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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: cbean on April 25, 2016, 04:29:00 PM
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Today is the day. I have dipped for 27 years non-stop. At least a can a day. I stopped drinking years ago and I can stop doing this. I want something else to be my focus throughout the day. Not, when am I going to take another dip. I am ashamed that I didn't do this sooner. I feel blessed to have found this group. It was the first click I made and the start of the rest of my life WITHOUT a crutch.
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Hey man, so thankful that you are here. This is THE place that can help equip you with the knowledge, techniques and accountability to beat your addiction. It will be a daily fight and one that you must recommit to every morning.
I will let some of the vets take it from here explaining some of the basics, dos and don'ts, etc..
I just wanted to tell you that this site will absolutely change your life if you let it.
Proud to quit with you today, dude.
Sacksyboy | 39
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Proud to be here and to quit with you too Sacksyboy. It will definitely be a journey. We got this. Hey, today is almost over!
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I'm proud to see that you are here and want this. I also know u can defeat this monster. It isn't as big as it appears to be I promise u that. One day at a time, post roll make brothers here ...
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CB, the advice that I have is to get your butt in here first thing every single day. Spend as much time as you can (we're all busy) reading everything you can. The more you can read and absorb, the more motivated you will be to bust nicotine's teeth out. Pick a group that started two or three years ago, start reading from post #1 and go until you can't stare at the screen any longer. It's interesting readying and you will see that you can do this thing. Thousands of quitters have done so using the tools proclaimed on this site. You will witness the development of those quitters and when you get to the end and see them posting 1,000+, it will give you that bump you need in a rough patch.
You can do this. Follow the methodology (post roll every day, keep your promise) and you are GUARANTEED to be successful.
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Awesome decision CBean! B)B
I could never quit by myself and I had nicotine in my life for 35 years. Tomorrow I will post 235 days quit. That seemed impossible to me when I joined this site last September. Log your journey here and it will help others in the future. It will also help to read your own words back to yourself when you are having a rough day.
I quit with you today!
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I have now passed the 24 hour mark. I can't say it was all that hard.......WHAT????? IT WAS FREAKIN' HORRIBLE!!!! I had a lot of times where I felt anxious. About what I have no idea. I will say withdrawls. Not a bad start today. I have been keeping myself busy with work and water. LOTS of water. I am starting to have some chest congestion (which had begun before my quit). I was planning on the gym, but that may have to wait until I quit this hacking. Other than that. So far so good. I did pick up a couple of cans of Smokey Mtn. today. I wanted to have it just in case. Tried a dip and it's not bad stuff. I can do this. Thank you for all the advice and support guys. Greatly appreciated.
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I have now passed the 24 hour mark. I can't say it was all that hard.......WHAT????? IT WAS FREAKIN' HORRIBLE!!!! I had a lot of times where I felt anxious. About what I have no idea. I will say withdrawls. Not a bad start today. I have been keeping myself busy with work and water. LOTS of water. I am starting to have some chest congestion (which had begun before my quit). I was planning on the gym, but that may have to wait until I quit this hacking. Other than that. So far so good. I did pick up a couple of cans of Smokey Mtn. today. I wanted to have it just in case. Tried a dip and it's not bad stuff. I can do this. Thank you for all the advice and support guys. Greatly appreciated.
Keep pushing CB and just remember ODAAT will get you where you want to be.
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Don't be ashamed about being an addict, what you did in the past cannot be changed. We all have gross and embarrassing stories about dipping.
The only thing to be embarrassed about here is not posting roll.
Be tough, I wept not once but twice on my Day 3, but somehow lived to tell the tale. To be free of dipping is a freedom you soon cherish!
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CB, you are doing great. IT will be a tough week. But your quit smells strong. Stay close to this site. Exchange numbers with some guys in your group. My numbers are a PM away.
You can do this.
Remember to BURN THE SUCK OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND TOMORROWS SUCK INTO YOUR MEMORY CELLS.
and just think, stay quit and you wont ever have to do through that again. Dip one time? You will go through it again and it will keep getting worse.
Nice job reaching out to your new fellow quitters too. Brotherhood is a huge part of KTC
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Thank you guys for the awesome support. I do have a strong quit. I hadn't included my wife in this until this morning. I had a horrible night of no sleep. She called to tell me about an approaching strong storm. She asked how I was doing and I said that I didn't sleep much last night. When she asked why, I told her it might have something to do with my quitting tobacco. She was very excited to say the least. I asked her to please hold of on the celebration, I have a long way to go. It will be one day at a time, ODAAT. So, I will push on full steam ahead and with the support found here, I will be a quitter of tobacco for the rest of my life. It's good to be a quitter!!!!!
