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Offline canless2014

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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2015, 05:49:00 PM »
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Quote from: army_jmpmstr
For the last 5 or 6 years, I was dipping a minimum of two cans a day.... I blamed stress for not being able to quit.

It wasn't until I blamed dipping for adding to my stress, that I knew it was time.

Plus, I knew the excitement of a training exercise would help me get through the first critical days and at the same time the stress of quitting would be masked by the stress of the training.

Another plus...my wife and kids wouldn't have to deal with my short fuse.
Amigo, you mentioned stress 4 times in your introduction, and that you have a short fuse. I assume that means you have a temper. Your intro stressed me out! I have no doubt that you have been sucking on 2 cans of dip when you have open weekends to calm you down. You have got to find a way to deal with this stress. It isn't going to go away just because you quit tobacco, and I am concerned you will cave when the stress level gets really high, unless you have a better plan for getting rid of this stress.
Wise words from quark here. For a while, you'll focus everything on staying quit and not putting nicotine back in your body IN ANY FORM. But eventually, things that nicotine hid from you or masked while you were using will come back up. For many of us, quitting results in eating too much, or jumping to our second favorite drug, alcohol. But others have struggled with depression, marital problems, etc.

Remember, from here on out, YOU are in charge of your life. No longer will a ridiculous drug control your day. So it is up to YOU to make the decisions to improve your life, nicotine-related or not. I quit with you today, ODAAT.
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2015, 12:47:00 PM »
I can't tell if it's army impersonater or army jumpmaster. Either way, glad to have you here! Post roll, jump in with both feet, and kick nicotine to the curb today. You can do this, you just have to be stronger than a can of poison.
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Offline Supermoon Eclipse

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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2015, 08:08:00 AM »
Right on Jumper, i'm in the D.O.G. house with you. Its great to leave that poisonous security blanket behind us. Maybe report to us here the things that cause you stress as they happen.
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2015, 09:11:00 PM »
same here 12-13. 38 now. Finally enough was enough. Congrats and I'm here for you if you need me. Quit on one day at a time.
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2015, 05:01:00 PM »
Quote from: army_jmpmstr
For the last 5 or 6 years, I was dipping a minimum of two cans a day.... I blamed stress for not being able to quit.

It wasn't until I blamed dipping for adding to my stress, that I knew it was time.

Plus, I knew the excitement of a training exercise would help me get through the first critical days and at the same time the stress of quitting would be masked by the stress of the training.

Another plus...my wife and kids wouldn't have to deal with my short fuse.
Amigo, you mentioned stress 4 times in your introduction, and that you have a short fuse. I assume that means you have a temper. Your intro stressed me out! I have no doubt that you have been sucking on 2 cans of dip when you have open weekends to calm you down. You have got to find a way to deal with this stress. It isn't going to go away just because you quit tobacco, and I am concerned you will cave when the stress level gets really high, unless you have a better plan for getting rid of this stress.
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2015, 01:59:00 PM »
Like you I started at 12 and continued that down hill slide with the tin for 38 year's. You can do this, post roll early and keep your promise! It's not easy but very doable. Got to be a man about it. Hey life's to precious to throw it away on that disgusting shit! I'm 296 days into freedom and it is awesome! No way could I have done it without ktc and my brothers and sister's! Quit on!
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2015, 11:10:00 AM »
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I started dipping when I was about 12 or 13. I just turned 45. For the last 5 or 6 years, I was dipping a minimum of two cans a day. Sometimes more. The only time I didn't dip, was when I was sleeping, eating, or exercising. I blamed stress for not being able to quit. Oh, I've quit before....but "something" always came up that allowed me an excuse to start again. It wasn't until I blamed dipping for adding to my stress, that I knew it was time.
I knew the methods I had used before to try to quit, wasn't gonna work again. Besides, they had already failed. So I devised my own plan. I first, starting in late August, started using the gum and slowly reducing my tobacco use. I set a quit date. And my quit date corresponded with a military training exercise in a location where I knew I wouldn't be able to get tobacco. Plus, I knew the excitement of a training exercise would help me get through the first critical days and at the same time the stress of quitting would be masked by the stress of the training. Another plus...my wife and kids wouldn't have to deal with my short fuse.
On 8 Oct I was done with it all. No more dip, no nicotine gum (shit is terrible tasting anyway...had to chew with Wrigley's or something). Never used the patches my doctor prescribed because she said they might give me weird dreams....and trust me, my dreams are already weird enough.
I came across this page strictly by accident AFTER I had quit. After chewing enough Wrigley's gum to kill a horse, my jaw needed a break and I ordered some Smokey Mountain herbal snuff. While trying to google if this stuff was a good alternative to help with the just having something in my mouth crave...I found this site.
Congrats on your decision to quit and thank you for your service.

You sound a lot like me. I was 2+ cans per day and the only time I wasn't dipping was sleeping, eating, church, or with extended family(always had excuses to leave early or go run an errand).

Head over to the welcome center to learn how this site works. forum/55560/

The reason this site works and the cost of membership is posting roll. Posting roll is a daily promise made to yourself and this brotherhood that you will not use nicotine for that day. If you can do this daily, it will unlock tons of support and quit knowledge.

Sounds like you have a good quit plan in place. Post roll and get involved in this site. There are many experienced vets on here who will help out however they can.

I am proud to quit with you today.
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Re: Done doing this stuff
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2015, 10:43:00 AM »
That is a Bad Ass way to start a quit! Some thoughts:

1. Post roll with the January 2016 quit group, you promise to yourself and them that you will not use nicotine for 24 hours. Wake Up, Piss Post again in the morning.

2. Get to know your fellow quitters, exchange digits for those times when you can get a text through, but have no access to a computer to post. Use KTC for any lingering anger -- we can take it your family doesn't need to.

3. Check out the military threads on KTC, lots of quitters that understand the unique issues you face to quit while on duty.

4. Lots to read here, words of wisdom and hall of fame speeches that will strengthen your quit.

I quit with you today.
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Done doing this stuff
« on: October 19, 2015, 10:26:00 AM »
I started dipping when I was about 12 or 13. I just turned 45. For the last 5 or 6 years, I was dipping a minimum of two cans a day. Sometimes more. The only time I didn't dip, was when I was sleeping, eating, or exercising. I blamed stress for not being able to quit. Oh, I've quit before....but "something" always came up that allowed me an excuse to start again. It wasn't until I blamed dipping for adding to my stress, that I knew it was time.
I knew the methods I had used before to try to quit, wasn't gonna work again. Besides, they had already failed. So I devised my own plan. I first, starting in late August, started using the gum and slowly reducing my tobacco use. I set a quit date. And my quit date corresponded with a military training exercise in a location where I knew I wouldn't be able to get tobacco. Plus, I knew the excitement of a training exercise would help me get through the first critical days and at the same time the stress of quitting would be masked by the stress of the training. Another plus...my wife and kids wouldn't have to deal with my short fuse.
On 8 Oct I was done with it all. No more dip, no nicotine gum (shit is terrible tasting anyway...had to chew with Wrigley's or something). Never used the patches my doctor prescribed because she said they might give me weird dreams....and trust me, my dreams are already weird enough.
I came across this page strictly by accident AFTER I had quit. After chewing enough Wrigley's gum to kill a horse, my jaw needed a break and I ordered some Smokey Mountain herbal snuff. While trying to google if this stuff was a good alternative to help with the just having something in my mouth crave...I found this site.
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