Today begins the journey

[Jeff W.]

Thanks for all the great support brothers! I'm fortunate and proud to be quit with you guys.

[I'm done with chew]

Great job, it'll be a really long and bumpy road. You've got a battle ahead of you, one you can win, if you try. We are here to help, I am on Day 21 but it feels like day 1, do it hour by hour then day by day. You can do it with kill the can! So happy I found this place. You were an addict just like us but we are doing this together. We are all proud of you, stay clean inbox me if you need anything.

Jeff - 1
Nic bitch with wings - 0

Proud to quit with you bro!

[gb321]

Great job, it'll be a really long and bumpy road. You've got a battle ahead of you, one you can win, if you try. We are here to help, I am on Day 21 but it feels like day 1, do it hour by hour then day by day. You can do it with kill the can! So happy I found this place. You were an addict just like us but we are doing this together. We are all proud of you, stay clean inbox me if you need anything.

[pab1964]

Well there's the first one down. I'm still quit and I didn't stroke out.

Prayers for you brother! Same way here! Read a book! main thing stay quit! We all got your back down here

[Jeff W.]

Well there's the first one down. I'm still quit and I didn't stroke out.

[Jeff W.]

I'm Done - that's funny right there. Thanks for that. Steak - Lorazepam helps.

[Steakbomb18]

This is going to be a big trigger week for me, as I've got some hurdles to get over. I'm an absolute white knuckle flier, have been since '96 when I was in a plane I was certain was going to crash. Now I'm only calm in an airplane if my dad is at the controls. Weird, huh? Anyway, my job requires a fair amount of travel, and I've got a few flights this week, my first time in the air since I quit. Obviously, the Bitch had me convinced that I needed her to get me through the act of flying, and she is working me hard now. First up is tomorrow, then another on Wednesday, and the last one for the week on Friday.

Chew + flying = 2 problems. I hate flying too. But you already know you don't need it. Never heard of a cancerous weed bieng credited for saving a plane from crashing.

I don't think I could say it any better than what IDWC said...chew+flying = 2 problems. And the rest was perfectly stated.

If this is going to be a regular thing, perhaps a visit to the old doc for some anti-anxiety meds is an option. Whisky is also a fine choice.

[I'm done with chew]

This is going to be a big trigger week for me, as I've got some hurdles to get over. I'm an absolute white knuckle flier, have been since '96 when I was in a plane I was certain was going to crash. Now I'm only calm in an airplane if my dad is at the controls. Weird, huh? Anyway, my job requires a fair amount of travel, and I've got a few flights this week, my first time in the air since I quit. Obviously, the Bitch had me convinced that I needed her to get me through the act of flying, and she is working me hard now. First up is tomorrow, then another on Wednesday, and the last one for the week on Friday.

Chew + flying = 2 problems. I hate flying too. But you already know you don't need it. Never heard of a cancerous weed bieng credited for saving a plane from crashing.

[Jeff W.]

This is going to be a big trigger week for me, as I've got some hurdles to get over. I'm an absolute white knuckle flier, have been since '96 when I was in a plane I was certain was going to crash. Now I'm only calm in an airplane if my dad is at the controls. Weird, huh? Anyway, my job requires a fair amount of travel, and I've got a few flights this week, my first time in the air since I quit. Obviously, the Bitch had me convinced that I needed her to get me through the act of flying, and she is working me hard now. First up is tomorrow, then another on Wednesday, and the last one for the week on Friday.

[30isEnuff]

Two weeks in, and my taste buds are awakening. Mind = Blown

I know exactly what your saying. I feel like the biggest pussy eating the hot foods I used to be able to easily.

More great things ahead brothers.
2 weeks is kicking ass Jeff! Great Job!

[pab1964]

Come on Jeff let's do this together! I'm quit with you my brother!

[TH17]

Two weeks in, and my taste buds are awakening. Mind = Blown

I know exactly what your saying. I feel like the biggest pussy eating the hot foods I used to be able to easily.

[Jeff W.]

Two weeks in, and my taste buds are awakening. Mind = Blown

[Scowick65]

Thanks man. I got the PM and appreciate the support. Ya, it is bringing the suck, but I'm not grinding my teeth, banging my head against the wall, or balled up on the floor in the fetal position, yet. Besides, as you said - I made a promise and I owe you guys today. I'll honor that promise. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Congrats, JW! Grievous is right, it's gonna suck. Or is it? Let's DECIDE that it won't suck, huh? I mean, turn the tables on the Nic Bitch. Force yourself to see it this way...you CHOSE to feel this SHITTY because you are going to EARN your freedom. If it were easy, then everyone would do it. You, sir, have made an awesome fucking decision to be counted among badass quitters. You're taking your life back one day at a time. Remind me again just exactly what sucks about freedom?!!

