Intro to my QUIT

[paul-san]

So, wow, made it through the 10 day milestone. I am feeling like I am through most of the physical withdrawal and focusing more on what is going on in my head. I am down to just moments and short episodes of fog daily as opposed to being completely engulfed in the fog in the first three days. That was brutal for me. So, better there. Sleeping better than I have in years. I am starting to turn in earlier and earlier and sleeping for longer periods of time in a given stretch. Better there. The craves come and go and aren't always consistent with a know trigger. I still crave after eating but not every time after I eat. I suspect some of that is because I am getting out in front of the crave with staying busy or hitting a piece of candy to stave off the crave. Feeling like I am having pretty decent success with stomping the crave down. Sometimes is feels like playing whack a mole.

I have experienced periods of mild anxiety around not be able to chew. As with the momentary craves, the anxiety appears to be mild and usually passes pretty quickly. But, it's there and I am aware of it. I am less moody now than those first three days. Good for me and the girlfriend appreciates it too. With that, she has been amazing with support in knowing what hell this quit is.

Like so many others. I am certainly eating more that I was when I was chewing. For the past few years of my chewing it was nothing for me to have a chew in for up to 14 - 16 hrs a day with just momentary breaks from the chew during the day. I passed on and missed many meals due to the chew. Catching up a little now, or at least correcting some of my dietary habits. Actually eating a little something for breakfast each day now which is new to me. I've cut back on coffee big time too. I figure if I am going to correct some of these habits, may as well kill two birds with one stone.

Have spent a good bit of time here, continuing to read accounts of newbies and vets. Feel like I am pretty engaged and I sure enjoy meeting new folks here and offering support, exchanging digits, etc. All good stuff. I feel like I am building p a pretty decent set of tools for what will be new and unique challenges and tests to my quit as we move this thing forward.

I am so thankful I found this site and you group of quitters. Couldn't do it without ya. And with that, here we go with quitting one day at a time. Every damned day!

[paul-san]

Proud of you Paul. Its nice to see someone here old like me (well you are a bit older, but not by much). Loved your intro. Post back here often, let us know how things are going.

You got this bro. PM me if you would like to swap digits. I think your quit smells strong, but I dont have to telll you to be careful. .

Some of my toughest days were 100-150 or so. Magic of HOF wore off... and i was posting late. I recommitted and dove into introductions to help newbies.

You made it throug the tough part, now its all about willpower.

Quitting with you today, see you on roll tomorrow, JB

JB, KingNothing and PAB, thanks for the support and appreciate your comments. I am soaking up what you vets have to give from your experience. I've got my head on a swivel trying to keep my eyes on the Nic Bitch. Agreed with the daily post being the integral piece to the success of my quit. Certainly quitting everyday here, posting early and with you! Proud to QUIT with you!

[pab1964]

I like that you are diving into this thing full-force Paul. You will come to learn that in doing so, you have set yourself up to succeed here. You will experience more emotions, reactions, and changes in the next few weeks than you thought possible. You may be all over the place mentally. Doesn't matter. You're quit. You're taking your life back and if you stick to that plan, you won't regret it. I could try to tell you how much better you will feel eventually, but it'll mean a lot more to you when you see it happen. Trust me, it will.

Don't bite off forever. Just today. All day, just for today. Then repeat tomorrow. If you try to bite off more than you can chew (pardon the pun), you will start to slip down the rabbit's hole again.

Congrats on that first week and keep pushing. You can do this.

Paul as you have heard often already, ODAAT! Stay involved as much as possible! You can and will succeed, post roll early and EDD! Quit on!

[KingNothing]

I like that you are diving into this thing full-force Paul. You will come to learn that in doing so, you have set yourself up to succeed here. You will experience more emotions, reactions, and changes in the next few weeks than you thought possible. You may be all over the place mentally. Doesn't matter. You're quit. You're taking your life back and if you stick to that plan, you won't regret it. I could try to tell you how much better you will feel eventually, but it'll mean a lot more to you when you see it happen. Trust me, it will.

Don't bite off forever. Just today. All day, just for today. Then repeat tomorrow. If you try to bite off more than you can chew (pardon the pun), you will start to slip down the rabbit's hole again.

Congrats on that first week and keep pushing. You can do this.

