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Offline sooverit

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Re: Day 2
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2017, 10:04:00 AM »
Sorry to hear of your loss, Dan. Dying from nic was a huge motivator for me... so addicted to something that is actively killing you is so pathetic, but we were all in that same spot. Quitting DOES suck. It's gonna be one of the worst things you go through. Many of us kept notes on just how sucky it is, and reading back through those notes helped us get through future cravings (because there are MANY future cravings). Don't make yourself endure the suck again, quit and stay quit. Post roll EDD, and share your digits with every damn member of your group. The more present you are on this site, the greater your sense of responsibility will be to stay nic-free. Exercise, a gallon of water a day, eat a lot of fiber, stock up on some sleep aids and natural calming supplements (lithium orotate and L-theanine worked great for me), and invest in some fake and/or seeds, licorice, gum, suckers, etc. Stay away from booze for a few months, and far away from "friends" who will dip in front of you. You can do it. Life without nic is totally worth the suck. Don't hesitate to reach out to any of us to talk through a craving. We're all here for you.

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Re: Day 2
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2017, 07:27:00 AM »
Dan great job on being quit. Sorry about your loss. Use the tools here and you will soon realize that whatever life throws at you, nic will not help.
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Re: Day 2
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2017, 05:53:00 AM »
Dan congrats on your quit. I know that drive, for me it was to Chicago and a heart attack. I walked around the hospital parking lot for hours, in the cold, with a dip in, waiting for my brothers to fly in from the coast. Fuck nicotine.

As mentioned in the chat, drink lots and lots of water. Exercise through the craves. it will get better.

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Re: Day 2
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2017, 11:19:00 PM »
Looks like you made it to June's roll today which is the first step in finding your forever quit, Dan. And you can do this just as long as you post daily, make your promise not to use nicotine of any kind each day and then honor your word. Just one day at a time.

Get to know your brothers and sisters in June. Exchange digits. Commiserate. Support each other. Vent. Rage. Bitch. Then learn everything you can about this addiction. Get to the point where you learn to really hate nicotine with all your being - when you learn to stop romanticizing tobacco. It seems impossible to you no doubt today, but you will get there. And all the tools are here, so explore every inch of this site.

This all gets inmeasurably better in time.

Proud to be quit with you today.

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Day 2
« on: March 21, 2017, 09:36:00 PM »
HEy All . My name is Dan Im 46. I have been dipping for 15 years.. Started as just a way to stay awake on long drives home from work after 2 jobs... Then turned ito hey its cool. keeps me alert. then OH CRAP I gotta go to the store at 1130 pm so I can have one more dip before I go to sleep.Really ?? I have seen my younger son (11yo) pack a can, thinking Id be proud. Even borrowed a $5 from him to get a can. Ya know I wasnt too bad about it really until last year. I decided to quit starting into 2016. All tough and this was going to be no problem. Did good.. 8 days in I got a call from my Dad in Florida.He told me he had lung cancer . Basically told me he was dying. In the 46 years I was alive my Dad had Never cried in front of me. Now 20 year s after he quit smoking it was killing him. I didnt touch a can!! I made arrangements to go visit him ( he lived in Fl I was in NC) a week later I left on my 11 hour journeyto visit w my dad.Still no dip in 13 days. Well 5 hours into my trip I get a call from my mom. " Dan dont speed, dont panic, Dads in the hospital, dont know if he will make it, call your sisters... CLICK" Im way to far away togo faster.. so I pull off at a rest stop to actually under the circumstances get a beer... And what do I see behind the clerk? That pretty blue and copper friend of mine.Before I knew I said it Skoal Blue Pouches please..... Crapped away 13 days.. So finished my trip. Did get to see dad briefly before he passed, ( 6 hours) but again it had its grip on me. When my wife or mom would make comments around my Dad about me quitting he would say " He will quit when he is ready." Well Im HERE its NOW. Im READY. Smoking killed my Dad 20yrs after he quit. Hopefully quitting earlier in life will help me.

I have to say I diddnt know it would suck so bad... I keep getting those.. Just go get a can feelings.... I will win this....
xxx.xxx.xxxx
Dan Murphy
NC
and struggling