Thanks for that. Legit. I'm glad that you see me as a potential inspiration to people. People like you guys have been an inspiration to me by encouraging me through the last 13 days.
Thanks again!
:wub:
Really scowick?
'na na'
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It looks like you have got it down. Congrats. However, do not become complacent; the nic bitch is a sneaky little whore. She will try to get you to celebrate milestones with a chew. Always have a plan.
1.What are you gonna do when something really shitty happens?
2. Who are you gonna text/call to help get you through a situation?
3. What are you gonna do when you cant get a hold of someone to help?
4. Did you print out the caver's contract and put it in your wallet?
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It looks like you have got it down. Congrats. However, do not become complacent; the nic bitch is a sneaky little whore. She will try to get you to celebrate milestones with a chew. Always have a plan.
1.What are you gonna do when something really shitty happens?
2. Who are you gonna text/call to help get you through a situation?
3. What are you gonna do when you cant get a hold of someone to help?
4. Did you print out the caver's contract and put it in your wallet?
1. I plan to call/text someone who has been supporting me in my quit to get me through said shitty time.
2. I've been talking to Mantelope on a daily basis via text. We've established a pretty decent friendship and we're supporting each other's quits.
3. I will remind myself of the struggles I have already overcome and will not give in to the nic bitch. I have come too far in the past 13 days to throw it away.
4. I did print it out and it resides in my wallet. I've not had to pull it out to remind myself yet, but I've heard about the rough spot around 14 days and if I need to do so, I'll read the contract and again remind myself how far I've come and how I'm going to continue to QLF EDD.
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For anyone interested in my background and what led me here, I just made my first blog post on quit4today:
http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/ (http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/)
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Go easy on me; it was my first blog post.
Nice job on the blog post, dude. Well written and thoughtful. I can relate with your work situation. I'm a shift supervisor at a correctional facility where almost every male staff member chews. Like you said, the stress of some of the things we deal with causes more people to use nicotine. My quit has been going pretty well, but at work I'm faced with triggers constantly. Everywhere I look someone is dipping. I'm just gonna do the only thing we can do. Quit again every morning. I'm proud to have great quitters like you to share the experience with.
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For anyone interested in my background and what led me here, I just made my first blog post on quit4today:
http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/ (http://www.quit4today.com/blog/2014/03/pressure/)
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Go easy on me; it was my first blog post.
Nice job on the blog post, dude. Well written and thoughtful. I can relate with your work situation. I'm a shift supervisor at a correctional facility where almost every male staff member chews. Like you said, the stress of some of the things we deal with causes more people to use nicotine. My quit has been going pretty well, but at work I'm faced with triggers constantly. Everywhere I look someone is dipping. I'm just gonna do the only thing we can do. Quit again every morning. I'm proud to have great quitters like you to share the experience with.
Proud to have people like you beside me in the quit, too. I have a state correctional facility in my first due at my full time job, so even when my co-workers aren't using tobacco/nicotine, if I get a call there, I see it in those employees...
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It looks like you have got it down. Congrats. However, do not become complacent; the nic bitch is a sneaky little whore. She will try to get you to celebrate milestones with a chew. Always have a plan.
1.What are you gonna do when something really shitty happens?
2. Who are you gonna text/call to help get you through a situation?
3. What are you gonna do when you cant get a hold of someone to help?
4. Did you print out the caver's contract and put it in your wallet?
1. I plan to call/text someone who has been supporting me in my quit to get me through said shitty time.
2. I've been talking to Mantelope on a daily basis via text. We've established a pretty decent friendship and we're supporting each other's quits.
3. I will remind myself of the struggles I have already overcome and will not give in to the nic bitch. I have come too far in the past 13 days to throw it away.
4. I did print it out and it resides in my wallet. I've not had to pull it out to remind myself yet, but I've heard about the rough spot around 14 days and if I need to do so, I'll read the contract and again remind myself how far I've come and how I'm going to continue to QLF EDD.
Good shit bro
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It looks like you have got it down. Congrats. However, do not become complacent; the nic bitch is a sneaky little whore. She will try to get you to celebrate milestones with a chew. Always have a plan.
1.What are you gonna do when something really shitty happens?
2. Who are you gonna text/call to help get you through a situation?
3. What are you gonna do when you cant get a hold of someone to help?
4. Did you print out the caver's contract and put it in your wallet?
1. I plan to call/text someone who has been supporting me in my quit to get me through said shitty time.
2. I've been talking to Mantelope on a daily basis via text. We've established a pretty decent friendship and we're supporting each other's quits.
3. I will remind myself of the struggles I have already overcome and will not give in to the nic bitch. I have come too far in the past 13 days to throw it away.
4. I did print it out and it resides in my wallet. I've not had to pull it out to remind myself yet, but I've heard about the rough spot around 14 days and if I need to do so, I'll read the contract and again remind myself how far I've come and how I'm going to continue to QLF EDD.
Good shit bro
Monster... You need another number to support your quit.... Shoot me a pm.
Quit on.
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Two weeks!!! I'm so thankful for the people here who have helped me along the way. I still need to quit EDD, but it's easier with folks like you in my corner!
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Two weeks!!! I'm so thankful for the people here who have helped me along the way. I still need to quit EDD, but it's easier with folks like you in my corner!
Atta Boy!!! Keep adding those +1's.
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Two weeks!!! I'm so thankful for the people here who have helped me along the way. I still need to quit EDD, but it's easier with folks like you in my corner!
Atta Boy!!! Keep adding those +1's.
BAD ASS! Two weeks is something to be proud of. Keep quitting one day at a time and you will have many more proud days.
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I must say, I have a friend over and we're throwing back some brews. It's a weird feeling to not have a dip in, but it's a new experience for me to get used to. I will not give in. QLF!!!
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I must say, I have a friend over and we're throwing back some brews. It's a weird feeling to not have a dip in, but it's a new experience for me to get used to. I will not give in. QLF!!!
Just be careful. Alcohol can really play a powerful role in increasing that craving and helping the NB put a number on you.
You will have a lot of "new" and "firsts" with your quit....
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I must say, I have a friend over and we're throwing back some brews. It's a weird feeling to not have a dip in, but it's a new experience for me to get used to. I will not give in. QLF!!!
Just be careful. Alcohol can really play a powerful role in increasing that craving and helping the NB put a number on you.
You will have a lot of "new" and "firsts" with your quit....
It's actually going pretty well. Aside from feeling like something is missing physically, haven't had an actual craving yet. :D :D
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again. 15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again. 15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again. 15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again.  15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
Playing with fire, drinking early on it quit
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again.  15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
Playing with fire, drinking early on it quit
What Paul said. He's right. New quitters: If the nic bitch has an accomplice, it's alcohol. A shitload of really solid quits have been lost around here because of what alcohol does. Be aware and beware. It's a real easy way to destroy your quit. This isn't a game. It's your life we're talking about.
ZC
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again.  15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
Playing with fire, drinking early on it quit
What Paul said. He's right. New quitters: If the nic bitch has an accomplice, it's alcohol. A shitload of really solid quits have been lost around here because of what alcohol does. Be aware and beware. It's a real easy way to destroy your quit. This isn't a game. It's your life we're talking about.
ZC
I appreciate and understand your warnings. But, I was at home with no access to dip and I was with a friend and my girlfriend- neither of whom would have taken me anywhere to get dip. I had my plan in place. I kept some fake with me on the event that I felt I needed it. Luckily, I didn't.
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again.  15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
Playing with fire, drinking early on it quit
What Paul said. He's right. New quitters: If the nic bitch has an accomplice, it's alcohol. A shitload of really solid quits have been lost around here because of what alcohol does. Be aware and beware. It's a real easy way to destroy your quit. This isn't a game. It's your life we're talking about.
ZC
I appreciate and understand your warnings. But, I was at home with no access to dip and I was with a friend and my girlfriend- neither of whom would have taken me anywhere to get dip. I had my plan in place. I kept some fake with me on the event that I felt I needed it. Luckily, I didn't.
Use caution..... AND good job. Half the battle in our quits is simply having a plan in place. This is a victory for you. Associating dip with beer has less power now. I wouldn't suggest trying to change associations too much this early in the game, but I understand. Well done! And I'm assuming your friend knew you were quit and had respect for it?!?!
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I was fortunate enough to have some drinks with a friend last night and not crave a dip too badly. That's saying something since I used to chain chew while I was drinking. Not one last night because I don't want the NB taking control of my life again.  15 days! I'm not throwing that away!
Well done, Bro. I was in a similar situation last night. The craves were few and brief. Keep up the good work. I'm glad to be quitting with you.
Glad you made it through with few craves, as well!
Playing with fire, drinking early on it quit
What Paul said. He's right. New quitters: If the nic bitch has an accomplice, it's alcohol. A shitload of really solid quits have been lost around here because of what alcohol does. Be aware and beware. It's a real easy way to destroy your quit. This isn't a game. It's your life we're talking about.
ZC
I appreciate and understand your warnings. But, I was at home with no access to dip and I was with a friend and my girlfriend- neither of whom would have taken me anywhere to get dip. I had my plan in place. I kept some fake with me on the event that I felt I needed it. Luckily, I didn't.
Use caution..... AND good job. Half the battle in our quits is simply having a plan in place. This is a victory for you. Associating dip with beer has less power now. I wouldn't suggest trying to change associations too much this early in the game, but I understand. Well done! And I'm assuming your friend knew you were quit and had respect for it?!?!
He did. He knew and supports it. He is also helping to keep me accountable. I know that it's an unnecessary risk to take. However, since I was drinking at home, I had no access to dip. I was in no shape to drive and take that very seriously, so I wasn't going to go anywhere to get dip. And neither my friend, nor my girlfriend, would have driven me somewhere to get dip if I asked.
It worked out and as Ginet said "you will have a lot of 'firsts' with your quit." This was one of those. Believe me, I'm not going back to my old way of life. Nothing can make me. If the people here don't believe that, then you obviously don't know the kind of person I am aside from posting in my thread.
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Day 17 and I had a few drinks at dinner last night, and didn't have a craving until we were sitting there for about an hour after the drinks stopped. Popped in some gum and I was good to go.
QLF EDD!!!
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Day 17 and I had a few drinks at dinner last night, and didn't have a craving until we were sitting there for about an hour after the drinks stopped. Popped in some gum and I was good to go.
QLF EDD!!!
Doesn't it feel great. I complicated my quit by giving up alcohol but I can have it on Sundays. Had 3 cold ones on Sunday and didn't feel a crave at all. I love being nicotine free. Glad to be quit with ya.
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Day 17 and I had a few drinks at dinner last night, and didn't have a craving until we were sitting there for about an hour after the drinks stopped. Popped in some gum and I was good to go.
QLF EDD!!!
Doesn't it feel great. I complicated my quit by giving up alcohol but I can have it on Sundays. Had 3 cold ones on Sunday and didn't feel a crave at all. I love being nicotine free. Glad to be quit with ya.
