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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: Sharsky on October 12, 2012, 08:51:00 AM
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Today, I am quit. Quit I amÂ…Â…10/12/12.
Last dip was last night 8pm. Been ½ - ¾ can a day for quite some time now, chewing for 20 years or so. That’s how I kicked that darn smoking habit shortly after college….chew. So nicotine habit not kicked. There a great friggin’ idea. What an idiot. Young and dumb. Now old (older anyway) and dumb. Well, dumb no longer, at least regarding nicotine. Today, I am Quit.
My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago. Double mastectomy, chemo, radiation, and a slew of other issues that go with it (she is a survivor by the way, all is well), wouldnÂ’t ya think thatÂ’d be a wakeup call to quit? Nope. Sure it crossed my mind, but I still thought I needed it.
Scared as heck as to what these next 3-5 days may bring, but whatever is brought, I am ready for it. One of the many things that IÂ’ve sponged so far from you all is to take this one day at a time. ReadyÂ…SetÂ….QuitÂ…....
I did post roll, pretty sure that I did that correctly. If I didn't do that properly, I may need someone to help me with that....
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great first steps! come back tomorrow and do the same thing! PM me if there is anything I can do to help.
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Great job on making the best decision of your life...you know first-hand why you need to quit!
Posting roll = Success
See today is already a success....
Read everything you can around here...Start at the WELCOME CENTER above...
If you need anything, just PM me...I will be here.
I quit with you today! I will do the same tomorrow.
Kuss
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It good to finally see someone that wants to step up to the plate and declare their freedom !!! Great job. The next 3 - 5 days will suck. Embrace it. Remember it. Hate the nic bitch. Welcome to KTC.
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Great job. Embrace the miserable suck! Enjoy it and remember it, Never repeat it!
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Scared as heck as to what these next 3-5 days may bring, but whatever is brought, I am ready for it.
I dig your attitude, man. I really do. You have come to the right place.
Let me tell you what the next 3-5 days will bring: SUPPORT.
Stay here, and you'll find all the support you need. I don't mean group hug, touchy-feely support, but the main thing (right now) is the distraction from your withdrawal misery. Read, chat, post, text, call. All of those are tools we use. The second thing, and this will become more important as time goes on, is brotherhood. We all know what you're going through. We've been there. That's proof that you can win this battle. It's also accountability. You posted roll, which is actually much more than a roll. It's your promise. Each and every one of us did the same thing this morning, and we all expect you to keep your word. That's the center point.
The next few days are gonna be miserable. Headaches, no concentration, anger, you name it. Every person is different.
Bottom line for RIGHT NOW: get some contacts if you haven't already. This weekend will be tough. Be ready for the craves before they hit. Know what you're gonna do. For me, I'd send a text to a bunch of KTC folks. The ensuing chaos of replies would keep me busy for an hour. Nothing fancy, but try that sometime. Just send "this sucks" to 8 or 10 quitters and see what happens. I still do it occassionally. Any person here will hook you up with a contact if you ask. Just a PM away.
See you here tomorrow.
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Day 4 Quit. Can’t say Day 4 has any different feel to it than the first three. Still the same “off” feeling, like not firing on all cylinders. Status quo though….I’ll take it, cuz I really didn’t know what to expect. The ‘fog’ has been very consistent, thankfully. Just journaling my way thru this, that’s all, was kinda expecting the physical withdrawals to be worse, so maybe I haven’t seen the worst yet, guess I’m not sure. I know I learned from you all to do this one day/time, more frequent if need be, so know that I do have my guard up….ain’t gonna let her sneak up on me with my guard down. One thing is for sure, I know for my quit that I need to have fake stuff nearby….that has certainly helped and will continue to during my quit.
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Shark - Congrats on 4 days!!! That is a great start. Except for a few "funks" that creep up from time to time, I think you're probably through the toughest part.
You know how to quit. Now is the tricky part...staying quit. Being quit is like standing on a basketball. You can do it all day as long as long as you don't do anything foolish. But step out of line just a little bit and its over.
How to stay quit? Post roll and mean it. Stay engaged. Learn about addiction...that will help you see caves and triggers for what they are...bullshit your poisoned mind creates. You'll get stronger the more you learn and with each passing day.
