The first few days have been a killer

[Husky333]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again?  :wacko:

Embrace the suck, it aint easy but you did the hard part. The nicotine is out of your system, keep it out. Go post roll and get active in your quit group. If you need a phone number then shoot me a message and I will give you mine.

Jason,
Good job on getting to day 4. Read everything on the intro page, then you need to get over into your group and get to know some people and become accountable.

As for why this is so hard. You are addicted to the perfect drug, Nicotine. You have been giving your body a steady supply of it for 17 years. It is pissed becuase you cut it off.

Read all you can here. Get your mind right. Get to know your quit group. Above all... keep that shit outta your body.


You CAN do this.

What these guys said. Also, never fear. It does get better. WAY better, but as Greg says, it's going to take some time. I am on day 97, and I feel great. It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel right now, but you're going to have to take our word for it. It is there.

For now, just post a promise not to use nicotine today and today only, and be a man of your word. And then we'll deal with tomorrow when it comes.

Read EVERYTHING here.

I'm quit with you today.

Jason, I am 658 days quit after a 30+ year affair with the nic bitch!!! I still remember the first couple weeks of HELL I went through to get over that SHIT!!!
Keep up the great work and POST you promise EVERY DAY!!! You will never wake up in the morning wishing you caved the night before!!! If my weak addicted ass can DO this SO CAN YOU!!!! Welcome to the SUCK!!! It does get better but like the others said, it takes time to get over it since you fed your body nicotine for 17 years.

Jason, Please listen to the folks giving you advice here. We have all been at the same place you are now. It hurts like hell. It sucks. The nic-bitch is going to make you suffer, but you can take control of your life. You just have to 'man-up' and tell that bitch that you're calling the shots now.

[teamgreen]

Hello all still alive and still chew free... going on day 10... and this week if there ever was a week to go off the wagon this one was it.... between work driving into and out of NYC and boston dealing with the jackass drivers and playing two baseball games were everybody chews. It was rough but I just keep telling myself whatever doesnt kill me will only make me stronger. So chewing on gum and sun flower seeds is the way to go and its working with the reprogramming of my brain after 17 years of this shit...
I do have a question.. the hazy or as i like to call it the "fog" is there anything besides water that will help? cause it just seems that my brain will  not just click back on and i'm kind of just sleep walking thur my days
'boob' and I included the boobies cause its WOW for O@A :)

I don't 100% remember how I got through the fog, but I do remember about 2-3 weeks where I felt like I did absolutely nothing . . .and I probably did nothing . . . just think of it as some punishment for putting that shit in your mouth . . I promise you that the fog will pass and you will never regret the deciscion that you have made to quit.

Stay Strong.

Yeah, the fog can get irritating because it feels like it lasts so long, but it gradually gets better. Water definitely helps, and in my opinion, exercise speeds the body's process of reparing itself from the damage we all did with nicotine.

To some extent, though, it just takes some time, but no matter how foggy you feel, remember that it won't last forever. You'll get past the fog too, and you'll feel great. Just do your best to work through your days, fog or no fog. It'll get better.

[kevinsravens]

Hello all still alive and still chew free... going on day 10... and this week if there ever was a week to go off the wagon this one was it.... between work driving into and out of NYC and boston dealing with the jackass drivers and playing two baseball games were everybody chews. It was rough but I just keep telling myself whatever doesnt kill me will only make me stronger. So chewing on gum and sun flower seeds is the way to go and its working with the reprogramming of my brain after 17 years of this shit...
I do have a question.. the hazy or as i like to call it the "fog" is there anything besides water that will help? cause it just seems that my brain will not just click back on and i'm kind of just sleep walking thur my days
'boob' and I included the boobies cause its WOW for O@A :)

I don't 100% remember how I got through the fog, but I do remember about 2-3 weeks where I felt like I did absolutely nothing . . .and I probably did nothing . . . just think of it as some punishment for putting that shit in your mouth . . I promise you that the fog will pass and you will never regret the deciscion that you have made to quit.

Stay Strong.

