Quitting today - Intro

[basshaug]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

Hey dude- get rid of the smokey mountain, hooch is the shit.

I was feeling the same way lighty, almost like im getting more cravings since I picked up the fake stuff, but whatever, its corn silk and spices.

Ive had almost all of the kinds they have reviewed on KTC, and I have to say Hooch is my favorite. Spitfire,then the whiskey flavor. I got the rough cut which is closer to long cut. smokey mtn isnt bad, and these two are the best brands in my opinion, but the flavors arent as good (I gave up straight, never much for the minty flavors)

[Lipizzaner]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

Hey dude- get rid of the smokey mountain, hooch is the shit.

[brettlees]

Keep it up lighty you've got this. It seems like you're all in and that's what it takes. Likes someone told me ( gotta look up who)-- quitting here is simple, though it ain't always easy. Keep it up I with you!

[Steakbomb18]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

You'll find story after story from some of our heaviest quitters that the fake stuff saved their life. I understand your hesitation but don't give it too much thought. Your goal is to distance yourself from nicotine... Any method to do so is ok by me bro. I think you'll find the general consensus to be that one day... You'll find you just don't need the fake stuff anymore. It's a tool to help you quit... If it helps you build a stronger quit... DO IT! No worries.

While your worrying about using the fake your keeping the real stuff out. Great job. Your #1 priority is keeping the poison out my friend. Quit with u today.

Appreciate it guys - I hoped that was the answer, just wanted to make sure I wasn't leading my subconscious down the wrong path. A Memorial Day weekend w/o dip! 1st time in 22 years I can say that and it's pretty cool.

Freedom

There are only 3 rules to this Quit club. Rule #1, don't use nicotine in any form. Rule #2, post roll every day. Rule #3, see rules #1 and #2.

I think that should make it clear as day for you. You do whatever you need to do to make sure you don't put nicotine in your body...and that, my friend, is how you will quit.

[lighty7]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

You'll find story after story from some of our heaviest quitters that the fake stuff saved their life. I understand your hesitation but don't give it too much thought. Your goal is to distance yourself from nicotine... Any method to do so is ok by me bro. I think you'll find the general consensus to be that one day... You'll find you just don't need the fake stuff anymore. It's a tool to help you quit... If it helps you build a stronger quit... DO IT! No worries.

While your worrying about using the fake your keeping the real stuff out. Great job. Your #1 priority is keeping the poison out my friend. Quit with u today.

Appreciate it guys - I hoped that was the answer, just wanted to make sure I wasn't leading my subconscious down the wrong path. A Memorial Day weekend w/o dip! 1st time in 22 years I can say that and it's pretty cool.

Freedom

[srans]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

You'll find story after story from some of our heaviest quitters that the fake stuff saved their life. I understand your hesitation but don't give it too much thought. Your goal is to distance yourself from nicotine... Any method to do so is ok by me bro. I think you'll find the general consensus to be that one day... You'll find you just don't need the fake stuff anymore. It's a tool to help you quit... If it helps you build a stronger quit... DO IT! No worries.

While your worrying about using the fake your keeping the real stuff out. Great job. Your #1 priority is keeping the poison out my friend. Quit with u today.

[AppleJack]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

You'll find story after story from some of our heaviest quitters that the fake stuff saved their life. I understand your hesitation but don't give it too much thought. Your goal is to distance yourself from nicotine... Any method to do so is ok by me bro. I think you'll find the general consensus to be that one day... You'll find you just don't need the fake stuff anymore. It's a tool to help you quit... If it helps you build a stronger quit... DO IT! No worries.

[lighty7]

Posted this is my Quit group thread and it prob should've been here - any thoughts are much appreciated:

Wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. I am on day 7 and yesterday had major cravings. I used some of the fake stuff (Smokey Mtn, which is actually pretty good). Anyway, it seems I have really tricked my brain into thinking it's getting its fix. I know this should be a positive, but all day today I looked forward to dipping the fake stuff at around the same times I would normally have dipped on a Saturday. Is that normal? I used no fake stuff for the 1st 5 days b/c I didn't have any. I just don't want my addict brain to start the whole planning my day around dipping, even if it is fake stuff.

