Good Evening,
Just wanted to through out an intro, and say I am glad to have found this site. Have tried numerous times in the past, and have tried quit programs offered by my state, but none of the "support groups" seemed like real people who have actually been through the hell of quitting. This will be the last time I try to quit, because I am just flat quitting period.
Jon M.
Jon, welcome to KTC
I hope you know what you are up against this is battle and you need to ensure you are prepared every way possible.
use seeds fake stuff anything to keep your mind from cravings, your body is fighting an internal battle against its loss of elevated levels of epinephrine (adrenaline which is why when you chew you get an elevated heart rate etc) also dopamine (which is a neurotransmitter for the brains pleasure center). Remember your body is filtering out all this and bringing itself off of its drug the bodies central nervous system perks up with the use of nicotine but it becomes physically stressed over time which is why we get cravings.
“When drugs like cocaine or nicotine activate the reward pathways, it reinforces your desire to use them again because it feels good. Nicotine also increases the level of other neurotransmitters and chemicals that modulate how your brain works. For example, your brain makes more endorphins in response to nicotine. Endorphins are small proteins that are often called the body's natural painkiller. It turns out that the chemical structure of endorphins is very similar to that of heavy-duty synthetic painkillers like morphine. Endorphins can lead to feelings of euphoria, and may explain nicotine's psychoactive and rewarding effects.” (national drug institute on drug abuse)
I think understanding exactly what you are up against will help you in your quit there is a reason why this is so hard to quit and this is way so many fail. You donÂ’t want to be another failure in quitting you want to be one who succeeds.
nicotine is addictive, as addictive as cocaine or heroin (and also difficult to quit) -- even if your body absorbs only a tenth of the amount of nicotine in every cigarette you smoke -- just 1 milligram out of the 10 an average cigarette contains -- it's enough to get you hooked [source: Balfour, MedicineNet] think about that compared to how long we would leave a chew in etc.
this is why quitting cold turkey is the only way and it sucks but remember the suck is temporary once you make it through this days you will never have to go through this again unless you cave. But you are here to win over this addiction. Post roll every day and use this place as your crutch and all of us to support you get fully involved. This is the most important thing 100 days is not that far if you do one day at a time (ODAAT) and everyday your climb gets easier the NIC will always be lurking but you will defeat it this place will not fail you, you will only fail yourself.
with that I am here for you now get in November quit group and post roll
-Seth