[jason44]

Hello all still alive and still chew free... going on day 10... and this week if there ever was a week to go off the wagon this one was it.... between work driving into and out of NYC and boston dealing with the jackass drivers and playing two baseball games were everybody chews. It was rough but I just keep telling myself whatever doesnt kill me will only make me stronger. So chewing on gum and sun flower seeds is the way to go and its working with the reprogramming of my brain after 17 years of this shit...
I do have a question.. the hazy or as i like to call it the "fog" is there anything besides water that will help? cause it just seems that my brain will not just click back on and i'm kind of just sleep walking thur my days
'boob' and I included the boobies cause its WOW for O@A :)

[Kdip]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again?  :wacko:

Embrace the suck, it aint easy but you did the hard part. The nicotine is out of your system, keep it out. Go post roll and get active in your quit group. If you need a phone number then shoot me a message and I will give you mine.

Jason,
Good job on getting to day 4. Read everything on the intro page, then you need to get over into your group and get to know some people and become accountable.

As for why this is so hard. You are addicted to the perfect drug, Nicotine. You have been giving your body a steady supply of it for 17 years. It is pissed becuase you cut it off.

Read all you can here. Get your mind right. Get to know your quit group. Above all... keep that shit outta your body.


You CAN do this.

What these guys said. Also, never fear. It does get better. WAY better, but as Greg says, it's going to take some time. I am on day 97, and I feel great. It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel right now, but you're going to have to take our word for it. It is there.

For now, just post a promise not to use nicotine today and today only, and be a man of your word. And then we'll deal with tomorrow when it comes.

Read EVERYTHING here.

I'm quit with you today.

Jason, I am 658 days quit after a 30+ year affair with the nic bitch!!! I still remember the first couple weeks of HELL I went through to get over that SHIT!!!
Keep up the great work and POST you promise EVERY DAY!!! You will never wake up in the morning wishing you caved the night before!!! If my weak addicted ass can DO this SO CAN YOU!!!! Welcome to the SUCK!!! It does get better but like the others said, it takes time to get over it since you fed your body nicotine for 17 years.

[teamgreen]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again?  :wacko:

Embrace the suck, it aint easy but you did the hard part. The nicotine is out of your system, keep it out. Go post roll and get active in your quit group. If you need a phone number then shoot me a message and I will give you mine.

Jason,
Good job on getting to day 4. Read everything on the intro page, then you need to get over into your group and get to know some people and become accountable.

As for why this is so hard. You are addicted to the perfect drug, Nicotine. You have been giving your body a steady supply of it for 17 years. It is pissed becuase you cut it off.

Read all you can here. Get your mind right. Get to know your quit group. Above all... keep that shit outta your body.


You CAN do this.

What these guys said. Also, never fear. It does get better. WAY better, but as Greg says, it's going to take some time. I am on day 97, and I feel great. It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel right now, but you're going to have to take our word for it. It is there.

For now, just post a promise not to use nicotine today and today only, and be a man of your word. And then we'll deal with tomorrow when it comes.

Read EVERYTHING here.

I'm quit with you today.

[Greg5280]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again?  :wacko:

Embrace the suck, it aint easy but you did the hard part. The nicotine is out of your system, keep it out. Go post roll and get active in your quit group. If you need a phone number then shoot me a message and I will give you mine.

Jason,
Good job on getting to day 4. Read everything on the intro page, then you need to get over into your group and get to know some people and become accountable.

As for why this is so hard. You are addicted to the perfect drug, Nicotine. You have been giving your body a steady supply of it for 17 years. It is pissed becuase you cut it off.

Read all you can here. Get your mind right. Get to know your quit group. Above all... keep that shit outta your body.


You CAN do this.

[klark]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again? :wacko:

Embrace the suck, it aint easy but you did the hard part. The nicotine is out of your system, keep it out. Go post roll and get active in your quit group. If you need a phone number then shoot me a message and I will give you mine.

[jason44]

You know somewhere in my head I know its the right thing... I know I want to be there for my kids, to watch them get married and growup, I know its for me and my life and being there to see all this stuff... but why does quiting this stuff after 17 years why is it such a pain in the ass!!!! I have tried in the past to quit, i tired all the drug type solutions this time i said i want to do it my way- whic h is cold turkey just stop and say thats it no more... so its day 4 feeling a little better the dip fog is still very present, Im drinking a ton of water chewing regular gum and sunflower seeds.... I just keep telling myself Im doing for me and my family but oh would it be very easy to go down to my corner stock and get a grizzly long cut wintergreen and pack a good one... but im not going to do it... but the question is when am I going to feel like me again? :wacko: