Old Dog New Tricks

[gadawg3]

I quit with you today!

[barefootAdam]

congrats man! i am right here with you. on day 4. we roll together.

[Landdon]

I did it for a long time too. You've found your rescue friend! I see you've found September and have posted roll!! That's awesome to see. Remember to get a couple phone numbers of dudes in your group. They will be part of your cave plan. I don't want to tell you what a cave plan is, I want you to ask around. I quit with you today friend.

[worktowin]

You can do anything for a day my friend. Anything. Focus only on today. And when your mind starts telling you that you can't do this and thing won't get better and all other kinds of bullshit - click on ANY HOF speech. Keep looking until you find one that isn't positive about it getting better.

One more thing... Mindset is a big part of this process. I've done ok in life too, but every damn day for 25 years I lost at something. Something big. It was a tangled web of lies and horrible daily choices that were woven into an otherwise happy and successful life. How fucked is it that we work so damn hard to win at so many things, but choose to lose at something so important - something that determines our future health and compromises our integrity?

Today, from a craves/withdrawal standpoint isn't going to be a cakewalk. But today you are working to win at everything you do, and not choosing to lose. This little mindset change can help a lot...

Welcome aboard!

[Robb Wolf]

I like the way you write, sir. And I'm sure you're just as proficient a reader, so you already know this stuff, but let me tell you again so I can get in the practice.

We post our promise first thing in the morning here. Some lollygaggers think it's ok to go about their day and grace us all with a status update before bed. Well what good does a promise to abstain from tobacco do you for the last couple hours of the day?

The thing I struggled with on day one was embracing becoming a man of integrity and a man of my word. I'd lied to my family and to myself for so long that I twisted it around so as to be a point of pride! How amazing and fun it was to fool everyone! I must be so clever! Only after a week or two into my quit did I appreciate what a burden the lying and sneaking had been! And life is so much more simple now. My marriage has never been stronger now that it's rid of this cancer (pun intended).

So it's simple around here:
1) Post your promise
2) Keep your promise
3) Repeat.

I'm really excited for you! The next few days especially are going to be a trial, but it only gets better after that. I'm only at day 41 and I can truly say that quitting tobacco has enriched my life immensely.

PM me as well if you need anything at all, or just want to chat.
I quit with you today, just today, one day at a time.

[Old Dog New Tricks]

Rawls! Kindred spirit and generation! Thanks man. I quit with you today. Thanks for the support. ODNT

[Rawls]

Rock on!
Us old dogs still got some tricks.
It's called integrity and wisdom!
Time to use the wisdom on yourself. Saddle up.... let's get this done.
Retrain your brain on the Truth of the poison...
There are lies..... There is truth.
Feed on the Truth more than the lies.
The Truth will set you free.
I'm free after 38 years.
Welcome aboard the crazy train of success.
Congrats on your decision and well done posting roll.
You have any questions send me a PM.
I quit with you today.
Rawls 192

[Old Dog New Tricks]

Hi everyone. I'm an addict. That was harder to say than I thought it would be.

Started dipping while playing lacrosse in Boston high schoolsin the early 70s. Couple of times chewing with the team introduced me to it at the age of 15. A lot of drugs in post-60s schools back then (lots of kids I knew were on acid, which I wanted no part of), so I had the bright idea of chewing tobacco instead of doing drugs at parties. Frickin' social genius right?

38 years later and I'm just now quitting. What surprises me the most is just how "stupid" Dip made me. I've had my share of success in business and family life, so I think of myself as a fairly decent and smart guy, but when it comes to DIP, I am a COMPLETE IDIOT, and I've been this way for decades. My brain says every day, "Keep chewing carcinogens. You love to spit. It tastes good. It's your favorite thing to do. Ignore the science and statistics. Ignore the big calloused pouch on your gums where your dip sits. You're different. You won't die. Ignore the cough. Keep lying to your children and wife that you quit years ago. And then make them feel like crap when they question your integrity. Keep setting a terrible example for your kids by lying and having no will power. Of course you'll be there for your daughter's wedding and when she has kids...You won't be dead. Just keep doing what makes you happy."

The fact that it took 38 years for me to figure out that I was hurting myself and those I care about most is astounding. I'm sure I've done some damage. But I am thankful that I'm in my 50s and not dead yet so that I can fix this. It's going to be a damned battle for the next couple months....and probably years, but I'm going to do it. I'm happy to be a part of the September 2015 Nicotine Assassins Quit Group and KTC.

I have to say, spending my first day in the KTC chat room with some HOFers and Admins, and other newbies like me, has totally given me the confidence that I can do this. I've read all the blogs and the advance material on what symptoms to expect. I didn't expect to find such support so willingly given. Thank you. Hopefully I'll never need to speak to any of you again...LOL. But if I do, it's very reassuring that you are all there.

I'm damned impressed at the contribution each of you makes to help one another.

Thanks for listening. One day at a time,

Old Dog New Tricks