I am Ron, originally from Michigan, moved to Los Angeles in 2004. I am a 21+ year Dipper, started as a freshmen in College and spent the last 15 or so years at a tin a day habit. Earlier this year I went to the Doctor because I had been feeling lethargic. Was assigned a new doctor who gave me the normal lecture on quitting I would ignore. I did go on a low carb diet and agreed to try bupropin and let it build up inside of me with a targeted quit date of Oct 15, 2012. At the end of October (my target quit date came and went), I woke up in the middle of the night in a moment of clarity and thought things I had never thought before. Past relationship mistakes become clear to me (I am doing a flyover here, still really hurts to talk about) and I started to gain a new perspective on life. While on vacation on Nov 13 I got more internal clarity that my first love had always been chewing tobacco and it was time to put that tin I had with me into the toilet. I went to the nicorette gum and finally went nicotine free on 12/23. I have learned so much over the past three months and feel like its been an incredibly altering period of my life. KTC has been instrumental and the support and friendship I have gotten so far is treasured. Thanks so much for listening.