Congrats, brother. Stay strong and stay quit!!!
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Interesting Yogi Berra baseball quote I read today: "Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical". Not sure if that also applies to the Nic Quit or not....but I thought it was funny applied to either just the same....I'm on Day 4 of my Quit, still in a bit o the fog...there, that's my excuse :)
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Seems very weird how many times since IÂ’ve quit that IÂ’ve heard the word man cave (or words, I suppose)Â…Â…no big dealÂ…maybe I just notice it more now since ive quit, kinda like when you buy a new car, you seem to notice how many of the kind you just bought are out there on the road. Those words together actually are a negative to me (man, I ainÂ’t cavinÂ’). In the past, man cave was a cool thingÂ…but not since 8 days ago they aintÂ….{mindless thought complete}.
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Seems very weird how many times since I’ve quit that I’ve heard the word man cave (or words, I suppose)……no big deal…maybe I just notice it more now since ive quit, kinda like when you buy a new car, you seem to notice how many of the kind you just bought are out there on the road. Those words together actually are a negative to me (man, I ain’t cavin’). In the past, man cave was a cool thing…but not since 8 days ago they aint….{mindless thought complete}.
Man Sharsky, aint gonna cave. Freedom is the shit!
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Happy Halloween fellow Quitters....figgered i'd add a journalish entry to my intro thread, since Day 20 is TODAY, for which i am QUIT!!! One of these days, my list has on it to research how to quit the oral fixation of quitting. That sure does sound funny, and now I'm super curious what kind of results Google will provide when I type that in hahaha. Nicotine long gone from my system, but ever since 20 days ago, IÂ’ve had either Hooch, Smokey Mountain, shredded beef jerky, or sugarless gum in my mouth. There doesnÂ’t appear to be any KillTheFakeStuff or KillTheGum websites out there to join, so IÂ’m gonna say maybe that shit ainÂ’t so bad. AinÂ’t nothing compared to the nicotine anyway. I honestly do not think that I can quit each day if I did not have at least one, if not all of these in my arsenal of weapons. Heck, my checklist before leaving to go anywhere is actually longer than it was before I quit. Keys/wallet/phone/chewÂ…check. Now, its keys/wallet/phone/fake chew/gum/shredded jerkyÂ….check. So, for now, gotta live with the longer checklist. Not too confident right now that the checklist will ever shrink. IÂ’m making a guess that it eventually will, but certainly is not in the foreseeable future anyway.
Now just waiting for the sore throat to go away that popped up a few days ago...
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Happy Halloween fellow Quitters....figgered i'd add a journalish entry to my intro thread, since Day 20 is TODAY, for which i am QUIT!!! One of these days, my list has on it to research how to quit the oral fixation of quitting. That sure does sound funny, and now I'm super curious what kind of results Google will provide when I type that in hahaha. Nicotine long gone from my system, but ever since 20 days ago, IÂ’ve had either Hooch, Smokey Mountain, shredded beef jerky, or sugarless gum in my mouth. There doesnÂ’t appear to be any KillTheFakeStuff or KillTheGum websites out there to join, so IÂ’m gonna say maybe that shit ainÂ’t so bad. AinÂ’t nothing compared to the nicotine anyway. I honestly do not think that I can quit each day if I did not have at least one, if not all of these in my arsenal of weapons. Heck, my checklist before leaving to go anywhere is actually longer than it was before I quit. Keys/wallet/phone/chewÂ…check. Now, its keys/wallet/phone/fake chew/gum/shredded jerkyÂ….check. So, for now, gotta live with the longer checklist. Not too confident right now that the checklist will ever shrink. IÂ’m making a guess that it eventually will, but certainly is not in the foreseeable future anyway.
Now just waiting for the sore throat to go away that popped up a few days ago...
Hey man, remember do not rush the results, they will come.
For now still focus on not letting that nic bitch back into your life.
There will come a time when you will be able to easily cut back and stop the fake stuff since there is nothing chemical in them to keep you wanting to do it.
I was where you are, now I have a tin of hooch that has been open for 2 weeks and still has more than a 1/4 left in it.
The sore thoat will too pass as had that as well.
This is a marathon and not a sprint, so like the turtle take is slow and do not rush and you will win in the end.
I quit with you today ....
