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Offline DennyX

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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2011, 09:56:00 AM »
Quote from: TLeah64
Thank you all for the words of wisdom and encouragement. I have officially made through day one!
And don't forget to get into October and post roll Day 2 loud and proud! First thing, every day. You can make it today. We know you can.
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2011, 08:02:00 AM »
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Thank you all for the words of wisdom and encouragement. I have officially made through day one!
good job! now you just need to repeat that. focus on getting through the day. btw, I was a closet dipper as well, and you can't imagine how great it feels to remove that cloak of guilt. I can now go anywhere, for any length of time and not worry about a damn thing. It's truly liberating.

Quitting is extremely hard, but there are a lot of us doing it. You can too.
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2011, 06:43:00 AM »
Leah, you made the right decision to quit! Follow the advice that everybody has provided to you so far. The veterans know what they are talking about. The journey to freedom will not be pleasurable, but anything that is worthwhile in life does not come easy either.

Let me know if I can help.
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2011, 12:23:00 AM »
Right on Leah. Why don't we get up tomorrow and quit again? What do you say?
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2011, 12:20:00 AM »
Thank you all for the words of wisdom and encouragement. I have officially made through day one!
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For the past 30 yrs. I continuously had a dip in my lip from the time I woke up until I went to bed, except for at mealtime. Very few people would of ever suspected it, I hide it well! The deception and guilt is over...I'm one stubborn Chick that will never fall victim to the can again!

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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2011, 09:16:00 PM »
Leah Welcome to your quit! Congratulations. This is the place to get this done. And we're all addicts. We've all lied. We've all hidden something. Taken a gulp off a spitter. Sneezed fine cut all over the wind shield. "Had to go to the store for milk....at 2 am."

I hope you checked out the Welcome Center. That will give an idea as to how things work. I'm guessing with the number of hours you keep a turd in your mouth that you're going to have some pacification issues. Check out the alternatives:

http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/alternatives.asp.

Do whatever you have to do to keep that crap out of your mouth. We can get this done here. Going to take some commitment and keeping your word with the rest of us. One day at a time. We get up and pledge not to use by posting roll call. Your quit group is October

index.php?showtopic=4873

and they're just getting started. Good folks in there and a ton of support. Get to know them. Build accountability and a support network.

Reach out if you need. You'll get plenty of help. Glad to quit with you.

-Soul
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2011, 07:24:00 PM »
Welcome to freedom. You don't know what it is so it may be scary and it definately will be uncomfortable but freedom it is. You can make it through 2 days if you can make it through one. Embrace the difficulty of the journey, crawl now if you must but soon you'll be walking on the freedom path.
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2011, 06:59:00 PM »
Hi Leah - yes, welcome aboard! I moved you over from September to October, they will be your quit brothers and sisters for this adventure. You've been given good advice below, and I will reiterate: focus on today only. We do it one day at a time, and we worry about tomorrow...well, tomorrow. Just make it to bed, that's home free for today. You're experiencing what the vets around here call the SUCK. Welcome to the suck. 17 days ago someone told me that, I'm also a newbie here. Trust me though, it does get better. Head over to chat for good conversation, read read read everything on this website. Stay close to this site, there are hours (days) worth of good quit material here to keep you busy. I'm proud to share my 17th day with you Leah, I look forward to seeing your name in October tomorrow morning! You CAN do this.

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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 06:23:00 PM »
Leah welcome aboard ! You can do this, just follow the veterans tips and instructions, and you cannot and WILL NOT go wrong!! Just remember we quit one day at a time. Im a newbie to, and I posted my 53rd day this morning one day quit at a time. Nico
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 05:19:00 PM »
TLeah,

Welcome!

Here is my advice---but there are many more on this site that will give additional and better advice. I am on day 59 today only by taking it one day at a time.

#1 Promise to quit every day by posting roll with your group--make that promise daily to yourself and your quit brothers and sisters (yes there are women vets and newbies on this site--please don't feel alone).

#2 Repeat that every day--post roll and keep your promise to stay quit for that day--ONE DAY AT A TIME.

#3 In addition to this site(stay invovled on the site), get your support system involved in your quit--husband, a trusted friend, doctor etc. Both my wife and doctor have been my support--they have both helped a lot.

#4 You are an ADDICT--you must KNOW THIS. This is not just a bad habit.

#5 It will get better gradually---every quit is different, but the only thing that matters is that you quit today! You can only quit one day at a time and that's today!

I hope this helped---there will be more folks to give you advice and welcome you!
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Re: First Day Nicotine Free
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 05:12:00 PM »
TLeah64,

Congratulations on your decision to quit. Almost everyone of us here was a "closet" dipper. You have come to the right place. We all know what you are going through. The first three days suck, as you are going through the withdrawl symptoms but it gets better after that. There isn't anything that really helps. Drink lots of water and get some excercise. These things do help. You can try the fake stuff if you feel the need. Most important thing though is to stay close to the site. Read all that you can. If nothing else it keeps your mind occupied. Post roll in October and give us all your word you will not use today. One day at a time is how we do this. Repeat tomorrow. It's really pretty simple.

I'm proud to be quit with you. If you need anything send me a PM.
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First Day Nicotine Free
« on: June 25, 2011, 04:27:00 PM »
Hi All,
I'm a 47-yr old mother of 4 adult children. I have been dipping since I was 18 yrs old. Out of embarrassment I have always hid it from everyone but family or until a good friend would figure it out then I would confess to them only and swear the to secrecy. You know, because "only guys dip" or "hick women with no teeth". I didn't want anyone to think badly of me so I got very good at hiding my addiction. My husband buys it for me because I am too embarrassed to buy it myself. Couldn't let the salescleck think it was for me. I have gotten to the point that I keep a dip in my mouth all the time, doesn't matter where we are or what we are doing. From the time I wake up until bedtime, only emptying the lip for major meals. Church, wedding, funeral, I am dipping through it because I couldn't stand to sit there with an empty lip. I didn't need to spit, I'd swallow it. I could out dip any man. So much to brag about huh??? Not! I actaully can not believe I am confessing all this, but I know I am only as sick as my deepest secret so from now I am going to be completely honest about my addiciton.

So, Day one, no nicotine, my jaws hurt from chomping the hell out of my sugar free gum. My mouth feels so empty with out the gum. That empty feeling really distresses me.

My skin is crawling so bad I can't keep my legs still. Fortunately for my husband, my attitude is positive, at least for now.

Can anyone give me any idea on how long the skin crawling last and is there anything that will help it?

Thank you
TLeah64
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Toni, Quit 6/25/11, HOF 10/2/2011
For the past 30 yrs. I continuously had a dip in my lip from the time I woke up until I went to bed, except for at mealtime. Very few people would of ever suspected it, I hide it well! The deception and guilt is over...I'm one stubborn Chick that will never fall victim to the can again!
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