After 23+ years, I dumped the can in the trash tonight

[JB65]

Come on and drink the kool aid. Nowhere in the world (real or internet) will you find a group of people that know exactly what you're feeling and going through. Nowhere. You found us for a reason. Accept that reason and all that comes with it. Freedom is yours, bud, just take it.

B-I-N-G-O right there.

Cant say it any better than that.

[jpetmpls]

Come on and drink the kool aid. Nowhere in the world (real or internet) will you find a group of people that know exactly what you're feeling and going through. Nowhere. You found us for a reason. Accept that reason and all that comes with it. Freedom is yours, bud, just take it.

[tljent79]

Nate your story is similar to mine. I started in my early teens and dipped heavily until age 37. I've been off the can for 57 days. If you'd have asked me if I'd be able to do that 2 months ago, I might have laughed you out of the room. The system on this site works great. The catch is that you have to jump into this thing with both feet. It's a pretty simple premise. It sounds like you know that until now, since you've made the decision to quit, your life has been modified to meet the schedule that works best for your ability to dip. You're an addict (so am I and everyone else here) and you will be for the rest of your life. The core of this community is built on accountability.

The first part is based on posting roll in your quit group. I think I seen a link to your group in an earlier post. You'll be part of the April quit group. You'll see the acronym WUPP. That means wake up, piss, post roll to your quit group. That's your daily promise to your quit group and the rest of this community that you're no longer a slave and you will live your life without nicotine. You'll see the acronym ODAAT. That's short for one day at a time. The further I get into my quit, the more importance that carries for me. It's hard to fathom quitting anything for the rest of your life. However, making the promise for one day is a lot more palatable.

It's important to use the site to immerse yourself during those first couple of weeks. As long as you and I have been slaves to the nicotine, I can promise your first couple weeks will be brutal. It sounds crazy, but exchange phone numbers. Being able to text someone when you're quit-raging is a life saver! It's better to take the aggression out on someone here who knows what you're going through, versus one of your family members. It's also great to be able to reach out when you're having some major dip cravings (that's going to happen too, I promise!).

Feel free to shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to exchange numbers. Welcome to the community!

[JGlav]

Hey everyone,

My name is Nate. I've chewed since I was 14 (am 37 now). I have wanted to quit since I was 18, but haven't ever managed to "make it". I've quit several times over the years, but never made it past day 4. For some reason, I haven't developed cancer. I haven't had a drink in over 5 years, but for some reason the dip is the one thing that I haven't been able to kick. I have read through a lot of the literature available on here and haven't yet found a layout for a "quit plan". I made out a list of benefits, trigger(s), and replacement(s). Is there anything else I should add in to this plan? I'll post more when I've been "quit" longer (like tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening, and then the next day and so on).

Anyhow, I'm glad to have found you guys. I liked the Facebook page. I just threw out my last can (emptied it into the trash can, not just dumped the half-full thing in to go digging it out later). I'll be a grumpy asshole for a while, just hopefully not to my family while they're visiting.

Cheers,

Nate

The best plan is to post roll here.

We quit one day at a time here. Wake up, make you promise, keep your promise, repeat. It sounds simple but your nicotine addiction won't make it simple.

I quit with you today! Stranger999 - day 480

welcome Nate
you made the right choice.
I dipped and smoked for 26 years and made many attempts at quitting. the only plan that worked for me was KTC. so here is the plan:
as stranger said: post roll every day.
this will be the foundation of your success. it might seem a bit weird at first, posting roll with a group of screen names. and then think that this should in any way help you in your quit.
but stick with it.
read as much as you can on this site. get involved in the discussions, get on live chat. you won't believe the good it will do.
the hard truth is this: it will suck to quit. it will really, really suck hard. and in those moments your addict brain will want to throw in the towel. You say you haven't had a drink in 5 years, so I assume you know a thing or two about addiction.
in those moments of suck, you come here, you read, you grind it out for 5 minutes and stare that craving down and watch it fizzle.
you'll feel foggy as hell and won't be able to concentrate.
that is how your day will go.
then tomorrow, you come back here and do it again.
there is no secret plan, it is just you with your determination and will power and us, here to support you.

