Day 4 - Ouch

[Doofus]

Poof

[Doofus]

Getting close to un chartered quit waters.....never been past 7 months in 30 years....222 qlf

[Skolvikings]

Congrats on the second floor brother, keep up the strong quit.

Let's stack another HUNDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dundippin]

Socks000

You are coming on day 30 and may be feeling you are hitting a milestone.

Do not let your guard down and do not expect quitting to get much easier.

It will continue to be difficult. For me, it got more difficult around my milestone dates.

So remain vigilant and expect things to get worse and not better. You will then be on guard for future bad days.

I quit with you today.

Dundippin/day 894

[Athan]

I had intentions of updating this as I've gone along and forgot until now...Commence Rambling

Today is Day 31, this marks the first full month of my life since the high school without nicotine. How fucked up is that?
Regardless, I can't help but feel proud/happy/accomplished.
This month has been weird - The fog is much worse when you literally did everything but sleep with a dip in.
I am thankful it is getting clearer day by day. The fog in itself is enough reason for me to never have to go through this again.
I loathe the day I don't remember my mental state being affected by nicotine.

I had a different variation of dip dream this week. I dreamed that I hadn't ever quit, that I hadn't skipped a day, that I only took it out when I posted roll.
The worst part - the "me" in the dream didn't even see a problem with it. That shit freaked me out, I woke up screaming "stupid" at my wife... that was a fun conversation.. 'Crazy'

I took a road trip to see my dad the other day who is a lifelong dipper and smoker.
Although I take responsibility for my poor choices, this is probably the main reason I had the first dip - and why I never want my children to see me the same way.
This was the first time I'd seen him since my quit and seeing him brought two thoughts that are very different -
1. Cravings as bad as I'd had since quitting, my jaw literally tingled smelling his can opening.
2. Incredible motivation as we discussed his recent health/dental issues. It was a vivid look at my future if I don't stay quit, and was eye-opening in a way I've never allowed myself to see.

I'm very thankful for this site. It has been the glue that has held my shit together.
It is a great distraction when I can't focus on anything anyhow and seeing other people going/having gone though the same stuff is a big encouragement.


Socks - Day 31, I'm going to quit today with the same intensity as day 1

P.S. One day I will have to explain myself to the C Store clerk for throwing him one of these while pumping gas 'FU'

Really enjoy your posts, actually look forward to them; they're like little drops of wisdom sprinkled with sarcasm and a delicious wry wit.
Wish you lived down the street. Wish you and Skol and Chris2alaska and JGromo and Goody all lived down the street and we could meet for a weekly whisky.
Here's to wishin!

[Dean.ER]

Today is day 4 quit after 10 years 1-2 cans of grizzly per day. Days 1-3 we're foggy but manageable - not today, today sucked - so I'm here. I've had too many failed attempts at this, this IS the beginning of the end, just hoping that days like today are limited.

'bang head'

-Socks

I am on day 4 with you. I break my day into three parts; 1 wake up to lunch, 2 lunch to dinner and dinner to bed. I take two St. John Wort and 1 Ashgewanda at the beginning of each part. I then focus only on getting through each part. It has helped and the herbs calm your mood. Hang in there getting through this is so important.

[wastepanel]

Are you guys using any nicotine replacement ?

No, using replacements only extends your addiction.

Having attempted to quit before using nicotine gum, I can attest that it never addressed the problem and I never made any real progress in the process.

Cold turkey is the only way to actually begin breaking the dependency, in my opinion and all that I have read here.

Nicotine replacement is not actually recommended for quitting chewing tobacco. Check out the FAQ's on Nicorette:

FAQ's

Can I use Nicorette to help quit chewing tobacco, cigars, or pipe smoking?

No, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Nicorette only as a stop-smoking aid for cigarette smoking.

Essentially, you can't quit a nicotine filled substance that you put in your mouth by putting a nicotine filled substance in your mouth. Cold turkey sucks for a few days but it gets way better once you start healing. To satisfy the oral cravings, we suggest herbal snuff (Smokey Mountain Snuff, Hooch, etc). It's non nicotine and mirrors the feel to help you cope initially.

[Socks000]

Are you guys using any nicotine replacement ?

No, using replacements only extends your addiction.

Having attempted to quit before using nicotine gum, I can attest that it never addressed the problem and I never made any real progress in the process.

Cold turkey is the only way to actually begin breaking the dependency, in my opinion and all that I have read here.

[Eternalopdx]

Are you guys using any nicotine replacement ?

[Socks000]

I had intentions of updating this as I've gone along and forgot until now...Commence Rambling

Today is Day 31, this marks the first full month of my life since the high school without nicotine. How fucked up is that?
Regardless, I can't help but feel proud/happy/accomplished.
This month has been weird - The fog is much worse when you literally did everything but sleep with a dip in.
I am thankful it is getting clearer day by day. The fog in itself is enough reason for me to never have to go through this again.
I loathe the day I don't remember my mental state being affected by nicotine.

I had a different variation of dip dream this week. I dreamed that I hadn't ever quit, that I hadn't skipped a day, that I only took it out when I posted roll.
The worst part - the "me" in the dream didn't even see a problem with it. That shit freaked me out, I woke up screaming "stupid" at my wife... that was a fun conversation.. 'Crazy'

I took a road trip to see my dad the other day who is a lifelong dipper and smoker.
Although I take responsibility for my poor choices, this is probably the main reason I had the first dip - and why I never want my children to see me the same way.
This was the first time I'd seen him since my quit and seeing him brought two thoughts that are very different -
1. Cravings as bad as I'd had since quitting, my jaw literally tingled smelling his can opening.
2. Incredible motivation as we discussed his recent health/dental issues. It was a vivid look at my future if I don't stay quit, and was eye-opening in a way I've never allowed myself to see.

I'm very thankful for this site. It has been the glue that has held my shit together.
It is a great distraction when I can't focus on anything anyhow and seeing other people going/having gone though the same stuff is a big encouragement.


Socks - Day 31, I'm going to quit today with the same intensity as day 1

P.S. One day I will have to explain myself to the C Store clerk for throwing him one of these while pumping gas 'FU'

[Batdad]

Keep quitting hard!!! YouÂ’re doing a great job!!!

[Gerard1]

welcome socks, Only 25 days myself and I still have bad days. This place will help you from caving.

[RDB]

Welcome. I see you posted roll. That's great. Keep posting roll every day, early in the morning. Keep your promise. Lean on your brothers in quit, and grab some digits. Those are the keys to success.

Bad days come and go, and eventually become less frequent.

Proud to quit with you.

[laxdaddy27]

Today is day 4 quit after 10 years 1-2 cans of grizzly per day. Days 1-3 we're foggy but manageable - not today, today sucked - so I'm here. I've had too many failed attempts at this, this IS the beginning of the end, just hoping that days like today are limited.

'bang head'

-Socks

Remember all the reasons why you started day 1. Get in your quit group and post your promise. Then all you have to do is keep your word until tomorrow. Everyday!

Bitch at us, but DONT FAIL!

I'm on day 12 today, some days are better than others. Triggers  craves only last a few minutes, fight through them. You can do this!

[Socks000]

Today is day 4 quit after 10 years 1-2 cans of grizzly per day. Days 1-3 we're foggy but manageable - not today, today sucked - so I'm here. I've had too many failed attempts at this, this IS the beginning of the end, just hoping that days like today are limited.

'bang head'

-Socks