Any thoughts?

[Thumblewort]

Proud to be quit you Lighty, bet your heart skipped a few beats when you saw that! Too close to dip dreams for me, and nothing better than waking up in the morning after a dream and adding a +1 to the total. Stay strong this weekend!

[TrueToMyself]

Shit storm to follow...

DID NOT Cave on day 8.

Dude... WTF? Do you wanna live or what?

What happened?
Why did it happen?
What are you going to do differently this time?

Dig deep for answers. This is life and death.

AppleJack request you fix your comment it was clutchski who caved not lighty7 my bad I had their numbers saved backwards in my phone. Was very confused when I double checked numbers in my pm'is lol. Sorry about this lighty stay strong brother and as always if you need me call!

No cave here. Not fucking happening. I'm enjoying my freedom from this nic bitch.

Damn glad to say, "My bad"!, even though Sailor informed me wrong...

Carry on bro.

I'm sorry I failed you but I have gone through every number and made sure they are correct this time! I'm sorry lighty7 and stay QLF!

No worries - I know I won't give it another thought.

No harm, no foul boys. Blame the fog and let the good times roll.

Totally!
Bump in the road... Nothing more

Gotta tell you - I'm kinda happy to see that miscommunication. When I'm going through a crave, I want to think ahead to the people on KTC that I will be disappointing/angering... to the people who will hold me accountable... to the people who are going to kick my ass and make me feel even more ashamed. Happy it was a false alarm for Lighty, but it was a great warning of sorts.

[basshaug]

I'm quitting today. It's funny, been scrolling through posts/topics on this site today and it's incredible how someone who is totally addicted to dip can relate to everything you read. I have been dipping since I was 16 and now going on 22 years dipping. It's crazy when you pass the amount of time in your life where you dipped vs. when you didn't dip! I remember I had friends in high school who threw up when they 1st tried dip. I didn't and 22 years later you can only wish you had gotten sick the 1st time you tried it. I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old and I want to be alive for their soccer games and dance recitals. I have a sore in my mouth that I hope is not oral cancer or if it is that it's very early signs of it. I have a dentist appointment on Tuesday morning that I have cancelled twice trying to get rid of the sore myself and justify that I don't need to quit. Man, you do some sick stupid shit trying to justify to yourself that you need don't need to quit dipping.

Trying to figure out this site, but I guess my next step is joining a group. 100 days from today is at end of August, so I guess that's the group I'm supposed to go to.

Greg

WinterGreen,

Just wanted to thank you for being the 1st post after my introduction as it IS going to save my life. You were right, I did get a clean bill of health and I have now had a dentist and an Endodontics specialist tell me the sore in my mouth had NOTHING to do with chewing tobacco for 22 years and that I didn't even need a root canal. If you hadn't immediately called me out you're damn right the 1ST thing I would've done is get a tin. Not anymore. No fucking chance I am getting a tin. That Kodiak shit has consumed my life for 22 years. I'm taking my life back. Anyway - I came in weak and you rightfully and thankfully called me on it.

Thanks - I am proud to quit with all of you.

FREEDOM

That's good shit right there.

I too had a bit of a health scare that spurned my quit. I had a sore on my lip so scary it sent me into a panic attack. Though that was it...the big C. No more kids, no more wife, no more life. All the lies, all the worry I used to push to the back of my brain every time I loaded up with Kodiak, all the justification that I knew was bullshit had come true. My worst nightmare was realized. I fucked up. I got burned.

Luckily that sore turned out to be nothing, and when the doctor told me this, as I laid in a hospital bed, my first though was, "sweet, can't wait to get out of here and have a dip".

And I did, but when I loaded up I was furious. Those thougts and lies I used to push back, were now in the front of y brain and they weren't budging.

I was in the parking lot of a "family video" store and I spit the dip out, took my tin of Kodiak and I chucked it under my car. Dip flew every which way and my tin rolled across the parking lot finally settling into some grass. That was the last time nicotine was in my body.

