New guy

[rdad]

These are the kinds of posts I love reading. Motivated quitters. Very cool.

[StevieG]

Really proud of both of you.

[SirDerek]

Yeah, there's a lot of drama going on lately in these boards. Meanwhile there's a lot of quitting going on too. ABC's. Accountability, Brotherhood, and Committment. This guy here, commonly known as Grizclaws, is one damned good example of that, and a man I had the honor to meet in person tonight along with Canvasback from the April 2014 class. Griz himself arranged the meetup when I told him I'd be coming to DC for work, and it was as rewarding as I thought it would be.

Grizclaws has been a stalwart for me on the boards throughout my quit, since he started only a few days after me. So good to meet the man behind the avatar and strong words tonight.

He's aboout to hit his HOF day two days from now, and that designation is well-deserved. Lately he's been helping others more and more, and like me he realizes that this is really only a milepost in the quit of a lifetime.

The three of us talked (and laughed) about drama on the boards, about helping others, about stupid things addiction made us do and about our plans to stay quit in the future. We sealed some promises to each other, to help each other remain quit. We talked about brotherhood, and how initially it didn't mean so much but it is making more and more sense how important it is as we stay involved here.

It was a real honor to meet up with Grizclaws tonight, and my quit is stronger for it. If you ever have a chance to meet up with another quitter in person, do it! If you ever have a chance to meet up with Grizclaws, do it as long as he doesn't want to take you fishing for the meetup!

its a special feeling when you meet a brother ain't it....

well done grasshoppers.... 'crackup'

and would you all set up weekends....3 hours a little too far during the week...

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Yeah, there's a lot of drama going on lately in these boards. Meanwhile there's a lot of quitting going on too. ABC's. Accountability, Brotherhood, and Committment. This guy here, commonly known as Grizclaws, is one damned good example of that, and a man I had the honor to meet in person tonight along with Canvasback from the April 2014 class. Griz himself arranged the meetup when I told him I'd be coming to DC for work, and it was as rewarding as I thought it would be.

Grizclaws has been a stalwart for me on the boards throughout my quit, since he started only a few days after me. So good to meet the man behind the avatar and strong words tonight.

He's aboout to hit his HOF day two days from now, and that designation is well-deserved. Lately he's been helping others more and more, and like me he realizes that this is really only a milepost in the quit of a lifetime.

The three of us talked (and laughed) about drama on the boards, about helping others, about stupid things addiction made us do and about our plans to stay quit in the future. We sealed some promises to each other, to help each other remain quit. We talked about brotherhood, and how initially it didn't mean so much but it is making more and more sense how important it is as we stay involved here.

It was a real honor to meet up with Grizclaws tonight, and my quit is stronger for it. If you ever have a chance to meet up with another quitter in person, do it! If you ever have a chance to meet up with Grizclaws, do it as long as he doesn't want to take you fishing for the meetup!

It was damn good to meet you in person Brett. I had a great time and some great laughs. Definitely strengthened my quit. The beer and wings tasted good too.

[brettlees]

Yeah, there's a lot of drama going on lately in these boards. Meanwhile there's a lot of quitting going on too. ABC's. Accountability, Brotherhood, and Committment. This guy here, commonly known as Grizclaws, is one damned good example of that, and a man I had the honor to meet in person tonight along with Canvasback from the April 2014 class. Griz himself arranged the meetup when I told him I'd be coming to DC for work, and it was as rewarding as I thought it would be.

Grizclaws has been a stalwart for me on the boards throughout my quit, since he started only a few days after me. So good to meet the man behind the avatar and strong words tonight.

He's aboout to hit his HOF day two days from now, and that designation is well-deserved. Lately he's been helping others more and more, and like me he realizes that this is really only a milepost in the quit of a lifetime.

The three of us talked (and laughed) about drama on the boards, about helping others, about stupid things addiction made us do and about our plans to stay quit in the future. We sealed some promises to each other, to help each other remain quit. We talked about brotherhood, and how initially it didn't mean so much but it is making more and more sense how important it is as we stay involved here.

It was a real honor to meet up with Grizclaws tonight, and my quit is stronger for it. If you ever have a chance to meet up with another quitter in person, do it! If you ever have a chance to meet up with Grizclaws, do it as long as he doesn't want to take you fishing for the meetup!

[B-loMatt]

Day 93 update:

I am all in. The KTC plan works if you want to be free of nicotine. Plain and simple, put it in a letter to your momma, drink more Jim Jones punch, chase down Hale Bopp, whatever you gotta do. If you want to be quit, this is the place to be.

Thank you KTC.

Grizclaws

'oh yeah'
Get ready for the HOF.
Love it!
Just keep doing what you are doing G.H.C.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Day 93 update:

I am all in. The KTC plan works if you want to be free of nicotine. Plain and simple, put it in a letter to your momma, drink more Jim Jones punch, chase down Hale Bopp, whatever you gotta do. If you want to be quit, this is the place to be.

Thank you KTC.

Grizclaws

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

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I just read the above post in the words if wisdom section. Wanted some of the newer quitters to check out that section if they haven't already done so. Lots of good stuff there. Tons of reminders and lessons.

This is an hourly fight for our lives. I'm 75 days clean and still think about tobacco often, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH BETTER. For me to survive and live I have no choice but to stay committed to this program. I am 100% convinced that tobacco will be my death nail if I go back. Must maintain strength and vigilance. Always have guard up. Be prepared for every circumstance. I must see potential potholes before I go around the bend. The best defense I've found is to post roll right away when I wake up. This way I can't cave. I'm bound by my word. If I do something stupid, like wait to post roll, or skip a day, or have beers before posting...I am putting my quit in danger. I know this. If I really want to stay quit I have to post roll here every morning as soon as I wake up, plain and simple.

