This time is for real

[invader]

Mutley!
Wow this is great to see.
Congrats on your HoF day.
Celebrate this 100th day and stay with it every day.

I am proud to quit with you brother.

'party2'

Well done!

[ChickDip]

Mutley!
Wow this is great to see.
Congrats on your HoF day.
Celebrate this 100th day and stay with it every day.

I am proud to quit with you brother.

'party2'

[quark]

I hit the gym pretty hard thinking I could run it out of me, I bought a can of SMC and have had a couple dips of the fake stuff, nothing is working.

I haven't really felt so depressed until today.

Things do get easier, not day by day, but with passage of a chunk of time. What you say is crucial to remember: the only way you remain free from addiction slavery is to keep that shit out of your mouth.

You aren't running a sprint, you are engaged in a distance run. Mile 2 sucks in your marathon run; you can't start walking now, mile 3 may feel completely different. Don't ever be one of those neophyte runners that gives up because you had one bad day: you know them, I know them, don't be one of them.

[Its_Got2Happen]

Hey Nutley. Sorry. Spell check changed your name. 11 days rocks man. Keep it up. You are right on track. There will be good days and there will be bad. I remember being right where you are. Stay the course. It gets better. Way better.

[Candoit]

Day 11...It's funny because over the weekend I actually didn't think about dip as much, but today has been pure hell. From the moment I opened my eyes this morning I've been anxious. I hit the gym pretty hard thinking I could run it out of me, I bought a can of SMC and have had a couple dips of the fake stuff, nothing is working. I'm a little nervous about going home...the last thing I want to do is be ornery to my wife and kids. I know I won't cave today, I'm quit but really struggling. I had a quit friend tell me he felt as if someone had died the first month, I haven't really felt so depressed until today.

Fuck Nic 'bang head' 'bang head'

Do Not I repeat DO NOT put yourself up on the "I didn't think about it" aka "I'm cured" pedalistal. She loves crushing egos and knocking you off the pedalistal. She is waiting to catch you or "help you up". Nope nada ixnay that thinking.

We kick you off that pedalistal.
We help catch you.
We help you up.

Once you are truly humble then we can start really moving forward. Realize that a man can only serve one master. Who's yours?

Quitting isn't about changing one thing. It is about changing all of who you are.

[Mutley]

Day 11...It's funny because over the weekend I actually didn't think about dip as much, but today has been pure hell. From the moment I opened my eyes this morning I've been anxious. I hit the gym pretty hard thinking I could run it out of me, I bought a can of SMC and have had a couple dips of the fake stuff, nothing is working. I'm a little nervous about going home...the last thing I want to do is be ornery to my wife and kids. I know I won't cave today, I'm quit but really struggling. I had a quit friend tell me he felt as if someone had died the first month, I haven't really felt so depressed until today.

Fuck Nic 'bang head' 'bang head'

[scott512]

Hang in their. You do not need this stuff.

[BearHawk]

Day 4.

I'm sitting here in my gym shorts, drinking a cup of coffee and not feeling like myself...there is something missing. It'll get better, I know, I've been there once before. The one thing I do know is I'm not going to use a tobacco product today.

Have a great day 'boob'

Hang in brother, I quit 8/14/13 and have made it 2 years with the help of my bros here. Hang tough, stay honest and let others be strong with you. 'archer'

[normjr88]

Welcome, if you haven't post roll do it now and just take it one day at a time. Make a promise not to use just for today, wake up tomorrow and repeat.

[Mutley]

Day 4.

I'm sitting here in my gym shorts, drinking a cup of coffee and not feeling like myself...there is something missing. It'll get better, I know, I've been there once before. The one thing I do know is I'm not going to use a tobacco product today.

Have a great day 'boob'

[Steakbomb18]

Fall off the wagon once and its like you never quit.

Very true. And if you fall of the wagon again...then, again, you never quit. Keep falling off the wagon means you keep failing. Here, we refer to it as stopping or stoppages, it's not quitting. Quitting becomes a way of life and you need to preserve, uphold, and fortify your quit every day. It needs to grow into something bigger and stronger than your addiction to nicotine. Read these intros - look at the contributions to intro pages and who contributes regularly. These people are building their own quits - they have phone numbers of quit brothers, they post roll every day, they preach experience and knowledge (which comes with each day of being quit). You need to become this.

With that said - post roll every day. Never, NEVER miss a day. Become active on the site, read stories, make friends and make damn sure you don't fall off that wagon. Hell you may even prevent others from falling off that wagon.

[Mutley]

Thanks Nomore,

If there's anything I learned from last years failed attempt is...fall off the wagon once and its like you never quit. It's sure shocks me how I'd forgotten just how bad the first few days are. Anybody could whip this if you had flashback anytime you may use. 'trainwreck'

Mutley

[Nomore1959]

Mutley , you've come to the right place. Congrats on the grandfather!

Read the intro to new quitters, find your quit group (hint you will be at 100 days quit in November, so go to the November 2015 quit group, read, post roll, and trade contact info for backup to help eachother through this). Mutual accountability is the key, a group to text or call when 6 months from now another smoke shows up.. To get you past the crave and temptation.

I'm probably a generation older than you, but just as stubborn and just as much an addict. This can work, with the accountability and help of other bad ass quitters.

I quit with you today, and every damn day in front of us.

[Mutley]

Hi all,

I started dipping late in life, about 30 years old in approximately 2004. I really enjoy golfing and enjoyed smoking an "occasional" flavored cigar until I found myself smoking daily. I went to dipping in an attempt to get away from smoking (which I hated in daily life). In Jan 2014 I ran out of Cope and just decided to see how long I could go without using. I didn't really want too or have any pressure to quit other than my wife nagging (which happened weekly). I was very proud of myself and felt great, until I started using again in July 2014. I wish somebody would've punched me. Looking back...I started using again the exact same way I started (smoking, which led to chew). STUPID!!!!!!

So here we go again...I ran out of dip on Friday the 14th of August 2015. The older I've gotten the more I think about what I'm doing to my gums and teeth and lord forbid cancer. This year I became a Grandfather and have made a choice to make healthier decisions with food, exercising, and now chew. I've done this once before and I know the road is very rough. I haven't slept more than 2-3 hours the last couple of nights. I'm only a couple days in and I need all the help I can get.

Mutley