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Thank you guys for the awesome support. I do have a strong quit. I hadn't included my wife in this until this morning. I had a horrible night of no sleep. She called to tell me about an approaching strong storm. She asked how I was doing and I said that I didn't sleep much last night. When she asked why, I told her it might have something to do with my quitting tobacco. She was very excited to say the least. I asked her to please hold of on the celebration, I have a long way to go. It will be one day at a time, ODAAT. So, I will push on full steam ahead and with the support found here, I will be a quitter of tobacco for the rest of my life. It's good to be a quitter!!!!!
Have you shared the contract to cave or the sposual support information with her yet? Having a spouse who doesnt fully understand KTC or the quitting process has derailed people in the past. Make sure that you find balance as you go along.
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Welcome CBean. Let's get to know you a little better. Where do you call home?
I congratulate you on your quit. You seem to have a keen eye on the nic bitch and understand what it takes to quit. We will help and you will never be alone.
Mogul
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Today is Day 5. I now have a few sores in my mouth and continue to wake up every few hours and lose sleep. I have yet to experience "The Fog". But, just like the sores and the sleep, I'm sure this will begin soon enough. I have printed the "Contract to Quit' and the Spousal Information. My work takes me out of the country or out of state. At the moment, I am out of state and will be travelling home today to see my family and hopefully get a chance to cover everything with my wife. My son is only 2 1/2, so he won't understand (Right Now). When he is old enough I will be filling him in on the beast inside the can. I have been using the tobacco free Smokey Mtn. It's horrible stuff but tobacco free. I'm pretty sure this will not be habit forming due to the taste. I am also limiting my daily intake so that I don't continue to spend money on crutches. I can do this. Thank you all so much for checking in on my daily attempt at a log. I work for an engineering company on numerous construction sites all over the world as a "Health, Safety, Environmental Manager", so, I need to be the example for the employees I engage on a daily basis. I will at least post roll while I am home this weekend. I may not have a chance to get back to my daily log until Monday. But, I will continue to post my promise daily in Roll Call.
ODAAT
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CONGRATS!!! GOOD JOB! Glad you are here and glad you are sticking with it. Daily post. Tons of water. Some fruit Juice. I use Bacc Off. It has a better flavour in my opinion. I only do it now first thing in the AM. Never failed. Wake and Pack. Mostly before I was fully conscious. I was on such a tight budget that I got myself to using 3 cans a week. If the budget was better it was an "economy bucket" a day. Glad that shite is behind me today.
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Well, it's the end of day 6 and I am feeling pretty good. I am at home now with the family so my attention has been devoted to them completely. I still use the Smokey Mtn. of course but you don't need a spit can/bottle with this stuff. Just swallow it seems to work fine. Numerous sores in my mouth make it painful to eat. It's worth it though. The satisfaction I get when I tell people I haven't dipped in what will soon be 7 GLORIOUS DAYS, is totally amazing. Thank you to all the quitters before me and the guys in my August Quit Group. We got this and there ain't no way I'm going back. Trying to figure out what new gun or accessory I will be buying when I hit my Hall of Fame 100!!!!
ODAAT
Who knew, being a quitter at something would feel this good??????
To my Dad who is now in Heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you always told me to finish what I start. Well, I AM FINISHED WITH TOBACCO. By the way Dad, you are my inspiration along with my son and my fellow quitters. You quit cigs cold turkey and never looked back. I will do the same.
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Well done CBean....
Enjoy the quit.
It is a good thing.
Any other thought is a lie.
It is finished....
I Quit with you today.
Rawls 531
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Well, it's the end of day 6 and I am feeling pretty good. I am at home now with the family so my attention has been devoted to them completely. I still use the Smokey Mtn. of course but you don't need a spit can/bottle with this stuff. Just swallow it seems to work fine. Numerous sores in my mouth make it painful to eat. It's worth it though. The satisfaction I get when I tell people I haven't dipped in what will soon be 7 GLORIOUS DAYS, is totally amazing. Thank you to all the quitters before me and the guys in my August Quit Group. We got this and there ain't no way I'm going back. Trying to figure out what new gun or accessory I will be buying when I hit my Hall of Fame 100!!!!
ODAAT
Who knew, being a quitter at something would feel this good??????
To my Dad who is now in Heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, you always told me to finish what I start. Well, I AM FINISHED WITH TOBACCO. By the way Dad, you are my inspiration along with my son and my fellow quitters. You quit cigs cold turkey and never looked back. I will do the same.
One week is bad ass! You are getting through the worst of the suck right now. There will be moments when you will be challenged. Stay focused and stay quit. Don't be too proud to ask for help here if you should need it.
I quit with you today!
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Happy HOF Day CBean! Think about how far you've come in the last 100 days. I know your family is proud of you and so am I!
Keep it going brother!
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Congratulations on 2 YEARS of freedom!!!