SAA's Intro

[bearattack]

WELCOME SSA,, be a stand up guy and stick around.... sept09 is coming if you are dipping or not, whats it gonna be??? quit :D

fukukodiak!!!!!!

[Brad64]

Welcome aboard SAA!

[ScooterScum]

Welcome SAA!!!! Youv'e made a great decision!! This site will definately help you quit if you use all the tools available to you!!! It still amazes me how I can be so accountable to a bunch of strangers, I have never met. Somehow it works!! You will also find a lot of useless ranting, raging, etc.. on this site, take what you need from it and leave the rest!!!

Here are some links that may help...

Be sure and visit the welcome center, it will provide you with a ton of informationÂ…..

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Your quit group is September 09... here ....

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Roll call, why we do it your word by LOOT.

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A how to get started by Remy:

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How to post roll.

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How to Post ROLL CALL - Roll Call Instructions
Step 1 - Find the last Roll Call
Step 2 - Hit the "Quote" button in the upper right hand corner.
Step 3 - Click your mouse ANYWHERE in The bottom Box
Step 4 - Hit Ctrl and "A" at the Same time so it looks like THIS
Step 5 - Hit Ctrl and "X" at the same time so there is NOTHING in Either Box
Step 6 - Click your mouse in the TOP BOX
Step 7 - Hit Ctrl and "V" at the same time to Past the info into the top box AND ADD YOUR info to the bottom of the list
Step 8 - Hit ADD REPLY below the bottom box
Step 9 - Go back to the 1st unread post, pat yourself on the back, and have a beer cause you will not be dipping today.

If you need anything else, give me a shout.

[MikeCO]

Wow, it seems we have had a similar life of cope, I too hadn't been more than 12 hours quit (maybe even less) over a 26 year span. Today is day 72 quit for me and beyond that, I can't say but I do know I'm quit right now. The support and drive on this site is like no other.....

Welcome to the site and your quit.....contact me if I can ever be of help.

Mike

[DeanTheCoot]

you would think I am a pretty stupid guy

Not for even a second. You're just addicted. Now, you need to be an addict, but a QUIT addict.

I hope you stay the course, brother.

[Smokeyg]

Great introduction SAA. Thanks for sharing that. I'm 379 days quit, but I still take my battle one day at a time. Welcome to the site.

[Kdip]

SAA, you've come to the right place. Best decision you will ever make. I dumped a 30+ year cope and/or smoke habit using this website. I am 273 days quit, the most I have gone in may years. This site is your lifeline. USE it daily, get active with your quit group, get in chat if you have questions or need to fight off craves. Also make sure you have numbers and use them if you are in danger of caving. If i can dot this so can you. My number is available for the asking. Hang on for the ride.

[SAA]

I'm 50 years old and I have chewed Copenhagen since I was al least 18. I went to a can a day pretty quick and have been there ever since. I have tried to quit many time with gum or patches. My wife, kids and family have always known I chew, but I have worked in offices for 25 years and most people didn't know I chewed. It is amazing how much effort goes into hiding chewing at work.

This has been a big year for me. About 8 months ago my brother had cancer of the esophagus. He was 43. They took out his whole esophagus and a third of his stomach. He lives on my property and I went through the whole thing with him. It was an 8 hour surgery, didnÂ’t faze me, I just kept on chewing.

About 6 months ago my wife starts nagging me about a mole on my back and I just ignore her, that stuff doesnÂ’t happen to me. She makes an appointment for me with a dermatologist anyway. I end up having stage one melanoma. They take it off, leaving about a 4 inch scar on my back. DidnÂ’t faze me, I just kept on chewing.

About 2 months I went to get a physical because I turned 50. Part of that was a colonoscopy, I had some pre-cancerous biopsies. DidnÂ’t faze me, I just kept on chewing.

From reading the 3 paragraphs above you would think I am a pretty stupid guy. I donÂ’t really think so, IÂ’ve been pretty successful in business, socially and I am a deacon at my church. What is really shown is how addictive tobacco is. IÂ’ve always known it could/was killing me, but I had a chew in if I wasnÂ’t eating or sleeping.

Memorial Day weekend I ran out of chew. It was about 10 miles to town to get some more. I just decided to quit instead. I had some outdated patches from previous attempts and I put one on. It was a pretty unspectacular way to quit really. When I went back to work on Tuesday I went online to look for something to help and found KTC. I read some, dumped the stupid patches and have been posting roll and nicotine free since. This is the longest time I have ever been off nicotine.

The whole accountability thing is pretty amazing. You are being accountable to people who actually know how it feels and are willing to help. I quit telling my wife and family when I was trying to quit. I hated failing and it seemed they just wanted me to quit quitting just so I wasnÂ’t such a jerk. Here they get on people and let them have it. They donÂ’t let you give in to weakness.

IÂ’m glad to be quit with all you September 2009 people. Stay quit and post roll everyday. How about putting something here in the introductions so we are more that just names to each other.


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