Recently quit Cope

[Kubrick]

Tomorrow will be a big step for me. It will be Day 30 of my quit and I'm going fishing with my Dad. I guess we all have "triggers" and fishing definitely is one for me. I seriously doubt I've gone fishing without a big lip of cope in my mouth since I was probably 15. I'm ready though. Will limit the beers on the boat and have a pocket full of those Gin Gin candies that I suck on constantly. FLguy will rise up to meet the challenge.

Way to go on reaching day 30. I am on day 7 and never imagined that I would ever be 7 days without cope. I HAD dipped for 30 years and once I went 4 days without it. That was due to circumstances not because I was trying to quit. My quit attempts only lasted over night. For me 7 days is amazing. My goal now is for 8 days. I know exactly what you mean about the "familiar" stuff. I had to go work on the farm on day 3 and could not imagine NOT having a dip while riding the tractor or setting fence post. You know what? I made it!!! I have people I talk too, that is the key for me. I don't have this site with me all the time but I have the numbers in my phone. Have fun fishing man.

Good job Papabear. 7 days quit is awesome. Keep it up! Like you, I never really went without nic for any significant period of time. I didn't honestly think I could go without that shit. Now I know differently. Yes, nic is a very strong drug, but I can exercise control and decide I'm not going to use it anymore. One day at a time brother.

Definitely watch the beer intake. Being drunk early on, has derailed more than a few quits around here.

[FLguy42]

Tomorrow will be a big step for me. It will be Day 30 of my quit and I'm going fishing with my Dad. I guess we all have "triggers" and fishing definitely is one for me. I seriously doubt I've gone fishing without a big lip of cope in my mouth since I was probably 15. I'm ready though. Will limit the beers on the boat and have a pocket full of those Gin Gin candies that I suck on constantly. FLguy will rise up to meet the challenge.

Way to go on reaching day 30. I am on day 7 and never imagined that I would ever be 7 days without cope. I HAD dipped for 30 years and once I went 4 days without it. That was due to circumstances not because I was trying to quit. My quit attempts only lasted over night. For me 7 days is amazing. My goal now is for 8 days. I know exactly what you mean about the "familiar" stuff. I had to go work on the farm on day 3 and could not imagine NOT having a dip while riding the tractor or setting fence post. You know what? I made it!!! I have people I talk too, that is the key for me. I don't have this site with me all the time but I have the numbers in my phone. Have fun fishing man.

Good job Papabear. 7 days quit is awesome. Keep it up! Like you, I never really went without nic for any significant period of time. I didn't honestly think I could go without that shit. Now I know differently. Yes, nic is a very strong drug, but I can exercise control and decide I'm not going to use it anymore. One day at a time brother.

[papabear1986]

Tomorrow will be a big step for me. It will be Day 30 of my quit and I'm going fishing with my Dad. I guess we all have "triggers" and fishing definitely is one for me. I seriously doubt I've gone fishing without a big lip of cope in my mouth since I was probably 15. I'm ready though. Will limit the beers on the boat and have a pocket full of those Gin Gin candies that I suck on constantly. FLguy will rise up to meet the challenge.

Way to go on reaching day 30. I am on day 7 and never imagined that I would ever be 7 days without cope. I HAD dipped for 30 years and once I went 4 days without it. That was due to circumstances not because I was trying to quit. My quit attempts only lasted over night. For me 7 days is amazing. My goal now is for 8 days. I know exactly what you mean about the "familiar" stuff. I had to go work on the farm on day 3 and could not imagine NOT having a dip while riding the tractor or setting fence post. You know what? I made it!!! I have people I talk too, that is the key for me. I don't have this site with me all the time but I have the numbers in my phone. Have fun fishing man.

