1400. What a ride...and it does get easier.
Connect with your brothers and sisters, work at this together, share in your successes, protect your quit. You never, ever have to experience a Day 1 ever again.
Why would you?
Quit on.
~Frazz
Awesome bro, love your increased visibility in all the new groups these days ... lots of wisdom, I for one appreciate it!
Another fine example of BADASSED-quitterary
Sorry I missed this bro. Was getting my ass kicked by a snow storm.
Belated congrats, and thank you for sticking around. You make this place better.
Sure glad to have this man in my quit circle!
I am an April Hall of Famer. For all the new guys posting up here these weeks, I know you, because I was you.
Four years and a day ago I spit out my last dip, and 4 years ago today I flushed my lozenges and started the journey of my quit. I've had many people here along the way to help me succeed. Like many of you, I had struggles in the early part of my quit, including drama in my quit group, a wife who still smoked, and lots of "life problems". I never believed that adding nicotine into any of my problems could make them go away, and that is key - as Scodaddy says, "1 problem + nicotine = 2 problems".
I am here to tell you that if you think you cannot quit, you are likely wrong. I gutted a can to a can and a half of Kodiak a day for more than a decade. My mind and body rewired and healed over time. It hurt like a motherfucker at first. Today I don't even think about dip, and none of the lying an cheating behaviors enter my mind.
I damn near got my ass kicked at work when a buddy, who knew I was quit, asked me if I wanted one - he handed me his can, I packed it, and then let it fall to the ground like pixie dust and I giggled hysterically. I saw the desperation on his face as a dip was being stepped on in the warehouse. I saw him picking up what was left later, and I knew how much of a slav he was...and how much of one I had been.
I read the horrifying story Capt. Kylos wrote about his friend, Randy, who lost his life to nicotine addiction. It was a terrible death, and one I hope I will never encounter. It made my quit stronger, gave me more resolve.
One more reason to say 'Finger' to UST and all of their supporters.
Today I give back to the site that I believe has saved my life. My wife is quit with me now - we'll post a combined 2,544 days today - and I think I'll celebrate by having a quiet, peace day of...Quit.
Quit on.
~Frazz