[paul-san]

Some Day 6 observations with my quit. Was into a follow up post with CowMus but wanted to capture it here on my quit intro/log as well.

My oral fixation isn't that bad, nothing that a quick fake with a licorice drop cant subdue. At least so far. No sores for me but I am experiencing some jaw and tooth pain. The pain is typically at night and it's more of a dull soreness with twinges of pain. Although this is primarily a night experience, there have been a couple of pain/soreness flashes during the day for me. I have read on other posts that this pain is associated with healing but I certainly don't understand what all is going on. Will do some research on it see what's up.

Stay Strong, ODAAT QUIT!

[JB65]

Proud of you Paul. Its nice to see someone here old like me (well you are a bit older, but not by much). Loved your intro. Post back here often, let us know how things are going.

You got this bro. PM me if you would like to swap digits. I think your quit smells strong, but I dont have to telll you to be careful. .

Some of my toughest days were 100-150 or so. Magic of HOF wore off... and i was posting late. I recommitted and dove into introductions to help newbies.

You made it throug the tough part, now its all about willpower.

Quitting with you today, see you on roll tomorrow, JB

[paul-san]

So, I have made it through the better part of my first week and my first Saturday without chewing and living nicotine free. What a ride. From the well documented pure hell that is the first three days as the nicotine works its way out of the body, to the fog in which we muddle through starts to lift it was survival mode for sure.

We talk about quitting one day at a time here and I am all in with that approach to the overall quit. For me though and during the first two days for sure, I was quitting for moments at a time. As I fought through the fog, some of those moments were literally just that, the old habits and associated craves lasting fleeting moments of time while other periods of time that comprised my immediate quit could last for hours. Much like our daily post roll, I applied the same rational to it though, read up here on otherÂ’s intros and experiences, reached out as necessary and ultimately stay quit until I needed to make that next declaration of being QUIT. It helped me to log into the Live Chat and reiterate my QUIT and support others with theirs. The August quit group is seriously bad ass and I am sooo looking forward to quitting with the team. The Groupme approach is an immediate connection to some serious kick ass support.

The fantastic support from y'all here to my reading past posts of other BAQÂ’s first week experience was true support for me. Thanks to all for that and so looking forward as we move this QUIT forward, one thought, moment, and certainly Â… one day at a time!

[paul-san]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.

Welcome Paul, really great intro! Glad to have you in the August group. Reach out if you need anything.

Great intro. Very well written. Every word seems to have been chosen carefully. Almost like you have been wanting to say this for a long time OR you just finally had your bit of white light come in and it provided a bit of peace for you.

I am glad to you are drinking the kool aid. This being my 4th time around and first time using this place, it has been sooo much easier.

When we refer to The Suck it is the primary withdrawal time. Usually 30 days. However, it can be longer. Best thing to do is tons and tons of water, some fruit juice. Keep some Dark Chocolate on hand and some Aspirin. For me, my sweet tooth went absolutely crazy. Don't worry about it. You can lose that weight gain later. The daily promise to yourself and to us, water. The fake dip is different for each person. Some prefer it, some don't. I do. I don't use it all that often but it has saved my ass a few times. Some use seeds, gum, hard candy. Don't matter what it is. Just be clean.

This site is full of information. Dive into it. Exchange some digits.

Last. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. So glad you joined us.

Kubiackalpha, Appreciate your thoughts for sure. I have had those words with me for years. Carried them around inside for so long. It is refreshing and exhilarating to finally let them free. Not just for existing family and friends but for all of us out here on KTC that are kicking the nic one day at a time. Oh, I am all into the koolaid, my teeth are purple... The tools employed here are amazing, the daily roll post, the brother/sisterhood, already exchanging digits and feel like I am part of one bad ass quitting team. Its a great feeling.

I can appreciate your attempts in the past without this mega machine of 'give a damn' and understand it just wouldn't be the same. I thank you again, for your words and look forward to kicking this nic bit(hes ass here now and in the future. As I mentioned earlier, I am all in!

Off to do some data diving!

