KillTheCan.org Accountability Forum
Community => Introductions => Topic started by: FireControlmanUSN on July 26, 2018, 12:20:00 PM
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Afternoon everyone,
IÂ’ll just start off by saying IÂ’m 21 and have been dipping since I was 15. I started like a lot of you, I had the one friend whoÂ’s dad chewed and snuck a can to school one day. Growing up and watching my father and older brother dip, I always wanted to try it whoever given the opportunity so once high school rolled around it wasnÂ’t hard to get my hands on some. The first time I dipped it was Copenhagen snuff, I did it after school one day after getting it from my buddy and when I got that nicotine rush I spat it out and felt sick. I didnÂ’t like it at first at all, even felt guilty about and told my dad when he got home. (He had been quit now for atleast 6 or 7 years) Well that all happened and before I knew it, a couple weeks past and I wanted that feeling again so my buddy and I figured out where we could get some and that was that, exploring all the brands and flavors.
Once I started driving there was a gas station that didnÂ’t card so I never had to worry about not being able to get some, I was dipping a can or more a day from the time I was 15 to 18. Then I left for basic and once I out I told myself I wouldnÂ’t get back into it. Well here I am, 21 almost 22 and have been dipping going on 7 years now, it doesnÂ’t seem like 7, it seems unreal thinking about it but I believe my time is up. IÂ’m married to a woman who
Lost both of her grandparents to smoking, I watched her grandfather wither away and die from tobacco and that wasn’t enough for me to quit. I woke up today though with a tight jaw and just groggy and I looked at my cab and told myself “Enough is enough” I about got angry at an inanimate object, the object that has wasted me so much money and probably years of my life. I’m too young to have been doing this, this long. I’ve wanted to quit before but I won’t say I’ve tried because I know what fight is in me, I’m a damn sailor, if I truly tried I would have quit a long time ago. So heres to a healthy life and many years with my wife ~ Freddy
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Afternoon everyone,
IÂ’ll just start off by saying IÂ’m 21 and have been dipping since I was 15. I started like a lot of you, I had the one friend whoÂ’s dad chewed and snuck a can to school one day. Growing up and watching my father and older brother dip, I always wanted to try it whoever given the opportunity so once high school rolled around it wasnÂ’t hard to get my hands on some. The first time I dipped it was Copenhagen snuff, I did it after school one day after getting it from my buddy and when I got that nicotine rush I spat it out and felt sick. I didnÂ’t like it at first at all, even felt guilty about and told my dad when he got home. (He had been quit now for atleast 6 or 7 years) Well that all happened and before I knew it, a couple weeks past and I wanted that feeling again so my buddy and I figured out where we could get some and that was that, exploring all the brands and flavors.
Once I started driving there was a gas station that didnÂ’t card so I never had to worry about not being able to get some, I was dipping a can or more a day from the time I was 15 to 18. Then I left for basic and once I out I told myself I wouldnÂ’t get back into it. Well here I am, 21 almost 22 and have been dipping going on 7 years now, it doesnÂ’t seem like 7, it seems unreal thinking about it but I believe my time is up. IÂ’m married to a woman who
Lost both of her grandparents to smoking, I watched her grandfather wither away and die from tobacco and that wasn’t enough for me to quit. I woke up today though with a tight jaw and just groggy and I looked at my cab and told myself “Enough is enough” I about got angry at an inanimate object, the object that has wasted me so much money and probably years of my life. I’m too young to have been doing this, this long. I’ve wanted to quit before but I won’t say I’ve tried because I know what fight is in me, I’m a damn sailor, if I truly tried I would have quit a long time ago. So heres to a healthy life and many years with my wife ~ Freddy
Freddy - welcome. You're making a great decision, and I wish that I had been as smart as you when I was 21... as it was, it took me another 25 years to figure out that I needed to quit.
If an old dog like me can do it, though, I am sure you can as well. The process here is simple:
1. Post roll first thing every day. That's a promise to your fellow quitters that you will not use nicotine today.
2. Do whatever you need to do to keep your promise.
That's it. It's that simple. It's that hard.
Get on over to the November quit group (http://forum.killthecan.org/topic/30657749/), post roll and introduce yourself. Get to know your fellow quitters, build a web of accountability and stay quit.
Not going to lie - the next few days are going to be hellish, and the next few weeks are going to be rough as hell. It is absolutely, 100% worth it, though.
Proud to quit with you today!
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Fire,
Great intro. Samrs already gave you the best rundown above, so take that and run with it. I (just like a lot of people here) have a very similar story as you, except that I waited longer to accept this site and the methods. I signed up 5 years ago with the intention of quitting, but in a blink of an eye, 5 years later I "forgot to start" and was still dipping. 18 years plus of Copenhagen slavery. I now have a wife and two very small kids and wish i had started this quit journey sooner like you. I'll send you a pm now with my digits.
Only 29 days into my quit but I can say with confidence that if you buy into the model of quit here that vets have laid out, you got this! and all of us here have your back. Just make the promise to not use nicotine for that one day and keep it until the next roll 24 hours later.
It helps to get as many digits as possible and make this a team effort. Don't be shy to PM vets for advice and text if you feel like caving. You got this. Welcome .