People jumped on my case for using alcohol early in my quit. Luckily, I've had people around me to keep me accountable. And I plan to only drink when I have someone there to keep me accountable. As an addict, I can't trust myself (at least not yet). So I'll be keeping someone with me to make sure I don't screw up what I've worked for the last 17 days.
On another note: I had another dip dream last night, and it was terrible. What made it worse was my dream was about a cave. In the dream I put a dip in, and as I was putting the can back in my pocket I was hiding it from people. It was terrible and I am striving to make sure that it doesn't become a reality. I'm proud of my 17 days and plan to continue to add +1's for many days to come.
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Day 17 and I had a few drinks at dinner last night, and didn't have a craving until we were sitting there for about an hour after the drinks stopped. Popped in some gum and I was good to go.
QLF EDD!!!
Doesn't it feel great. I complicated my quit by giving up alcohol but I can have it on Sundays. Had 3 cold ones on Sunday and didn't feel a crave at all. I love being nicotine free. Glad to be quit with ya.
People jumped on my case for using alcohol early in my quit. Luckily, I've had people around me to keep me accountable. And I plan to only drink when I have someone there to keep me accountable. As an addict, I can't trust myself (at least not yet). So I'll be keeping someone with me to make sure I don't screw up what I've worked for the last 17 days.
On another note: I had another dip dream last night, and it was terrible. What made it worse was my dream was about a cave. In the dream I put a dip in, and as I was putting the can back in my pocket I was hiding it from people. It was terrible and I am striving to make sure that it doesn't become a reality. I'm proud of my 17 days and plan to continue to add +1's for many days to come.
Cave dreams are a good sign that you are winning and that you respect the layers of accountability you've created.
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Day 17 and I had a few drinks at dinner last night, and didn't have a craving until we were sitting there for about an hour after the drinks stopped. Popped in some gum and I was good to go.
QLF EDD!!!
Doesn't it feel great. I complicated my quit by giving up alcohol but I can have it on Sundays. Had 3 cold ones on Sunday and didn't feel a crave at all. I love being nicotine free. Glad to be quit with ya.
People jumped on my case for using alcohol early in my quit. Luckily, I've had people around me to keep me accountable. And I plan to only drink when I have someone there to keep me accountable. As an addict, I can't trust myself (at least not yet). So I'll be keeping someone with me to make sure I don't screw up what I've worked for the last 17 days.
On another note: I had another dip dream last night, and it was terrible. What made it worse was my dream was about a cave. In the dream I put a dip in, and as I was putting the can back in my pocket I was hiding it from people. It was terrible and I am striving to make sure that it doesn't become a reality. I'm proud of my 17 days and plan to continue to add +1's for many days to come.
Cave dreams are a good sign that you are winning and that you respect the layers of accountability you've created.
Thanks. It just sucks waking up thinking that I caved. Then I realize that I'm awake and don't have a dip in. That's a small victory.
I am proud to say that I'm 17 days in and regardless of dreams, haven't caved. And I'm not going to.
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
Things will get better emt. I'm not really concerned about the partner keeping you from going to the poison distribution center. I know you posted roll and caving was off the table early this morning. Me and everyone else on Gods planet expect you to keep that word. See you tomorrow at roll. Have a good evening.
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
Things will get better emt. I'm not really concerned about the partner keeping you from going to the poison distribution center. I know you posted roll and caving was off the table early this morning. Me and everyone else on Gods planet expect you to keep that word. See you tomorrow at roll. Have a good evening.
Hang tough brother. Remember 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
Things will get better emt. I'm not really concerned about the partner keeping you from going to the poison distribution center. I know you posted roll and caving was off the table early this morning. Me and everyone else on Gods planet expect you to keep that word. See you tomorrow at roll. Have a good evening.
Hang tough brother. Remember 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
Your problems
-fighting with the gf
-co workers are supportive
My problems
-no gf, no fights
-co workers aren't supportive, use nic continually
What we have in common
-we gain strength, support, and encouragement from this site and our quit buddies
Proud to be quit with you today.
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
Things will get better emt. I'm not really concerned about the partner keeping you from going to the poison distribution center. I know you posted roll and caving was off the table early this morning. Me and everyone else on Gods planet expect you to keep that word. See you tomorrow at roll. Have a good evening.
Hang tough brother. Remember 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
Your problems
-fighting with the gf
-co workers are supportive
My problems
-no gf, no fights
-co workers aren't supportive, use nic continually
What we have in common
-we gain strength, support, and encouragement from this site and our quit buddies
Proud to be quit with you today.
Never forget this place is great to do what you just did. Express emotions. Rage, cheer, complain, share discoveries.
We get it and writing it out also supports your quit with more resolution that you hate tobacco.
The best thing about fighting with the girlfriend is when its resolved. Then, it's Boner time!!!!!
I hope you get laid tonight. I'm not talking regular screwing. I'm talking about jumper cables on your nipples, body paints, talking nasty to you while she is putting on a strap-on. (What the hell is wrong with me?) 'crackup' You know the once a year everything goes sex.
Have fun and congrats on winning that match.
Nicotine can piss up wind! 'Finger'
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On top of everything, I'm in the middle of a pretty significant fight with the girlfriend. The worst one we've had yet and neither of us want to back down.
This is the worst crave I've experienced so far. But I'm at work, and my partner told me that she refuses to drive the ambulance or let me drive the ambulance to anywhere that sells tobacco. She's been a big help in my quit since she's my voice of reason when I'm away from my girlfriend.
Things will get better emt. I'm not really concerned about the partner keeping you from going to the poison distribution center. I know you posted roll and caving was off the table early this morning. Me and everyone else on Gods planet expect you to keep that word. See you tomorrow at roll. Have a good evening.
Hang tough brother. Remember 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
Your problems
-fighting with the gf
-co workers are supportive
My problems
-no gf, no fights
-co workers aren't supportive, use nic continually
What we have in common
-we gain strength, support, and encouragement from this site and our quit buddies
Proud to be quit with you today.
Never forget this place is great to do what you just did. Express emotions. Rage, cheer, complain, share discoveries.
We get it and writing it out also supports your quit with more resolution that you hate tobacco.
The best thing about fighting with the girlfriend is when its resolved. Then, it's Boner time!!!!!
I hope you get laid tonight. I'm not talking regular screwing. I'm talking about jumper cables on your nipples, body paints, talking nasty to you while she is putting on a strap-on. (What the hell is wrong with me?) 'crackup' You know the once a year everything goes sex.
Have fun and congrats on winning that match.
Nicotine can piss up wind! 'Finger'
Hahahahaha. Thanks guys. I'm just frustrated.
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The fight with my girlfriend spilled over into today and honestly, probably won't be resolved for quite some time. We have very different views on something that she thinks will be good for her. I talked with Mantelope about it, as well as some of my friends at home and they all tend to side with me.
Nonetheless, it's going to be a persistent issue for a while, but I'm not letting the Nic Bitch win. This may be stressful, but 18 days is too much to throw away for a pitiful addiction.
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The fight with my girlfriend spilled over into today and honestly, probably won't be resolved for quite some time. We have very different views on something that she thinks will be good for her. I talked with Mantelope about it, as well as some of my friends at home and they all tend to side with me.
Nonetheless, it's going to be a persistent issue for a while, but I'm not letting the Nic Bitch win. This may be stressful, but 18 days is too much to throw away for a pitiful addiction.
Domestic issues suck. Sorry you have to go through what you are. Just stay quit. Chew or any nicotine whatsoever won't help. It'll just erode your self-esteem at this point if you were to give into that. Be proud that whatever happens, you are a better man once you have your addiction handled. You know you got the support for that here, too. Stay strong, that's the only real option if you want freedom and life. I am quit with you.
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The fight with my girlfriend spilled over into today and honestly, probably won't be resolved for quite some time. We have very different views on something that she thinks will be good for her. I talked with Mantelope about it, as well as some of my friends at home and they all tend to side with me.
Nonetheless, it's going to be a persistent issue for a while, but I'm not letting the Nic Bitch win. This may be stressful, but 18 days is too much to throw away for a pitiful addiction.
Domestic issues suck. Sorry you have to go through what you are. Just stay quit. Chew or any nicotine whatsoever won't help. It'll just erode your self-esteem at this point if you were to give into that. Be proud that whatever happens, you are a better man once you have your addiction handled. You know you got the support for that here, too. Stay strong, that's the only real option if you want freedom and life. I am quit with you.
Life can suck, but I like the way you're approaching this hurdle. QLF, EDD!
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The fight with my girlfriend spilled over into today and honestly, probably won't be resolved for quite some time. We have very different views on something that she thinks will be good for her. I talked with Mantelope about it, as well as some of my friends at home and they all tend to side with me.
Nonetheless, it's going to be a persistent issue for a while, but I'm not letting the Nic Bitch win. This may be stressful, but 18 days is too much to throw away for a pitiful addiction.
Domestic issues suck. Sorry you have to go through what you are. Just stay quit. Chew or any nicotine whatsoever won't help. It'll just erode your self-esteem at this point if you were to give into that. Be proud that whatever happens, you are a better man once you have your addiction handled. You know you got the support for that here, too. Stay strong, that's the only real option if you want freedom and life. I am quit with you.
Life can suck, but I like the way you're approaching this hurdle. QLF, EDD!
Thanks for the support, guys. It really means a lot.
You guys are a big part of what has gotten me this far and will continue to keep me quit.
QLF EDD!!!
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20 days! ALMOST 3 WEEKS!!!!! :D B)
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20 days! ALMOST 3 WEEKS!!!!! :D B)
Way to do bro.
Did you win the fight?
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Jury's still out on that. Regardless: I'm almost at 3 weeks of life without the Nic Bitch flowing in my veins.
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Jury's still out on that. Regardless: I'm almost at 3 weeks of life without the Nic Bitch flowing in my veins.
Dude.
Huge damn win! Don't sell yourself short.
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Jury's still out on that.� Regardless: I'm almost at 3 weeks of life without the Nic Bitch flowing in my veins.
Dude.
Huge damn win! Don't sell yourself short.
Just looked and seen you posted. Jury has it's verdict! You have no choice!!! I'll see you tomorrow. Keep pushing through brother. Your coming around the corner. The door is right there. Keep heading for it. Just beyond that door is what your after. It's so worth it! Damn proud to be quit with you.
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Thanks again guys! I'm not giving up on my quit. I want to hit 3 weeks...badly. And I want to hit milestone after milestone without nicotine.
I'm just frustrated with the lady friend and don't see a resolution to that any time soon.
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Thanks again guys! I'm not giving up on my quit. I want to hit 3 weeks...badly. And I want to hit milestone after milestone without nicotine.
I'm just frustrated with the lady friend and don't see a resolution to that any time soon.
You are doing great EMT but you need to try to slow it down. ODAAT means we only worry about today. Forget about the future milestones. Staying quit today is all that matters.
Worrying about the past and future puts an unnecessary stressor on you that you don't need. Live and quit this moment.
The good thing is that dipping won't resolve your issues with your girl, so you have no reason to not finish this day quit.
