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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2015, 04:19:00 PM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Congrats on 4 weeks Rigajig. I remember well when a single day without dip felt like a huge accomplishment...and it still is! Keep up that quit. It will get easier and the shitty days will continue to get fewer and farther between
ODAAT is a huge key.
WTF IS ODAAT!???
Rig,

ODAAT is One Day At A Time - live it!

Quit with you!

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Or was it One Dentist at a time. Ah shit , now I am confused.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2015, 08:19:00 AM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Congrats on 4 weeks Rigajig. I remember well when a single day without dip felt like a huge accomplishment...and it still is! Keep up that quit. It will get easier and the shitty days will continue to get fewer and farther between
ODAAT is a huge key.
WTF IS ODAAT!???
Rig,

ODAAT is One Day At A Time - live it!

Quit with you!

Cj

Or was it One Dentist at a time. Ah shit , now I am confused.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2015, 02:58:00 AM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Congrats on 4 weeks Rigajig. I remember well when a single day without dip felt like a huge accomplishment...and it still is! Keep up that quit. It will get easier and the shitty days will continue to get fewer and farther between
ODAAT is a huge key.
WTF IS ODAAT!???

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #30 on: July 09, 2015, 04:03:00 PM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Congrats on 4 weeks Rigajig. I remember well when a single day without dip felt like a huge accomplishment...and it still is! Keep up that quit. It will get easier and the shitty days will continue to get fewer and farther between
ODAAT is a huge key.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #29 on: July 09, 2015, 02:11:00 PM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Congrats on 4 weeks Rigajig. I remember well when a single day without dip felt like a huge accomplishment...and it still is! Keep up that quit. It will get easier and the shitty days will continue to get fewer and farther between
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2015, 11:15:00 AM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Yes, ODAAT 28 days in or 400 days in. Follow the program and the rest is gravy.
Rig everyone needs to realize this is a lifetime commitment Odaat! Saying that, craves continue forever, fog who knows, I hear some say they never have withdrawals after first month are so. Everyone is different. Hang in there you're doing great! Damn proud to be quit with you!
Tobacco is so addictive it took me a year after a massive heart attack, in which doctor confirmed caused from dipping to finally put a lid on the bitch! ODAAT EDD

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2015, 10:58:00 AM »
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I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.
Yes, ODAAT 28 days in or 400 days in. Follow the program and the rest is gravy.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2015, 10:45:00 AM »
I am on Day 28 of my quit! Almost a month!!! It's been a tough 28 days with good days and bad but I really don't think I would have made it this far without KTC and the Bad Ass Samurai's I have come to know. I still get the foggy days but they seem to be fewer as the days go by. In the past I have comments about quitting forever and how insurmountable that appears. I have now realized I have to quit 1 day at a time.

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #25 on: June 22, 2015, 07:12:00 PM »
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Don't "side step" a big crave. Or say "whew, glad I resisted that craving". Don't become frustrated that the cravings are bugging you. Fucking crush the cravings like the NIC bitch killing badass that you are. Become the master. Own this shit man. Own your fucking quit and be proud as fuck that you are taking back your freedom. Fuck that pointless poisonous enslaving dogshit. You never needed it and you'll never need it again. Embrace freedom.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #24 on: June 22, 2015, 10:36:00 AM »
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Don't "side step" a big crave. Or say "whew, glad I resisted that craving". Don't become frustrated that the cravings are bugging you. Fucking crush the cravings like the NIC bitch killing badass that you are. Become the master. Own this shit man. Own your fucking quit and be proud as fuck that you are taking back your freedom. Fuck that pointless poisonous enslaving dogshit. You never needed it and you'll never need it again. Embrace freedom.
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This battle is all about perspective and attitude.

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #23 on: June 22, 2015, 06:09:00 AM »
Don't "side step" a big crave. Or say "whew, glad I resisted that craving". Don't become frustrated that the cravings are bugging you. Fucking crush the cravings like the NIC bitch killing badass that you are. Become the master. Own this shit man. Own your fucking quit and be proud as fuck that you are taking back your freedom. Fuck that pointless poisonous enslaving dogshit. You never needed it and you'll never need it again. Embrace freedom.
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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2015, 01:59:00 AM »
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I have always known it takes 21+ days to overcome a habit.
I'm sure you've heard this. I'm sure it may have even been beaten into your head.

But the fact of the matter is that you're still saying it.

