Quitting for the last time

[KingNothing]

Day 8... For whatever reason aside from maybe day 1, today has been the hardest day so far. I reach for my can in my pocket or in my desk every 10 minutes at least and when I realize it is not there I am overwhelmed with this frustration. I am pretty sure with the amount of seeds I am eating they are equally as much of a threat to my health as dip was. I made my promise today and posted roll and I WILL NOT CAVE. However, today sucks ass. That is all...

It gets better. The seeds don't last forever, but they're a good way to get through the next little bit while your mind is reprogramming itself. Some days suck, no doubt about it. It won't get a lick better by using nicotine, you can guarantee yourself that much. Tomorrow won't suck as bad and you'll be glad you didn't succumb to the temptation and damn proud of yourself for winning the battle. Keep it up, Skinny.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

Day 8... For whatever reason aside from maybe day 1, today has been the hardest day so far. I reach for my can in my pocket or in my desk every 10 minutes at least and when I realize it is not there I am overwhelmed with this frustration. I am pretty sure with the amount of seeds I am eating they are equally as much of a threat to my health as dip was. I made my promise today and posted roll and I WILL NOT CAVE. However, today sucks ass. That is all...

[KingNothing]

End of day 7, normal life began today, not sick anymore minus the cough. Starting to see the light, cravings here and there but not too bad. Usually fairly easy to knock down by seeds or mints.
Got more than an hour of sleep last night for the first time after taking a half a bottle of NyQuil and today was actually a really nice day with only a couple real decent cravings.

Cravings come and go, but eventually get fewer and further between. The thing is, you can't judge your success by how few craves you're having. They won't ever go all the way away because you're an addict. Your success will be determined by how you react to the craves. That's why KTC works and why the Accountability + Brotherhood = Success motto is so important. Early on you will keep trying to wish the craves away, but by doing so you're playing defense or being reactive. If you buy into this place and drink the kool-aid, you start going on the offense and being proactive with your quit. The success rate of the latter group is much higher.

Glad to hear you're feeling better. 7 days is bad assery. Keep it up, it gets so much better.

Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated as I'm still learning how to deal with them. Trying to learn and soak in as much of the advice as I can and soak as much of that kool-aid as I can! Lol

There is so much good information and advice around this place. I spent most of my awake time the first few weeks reading everything I could on here. The more I read, the more committed I was to the process. You've got a good start Dakota, keep it going.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

I'm glad to see you updating your intro so frequently. A few months down the road it's awesome to read back on it and see how far you've come. I didn't remember shit the first few months of my quit; if it wasn't for my intro I would have no idea what the hell happened.

Keep it up, man!

Thank you! I just know I've been here before without any support before I joined KTC and if I knew and could read exactly what I'd have to go through all over again I sure as hell won't put myself through it again! Just gotta stay active and take it ODAAT!

[harvestgirl]

I'm glad to see you updating your intro so frequently. A few months down the road it's awesome to read back on it and see how far you've come. I didn't remember shit the first few months of my quit; if it wasn't for my intro I would have no idea what the hell happened.

Keep it up, man!

[TheSkinnyDipper]

End of day 7, normal life began today, not sick anymore minus the cough. Starting to see the light, cravings here and there but not too bad. Usually fairly easy to knock down by seeds or mints.
Got more than an hour of sleep last night for the first time after taking a half a bottle of NyQuil and today was actually a really nice day with only a couple real decent cravings.

Cravings come and go, but eventually get fewer and further between. The thing is, you can't judge your success by how few craves you're having. They won't ever go all the way away because you're an addict. Your success will be determined by how you react to the craves. That's why KTC works and why the Accountability + Brotherhood = Success motto is so important. Early on you will keep trying to wish the craves away, but by doing so you're playing defense or being reactive. If you buy into this place and drink the kool-aid, you start going on the offense and being proactive with your quit. The success rate of the latter group is much higher.

Glad to hear you're feeling better. 7 days is bad assery. Keep it up, it gets so much better.

Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated as I'm still learning how to deal with them. Trying to learn and soak in as much of the advice as I can and soak as much of that kool-aid as I can! Lol

[KingNothing]

End of day 7, normal life began today, not sick anymore minus the cough. Starting to see the light, cravings here and there but not too bad. Usually fairly easy to knock down by seeds or mints.
Got more than an hour of sleep last night for the first time after taking a half a bottle of NyQuil and today was actually a really nice day with only a couple real decent cravings.

Cravings come and go, but eventually get fewer and further between. The thing is, you can't judge your success by how few craves you're having. They won't ever go all the way away because you're an addict. Your success will be determined by how you react to the craves. That's why KTC works and why the Accountability + Brotherhood = Success motto is so important. Early on you will keep trying to wish the craves away, but by doing so you're playing defense or being reactive. If you buy into this place and drink the kool-aid, you start going on the offense and being proactive with your quit. The success rate of the latter group is much higher.

Glad to hear you're feeling better. 7 days is bad assery. Keep it up, it gets so much better.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

End of day 7, normal life began today, not sick anymore minus the cough. Starting to see the light, cravings here and there but not too bad. Usually fairly easy to knock down by seeds or mints.
Got more than an hour of sleep last night for the first time after taking a half a bottle of NyQuil and today was actually a really nice day with only a couple real decent cravings.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

Embrace the suck...we all went through it and yes it sucks

Withdrawels never killed anybody so push through it however you need to, it will all be better before you know it

don't be a pussy and cave. Be a man and keep your word

Stay busy, get a new hobby, drink plenty of water

quitting is 5% mental and 5% everything else

At the end of the day its simple, how bad do YOU want it??

