Just finding this website today. I took my last dip of Cope last Thursday morning (4/4/13). Since that time, I haven't dipped or even used the nicorette lozenges in the medicine cabinet. Completely nicotine free for going on 3 days now.
Background:
I've been a daily user of Copenhagen for at least the last 25 years (avg 1 can per day). If there's a ranking of how addicted you can be to dip I'm pretty confident I'd be classified as an "All Star". Basically, I can't think of anything that isn't 'improved' by not having a fat wad of dip in my mouth. That's sad and hard for me to admit but honestly true. That silver can has held me prisoner for so long (I'm 42 yrs old) so dipping has completely occupied like 2/3rd's of my life.
This quit feels different for me. Going 3 days without any nic at all is huge for me. In the past i've done the nicorette for maybe a week but then fell off the wagon. This time I just said screw it and told myself no nicotine at all. Cravings have been super bad, but I've been taking one hour at a time.
Sorry for the ramblings...
Welcome to the site, FLguy! Glad to see you quit and taken your life back. Have you posted roll yet? Click on this
Link and it will take you to the welcome center. Begin reading there and it will teach you how to post roll. Your group is July 2013. Which is right
here.I was in your shoes way back in September of 2011. Since that day I have had my share of shitty days where I wanted nothing more than to dip. But each day I come back and post roll. Each day I stay involved with the website and I have remained dip free. It has been the best decision that I've ever made. I won't lie to you and say it will be easy, because it most certainly will not. But it is more than well worth it. Get involved with chat as you'll find a lot of badass quitters in there at all times of the day.
After you post roll, write a message requesting numbers from your quit brothers and sisters in your group as they'll come in handy. While the older members will know what you're going through, the people in your group are more fresh and will be going through it with you at the same time. Write in your intro every so often and use it as a quit journal to look back upon and see how much you and your quit has grown.
I'll be here if you ever need anything. Feel free to send me a PM. Or if you really want my number to text me when you need help getting through a craving or something that is bothering you, let me know and I'll send it to you.
Whether you have to take your quit at one day, one hour, one minute or second at a time, do whatever it takes to make it through the day. If you feel you need to dip just tell yourself you'll do it tomorrow. Anybody can make it through a day right? And keep repeating the process. And sooner or later those cravings will become fewer and farther between and much easier to toss to the side so you don't have to worry about it.
Here's to your quit!!