I quit with you.
deerman - day 854

Welcome to the the best decision for your health ever. Freedom requires work, that work starts with a post early in the morning. Every damn day. Let's get some quit on!

[deerman]

Hey everyone,

My name is Nate. I've chewed since I was 14 (am 37 now). I have wanted to quit since I was 18, but haven't ever managed to "make it". I've quit several times over the years, but never made it past day 4. For some reason, I haven't developed cancer. I haven't had a drink in over 5 years, but for some reason the dip is the one thing that I haven't been able to kick. I have read through a lot of the literature available on here and haven't yet found a layout for a "quit plan". I made out a list of benefits, trigger(s), and replacement(s). Is there anything else I should add in to this plan? I'll post more when I've been "quit" longer (like tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening, and then the next day and so on).

Anyhow, I'm glad to have found you guys. I liked the Facebook page. I just threw out my last can (emptied it into the trash can, not just dumped the half-full thing in to go digging it out later). I'll be a grumpy asshole for a while, just hopefully not to my family while they're visiting.

Cheers,

Nate

The best plan is to post roll here.

We quit one day at a time here. Wake up, make you promise, keep your promise, repeat. It sounds simple but your nicotine addiction won't make it simple.

I quit with you today! Stranger999 - day 480

welcome Nate
you made the right choice.
I dipped and smoked for 26 years and made many attempts at quitting. the only plan that worked for me was KTC. so here is the plan:
as stranger said: post roll every day.
this will be the foundation of your success. it might seem a bit weird at first, posting roll with a group of screen names. and then think that this should in any way help you in your quit.
but stick with it.
read as much as you can on this site. get involved in the discussions, get on live chat. you won't believe the good it will do.
the hard truth is this: it will suck to quit. it will really, really suck hard. and in those moments your addict brain will want to throw in the towel. You say you haven't had a drink in 5 years, so I assume you know a thing or two about addiction.
in those moments of suck, you come here, you read, you grind it out for 5 minutes and stare that craving down and watch it fizzle.
you'll feel foggy as hell and won't be able to concentrate.
that is how your day will go.
then tomorrow, you come back here and do it again.
there is no secret plan, it is just you with your determination and will power and us, here to support you.

I quit with you.
deerman - day 854

[Stranger999]

Hey everyone,

My name is Nate. I've chewed since I was 14 (am 37 now). I have wanted to quit since I was 18, but haven't ever managed to "make it". I've quit several times over the years, but never made it past day 4. For some reason, I haven't developed cancer. I haven't had a drink in over 5 years, but for some reason the dip is the one thing that I haven't been able to kick. I have read through a lot of the literature available on here and haven't yet found a layout for a "quit plan". I made out a list of benefits, trigger(s), and replacement(s). Is there anything else I should add in to this plan? I'll post more when I've been "quit" longer (like tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening, and then the next day and so on).

Anyhow, I'm glad to have found you guys. I liked the Facebook page. I just threw out my last can (emptied it into the trash can, not just dumped the half-full thing in to go digging it out later). I'll be a grumpy asshole for a while, just hopefully not to my family while they're visiting.

Cheers,

Nate

The best plan is to post roll here.

We quit one day at a time here. Wake up, make you promise, keep your promise, repeat. It sounds simple but your nicotine addiction won't make it simple.

I quit with you today! Stranger999 - day 480

[tejanopirate]

Hey everyone,

My name is Nate. I've chewed since I was 14 (am 37 now). I have wanted to quit since I was 18, but haven't ever managed to "make it". I've quit several times over the years, but never made it past day 4. For some reason, I haven't developed cancer. I haven't had a drink in over 5 years, but for some reason the dip is the one thing that I haven't been able to kick. I have read through a lot of the literature available on here and haven't yet found a layout for a "quit plan". I made out a list of benefits, trigger(s), and replacement(s). Is there anything else I should add in to this plan? I'll post more when I've been "quit" longer (like tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening, and then the next day and so on).

Anyhow, I'm glad to have found you guys. I liked the Facebook page. I just threw out my last can (emptied it into the trash can, not just dumped the half-full thing in to go digging it out later). I'll be a grumpy asshole for a while, just hopefully not to my family while they're visiting.

Cheers,

Nate