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Day 23. Holy funkity funk. Barely able to concentrate to day, entire body just feels totally fatigued. Guests coming next week, so helping my wife clean the entire house helping to keep distracted (seriously...i mean entire house, like every square inch...literally...not fucking with ya's), bless her heart. Wearing a solid QUIT though, and ain't got no plans of changing out of it. Thanks for listening....now to see if there ain't some other distraction I can maybe talk her into wink wink.
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Day 35. First Great American Smokeout in 24 years that I'm actually be "participating" in, though my Quit is not related to it. That's it....that thought popped into my head, just wanted to capture that in this lil 'journal' o mine here. QLF for today. -Sharsky
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What these guys said. Take it off the table each a.m. by posting roll with all us Quitters!!!!
Post roll.
keep your word all day.
Get to sleep.
Wake up and REPEAT!
If i can do it after 30 yrs, 1-2 cans per day, then you can TOO....YOU must DECIDE each a.m. The earlier the better....and YES it does get better. It gets easier to kick the nic bitch in the head and her voice does get much quieter.
It is a victory to be quit through hard work...there is nothing magical or mystical about it....just hard work!
cheers! 'bang head'
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Day 55.
Open Enrollment...unchecked the 'tobacco surcharge' box.
$50/month more in my pocket. Boo.Fucking.Yah.
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Day 55.
Open Enrollment...unchecked the 'tobacco surcharge' box.
$50/month more in my pocket. Boo.Fucking.Yah.
It never stops paying off. Literally.
Damn I love being quit. :lol:
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been awhile since i've added anything to my intro...Day 90. Just had a dentist appt yesterday, first since my quit. All good there I'm told. Didnt even have to use the waterpic or jet to get crap off my teeth this time haha. And I'm a solid "brush once a day whether they need it not" type a guy.....
I havent given any effort whatsoever to getting rid of the pouching, or oral fixation, but prolly will make an effort some time soon. Three of my best friends the past 90 days?....fake stuff, shredded jerky, and sugarless gum. Been focusing solely on just plain ol being quit....which dam is a good feeling.
I'm quit with all of you MoFo's for today.
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been awhile since i've added anything to my intro...Day 90. Just had a dentist appt yesterday, first since my quit. All good there I'm told. Didnt even have to use the waterpic or jet to get crap off my teeth this time haha. And I'm a solid "brush once a day whether they need it not" type a guy.....
I havent given any effort whatsoever to getting rid of the pouching, or oral fixation, but prolly will make an effort some time soon. Three of my best friends the past 90 days?....fake stuff, shredded jerky, and sugarless gum. Been focusing solely on just plain ol being quit....which dam is a good feeling.
I'm quit with all of you MoFo's for today.
Well done my friend. And good news from the dentist.
As for the last oral part of the fixation, that will fade away. I am on day 192 and about 50 days ago I realized I did not need to have something constantly in my mouth and all is good. Now use the fake, seeds and other stuff very rarely (and mostly because I realized I like the seeds).
Be good Be strong Be Quit
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been awhile since i've added anything to my intro...Day 90. Just had a dentist appt yesterday, first since my quit. All good there I'm told. Didnt even have to use the waterpic or jet to get crap off my teeth this time haha. And I'm a solid "brush once a day whether they need it not" type a guy.....
I havent given any effort whatsoever to getting rid of the pouching, or oral fixation, but prolly will make an effort some time soon. Three of my best friends the past 90 days?....fake stuff, shredded jerky, and sugarless gum. Been focusing solely on just plain ol being quit....which dam is a good feeling.Â
I'm quit with all of you MoFo's for today.
Well done my friend. And good news from the dentist.
As for the last oral part of the fixation, that will fade away. I am on day 192 and about 50 days ago I realized I did not need to have something constantly in my mouth and all is good. Now use the fake, seeds and other stuff very rarely (and mostly because I realized I like the seeds).
Be good Be strong Be Quit
Being quit kicks the shit out of the regrets, cost, and risks linked to humping a can of chew!!!!
WTG
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Actually wrote a HoF speech yesterday, swear i hit the Submit button...not a clue where it went. kinda wanna say a popup window appeared for a second or so, but didnt read it....thought i saw the word Moderator in the text as it disappeared...
anyone know if thats what happened? it has to go thru a Mod before its posted? or do i gotta re-type a new one up???