Oh, I know, there is a price...the headaches, sleeplessness, anxiety, constipation, white knuckles, loss of focus, jitters, etc....for a while. But that will pass in time. There's another price for not quitting. If you'd rather continue dipping, then make a list and put tooth extraction, chemotherapy, tongue  jaw removal, feeding tube installation, and torturing those who love you most on it. In fact, write a note to your loved ones who will survive you and explain just how awesome nicotine makes you feel, how hard it is to quit, blah, blah, blah. Then tell me, which actually path sucks?

It is easy to forget what you're doing. You're going toe to toe with the Nic Bitch and winning ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! You're saving your life here. That, sir, is bad ass!!! Tell your loved ones and everyone you know about that. You're the HERO who chose to save a life, not the moron who bet it wouldn't happen to them.

Attitude is everything. If you want to be miserable, you will be. If you want to see it as saving your life one minute, one hour, one day at a time, you can chose to do so. Look at the Quit Groups...click around a little. All of those names are folks who have been right where you are right now. And they are WINNING...ONE DAY AT A TIME!

YOU CAN TOO. WE GOT YOUR BACK. YOU GOT THIS, BROTHER!!!

Damn, thanks for all that Bean. That's some bad ass encouragement right there, and timely. I was just coming in here to whine about how, after feeling generally good the past several days, and waking up this morning feeling great, how things kinda of turned here towards the end of Day 10 and now I'm feeling fuzzy and generally crappy. Then, BAM! There you are with a huge dose of bad ass quit reality. And you know what? You're absolutely right! These quit symptoms is me becoming free of the poison and the mind fuck. And it absolutely beats the fawk out of the alternative!

Thanks for that, brother!

Gooo stuff Bean!

[Jeff W.]

Thanks man. I got the PM and appreciate the support. Ya, it is bringing the suck, but I'm not grinding my teeth, banging my head against the wall, or balled up on the floor in the fetal position, yet. Besides, as you said - I made a promise and I owe you guys today. I'll honor that promise. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Congrats, JW! Grievous is right, it's gonna suck. Or is it? Let's DECIDE that it won't suck, huh? I mean, turn the tables on the Nic Bitch. Force yourself to see it this way...you CHOSE to feel this SHITTY because you are going to EARN your freedom. If it were easy, then everyone would do it. You, sir, have made an awesome fucking decision to be counted among badass quitters. You're taking your life back one day at a time. Remind me again just exactly what sucks about freedom?!!

Oh, I know, there is a price...the headaches, sleeplessness, anxiety, constipation, white knuckles, loss of focus, jitters, etc....for a while. But that will pass in time. There's another price for not quitting. If you'd rather continue dipping, then make a list and put tooth extraction, chemotherapy, tongue  jaw removal, feeding tube installation, and torturing those who love you most on it. In fact, write a note to your loved ones who will survive you and explain just how awesome nicotine makes you feel, how hard it is to quit, blah, blah, blah. Then tell me, which actually path sucks?

It is easy to forget what you're doing. You're going toe to toe with the Nic Bitch and winning ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! You're saving your life here. That, sir, is bad ass!!! Tell your loved ones and everyone you know about that. You're the HERO who chose to save a life, not the moron who bet it wouldn't happen to them.

Attitude is everything. If you want to be miserable, you will be. If you want to see it as saving your life one minute, one hour, one day at a time, you can chose to do so. Look at the Quit Groups...click around a little. All of those names are folks who have been right where you are right now. And they are WINNING...ONE DAY AT A TIME!

YOU CAN TOO. WE GOT YOUR BACK. YOU GOT THIS, BROTHER!!!

Damn, thanks for all that Bean. That's some bad ass encouragement right there, and timely. I was just coming in here to whine about how, after feeling generally good the past several days, and waking up this morning feeling great, how things kinda of turned here towards the end of Day 10 and now I'm feeling fuzzy and generally crappy. Then, BAM! There you are with a huge dose of bad ass quit reality. And you know what? You're absolutely right! These quit symptoms is me becoming free of the poison and the mind fuck. And it absolutely beats the fawk out of the alternative!

Thanks for that, brother!