Day 4 of my Quit

[pab1964]

You've been through it, and still quit.
I am proud to quit with you.
Congrats on your 100 days!

Congrats on reaching HOF!

Congratulations you hofer! Damn proud of you!

[Tjschu]

You've been through it, and still quit.
I am proud to quit with you.
Congrats on your 100 days!

Congrats on reaching HOF!

[ChickDip]

You've been through it, and still quit.
I am proud to quit with you.
Congrats on your 100 days!

[Rampant]

Sorry to hear about your loss brother.

Use the fake stuff as long as it helps you stay off of the real stuff. Some people can throw it all away and I wish I had been one of those but, I wasn't. And I don't care for the simple fact that it helped me.

Anxiety. The lovely anxiety. I never experienced anxiety until I quit dipping. I made 3 trips in a week to the doctor with this. I had a gland swollen which in return didn't help matters. Of course I used google to diagnose myself and the rest should be easy to figure out. I was dying. I had convinced myself that I was literally dying. I'm done, I'm gone etc. On that 3rd trip to the doctor I was of course hiding from him this whole time that I had just quit what I thought was my best friend. Once I told him that he checked me out and gave me Xanax as well. I still have the bottle sitting on top of the fridge out of 30 pills I still have 21 in the bottle. I only used it if I really had to have it. And this was roughly around 50 days of my quit when this happened.

With that long post out of the way I just want to say good job and I'm proud to quit with you.

Eyehatecope

Yes they also recommend me something similar Xanax or other drugs like it. However I didn't want to use such drugs because one can become addicted to those as well and they are pretty powerful themselves. I am just using a drug classified as a Anti-depressant and it has been used for years to help people quit smoking and deal with the anxiety. I HATE the fact of using medication, and I can't stand going to the doctor but I just needed something to take the edge off this horrible anxiety so I could function normally until I find a more permanent fix.

Thank you for your support glad to be quit with you!!

[Rampant]

Man does time fly when you buckle down, do the best you can by your group and other brothers of quit. I sit here using some fake this morning because I am having some pretty bad anxiety still and cravings still come and go. I honestly think I could do without the fake but I just think it eases the oral fixation part every once and awhile. Ordered the 5 can sampler when i started my quit and still got 1 of them so 4 cans of fake over 67 days quit don't even know if that is considered a habit.

So lets jot down where we are in the QUIT, so I got me a bad ass group of Ninjas in Dec 'ninja2' and we are quit as fuck. I mean we rolling on two weeks straight of 100%, I am still 100% dedicated to my quit and I also try and do my best by new quitters if I find the time to do so.

However, I lost my Grandma this week and emotionally just a wreck over that because it was long and drug out, hospice care and bedside nights etc. But it is totally normal I think to feel that way going through an event such as that. However my damn body doesn't seem to know how to deal with my emotions. I got these crazy highs and lows and just weird thoughts. Can't even begin to tell you how many times I thought about just giving in during the last week just to make the pain go away. But that isn't real, giving in to nicotine isn't going to make any pain go away. It may mask some pain, but make it go away.. no chance. I got some closure on Wednesday at the funeral and finally laid my Grandma to rest she lived a long life to 89 and was ready to move on.

Next on the list is this damn anxiety, I was breaking into these massive panic attacks or anxiety attacks I have no idea what to really call them. What happens is my heart starts racing out of my chest, sweating, can't breath, scared as shit. Basically just an all around awful feeling and worrying that its going to strike you again. I have been dealing with this for about two weeks now I would say. Friday I finally broke down and went to the Dr. to talk things over and I am going to use some medication for some time to get through this, because running into the ER with these attacks is a joke. They lower your heart rate and blood pressure and send you home and you wait until it happens again.

What makes me the most said about all this anxiety is that I was probably having similar things go on for several years and was masking my emotions, feelings, thoughts with a fucking can of tobacco that was ruining my health even more. I have forgave myself for that and just looking to get things back in order. With my brothers and sisters of quit here at KTC I know I can make it through this, with the most sincerity I can possible say it with I am THANKFUL for each and every one of you guys and girls that have helped me along the way!! I just hope in some way I can pay it forward.