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Thanks again guys! I'm not giving up on my quit. I want to hit 3 weeks...badly. And I want to hit milestone after milestone without nicotine.
I'm just frustrated with the lady friend and don't see a resolution to that any time soon.
You are doing great EMT but you need to try to slow it down. ODAAT means we only worry about today. Forget about the future milestones. Staying quit today is all that matters.
Worrying about the past and future puts an unnecessary stressor on you that you don't need. Live and quit this moment.
The good thing is that dipping won't resolve your issues with your girl, so you have no reason to not finish this day quit.
Very true. I'm not going back to my old way of life. There's no chance of that.
As I've said: this is a frustrating time for me, but I'm not throwing away 20 days of hard work because I'm going through a tough time.
I've been texting with people and making sure that I stay quit. I quit for today; not for tomorrow.
I'm not focusing on milestones in the future, just making a statement about eventually reaching them. I quit one day at a time just like everyone else here.
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Congrats on hitting 3 weeks, Dude. Quitting with you today.
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Congrats on hitting 3 weeks, Dude. Quitting with you today.
Monster, three weeks is huge! Keep fighting!
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
MonsterEMT,
Way to hang in there. The stressors you're enduring are tests of your quit, and you have passed every one. Also, remember that dip won't help with any of them. A clear mind free of nic is the only tool you need to deal with these problems. I quit with you today.
ZillahCowboy
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Again: thanks, y'all. It's just frustrating times for me lately. I'm not going back on my quit, though. No worries there.
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
Life continues to happen. You will have ups and downs. We all do. The key is understanding that dipping won't help any of it. In fact, it just creates another problem. Know you have 1 great thing going right now ... 22 days of pure quit. That is huge!!! Fight with everything you have to hold onto that today.
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
Life continues to happen. You will have ups and downs. We all do. The key is understanding that dipping won't help any of it. In fact, it just creates another problem. Know you have 1 great thing going right now ... 22 days of pure quit. That is huge!!! Fight with everything you have to hold onto that today.
^^^ Derk speaks the truth Monster. Hang in there through the ups and downs. Lots of guys have your back here!
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
Life continues to happen. You will have ups and downs. We all do. The key is understanding that dipping won't help any of it. In fact, it just creates another problem. Know you have 1 great thing going right now ... 22 days of pure quit. That is huge!!! Fight with everything you have to hold onto that today.
^^^ Derk speaks the truth Monster. Hang in there through the ups and downs. Lots of guys have your back here!
That sucks brother, and I sympathize for you. Two shitty life events. I'm no mathematician, but if I slightly tweak the equation, I still get pretty much the same answer: 2 problems + nicotine = 3 problems.
Pussy quitters/stoppers cave right now with that shit going on. THIS IS NOT YOU. You are a badass, and you stay quit because that's what badass mofo's like yourself do. Here's to hoping the shit works itself out and here's to QLFEDD.
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
Life continues to happen. You will have ups and downs. We all do. The key is understanding that dipping won't help any of it. In fact, it just creates another problem. Know you have 1 great thing going right now ... 22 days of pure quit. That is huge!!! Fight with everything you have to hold onto that today.
^^^ Derk speaks the truth Monster. Hang in there through the ups and downs. Lots of guys have your back here!
That sucks brother, and I sympathize for you. Two shitty life events. I'm no mathematician, but if I slightly tweak the equation, I still get pretty much the same answer: 2 problems + nicotine = 3 problems.
Pussy quitters/stoppers cave right now with that shit going on. THIS IS NOT YOU. You are a badass, and you stay quit because that's what badass mofo's like yourself do. Here's to hoping the shit works itself out and here's to QLFEDD.
Thank you everyone; truly. It really means a lot to have badasses like you standing behind me for when I feel uneasy. I'm dedicated to my quit and I'm not turning my back on it.
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25 days in. I'm so thankful for the support I've gotten from numerous members here. They're a big part of the reason I've made it this far.
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And the hits just keep on comin'. As if the fight with my girlfriend wasn't enough (which still isn't resolved) I got a demotion at my volunteer EMS company. As of Monday I'm no longer an assistant chief, I'll be a captain.Â
Ugh. These stressors are pissing me the fuck off. But, I'm firm in my commitment to myself and to you fine folks. I WILL NOT give in and I will not cave. 3 weeks. 3 weeks without nicotine. There's nothing that can happen that nicotine will make better.
I stay quit with all of you today. Thanks for the support!
Hang in there brother. It's always darkest before the dawn. You ever need to talk to anyone let me know man, I'm here for you. I quit with you today.
Mike aka MCO
Stay strong, bro. quitting with you today.
Life continues to happen. You will have ups and downs. We all do. The key is understanding that dipping won't help any of it. In fact, it just creates another problem. Know you have 1 great thing going right now ... 22 days of pure quit. That is huge!!! Fight with everything you have to hold onto that today.
^^^ Derk speaks the truth Monster. Hang in there through the ups and downs. Lots of guys have your back here!
That sucks brother, and I sympathize for you. Two shitty life events. I'm no mathematician, but if I slightly tweak the equation, I still get pretty much the same answer: 2 problems + nicotine = 3 problems.
Pussy quitters/stoppers cave right now with that shit going on. THIS IS NOT YOU. You are a badass, and you stay quit because that's what badass mofo's like yourself do. Here's to hoping the shit works itself out and here's to QLFEDD.
Thank you everyone; truly. It really means a lot to have badasses like you standing behind me for when I feel uneasy. I'm dedicated to my quit and I'm not turning my back on it.
You cant fail with that badass attitude. Stay tuff.........quitn with you.
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Well, there's another first without nicotine. Standing around at an accident scene for a couple of hours while the police investigate. Nothing to do but stand there and chew gum. I think that boredom is my biggest enemy when it comes to cravings anymore.
I can handle that I'm not chewing while I'm on calls or at the hospital anymore. Sitting around the station; sitting at a fire scene or an accident scene: that's my craving time.
Ugh... All I know is that I'm focusing on quitting today, not tomorrow. ODAAT!
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Well, there's another first without nicotine. Standing around at an accident scene for a couple of hours while the police investigate. Nothing to do but stand there and chew gum. I think that boredom is my biggest enemy when it comes to cravings anymore.Â
I can handle that I'm not chewing while I'm on calls or at the hospital anymore. Sitting around the station; sitting at a fire scene or an accident scene: that's my craving time.
Ugh... All I know is that I'm focusing on quitting today, not tomorrow. ODAAT!
Monster, you may think that it's boring and that it is just another day at work. However, I think you are a total badass. If I was standing there "bored" watching what you are describing, I would be puking my guts out. If I had a dip, it would be all over my clothes because I couldn't even hold down water at that point. People like you amaze me. Just two days ago my 11 year old daughter pulled her own tooth. Just a little blood, it was very loose and ready to come out. She smiled and showed it to me. Next thing I know is I'm on the freaking floor, daughter wiping my forehead with a cold cloth saying "Daddy, its ok, its just a tooth". Yeah, just a tooth my ass. Accident scene? shit, I would rather be the accident.
You da man Monster.
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Well, there's another first without nicotine. Standing around at an accident scene for a couple of hours while the police investigate. Nothing to do but stand there and chew gum. I think that boredom is my biggest enemy when it comes to cravings anymore.Â
I can handle that I'm not chewing while I'm on calls or at the hospital anymore. Sitting around the station; sitting at a fire scene or an accident scene: that's my craving time.
Ugh... All I know is that I'm focusing on quitting today, not tomorrow. ODAAT!
Yeah, because sucking on some chemically laced toxic tobacco and spitting brown slime, is "exciting".
Dipping didn't cure boredom. In fact if you think about it, chewing tobacco is one of THE most boring and disgusting things you can do.
Boredom is a state of mind. Dipping relieves nicotine withdrawal. Not a damn thing more.
The minute you spit a dip out the clock starts ticking...tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...been awhile now...body needs nicotine...tick tock, tick tock...I've gotta get my fix again....tick tock, tock, tick tock...pop in a dip...AHHHH I feel all better now. I don't feel bored, I don't feel stressed, I can concentrate, I'm having "fun" now!!! This is great!!! Thanks nicotine, you're my hero.
Then a funny thing happens. You spit your dip out and the whole process starts over again. Damn you sure are bored a lot, you sure are stressed, a lot, you sure do have trouble concentrating, or having fun.
Did it ever dawn on you that nicotine really is not providing all those thing. That instead you just THINK it is, when really all you are doing is feeding the little nicotine monster? I mean, how do "normal" non nicotine addicted people make it through a day???? Surely if nicotine truly provided all those things then , those people must be some miserable sons a bitches.
It's just the opposite, ain't it.
Nicotime fills no voids. It only creates them. Every time you pop a dip, the only thing you are doing is reliving the pang of nicotine withdrawl.. It's a never ending cycle of throwing dirt into holes that you create. You're literally a slave. Just digging and a fillin those holes like member number 642 on a chain gang.
When you quit dip, you lose absolutely nothing. Dipping didn't do a mother fucking thing fir you, except try to kill you and take your freedom in the process.
Take your freedom bsck, Monster. Live life the way you were meant to live it. You weren't born with a mouth full of chaw. Nobody was. Quit living on the false shoulders of poisonous weeds in a can. It's all lies. Every single bit of it.
You don't need it and you never did.
Quit on...
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Well, there's another first without nicotine. Standing around at an accident scene for a couple of hours while the police investigate. Nothing to do but stand there and chew gum. I think that boredom is my biggest enemy when it comes to cravings anymore.Â
I can handle that I'm not chewing while I'm on calls or at the hospital anymore. Sitting around the station; sitting at a fire scene or an accident scene: that's my craving time.
Ugh... All I know is that I'm focusing on quitting today, not tomorrow. ODAAT!
Yeah, because sucking on some chemically laced toxic tobacco and spitting brown slime, is "exciting".
Dipping didn't cure boredom. In fact if you think about it, chewing tobacco is one of THE most boring and disgusting things you can do.
Boredom is a state of mind. Dipping relieves nicotine withdrawal. Not a damn thing more.
The minute you spit a dip out the clock starts ticking...tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...been awhile now...body needs nicotine...tick tock, tick tock...I've gotta get my fix again....tick tock, tock, tick tock...pop in a dip...AHHHH I feel all better now. I don't feel bored, I don't feel stressed, I can concentrate, I'm having "fun" now!!! This is great!!! Thanks nicotine, you're my hero.
Then a funny thing happens. You spit your dip out and the whole process starts over again. Damn you sure are bored a lot, you sure are stressed, a lot, you sure do have trouble concentrating, or having fun.
Did it ever dawn on you that nicotine really is not providing all those thing. That instead you just THINK it is, when really all you are doing is feeding the little nicotine monster? I mean, how do "normal" non nicotine addicted people make it through a day???? Surely if nicotine truly provided all those things then , those people must be some miserable sons a bitches.
It's just the opposite, ain't it.
