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[Thumblewort]

Welcome. I was the king of re-using a already chewed wad of poison, nothing new to me. You have the right attitude, post roll daily and keep reading everything you can here. I was 44 when I quit, if I can do it, so can you.

[Bert75]

Hey Odin! Everyone of us here has had a DAY 1. We all got thru it and so can YOU! Hang in there, stay busy, try not to be an a-hole and grind thru it! You got this!!

[Idaho Spuds]

Nothing to add other than, the freedom from the addition is worth every day fighting for it.

[baseballbrett]

Hey Odin, looks like you posted roll in the June HOF Group. Even though your quit date is June, you will be in the September 2016 HOF class. This means that you will become a Hall of Famer (i.e. hit the 100 day mark) in September. You'll catch on soon. I was a mess my first few days.

The link to your quit group is here...
topic/11649440/34/#new

Watch the video the King posted above to learn how to post roll.

[KingNothing]

You can do this Odin. You mentioned needing a YouTube video for roll.  Here it is: Posting Roll

By posting roll you are promising yourself and every other quitter on that list that you will not, under any circumstances, use nicotine that day. Just that one single day. As AJ said above, you ARE better than the slave digging through the trash can. There is a period where it absolutely sucks, not going to lie to you, but when you get through there are days where your body is clean of the poison, you can go hours without thinking about dip, and you can actually enjoy your life again instead of just living it between dips and how you're going to score that next fix.

You can do it. It takes a lot of work, but you can WILL do this if you commit to the program.

[baseballbrett]

We've all been a slave Odi. I was a slave for a while too. Make sure to post your roll early in the morning. You can stick to your word for 24 hours. After that, brace yourself for life sucking for a bit. Just remember that you don't need that poison, and you are going to gain your freedom from the nic bitch. Call it names. You don't need that shit.

Drink a shitload of water. Get a bunch of sunflower seeds or gum or anything non-nicotine to replace the oral fixation. Renew your promise every 24 hours. I quit a ton of times too, until I started actually using this site. Encourage fellow new guys as well. Reach out and get some digits if you need. I quit with you today.

[AppleJack]

Greetings all. I stumbled across this site this morning(while having my morning fix)and read the 100 reasons list which had me laughing out loud because about 85% rang true for me. Then I read the 3 sad stories and got that painful sad lump in the throat you get when trying to suppress tears. Randy's story made me get up, chuck my Sun Drop spittoon into the trash, loogie launch that morning Cope fix off my backyard deck, and scatter my just purchased can into the grass.

Unfortunately, I've done that exact same thing many times in the past. You know you're an addict(first time I've ever referred to myself as an addict) when realizing you dumped a can in the trash, you later carefully try to scrounge one dip's worth from the various settling points in the trash bag just to get one more lip full. And if that fails, and I'm lucky, I may be able to recycle a mushy lump of Cope that landed in one glob on top of an egg carton or dry piece of mail trash. Pathetic.

I want to stop, but I'm scared to let go. Copenhagen has been with me for 30+ years. Ive known all that time that it could possibly kill me. I've lied to my mom every time she's asked me if I still use it. I sold plasma twice a week for 4 years in college to fund my Copenhagen addiction. For the past few years, I derive no pleasure from it other than just having it between cheek and gum. Can't really taste it anymore, doesn't smell like it did when I started(was processing changed?), get a lot of heartburn, you guys all know this stuff...
Scared to look at my gums. Scared to go to dentist because I'm too weak to "fake quit" for long enough hoping dentist won't notice. Top number in BP is usually in 130-140 range the one or two times a year I check it. Ad infinitum...Pathetic.

I don't want to ween off. I don't want to plan. I just want to finally be able to man up and find the will power to resist. It is hard to believe I've been too weak to attempt to quit. I know it's a powerful addiction, but still, I feel like a Pajama-Boy wuss when it comes to taking a stand to quit.