Thank God I found KTC. And thank goodness I was able to shelf my pride and get on board with the program. It's working!!!!!

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

wow....ok did the whole neighborhood of dogs come to your house this weekend...
'crackup'  'crackup'  'crackup'

I think that is a record for the number of 'loads' in one day left in the other threads.....
'Crazy'

Hey. I've come to the realization that all tobacco/nicotine is pure dog shit. No dog shit for me thank you very much.

Sorry for all the dog shit!!! I ain't putting dog shit in my mouth for the rest of today.

Good job on coming to know that the nic bitch in a can is some dog shit but you have said a record number of dog shit today 'flush'

I had a dream last night. Do you remember those bubble blowing pipes? The little plastic ones you might have had as kids. One of those pre-tobacco toys so cleverly marketed to get kids hooked early. Like the candy cigarettes, bubble gum cigars, big league chew, etc.

Anyway, in my dream I was trying to smoke some dip. The dip was in a plastic ziploc baggie for some reason (i know, i know...i quit the wacky weed years ago, maybe some weird veiled reference though within my dip dream). I was taking the dip and shoving it in the plastic bubble blowing pipe toy thing and trying to light it and smoke it. It wouldn't light because it was too moist. Then i started shoving it in my mouth, all around my cheeks everywhere, I even started eating it and swallowing it. I felt very guilty for blowing my quit out of the water (this is a dream people).

Then all of the sudden the dip i was shoving in my mouth magically turned into dog shit. I was trying to smoke, chew, and eat dog shit. I woke up very relieved that I didn't actually try to smoke, dip, and eat dog shit...but I was especially relieved because I didn't cave.

Day 75, no dog shit for me, thank you very much.

[Dave1903]

wow....ok did the whole neighborhood of dogs come to your house this weekend...
'crackup'  'crackup'  'crackup'

I think that is a record for the number of 'loads' in one day left in the other threads.....
'Crazy'

Hey. I've come to the realization that all tobacco/nicotine is pure dog shit. No dog shit for me thank you very much.

Sorry for all the dog shit!!! I ain't putting dog shit in my mouth for the rest of today.

Good job on coming to know that the nic bitch in a can is some dog shit but you have said a record number of dog shit today 'flush'

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

wow....ok did the whole neighborhood of dogs come to your house this weekend...
'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'

I think that is a record for the number of 'loads' in one day left in the other threads.....
'Crazy'

Hey. I've come to the realization that all tobacco/nicotine is pure dog shit. No dog shit for me thank you very much.

Sorry for all the dog shit!!! I ain't putting dog shit in my mouth for the rest of today.

[SirDerek]

wow....ok did the whole neighborhood of dogs come to your house this weekend...
'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'

I think that is a record for the number of 'loads' in one day left in the other threads.....
'Crazy'

[Perseverance B.]

42 DAY UPDATE

I am fucking committed to this quitting. Dipped 23 years and hid it from my wife and kids. Smoked too, whenever I was drinking with people. Would get caught and lie and say it was only a once in a while thing. Had perotidectomy surgery about 2 1/2 or 3 years ago to remove a tumor in my jaw. Non cancerous, the ENT doc said. Need to get everything rechecked and rescanned some point. I lied to him about dipping. I lied to my wife, acted like the tumor was a fluke, then was dipping again within 3 weeks after surgery. I was a total stupid shit and in denial, obviously. The scar on my right jaw and neck under my ear is highly noticeable and I can't believe I went back to dipping after that wake up call. I still can't feel the right side of my face fully because of the nerve damage from the surgery. Luckily it doesn't look too bad and when people ask me about the scar, I say "knife fight". So glad I am quit now, feeling much much better about myself and my wife and my kids. I actually think they like me better now that I'm quit, cause I'm not always sneaking off to the shitter. They thought I had severe stomach problems. I would've caved 100 times already in the past 42 days if it wasn't for this website. I do get pissed off and yell at people now, I never did that when I was dipping. I wouldn't fight with my wife or even yell at my kids, now I do. They don't seem to mind. They love me more, because I'm with them now. It's incredible. I've read a ton of the stuff on here and I am learning new things everyday about addiction and about how to beat this bitch. It is a bitch, but I am in total control right now and it feels fucking good. I will not go back to tobacco. Even though tons of family and friends use tobacco all the time, I will not partake with them. I feel bad for them. But I can only control myself and influence those younger than me, my kids especially. I want them to never touch tobacco, it is poison. Fuck that shit. My kids will be preached to. I need to tell them the truth about Daddy when they are ready to hear it. I feel sorry for all the other slaves out there, I'm glad I'm no longer one. I feel like a new man, even though I'm literally picking up broken pieces of my life all around me every day. Things I didn't notice I was breaking for 23 fucking years. I ignored shit, didn't care about stuff, neglected family...took everything for granted. I didn't value my own existence. I do now, I'm no longer a slave. I will never again for any reason touch that fucking shit.. FUCK THAT!!!!!!



Claws - I had a difficult night last night, very much struggled with the cravings. But I made it through to day 8. Part of the reason why I "persevered" was because of this post. You inspired me to stay quit, and for that I thank you. You posted in my intro as well so allow me to pay it forward....I got your back just like you have mine!

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Just wanted to let you know that I like your quit and I like what you do with the anuses. Some good shit in there!

Keep on 'oh yeah'

Thanks Dougie, the Anuses absolutely kill me! Congrats on your Deuce!

[Dougie]

Just wanted to let you know that I like your quit and I like what you do with the anuses. Some good shit in there!

Keep on 'oh yeah'