Nicotime fills no voids. It only creates them. Every time you pop a dip, the only thing you are doing is reliving the pang of nicotine withdrawl.. It's a never ending cycle of throwing dirt into holes that you create. You're literally a slave. Just digging and a fillin those holes like member number 642 on a chain gang.
When you quit dip, you lose absolutely nothing. Dipping didn't do a mother fucking thing fir you, except try to kill you and take your freedom in the process.
Take your freedom bsck, Monster. Live life the way you were meant to live it. You weren't born with a mouth full of chaw. Nobody was. Quit living on the false shoulders of poisonous weeds in a can. It's all lies. Every single bit of it.
You don't need it and you never did.
Quit on...
What Diesel said.
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Well, there's another first without nicotine. Standing around at an accident scene for a couple of hours while the police investigate. Nothing to do but stand there and chew gum. I think that boredom is my biggest enemy when it comes to cravings anymore.Â
I can handle that I'm not chewing while I'm on calls or at the hospital anymore. Sitting around the station; sitting at a fire scene or an accident scene: that's my craving time.
Ugh... All I know is that I'm focusing on quitting today, not tomorrow. ODAAT!
Yeah, because sucking on some chemically laced toxic tobacco and spitting brown slime, is "exciting".
Dipping didn't cure boredom. In fact if you think about it, chewing tobacco is one of THE most boring and disgusting things you can do.
Boredom is a state of mind. Dipping relieves nicotine withdrawal. Not a damn thing more.
The minute you spit a dip out the clock starts ticking...tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...been awhile now...body needs nicotine...tick tock, tick tock...I've gotta get my fix again....tick tock, tock, tick tock...pop in a dip...AHHHH I feel all better now. I don't feel bored, I don't feel stressed, I can concentrate, I'm having "fun" now!!! This is great!!! Thanks nicotine, you're my hero.
Then a funny thing happens. You spit your dip out and the whole process starts over again. Damn you sure are bored a lot, you sure are stressed, a lot, you sure do have trouble concentrating, or having fun.
Did it ever dawn on you that nicotine really is not providing all those thing. That instead you just THINK it is, when really all you are doing is feeding the little nicotine monster? I mean, how do "normal" non nicotine addicted people make it through a day???? Surely if nicotine truly provided all those things then , those people must be some miserable sons a bitches.
It's just the opposite, ain't it.
Nicotime fills no voids. It only creates them. Every time you pop a dip, the only thing you are doing is reliving the pang of nicotine withdrawl.. It's a never ending cycle of throwing dirt into holes that you create. You're literally a slave. Just digging and a fillin those holes like member number 642 on a chain gang.
When you quit dip, you lose absolutely nothing. Dipping didn't do a mother fucking thing fir you, except try to kill you and take your freedom in the process.
Take your freedom bsck, Monster. Live life the way you were meant to live it. You weren't born with a mouth full of chaw. Nobody was. Quit living on the false shoulders of poisonous weeds in a can. It's all lies. Every single bit of it.
You don't need it and you never did.
Quit on...
What Diesel said.
Thank you guys for the reality check!
And Mogul- it's just a tooth! 'na na'
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This has probably been the longest and most difficult month of my life. But, it's also been the most worthwhile. I took my life back one month ago. I'm proud of the person I've become without nicotine.
And I'm damn proud to have people like you in my corner supporting me. I'm glad to be able to support others in their quit, as well.
Thank you all. One day at a time.
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What Diesel said... Deep shit but true...
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Hey Monster you feeling that freedom yet? You're earning it! Keep it rolling. Be ready to slap the nicbitch in the face if she shows up any time soon. Don't let that guard down.
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I actually was starting to feel free. Until I walked out to get the mail. Had a letter from as kola about all the discounts they have going on and their current giveaways. Sent me into a full blown craving. My mind played tricks on me for a few minutes but I've got it back under control now. 41 days without the NB. I am NOT throwing that away. Instead, I'll throw away their cancerous propaganda.
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I actually was starting to feel free. Until I walked out to get the mail. Had a letter from as kola about all the discounts they have going on and their current giveaways. Sent me into a full blown craving. My mind played tricks on me for a few minutes but I've got it back under control now. 41 days without the NB. I am NOT throwing that away. Instead, I'll throw away their cancerous propaganda.
Tear that crap up into little pieces, soak the pieces in lighter fluid and burn 'em. Urinate on the ash and bury the whole damn mess. 'Finger' them, you're done.
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I actually was starting to feel free. Until I walked out to get the mail. Had a letter from as kola about all the discounts they have going on and their current giveaways. Sent me into a full blown craving. My mind played tricks on me for a few minutes but I've got it back under control now. 41 days without the NB. I am NOT throwing that away. Instead, I'll throw away their cancerous propaganda.
Tear that crap up into little pieces, soak the pieces in lighter fluid and burn 'em. Urinate on the ash and bury the whole damn mess. 'Finger' them, you're done.
Well done monster! Sometimes it is something little that will set us off on a craving. The key is recognizing it, remembering you are quit and then shutting it down. Way to go! 41 days is some good quit!
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This is going to take a LOT of getting used to. The whole damn layout is upside down and backwards. Having to go to the highest number of page is really weird. So is having to scroll to the bottom to see the newest post. I know change is inevitable, but so far not a fan.
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This is going to take a LOT of getting used to. The whole damn layout is upside down and backwards. Having to go to the highest number of page is really weird. So is having to scroll to the bottom to see the newest post. I know change is inevitable, but so far not a fan.
It definitely is different, but in a week it will be like it always was....ok, maybe 8 days!
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This is going to take a LOT of getting used to. The whole damn layout is upside down and backwards. Having to go to the highest number of page is really weird. So is having to scroll to the bottom to see the newest post. I know change is inevitable, but so far not a fan.
It definitely is different, but in a week it will be like it always was....ok, maybe 8 days!
Hopefully there is a way to change it to the last message first. Of course I've searched and can't find one.
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Well, I just came back to my intro to see if things show up differently yet, and lo-and-behold, the latest post shows up first!!! Sweet!
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Well, that certainly makes sense. Not sure why I never picked up on that.
As far as the hand signal- all I know it as is "the shocker." Not sure if it has the same meaning here or not.
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Not sure what your question is.
What is the sign?
The shocker. Let google explain it if you don't know.
How did it come to be all over KTC?
I think it started out as a photobomb by some of the original QSX guys back when the shocker was all the rage. Since then it just kinda stuck. I've met a bunch of quitters, and somehow it usually winds up in the pictures. Sometimes ya gotta look close, but it's there.
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Not sure what your question is.
What is the sign?
The shocker. Let google explain it if you don't know.
How did it come to be all over KTC?
I think it started out as a photobomb by some of the original QSX guys back when the shocker was all the rage. Since then it just kinda stuck. I've met a bunch of quitters, and somehow it usually winds up in the pictures. Sometimes ya gotta look close, but it's there.
In my best Stan Marsh voice, "I've learned something today..."
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Not sure what your question is.
What is the sign?
The shocker. Let google explain it if you don't know.
How did it come to be all over KTC?
I think it started out as a photobomb by some of the original QSX guys back when the shocker was all the rage. Since then it just kinda stuck. I've met a bunch of quitters, and somehow it usually winds up in the pictures. Sometimes ya gotta look close, but it's there.
In my best Stan Marsh voice, "I've learned something today..."
I just looked it up. It figures that would end up being in all the pictures. I flashed it at my wife the other day. She didn't get it either. Thanks Radman.
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Not sure what your question is.
What is the sign?
The shocker. Let google explain it if you don't know.
How did it come to be all over KTC?
I think it started out as a photobomb by some of the original QSX guys back when the shocker was all the rage. Since then it just kinda stuck. I've met a bunch of quitters, and somehow it usually winds up in the pictures. Sometimes ya gotta look close, but it's there.
In my best Stan Marsh voice, "I've learned something today..."
I had to look it up too. Did you see G.W (aka 43) flashing it too? TOO MUCH! Sorry to hijack your thread Monster- Keep up the good quit!!
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So, I'm hoping this doesn't make me look like a jackass, but I just went back and re-read through all of the welcome center stuff I read on here (46 days ago) and on the killthecan.org site and I still don't know what QSX means.
Be gentle..
Quit Smokeless Extreme (You Jackass!) ;)
Heres my dumb question (That I am going to ask on your thread, ha ha) What is the meaning/origin of the 3 finger "gang" sign I see in photos of quitters with their coins?
Not sure what your question is.
What is the sign?
The shocker. Let google explain it if you don't know.
How did it come to be all over KTC?
I think it started out as a photobomb by some of the original QSX guys back when the shocker was all the rage. Since then it just kinda stuck. I've met a bunch of quitters, and somehow it usually winds up in the pictures. Sometimes ya gotta look close, but it's there.
In my best Stan Marsh voice, "I've learned something today..."
I had to look it up too. Did you see G.W (aka 43) flashing it too? TOO MUCH! Sorry to hijack your thread Monster- Keep up the good quit!!
No problem at all!
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
Much appreciated, Brett.
I've always been a pessimist and a cynic. Her complaint is that it's apparently been to the point that it's bringing her down. That's a legit concern to me (aside from her talking about leaving if things don't get better). This girl practically sh*ts unicorns and rainbows. Nothing brings her down.
Except me, now.
Really frustrating. I've been talking to Mantelope since he and I chat on almost a daily basis. He's offered some good advice; I just hope that I have the opportunity to work on/fix things. I really don't want to lose her. She's been there for me through a lot (most recently, my quit) over the past 2 years. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to lose it now because I'm being a jackass. I've gotta figure a way out of this funk.
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
Much appreciated, Brett.
I've always been a pessimist and a cynic. Her complaint is that it's apparently been to the point that it's bringing her down. That's a legit concern to me (aside from her talking about leaving if things don't get better). This girl practically sh*ts unicorns and rainbows. Nothing brings her down.
Except me, now.
Really frustrating. I've been talking to Mantelope since he and I chat on almost a daily basis. He's offered some good advice; I just hope that I have the opportunity to work on/fix things. I really don't want to lose her. She's been there for me through a lot (most recently, my quit) over the past 2 years. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to lose it now because I'm being a jackass. I've gotta figure a way out of this funk.
Not sure if this will help but it is my opinion and I'm no Dr. Phil. From my perspective ... the most important thing right now has to be you staying quit. There is no you without you being quit. You just become a mindless slave again that is killing himself with an addictive weed. You can not go back to that.
This is a difficult time and you need to battle every day. This is likely the most difficult thing you will ever do. You need to sit down and discuss this with your girl. She needs to know that you are going thru a tough time and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sure you have done that but she likely just does not get it. It is hard for many to comprehend the addictive mind we all have. You are getting back to being the MonsterEMT you once were. The MonsterEMT that lived life free. I doubt you are the cause for all the relationships ills... I'm sure you have caused some but difficulties in a relationship are not usually all one sided.
The only things you must do today are stay quit and be the best man you can be.
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
Much appreciated, Brett.
