jcanquit intro

[Smeds]

Joe, congrats on the full revolution of quit! You do remember you have an intro, right? 'na na'

Keep crushing it! 'Cheers'

[Smeds]

Another milestone crushed ... congrats on the 2nd floor Joe! 'party2'

[Smeds]

Joe ... HUGE CONGRATS on the HOF brother! By plowing ahead one day at a time you've reached an awesome Milestone! Realize that it is just that ... a milestone ... and that the journey ahead contains more challenges. One of the biggest quit-killers is complacency, which usually follows the post-HOF overconfidence. It's awesome to look back on how far you've come, but tomorrow you need to turn 180 and keep marching down the path with determination and resolve. Look at how far it's got you to this point! 101 is just as big of a deal as 100 ... in fact every +1 is huge!

Enjoy the day, but you are by no means "cured" now. Keep posting in November, your brothers need you just as much if not more than before. If you find an extra 2-3 minutes, I invite you to come post in July '14 with me as well. I also suggest you wander into a new group, and offer support to a struggling newbie ... pay it forward a little bit. Both of these things will build some extra accountability for you. More of that never hurts ...

Proud as hell of you Joe, us older fucks gotta keep this quit going!!

[Smeds]

I'm here expanding a bit on my intro because I know just writing some things down here will help me since I'm really struggling on Day 8 of my quit. I've made it through the day and now even making it through the most difficult part of the day. Everyone asleep in the house, I'm down at my desk in front of my computer, usually the time when I would fill my bottom lip as much as I possibly could and just settle in for an hour or so. I read alot of posts over the past week, some posts talk about dipping a can a day, the last year or so I was up to three cans a day. I'm embarrassed even saying that. Crazy I know but I work a lot out of my house and am sitting at my desk all day, house is empty and I would dip all day every day. Major alarm bells rang for me when I caught my son one night going through my desk looking for my dip. He's only 16 and I realized that I had introduced him to this filthy, disgusting habit and had helped turn him into an addict and something that can take his life some day way too early. They talk about hitting rock bottom well that was it for me. When I was alone I hung my head and wept. As I struggle with my quit I think about all the reasons I'm doing it, knowing that one of them is that I need to show him it can be done. I've influenced him negatively, now I need to be a positive influence for him. I told him I quit and doing that is probably the biggest motivator for me to stay quit other than I want to live! I will show him that I am strong, I will not cave and give any reason the satisfaction of undermining my resolve and then I will help him quit.

I've made it through Day 8 and I will post roll in the morning. Thank you all for quitting with me.

Great post. Sharing your thoughts with others and reading other peoples posts helps everyone stay focused on quitting, including you.

Read about other peoples struggles and battles won and know that you're not alone.

Proud to be quit with you today!! Nice job!!

Spence

Agreed Joe ... awesome brother. Your resolve will power you through the dark times, proud of you man!

[Spence249]

I'm here expanding a bit on my intro because I know just writing some things down here will help me since I'm really struggling on Day 8 of my quit. I've made it through the day and now even making it through the most difficult part of the day. Everyone asleep in the house, I'm down at my desk in front of my computer, usually the time when I would fill my bottom lip as much as I possibly could and just settle in for an hour or so. I read alot of posts over the past week, some posts talk about dipping a can a day, the last year or so I was up to three cans a day. I'm embarrassed even saying that. Crazy I know but I work a lot out of my house and am sitting at my desk all day, house is empty and I would dip all day every day. Major alarm bells rang for me when I caught my son one night going through my desk looking for my dip. He's only 16 and I realized that I had introduced him to this filthy, disgusting habit and had helped turn him into an addict and something that can take his life some day way too early. They talk about hitting rock bottom well that was it for me. When I was alone I hung my head and wept. As I struggle with my quit I think about all the reasons I'm doing it, knowing that one of them is that I need to show him it can be done. I've influenced him negatively, now I need to be a positive influence for him. I told him I quit and doing that is probably the biggest motivator for me to stay quit other than I want to live! I will show him that I am strong, I will not cave and give any reason the satisfaction of undermining my resolve and then I will help him quit.

I've made it through Day 8 and I will post roll in the morning. Thank you all for quitting with me.

Great post. Sharing your thoughts with others and reading other peoples posts helps everyone stay focused on quitting, including you.

Read about other peoples struggles and battles won and know that you're not alone.