Early in my quit I used to get pissed and wish that sore never came about. Used to think life would be "normal" again and much easier if that mother Fucking sore never sprang up. Man I used to get pissed about that.

However, as my quit progressed I saw that sore for what it really was...a wake up call. A slap in the face saying, "hey asshole, this shits got you wrapped around its finger. Maybe next time that sore won't be 'nothing". Time to grow up and quit this shit". 718 days later , I'm still quit and thankful every day for that sore lip.

Sounds like you got your wake up call. Now it's up to you to decide what to do with it.

Appears that your headed down the right path. Keep it up and stay quit. You won't regret it.

Quit on...

Lighty, you need to listen and follow these two fine quitters lead. They will lead you to the promised land.

Lighty, damn proud to quit with you and all of August.

[AppleJack]

Shit storm to follow...

DID NOT Cave on day 8.

Dude... WTF? Do you wanna live or what?

What happened?
Why did it happen?
What are you going to do differently this time?

Dig deep for answers. This is life and death.

AppleJack request you fix your comment it was clutchski who caved not lighty7 my bad I had their numbers saved backwards in my phone. Was very confused when I double checked numbers in my pm'is lol. Sorry about this lighty stay strong brother and as always if you need me call!

No cave here. Not fucking happening. I'm enjoying my freedom from this nic bitch.

Damn glad to say, "My bad"!, even though Sailor informed me wrong...

Carry on bro.

I'm sorry I failed you but I have gone through every number and made sure they are correct this time! I'm sorry lighty7 and stay QLF!

No worries - I know I won't give it another thought.

No harm, no foul boys. Blame the fog and let the good times roll.

Totally!
Bump in the road... Nothing more

[Doc Chewfree]

Shit storm to follow...

DID NOT Cave on day 8.

Dude... WTF? Do you wanna live or what?

What happened?
Why did it happen?
What are you going to do differently this time?

Dig deep for answers. This is life and death.

AppleJack request you fix your comment it was clutchski who caved not lighty7 my bad I had their numbers saved backwards in my phone. Was very confused when I double checked numbers in my pm'is lol. Sorry about this lighty stay strong brother and as always if you need me call!

No cave here. Not fucking happening. I'm enjoying my freedom from this nic bitch.

Damn glad to say, "My bad"!, even though Sailor informed me wrong...

Carry on bro.

I'm sorry I failed you but I have gone through every number and made sure they are correct this time! I'm sorry lighty7 and stay QLF!

No worries - I know I won't give it another thought.

No harm, no foul boys. Blame the fog and let the good times roll.

[lighty7]

Shit storm to follow...

DID NOT Cave on day 8.

Dude... WTF? Do you wanna live or what?

What happened?
Why did it happen?
What are you going to do differently this time?

Dig deep for answers. This is life and death.

AppleJack request you fix your comment it was clutchski who caved not lighty7 my bad I had their numbers saved backwards in my phone. Was very confused when I double checked numbers in my pm'is lol. Sorry about this lighty stay strong brother and as always if you need me call!

No cave here. Not fucking happening. I'm enjoying my freedom from this nic bitch.

Damn glad to say, "My bad"!, even though Sailor informed me wrong...

Carry on bro.

I'm sorry I failed you but I have gone through every number and made sure they are correct this time! I'm sorry lighty7 and stay QLF!

No worries - I know I won't give it another thought.

[SailorChase]

Shit storm to follow...

DID NOT Cave on day 8.

Dude... WTF? Do you wanna live or what?

What happened?
Why did it happen?
What are you going to do differently this time?

Dig deep for answers. This is life and death.

AppleJack request you fix your comment it was clutchski who caved not lighty7 my bad I had their numbers saved backwards in my phone. Was very confused when I double checked numbers in my pm'is lol. Sorry about this lighty stay strong brother and as always if you need me call!

No cave here. Not fucking happening. I'm enjoying my freedom from this nic bitch.

Damn glad to say, "My bad"!, even though Sailor informed me wrong...

Carry on bro.

I'm sorry I failed you but I have gone through every number and made sure they are correct this time! I'm sorry lighty7 and stay QLF!