Menardo Intro. Let's do this!

[Rob]

Keep it up man, I’m also down here in Florida. I just started today. Glad to know there are other people going through the same thing

[Kickin-wing]

Just wanted to post an update. I'm on day 15 and I've noticed a few things. First, Nicotine is one son of a bitch. Two, it won't win, not a chance in hell. Not as long as I have the support of the KTC community behind me.

I've tried to quit in the past, but failed every time. I've tried not thinking about dip, but that just leaves me open to a cave when I do think about it. Instead of fighting it head on I'm hiding from it and when it rears its head, I cave.

This time, I think about dip. I think about it all the time. I think about it when I'm posting roll. I think about it when I'm texting fellow quitters. I think about it to and from work. But each time I think about it, I'm also thinking about how much stronger I am than dip. I'm learning how to overcome cravings instead of trying to run from them.

Also, I just want to say how the quit has affected me so far.
So day 1 I had a pretty nasty fog, really couldn't even tell you what happened that day. Pretty sure it was better than any  day on dip.
Day 2 I got hit with a head cold (sore throat, nasal congestion, light cough) and that lasted up until about day 8 or 9. I don't know what else happened, the cold kind of ruled everything for that week.
Day 10-13, I actually felt pretty good. My wit was quicker than normal and I felt good, accomplished.
Day 14 and the first part of today was weird. I was definitely thinking about dip more than previously, but still no chance of a cave. Like I stated earlier, thinking about it is helping me to tackle it head on. I don't want to forget about dip, I want to learn about the addiction and how to manage it.

Anyways, rant over. More to come.

Good mindset.  Keep it up.  There is no running from addiction you have to beat it.  I approached my quit in  a similar way.  You will think about it less in the future, but learning to say no now will equip you for success.  You guys are doing great in March.  Keep the conversation going in the group as well!

KW

[Menardo]

Just wanted to post an update. I'm on day 15 and I've noticed a few things. First, Nicotine is one son of a bitch. Two, it won't win, not a chance in hell. Not as long as I have the support of the KTC community behind me.

I've tried to quit in the past, but failed every time. I've tried not thinking about dip, but that just leaves me open to a cave when I do think about it. Instead of fighting it head on I'm hiding from it and when it rears its head, I cave.

This time, I think about dip. I think about it all the time. I think about it when I'm posting roll. I think about it when I'm texting fellow quitters. I think about it to and from work. But each time I think about it, I'm also thinking about how much stronger I am than dip. I'm learning how to overcome cravings instead of trying to run from them.

Also, I just want to say how the quit has affected me so far.
So day 1 I had a pretty nasty fog, really couldn't even tell you what happened that day. Pretty sure it was better than any  day on dip.
Day 2 I got hit with a head cold (sore throat, nasal congestion, light cough) and that lasted up until about day 8 or 9. I don't know what else happened, the cold kind of ruled everything for that week.
Day 10-13, I actually felt pretty good. My wit was quicker than normal and I felt good, accomplished.
Day 14 and the first part of today was weird. I was definitely thinking about dip more than previously, but still no chance of a cave. Like I stated earlier, thinking about it is helping me to tackle it head on. I don't want to forget about dip, I want to learn about the addiction and how to manage it.

Anyways, rant over. More to come.

[69franx]

Welcome to KTC Menardo. This is the place to quit. Here we make a promise early each morning to not use nicotine for that day and that day only, with our goal being to wake up and do it again the next day. You can really only promise for today, so focus on not putting that shit in your lip today. Getting through the first 5 days on your own is pretty badass. The worst days are usually the first three, after which, there is no nicotine left in your system.
Make sure to read through KTC's welcome section, it will describe the things you will be going through pretty closely. Get to know the site. Get to know the quitters here. Get into your quit group and post roll. You would be part of March 2019, everyone in that group will reach 100 days quit, we call that the Hall Of Fame, in the month of March. These are your specific quit brothers and sisters. They are going through what you are and quit at about the same time as you. You can find that group with this link: March 2019 there are instructions at the top of each page that will explain posting roll. I will be sending you my number in PM, look for that in the upper right corner of any page

[Menardo]

Hey guys and gals,

There is so much I want to write, but I'm still kind of in a fog, so this whole post may come off as choppy and scattered.(which is exactly how my brain is feeling) I have been addicted to nicotine for about 7-8 years.

I started in University when I was 20. Looking back it seems so stupid, there was ZERO peer pressure to dip. I was living with a random roommate in college and decided to buy a can of grizzly wintergreen longcut completely out of the blue. Nobody around me dipped or smoked, it was just kind of a "what the hell, I'll try it" kind of moment. I would take a tiny pinch at night after studying to wind down for the day. The can would last so long I had to store it in the freezer just to keep it from drying out. Fast forward 8 years and I'm dipping 2 cans a day, spending $12 a day on dip here in Florida. $12?? The math ends up being around $360/ month on something that is staining my teeth brown, rotting my gums, and leeching some nasty chemicals into my body. 

I've been quit for 5 days now, working on day 6 today and I just wanna say, fuck NICOTINE. I've been trying to quit very half-assed for the last 5 years. 99% of the time I don't make it past 2 hours. My brain will give me some bullshit excuse that I want to believe so badly that I end up caving. The support on this site has made things better. Knowing that others are going through the same battle really builds up my psyche.

My wife is a beautiful little creature, perfect in almost every way. She tries so hard to support my quit attempts, but she just doesn't understand a lot of what I'm going through, which is why I'm reaching out to KTC. I've joined the Future HOF March group on GroupMe and look forward to quitting and staying quit with all of you. Please feel free to contact me. I'm taking this quit very seriously and I'll need all the help I can get. Thanks KTC community.

-Menardo(Florida)
 Quit Date 12-2-2018