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Actually wrote a HoF speech yesterday, swear i hit the Submit button...not a clue where it went. kinda wanna say a popup window appeared for a second or so, but didnt read it....thought i saw the word Moderator in the text as it disappeared...
anyone know if thats what happened? it has to go thru a Mod before its posted? or do i gotta re-type a new one up???
Yeah a MOD has to approve it i believe.... happens pretty quick. I will be looking forward to reading it!
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Actually wrote a HoF speech yesterday, swear i hit the Submit button...not a clue where it went. kinda wanna say a popup window appeared for a second or so, but didnt read it....thought i saw the word Moderator in the text as it disappeared...
anyone know if thats what happened? it has to go thru a Mod before its posted? or do i gotta re-type a new one up???
It's up.
Well done, thank you for posting it!
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Awesome...duplication unnecessary...whew!
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Day 138. Long time no see Intro thread of mine.....
Met up with a fellow Jackwagin last night for some brews....Friggin' awesome to meet you jhaenel....nice to put a face to that quittername...
Looking forward to repeating our meetings too! Adding another very effective weapon to our toolboxes ALWAYS a good thing.
Till next time....quit with you today!
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WowÂ….i haven't posted to my Intro thread in a hellava long timeÂ….
Day 256. I go thru a can of Smokey Mtn. over a 3 week period roughly. Never really tried to remove it from my toolbox, since a lot of input I received said it would just occur over time. And granted, the need for it has gradually decreased over time.
So, had ran out of it 4 or 5 days ago. While at Wally World yesterday picking up some odds and ends, figgered IÂ’d go thru the line and grab a can to have around in case the need to kill a crave with it pops up.
I’m 43 by the way, wear glasses all the time now, for the past 2½ years anyway. Also currently have a beard grown out. Well guess what? My ID has me without glasses, and I’m clean shaven.
Â….and the lady doesnÂ’t think itÂ’s me, so she wonÂ’t sell me the nicotine free Smokey Mtn. Although she did complement me on how much younger I look in the photo ID. Well, she thought it was a compliment anyway :)
Man, never thought IÂ’d get turned down buying something you donÂ’t even need an ID to buy! Well, at least I presume that you donÂ’t need an ID to buy it. My beard is pretty salt and peppery too, so not sure what the heck she was thinking.
DidnÂ’t even bring up the fact that it was nicotine free herbal stuff. I just took it as a sign that itÂ’s now time to remove this from my toolbox. I did however have a TheisenÂ’s stop tooÂ…so will have a can of shredded jerky to fill that need as it arises. Apparently jerky doesn't require an ID. :D
I quit with all of you today.
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WowÂ….i haven't posted to my Intro thread in a hellava long timeÂ….
Day 256. I go thru a can of Smokey Mtn. over a 3 week period roughly. Never really tried to remove it from my toolbox, since a lot of input I received said it would just occur over time. And granted, the need for it has gradually decreased over time.
So, had ran out of it 4 or 5 days ago. While at Wally World yesterday picking up some odds and ends, figgered IÂ’d go thru the line and grab a can to have around in case the need to kill a crave with it pops up.
I’m 43 by the way, wear glasses all the time now, for the past 2½ years anyway. Also currently have a beard grown out. Well guess what? My ID has me without glasses, and I’m clean shaven.
Â….and the lady doesnÂ’t think itÂ’s me, so she wonÂ’t sell me the nicotine free Smokey Mtn. Although she did complement me on how much younger I look in the photo ID. Well, she thought it was a compliment anyway :)
Man, never thought IÂ’d get turned down buying something you donÂ’t even need an ID to buy! Well, at least I presume that you donÂ’t need an ID to buy it. My beard is pretty salt and peppery too, so not sure what the heck she was thinking.
DidnÂ’t even bring up the fact that it was nicotine free herbal stuff. I just took it as a sign that itÂ’s now time to remove this from my toolbox. I did however have a TheisenÂ’s stop tooÂ…so will have a can of shredded jerky to fill that need as it arises. Apparently jerky doesn't require an ID. :D
I quit with all of you today.
Good Stuff Jackwagin!!! Quit with you today brother!
J
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Congrats on 1200 friend