Day 4 Introduction and Question

[Tjschu]

Congrats on HOF!!!

[JB65]

Amen to that Iwild.

Things will really get better for you now sooner than later smeeks. Congratulations on your decision. The DECEMBER group looks like it is full of soma bad ass quitters who really support each other. Good stuff!

First of all, YOU CAN DO THIS. It will be tough but YOU CAN DO IT. Craving will eventually subside in intensity. Although I have had some serious ones even over the last few days. But nothing that even came close to a cave. No way.

One big thing I will tell you is to be careful. Sometimes the euphoria of getting a few weeks under your belt leads to you dropping your guard. You begin to feel bettter, look better, smell better, think better, act better... EVERYTHING.

Only remember the Nic SERPENT BITCH is always lurking, preying, just waiting for any moment of weakness you may experience so she can pounce.

Stay close to your brothers and sisters on this site and in your group. I wish you luck and produ to be quit with you today!

[lwildma2]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, over the last 4 days I now realize that this is pretty much the stupidest idea ever. When I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

Smeeks,

Listen to all the great advice on here and quit today. I came up with excuses and dipped for another 10 years. It was graduate high school, then graduate college, then start new job, then after this project at work, then......

For me it was day 6 or 7 when I started to feel control over the cravings. I went through a day of blind rage and since then I have felt composed and relaxed. I had a customer ask me on the phone on day 8 why I seemed so happy. We talk to each other almost daily and she could tell the benefits of kicking that addiction.

It will suck the first 3-4 days. Keep chugging water. Post roll every day. Posting is a promise to yourself and to the brotherhood that you will not use nicotine that day.

Get to know other people in the Dec 15 quit group. We have an amazing group put together that are here for each other and we are growing every day. Don't be afraid to PM me or anyone else who has posted on your intro. We quit with you today and are here to help.

Congrats on the quit and stay strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tjschu]

Congrats on making the best decision of your life. Keep pounding the water. Get some gum, seed or fake. Do whatever it takes to keep the poison out of your system. Post roll every day and pledge not to use nicotine for that day. One hour at a time one day at a time is how we win!! I am proud to quit with you today.

[Stranger999]

What I meant to say is that you are a nicotine addict - just like all of us are here. You will need to stop using nicotine and we have a system here that works. I know it does because I am about to be 16 days clean of nicotine with very few urges to ever use nicotine again. I am a 35 year addict. This system is simple and amazing!

All that is asked is to make a promise to yourself not to use any form of nicotine for one day. Fulfill that promise and repeat the next day. It works! B)B

[Stranger999]

Don't get like me. I was at the point where I actually hated putting that chew in my lip. But I couldn't quit because I needed to suck every last drop of nicotine out of that chew. I hated it but I loved it. Just so fucked up.

I've quit. I had to quit. I'm posting every day in the December roll now to make sure I stay quit. Join us.

I quit with you.

[SMeeks993]

It's funny how I have been struggling to fight these massive cravings all day and not think about dip, but now somehow I feel 100% and completely motivated to tell it to fuck off. I'm not sure if this is normal, but it's interesting that my mind can do a 180 within a small period of time.

[Cope30]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, over the last 4 days I now realize that this is pretty much the stupidest idea ever. When I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

Kill it now, there is never a good time. I dipped for over 30 years and have been Nicotine free for 34 days, cold turkey, hard as HELL! hang in there and don't cave, we are all in this together brother.

[Cope30]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, over the last 4 days I now realize that this is pretty much the stupidest idea ever. When I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

Kill it now, there is never a good time to quit. I dipped for over 30 years and have been Nicotine free for 34 days, cold turkey, hard as HELL! hang in there and don't cave, we are all in this together brother.

[worktowin]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, I now realize that when I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

This is a great post.

First, and I'm not trying to be hateful or anything... But read what your life WAS like. Your schedule, your time, your priority, everything... Was based around making time for an addiction. You are right, it is now or never. Because planned quits always fail. Tomorrow never comes.

