I quit again

[worktowin]

Worktowin 3,951. It is an honor to quit with you.

[MN_Engineer]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

I’m absolutely hearing some “Romancing the Dip” going on. No real shade, brother… we ALL did it to one degree or another. I think this is where your biggest hurdle is right now… you HAVE to flip that mindset. It’s dragging you down and feeding the beast of your mental struggles right now. 100%. You stick around too long there and failure is imminent. You’ve worked too hard to let that happen.

Dip. Did. Nothing. For. You.
It didn’t make life better.
It didn’t make you better.
It didn’t help your focus.
It wired your brain funky.
It skewed your perceptions.
It ruined your integrity.
It made you lie and hide it.
It stold your life.

No joy and a boring life without it?

Wrong.
That needs buried.
Now.
The longer you let that mindset roll… well, realize it’s still poisoning you.

Be. Quit.
It’s doesn’t deserve one more piece of your life.

Keith0617 1839 ODAAT


So doing something that will rot your face off and kill you makes life exciting???? You keep romanticizing dip. That is a huge mistake.

I’m just letting you all know what is happening in my mind.
I know I will be a much better person without dip. It is a known scientific fact that nicotine releases dopamine and that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy and without it the brain gets cranky and punishes you for not feeding the need. It takes quite some time for the brain to adapt itself to life without nicotine but once it does then natural pleasure comes back. It’s just my injured brain screaming for nicotine but my logical side knows better. I have been through this before with alcohol so I know how this works. I’m not weak and I will not cave. My quit is safe today and my craves are still alive but they are getting weaker. Thanks guys.

Blogging it out is certainly beneficial. Our job while you are still in the fog is to call out addict speak and concerning behavior as we detect it. It's the accountability aspect here that makes it our responsibility. We are going to tell you things that may piss you off but at some point you will look back and it will all make sense.

[Dipchit]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

I’m absolutely hearing some “Romancing the Dip” going on. No real shade, brother… we ALL did it to one degree or another. I think this is where your biggest hurdle is right now… you HAVE to flip that mindset. It’s dragging you down and feeding the beast of your mental struggles right now. 100%. You stick around too long there and failure is imminent. You’ve worked too hard to let that happen.

Dip. Did. Nothing. For. You.
It didn’t make life better.
It didn’t make you better.
It didn’t help your focus.
It wired your brain funky.
It skewed your perceptions.
It ruined your integrity.
It made you lie and hide it.
It stold your life.

No joy and a boring life without it?

Wrong.
That needs buried.
Now.
The longer you let that mindset roll… well, realize it’s still poisoning you.

Be. Quit.
It’s doesn’t deserve one more piece of your life.

Keith0617 1839 ODAAT


So doing something that will rot your face off and kill you makes life exciting???? You keep romanticizing dip. That is a huge mistake.

I’m just letting you all know what is happening in my mind.
I know I will be a much better person without dip. It is a known scientific fact that nicotine releases dopamine and that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy and without it the brain gets cranky and punishes you for not feeding the need. It takes quite some time for the brain to adapt itself to life without nicotine but once it does then natural pleasure comes back. It’s just my injured brain screaming for nicotine but my logical side knows better. I have been through this before with alcohol so I know how this works. I’m not weak and I will not cave. My quit is safe today and my craves are still alive but they are getting weaker. Thanks guys.

[Keith0617]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

I’m absolutely hearing some “Romancing the Dip” going on. No real shade, brother… we ALL did it to one degree or another. I think this is where your biggest hurdle is right now… you HAVE to flip that mindset. It’s dragging you down and feeding the beast of your mental struggles right now. 100%. You stick around too long there and failure is imminent. You’ve worked too hard to let that happen.

Dip. Did. Nothing. For. You.
It didn’t make life better.
It didn’t make you better.
It didn’t help your focus.
It wired your brain funky.
It skewed your perceptions.
It ruined your integrity.
It made you lie and hide it.
It stold your life.

No joy and a boring life without it?

Wrong.
That needs buried.
Now.
The longer you let that mindset roll… well, realize it’s still poisoning you.

Be. Quit.
It’s doesn’t deserve one more piece of your life.

Keith0617 1839 ODAAT


So doing something that will rot your face off and kill you makes life exciting???? You keep romanticizing dip. That is a huge mistake.

