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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: JJay on January 09, 2011, 11:31:00 AM
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
Keep it up. Embrace the suck.
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
Keep it up. Embrace the suck.
Much like the itch of a wound, these pains are signs of your body healing. Fight through it. It does get much better.
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
Welcome fellow nic addict. Quitting is something your life depends on. Hang in there, it does get easier. Post roll every day with your quit brothers. They will be there for you.
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
Bear down - that's literally all I can tell you. This shit is going to suck, but not nearly as much as loosing half your face. I don't care if you do start peeling skin off your face - you stick to this quit like you fucking life depends on it - 'cause guess what - it does! Chew seeds, chew gum, suck hard candy, suck dick, chew sticks - whatever you have to do, you don't put that shit back in your mouth!
You're in the right place! Use your resources, reach out to people on this site! Just don't cave!
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Hi folks, this is my first post- what an awesome site! Thanks to those who started it and all of you who contribute. I'm a 47 yr old carpenter and started chewing Beech Nut 16 yrs ago, then went to Rooster- I really liked that stuff- great taste and bang for your buck! I live in Canada, where Rooster used to be around $5/tin then they cut the size in half, doubled the cost or more, then discontinued it all together. Lately I've been chewing Skoal wintergreen at over $16 each. My mouth and throat hurt, upper chest hurt and I was coughing quite a bit- but never saw any sores. Every time I threw a chew in, I told myself " this shit is killing me " but I had to do it anyway. My last chew was New Years Eve. Saturday morning, before I had the chance, my sister showed me a picture of a baseball player with half his face gone to cancer- her scare tactic has worked so far...but I sure miss my chew.
Last Wednesday my throat and tongue started hurting a lot, Thursday a bit of a headache, Friday headache so bad and then the chills. My girlfriend was crying because I thought I was dying of cancer- then we found this site. I'm reading and trying to hold myself together. Thank you for being here. I've read about the sore throat/tongue etc. and I know I'm only on day 9 but holy crap!
thanks again
I'll keep you informed
Bear down - that's literally all I can tell you. This shit is going to suck, but not nearly as much as loosing half your face. I don't care if you do start peeling skin off your face - you stick to this quit like you fucking life depends on it - 'cause guess what - it does! Chew seeds, chew gum, suck hard candy, suck dick, chew sticks - whatever you have to do, you don't put that shit back in your mouth!
You're in the right place! Use your resources, reach out to people on this site! Just don't cave!
Well said Mav.
Yep, it's gonna suck. But it does get better, way better. When you battle through all the crap and your body and mind begin to heal, you discover something about yourself: your actually proud of yourself. It was a change for me. I went from hating myself for this damn addiction to being proud that I had finally decided to fight back. I am on day 43 and it is already so much better than I could have imagined. I still crave, some days more than others. But now I am actually going a day or two without thinking about dipping.
Protect your quit, be proud of your quit. FIGHT like your life depends on it, it does. Proud to be quit with you!
STAY STRONG, STAY QUI!!!!!!
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Jjay,
There are no shortcuts, nobody can quit for you, no pill or patch can get you through this. Freedom isn't for the asking. You're in the midst of earning yours.
This is the fight for your life. The only question is whether you will fight for yours, or just let the Nic Bitch take it? You may feel like shit now, but it gets alot better. This is a fight worth winning, brother.
"Yesterday + 1" is your new motto. Don't think about quitting tomorrow, next week/year, or forevever, we'll get there soon enough. Just take a deep breath, post roll today, and focus on living nic free just for today. (Anybody can make it one day, right?) Then it is "yesterday +1"...you did it yesterday, so you know it can be done, so do it again.
YOU CAN DO THIS!!!