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Offline Souliman

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 09:04:00 AM »
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AGREED! Nic is Nic not matter the shape or form.  Replace your gum with Posting Roll and utilizing the site.

An alcoholic can't go from drinking whisky to beer and expect to beat their addiction, so why whould we as nic addicts expect to go from dip to gum, or patches, or cigs and expect to beat ours.

Keeping the nic in your system just allows that little nic bitch to just lie in waiting, until she decides to pounce drawing you closer and closer to another tin.

Shut her down today.
Posting roll is what reminds us of why we quit. Without posting roll, there is no accountability. I know my quit is strong because every day I promise to quit, that is my new habit.
Can I add an alternative perspective?

Putting your word down that you are quit is saying you believe in yourself. Its saying that you feel you are strong and can fight. That no matter what obstacle you face you will overcome for the next 24 hours. Its complete reaffirmation that you see a path where you make the decisions, not some fucking poison in a can. I always think about standing on top of a building screaming "I QUIT" when I'm putting my word down. I want the entire fucking world to know I am not owned today.

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 08:57:00 AM »
Quote from: JJMARSHALL117
AGREED! Nic is Nic not matter the shape or form. Replace your gum with Posting Roll and utilizing the site.

An alcoholic can't go from drinking whisky to beer and expect to beat their addiction, so why whould we as nic addicts expect to go from dip to gum, or patches, or cigs and expect to beat ours.

Keeping the nic in your system just allows that little nic bitch to just lie in waiting, until she decides to pounce drawing you closer and closer to another tin.

Shut her down today.
Posting roll is what reminds us of why we quit. Without posting roll, there is no accountability. I know my quit is strong because every day I promise to quit, that is my new habit.

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
AGREED! Nic is Nic not matter the shape or form. Replace your gum with Posting Roll and utilizing the site.

An alcoholic can't go from drinking whisky to beer and expect to beat their addiction, so why whould we as nic addicts expect to go from dip to gum, or patches, or cigs and expect to beat ours.

Keeping the nic in your system just allows that little nic bitch to just lie in waiting, until she decides to pounce drawing you closer and closer to another tin.

Shut her down today.
I will conquer what has never been conquered.
Defeat will not be in my creed.
I will acknowledge the fact that I am an elite warrior who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by any means at my disposal.
I accept the fact that my team expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than our opponents.
Never shall I fail my comrades.
I will rip the heart from my enemy and leave it beating on the ground.

WHO AM I? .... I AM A QUITTER!!!

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 08:53:00 AM »
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I've been dipping for the good part of 35 years. I have quit for periods of up to a year twice before, but always end up caving and dipping again. I work in an office environment and it's hard to hide the dipping from my co-workers, but have gotten good at swallowing and not using a dip cup.

I am now at a point in my life where I am concerned about my health and especially my mouth. I don't want to get mouth cancer and put my family through the pain of a cancer battle just because I am so selfish as to continue to dip.

This time around, rather than quitting nicotine cold turkey, I am using nicotine gum to ween me off the nicotine. I'm chewing the heck out of the gum and have a piece in my mouth from the time I wake up until the time I go to sleep. I hope that I'm not trading one bad habit for another, but plan to ween myself off the gum over the coming weeks and months. I am currently chewing 1/2 piece of 4mg piece throughout the day. I'm guessing I'm going through about 10-15 pieces a day.

While the gum seems to alleviate some of my dip/nicotine withdraws, I am noticing that I am being a real jerk to my family and friends during these early days of being dipless. There must be some chemicals in the dip, besides nicotine, that my body is withdrawing from?

I'm glad that I found this forum. I haven't yet read through the forum posts, but plan to do so in the coming days. I'm hoping that this is my last and final quit and that I can be dip and nicotine-free within a few months.
If you are truly serious about your quit, then you will quit cold turkey. There is nothing more powerful than going through the struggle of cold turkey, and that will remind you forever that you never want to go back. Without the struggle, the victory will not taste as sweet. Without the pain, there is no pride. Trust me, I quit via patch a couple times, only to think "shit, that wasn't so bad, I can quit again". Cold turkey? Fuck man, it's no joke, and it makes you strong enough to stay quit if you truly want to stay quit. And you should... nicotine is a dirty whore bitch that makes you go to the store every day so your face can fall off.

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 08:50:00 AM »
Fail. You are just prolonging the suffering. Let's see what you've said here.

"There must be some chemicals in the dip, besides nicotine, that my body is withdrawing from?"
The symtoms you feel are from the reduced levels of nicotine. Any reduction at all causes some symtoms. That's where the attitude is coming from.

"While the gum seems to alleviate some of my dip/nicotine withdraws"
You are still getting some nicotine, so you don't feel the complete effect of withdrawal. But, you eventually will. It is inevitable. Eventually, you will have to quit completely. Best bet is to go ahead and do it now. By Saturday, your system will be clean.

"I hope that I'm not trading one bad habit for another"
See, you know the truth. Your addiction is trying to convince you that it's a "habit" and that the gum is somehow ok. The tobacco isn't the problem here. The nicotine is the problem.

Quit now. Then go post your promise.

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Re: Day 4 for me
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 08:39:00 AM »
The only way is cold turkey--flush everything..throw your gum away and be a man. When you do that, let us know and these folks around here will get you right.
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Day 4 for me
« on: August 15, 2012, 08:36:00 AM »
I've been dipping for the good part of 35 years. I have quit for periods of up to a year twice before, but always end up caving and dipping again. I work in an office environment and it's hard to hide the dipping from my co-workers, but have gotten good at swallowing and not using a dip cup.

I am now at a point in my life where I am concerned about my health and especially my mouth. I don't want to get mouth cancer and put my family through the pain of a cancer battle just because I am so selfish as to continue to dip.

This time around, rather than quitting nicotine cold turkey, I am using nicotine gum to ween me off the nicotine. I'm chewing the heck out of the gum and have a piece in my mouth from the time I wake up until the time I go to sleep. I hope that I'm not trading one bad habit for another, but plan to ween myself off the gum over the coming weeks and months. I am currently chewing 1/2 piece of 4mg piece throughout the day. I'm guessing I'm going through about 10-15 pieces a day.

While the gum seems to alleviate some of my dip/nicotine withdraws, I am noticing that I am being a real jerk to my family and friends during these early days of being dipless. There must be some chemicals in the dip, besides nicotine, that my body is withdrawing from?

I'm glad that I found this forum. I haven't yet read through the forum posts, but plan to do so in the coming days. I'm hoping that this is my last and final quit and that I can be dip and nicotine-free within a few months.