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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2009, 01:48:00 PM »
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Thank you guys for the kind words of encouragement.

I just threw the gum out here at work and the journey begins......screw it, procrastinating is for sucks.

Mike
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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2009, 01:47:00 PM »
Thank you guys for the kind words of encouragement.

I just threw the gum out here at work and the journey begins......screw it, procrastinating is for sucks.

Mike
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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 01:06:00 PM »
Mike,

Welcome bro, you've made a wise choice. I commend you for having the courage to stand up to that tin and then just flushing the contents. Tough, yes, but also very rewarding because you're about to embark on a journey that will test the very fiber of your being and you are the ultimate winner in the end.

The nic bitch is going to test your will, she'll play tricks on you, tease you, she doesn't play fair at all. However, you've got an ace in the hole...this site and all of us. We're here for you, we'll help you with whatever it is you need. It's one hell of a support system here, it works.
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Fuck, this is going to be tough.
Yes, it is going to be tough, however, the rewards are even better my friend. You get your life back and you're not a slave to the nicotine any longer.

Welcome aboard.

Stay Strong-Stay Quit!

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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2009, 12:45:00 PM »
Yeah Mike it is going to be tough!! Real tough...but it is worth it. Post roll...use your buddies...I would start today and get in to June if you still can so that you are in an established group that will help keep you accountable.

Most important...make that decision everyday...that today I am not going to dip snuff. I dipped at least 1 can a day (1 1/2) by the time I quit) everyday for 33 years. I have not dipped Cope now for 35 days.

Get in and get started...email or PM me anytime for help.

Be strong and quit

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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2009, 12:44:00 PM »
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Gentlemen and perhaps Ladies,

My name is Mike, I'm 41 years old, I live in Colorado and have been on the Copenhagen snuff train for 26 years. As much as a can a day early on, but for the past 10 or so years it's more like a can every two or three days. I don't believe in the past 26 years that I've gone a full 24 hours without having a dip in at some point. Like so many others, I've lied and cheated to myself and others in the name of the tin-bitch. This is a terrible track record.

Since January 01 of this year, I've really backed off my dipping and have been using a can or two per week in concert with nic-gum....so the nic amount is not changed I'm sure and I'm not doing myself any good thinking "I'm getting somewhere". Did I mention I'm a dumbass?

Last night I found you guys while surfing the internet with a dip in. I read a bunch. I stood up, got pissed off and told my wife "this is fucking it!" I grabbed the new can I bought yesterday and dumped it down the toilet at 8:30pm. I slept well last night (surely to be a rarity in short order).

Though I refuse to use tobacco today, I can't say I'm quit right now since I already had a piece of nic gum today. I will save my official quit until tommorrow (when I WILL NOT use the nic gum as a crutch) when the July 2009 group starts and I will introduce myself to them.

When I joined the site this morning, I thought useage of nic gum would be accepted by the community as an alternative, but I see that it is not. AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY. It's the wussy way out.

Fuck, this is going to be tough.

Mike
Sounds like we're fishin in the same pond bro......i'm 43, dipped cope for 29 years......and yeah, finally got pissed.

I posted roll for day 446 today....and i'm pretty proud of that. couldn't have done it without this place, the accountability to some of the best friends i've never met, support and brotherhood.....

Belly up, drink the kool-aid, post roll, get involved, keep your word and let's get this shit done......

it's time.
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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2009, 12:43:00 PM »
Mike, congrats on the best decision of your life. It will be hard but WORTH it. Get rid of all dip and All NIC gum and go cold turkey. That way you get it over with in the least amount of time. You CAN do this. This site will save you life. Hang on and Enjoy the suck! Get active in your quit group. A new July HOF group starts tomorrow. PM if I can help.
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Re: MikeCO Quit Introduction
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2009, 12:42:00 PM »
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Fuck, this is going to be tough.

Mike
Yep. All good things in life are.

Sounds like you're ready. Sounds like you've made a great decision. Now it's just a matter of putting your name on the line tomorrow and doing it... hope to see you then.

I won't wish you luck cause quitting has nothing to do with luck. You can do this. Just a matter of making that decision.

See you tomorrow.

Just a suggestion... quit today! If you do, by tomorrow you'll have doubled your quit days!

chewie
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MikeCO Quit Introduction
« on: March 23, 2009, 12:15:00 PM »
Gentlemen and perhaps Ladies,

My name is Mike, I'm 41 years old, I live in Colorado and have been on the Copenhagen snuff train for 26 years. As much as a can a day early on, but for the past 10 or so years it's more like a can every two or three days. I don't believe in the past 26 years that I've gone a full 24 hours without having a dip in at some point. Like so many others, I've lied and cheated to myself and others in the name of the tin-bitch. This is a terrible track record.

Since January 01 of this year, I've really backed off my dipping and have been using a can or two per week in concert with nic-gum....so the nic amount is not changed I'm sure and I'm not doing myself any good thinking "I'm getting somewhere". Did I mention I'm a dumbass?

Last night I found you guys while surfing the internet with a dip in. I read a bunch. I stood up, got pissed off and told my wife "this is fucking it!" I grabbed the new can I bought yesterday and dumped it down the toilet at 8:30pm. I slept well last night (surely to be a rarity in short order).

Though I refuse to use tobacco today, I can't say I'm quit right now since I already had a piece of nic gum today. I will save my official quit until tommorrow (when I WILL NOT use the nic gum as a crutch) when the July 2009 group starts and I will introduce myself to them.

When I joined the site this morning, I thought useage of nic gum would be accepted by the community as an alternative, but I see that it is not. AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY. It's the wussy way out.

Fuck, this is going to be tough.

Mike
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