Starting my quit

[Thumblewort]

Congrats on the HOF! Don't let it stop there. Keep posting one day at a time.

Gratz on the hundo, and I am still full from that lunch back in May.

[Done4Me]

Congrats on the HOF! Don't let it stop there. Keep posting one day at a time.

[srans]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

Maybe I'm a bit tired from the 3 pounds of pulled pork I just ate, but that analogy just blew my mind...........

Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

Day 471 here. Life is sweet without the poison. My worst day quit is better then my best day using. Stick with the plan, you won't be sorry. One day at a time and you can have back a lot of what the poison has stolen. Never again for any reason and you can keep it. First few days are the hardest. Fight!!!

Read, learn your enemy, it knows you. Build your arsenal with quit knowledge. Knowledge will lay the foundation to hate. Turning want and desire to hate will feed your quit. Glad to be quit with you.

[Steakbomb18]

nice to meet you man. today is my day!! it's tough, but we can do it brother. the people here seem to genuinely care, which is something that is rare these days. God bless ya brother!!

This is perfect Brooder, whom I just read his intro. You two should exchange numbers and immediately build your support network with each other. Power through this together and be accountable to each other. Be quit brothers. I have many, and I consider everyone who posts roll every day my quit brother.

Both of you are welcome to shoot me a PM if you want another number for your accountability network. Lets get through this fog; welcome to your quit domain

[Brooder]

nice to meet you man. today is my day!! it's tough, but we can do it brother. the people here seem to genuinely care, which is something that is rare these days. God bless ya brother!!

[TrueToMyself]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

Maybe I'm a bit tired from the 3 pounds of pulled pork I just ate, but that analogy just blew my mind...........

Yeah, my mind was blown too... then I saw your response and I got hungry, Thumblewort. Really, the end of Dagrangers prose strike me - "...all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach." He's right and I like it. Don't be captive to your own psyche. Look at the big picture. Write it on your hands if that helps.

[Wt57]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

Yep, most of us had no idea what to expect. I will say that those that tack advantage of the support and pay it forward are the ones that succeed. Worry about today and soon you will wonder where the months and years have gone.

[Done4Me]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

Maybe I'm a bit tired from the 3 pounds of pulled pork I just ate, but that analogy just blew my mind...........

Welcome mdco2. Day 2 for you (maybe day 3) but either way you're in a sucky place right now. It gets better. I am day 26 and have no regrets about quitting. At 51 years, this is the most challenging thing I have tackled and I am uber proud to be quit. Drink loads of water, get stocked up on whatever keeps you mouth happy and come back here each day to make your promise. I quit with you today.

Digging the waves analogy...

[Bombero]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

Maybe I'm a bit tired from the 3 pounds of pulled pork I just ate, but that analogy just blew my mind...........

well said. That describes my quit very well...minus the sunburn. and the sandwich. I am really hungry for some BBQ now...

Take a look at these pages. My outlet was (is) this site - I read hundreds of posts, logged many hours in chat, and basically just slugged through the suck. It does get better, and the wave analogy is pretty spot on from where I sit.

So the side effects of dipping are... death. What happens when you quit killing yourself? Your body kinda freaks out. You've been living in a foggy/matrix-ish/bad tom cruise movie world for 9 years. Embrace the suck. Stay quit. You will wake up in a couple days and wonder how you were functioning before. Welcome back to normal.

Here are some pointers to lessen the side effects of killing the can. (AKA, becoming normal again). My 2bits? Drink GALLONS of water. If you can pass a pisser or the mention of a pisser doesn't awaken the need to pee, you aren't drinking enough. All the bad stuff is lessened with lots of water. Next get you something to help with the fixation - seeds, gum, fake dip, pretzels, candy.... lots of opinions on it, just find you something.

Oh, you're X time in, and it really really sucks so bad? We've all been there and made it. Yeah, it does suck. Prepare yourself with the knowledge on this site. Arm yourself with Roll, text buddies, and quit one day at a time. There were lots of time I quit in 10 second increments - but I quit. It is SO worth it.

Quit for you. Quit like a crazy person, quit like a beserker. Just stay quit.

[Thumblewort]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

Maybe I'm a bit tired from the 3 pounds of pulled pork I just ate, but that analogy just blew my mind...........

[Dagranger]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

I always think of quitting like trying to stand up in the water at the beach. The first 10 days are like being out there in a hurricane, it is going to take everything you got just to keep standing (don't worry thousands of us have done it) Then after that the waves calm down but they still keep hitting you. If you don't keep focused a wave can pull you back under. Unfortunately for us addicts, we are always fighting waves, they just grow less in size. This is the bed we made for ourselves. But the second you get pissed off about the waves all you need to do is look around. You're at the fucking beach! life is good.

[Crick]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

Crick - 4 years ago today I found KTC. After 29 years of putting the poison into my body, I finally found the tool which helped me quit. It's not easy, but KTC works. Make your promise everyday and read every moment you get.

[mule]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

princess.....

we ALL know exactly what you're going thru.....every single one of us are addicts.....every single one of us made the choice to start......every single one of us has made the choice to quit.

The methodology to succeed with that quit is here.....every single tool you need to be successful starting with posting roll every day, realizing it's significance and honoring that with your integrity by being accountable to your word and your brothers.....

You have received some very sound and sage advice in your thread already......we all get it....we all quit the same way.....

one day at a time.


Some will truthfully be better than others.....one thing ole mule promises you.....

You will never.....ever.....regret quitting.

[kayakdude]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

It gets better every day. But those first 10 days will suck. Do whatever you have to make it through.

Drink water until you cant drink anymore.

Read Read Read. Read HOF speeches.

Go to the Chatroom.

Exercise.

Get support from your group.

PM me anytime.

I quit with you.

And if you cave..we will kick your ass!

[Thumblewort]

Wow was not counting on this kind of support. Ot is great to be part of a community like this. Expecially since not many in my life have any clue what im going thru. Does it ever get easier or is it a struggle every day?

Best answer to that question I have heard so far is "it sucks until it doesn't". The first week will be a struggle. It will suck hard. It may be the hardest thing you have ever done. Post roll here and yell and scream to your hearts content, we have ALL been through it.

Then somewhere in the second week it won't suck for a day or 2. Then somewhere in the first month you'll have more good days then bad days. I'm at 8 weeks, day 56. I have new found energy, and even better (gasp) optimism. I still have a bad day here and there, but I know what it is now. I am an addict, and will be until the day I die, and the NIC bitch wants me back, day 56 or day 10056. Fuck her, and US Tobacco.

Use this site my friend. It has saved my life, and many others like us.