I've always been a pessimist and a cynic. Her complaint is that it's apparently been to the point that it's bringing her down. That's a legit concern to me (aside from her talking about leaving if things don't get better). This girl practically sh*ts unicorns and rainbows. Nothing brings her down.
Except me, now.
Really frustrating. I've been talking to Mantelope since he and I chat on almost a daily basis. He's offered some good advice; I just hope that I have the opportunity to work on/fix things. I really don't want to lose her. She's been there for me through a lot (most recently, my quit) over the past 2 years. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to lose it now because I'm being a jackass. I've gotta figure a way out of this funk.
Not sure if this will help but it is my opinion and I'm no Dr. Phil. From my perspective ... the most important thing right now has to be you staying quit. There is no you without you being quit. You just become a mindless slave again that is killing himself with an addictive weed. You can not go back to that.
This is a difficult time and you need to battle every day. This is likely the most difficult thing you will ever do. You need to sit down and discuss this with your girl. She needs to know that you are going thru a tough time and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sure you have done that but she likely just does not get it. It is hard for many to comprehend the addictive mind we all have. You are getting back to being the MonsterEMT you once were. The MonsterEMT that lived life free. I doubt you are the cause for all the relationships ills... I'm sure you have caused some but difficulties in a relationship are not usually all one sided.
The only things you must do today are stay quit and be the best man you can be.
Monster, you got two emerging legends of quit chiming in on this. Derk, again, has cut to the chaseÂ…worry about you. The quit is most important and top priority. One brief parallel I can share, is that over the past 3 months, I was working 70 hour weeks. I was irritable and stressed. As a result, I became ill which further exacerbated my stress and anxiety. Well, things have finally started to resolve and my wife shared with me her own personal revelation. During one of her self-coping sessions (dealing with my irritability and anxiety) she realized that this year's busy season was different. I wasn't self-medicating myself with nicotine and I had removed my former coping mechanism. She was right. As I travel through my quit and embark upon situations I used to dip, I need to learn how to handle this without the dip. It ain't gonna happen overnight, I have 18 years worth of life situations to learn how to tackle without dip. But, it gets easier each day and I know that I most definitely don't need nicotine to help me cope. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems. Always.
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
Much appreciated, Brett.
I've always been a pessimist and a cynic. Her complaint is that it's apparently been to the point that it's bringing her down. That's a legit concern to me (aside from her talking about leaving if things don't get better). This girl practically sh*ts unicorns and rainbows. Nothing brings her down.
Except me, now.
Really frustrating. I've been talking to Mantelope since he and I chat on almost a daily basis. He's offered some good advice; I just hope that I have the opportunity to work on/fix things. I really don't want to lose her. She's been there for me through a lot (most recently, my quit) over the past 2 years. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to lose it now because I'm being a jackass. I've gotta figure a way out of this funk.
Not sure if this will help but it is my opinion and I'm no Dr. Phil. From my perspective ... the most important thing right now has to be you staying quit. There is no you without you being quit. You just become a mindless slave again that is killing himself with an addictive weed. You can not go back to that.
This is a difficult time and you need to battle every day. This is likely the most difficult thing you will ever do. You need to sit down and discuss this with your girl. She needs to know that you are going thru a tough time and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sure you have done that but she likely just does not get it. It is hard for many to comprehend the addictive mind we all have. You are getting back to being the MonsterEMT you once were. The MonsterEMT that lived life free. I doubt you are the cause for all the relationships ills... I'm sure you have caused some but difficulties in a relationship are not usually all one sided.
The only things you must do today are stay quit and be the best man you can be.
Feel free to go back to my intro thread and read my theories on the indirect ratio of days quit to the level of my assholedness. The bottom line is rage/anger is part of winning this fight. My girlfriend lives with me and she was the brunt of my assholdenness for the better part of my first 8 weeks although their was gradual improvement in this time frame. It is however, important to understand that as you improve you will only return to your base level of assholedness. Quitting does not somehow make you less of an asshole than you already were. You will just be the same asshole you always were without cancer causing dog shit in your mouth. That said, if your girlfriend is confident that your base level of assholedness is something she can tolerate when you do (and you will) return there then I would make the following suggestions (seriously):
1) Acknowledge your assholdness frequently. Take the time to actually go back and apologize once you cool off.
2) Find a way to do some little special things...for mine it is random bags of Cadbury Easter Eggs Candies, left on her car seat, under her pillow...etc.
3) Acknowledge the effect you are having on her and her feelings..." I know I hurt your feelings when I discovered the toothpaste cap was not on and then discussed it for a freakin' half hour..."
4) Have her visit the spousal/girlfriend support page at KTC.org so she can better understand what you are going through....include her in the process, make her feel that she is apart of your Quit and part of your support network and success.
5) Consider sharing the Spousal Support Group on Facebook for girlfriends and wives of quitters....this a good place for her to realize your are not the only asshole out there. Misery likes company and women tend to like to have people sympathize (not solve) their problems. In my opinion, other women are much better at this than men. Sir Derek shared this with me early in my quit. Reach out to him or PM me your email on FB and I will friend you and attempt to share the link.
Quit on my fellow Asshole!
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So, back to what I've been posting in my intro. Having some problems with the girlfriend lately. It seems as though I haven't gotten over dip rage (to some extent). Generally miserable all the time (from what she says). She said that within the last month or two I'm more miserable to be around than I was at my old job. That really hits home because I absolutely loathed that place.
I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to. She's at the point that she's ready to walk because of how I've been acting. The worst part is that I've been oblivious to it. I don't know if it's lingering fog that's kept me from realizing how I've been acting or what. Regardless, I need to find a solution to turn my ass around.
Any suggestions/advice from those who may have been in a similar spot would be appreciated.
First, I commend your courage to discuss this openly here. That's big. Second, I can relate some due to problems in my own home life. Third, I don't have answers or even a success story to share. But I can say some things in hopes that it may give you some new thoughts to use in your situation.
- you may have numbed out a lot of stuff in the last through the dopamine receptor dance you did with nicotine. Maybe problems were already there under the dip-fogged surface.
- for some of us the predisposition to become addicted can be largely because we didn't learn to regulate ourselves so well emotionally in our childhood. So we may still carry coping issues with us. I think this makes me a bit of a jerk at times. I also think it has made me far too attracted to "troubled" women in my partner choices. Getting to know and accept and maybe work on some of our patterns that bother us is a new opportunity for growth once the addiction is out of the dribers seat.
- I know that I feel things stronger now and am still learning to live life unfiltered by the evil weed. I can react strongly to things because my feelings are almost a new experience. I've been finding some help with this in "mindfulness" or sort of meditation, and exercise, and just focussing on the joys of life instead of what bothers me- usually at least.
Like I said, just some thoughts in case they help somehow. I and my own life have plenty of flaws and mistakes but I believe that having the courage to be open is one of the most warrior-like approaches we can take and so I do my best to help by sharing.
One final point is to be sure you have support outside of your relationship with your woman, as we are group creatures by nature- we need other people to thrive.
Much appreciated, Brett.
I've always been a pessimist and a cynic. Her complaint is that it's apparently been to the point that it's bringing her down. That's a legit concern to me (aside from her talking about leaving if things don't get better). This girl practically sh*ts unicorns and rainbows. Nothing brings her down.
Except me, now.
Really frustrating. I've been talking to Mantelope since he and I chat on almost a daily basis. He's offered some good advice; I just hope that I have the opportunity to work on/fix things. I really don't want to lose her. She's been there for me through a lot (most recently, my quit) over the past 2 years. I've put a lot of time and effort into this to lose it now because I'm being a jackass. I've gotta figure a way out of this funk.
Not sure if this will help but it is my opinion and I'm no Dr. Phil. From my perspective ... the most important thing right now has to be you staying quit. There is no you without you being quit. You just become a mindless slave again that is killing himself with an addictive weed. You can not go back to that.
This is a difficult time and you need to battle every day. This is likely the most difficult thing you will ever do. You need to sit down and discuss this with your girl. She needs to know that you are going thru a tough time and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm sure you have done that but she likely just does not get it. It is hard for many to comprehend the addictive mind we all have. You are getting back to being the MonsterEMT you once were. The MonsterEMT that lived life free. I doubt you are the cause for all the relationships ills... I'm sure you have caused some but difficulties in a relationship are not usually all one sided.
The only things you must do today are stay quit and be the best man you can be.
Feel free to go back to my intro thread and read my theories on the indirect ratio of days quit to the level of my assholedness. The bottom line is rage/anger is part of winning this fight. My girlfriend lives with me and she was the brunt of my assholdenness for the better part of my first 8 weeks although their was gradual improvement in this time frame. It is however, important to understand that as you improve you will only return to your base level of assholedness. Quitting does not somehow make you less of an asshole than you already were. You will just be the same asshole you always were without cancer causing dog shit in your mouth. That said, if your girlfriend is confident that your base level of assholedness is something she can tolerate when you do (and you will) return there then I would make the following suggestions (seriously):
1) Acknowledge your assholdness frequently. Take the time to actually go back and apologize once you cool off.
2) Find a way to do some little special things...for mine it is random bags of Cadbury Easter Eggs Candies, left on her car seat, under her pillow...etc.
3) Acknowledge the effect you are having on her and her feelings..." I know I hurt your feelings when I discovered the toothpaste cap was not on and then discussed it for a freakin' half hour..."
4) Have her visit the spousal/girlfriend support page at KTC.org so she can better understand what you are going through....include her in the process, make her feel that she is apart of your Quit and part of your support network and success.
5) Consider sharing the Spousal Support Group on Facebook for girlfriends and wives of quitters....this a good place for her to realize your are not the only asshole out there. Misery likes company and women tend to like to have people sympathize (not solve) their problems. In my opinion, other women are much better at this than men. Sir Derek shared this with me early in my quit. Reach out to him or PM me your email on FB and I will friend you and attempt to share the link.
Quit on my fellow Asshole!
Quiting still sucks, doesn't it? Frustrated you're not "cured" yet aren't you? This should be easy by now, right?
These are the things that are fueling your anger. Not your girl, so stop being a dick around her.
Pull your head out of your ass and start remembering why you quit, as opposed to snapping bad when you are frustrated by the quit.
Your girl isn't to blame, she sounds like a great gal. Be more aware of your behavior around her. Be conscious of how your acting, rather that simply reacting to how you feel.
Slow the fuck down and check yourself.
I know quitting is hard as fuck, I know it's frustrating and sometimes you just want to rip someones head off and shove it up their dick hole.
But I also know there is a certain "tipping point" where you know you're about to do some rotten shit, or a realization that you've been acting like and ass for the past hour. That's where you have to take a big deep breath and reel it in. Put the tiger back in the cage.
If you find in some spots you can't. Walk out of the room and beat the shit out of a pillow, or go to your computer and call me a fucked face fatty. SOMETHING other than driving a divide between you and your girl.
She doesn't deserve it, and if you just slow it down, you two will be just fine.
You can do this, you will do this.
Quit on...
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I don't know how to resolve this. And I really have to.
