Day 1 for the quittinglawyer

[Minny]

Quittinglawyer is as his moniker implies, an Attorney in Indy. He is married and has a 3 year old daughter. QL started dipping at 16 and his poison of choice was Cope Wintergreen. QL likes trail running and bouncing titties (May be a connection there.... idk?) When asked if he planned to sign up for 200 he said "Abso-fucking-lutely". His words of wisdom for the group; "This site saved my life during the first couple of weeks. It is amazing what the support of a bunch of strangers can do.... especially the power of not wanting to let those strangers down." He also had this to say about his inspirations; "Anyone with over a 1000 days quit. That is my ultimate goal. That is when I will finally feel like I beat it for good. Minny and Bjarrett. I'm not the best at reaching out and staying in contact. I'm on this site all the time, but tend not say much. Minny reached out to me every couple weeks just to check in. We have a lot in common and it meant a lot. Bjarrett and I quit on the same day. I was just so impressed with his commitment, especially in light of his past issues with addiction. It's broken my heart to see what he's gone through recently. I think about him whenever I feel the slightest crave, and almost immediately, the crave is gone."


Congrats on your 100 days of quit Quittinglawyer!

QL, I'll tell you the same thing I told Construction. It has been an honor quitting with you but the greater honor is in continuing the quit side by side. Thank you for deciding to protect your quit with us here.

Congratulations, QL!!! You've hit the HOF and were a 100% roll poster!!! See you on roll tomorrow.

[dabean22]

Quittinglawyer is as his moniker implies, an Attorney in Indy. He is married and has a 3 year old daughter. QL started dipping at 16 and his poison of choice was Cope Wintergreen. QL likes trail running and bouncing titties (May be a connection there.... idk?) When asked if he planned to sign up for 200 he said "Abso-fucking-lutely". His words of wisdom for the group; "This site saved my life during the first couple of weeks. It is amazing what the support of a bunch of strangers can do.... especially the power of not wanting to let those strangers down." He also had this to say about his inspirations; "Anyone with over a 1000 days quit. That is my ultimate goal. That is when I will finally feel like I beat it for good. Minny and Bjarrett. I'm not the best at reaching out and staying in contact. I'm on this site all the time, but tend not say much. Minny reached out to me every couple weeks just to check in. We have a lot in common and it meant a lot. Bjarrett and I quit on the same day. I was just so impressed with his commitment, especially in light of his past issues with addiction. It's broken my heart to see what he's gone through recently. I think about him whenever I feel the slightest crave, and almost immediately, the crave is gone."


Congrats on your 100 days of quit Quittinglawyer!

QL, I'll tell you the same thing I told Construction. It has been an honor quitting with you but the greater honor is in continuing the quit side by side. Thank you for deciding to protect your quit with us here.

[Jlud007]

Quittinglawyer is as his moniker implies, an Attorney in Indy. He is married and has a 3 year old daughter. QL started dipping at 16 and his poison of choice was Cope Wintergreen. QL likes trail running and bouncing titties (May be a connection there.... idk?) When asked if he planned to sign up for 200 he said "Abso-fucking-lutely". His words of wisdom for the group; "This site saved my life during the first couple of weeks. It is amazing what the support of a bunch of strangers can do.... especially the power of not wanting to let those strangers down." He also had this to say about his inspirations; "Anyone with over a 1000 days quit. That is my ultimate goal. That is when I will finally feel like I beat it for good. Minny and Bjarrett. I'm not the best at reaching out and staying in contact. I'm on this site all the time, but tend not say much. Minny reached out to me every couple weeks just to check in. We have a lot in common and it meant a lot. Bjarrett and I quit on the same day. I was just so impressed with his commitment, especially in light of his past issues with addiction. It's broken my heart to see what he's gone through recently. I think about him whenever I feel the slightest crave, and almost immediately, the crave is gone."


Congrats on your 100 days of quit Quittinglawyer!

[construction24$7]

Day 73 - It's been a while since I've posted anything on my intro, so I thought I'd give a quick update.  My quit has started to become the new normal for me.  I no longer wake up and have my first thought be about dipping or quitting or anything like that.  Now, I just wake up like any other normal person who never started the poison cat turd.  Most days, the most I think about chewing is when I'm on this website, posting roll and reading through intros. 

