Getting very close to a week with no nicotine, and I feel pretty damn good about that fact. Every once in a while, like maybe 3 to 4 times a minute, I think about dip. The Bacc-off has been a great ally, so have seeds when driving. As I sit here tonight I feel some anxiety about going back to work next week. I have never been on duty without nicotine, 14+ years of being a cop and dip was always my crutch to ward off the large quanitites of shit we are force-fed every day. But I have my fake shit, a lot of water, and Bas Rutten at the end of the day for any pent up stress I don"t want to take home. For those that have never tried the Bas Rutten workouts, it is a great way to eliminate "the rage". It is a heavy bag workout where he calls out punch combos and you bang away (or punch and kick/knee if doing the Thai boxing workout. Granted that it is a workout and not intended to make you a better fighter. It might help your power a bit, but the real juice to this is bashing out all that anger the nic-bitch gives ya. I am sure I will be venting in the pre-October 2011 group about my glorious return to work!!!
It is not a problem, it is an oppertunity to succeed in a manner you had not previously understood.