This ^^^^^^ will happen with time, trust me. Me and my wife had some real problems last year. My wife thought I should have everything fixed around day 50. Most of the time she couldn't understand why I still was having difficulty. It took continued work (what you must do) to keep my emotions in check.
To be honest, it took about 150 days to began getting more in sink (for lack of better words) with my emotions.
The answer here is TIME my friend. You will actually be surprised at how you deal with situations in the future. Your still healing.
Now I look back and see one screwed up individual last year. I can't believe how bad the poison had me screwed up. If you've read the facts on this addiction and what it's done to our brains it's a wonder we're able to heal. Think about it, the poison actually made our brains create extra hardware to combat our addiction. Our brains actually began believing it needed the poison to survive. Your addiction was in control of everything without you even realizing it. Now your taking that control back which isn't done overnight.
I recommend your girl reads these replies you've received. She needs a good understanding of what your going through. Maybe she can read this one sentence from me.
Monster will not be like this forever. I give you my word. You will like the new Monster. He will be more in control of his emotions than he's been in a long time. He will be more sure of himself. He will handle what life throws his way with more confidence and rational.
The new monster is a work in progress. One day at a time brother. Quit on.
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Just to keep everyone in the loop, it's over. She apparently "checked out and couldn't check back in". It sucks because I really worked to make things better. Granted, it was for 3 days. But, I didn't know anything was wrong. Almost 2 years in and communication wasn't her strong suit. By the time she let me know anything was wrong, it was too late.
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Just to keep everyone in the loop, it's over. She apparently "checked out and couldn't check back in". It sucks because I really worked to make things better. Granted, it was for 3 days. But, I didn't know anything was wrong. Almost 2 years in and communication wasn't her strong suit. By the time she let me know anything was wrong, it was too late.
Communication is paramount; this had nothing to do with nicotine or your quit. I am sorry for you Monster, that your relationship ended this way and didn't turn out as you had liked. I am not sorry that you are quitting. You have been a role model quitter in your group, do not change your ways. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems.
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Just to keep everyone in the loop, it's over. She apparently "checked out and couldn't check back in". It sucks because I really worked to make things better. Granted, it was for 3 days. But, I didn't know anything was wrong. Almost 2 years in and communication wasn't her strong suit. By the time she let me know anything was wrong, it was too late.
Communication is paramount; this had nothing to do with nicotine or your quit. I am sorry for you Monster, that your relationship ended this way and didn't turn out as you had liked. I am not sorry that you are quitting. You have been a role model quitter in your group, do not change your ways. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems.
Hey Monster, I know you went the extra mile and wanted this to work out. Sounds to me like this did really did not have a lot to do with your quit in the big picture sort of way. Trust me, better to find that out now! It sounds so cliche but it is the truth 1 problem + nic = 2 problems. Hang tough brother, you belong quit here. Keep doing this for YOU!
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Just to keep everyone in the loop, it's over. She apparently "checked out and couldn't check back in". It sucks because I really worked to make things better. Granted, it was for 3 days. But, I didn't know anything was wrong. Almost 2 years in and communication wasn't her strong suit. By the time she let me know anything was wrong, it was too late.
Communication is paramount; this had nothing to do with nicotine or your quit. I am sorry for you Monster, that your relationship ended this way and didn't turn out as you had liked. I am not sorry that you are quitting. You have been a role model quitter in your group, do not change your ways. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems.
Hey Monster, I know you went the extra mile and wanted this to work out. Sounds to me like this did really did not have a lot to do with your quit in the big picture sort of way. Trust me, better to find that out now! It sounds so cliche but it is the truth 1 problem + nic = 2 problems. Hang tough brother, you belong quit here. Keep doing this for YOU!
Life sucks sometimes. I know one thing that would make it even worse today. You know what that is. Keep your head pointed forward. Nothing back there for you. Glad to be quit with you.
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Just to keep everyone in the loop, it's over. She apparently "checked out and couldn't check back in". It sucks because I really worked to make things better. Granted, it was for 3 days. But, I didn't know anything was wrong. Almost 2 years in and communication wasn't her strong suit. By the time she let me know anything was wrong, it was too late.
Communication is paramount; this had nothing to do with nicotine or your quit. I am sorry for you Monster, that your relationship ended this way and didn't turn out as you had liked. I am not sorry that you are quitting. You have been a role model quitter in your group, do not change your ways. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems.
Hey Monster, I know you went the extra mile and wanted this to work out. Sounds to me like this did really did not have a lot to do with your quit in the big picture sort of way. Trust me, better to find that out now! It sounds so cliche but it is the truth 1 problem + nic = 2 problems. Hang tough brother, you belong quit here. Keep doing this for YOU!
Life sucks sometimes. I know one thing that would make it even worse today. You know what that is. Keep your head pointed forward. Nothing back there for you. Glad to be quit with you.
Hang tough brother. Sounds like you gave it a go to make it work. I know it is disappointing.
Focus on your quit today and don't forget how far you have come. You are now a free man that is not being led around by an evil weed. You are a man of honor. That is huge and something to celebrate. I am proud to be quit with you today.
Quit hard today!
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Thanks, guys. It just sucks that this had to happen the night before day 50 for me. Things lined up terribly. She's still going to be around me quite often since she's moving in with a mutual friend, she'll still be the paramedic at my volunteer station, and she's gotten more involved at my volunteer station over the past couple of months. We have a lot of the same friends and our group goes out on road trips and such, somewhat often.
It should be interesting to see how this goes...
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Another update:
Isn't it amazing how quickly things can change. I actually typed that statement as a positive. Sure, things changed in a minute after almost two years with a girl I thought I was going to marry.
But, it's amazing how totally oblivious you can be to things and people that are right in front of you. I've been having some good, strike that, GREAT conversation with someone. I'm not rushing into anything, by any means. But it's a welcome distraction.
I know that several of you guys have been following my story since my first day at KTC and I wanted to keep you in the loop.
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Monster, my man...
Womenz trouble sucks, fo sho. I don't know your ex-lady, but unless you were beating her, or abusing drugs, then she should have toughed out your quit...unless it wasn't meant to be anyway.
So, look at the bright side...it's nice to find out that it wasn't meant to be before marriages and especially baby carriages.
Quit on, brother. You and me got this locked down for June.
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And just now one of my closest friends told me that she expressed an interest in him. He recently (like yesterday) ended his engagement to a girl. He had expressed to me when my ex and I got together than he still had feelings for her.
He said that they're not rushing into anything, but now I have this shit to deal with. When it rains it fucking pours.
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And just now one of my closest friends told me that she expressed an interest in him. He recently (like yesterday) ended his engagement to a girl. He had expressed to me when my ex and I got together than he still had feelings for her.
He said that they're not rushing into anything, but now I have this shit to deal with. When it rains it fucking pours.
Her loss. Hang tough bro. Shit happens for a reason.
Pretty easy for myself and others to tell you" how to feel", so I'm not going to play that game.
Just remember nicotine will make none of this better, and shout at me any time you need.
Quit on...
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And just now one of my closest friends told me that she expressed an interest in him. He recently (like yesterday) ended his engagement to a girl. He had expressed to me when my ex and I got together than he still had feelings for her.
He said that they're not rushing into anything, but now I have this shit to deal with. When it rains it fucking pours.
Her loss. Hang tough bro. Shit happens for a reason.
Pretty easy for myself and others to tell you" how to feel", so I'm not going to play that game.
Just remember nicotine will make none of this better, and shout at me any time you need.
Quit on...
as the world turns...these are the days of our lives, its like you need a guiding light.
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
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Monster, I got your back on this quit, and on your love life. Something similar happened to me 20 or so years ago, but hold your head high and walk the high road. I turned to alcohol, and soon tobacco to ease my pain, and it took until 33 days ago to drop the nic (I enjoy my alcohol by the glass occasionally, and not by the bottle anymore).
The next woman you meet will know you as the quit Monster, not the Monster with the nic bitch on his back. I quit with you today.
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
You hang in there man, that's the best thing you can do. And give yourself credit for the victories you are earning, like in the stores you mention. And every defeated crave. Life does deal us some hard stuff- seemed to me like I got a heaping helping mid-quit too- almost like it was sending me tests of my resolve to stay quit. I have so far, and i will again today, and I'm damned glad because I am handling everything else just fine- and now without the added problem of being addicted to a carcinogen neurotoxin. Glad you are doing this just like me too.
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I'm with you, June Brother.
I had some major battles at home and at work during the last couple of weeks. What gets me through them is visualizing what I would feel like with that "Fuck it" dip in my jaw. Then I just push through. Every battle you win makes you stronger. It's like adding another bullet to the clip.
We got this, dude.
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
You hang in there man, that's the best thing you can do. And give yourself credit for the victories you are earning, like in the stores you mention. And every defeated crave. Life does deal us some hard stuff- seemed to me like I got a heaping helping mid-quit too- almost like it was sending me tests of my resolve to stay quit. I have so far, and i will again today, and I'm damned glad because I am handling everything else just fine- and now without the added problem of being addicted to a carcinogen neurotoxin. Glad you are doing this just like me too.
Keep battling today EMT! Remember that dip will not fix anything... It only takes. It takes your money, your dignity and your life. It will just make things worse. Before you walk into those stores... Tell yourself ur quit, that you posted roll and you will not break your word. Then enter to make your purchase.
Regardless... Walking out of those joints with no dip is a victory. Use the smokey mountain all you need! That stuff won't kill you!
Fight bro! Quit with you all day.
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
You hang in there man, that's the best thing you can do. And give yourself credit for the victories you are earning, like in the stores you mention. And every defeated crave. Life does deal us some hard stuff- seemed to me like I got a heaping helping mid-quit too- almost like it was sending me tests of my resolve to stay quit. I have so far, and i will again today, and I'm damned glad because I am handling everything else just fine- and now without the added problem of being addicted to a carcinogen neurotoxin. Glad you are doing this just like me too.
Keep battling today EMT! Remember that dip will not fix anything... It only takes. It takes your money, your dignity and your life. It will just make things worse. Before you walk into those stores... Tell yourself ur quit, that you posted roll and you will not break your word. Then enter to make your purchase.
Regardless... Walking out of those joints with no dip is a victory. Use the smokey mountain all you need! That stuff won't kill you!
Fight bro! Quit with you all day.
You've been here long enough to know that the weak cave under circumstances such as yours. Frankly, many cave in circumstances far less stressful. You are not that person. I am truly grateful that you have gone so far as to share your personal life in your thread. To illustrate and inspire those to stay quit no matter the circumstance. It makes my quit stronger and I'm sure it is making those following your quit stronger. Monster, you are one badass MF'n quitter and I'm damn proud to be quit with fine people like yourself.
Always remember. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
You hang in there man, that's the best thing you can do. And give yourself credit for the victories you are earning, like in the stores you mention. And every defeated crave. Life does deal us some hard stuff- seemed to me like I got a heaping helping mid-quit too- almost like it was sending me tests of my resolve to stay quit. I have so far, and i will again today, and I'm damned glad because I am handling everything else just fine- and now without the added problem of being addicted to a carcinogen neurotoxin. Glad you are doing this just like me too.