But things are not all rainbows and butterflies.  The craves still come on pretty strong and usually out of no where.  I recently found out that I'll be driving about four hours next week for work, staying overnight in a hotel by myself, in order to make an 8:30 a.m. hearing the next morning.  I haven't had an overnight without the wifey since my quit began.  In the past, I probably would have gone through a pack of smokes (I only smoked when I was out of town away from my family due to my bloodhound wife who could smell smoke on me from a mile away) and an entire can of chew, probably two or three with the long drive.  When I found out I was going, the first thought I had was about chewing.  The nic bitch started screaming in my ear about how awesome it would be to just sit in my hotel room with a huge fatty in my lip.  "No one would know.  You could just dip when you're out of town.  It could be your special treat to yourself."  Or, "You can just smoke a few cigarettes.  You know you won't start smoking because your wife will catch you, so what's the harm?  As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF." 

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT?  Those were the thoughts that were blazing through my head after more than two months of quit.  I'm pissed.  I'm pissed that I still think that way and it is a wake up call that 73 days ain't shit when you're battling this addiction.  I'm going to post roll before I hit the road and make it through what will be my biggest trigger/temptation yet.  I'll probably pick up some Smokey Mountain even though I haven't needed it since week 2.  I know that once I'm through it, it will give me more confidence each time the nic bitch rears her beat-ass face. 

Proud to be quit with you all.  ODAAT.

Good work. You recognized a potential trigger; Heard the nic bitch siren song for the load of crap it is; made a plan to post roll before the trigger; stocked up on fake stuff just in case; and came on hear to work it out on your intro---- Brother, that is how it is done. Nice Job.
Make sure you have some numbers of KTC quitters handy on your phone.
I won't be worried about you.
Strong work.

^^^ and furthermore, this public announcement of your upcoming challenge has undoubtedly woven a great deal of accountability into your endeavor.

Well done, bud. Enjoy conquering another test!
Nice Job quittinglawyer, I am on Day 73 and can relate to the Nicotine Bitch coming out of Nowhere... I like how you say " As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."
My addicted brain has thought the same thing many times. Cheers to you and I am quit with you my brother!!!

Nice Job quittinglawyer, I am on Day 73 and can relate to the Nicotine Bitch coming out of Nowhere... I like how you say " As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."
My addicted brain has thought the same thing many times. Cheers to you and I am quit with you my brother!!!
Congratulations to my brother the quittinglawyer!!! I feel like a little kid on Christmas eve, but it is our HOF eve. God puts people in our paths for a reason and I am glad that he put you in mine.....Cheers and see you at 200 days quit.

Congratulations to my brother the quittinglawyer!!! I feel like a little kid on Christmas eve, but it is our HOF eve. God puts people in our paths for a reason and I am glad that he put you in mine.....Cheers and see you at 200 days quit.

[Minny]

You've posted roll 99 days in a row now. I look forward to seeing you hit the next +1. The march continues!!!

'clap'

[construction24$7]

Day 73 - It's been a while since I've posted anything on my intro, so I thought I'd give a quick update.  My quit has started to become the new normal for me.  I no longer wake up and have my first thought be about dipping or quitting or anything like that.  Now, I just wake up like any other normal person who never started the poison cat turd.  Most days, the most I think about chewing is when I'm on this website, posting roll and reading through intros. 

But things are not all rainbows and butterflies.  The craves still come on pretty strong and usually out of no where.  I recently found out that I'll be driving about four hours next week for work, staying overnight in a hotel by myself, in order to make an 8:30 a.m. hearing the next morning.  I haven't had an overnight without the wifey since my quit began.  In the past, I probably would have gone through a pack of smokes (I only smoked when I was out of town away from my family due to my bloodhound wife who could smell smoke on me from a mile away) and an entire can of chew, probably two or three with the long drive.  When I found out I was going, the first thought I had was about chewing.  The nic bitch started screaming in my ear about how awesome it would be to just sit in my hotel room with a huge fatty in my lip.  "No one would know.  You could just dip when you're out of town.  It could be your special treat to yourself."  Or, "You can just smoke a few cigarettes.  You know you won't start smoking because your wife will catch you, so what's the harm?  As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF." 

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT?  Those were the thoughts that were blazing through my head after more than two months of quit.  I'm pissed.  I'm pissed that I still think that way and it is a wake up call that 73 days ain't shit when you're battling this addiction.  I'm going to post roll before I hit the road and make it through what will be my biggest trigger/temptation yet.  I'll probably pick up some Smokey Mountain even though I haven't needed it since week 2.  I know that once I'm through it, it will give me more confidence each time the nic bitch rears her beat-ass face. 