Next... Craves. Get something for the oral fixation. It will help. Get some smokey mountain when a crave hits. How long will it last? I dunno... But it will get much better soon. The first week is horrible. It just is. But with something to help you get past the oral fixation, it will get better. And fast. You will have good days and bad. Exercise to the point of sheer exhaustion helps. Then go another 100 push-ups. Water does too. Nonstop sweaty sex helps everything just saying.

You can do this.

It takes 3 days for nicotine to leave your body. Today you are beginning to reprogram. You are doing great. I know right know it seems like this hell won't ever improve. It will.

[worktowin]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, I now realize that when I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

This is a great post.

First, and I'm not trying to be hateful or anything... But read what your life WAS like. Your schedule, your time, your priority, everything... Was based around making time for an addiction. You are right, it is now or never. Because planned quits always fail. Tomorrow never comes.

Next... Craves. Get something for the oral fixation. It will help. Get some smokey mountain when a crave hits. How long will it last? I dunno... But it will get much better soon. The first week is horrible. It just is. But with something to help you get past the oral fixation, it will get better. And fast. You will have good days and bad. Exercise to the point of sheer exhaustion helps. Then go another 100 push-ups. Water does too. Nonstop sweaty sex helps everything just saying.

You can do this.

[SMeeks993]

Thank you for the reply. How long did it take before you were having cravings throughout the day, but not every second of every day?

I'm leaving for a 2.5 year military medical school in April and I was going to quit when I move since I figured it would be much easier due to the complete change of my life/routines. However, over the last 4 days I now realize that this is pretty much the stupidest idea ever. When I don't have nicotine in my system I can't focus on anything for longer than 5 seconds, I'm completely screwed if I try and quit during the school and won't last 2 weeks in the classroom without nicotine. I don't have the time to be hiding in my car and avoiding study groups/people so that I can go home and dip, not to mention thinking about dipping after class for the entire day. My current job is a safe haven from tobacco, and this will definitely not be the case in a classroom setting where I will have trouble focusing. I really don't want to add another 2.5 years to my dipping scorecard because I am forced back into taking nicotine so that I can avoid the withdrawals during school.

Basically it's now or never.

[worktowin]

Hello everybody,

I started dipping when I was 21 while in college. I always refused cigarettes despite the fact that many of my friends smoked in high school and college. I had no interest in ever smoking or using any type of addictive drug with the exception of alcohol. I never had any friends who dipped and somehow I was ignorant enough to not realize that smokeless tobacco contains nicotine and is just as addictive as cigarettes. I enjoyed the feeling it gave me while drunk and eventually ended up doing it regularly until I was addicted. I have now being dipping for over 8 years and I am on day 4 of my quit (no nicotine drugs).

I have been in the USAF for about 5 years, and I actually quit thanks to BMT/Tech school. Thanks to all the changes in my surroundings/habits, this made it very easy to quit dipping. I dipped once or twice during tech school when I went out drinking with friends in New Oreleans, but never had a full relapse thanks to the no tobacco policy in tech school. One year later I was good friends with somebody who just happened to be the only person I have met that dips, and eventually I asked for one and I became fully addicted over a month period and it wasn't long before I hardwired my brain to associate my new residence/car/local area with dipping.

After reading many posts on this website, I have a few positive things to be thankful for. I don't have problems sleeping at night, which is one of the few things I look forward to because it lets me get away from this hell I'm going through. I never hardwired my brain to associate work with dipping since I only dipped during lunch. My job is generally busy and requires a lot of critical thinking/problem solving, so this is another escape for me since I can zone out and get away from my withdrawals. I never dipped in front of my wife, this means I had to get my dips in while driving, when she left for the store, or when she showered/went to bed early. Because of this, I only went through about a can of grizzly every three days. The weekend is absolutely miserable because I have no escape from my dip withdrawals for the entire day and I am so thankful I don't have to go through these these types of issues that other posters have mentioned.

