I wasn't successful. I would be approaching 100 days this month if I had. Honestly, the thought of quitting nags at me, and I really would like to give it a shot. Could I join the December quit group?
Well @Dajacks all I can say is prepare to have your butt chewed out. You will need to answer to a whole bunch of people plus answer the normal questions. You need to be reaching out and building a group of supporters that you can get help from. As the Sept 2020 rolls through their celebration this month it sucks that you could not be one that celebrates with them. I know how difficult it is to stay quit as I have placed plenty of info about my quit in my intro. I would suggest to read my intro but I am not putting myself higher then anybody just using my sorry self as an example. I wish you well and if you need anything let me know. But right now you will need some super duper strength butt cream to start with.
@Dajacks you want to give quitting a shot? With that attitude quitting will be extremely hard. Sounds like you need to decide if you actually want to quit. When you make that decision feel free to join December 2020. Be prepared to answer the 3 questions. 1. What happened. 2. Why did it happen. 3. What are you going to do different this time? Answer those questions in December and your old group/groups. Give them some thought and take them seriously. They are designed to help you.
I will go ahead and answer the questions on here first. What happened? If I recall, I caved twice in the first month. The second cave was after 7 days of no tobacco or nicotine. Why did it happen? I didn't reveal this to the group (in fact, I shut out one person in particular), but I ended a relationship shortly before I signed up. The breakup went okay, but the relationship was very dysfunctional. I'm not going to smear my ex on here, but I didn't have my head together and didn't take into account that I was pretty shaken up by a lot of the things that I had been through over the past 3 years. I was lashing out and just being an asshole, or shutting people out and not talking to anyone. I wanted to do something positive, and quitting was something that I could do that would potentially lead to a better quality of life. Unfortunately, I was just too fucked up and I couldn't deal with any of it. Going without nicotine led to having horrible anxiety and nightmares. What am I going to do differently? In all honesty, it took me breaking my knuckle after punching a wooden stool in a fit of rage to realize that I had a serious problem. I took the time to deal with some of the mental issues, but quitting tobacco always nagged at me. I am looking at different options, but in the end, quitting has to be the top priority. Is it? I won't join a quit group unless I do. I would be doing a disservice if I did, because I know how I am. I think it'd be safer to have a week or so free of nicotine and tobacco before joining a quit group. I know it sounds strange, but I know that if I were to do the same thing I had done before would likely fail. I know it sounds like a copout, but I know how I am. If I joined a quit group right now, it would be risky.