Keep battling today EMT! Remember that dip will not fix anything... It only takes. It takes your money, your dignity and your life. It will just make things worse. Before you walk into those stores... Tell yourself ur quit, that you posted roll and you will not break your word. Then enter to make your purchase.
Regardless... Walking out of those joints with no dip is a victory. Use the smokey mountain all you need! That stuff won't kill you!
Fight bro! Quit with you all day.
You've been here long enough to know that the weak cave under circumstances such as yours. Frankly, many cave in circumstances far less stressful. You are not that person. I am truly grateful that you have gone so far as to share your personal life in your thread. To illustrate and inspire those to stay quit no matter the circumstance. It makes my quit stronger and I'm sure it is making those following your quit stronger. Monster, you are one badass MF'n quitter and I'm damn proud to be quit with fine people like yourself.
Always remember. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
Monsta, seems like you dodged a bullet, my man. May not seem like it just now but you're gonna look back and be glad the bitch moseyed on down the road. There's nothing good that coulda come from that, nothing but heartache and disappointment. Don't even get me started on the ex-girlfriend.
Don't take chances, man... You can buy the fake stuff online here (https://apfco.com/secure/w1370/index.cfm#samples) or order the free samples! Be proactive in your quit, you're in chahge.
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66 days in...
I'm not gonna lie, there's been a lot of shit to go through to get to this point. This is just further proof that we focus on being quit one day at a time.
To have my girlfriend of almost two years leave me was difficult. To find out that she's screwing one of my best friends? Almost unbearable. I won't lie, I was at a Sheetz (convenience store/gas station) the other day and was looking at the wall of dip behind the cashier. I decided it wasn't worth it. The next day I went to the Smoker's Express near my work (I know, but it's literally the only store I can go to and walk out with Smokey Mountain pouches) and when the cashier asked me what I wanted, I made it to "2 cans of Skoal Sn" before I corrected myself to Smokey Mountain pouches.
This has been a shitty road to say the least. But I thank each and every one of you on this forum for helping me through it. It's still tough being that I have to see one or both of them almost every day (it's a small world, after all), but knowing that there are literally dozens of people who have my back makes it that much easier.
I'll be back tomorrow for another +1. Thank you all.
You hang in there man, that's the best thing you can do. And give yourself credit for the victories you are earning, like in the stores you mention. And every defeated crave. Life does deal us some hard stuff- seemed to me like I got a heaping helping mid-quit too- almost like it was sending me tests of my resolve to stay quit. I have so far, and i will again today, and I'm damned glad because I am handling everything else just fine- and now without the added problem of being addicted to a carcinogen neurotoxin. Glad you are doing this just like me too.
Keep battling today EMT! Remember that dip will not fix anything... It only takes. It takes your money, your dignity and your life. It will just make things worse. Before you walk into those stores... Tell yourself ur quit, that you posted roll and you will not break your word. Then enter to make your purchase.
Regardless... Walking out of those joints with no dip is a victory. Use the smokey mountain all you need! That stuff won't kill you!
Fight bro! Quit with you all day.
You've been here long enough to know that the weak cave under circumstances such as yours. Frankly, many cave in circumstances far less stressful. You are not that person. I am truly grateful that you have gone so far as to share your personal life in your thread. To illustrate and inspire those to stay quit no matter the circumstance. It makes my quit stronger and I'm sure it is making those following your quit stronger. Monster, you are one badass MF'n quitter and I'm damn proud to be quit with fine people like yourself.
Always remember. 1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems
Monsta, seems like you dodged a bullet, my man. May not seem like it just now but you're gonna look back and be glad the bitch moseyed on down the road. There's nothing good that coulda come from that, nothing but heartache and disappointment. Don't even get me started on the ex-girlfriend.
Don't take chances, man... You can buy the fake stuff online here (https://apfco.com/secure/w1370/index.cfm#samples) or order the free samples! Be proactive in your quit, you're in chahge.
Thanks, gents. Much appreciated. I continue to add to my story in the hopes that people can see my struggles and that I've made it through them. I'm not looking for notoriety or recognition; I just want to help others stay motivated to quit. I'm glad that you guys appreciate it.
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Things have gotten so much better. As was stated above, I really did dodge a bullet. We weren't right for each other.
I've been talking to a woman and we're taking things slow, but being with her shows me how miserable I was with my ex. Just goes to show that you can be blind to something toxic when you're deep in it. It's applicable to my last relationship as well as dipping. It's horrible for you, but you've come so accustomed to it that it feels natural; feels right.
One way or another you're rid of the relationship/dip/etc and you realize how great life can be again!!
Thank you all for your support!!
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Things have gotten so much better. As was stated above, I really did dodge a bullet. We weren't right for each other.
I've been talking to a woman and we're taking things slow, but being with her shows me how miserable I was with my ex. Just goes to show that you can be blind to something toxic when you're deep in it. It's applicable to my last relationship as well as dipping. It's horrible for you, but you've come so accustomed to it that it feels natural; feels right.
One way or another you're rid of the relationship/dip/etc and you realize how great life can be again!!
Thank you all for your support!!
Well done Monster! Great post! You are finding the new improved YOU. The free man that is no longer being led around like a little dog by a poisonous can. The guy that you are supposed to be. It will only continue to get better today. Keep at it this fine Sunday. I am quit with you all day long.
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6 minutes ago, I hit my 91st day without nicotine. It's hard to believe that I"m 9 days away from the HOF. I think that the hardest part of my quit now is that I still have cravings, almost every day. I continue to use Smokey Mountain pouches and they help, thankfully. I'm not going back to being a slave to the nic bitch or the worm dirt that I used for 6 years. No matter how much I struggle with cravings, I will not cave.
Thank you all for your support, advice and help.
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6 minutes ago, I hit my 91st day without nicotine. It's hard to believe that I"m 9 days away from the HOF. I think that the hardest part of my quit now is that I still have cravings, almost every day. I continue to use Smokey Mountain pouches and they help, thankfully. I'm not going back to being a slave to the nic bitch or the worm dirt that I used for 6 years. No matter how much I struggle with cravings, I will not cave.
Thank you all for your support, advice and help.
Keep using the smokey mountain as long as you need to. I think I used fake stuff for well over a year before I just stopped one day without even thinking about it. The cravings will slow down, but I still get them occasionally even 800 days later.
Just keep doing what you've been for the past 91 days - post roll quit every day. You'll have success. Keep up the good work!
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6 minutes ago, I hit my 91st day without nicotine. It's hard to believe that I"m 9 days away from the HOF. I think that the hardest part of my quit now is that I still have cravings, almost every day. I continue to use Smokey Mountain pouches and they help, thankfully. I'm not going back to being a slave to the nic bitch or the worm dirt that I used for 6 years. No matter how much I struggle with cravings, I will not cave.
Thank you all for your support, advice and help.
Keep using the smokey mountain as long as you need to. I think I used fake stuff for well over a year before I just stopped one day without even thinking about it. The cravings will slow down, but I still get them occasionally even 800 days later.
Just keep doing what you've been for the past 91 days - post roll quit every day. You'll have success. Keep up the good work!
At day 172, I still have cravings, but they're different then the cravings I had at day 72 or Day 17. I may be driving or doing something where my head begins to think, this is a situation where I would have a dip in, or now would be a good time to have a dip. These sensations aren't deep physical cravings where I become anxious or anything; they're more like instances where nicotine whispers. I get them every day, multiple times. I think they're less frequent than they were 100 days ago, but they haven't gone away. Frankly, I'm not sure if they ever will and that is simply a byproduct of being an addict.
These are my experiences, which will innately have similarities or differences to yours. Like Kubrick said, post roll every day. Over the past 3 months you have built a foundation of quit one that you must continue to reinforce. Over time this foundation will become stronger, but we must all respect that it takes 1 simple bad decision, regardless of how thick and deep that foundation is, to break it. Post roll, maintain your accountability web, and stay active. This is your arsenal of quit; make it impenetrable.
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6 minutes ago, I hit my 91st day without nicotine. It's hard to believe that I"m 9 days away from the HOF. I think that the hardest part of my quit now is that I still have cravings, almost every day. I continue to use Smokey Mountain pouches and they help, thankfully. I'm not going back to being a slave to the nic bitch or the worm dirt that I used for 6 years. No matter how much I struggle with cravings, I will not cave.
Thank you all for your support, advice and help.
Keep using the smokey mountain as long as you need to. I think I used fake stuff for well over a year before I just stopped one day without even thinking about it. The cravings will slow down, but I still get them occasionally even 800 days later.
Just keep doing what you've been for the past 91 days - post roll quit every day. You'll have success. Keep up the good work!
At day 172, I still have cravings, but they're different then the cravings I had at day 72 or Day 17. I may be driving or doing something where my head begins to think, this is a situation where I would have a dip in, or now would be a good time to have a dip. These sensations aren't deep physical cravings where I become anxious or anything; they're more like instances where nicotine whispers. I get them every day, multiple times. I think they're less frequent than they were 100 days ago, but they haven't gone away. Frankly, I'm not sure if they ever will and that is simply a byproduct of being an addict.
These are my experiences, which will innately have similarities or differences to yours. Like Kubrick said, post roll every day. Over the past 3 months you have built a foundation of quit one that you must continue to reinforce. Over time this foundation will become stronger, but we must all respect that it takes 1 simple bad decision, regardless of how thick and deep that foundation is, to break it. Post roll, maintain your accountability web, and stay active. This is your arsenal of quit; make it impenetrable.
I still get them too. Never as physically-rooted as before- almost all the whisper-like one Steakbomb describes. Some are a little deeper, sort of an empty-awareness feeling deep inside. I'm ok with it because i'm still learning to live free- first time in my adult life, so it's gonna take a while. Main thing is, we're free now!
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Today was probably the worst craving I've had so far.
The short version is that one of my employees (at the station where I'm a volunteer captain) was accused of something I never believed he did. His trial was today and he was found not guilty of all charges.
My heart hasn't pounded that much, nor have I been jonesing for a dip so badly since day 1. Thankfully chewing gum and SM pouches helped me through today. I will not cave. I will not let my brothers here down. Challenges like today show that staying quit is possible through any circumstance.
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Today was probably the worst craving I've had so far.
The short version is that one of my employees (at the station where I'm a volunteer captain) was accused of something I never believed he did. His trial was today and he was found not guilty of all charges.
My heart hasn't pounded that much, nor have I been jonesing for a dip so badly since day 1. Thankfully chewing gum and SM pouches helped me through today. I will not cave. I will not let my brothers here down. Challenges like today show that staying quit is possible through any circumstance.
Another victory- keep 'em coming Monster!