I quit 4 days ago and it has been absolute hell. When I read websites that say cravings usually only last a few minutes, it makes me laugh. Now that it is the weekend, I literally have been thinking about dip almost every second of the day. I can't focus on anything and I feel high anxiety all the time. I have been fighting off the tricks my brain tries to play and some very powerful urges to go buy a can. Is this how it feels for the entire first month, or are the non-stop urges more due to the short term physical withdrawal?

I'm honestly not sure why I decided to post on this website, I have always been independent and prideful in my ability to accomplish my goals and take care of my problems without outside motivation. Obviously this has not worked when it comes to nicotine addiction. I have felt so crappy today and have been trying everything to take my mind off dip. I said what the hell I might as well give it a shot and sign up.

Welcome aboard!

Nicotine is a horribly addictive neurotoxin. As addictive as heroin, but cheap, legal, and readily available. A can of chew has 3 packs of smokes worth of nicotine in it. So... You WERE pretty much smoking a pack of cancer sticks a day.

Is it normal to have craves? Is it normal for the first week to be hell? Yes. Perfectly. You've been an addict for almost 3,000 days. 7 days of misery doesn't sound so bad now.

I was a ninja addict (hid from wife, chewed in car, stayed up late, long showers...) for 25 years. I tried to quit alone almost every day. This plan works. Post your name in the December 2015 quit group along with the other bad ass quitters and you will find the struggle will immediately get better. They will help you and you will help them. Sounds crazy? I thought so too... 1000 days ago. This plan works when nothing else does. Go all in... And kick the nicotine bitch to the curb.

It gets a lot better btw. I promise.

[SMeeks993]

Hello everybody,

I started dipping when I was 21 while in college. I always refused cigarettes despite the fact that many of my friends smoked in high school and college. I had no interest in ever smoking or using any type of addictive drug with the exception of alcohol. I never had any friends who dipped and somehow I was ignorant enough to not realize that smokeless tobacco contains nicotine and is just as addictive as cigarettes. I enjoyed the feeling it gave me while drunk and eventually ended up doing it regularly until I was addicted. I have now being dipping for over 8 years and I am on day 4 of my quit (no nicotine drugs).

I have been in the USAF for about 5 years, and I actually quit thanks to BMT/Tech school. Thanks to all the changes in my surroundings/habits, this made it very easy to quit dipping. I dipped once or twice during tech school when I went out drinking with friends in New Oreleans, but never had a full relapse thanks to the no tobacco policy in tech school. One year later I was good friends with somebody who just happened to be the only person I have met that dips, and eventually I asked for one and I became fully addicted over a month period and it wasn't long before I hardwired my brain to associate my new residence/car/local area with dipping.

After reading many posts on this website, I have a few positive things to be thankful for. I don't have problems sleeping at night, which is one of the few things I look forward to because it lets me get away from this hell I'm going through. I never hardwired my brain to associate work with dipping since I only dipped during lunch. My job is generally busy and requires a lot of critical thinking/problem solving, so this is another escape for me since I can zone out and get away from my withdrawals. I never dipped in front of my wife, this means I had to get my dips in while driving, when she left for the store, or when she showered/went to bed early. Because of this, I only went through about a can of grizzly every three days. The weekend is absolutely miserable because I have no escape from my dip withdrawals for the entire day and I am so thankful I don't have to go through these these types of issues that other posters have mentioned.

I quit 4 days ago and it has been absolute hell. When I read websites that say cravings usually only last a few minutes, it makes me laugh. Now that it is the weekend, I literally have been thinking about dip almost every second of the day. I can't focus on anything and I feel high anxiety all the time. I have been fighting off the tricks my brain tries to play and some very powerful urges to go buy a can. Is this how it feels for the entire first month, or are the non-stop urges more due to the short term physical withdrawal?

I'm honestly not sure why I decided to post on this website, I have always been independent and prideful in my ability to accomplish my goals and take care of my problems without outside motivation. Obviously this has not worked when it comes to nicotine addiction. I have felt so crappy today and have been trying everything to take my mind off dip. I said what the hell I might as well give it a shot and sign up.