Nicotine isn't "habit forming" it's addictive. It's the 2nd worse thing to be addicted to, behind heroin and tied with crack cocaine. Don't believe me? Read up on it HERE.

So make sure you have your mind right and in the game. You don't need to go easy on it by saying it's just a habit.

Nicotine is addictive and it has/will ruin your life.

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2015, 11:25:00 AM »
I think you are right about that being a little too much Smokey Mountain, but if that is what it takes for now it is still better than the real stuff. I have probably used half of that if you need something for comparison. But I donÂ’t have to "ninja" dip either. I can hide it well enough to suit my need with where it is placed in my mouth.

We are a lot alike here. I think now my issue is more of the oral fixation. I have been researching oral fixation and it may benefit you to do some reading on it.  Sigmund Freud's research seems very familiar to my own way of thinking. I know this sounds a little nuts, but I've always been certain one reason I liked smoking and dipping was that I used pacifier much longer than most kids.

This is a snippet from Wikipedia about the subject:

The infant who is neglected (insufficiently fed) or who is over-protected (over-fed) in the course of being nursed, might become an orally-fixated person. Said oral-stage fixation might have two effects: (i) the neglected child might become a psychologically dependent adult continually seeking the oral stimulation denied in infancy, thereby becoming a manipulative person in fulfilling his or her needs, rather than maturing to independence; (ii) the over-protected child might resist maturation and return to dependence upon others in fulfilling his or her needs. Theoretically, oral-stage fixations are manifested as garrulousness, smoking, continual oral stimulus (eating, chewing objects), and alcoholism. Psychologically, the symptoms include a sarcastic, oral sadistic personality, nail biting, oral sexual practices (fellatio, cunnilingus, analingus, irrumatio),

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #20 on: June 20, 2015, 06:18:00 AM »
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My ultimate goal is to quit FOREVER but my short term goal is to be completely NIC free on July 4th.
Congratulations on Day 8! By Monday you will have reached double digits which was a huge milestone to me. A big pat on the back for you come Monday when you reach double digits too.

What a difference a conjunction makes. Here is what I want you to say to yourself: "My ultimate goal is to quit forever AND my short term goal is to be completely NIC free on July 4th." I think you snarl yourself in your own thoughts and get overwhelmed, which will become a rationalization to throw in the towel. We quit one day at a time here. You are thinking of forever. Contemplating infinity doesn't usually help when dealing with an addiction. I don't know where you heard that it takes 21 days to break a habit. First of all you have a nicotine addictions. And second, if you are referring to your oral habit, maybe it will have subsided in 21 days and maybe not. How about you place all of your worries on hold for a while. When is the last time worrying about something ever made the outcome better? Why not re-evaluate at Day 50 on the quantity of substitute dip you are using. Chill for a while. You want it all to be perfect right away. Perfection takes longer than that.

I quit with you today. I will also quit with you on July 4th.

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Re: Rigajig quit
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2015, 11:59:00 PM »
On Day 8 of my quit and staying strong. I'm having hard cravings 4-5 times a day. I have been able to identify a lot of my triggers for dipping and adapting to change. Today was difficult for me. Not sure why, but I was tempted to give up and cave at 2 different occasions. However, I stayed strong!! I love the support and accountability KTC offers. I figure I will never change my life until I change my previous daily routines and until recently I thought that was going to be harder than it was.

Addiction Substitution was mentioned on a few post this week. I'm concerned and confused by this reality. I do consume alcohol but within moderation most the time. I really don't think I will have a problem with eating too much. My concern has been using other nonnicotine products to satisfy my oral fixation. Since being 8 days NIC free I have gone through about 14 cans of smoky mountain classic. In my opinion, I believe that's too much! I also feel like I might be getting bored with dipping that stuff and possibly the reason for being seriously tempted twice today to say F it.

UGH!! I am not going to give up!!! Just frustrated!! This quit has been the longest for me in 20+ years. My ultimate goal is to quit FOREVER but my short term goal is to be completely NIC free on July 4th. I will be quit for 23 days. THAT WOULD BE HUGE FOR ME!! Absolutely no NIC in my blood, organs, tissue, brain, etc and I have always known it takes 21+ days to overcome a habit.

Samurai Strong and love the support from ODNT, carlh2o, DAGLMU (N2O is a great substitute;), stillmarine, Worktowin (no faith in me "having a plan"), Macamania, and my veteran CANDOIT. You guys are seriously helping me push through this!

Anyone out there wanting to keep in touch through text, please PM me. I'm much better at text then posting on forums. ;)