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Offline canless2014

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Re: Quit for a while, still struggling
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2014, 11:25:00 PM »
Thank you all for the responses. Felt good to see coming back from studying. You're right — I'll make sure to pick up a few extra bottle of Suck It Up next time I'm shopping!

Also it's great to hear from some good people who made the same stupid mistake I did. It can be tough telling non-tobacco users about my quit because sometimes they just look disgusted from the very start. And they should, it's a damn disgusting thing, but it sure as hell makes it harder. Ah well though, that's what we get for picking the damn can / pack up in the first place.

Cheers, g'night, and thanks again
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"What would you do to save your own life? If you were fighting cancer today would you suffer through Chemo, surgeries, try new a therapy? change your diet, go to church? What intolerable hell would you endure to simply live. When you have thought long and hard about that, think on this. Why not apply that attitude to your quit. Suffer through the temporary discomfort of withdrawal to achieve your freedom from a slow painful demise via nicotine. Your in the ring already- fight like you mean it." - Skoal Monster 10/8/14

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Offline Ginet

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Re: Quit for a while, still struggling
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2014, 07:57:00 PM »
Here's my advice. It's simple really.
Don't put that shit in your mouth.


Craves? Work out, do some push ups go into chat and meet some quitters, yell at them, talk to them, get some numbers from them so you have someone to call when the next crave comes. Oh....it's coming.

Having a stressful hard day? Go to the fridge and get a bottle of Suck it Up. Quitting is hard. I am going to bet your resolve is stronger.

Many of us were Ninja Dippers so we get it. You will be surprised how liberating it is to actually tell someone that you are quit, give your quit day, and history of use. Don't define yourself by what you were, but who you are now. You are quit.

Enjoy college bud free of that cancer because I can tell you, chicks don't dig dudes with half jaws.......at all.

So, keep pushing forward. Get your name on roll and fell how great it is to have others right there with you for 24 hours! I bet they will do it again the next day! I know I will be here.....quitting like a girl.
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Re: Quit for a while, still struggling
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2014, 07:07:00 PM »
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Any advice for quitting while at college / times of stress.
"Any advice on quitting and living life?" Basically that's what your asking. There are times that quitting sucks but not quitting sucks more. As a 40+ year addict I can tell you that life's stress doesn't end soon for you or any of use
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Re: Quit for a while, still struggling
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2014, 06:53:00 PM »
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Hi all. I quit back on June 30 of this summer, so it's been quite a while now. I've been reading KTC since I quit, but thought I was doing well on my own and didn't need the support of the forum. Well, I'm back at college (where I began smoking / dipping almost three years ago) and the cravings are pretty strong again. Hoping by posting roll and getting to know everyone on here I can keep my quit going to make 100 days soon.

My dad smoked since long before I was born, and I thought it was the most disgusting thing in the world until first year of college. Bought a pack of cigarettes for an all-nighter and I was hooked. Went from social smoker to ninja smoker pretty quickly, ended up going through about a pack every other day. Quit a few times, never for more than 1.5 months. A year ago I went camping with a good friend — she offered me some Grizz Wintergreen. Well, I thought it was pretty great and I kept telling myself I wouldn't keep it up, but there I was this June, about to go in for some unrelated surgery and realized I couldn't keep telling the doctors I didn't use tobacco if it was going to show up on my hospital admissions tests. So I quit.

Any advice for quitting while at college / times of stress would be much appreciated. Lucky to have very few friends who dip, unfortunately many smoke. Only one or two (not even girlfriend) ever knew I dipped.

Sorry for the novel. Hope everyone has a great night.

- Brian , quit date 6/30/2014
any craving you need to deal with... work thru them.. go on chat -
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Quit for a while, still struggling
« on: September 07, 2014, 06:20:00 PM »
Hi all. I quit back on June 30 of this summer, so it's been quite a while now. I've been reading KTC since I quit, but thought I was doing well on my own and didn't need the support of the forum. Well, I'm back at college (where I began smoking / dipping almost three years ago) and the cravings are pretty strong again. Hoping by posting roll and getting to know everyone on here I can keep my quit going to make 100 days soon.

My dad smoked since long before I was born, and I thought it was the most disgusting thing in the world until first year of college. Bought a pack of cigarettes for an all-nighter and I was hooked. Went from social smoker to ninja smoker pretty quickly, ended up going through about a pack every other day. Quit a few times, never for more than 1.5 months. A year ago I went camping with a good friend — she offered me some Grizz Wintergreen. Well, I thought it was pretty great and I kept telling myself I wouldn't keep it up, but there I was this June, about to go in for some unrelated surgery and realized I couldn't keep telling the doctors I didn't use tobacco if it was going to show up on my hospital admissions tests. So I quit.

Any advice for quitting while at college / times of stress would be much appreciated. Lucky to have very few friends who dip, unfortunately many smoke. Only one or two (not even girlfriend) ever knew I dipped.

Sorry for the novel. Hope everyone has a great night.

- Brian , quit date 6/30/2014
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"Post roll. Post more if you want to. That's the beauty of the place: We ask you post roll. We ask you to be honest. That's all. No more. No less. Be there for your brothers and ask for help when you need it." - Wastepanel 10/6/14

"What would you do to save your own life? If you were fighting cancer today would you suffer through Chemo, surgeries, try new a therapy? change your diet, go to church? What intolerable hell would you endure to simply live. When you have thought long and hard about that, think on this. Why not apply that attitude to your quit. Suffer through the temporary discomfort of withdrawal to achieve your freedom from a slow painful demise via nicotine. Your in the ring already- fight like you mean it." - Skoal Monster 10/8/14

Quit Date: 6/30/2014 at 4:30 PM

HOF Date: 10/07/2014
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