[srans]

Tomorrow will be a big step for me. It will be Day 30 of my quit and I'm going fishing with my Dad. I guess we all have "triggers" and fishing definitely is one for me. I seriously doubt I've gone fishing without a big lip of cope in my mouth since I was probably 15. I'm ready though. Will limit the beers on the boat and have a pocket full of those Gin Gin candies that I suck on constantly. FLguy will rise up to meet the challenge.

Your damn right you'll do fine. Post roll and have fun fishing. We can do the things we love without a dip. Screw her. I love fishing and have been several times without her. Now,,, you may have a little trouble lying about your catch... Every thing is going to be a little more clearer. Don't worry the truth never hurt anyone. Glad to be quit with you.

[FLguy42]

Tomorrow will be a big step for me. It will be Day 30 of my quit and I'm going fishing with my Dad. I guess we all have "triggers" and fishing definitely is one for me. I seriously doubt I've gone fishing without a big lip of cope in my mouth since I was probably 15. I'm ready though. Will limit the beers on the boat and have a pocket full of those Gin Gin candies that I suck on constantly. FLguy will rise up to meet the challenge.

[jaynellie]

Two weeks quit today! After 25 years of an intense love affair with Cope silver top, I never thought I'd be able to say "2 weeks dip free". Thanks for all the help on this website getting this far. Lot of stand-up quitters on here

One Day at a time,one foot in front of the other.Being Quit is freedom and who doesn't want to be free.

Proud to be quit with you today.NAFAR!!!

[kkljinc]

Two weeks quit today! After 25 years of an intense love affair with Cope silver top, I never thought I'd be able to say "2 weeks dip free". Thanks for all the help on this website getting this far. Lot of stand-up quitters on here

Way to go!!! Keep it close, now the love affair is over, you realized you never really loved her and that she did not do much for you. Soon you will look at her and say what was I thinking.

[FLguy42]

Two weeks quit today! After 25 years of an intense love affair with Cope silver top, I never thought I'd be able to say "2 weeks dip free". Thanks for all the help on this website getting this far. Lot of stand-up quitters on here

[akhillbille]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

It took some a few weeks for the fog to clear. Be happy, and keep on quitting. I quit with you today

72 hours is the time that it supposed to take to get the nicotine out of your system, but the fog lasted much longer for me, too. Varying degrees, but I was a zombie for a few weeks.

Flguy,, it takes two to three weeks for your brain to re wire. You've been messing with your head for umpteen years. Its going to take more than 6 days to get your mind right. Your brain has been getting the proper amount of oxygen, which it has been missing while nicotine was running through it. I'm on day 55 and sometimes I look around and it still seems foggy sometimes. Maybe I'm just all screwed up and will never be right in the mind again. I know one thing though,,, I'm quit with you for today and wouldn't want it any other way.

Thx guys, doing much better tonight. Patience has never been my strong suit, but I'm workin' on it one day at a time.

I don't know that there is a real timeframe on the "fogginess". It even varies throughout the day for me. But I'd take the "fog"over having nicotine in my system trying to cause a Heart Arrhythmia and kill me. I'm with you on the patience part. But sometimes we put ourselves in a position that we start to find out how much patience and will power we really have. Quitting is one of those positions, and its a good one to be in. Stay strong and stay quit. Going back just isn't worth it.

[FLguy42]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

It took some a few weeks for the fog to clear. Be happy, and keep on quitting. I quit with you today

72 hours is the time that it supposed to take to get the nicotine out of your system, but the fog lasted much longer for me, too. Varying degrees, but I was a zombie for a few weeks.

Flguy,, it takes two to three weeks for your brain to re wire. You've been messing with your head for umpteen years. Its going to take more than 6 days to get your mind right. Your brain has been getting the proper amount of oxygen, which it has been missing while nicotine was running through it. I'm on day 55 and sometimes I look around and it still seems foggy sometimes. Maybe I'm just all screwed up and will never be right in the mind again. I know one thing though,,, I'm quit with you for today and wouldn't want it any other way.