[AppleJack]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

I’m absolutely hearing some “Romancing the Dip” going on. No real shade, brother… we ALL did it to one degree or another. I think this is where your biggest hurdle is right now… you HAVE to flip that mindset. It’s dragging you down and feeding the beast of your mental struggles right now. 100%. You stick around too long there and failure is imminent. You’ve worked too hard to let that happen.

Dip. Did. Nothing. For. You.
It didn’t make life better.
It didn’t make you better.
It didn’t help your focus.
It wired your brain funky.
It skewed your perceptions.
It ruined your integrity.
It made you lie and hide it.
It stold your life.

No joy and a boring life without it?

Wrong.
That needs buried.
Now.
The longer you let that mindset roll… well, realize it’s still poisoning you.

Be. Quit.
It’s doesn’t deserve one more piece of your life.

[Dipchit]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

Yes it’s a total rewire of the brain. I dipped during most of my day. Mowing, Hunting, Fishing, At work, You name it but I understand that joy will return but it just takes time. I have done it 3 times before this but without the withdrawal.
It still baffles me how I didn’t have any withdrawal the other previous stops.
Thanks for being here with me. It really means a lot and it helps a lot.
ODAAT.

[worktowin]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

worktowin 3,950.  I find the whole experience of having my life run by a substance that is a known carcinogen absolutely disgusting.  When I see people buying it at the convenience store, I want to scream at them.  But, you know that doesn't do any good.  I'm a happy very covering addict who has zero desire to romanticize that part of my life any longer.  My first post on this board was something to the effect that "the bear and I shared a lot of good times together."  That, my friends, was the addict in me talking.  That was not a fact.  QUIT

[MN_Engineer]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

2,732 - was the fact that dip/nicotine was actively trying to kill you each day when using what made life not boring? I get that it can be hard to find enjoyment in things without a crutch we've relied on for so many years/decades. But part of quitting is learning to find pleasure in things without nicotine. I never thought I could mow the grass again or play Xbox without a dip. Today, I'll mow without thinking about it once. That being said, I've since quit playing Xbox because it was linked so heavily to my dipping that I was only playing for an excuse to stay up late and dip. Your quit is an opportunity to find new things to enjoy that don't involve poisoning yourself.

[Dipchit]

Day 128
Still feeling flat, no joy and life is boring without dip but I promise not to dip today.

[worktowin]

Day 127
Feeling a little better but mood is flat. Still not much joy in anything but it’s better than intense anxiety and depression.
My promise is to not dip today.
Thanks for being here guys.

MN/2,731 not all wins provides a warm and fuzzy. your body is healing and know that even ugly wins are progress. QLAMF ODAAT

Keith0617 1838 ODAAT

worktowin 3,949.  I'm having a Monday.

[Keith0617]

Day 127
Feeling a little better but mood is flat. Still not much joy in anything but it’s better than intense anxiety and depression.
My promise is to not dip today.
Thanks for being here guys.

MN/2,731 not all wins provides a warm and fuzzy. your body is healing and know that even ugly wins are progress. QLAMF ODAAT

Keith0617 1838 ODAAT

[MN_Engineer]

Day 127
Feeling a little better but mood is flat. Still not much joy in anything but it’s better than intense anxiety and depression.
My promise is to not dip today.
Thanks for being here guys.

MN/2,731 not all wins provides a warm and fuzzy. your body is healing and know that even ugly wins are progress. QLAMF ODAAT

[Dipchit]

Day 127
Feeling a little better but mood is flat. Still not much joy in anything but it’s better than intense anxiety and depression.
My promise is to not dip today.
Thanks for being here guys.

[MN_Engineer]

Worktowin 3,948. My buddy’s dad passed away yesterday. Today I promise no nicotine. Way too much cancer in the world to tempt that fate. Honored to quit with this team of bad asses.

Day 126.
I promise not to dip today. Sorry for your buddy’s loss.

Keith0617 1837 ODAAT   Sending positive vibes to you and your friend @worktowin

MN/2,730 - quit for the next 24 with all here

[Keith0617]

Worktowin 3,948. My buddy’s dad passed away yesterday. Today I promise no nicotine. Way too much cancer in the world to tempt that fate. Honored to quit with this team of bad asses.

Day 126.
I promise not to dip today. Sorry for your buddy’s loss.

Keith0617 1837 ODAAT   Sending positive vibes to you and your friend @worktowin