Rampant over and out!

PS: Fuck you Nic Rampant 67 QLMFer!

Rampant -

First let me start by saying I'm very sorry for your loss. What a terrible thing to have to go through any time, but even worse still in the heart of the quit. My condolences.

Congrats on staying quit. It is an inspiration for me that you can go through something so awful and life changing and come out on top of nictotine. For this, I will be forever grateful that you shared this post.

Finally, Here is one of my stories. Take it or leave it, but in case it helps.

I used to have very severe anxiety attacks like you are having and they suck. I had the Xanax and other things to help. The meds help, but they don't get rid of the problem. At least for me, after I got the balls to see a counselor for a few sessions, I found out that there was a bunch of shit in the past that was the root cause. I learned breathing techniques and they helped until I just stopped getting panic attacks. I think the cure for me was both facing the old demons and learning breathing techniques. I also used chew to combat anxiety.

Fast forward to today. I'm in day 6 of my quit. I've had 100xs the anxiety I've had in years in the last 6 days. The root cause is chew. Im leaning on you and others as my foundation, my counselors, etc to face the root cause of the anxiety and the domes. For me at least, posting all this shit gets rid of the anxiety or at least lessens it a ton.

Here's to hoping that just posting here in this blog helped your anxiety. Here's to learning breathing techniques. Here's to hoping you are ultimately able to determine the root cause of your anxiety, whether it is chew or something buried.

We're here for you and again very sorry for your loss

Thank you for letting me know that I am not alone in this panic/anxiety nightmare. I will not compound the problem by giving in to Nicotine. It at best was as you said nothing more than a bandaid covering up the root cause of these feeling and anxiety. I know I can conquer this and I look for to the next chapters of my life, I will not let this or anything else keep me down. I really appreciate you sharing your story and if you need anything don't hesitate to ask my digits are a PM away. We are stronger together than we are apart!

[eyehatecope]

Sorry to hear about your loss brother.

Use the fake stuff as long as it helps you stay off of the real stuff. Some people can throw it all away and I wish I had been one of those but, I wasn't. And I don't care for the simple fact that it helped me.

Anxiety. The lovely anxiety. I never experienced anxiety until I quit dipping. I made 3 trips in a week to the doctor with this. I had a gland swollen which in return didn't help matters. Of course I used google to diagnose myself and the rest should be easy to figure out. I was dying. I had convinced myself that I was literally dying. I'm done, I'm gone etc. On that 3rd trip to the doctor I was of course hiding from him this whole time that I had just quit what I thought was my best friend. Once I told him that he checked me out and gave me Xanax as well. I still have the bottle sitting on top of the fridge out of 30 pills I still have 21 in the bottle. I only used it if I really had to have it. And this was roughly around 50 days of my quit when this happened.

With that long post out of the way I just want to say good job and I'm proud to quit with you.

Eyehatecope

[Viking]

Man does time fly when you buckle down, do the best you can by your group and other brothers of quit. I sit here using some fake this morning because I am having some pretty bad anxiety still and cravings still come and go. I honestly think I could do without the fake but I just think it eases the oral fixation part every once and awhile. Ordered the 5 can sampler when i started my quit and still got 1 of them so 4 cans of fake over 67 days quit don't even know if that is considered a habit.

So lets jot down where we are in the QUIT, so I got me a bad ass group of Ninjas in Dec 'ninja2' and we are quit as fuck. I mean we rolling on two weeks straight of 100%, I am still 100% dedicated to my quit and I also try and do my best by new quitters if I find the time to do so.

However, I lost my Grandma this week and emotionally just a wreck over that because it was long and drug out, hospice care and bedside nights etc. But it is totally normal I think to feel that way going through an event such as that. However my damn body doesn't seem to know how to deal with my emotions. I got these crazy highs and lows and just weird thoughts. Can't even begin to tell you how many times I thought about just giving in during the last week just to make the pain go away. But that isn't real, giving in to nicotine isn't going to make any pain go away. It may mask some pain, but make it go away.. no chance. I got some closure on Wednesday at the funeral and finally laid my Grandma to rest she lived a long life to 89 and was ready to move on.

