Quit Today 6/19/14

[cshightower]

Thanks guys for all of the support! To be honest, everything is going great so far. I truly have the motivation to continue this, and your support is helping tremendously. It is so good to see all of the people that have made the conscious decision to quit.

Last night, I was able to withstand attending a ballgame without a dip, and today I was able to go out and watch my nephew play (he's 7) without the urge to put in a dip. I'm now home and resting, and going to read a bit.

Also, I can't believe how refreshing it is to not have to stop at the store, carry a can, etc... I had forgotten what that is like.

[J2thaZ]

Hey man all the stuff above is primo stuff to "chew" on as you get after your quit. I can see the quit inside you is deep and you're really ready for this. I'd like to congratulate you and slap you at the same time for your previous stop (not quit because you're back). That's a long damn time to give it up and it reminds me that this won't ever be "easy." However, nothing would be worse than being the "Tom" in the Tom Kern story. You've got this brother, and we're here to help. Quit on!

J2thaZ

[Seven]

I too rationalized after stopping and thought "just one dip" wouldn't hurt, but here I am. Day 2 today for me as well. I sent you a PM, let's stay close.

[Bombero]

"I did a little research before I quit. I tapered down for a few days." - You didn't do that research here. Tapering, or weaning, just starts and prolongs the withdrawl effects. Enough of that as now you are quit.

"This isn't the first time I have quit... I was dip free for about 8 years!" - You stopped for 8 years. Congrats. Then you caved. Why? See next statement.

"I thought to myself, one dip won't hurt. 4 years later, here I am." - You, and I, are ADDICTS. One is too many, a thousand is never enough. We can't have "just one" ever again. Get that tattooed on the finger you grabbed a pinch with.

"the Tony Gwynn thing scared the piss out of me." - Quit for you and only you or else it won't work.

"I've caught myself thinking of dipping often today, but just tried to wrap my mind around something else" - Think about it. Think of how bad your day sucks. Think about that you are an addict and brought this onto yourself. Never stop thinking about dip, just refocus and think about hating dip and nicotine and how it kept you a slave for years. Hate will take you far in this daily battle.

"I've got a long road ahead, but I'm going to do it." - ODAAT

What ^^^ said.

If you are wondering how to quit, read this. Our process is simple - post roll, keep your promise, and quit for today. You have to quit for YOU and pay whatever price necessary.

Quit One Day At A Time (ODAAT), and QLF all day long. Visit the site a lot, it will get you through the crap. You have to make this quit about YOUR desire to quit; for me it was my independence followed by about a hundred other reasons. I used this post, this survivor story, and wrote a much less eloquent version of this letter. The basic question is this: Are you man (or woman) enough to quit?

Your spouse/significant other should probably read this. . . just don't let them find out about each other though 'Crazy'

You should literally drink GALLONS of water and will probably want to look at these helps too. Those tricks will help you minimize the withdrawal symptoms. I found these smokeless alternatives helpful to beat the mind games (specifically Hooch/Hooch Spitfire for its consistency and Smokey Mountain for its availability; make your own decision though!). Some quitters are legit hard core and quit with iron will... but I was a baby quitter with hooch and a KTC Chatroom iv drip.

The key is to stay quit. You may have to quit for the next minute, then the next minute, but the trick is to break the quit down and keep it alive.

Stay quit. Post Roll.

[Jlud007]

"I did a little research before I quit. I tapered down for a few days." - You didn't do that research here. Tapering, or weaning, just starts and prolongs the withdrawl effects. Enough of that as now you are quit.

"This isn't the first time I have quit... I was dip free for about 8 years!" - You stopped for 8 years. Congrats. Then you caved. Why? See next statement.

"I thought to myself, one dip won't hurt. 4 years later, here I am." - You, and I, are ADDICTS. One is too many, a thousand is never enough. We can't have "just one" ever again. Get that tattooed on the finger you grabbed a pinch with.

"the Tony Gwynn thing scared the piss out of me." - Quit for you and only you or else it won't work.

"I've caught myself thinking of dipping often today, but just tried to wrap my mind around something else" - Think about it. Think of how bad your day sucks. Think about that you are an addict and brought this onto yourself. Never stop thinking about dip, just refocus and think about hating dip and nicotine and how it kept you a slave for years. Hate will take you far in this daily battle.

"I've got a long road ahead, but I'm going to do it." - ODAAT

I love when Evil breaks down an intro always a good read!

Welcome and ditto everything Evil said, good advice that will get you on the right track.

I myself am I a big Star Wars fan which translates nicely to my quit;

Yoda - Do or do not, there is no try.

Do choose to quit today, god willing you can get up tomorrow and do it again.

Do post roll every day, keeping your word to your quit brothers is essential.

Do get as many numbers as you can, reach out and get to know your fellow quitters.

The dark side of the force translates pretty well to my quit as well, which is fine I am big fan of Vader;

Fear cancer, that shit will kill you.

I fucking hate nicotine, tobacco and all the bastard that get rich off of it.

I am angry that I wasted so much time and money feeding my addiction for 23 years.

I remember the suffering that came early in my quit.... and thus I choose daily to stay quit here with all these bad asses.

