As Tony and Mitch say, we are here to support you!!! you can DO this ONE day at a time!!! 30+ Nic addict here and almost 2 years clean!!! You will have a whole NEW outlook on life once you are no longer chained to a can!!! Congrats on the BEST decision you will ever make!!! PM if you need a number for support
What kDip said. It isn't going to be the easiest thing you've ever done. For me, it was the hardest. Until you go completely nic free, you're not going to feel any better and that crave is going to get harder to resist. Gum, candy, straws, fake snuff are all good things to help with the mouth fixation. Later, you can get off of these or not. It doesn't matter as long as you're not poisoning yourself with nic. We're here for you, but it's time to man up and either quit or keep killing yourself. I won't stand by for the latter, but I'll proudly stand by and be a quitter with you. This is the one time in life when it's a good thing to be a quitter.
Hey Blind Squirrel - Read my post below on day 13. I like we have similar addictions 38, dipped since i was 14 but still drink. I didn't think i would like a site like this but tried out of desperation.....glad i did. Let me know if you ever need anthing or a number and good luck on the best decision of your life.
Feels like a good time to post up on the experience......
I had my second dentist appointment today for a deep scaling and cleaning. Today was the dip side of my mouth and it was quite a bit worse but i actually enjoyed it. Scraping away layer upon layer of chaw tar from below my gum line and flushing it out with an antibiotic - it was like some kind of exorcism.
QUIT 13 days now and feel better today than the last couple. I seemed to be going backward for a couple of days but today my cravings were more manageable - at least so far.I continue to substitute oral hygeine exercises for shoving shit in my mouth or lighting shit and that seems to help. I bought a water pick because i still suck at flossing.
I never, ever, ever thought a site like this would be something for me. I have always dealt with my problems alone - come to think of it, i just never dealt with them and perceived doing it alone. So far everything i have tried, i.e., live chat, reading various topics, PMing a friend, posting in NOVEMBER, chatting with my fellow Shitbags new to the QUIT, listening to the VETS (even the VET CAVERS) is another shingle in my armour against the NIC BITCH - but I am still exposed.
Today is the day our band of brothers takes down the vacancy sign and I have been waiting for this for a while. NOVEMBER FLAMIN SHITBAGS HAVE A SOLID NUMBER TO TAKE TO THE HOF and I will take any caving very personally.
I recently started lurking in some of the other QUIT GROUPS and was amazed at all of the happenings; VETS rooting and counting down the days like aged baseball stars approaching "that hit" and QUITTERS, well into their quit, getting advice how to handle a big trigger event coming up.
Here is what i have learned so far and will apply:
Get Numbers
Have a back up plan and contract
Take what works for your quit and leave the rest.
POST ROLL EVERY DAY
Read a lot
Don't get too Cocky
JUST QUIT
Appreciate you all (well most of you),
Tre'