Proud to be quit with you today!! Nice job!!

Spence

[jcanquit]

I'm here expanding a bit on my intro because I know just writing some things down here will help me since I'm really struggling on Day 8 of my quit. I've made it through the day and now even making it through the most difficult part of the day. Everyone asleep in the house, I'm down at my desk in front of my computer, usually the time when I would fill my bottom lip as much as I possibly could and just settle in for an hour or so. I read alot of posts over the past week, some posts talk about dipping a can a day, the last year or so I was up to three cans a day. I'm embarrassed even saying that. Crazy I know but I work a lot out of my house and am sitting at my desk all day, house is empty and I would dip all day every day. Major alarm bells rang for me when I caught my son one night going through my desk looking for my dip. He's only 16 and I realized that I had introduced him to this filthy, disgusting habit and had helped turn him into an addict and something that can take his life some day way too early. They talk about hitting rock bottom well that was it for me. When I was alone I hung my head and wept. As I struggle with my quit I think about all the reasons I'm doing it, knowing that one of them is that I need to show him it can be done. I've influenced him negatively, now I need to be a positive influence for him. I told him I quit and doing that is probably the biggest motivator for me to stay quit other than I want to live! I will show him that I am strong, I will not cave and give any reason the satisfaction of undermining my resolve and then I will help him quit.

I've made it through Day 8 and I will post roll in the morning. Thank you all for quitting with me.

[Thumblewort]

Thanks all for the words of support and encouragement. Day five and finding myself a bit emotional.....gotta be the demon working on me right? I've been working through all my usual triggers, this is just playing dirty!

I had emotional issues early on as well, perfectly normal. You know what it is, so flip it off and be quit. Drink water and keep busy!

[Idaho Spuds]

Jcanquit,
Welcome congratulations on your quit. It will be a tough mental and physical battle.
Read everything on the site, and learn from others.
PM me for digits, it helps to text bros and stay in touch.
Charles

[jcanquit]

Thanks all for the words of support and encouragement. Day five and finding myself a bit emotional.....gotta be the demon working on me right? I've been working through all my usual triggers, this is just playing dirty!

[Thumblewort]

Love the intro, and yeah, you gotta be selfish with it. In fact, be as selfish as you want since it is your life you are saving. Proud to quit with you today.

[Flannywho]

Welcome brother. Great decision and glad you're in our Nov quit group. We have a lot of great guys in this group willing to help each other stay quit. Check your PM. Sending you my contact info as well. Remember, one day at a time.

[Gabriel]

Great decision. I quit for many of the same reasons after 23 years of chewing. This site has helped me out, and can provide you with a lot of support. Hang in there, you can do this. I'm quit with you today.

[Heisenberg]

Welcome J. Nice intro. We're all here to help with your quit. Post roll everyday, read everything you can on this site and get as many numbers from your fellow quitters as possible. I'll Pm you some digits if you ever need to talk. ODAAT (One day at a time.)

[Smeds]

I have been dipping for 18 years after smoking for 10 years. Someone talked me into dipping so I could quit smoking which at the time seemed like a great idea! Little did I know that I would get even more hooked on dip than I did on smoking cigarettes. I've tried before to quit although never made it past a couple of weeks. I quit on August 20th, 2014 and so far I am making it. My mindset seems different this time, before I was thinking let me see if I can quit. This time I am absolutely done with it. I'm quitting for selfish reasons, for myself. I want to live a long life, want to see my daughter graduate high school, college, get married. I want to see my grandkids someday, want to annoy my wife until we both get old. ;) There are so many things that I want out of my life and I felt that if I kept dipping I would not get the chance to do them. I'm hoping I caught myself in time before it was too late. I'm resolute in my desire to quit and already appreciate all that this community and site have to offer. Thank you.

Welcome bro ... sent you an PM (check your inbox ... top right).

[Tuco]

Welcome aboard! I was going to say that the new December HoF Quit Group could use someone coming in with the right attitude like you have, but it looks like you're in the ranks of the November group (my group) instead. Go ahead and post roll over there if you haven't already started to. Posting roll is the cornerstone of this site and it is your promise to yourself and the rest of us that you will not use nicotine today. You renew that promise each day first thing. After you post roll, start reaching out to other members of your group for their digits. It might seem weird at first to be texting with complete strangers, but trust me when I say that it will prove to be an invaluable lifeline for you. We don't quit alone.