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Hang in there man, sounds like a rough day but the truth came out. I'm on Day 92 and finally let myself run out of SM today. Some of the hardest cravings I've had since the beginning went on today. Having cravings at 92 days sounded nuts until I spent the last hour reading posts from veterans that still have cravings at 400 days and up. I'm starting to figure out that the cravings get farther apart but the style of the crave changes as you get farther into your quit. I've been using SM from day 1 of my quit and have cut it back and thought I was ready to leave it alone, but i think i will keep it around for a while longer.
Looking at your posts, you are having one victory after another with your craves. I've read some posts where people cave right before or right after the HOF so let's both keep our guards up and keep posting roll and never ever cave.
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Hang in there man, sounds like a rough day but the truth came out. I'm on Day 92 and finally let myself run out of SM today. Some of the hardest cravings I've had since the beginning went on today. Having cravings at 92 days sounded nuts until I spent the last hour reading posts from veterans that still have cravings at 400 days and up. I'm starting to figure out that the cravings get farther apart but the style of the crave changes as you get farther into your quit. I've been using SM from day 1 of my quit and have cut it back and thought I was ready to leave it alone, but i think i will keep it around for a while longer.
Looking at your posts, you are having one victory after another with your craves. I've read some posts where people cave right before or right after the HOF so let's both keep our guards up and keep posting roll and never ever cave.
I'm with you Melon.
If you need someone else to text when times get hard-feel free to PM me.
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I'm not sure if anyone else looks through the spreadsheet for their quit groups, but you should. I was looking through the June group's spreadsheet tonight and noticed some tabs at the bottom.
One of the tabs is labeled "Cave/Lost." I clicked on that tab and saw something that disgusted me: 90 people on that list. Ninety. 9, 0. There are 49 of us who have faithfully been posting roll since day one. Of those 49, there are 14 100%ers.
I often say this in the introductions of new folks who come to the forum: "this forum and the people on it are only as helpful as you allow them to be." There's no good reason that our group has 1/3 of the people it should approaching the HOF.
Am I proud to be part of the June Quit Saloon? You're damned right I am. Am I disappointed that we weren't able to help 90 people stay quit and lead better lives? You're damned right I am.
I will celebrate with everyone who is reaching the HOF, including myself in 5 days. However, I decided to post something about this to put things into perspective. Anyone can cave at any time. We are addicts and it's a risk that we all face. We have to band together and help each other through the tough times so that the "Cave/Lost" list doesn't gain another person.
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I'm not sure if anyone else looks through the spreadsheet for their quit groups, but you should. I was looking through the June group's spreadsheet tonight and noticed some tabs at the bottom.
One of the tabs is labeled "Cave/Lost." I clicked on that tab and saw something that disgusted me: 90 people on that list. Ninety. 9, 0. There are 49 of us who have faithfully been posting roll since day one. Of those 49, there are 14 100%ers.
I often say this in the introductions of new folks who come to the forum: "this forum and the people on it are only as helpful as you allow them to be." There's no good reason that our group has 1/3 of the people it should approaching the HOF.
Am I proud to be part of the June Quit Saloon? You're damned right I am. Am I disappointed that we weren't able to help 90 people stay quit and lead better lives? You're damned right I am.
I will celebrate with everyone who is reaching the HOF, including myself in 5 days. However, I decided to post something about this to put things into perspective. Anyone can cave at any time. We are addicts and it's a risk that we all face. We have to band together and help each other through the tough times so that the "Cave/Lost" list doesn't gain another person.
Thanks for posting this Monster. Had a tough night tonight and was flipping through the site looking for a little inspirational nugget to plug that last leak in the dam for the evening. This was it. Only just ending day 4, but I'm still quit with you.
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Glad I could help. Keep pushing through. If you need another number, PM me.
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Congrats on reaching the HOF EMT! You have been a Monster of quit for 100 straight days! Well done. Keep it rolling today. I am proud to be quit with you all day long!!!
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congrats on the 100 days!!! Keep up the good work.
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Nice one, Dude. Good to see you up in here.
I'm with you all day.
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HoF is bad ass! I liked what you said about the spreadsheet, and I will be looking at July right now. Good shit in that post.
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Congrats Monster! QLF with you today.
J2thaZ
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Congrats Monster! QLF with you today.
J2thaZ
Congrats. Now keep posting roll and adding those plus ones. Quit with you.
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Congrats Monster! QLF with you today.
J2thaZ
Congrats. Now keep posting roll and adding those plus ones. Quit with you.
Well done m'man...
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Congrats Monster! QLF with you today.
J2thaZ
Congrats. Now keep posting roll and adding those plus ones. Quit with you.
Well done m'man...
Proud to be quit with you Monster! Congrats!
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This is only the beginning for us early HOFers. Way to go with the first 100. Sorry about the dancing pole in the bar car. I got a bit carried away before your stop.
Glad to have you on board.
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This is only the beginning for us early HOFers. Way to go with the first 100. Sorry about the dancing pole in the bar car. I got a bit carried away before your stop.
Glad to have you on board.
That's ok, Raider. I'm not much of a dancer, anyway. Good thing they restocked the booze, though!!!
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This is only the beginning for us early HOFers. Way to go with the first 100. Sorry about the dancing pole in the bar car. I got a bit carried away before your stop.
Glad to have you on board.
That's ok, Raider. I'm not much of a dancer, anyway. Good thing they restocked the booze, though!!!
Remember to stay focused on ODAAT. The only beginning is when you wake up in the morning... you quit for the day and keep your word.
We are all in the same boat today.... Whether you are 10, 100, 500, 1000 days quit. Just own this day and don't get ahead of yourself. Quit on.
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This is only the beginning for us early HOFers. Way to go with the first 100. Sorry about the dancing pole in the bar car. I got a bit carried away before your stop.
Glad to have you on board.
That's ok, Raider. I'm not much of a dancer, anyway. Good thing they restocked the booze, though!!!
Remember to stay focused on ODAAT. The only beginning is when you wake up in the morning... you quit for the day and keep your word.
We are all in the same boat today.... Whether you are 10, 100, 500, 1000 days quit. Just own this day and don't get ahead of yourself. Quit on.
Thanks, Derk. I'm only focusing on quitting today. That's how I've gotten this far. That's how I'll stay quit for good.
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The way things have been going is a testament to the fact that EVERY day is a new day of quit. Things haven't been all hunkey dorey lately, but I'm focusing on quitting one day at a time and going from there.
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The way things have been going is a testament to the fact that EVERY day is a new day of quit. Things haven't been all hunkey dorey lately, but I'm focusing on quitting one day at a time and going from there.
Thats the way man!
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The way things have been going is a testament to the fact that EVERY day is a new day of quit. Things haven't been all hunkey dorey lately, but I'm focusing on quitting one day at a time and going from there.
Thats the way man!
'clap'
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Hey hey welcome to the second floor! Well done!
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Congrats on day 300!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
3rd floor is rocking with you here! Welcome and well done!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
3rd floor is rocking with you here! Welcome and well done!
Sorry I missed this the other day! Congratulations on 300 days! You have hung tough through the ups and downs of the last 300 days!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
3rd floor is rocking with you here! Welcome and well done!
Sorry I missed this the other day! Congratulations on 300 days! You have hung tough through the ups and downs of the last 300 days!
Sorry, guys, I just came back in here and saw all of the congratulations.
Thank you all!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
3rd floor is rocking with you here! Welcome and well done!
Sorry I missed this the other day! Congratulations on 300 days! You have hung tough through the ups and downs of the last 300 days!
Sorry, guys, I just came back in here and saw all of the congratulations.
Thank you all!
Nice job!
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Congrats on the 3rd floor brother.
Congrats MonsterEMT!! proud to be quit with you today..
Belated Congrats buddy! You're a bad ass quitter!! 'oh yeah'
Congrats on 3rd floor. Well done!
3rd floor is rocking with you here! Welcome and well done!
Sorry I missed this the other day! Congratulations on 300 days! You have hung tough through the ups and downs of the last 300 days!
Sorry, guys, I just came back in here and saw all of the congratulations.
Thank you all!
Nice job!
Way to be Monster! Congrats
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An entire year tobacco free.
I hope you do something for yourself today. A year is really badass and you should be proud of yourself.. Glad you are here with us :)
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An entire year tobacco free.
I hope you do something for yourself today. A year is really badass and you should be proud of yourself.. Glad you are here with us :)
Well done Monster!
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An entire year tobacco free.
I hope you do something for yourself today. A year is really badass and you should be proud of yourself.. Glad you are here with us :)
Well done Monster!
365, Well done, Congratulations!
Bad ass April Ape support
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Sorry I missed it yesterday, 4th floor! Congrats man!
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'band' Nice 500 Eddy!! 'band'
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'band' Nice 500 Eddy!! 'band'
Woohoo!!!! Way to be man!!! Love it!
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Damn proud to be in your group. Grats on 500
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Congrats on 800!!! 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob' 'boob'
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Congrats on your 900 days EMT!
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Congrats on your 900 days EMT!
Nice job monster medic!!
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Thank you all! Quit on!!
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats on the dangle thank you Monster!!
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats on the dangle thank you Monster!!
Kick ass on the comma!
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats on the dangle thank you Monster!!
Kick ass on the comma!
Is that a comma or you just happy to be here? Congratulations Eddy!
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats on the dangle thank you Monster!!
Kick ass on the comma!
Is that a comma or you just happy to be here? Congratulations Eddy!
Grats!!! This is quite an accomplishment. Thanks for your support in June 2016.
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'chew2' Congratulations on your comma today, MonsterEMT!!!! 'chew2'
OH YEAH! great quit, so glad you're still around! 'boob' 'boob' 'oh yeah' 'boob' 'boob'
Congrats on the dangle thank you Monster!!
Kick ass on the comma!
Is that a comma or you just happy to be here? Congratulations Eddy!
Grats!!! This is quite an accomplishment. Thanks for your support in June 2016.
Congrats on the 1,000 days quit EMT!!
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Congrats on your 3 years quit EMT!
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Congrats on your 3 years quit EMT!
Damn nice thing to be free of this shit for 3 years baby!!!
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Congrats on your 3 years quit EMT!
Damn nice thing to be free of this shit for 3 years baby!!!
Congrats on 3 years EMT! :)
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EMT congrats on the 1400 today!
Thank you for helping make the forum safe.
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EMT congrats on the 1400 today!
Thank you for helping make the forum safe.
Thanks, Chick!!
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
Congrats!
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
Congrats!
Another great milestone Eddie, congrats bro
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
Congrats!
Another great milestone Eddie, congrats bro
Well done. 4 years is kick ass
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
Congrats!
Another great milestone Eddie, congrats bro
Well done. 4 years is kick ass
4 badass years! congrats
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EMT hits 4 years! Congrats!
Thanks for hanging around.
You're the real deal.
Thanks for the support brother!
Congrats!
Another great milestone Eddie, congrats bro
Well done. 4 years is kick ass
4 badass years! congrats
Thanks guys. I truly appreciate the support.
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Congrats on the 15th floor EMT! ?
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Congrats on the 15th floor EMT! ?
Thanks, Chick!! Support from you and others helps me continue on. Damned proud to be quit with you!!