I pledge to all of you guys(gals?...just in case there's a feminist in the group; pardon my ignorance, just hard to fathom a female dipper)that I am going to be fighting myself these first 24 hours just so I can return tomorrow to at least be able too post making it through the first day.
Dang, already can feel the urge... Gonna be a tough day, but I'm ready for the fight, and I'm going to win this first 24-hour round.

Damn, man...

Digging through the trash like a mangy animal... just to get a fix.

That's some junkie status, right there, and... been there, done that. More times than I wanna admit. I think we all can relate a story or two.

I used for 25 years, bro. 2 cans a day. I'm riding 1,142 days clean today... If I can, you can. Rise above that creature who digs through the trash... you're better than that. Hear me?...

You're. Better. Than. That.

Freedom is here, man... come get some.

[wildirish317]

Today. One day. Anyone can quit for a day. You can do this.

[kubiackalpha]

We have female dippers. Mighty powerful lasses at that. Okay. Don't be afraid. Man up to it and get on with it. This is a one day at a time quit. You cannot quit forever for one day. We are not promised tomorrow, so why should we promise tomorrow. Also, we may need to quit moment by moment. Second by second. Life can get us down that way for sure. Drink tons of water. This helps with withdrawal symptoms. We make a promise to ourselves and to ourselves that we will not use today. What kind of a person welches on a promise? Don't be afraid of anything. Be strong with it all. Don't romanticize about it. It controlled you. If you want to see how bad it really is, stand next to a can. That small little one ounce can controlled your life and told you to go get more and to rummage around. Does that piss you off? It should. Use that pissed off attitude and use it for energy in your quit. Get involved with this site. Lots of things to do on it. Keep your brain going active. Feel free to PM me if you need anything.



Just for today, Self.

[MikeM_95]

Welcome to KTC! Do not fear lettin the nic go. Don't be afraid to let go of something that slowly kills! Head over to September pre HOF group and post up roll. (Our promise not to use nicotine for the day)

How to post roll
topic/1003072/1/

[Odinson]

Greetings all. I stumbled across this site this morning(while having my morning fix)and read the 100 reasons list which had me laughing out loud because about 85% rang true for me. Then I read the 3 sad stories and got that painful sad lump in the throat you get when trying to suppress tears. Randy's story made me get up, chuck my Sun Drop spittoon into the trash, loogie launch that morning Cope fix off my backyard deck, and scatter my just purchased can into the grass.

Unfortunately, I've done that exact same thing many times in the past. You know you're an addict(first time I've ever referred to myself as an addict) when realizing you dumped a can in the trash, you later carefully try to scrounge one dip's worth from the various settling points in the trash bag just to get one more lip full. And if that fails, and I'm lucky, I may be able to recycle a mushy lump of Cope that landed in one glob on top of an egg carton or dry piece of mail trash. Pathetic.

I want to stop, but I'm scared to let go. Copenhagen has been with me for 30+ years. Ive known all that time that it could possibly kill me. I've lied to my mom every time she's asked me if I still use it. I sold plasma twice a week for 4 years in college to fund my Copenhagen addiction. For the past few years, I derive no pleasure from it other than just having it between cheek and gum. Can't really taste it anymore, doesn't smell like it did when I started(was processing changed?), get a lot of heartburn, you guys all know this stuff...
Scared to look at my gums. Scared to go to dentist because I'm too weak to "fake quit" for long enough hoping dentist won't notice. Top number in BP is usually in 130-140 range the one or two times a year I check it. Ad infinitum...Pathetic.

I don't want to ween off. I don't want to plan. I just want to finally be able to man up and find the will power to resist. It is hard to believe I've been too weak to attempt to quit. I know it's a powerful addiction, but still, I feel like a Pajama-Boy wuss when it comes to taking a stand to quit.

I pledge to all of you guys(gals?...just in case there's a feminist in the group; pardon my ignorance, just hard to fathom a female dipper)that I am going to be fighting myself these first 24 hours just so I can return tomorrow to at least be able too post making it through the first day.
Dang, already can feel the urge... Gonna be a tough day, but I'm ready for the fight, and I'm going to win this first 24-hour round.