Hey y'all!
Dakota from North Carolina here. 25 days in. Still sucks but getting better.
Smoked from age 17-25 (pack a day, cloves for a while because I was one of the cool kids haha), dipped 2 cans a day from 25-29. Quit December 31, 2015 and just found the forum.
Full time musician and lucky enough to pay all the bills doing it (old time and bluegrass bassist, clawhammer banjo, Irish tenor banjo, assorted brass instruments). Tobacco and alcohol are long time occupational hazards. Quit boozing 2 years ago. This is the longest I have been without nicotine in over a decade. It has hurt, it has made me question my sanity, but it is getting better.
First time I can say calling myself a quitter has felt good. For me this is bigger than quitting drinking. I have been a slave to tobacco for too long. Thanks to the folks on the live chat forum for directing me here.