Should have done this along time ago.....DIPshit

[Mancave]

Great post! I quit with you today.

[bronc]

Someone should have spell checked that post for me. Ugh.

We're not here to spell. We're here to quit...every day. You're doing great. You got this, brother!

Nice post brotha! You got the right mentality...one day at a time. I can't quit forever. I tried many times. But I can give my word and keep it and I can quit just for today. Just stick with it, and I can't say this enough - get connected with other quitters. More more you talk quit, the less you think dip. You can't talk quit and think dip at the same time. Nothing helped me more than running my proverbial mouth off on here - encouraging fellow quitters, slamming cavers, asking questions, giving my opinions. Whatever it was, I did it here and it worked.

[Bean]

Someone should have spell checked that post for me. Ugh.

We're not here to spell. We're here to quit...every day. You're doing great. You got this, brother!

[basshaug]

Someone should have spell checked that post for me. Ugh.

Nobody quoted it, so you can still fix it... 'ninja'

Its sobering to think of the grip it had on us and how nicoting impacted our day to day lives. The freedom is my favorite part and it sounds like it's high on your list as well! Nice intro. Keep stacking those +1s and the fog will get better, brother.

[cjoy]

Someone should have spell checked that post for me. Ugh.

[KingNothing]

Good post CJ. Looking back on it with be cathartic someday when you think you have this thing whooped. You'll go back to this post and remember why we have to attack this thing ODAAT. So long as we never lose sight of that, we can win this war by winning the battle EDD.

I'm quit with you today brother.

King

[pab1964]

Great intro and congrats on making a great choice. You've made it 21 days on your own...AWESOME. Come on in here and let us help you the rest of the way. Learn how and why we post roll. Then do it...everyday. Read everything you can. Then read it again.

Quitting is done ONE DAY AT A TIME. That is your new motto. You are a bad-ass quitter.

Cj the fog and anger will subside. The best thing you ever done was quit for you so you can have a healthy long life with your family! Quit with you today!

[Bean]

Great intro and congrats on making a great choice. You've made it 21 days on your own...AWESOME. Come on in here and let us help you the rest of the way. Learn how and why we post roll. Then do it...everyday. Read everything you can. Then read it again.

Quitting is done ONE DAY AT A TIME. That is your new motto. You are a bad-ass quitter.

[cjoy]

Yes, of course I mean begin to quit BUT I also mean that I should have written an introduction on the first day. As I read through those that have beaten down the 100 day, 200 day marks and so on, I now see the true value of this part of the overall cleansing and dealing with the struggle one day at a time.

Today is DAY 21 quit and I feel like shit. So here is my introduction:

Started smoking in high school, thought it was cool and it would get me laid. It didn't. Kept smoking until my junior year in college. Girlfriend was nagging me so I quit smoking for 30 days. I thought to my self "shit that was easy!" therefore I thought I was no longer addicted to nicotine. That was bullshit.... I am an addict. So I began to chew during softball, golf, camping and drinking which was a dip or two a day but grew exponentially as the hurdles of life became more stressful. I used it to cope and am just now figuring that out. For 18 fucking years that bitch skoal long cut was with me and I hate her.

I have been a high level executive for many of those years and was a super skilled, triple black belt ninja dipper. In fact, as I wear my KTC wristband reminder I now have to own up to that skill for those that ask why I wear it. The responses are usually "What? I had no Idea". I had them all fooled for a long time....everyone except my wife. She knew what I was up to and hated it. I mean she really fucking hated it. I even had a small dip in when we were shooting our wedding photos. It is amazing that we had two beautiful kids together because most of the time she wanted nothing to do with me when I was dipping OR I wanted nothing to do with her because I wanted to put another turd in my lip. Stupid.

So here I am today. Did I mention it was DAY 21? Probably, all I know is that my fog will not go away. My mind is playing all sorts of tricks on me. My back and neck hurt and I am a grumpy asshole. I will continue to ride this wave one day at a time. Thank you KTC for giving the forum to do so.

Have a day!

P.S. I would like to thank Halls Lozenges. Those spicy little bitches really help.