Post roll, everyday, no excuses. Participate in your quit, get to know people, hang out in chat. Quit is an active choice, not a one time decision.

I'll quit with you today. Welcome to the madhouse!! 'na na'

[Evil_Won]

"I did a little research before I quit. I tapered down for a few days." - You didn't do that research here. Tapering, or weaning, just starts and prolongs the withdrawl effects. Enough of that as now you are quit.

"This isn't the first time I have quit... I was dip free for about 8 years!" - You stopped for 8 years. Congrats. Then you caved. Why? See next statement.

"I thought to myself, one dip won't hurt. 4 years later, here I am." - You, and I, are ADDICTS. One is too many, a thousand is never enough. We can't have "just one" ever again. Get that tattooed on the finger you grabbed a pinch with.

"the Tony Gwynn thing scared the piss out of me." - Quit for you and only you or else it won't work.

"I've caught myself thinking of dipping often today, but just tried to wrap my mind around something else" - Think about it. Think of how bad your day sucks. Think about that you are an addict and brought this onto yourself. Never stop thinking about dip, just refocus and think about hating dip and nicotine and how it kept you a slave for years. Hate will take you far in this daily battle.

"I've got a long road ahead, but I'm going to do it." - ODAAT

[cshightower]

Thanks guys, I will post in that forum very soon. Thanks for all of the support!

[Landdon]

Day 2 for me. Good luck bro. If you need and talking down there are people on here you can call who will talk you down. I'm not going back. Never. Let's do this!

[SAM83]

Nice to know I am not the only idiot.....I stopped for 5 years and then "had just one"....12 years later I found KTC. Never forget that lesson! Go to the welcome center and get reading. You will be part of the September 2014 group. This is the month in which you will be 100 days quit. Get to the Quit Groups and post roll if you have not already. Remember we are 100% no nicotine site and we quit cold turkey. Welcome aboard!! Like UH60 said, get involved!!! Own your Quit!!!

[CavMan83]

Last night I had my last dip, and I planned it that way. So far today, I am dip free. I admit, I did a little research before I quit. I tapered down for a few days. Today, I woke up, for the first time in a few years, and did not have a dip.

This isn't the first time I have quit. About 12 years ago, I quit cold turkey. I was dip free for about 8 years! And, then, one night unexpectedly I was out with some friends. A friend of mine had a dip in, and I thought to myself, one dip won't hurt. 4 years later, here I am.

I've been thinking about quitting for some time, and waiting for the right time to do it. Lets be honest, I made excuses not to quit. And, I will be totally upfront, the Tony Gwynn thing scared the piss out of me. Yes, I know it is possible that his cancer was not caused by tobacco. But, I told myself, that's it. I am done spending money on dip, I am done being a slave to this.

So far day #1 has been fine. I've caught myself thinking of dipping often today, but just tried to wrap my mind around something else, and it has worked thus far. I've got a long road ahead, but I'm going to do it.

hightower,

Welcome to the Sultans....I too was a victim of the one won't hurt mentality (so friggin wrong-headed)....only mine cost me twenty additional years of wasted money and for naught.

Go find the September Pre-HOF page and post up your promise to not use nic today. Repeat this daily. Build a network of like-minded quitters. One day at a time. Read (lots of good info on this site) to help you deal with the SUCK that will come. Find some way to remind yourself how bad the SUCK is/was so you never want to go back.

Let me know how I can help. Proud to quit with you today.

[UH60Chief107]

I also noticed you haven't posted roll yet. You will be in the September 2014 Sultan's


Check out the Welcome Center here forum/55560/

Read through each step, and if you are 100% ready to be free of nicotine, post roll and make your promise that today you are nicotine free

[UH60Chief107]

Welcome!


Glad you decided to come here and tackle this addiction. I am going through the same quit process as you so feel free to hit me up if you need any help.


Once thing I must say, even though you took an 8 year hiatus from dip, you never quit. This time, we will all hold each other accountable to quit and stay quit. Just remember, one day at a time(ODAAT). Get up, post roll and make your promise to your quit brothers that you won't use, and honor your word. When you feel the nic demons knocking on your door, reach out to a bro on here to help! Be proactive on here. Get some phone numbers, build friendships, and stay involved. You only get out of KTC what you put in.

-Chief

[cshightower]

Last night I had my last dip, and I planned it that way. So far today, I am dip free. I admit, I did a little research before I quit. I tapered down for a few days. Today, I woke up, for the first time in a few years, and did not have a dip.

This isn't the first time I have quit. About 12 years ago, I quit cold turkey. I was dip free for about 8 years! And, then, one night unexpectedly I was out with some friends. A friend of mine had a dip in, and I thought to myself, one dip won't hurt. 4 years later, here I am.

I've been thinking about quitting for some time, and waiting for the right time to do it. Lets be honest, I made excuses not to quit. And, I will be totally upfront, the Tony Gwynn thing scared the piss out of me. Yes, I know it is possible that his cancer was not caused by tobacco. But, I told myself, that's it. I am done spending money on dip, I am done being a slave to this.

So far day #1 has been fine. I've caught myself thinking of dipping often today, but just tried to wrap my mind around something else, and it has worked thus far. I've got a long road ahead, but I'm going to do it.