Hey fellow quitters. So glad to be with you guys.
I've had some excellent pms and texts with the March 14 quitters but wanted to add some background.
I started this crazy train 28 years ago in high school. Graduating from red man to Levi, to skoal and then the almighty Copenhagen.
Incredibly enough, went thru high school, college, and 20 years of marriage before a funny thing happened. I went out on the town a couple of weeks ago , drank myself silly and was so hung over the next day I could not even think about dipping.
I had been trying to quit and made some half ass decisions in the past to try but this felt different. My body was telling me to stop.
I thought, "MY god, what if I just don't dip today?"
I made it thru the day and the next morning found the KTC site. What a powerful idea, quit with somebody. Not just somebody, but people who understand my pain and my desire to make a change in my life.
I finally realize I can't do it by myself. The accountability is one thing, but the camaraderie for me has been the key. I'm 12 days quit today, it feels great.
Lots of Xmas gatherings coming up, have to keep an eye on the drinking and stay quit for today.