Dantheman...... U are advising to leave alcohol alone???? 'crackup'
Ray ya baastad.......
Believe it or not I laid off the Budweiser for the first 3, 4 weeks of my quit. I would have been fucked if I didn't. Now I happily drink without the dog shit. Re-programming that part has not been as challenging for me as a lot of the other routines,,,dipshits for example, driving, post sex, fishing, working, etc.....
During sex was the hard one for me to get rid of.
My wife never appreciated the drool I left on her chest afterward either. 'crackup'
All kidding asside, I could not handle giving up everything and my focus was tobacco. I did go crazy with alcohol and now have made it back to reality. I am very thankful to be surrounded by good friends who watched after me while I went crazy and then came back again. EVERYone is different and so you cannot predict what all people will do. Best thing is to be here for support and then when your able, lend the support.
I would lay off the alcohol for a while, I must agree.
I think we all replace the nic with something to a point. My replacements are:
A. CAFFEINE!
B. Exercise.
C. Popping an extra ritalin outside the recommended two a day when I get SERIOUSLY in the doldrums.
D. Sex. It happens very rarely since my fiancee's parents would murder the both of us, but... When it does, I could easily go a whole week not even thinking about dip. Last time... I walked into a gas station next day with a dip display the size of the asian continent... I just looked at it, saw the shit ton of Skoal, and went "Y'know, I just made love like a natural born Romeo. What does this shit mean to me anymore? It's just a flaky plant leaf with a demon in it that says "Take me... I won't hurt you... I'm your friend..." Well, fuck that. I don't need it."
I didn't even feel the craving. By seeing all those cans, I looked the demon in the eye, felt no crave, and just told the nic bitch to fuck off at the same time. In telling her to fuck off, I got in a preemptive strick for when I do crave again.