Next on the list is this damn anxiety, I was breaking into these massive panic attacks or anxiety attacks I have no idea what to really call them. What happens is my heart starts racing out of my chest, sweating, can't breath, scared as shit. Basically just an all around awful feeling and worrying that its going to strike you again. I have been dealing with this for about two weeks now I would say. Friday I finally broke down and went to the Dr. to talk things over and I am going to use some medication for some time to get through this, because running into the ER with these attacks is a joke. They lower your heart rate and blood pressure and send you home and you wait until it happens again.

What makes me the most said about all this anxiety is that I was probably having similar things go on for several years and was masking my emotions, feelings, thoughts with a fucking can of tobacco that was ruining my health even more. I have forgave myself for that and just looking to get things back in order. With my brothers and sisters of quit here at KTC I know I can make it through this, with the most sincerity I can possible say it with I am THANKFUL for each and every one of you guys and girls that have helped me along the way!! I just hope in some way I can pay it forward.

Rampant over and out!

PS: Fuck you Nic Rampant 67 QLMFer!

Rampant -

First let me start by saying I'm very sorry for your loss. What a terrible thing to have to go through any time, but even worse still in the heart of the quit. My condolences.

Congrats on staying quit. It is an inspiration for me that you can go through something so awful and life changing and come out on top of nictotine. For this, I will be forever grateful that you shared this post.

Finally, Here is one of my stories. Take it or leave it, but in case it helps.

I used to have very severe anxiety attacks like you are having and they suck. I had the Xanax and other things to help. The meds help, but they don't get rid of the problem. At least for me, after I got the balls to see a counselor for a few sessions, I found out that there was a bunch of shit in the past that was the root cause. I learned breathing techniques and they helped until I just stopped getting panic attacks. I think the cure for me was both facing the old demons and learning breathing techniques. I also used chew to combat anxiety.

Fast forward to today. I'm in day 6 of my quit. I've had 100xs the anxiety I've had in years in the last 6 days. The root cause is chew. Im leaning on you and others as my foundation, my counselors, etc to face the root cause of the anxiety and the domes. For me at least, posting all this shit gets rid of the anxiety or at least lessens it a ton.

Here's to hoping that just posting here in this blog helped your anxiety. Here's to learning breathing techniques. Here's to hoping you are ultimately able to determine the root cause of your anxiety, whether it is chew or something buried.

We're here for you and again very sorry for your loss

[Rampant]

Man does time fly when you buckle down, do the best you can by your group and other brothers of quit. I sit here using some fake this morning because I am having some pretty bad anxiety still and cravings still come and go. I honestly think I could do without the fake but I just think it eases the oral fixation part every once and awhile. Ordered the 5 can sampler when i started my quit and still got 1 of them so 4 cans of fake over 67 days quit don't even know if that is considered a habit.

So lets jot down where we are in the QUIT, so I got me a bad ass group of Ninjas in Dec 'ninja2' and we are quit as fuck. I mean we rolling on two weeks straight of 100%, I am still 100% dedicated to my quit and I also try and do my best by new quitters if I find the time to do so.

However, I lost my Grandma this week and emotionally just a wreck over that because it was long and drug out, hospice care and bedside nights etc. But it is totally normal I think to feel that way going through an event such as that. However my damn body doesn't seem to know how to deal with my emotions. I got these crazy highs and lows and just weird thoughts. Can't even begin to tell you how many times I thought about just giving in during the last week just to make the pain go away. But that isn't real, giving in to nicotine isn't going to make any pain go away. It may mask some pain, but make it go away.. no chance. I got some closure on Wednesday at the funeral and finally laid my Grandma to rest she lived a long life to 89 and was ready to move on.

Next on the list is this damn anxiety, I was breaking into these massive panic attacks or anxiety attacks I have no idea what to really call them. What happens is my heart starts racing out of my chest, sweating, can't breath, scared as shit. Basically just an all around awful feeling and worrying that its going to strike you again. I have been dealing with this for about two weeks now I would say. Friday I finally broke down and went to the Dr. to talk things over and I am going to use some medication for some time to get through this, because running into the ER with these attacks is a joke. They lower your heart rate and blood pressure and send you home and you wait until it happens again.

