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Offline Stranger999

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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2015, 10:06:00 PM »
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Think small. Just hang on for one day, one crave. Say no and keep moving.
We already have an oakTree here. I hope you grow up to be one.

Stay focused on your quit. Use the tools here and you will succeed. I quit with you today.
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Offline Mike23mx

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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2015, 09:55:00 PM »
Think small. Just hang on for one day, one crave. Say no and keep moving.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2015, 06:20:00 PM »
acorn, we're coming up on your first weekend nicotine free here. This is a huge accomplishment and also an important bridge to pass. You need to convince yourself you can do it. Remember, everything you have to do for the first time w/o nicotine feels like a challenge, but your brain just needs to learn that it's possible and in fact SO MUCH BETTER.

I'm sure you're starting to see the benefits of life without nicotine and dip. They only get better, brother. Highly encourage you to write down stories, thoughts, reflections here and in your quit group so you can look back at them when times get tough (and they will, but generally pass in a couple hours).

And I haven't seen a confirmation yet — you flushed that can right? That shit shouldn't be within a hundred foot reach.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2015, 05:44:00 PM »
Congratulations on one week in the books!

Be safe this weekend!
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2015, 05:58:00 PM »
Hey man!

Don't give in. What I found helpful was to write down a list of all the reasons you want to quit. Writing it down is good because you can take them with you, but even just typing them out will do. Then, when you're experiencing a crave or things seem awful, look at why you want to quit to remind yourself how worth it your endeavor is.

It'll get better man. A lot better. A LOT better. Better in ways you might not have even imagined. But you've got to stick it out early on. Just focus on staying quit today. That's all you have to do.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2015, 02:26:00 PM »
Thanks guys it's great coming on and reading the support and advice. Taking it one day at a time...I'm going to win this battle no quitting
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2015, 12:52:00 PM »
Exercise a lot drink lots of water. For sleep grab some simply sleep or try some melatonin. Stay strong it does get better! A lot better
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2015, 12:45:00 PM »
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Thanksgiving up here in the great white north.

I don't think i have slept for more then an hour at a time since sunday night and starting to feel like giving in.
Lousy sleep really sucks. It makes you irritable and lowers your resolve to do what needs to be done. And it is temporary. You may need to increase your physical activity for a few weeks to wear yourself out more to help with the sleep.

But the bottom line is your brain chemistry is adjusting to the absence of nicotine: all those years the nicotine has been acting like a neurotransmitter effecting mood and alertness and sleep, and now you have to be patient while your brain replaces the nicotine with healthy neurotransmitter instead. That is all to say: the problem with sleep is related to nicotine withdraw, and it can take several weeks for the brain chemistry to normalize. Hang in there, the sleep problems are temporary, but nicotine is perpetually evil.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2015, 10:30:00 AM »
I smell quit and candy here...
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3. Trade digits with theses bad ass quitters, your wife should not bear this burden alone and we addicts know what to expect and how to support you.
Yes, your wife has put up with your dipping ass for years--she's done her part. I want you to feel free to come on here and take a big rage dump anytime you need to.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2015, 10:21:00 AM »
Welcome Acorn. Grab your nuts and do this thing. Day 5 means you're through the worst of it, and things should start trending upward for you. This first little bit is not easy, but by golly, if you want to rid yourself of your addiction then DO it. The only way to do it is one day at a time (ODAAT). Post roll every morning, keep your promise, wake up and repeat. There will be some tough days mixed in there, but if you commit to that system everyday and build accountability and brotherhood within your group, freedom is yours. If you don't, your wife might just be the next Jenny Kern

You can do this. Commit to it. Put as much effort into quitting as you did into dipping. You won't regret it.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2015, 10:02:00 AM »
You don't hide your garbage do you? You toss it because you don't need it.. That's what your tins are, garbage, you don't need it, you quit
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2015, 09:21:00 AM »
FLUSH FLUSH FLUSH it bro. Or you WILL find it, annd you WILL dip again.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2015, 09:17:00 AM »
I see you posted roll, that's the true step that will lead to success. Putting your name there verifies that you will be clean at the end of the day, if your a man of your word. Then you simply do it again tomorrow.
Tell your wife to flush that remaining can.
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Re: the struggle is real
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 09:03:00 AM »
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Morning everyone, little about myself i started chewing in 2001 was up to a tin a day for the last year or so. I woke up Saturday morning with a new found attitude and told the wife to hide what copenhagan was left cause i was quitting. After the shock wore off and the turkey hungover (thanksgiving up here in the great white north) found my self feeling great about my choices and ready to head back to work after a quiet weekend with the family. This is where the struggle starts....i don't think i have slept for more then an hour at a time since sunday night and starting to feel like giving in. SO instead of reaching for the can I'm reaching out for some support i know im stronger then this and hopefully the sleep and the fog lifts soon here. Im heading out the door for day 5 of my new life. Hope everyone that is struggling like i am can find the strength to keep the quit going.. 'oh yeah'
Great decision. A couple suggestions:

1. tell the wife to flush whatever tobacco she hid down the toilet. You do not want any within reach.

2. Go post roll with the January 2016 DOGs, a group of quitters which will reach 100 days in January along with you. Roll is your promise to yourself and others that you will use no nicotine for 24 hours. Repeat every morning when you wake up.

3. Trade digits with theses bad ass quitters, your wife should not bear this burden alone and we addicts know what to expect and how to support you.

5 days quit on your own is Bad Ass! You can find a little extra strength here if you dive in and lend some strength to others.
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the struggle is real
« on: October 14, 2015, 08:46:00 AM »
Morning everyone, little about myself i started chewing in 2001 was up to a tin a day for the last year or so. I woke up Saturday morning with a new found attitude and told the wife to hide what copenhagan was left cause i was quitting. After the shock wore off and the turkey hungover (thanksgiving up here in the great white north) found my self feeling great about my choices and ready to head back to work after a quiet weekend with the family. This is where the struggle starts....i don't think i have slept for more then an hour at a time since sunday night and starting to feel like giving in. SO instead of reaching for the can I'm reaching out for some support i know im stronger then this and hopefully the sleep and the fog lifts soon here. Im heading out the door for day 5 of my new life. Hope everyone that is struggling like i am can find the strength to keep the quit going.. 'oh yeah'
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