Paul

[paul-san]

Great reflection. Lots of us had what we thought was a romance with dip. But ultimately when you are quit you learn that there is really nothing romantic about it. Habitual dipping is nothing more than being a slave to an addiction that is ordering you not putting a crushed weed in your mouth. It is vile and truly senseless. The Europeans get this, as you know doubt know you live in a country where pot is legal but dip is not.
Fighting off a crave is not hard. Get tough on yourself, drink some whatever, chew gum, etc and in a few minutes the crave passes. The true fight to quitting is fighting off crave after crave after crave. The way we do it here is break down our quits into one day increments. Get through today quit, and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. Seems like semantics but it is a mind set that has helped me to power through some rough days. Good luck on your move back to the States and on your quit.

Dagranger, thanks for the words. Deep into day four here and my back teeth are floating from all the water I am drinking. Can feel the last remnants of the nic leaving my body. Such a wonderful feeling. All about the QUIT and One Day at a Time here!!

[paul-san]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.

Welcome Paul, really great intro! Glad to have you in the August group. Reach out if you need anything.

pky, thanks for the support. What a great team we have around here. Posting Roll daily and will continue. Likewise with reaching out. PM if there is anything I can do to help you with your quit!

[Dagranger]

Great reflection. Lots of us had what we thought was a romance with dip. But ultimately when you are quit you learn that there is really nothing romantic about it. Habitual dipping is nothing more than being a slave to an addiction that is ordering you not putting a crushed weed in your mouth. It is vile and truly senseless. The Europeans get this, as you know doubt know you live in a country where pot is legal but dip is not.
Fighting off a crave is not hard. Get tough on yourself, drink some whatever, chew gum, etc and in a few minutes the crave passes. The true fight to quitting is fighting off crave after crave after crave. The way we do it here is break down our quits into one day increments. Get through today quit, and worry about tomorrow tomorrow. Seems like semantics but it is a mind set that has helped me to power through some rough days. Good luck on your move back to the States and on your quit.

[kubiackalpha]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.

Welcome Paul, really great intro! Glad to have you in the August group. Reach out if you need anything.

Great intro. Very well written. Every word seems to have been chosen carefully. Almost like you have been wanting to say this for a long time OR you just finally had your bit of white light come in and it provided a bit of peace for you.

I am glad to you are drinking the kool aid. This being my 4th time around and first time using this place, it has been sooo much easier.

When we refer to The Suck it is the primary withdrawal time. Usually 30 days. However, it can be longer. Best thing to do is tons and tons of water, some fruit juice. Keep some Dark Chocolate on hand and some Aspirin. For me, my sweet tooth went absolutely crazy. Don't worry about it. You can lose that weight gain later. The daily promise to yourself and to us, water.  The fake dip is different for each person. Some prefer it, some don't. I do. I don't use it all that often but it has saved my ass a few times. Some use seeds, gum, hard candy. Don't matter what it is. Just be clean.

This site is full of information. Dive into it. Exchange some digits.

Last. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. So glad you joined us.

[Idaho Spuds]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.

Welcome Paul, really great intro! Glad to have you in the August group. Reach out if you need anything.

Welcome and good intro.
Read up and hopefully you will change that love to hate and never go back!

[pky1520]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.

Welcome Paul, really great intro! Glad to have you in the August group. Reach out if you need anything.

[paul-san]

Paul-san-
Enjoyed reading the above and can relate in many ways as most of the quitters here can.

If you truly want to quit, this is a great place to do it. There are so many tools and so much quit wisdom that if you decide to utilize this place for what it has to offer it can help you in quitting. It can't quit for you but it provides a lot of insight into quitting and there are examples everywhere on this site or it's success.

First in foremost, learn to post roll. That is your promise you will not use nicotine in any form for that day.

Do it every morning right after you take a piss. If you can be a man of your word for a day then you can quit.

Use this intro to document what you will go through during this quit and get ready because it's going to suck for the next few days. You are going to go through some major withdrawals but embrace it. Do not use any NRT stuff- that will just prolong it and it's proven to not be anywhere near as effective as quitting cold turkey.

YOU can do this if this is what YOU want.

FMBM, Thanks for the advice. I am all bought in. I have roll posted the past two days and will continue. At the end of day 3 for me and about to call it a day. Hopefully the worst of the nicotine withdrawals are behind me. We'll see. I am drinking tons of water and so far so good. I am also 100% cold turkey. Thanks again. I am staying QUIT.