Proud to be quit with you all.  ODAAT.

Good work. You recognized a potential trigger; Heard the nic bitch siren song for the load of crap it is; made a plan to post roll before the trigger; stocked up on fake stuff just in case; and came on hear to work it out on your intro---- Brother, that is how it is done. Nice Job.
Make sure you have some numbers of KTC quitters handy on your phone.
I won't be worried about you.
Strong work.

^^^ and furthermore, this public announcement of your upcoming challenge has undoubtedly woven a great deal of accountability into your endeavor.

Well done, bud. Enjoy conquering another test!
Nice Job quittinglawyer, I am on Day 73 and can relate to the Nicotine Bitch coming out of Nowhere... I like how you say " As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."
My addicted brain has thought the same thing many times. Cheers to you and I am quit with you my brother!!!

Nice Job quittinglawyer, I am on Day 73 and can relate to the Nicotine Bitch coming out of Nowhere... I like how you say " As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."
My addicted brain has thought the same thing many times. Cheers to you and I am quit with you my brother!!!

[Minny]

Day 73 - It's been a while since I've posted anything on my intro, so I thought I'd give a quick update.  My quit has started to become the new normal for me.  I no longer wake up and have my first thought be about dipping or quitting or anything like that.  Now, I just wake up like any other normal person who never started the poison cat turd.  Most days, the most I think about chewing is when I'm on this website, posting roll and reading through intros. 

But things are not all rainbows and butterflies.  The craves still come on pretty strong and usually out of no where.  I recently found out that I'll be driving about four hours next week for work, staying overnight in a hotel by myself, in order to make an 8:30 a.m. hearing the next morning.  I haven't had an overnight without the wifey since my quit began.  In the past, I probably would have gone through a pack of smokes (I only smoked when I was out of town away from my family due to my bloodhound wife who could smell smoke on me from a mile away) and an entire can of chew, probably two or three with the long drive.  When I found out I was going, the first thought I had was about chewing.  The nic bitch started screaming in my ear about how awesome it would be to just sit in my hotel room with a huge fatty in my lip.  "No one would know.  You could just dip when you're out of town.  It could be your special treat to yourself."  Or, "You can just smoke a few cigarettes.  You know you won't start smoking because your wife will catch you, so what's the harm?  As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF." 

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT?  Those were the thoughts that were blazing through my head after more than two months of quit.  I'm pissed.  I'm pissed that I still think that way and it is a wake up call that 73 days ain't shit when you're battling this addiction.  I'm going to post roll before I hit the road and make it through what will be my biggest trigger/temptation yet.  I'll probably pick up some Smokey Mountain even though I haven't needed it since week 2.  I know that once I'm through it, it will give me more confidence each time the nic bitch rears her beat-ass face. 

Proud to be quit with you all.  ODAAT.

Good work. You recognized a potential trigger; Heard the nic bitch siren song for the load of crap it is; made a plan to post roll before the trigger; stocked up on fake stuff just in case; and came on hear to work it out on your intro---- Brother, that is how it is done. Nice Job.
Make sure you have some numbers of KTC quitters handy on your phone.
I won't be worried about you.
Strong work.

^^^ and furthermore, this public announcement of your upcoming challenge has undoubtedly woven a great deal of accountability into your endeavor.

Well done, bud. Enjoy conquering another test!

[ParadigmDawg]

Anyone know where I can find a good lawyer?....lol....

Hopefully you are about to hit on days that you just sail on by. Here is my timeline starting with where you are now.

Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.

Day 86-99: Zero craves, zero dip dreams and temper under control. The strong craves when I drink are also gone. I am disgusted when I see someone dip. Proudly watching my group hit HOF one at a time; which is just how we quit, one day at a time. My guard is still held high as I know the fight is far from over.

Day 100-101: I am on a high as I have reached my first goal. My guard is held the highest it has ever been in because I will not disappoint all those who have helped me.

[CaliforniaSlim]

Day 73 - It's been a while since I've posted anything on my intro, so I thought I'd give a quick update. My quit has started to become the new normal for me. I no longer wake up and have my first thought be about dipping or quitting or anything like that. Now, I just wake up like any other normal person who never started the poison cat turd. Most days, the most I think about chewing is when I'm on this website, posting roll and reading through intros.

But things are not all rainbows and butterflies. The craves still come on pretty strong and usually out of no where. I recently found out that I'll be driving about four hours next week for work, staying overnight in a hotel by myself, in order to make an 8:30 a.m. hearing the next morning. I haven't had an overnight without the wifey since my quit began. In the past, I probably would have gone through a pack of smokes (I only smoked when I was out of town away from my family due to my bloodhound wife who could smell smoke on me from a mile away) and an entire can of chew, probably two or three with the long drive. When I found out I was going, the first thought I had was about chewing. The nic bitch started screaming in my ear about how awesome it would be to just sit in my hotel room with a huge fatty in my lip. "No one would know. You could just dip when you're out of town. It could be your special treat to yourself." Or, "You can just smoke a few cigarettes. You know you won't start smoking because your wife will catch you, so what's the harm? As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT? Those were the thoughts that were blazing through my head after more than two months of quit. I'm pissed. I'm pissed that I still think that way and it is a wake up call that 73 days ain't shit when you're battling this addiction. I'm going to post roll before I hit the road and make it through what will be my biggest trigger/temptation yet. I'll probably pick up some Smokey Mountain even though I haven't needed it since week 2. I know that once I'm through it, it will give me more confidence each time the nic bitch rears her beat-ass face.

Proud to be quit with you all. ODAAT.

Good work. You recognized a potential trigger; Heard the nic bitch siren song for the load of crap it is; made a plan to post roll before the trigger; stocked up on fake stuff just in case; and came on hear to work it out on your intro---- Brother, that is how it is done. Nice Job.
Make sure you have some numbers of KTC quitters handy on your phone.
I won't be worried about you.
Strong work.

[quittinglawyer]

Day 73 - It's been a while since I've posted anything on my intro, so I thought I'd give a quick update. My quit has started to become the new normal for me. I no longer wake up and have my first thought be about dipping or quitting or anything like that. Now, I just wake up like any other normal person who never started the poison cat turd. Most days, the most I think about chewing is when I'm on this website, posting roll and reading through intros.

But things are not all rainbows and butterflies. The craves still come on pretty strong and usually out of no where. I recently found out that I'll be driving about four hours next week for work, staying overnight in a hotel by myself, in order to make an 8:30 a.m. hearing the next morning. I haven't had an overnight without the wifey since my quit began. In the past, I probably would have gone through a pack of smokes (I only smoked when I was out of town away from my family due to my bloodhound wife who could smell smoke on me from a mile away) and an entire can of chew, probably two or three with the long drive. When I found out I was going, the first thought I had was about chewing. The nic bitch started screaming in my ear about how awesome it would be to just sit in my hotel room with a huge fatty in my lip. "No one would know. You could just dip when you're out of town. It could be your special treat to yourself." Or, "You can just smoke a few cigarettes. You know you won't start smoking because your wife will catch you, so what's the harm? As long as you don't dip, you can look your KTC brothers in the eye and continue your march to the HOF."

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BULLSHIT? Those were the thoughts that were blazing through my head after more than two months of quit. I'm pissed. I'm pissed that I still think that way and it is a wake up call that 73 days ain't shit when you're battling this addiction. I'm going to post roll before I hit the road and make it through what will be my biggest trigger/temptation yet. I'll probably pick up some Smokey Mountain even though I haven't needed it since week 2. I know that once I'm through it, it will give me more confidence each time the nic bitch rears her beat-ass face.

Proud to be quit with you all. ODAAT.

[omahaflyer]

Day 36 - Since I started my quit, I've started going back to church.  Most weeks I leave having taken nothing form the sermon, and just wishing I could get home and get ready for NFL football.  This week was a little different.  The sermon was about temptation, and I've had this verse stuck in my head since then:

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

1 Corinthians 10:13. 

Could there be a more topical or timely verse to address what I'm goign through?  I've definitely had my temptations these last five weeks.  More so than God, this website, and my daily promise not to use nicotine has been what's gotten me through.  Proud to be quit with each and every one of you.

Congrats on 36 days  thanks for taking the time to share from 1 Corinthians. God does indeed provide a way out, it's called KTC  I can only describe the friendship  brotherhood on here as a gift from God.

Congrats on your days quit ! Be thankfull that HE led you to this site.

[Mike from AB]

Day 36 - Since I started my quit, I've started going back to church. Most weeks I leave having taken nothing form the sermon, and just wishing I could get home and get ready for NFL football. This week was a little different. The sermon was about temptation, and I've had this verse stuck in my head since then:

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

1 Corinthians 10:13.

Could there be a more topical or timely verse to address what I'm goign through? I've definitely had my temptations these last five weeks. More so than God, this website, and my daily promise not to use nicotine has been what's gotten me through. Proud to be quit with each and every one of you.