What makes me the most said about all this anxiety is that I was probably having similar things go on for several years and was masking my emotions, feelings, thoughts with a fucking can of tobacco that was ruining my health even more. I have forgave myself for that and just looking to get things back in order. With my brothers and sisters of quit here at KTC I know I can make it through this, with the most sincerity I can possible say it with I am THANKFUL for each and every one of you guys and girls that have helped me along the way!! I just hope in some way I can pay it forward.

Rampant over and out!

PS: Fuck you Nic Rampant 67 QLMFer!

[Rampant]

You bet!

[Thumblewort]

Just keep it one day a time and it makes life easier. I never want to go back to day 1 again, and I'm glad 57 days ago I decided to put in the effort and it's been paying off.

I look forward to seeing your progress! PM me if you have any questions.

-Dan

Checking in boys my group and I have gotten me to Day 9 of QUIT! I couldn't be happier to make it this far into my quit and I know that I will continue to battle this EDD going forward. I am mostly out of the fog but still having alot of anxiety and cravings for dip. I have been using the fake stuff from time to time if the craving are really bad or last for a long time but trying not to use too much of it as well because not really looking to make a habit of that either. I have got through alot of triggers lately, mowing the lawn with the zero turn (takes like 2 hours), driving my truck, working down at the farm etc. It hasn't been easy and even though I am 9 days quit today, today sure as hell hasn't been easy but I made my promise to my brothers and that is worth more than any temptation the Nic Bitch can throw at me. Glad to still be quit with you all! 'oh yeah'

Excellent to hear, see you on roll tomorrow!

[Rampant]

Just keep it one day a time and it makes life easier. I never want to go back to day 1 again, and I'm glad 57 days ago I decided to put in the effort and it's been paying off.

I look forward to seeing your progress! PM me if you have any questions.

-Dan

Checking in boys my group and I have gotten me to Day 9 of QUIT! I couldn't be happier to make it this far into my quit and I know that I will continue to battle this EDD going forward. I am mostly out of the fog but still having alot of anxiety and cravings for dip. I have been using the fake stuff from time to time if the craving are really bad or last for a long time but trying not to use too much of it as well because not really looking to make a habit of that either. I have got through alot of triggers lately, mowing the lawn with the zero turn (takes like 2 hours), driving my truck, working down at the farm etc. It hasn't been easy and even though I am 9 days quit today, today sure as hell hasn't been easy but I made my promise to my brothers and that is worth more than any temptation the Nic Bitch can throw at me. Glad to still be quit with you all! 'oh yeah'

[Armydan13]

Just keep it one day a time and it makes life easier. I never want to go back to day 1 again, and I'm glad 57 days ago I decided to put in the effort and it's been paying off.

I look forward to seeing your progress! PM me if you have any questions.

-Dan

[JB65]

Night sweats -check. Mini seizures-check. Shitty sleep -check.
Sore jaw and throat- check. Irritable - check. Headaches -check. Racing heart -check.
Questioning existence -check.

That was me and probably 98% of the guys here brother. Most of these went away within a few weeks for me. Then the real struggle for me - total mind games.

But man was it worth it. Remember how shitty you feel and burn that into your memory cells. If is a great deterrent for caving

Keep showing up. Keep posting roll. Get active, read everything on this site.

Brother if a weak ass mofo like me can get to 385 days, you certainly can too. Just concentrate one day at a time.

[Rampant]

Different for everyone but as I approached a week the constant night sweats dropped off the quit. Each crave you beat will weaken the grip on your mind. Be ready for things like anxiety to hammer down. I promise introducing nic into your blood is NOT the fix. You will heal that's for sure

Would be nice to lose the night sweats. I think I can handle the anxiety part I have dealt with anxiety most of my life sadly, but at least I will know how to cope/deal with it in this situation.

[dipbegone]

Different for everyone but as I approached a week the constant night sweats dropped off the quit. Each crave you beat will weaken the grip on your mind. Be ready for things like anxiety to hammer down. I promise introducing nic into your blood is NOT the fix. You will heal that's for sure