Keep us posted

Thanks boys, I'm in it for the long haul! No caving here!

[Bill Dance]

Embrace the suck...we all went through it and yes it sucks

Withdrawels never killed anybody so push through it however you need to, it will all be better before you know it

don't be a pussy and cave. Be a man and keep your word

Stay busy, get a new hobby, drink plenty of water

quitting is 95% mental and 5% everything else

At the end of the day its simple, how bad do YOU want it??

Keep us posted

[KingNothing]

Hey Skinny

One of the guys above mentioned that life doesn't stop. We, as addicts have to learn how to let go of our crutch. During my quit, in the early stages I lost my job. My house. Got out in the hospital. Lived in shelters. With friends. Had no phone. Couldn't post roll. But I stayed quit. I got back on my feet a few years later and started posting roll again.
I found out last night that my nephew is missing. He's been missing for 36 hours now. Thanks to KTC I have the tools I need to manage this stress without that crutch and the poison I used before. It would be easy to run back to that can but you know what? I don't want it. It sounds completely crazy to think that once upon a time my coping mechanism would have been to shove my face full of toxic poison to "help" me deal.

Adding nicotine to a problem is just pouring gas on a fire.

I'm glad you're here. I hope you stay and stay quit.

Skinny, nicotine never did a thing for you. Like bulldog said, one problem + nicotine = 2 problems. In other words, nicotine isn't bringing your buddy back. It won't get you your girlfriend back when she dumps you, it won't let your favorite team have a do over when they lose.

Those are all farces being shoved down your throat by the nic bitch trying to take you back into the fold. Start to develop a hatred for what nicotine did to you. Shut the door on nicotine. Not forever, just for today, but it never did a positive thing for you despite what your addict brain is trying to tell you.

Congrats on a great decision and hope you feel better soon. Kick nic's ass today.

[pky1520]

I was told to update this frequently so I'd have something to look back on and remember my quit.
So here goes, this sucks ass. Today's day 5, I'm sick with some type of flu, I've eaten so many seeds in the last 24 hours my tongue is numb in places from either the salt, or just the force of constant seeds cracking on it and I haven't gotten more than a few hours of sleep the last few nights combined..
The thing I cling to is I'll never have to do it again if I stay quit. If I push through the fog. Ill never have to go through it again. After this experience I know one of two things will happen, I'll either never go back to dip or I'll never quit dipping, so I know I better never put another lip in again.

As far as having the option to go back to dip, after feeling this crappy is it really an option. When this sickness passes like all hard things in your life you will be stronger for it, use that strength to kick this addiction. It takes real stones to stay quit, so let's buckle down together and make sure that we make it through this quit.

Thanks man, definitely not an option by any means. Just gotta get through the next few days. Positive note: I'm too sick to go buy any and my wife sure as hell won't get it for me lol

It's called the Suck for a reason. Just buckle down and get through it. Soon you'll start to find moments where you forget about dipping and quitting. It will be fleeting, but over time, they'll get longer. At some point, you'll realize you're through the worst of it and it's only going to get better.

My advice is to try to find some humor in it, make some good quit buddies and don't ever miss Roll.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

I was told to update this frequently so I'd have something to look back on and remember my quit.
So here goes, this sucks ass. Today's day 5, I'm sick with some type of flu, I've eaten so many seeds in the last 24 hours my tongue is numb in places from either the salt, or just the force of constant seeds cracking on it and I haven't gotten more than a few hours of sleep the last few nights combined..
The thing I cling to is I'll never have to do it again if I stay quit. If I push through the fog. Ill never have to go through it again. After this experience I know one of two things will happen, I'll either never go back to dip or I'll never quit dipping, so I know I better never put another lip in again.

As far as having the option to go back to dip, after feeling this crappy is it really an option. When this sickness passes like all hard things in your life you will be stronger for it, use that strength to kick this addiction. It takes real stones to stay quit, so let's buckle down together and make sure that we make it through this quit.

Thanks man, definitely not an option by any means. Just gotta get through the next few days. Positive note: I'm too sick to go buy any and my wife sure as hell won't get it for me lol

[Wyles]

I was told to update this frequently so I'd have something to look back on and remember my quit.
So here goes, this sucks ass. Today's day 5, I'm sick with some type of flu, I've eaten so many seeds in the last 24 hours my tongue is numb in places from either the salt, or just the force of constant seeds cracking on it and I haven't gotten more than a few hours of sleep the last few nights combined..
The thing I cling to is I'll never have to do it again if I stay quit. If I push through the fog. Ill never have to go through it again. After this experience I know one of two things will happen, I'll either never go back to dip or I'll never quit dipping, so I know I better never put another lip in again.

As far as having the option to go back to dip, after feeling this crappy is it really an option. When this sickness passes like all hard things in your life you will be stronger for it, use that strength to kick this addiction. It takes real stones to stay quit, so let's buckle down together and make sure that we make it through this quit.

[TheSkinnyDipper]

I was told to update this frequently so I'd have something to look back on and remember my quit.
So here goes, this sucks ass. Today's day 5, I'm sick with some type of flu, I've eaten so many seeds in the last 24 hours my tongue is numb in places from either the salt, or just the force of constant seeds cracking on it and I haven't gotten more than a few hours of sleep the last few nights combined..
The thing I cling to is I'll never have to do it again if I stay quit. If I push through the fog. Ill never have to go through it again. After this experience I know one of two things will happen, I'll either never go back to dip or I'll never quit dipping, so I know I better never put another lip in again.