set me straight

[Grady]

Yo stef are you still quit? You haven't been on since yesterday. Come on man this ain't about posting roll when it's a convenient for you. Make your promise, stick to it and look the monster in the eye and say fuck you!

[Ginet]

You going to post roll today with us? You going to join our little group with accountability. It works, try it.

Why fear poker night? Take nicotine off the table, out of the equation. It only has power if you allow it to. You USED TO dip and play poker. You DON'T anymore. You WON'T. There's no other option.

Are you a river rider? :)

Lady G

[srans]

You going to post roll today with us? You going to join our little group with accountability. It works, try it.

[jtbrown]

Whatever brought you here, I hope it keeps you here. I haven't been here long at all (5 days), but I already like the accountability aspect of quitting here. If you don't post roll, you get questioned. Like a football coach in your ear when you miss a block. Except this block can kill you. You get my drift. I quit with you today!

[jayd41]

srans, there is a reason for the title of my intro post...I figured someone would point out my addict speak.

jayd41, the reason i've only been addicted for the last 5 of the 35 i've chewed is because i was a very intermittant chewer for the first 30. I honestly didn't even notice withdrawal symptoms until these past 5 years.

I'm not going to be defensive, I'm just taking this all one day at a time. I'm quit today.

I'll boost that bet up to 10 cents if i see that roll post. Let's see what u got! Stay a while, make some friends. Life is to precious to be lead around by a can.

well i'm not going to get into a pissing match with you about the length of time you've been addicted...as long as you know that you are. You need to know though that addiction is not something that can be "cured"...it will never go away. The good thing is though...if you don't feed your addiction, it won't kill you. If you do it most likely will. Post roll...quit for today. Worry about tomorrow when it gets here.

[srans]

srans, there is a reason for the title of my intro post...I figured someone would point out my addict speak.

jayd41, the reason i've only been addicted for the last 5 of the 35 i've chewed is because i was a very intermittant chewer for the first 30. I honestly didn't even notice withdrawal symptoms until these past 5 years.

I'm not going to be defensive, I'm just taking this all one day at a time. I'm quit today.

I'll boost that bet up to 10 cents if i see that roll post. Let's see what u got! Stay a while, make some friends. Life is to precious to be lead around by a can.

[steffano626]

srans, there is a reason for the title of my intro post...I figured someone would point out my addict speak.

jayd41, the reason i've only been addicted for the last 5 of the 35 i've chewed is because i was a very intermittant chewer for the first 30. I honestly didn't even notice withdrawal symptoms until these past 5 years.

I'm not going to be defensive, I'm just taking this all one day at a time. I'm quit today.

[srans]

Welcome; I'm going to be the a-hole in the bunch. If you want this quit to be the one it's time to begin getting the mind right.

It may mean that I am ready for this time to be THE time.

Get rid of may in this ^^^^^ sentence. This post indicates failure before the day is out.

I liked it too much--that rush/buzz when you have your first dip after a long stoppage... Honestly, that's one of the best feelings I've ever had. But I get that maybe 1 out of every 1000 chews and then only after going through painful physical withdrawal and powerful psychological cravings.

So let me get this straight. You like going through withdrawal only to start again for the buzz it brings!?!? If I was you I would read this statement again and again until you see what everyone else will see. This ^^^^ kind of thinking has to change. Let me fill you in on what you was really enjoying after a long stoppage.

You were getting the rush/buzz of death and failure. Right now you love the poison more than anything, including yourself, family and life itself. Think about how sad that is. You are believing lies my friend.

I could go through your intro and point out some more addict speak but I won't. Begin reading everything you can on nicotine/addiction. Time to start learning about this enemy. There is a lot of information on this site. Start replacing the lies with truths and you got a chance. Right now i wouldn't bet a nickle on it.

Read welcome center. Learn how and why we post roll. I've been proven wrong many times? Am I wrong about you? Roll would be a good start. How bad do you really want this?

