Well boys and girls, here I am about to begin a journey that has me excited but also a little scared. No dip today. My goal is not long term but rather minute by minute. I am a skoal addict, more like a crackhead over the stuff, so my quit goals are make it minute by minute.
One good thing about this is I really can't cheat. Im sitting at home with a torn tendon in my ankle and can not drive and my wife refuses to buy the stuff for me.
I have 2 reasons for wanting to quit. 1) Save money 2) I do not want to die. So here I am, about to embark on this scary but exciting journey. Yall wish me luck I need it.
Bobby
Hey, Bobby, welcome. It sounds like you're serious about quitting, and with the help of KTC I know you will.
I read over your intro, and would like to suggest a few slight mods to your way of thinking. Ready?
First, you are not addicted to skoal, you are addicted to nicotine. Skoal was only the delivery system that you found most convenient. It's an important distinction, because it means you can't have ANY nicotine. No smokes, no dip, no chew, no gum, no lozenges, nothing with nicotine in it.
Second, don't convince yourself that, because you're laid up, you're safe from "adventuring" to find nicotine. Addicts are SNEAKY, addicts are CREATIVE, and addicts are DRIVEN. I can think of half a dozen ways offhand of acquiring nicotine in your position. That way of thinking leads to disaster.
Third, nothing here is about luck. We don't Try, we don't Hope, we don't "give it our best shot", and we don't need Luck.
We QUIT, we COMMIT, we give our oaths to one another that, come what may, we absolutely will not use nicotine that day. Then we keep our promises. THAT is how we beat our addictions. I am a nicotine addict, who hasn't used nicotine for more than two years, and I'm telling you, this is how it works, for all of us. And it will work for you too.
Quit, commit, and keep your promise. Every day.