Trying to be a good quitter

[RAZD611]

You can do this Rat!  I've got 293 days with the help of the guys here.  Driving is a trigger for everyone here- just DO IT- face it and you will find yourself enjoying the ride.  I just took a road trip to Chicago from Denver -16 hours out and 19 hours back in 2 1/2 days. Didn't think about dip except when I was in the convenience store - then I just laughed at the display.

Your mindset is critical to your quit

I WILL NOT use nicotine today

I'd like to welcome you, and to make a couple of recommendations regarding the mindset...

First, don't bother trying to be a good quitter. You don't have to be good :D And we don't "try" here...we DO. Trying gives the impression that caving is an option. It isn't. So eliminate words like "hope", "try", "might" from your thinking.

Second, I don't care if you're sitting atop a mountain of Hooch, you're an addict, and your body is going to be pissed off that you took away its junk. Don't expect easy. Expect pain, anger, insomnia, and being a nutcase for a few weeks or so. You won't be (negatively) surprised that way.

And third, obviously you're not sitting atop a mountain of Hooch. Most of us quit without it (most of us do find something else to occupy our mouths and time with though). If you can't get it, that's tough luck buddy. Fight past that shit. There is NO acceptable excuse to poison yourself with nicotine even one more time.

Hang tough.
Tim/Gump

You made the first important step. You are here because you are ready to quit, and we are here to help. You must make up your mind that this is it. No More! You must determine that I refuse to be a statistic anymore. Once I realized the only way to quit and stay quit is if I accept the responsibility of controlling my own actions. A little can no longer controls my actions, thoughts, emotions, MY DESTINY. I DO! There is no going back from here.

[Gump]

You can do this Rat! I've got 293 days with the help of the guys here. Driving is a trigger for everyone here- just DO IT- face it and you will find yourself enjoying the ride. I just took a road trip to Chicago from Denver -16 hours out and 19 hours back in 2 1/2 days. Didn't think about dip except when I was in the convenience store - then I just laughed at the display.

Your mindset is critical to your quit

I WILL NOT use nicotine today

I'd like to welcome you, and to make a couple of recommendations regarding the mindset...

First, don't bother trying to be a good quitter. You don't have to be good :D And we don't "try" here...we DO. Trying gives the impression that caving is an option. It isn't. So eliminate words like "hope", "try", "might" from your thinking.

Second, I don't care if you're sitting atop a mountain of Hooch, you're an addict, and your body is going to be pissed off that you took away its junk. Don't expect easy. Expect pain, anger, insomnia, and being a nutcase for a few weeks or so. You won't be (negatively) surprised that way.

And third, obviously you're not sitting atop a mountain of Hooch. Most of us quit without it (most of us do find something else to occupy our mouths and time with though). If you can't get it, that's tough luck buddy. Fight past that shit. There is NO acceptable excuse to poison yourself with nicotine even one more time.

Hang tough.
Tim/Gump

[niwot]

You can do this Rat! I've got 293 days with the help of the guys here. Driving is a trigger for everyone here- just DO IT- face it and you will find yourself enjoying the ride. I just took a road trip to Chicago from Denver -16 hours out and 19 hours back in 2 1/2 days. Didn't think about dip except when I was in the convenience store - then I just laughed at the display.

Your mindset is critical to your quit

I WILL NOT use nicotine today

[white rat]

I was a smoker and tried to quit using the gum, patch and other crap that you can get at the drug store. I was dipping every now and than while I smoked and though that the dip gave me a good hit I'd try using it. Well I'm smoke free for the past year or so and now it's time to give up the dip. I'm only using a can a week/week and a half so it should be easy as long as I don't drive.........I drive 3 hours a day to and from work.

I had a friend bring me some Hooch back while he was a cross the border for work, this stuff is great, I picked it up on Sunday and I'm down to 1/2 a can of WG and 3/4 of classic! Now I need to get this up in Canada because he only grabbed me a sample pack and I'll have it all chewed up before the end of the week.

Cheers