[jayd41]

I have a question....how did you dip for 30 years and know you weren't addicted until the last 5? I'm a little confused by that statement and just want to clarify

[Thumblewort]

Ha, poker strikes again. I was on a stoppage last September, bought a can for poker night, for just that night of course, and was a slave for another 7 months.

I am now a KTC member, so when I do finally play my first monthly game since being quit I will be armed with knowledge. Read these boards, post roll, and quit each day.

[pbrain04]

Thanks, starr. I'm coming to understand how posting roll is the key to this time being different. My problem up til now has been my unwillingness to face down my biggest trigger--playing poker. I did not want to give up chewing and poker. Pretty much all of my caves have been due to that one trigger.

I'm using the fake stuff for the first time and I think having that crutch will help me get through the next 3 days: my poker league tomorrow night, a home game Saturday, and the annual league tournament Sunday. Fake chew plus posting roll everyday!

We will quit with you everyday. Post roll early and make your promise.

You are in the right place. Welcome to freedom

Pb

[steffano626]

Thanks, starr. I'm coming to understand how posting roll is the key to this time being different. My problem up til now has been my unwillingness to face down my biggest trigger--playing poker. I did not want to give up chewing and poker. Pretty much all of my caves have been due to that one trigger.

I'm using the fake stuff for the first time and I think having that crutch will help me get through the next 3 days: my poker league tomorrow night, a home game Saturday, and the annual league tournament Sunday. Fake chew plus posting roll everyday!

[starr_78]

I was not planning on quitting when I stopped chewing 4 days ago. But something inside got me to search for this site. It may mean that I am ready for this time to be THE time.

I started chewing at age 20, but didn't become addicted until almost 30 years later. I've now been an addict for almost 5 years. I've chewed 2-3 cans per week with intermittent stoppages of 1-14 days. Those stoppages have given me an education in the physical withdrawal from nicotine.

Why haven't I committed to quitting until now? I liked it too much--that rush/buzz when you have your first dip after a long stoppage... Honestly, that's one of the best feelings I've ever had. But I get that maybe 1 out of every 1000 chews and then only after going through painful physical withdrawal and powerful psychological cravings.

I've pretty much ignored the cancer risk, which is kinda ironic since I deal with cancer every day in my work (I'm a pathologist). I guess I rationalize that I have the addiction under control and that will make me safe.

That's plenty to start off. Thank you to you quitters for educating me on some of the tricks this addiction is playing on my brain to keep me hooked. Thanks to my fellow July HOF'ers for being partners in my final quit. I commit to quitting nicotine today with my brothers and sisters here!

I really like your intro and believe you understand the addiction part of nicotine. Read the welcome portion of this site. Find out how to post roll and understand the importance of roll. Those are the building blocks of this site. Also try and understand why have you only stopped in the past and think, what can I do differently this time? Stick with KTC and you will not regret it.

[steffano626]

I was not planning on quitting when I stopped chewing 4 days ago. But something inside got me to search for this site. It may mean that I am ready for this time to be THE time.

I started chewing at age 20, but didn't become addicted until almost 30 years later. I've now been an addict for almost 5 years. I've chewed 2-3 cans per week with intermittent stoppages of 1-14 days. Those stoppages have given me an education in the physical withdrawal from nicotine.

Why haven't I committed to quitting until now? I liked it too much--that rush/buzz when you have your first dip after a long stoppage... Honestly, that's one of the best feelings I've ever had. But I get that maybe 1 out of every 1000 chews and then only after going through painful physical withdrawal and powerful psychological cravings.

I've pretty much ignored the cancer risk, which is kinda ironic since I deal with cancer every day in my work (I'm a pathologist). I guess I rationalize that I have the addiction under control and that will make me safe.

That's plenty to start off. Thank you to you quitters for educating me on some of the tricks this addiction is playing on my brain to keep me hooked. Thanks to my fellow July pre-HOF'ers for being partners in my final quit. I commit to quitting nicotine today with my brothers and sisters here!