Congrats on 36 days  thanks for taking the time to share from 1 Corinthians. God does indeed provide a way out, it's called KTC  I can only describe the friendship  brotherhood on here as a gift from God.

[Derk40]

Day 36 - Since I started my quit, I've started going back to church. Most weeks I leave having taken nothing form the sermon, and just wishing I could get home and get ready for NFL football. This week was a little different. The sermon was about temptation, and I've had this verse stuck in my head since then:

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

1 Corinthians 10:13.

Could there be a more topical or timely verse to address what I'm goign through? I've definitely had my temptations these last five weeks. More so than God, this website, and my daily promise not to use nicotine has been what's gotten me through. Proud to be quit with each and every one of you.

36 days is some solid quit brother! You have won the day for 36 days. I say YOU won the day because with free will... YOU are the one making choices. There are a lot of choices to be made every day  for the past 36 days you have made 1 very important choice -- you posted roll  chose to stay quit. You have chosen to not revert back to dipping like an enslaved fool. You have chosen to be a free man. That is something to be proud of. Not eveyone can do what you are doing. You are building a great foundation here. Keep this quit rolling! I am proud to be quit with you today!

[quittinglawyer]

Day 36 - Since I started my quit, I've started going back to church. Most weeks I leave having taken nothing form the sermon, and just wishing I could get home and get ready for NFL football. This week was a little different. The sermon was about temptation, and I've had this verse stuck in my head since then:

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

1 Corinthians 10:13.

Could there be a more topical or timely verse to address what I'm goign through? I've definitely had my temptations these last five weeks. More so than God, this website, and my daily promise not to use nicotine has been what's gotten me through. Proud to be quit with each and every one of you.

[KC_Guy]

I'm just over three weeks into my quit.  Most days are going pretty well now, although not a day goes by that I don't think about dipping.  Usually, they are just small triggers and easily beat down, but others are stronger.  Recently, I've read through some intros about guys who have gone 100+ days only to cave and throw their entire quit away.  That is powerful shit that really makes you think about how important posting roll and sticking with this plan will be, whether it is for 100 days, 200 days or more. 

Proud to be quit with every one of you fuckers today.

If your experience is anything like mine (which I suspect it will be) It'll be a while yet until you don't think about having a chew multiple times a day... It sucks.

Somewhere between two and three months something changed though... it's not nearly as often I think about having a chew and it's a feeble crave when I get one. Just post roll, stay strong each day, and at some point over the next few months it will ease.

I absolutely agree with you, 100 ODAAT's isn't enough time to just walk away from the site. I understand why people do it though - hell I feel great right now, but I've learned from those before who walked and caved.

I don't plan on leaving anytime soon.

This seems apropos to the discussion. Scroll to the bottom and read the first post.

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Thanks for the link Gmann-

Its a great reminder for me to keep my quit strong EDD. It should be a priority for everyone else on the site too.

Now I have to figure out what the hell came about from that last post... seems Cornwallace is still active on the site so it will remain a mystery to me!

3 weeks is awesome brother! Congratulations on posting roll today  being quit. We are both still early in our quit  have to remain vigilant. The overt physical cravings have past... but the mental cravings are a huge challenge and will continue to be for some time. But we are up to this challenge.

I am at day 81 and I don't actually think about dipping I want no part of it. I have no urge to roll into the c-store  drop 5 duckets on a can of poison. I have not thought like that since I was back near the 10-15 day quit timeframe. However, I still think about being quit throughout the entire day. If I am busy, my day proceeds as normal. But if I am in a down period, then my mind still focuses on being quit. It is not a bad thing because I am so thankful to be here today  be quit. So I get on the website  try to help myself  other quitters.

I do think you can get overconfident  think you are not an addict anymore... that will lead you down the wrong path. The path to a cave. You have to remember that you can NEVER have just ONE. You and I are addicts  just ONE leads to a can, to 2 cans, to a roll...to 1 year of addiction before you know it. Remember why you are here... read your story again  remember why you are quit. I was miserable  want no part of the old me. Stay quit bro! I am QLF with you today.

Listen to derk. The guy is a quit machine. Doesnt matter how many days a person is quit. We all quit one day at a time. We are all addicts. Stay focused, post roll and life does get better. Proud of you and derk. Keep it up guys.