Thx guys, doing much better tonight. Patience has never been my strong suit, but I'm workin' on it one day at a time.

[srans]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

It took some a few weeks for the fog to clear. Be happy, and keep on quitting. I quit with you today

72 hours is the time that it supposed to take to get the nicotine out of your system, but the fog lasted much longer for me, too. Varying degrees, but I was a zombie for a few weeks.

Flguy,, it takes two to three weeks for your brain to re wire. You've been messing with your head for umpteen years. Its going to take more than 6 days to get your mind right. Your brain has been getting the proper amount of oxygen, which it has been missing while nicotine was running through it. I'm on day 55 and sometimes I look around and it still seems foggy sometimes. Maybe I'm just all screwed up and will never be right in the mind again. I know one thing though,,, I'm quit with you for today and wouldn't want it any other way.

[Radman]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

It took some a few weeks for the fog to clear. Be happy, and keep on quitting. I quit with you today

72 hours is the time that it supposed to take to get the nicotine out of your system, but the fog lasted much longer for me, too. Varying degrees, but I was a zombie for a few weeks.

[kkljinc]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

It took some a few weeks for the fog to clear. Be happy, and keep on quitting. I quit with you today

[FLguy42]

Day 6 and I hesitantly feel like the "fog" might be lifting. Even though everything on this website indicates the fog lasts around 3 days, I think that should be clarified for future quitters. That first 3 days might be true calendar days, but in my mind those days stretched out considerably longer. Like dog years vs. human

[Diesel2112]

Made it through Day 4. Still having lots of cravings and/or anxiety at times, but the support and posts from others on this site has really helped. If things get really bad and I feel like caving in I just blow up and stare at the .gif image next to Kubrick's post and 'voila' dip cravings go away albeit momentarily. Not joking!

Anyways, when I posted initially on here the other day I mentioned I just quit the Cope unplanned last Thursday. Honestly, I had thought and/or tried to quit so many times over the last 20 years and failed I had pretty much given up all hope of success. So, on Thursday I'm driving by a major hospital in Florida and get caught at a long light near the main entrance. So I'm sitting there looking around and notice this relatively young person (maybe mid forties) standing out on the sidewalk in a patient's gown with a saline drip bag hooked up, blood pressure monitor on a rolling cart, god knows whatever else physically attached to them - standing there smoking. I mean, this person was standing a few feet from this major highway which has huge traffic volume going by and they're in a freaking backless hospital gown just to get some nic in their veins! I looked at this person's face and I felt very sad for them but also empathy because I knew what they must be going through emotionally. I hadn't been able to get my first dip of the day so I was jonesing for some nic myself. So I realized this is MADNESS, I'm no different from that sick person because if the shoe was on the other foot I'd be standing out there embarrassing myself to get my nicotine fix!

But then I got pissed and resolutely decided that wasn't going to be me. I came home, threw away my cans, dip cups, etc., and haven't looked back.

Sorry for the long story, but I thought others might find it interesting. Plus, I was able to pound a whole bag of Jack Link's while I typed away.

Great job on day 4!!!! Great story too.

Nic is such an addicting bastard. I get a kick out of people who into a gas station and order up a pack of smokes for $5.00 give the clerk $15 and tell them to put the rest on pump 5.

As if its not bad enough you only have $15 for gas but you have to dust a third of it off on smokes. The person always looks flustered and in a hurry too.

I cant talk though. As a master ninja I used to know the price of kodiak at every gas station in town. I used to round up my gas purchase with my debit card so my wife wouldn't get suspicious looking over the statement.

"Give me a can of kodiak wintergreen and $24.65 on pump 1"

The guy would look at me like I had a dick growing out of my forehead when I would ask for $24.65 in gas until he totaled it up and said, "$30 even please " with an "ah ha" look on his face.

I thought I was sooo cool tricking my poor wife and WASTING our money daily while she had no clue.

What a fucking idiot I WAS.

No more.