Get some of this quit. I just got a text message from my best friend of over 20 years (I'm 39) that introduced me to to dip. He showed me the bitch but there were plenty of others that came along that would have shown me the poison. Lets face it I am an addict. Anyway he said tonight through a text "I feel like the nicotine actually helps me. I need the nicotine. I like the nicotine. But I need to quit dipping." Then "I stopped dipping a few years back and was cold turkey for 7 months or so. It's getting out of the chute that I'm concerned with. That and then how do I cope when I feel like I need to get my fix again. Thats why I wanted to try the gum. I want to see if it works out of the gate, then know I can pick up gum whenever I want a dip in the future."
After that text message he called me......We talked a bit, I called him a fuckin addict and this is addict speak. We all know it is. Its like being at an AA meeting, and trying to convince the drunk to come in and enjoy the KTC sauce. I was very proud to send him the killthecan.org address.
My last text was "It saves my life everyday!"
To the lurkers: Cold Turkey is how I roll. 521 Days I said I fuckin quit. I thew out that last dip and proudly posted day 1 in September 2013 HOF group. Best damn decision of my life!!
I cannot think of another addiction... painkillers, alcohol, cocaine, heroin... where you are encouraged to try a "lower dose" or different intake method to succeed. It is a joke. Nicotine is so wicked addictive, and every time I turn around there is some doooooosh on TV walking down the beach chomping on a piece of gum looking all happy without that cancer stick hanging out of his piehole. WTF is wrong with this picture?
Nice job Travis... Your friend has a good friend, and if he decides to join us, he can join the ranks of winners... one day at a time.
Duath, read your post and I was kind of pissed at your friend for lying to himself. Then I remember all the bullshit justifications I used to make. The best thing KTC did for me was hammering home the fact that I am an addict, and nothing is going to change that. Great job straight talking your boy. Hope he shows up here.
The rationalizations used to be a major part of our lives. Today we own it. Maybe your buddy will find the light. Proud to be quit with you in Sept 2013. War Eagle!
Nice post, reading all that addict babble helps me bask in the glory of my quit much more. I remember that same addict babble, I used it for years making excuses why I couldn't or shouldn't quit. Damn, what a fool; hopefully he will come around before it is too late. Ask him if he has seen the Curt Schilling interview, maybe he is tougher than a bloody sock pitcher.
Yep. I have friends who sound just like this.
- "it's just not a good time now"
- "I have lots of stress now"
- "I'm not really addicted"
- "I'm not really nervous about cancer"
- "gotta die sometime, might as well enjoy myself"
- "I could get hit by a bus tomorrow"
- "sorry you have to hang around an addict like me" -in a sarcastic tone
- "quitting is for quitters"
- "I'll quit one of these days"
- "I'm not really addicted". -- (repeat)my favorite, just straight up denial.
- "I'm too weak to quit"
Blah, blah, blah. Choose life or death. Tobacco users avg lifespan is 20 years less than non-tobacco users.
