I quit again

[Dipchit]

Worktowin 3,997. Sorry i missed yesterday.  I’m quit with  you on a cold and dreary December morning.  Go Chiefs!

Day 175 and still alive.
Feeling okay today but still not much intrest in hobbies etc. Always had a lip full while hunting and fishing and wheeling and snowmobiling etc. Don’t feel the same without my crutch or dopamine rush. That will pass. No dip for me today.

[worktowin]

Worktowin 3,997. Sorry i missed yesterday.  I’m quit with  you on a cold and dreary December morning.  Go Chiefs!

[Keith0617]

Day 174
Feeling better than yesterday. I feel some emotions today such as love for my wife and family. When you have anhidonia it really fucks with your mind. It’s like you come home and your house burned to the ground and you just don’t feel anything or give a chit and shrug your shoulders and say to yourself “oh well” That’s anhidonia. Zero emotion. Today I actually feel like I care a little bit about life. That’s progress and I will take it. Anyway I am quit with all of my quit family. No dip for me today.

Keith0617 1885 ODAAT

[Dipchit]

Day 174
Feeling better than yesterday. I feel some emotions today such as love for my wife and family. When you have anhidonia it really fucks with your mind. It’s like you come home and your house burned to the ground and you just don’t feel anything or give a chit and shrug your shoulders and say to yourself “oh well” That’s anhidonia. Zero emotion. Today I actually feel like I care a little bit about life. That’s progress and I will take it. Anyway I am quit with all of my quit family. No dip for me today.

[Keith0617]

Day 173.
Feeling rather down today. Not depressed but just down. Yes I am healing one day at a time. If I think back to the beginning and even back a month ago I can see the progress. It just floors me when you talk to a 40 year smoker that quit and 4 weeks later it’s all behind them. Here we dippers are several months later still struggling. There must be more addictive chemicals added to dip than cigs. Anyway I’m honored to be quit with my quit family today. No dip for me to day.

Worktowin 3,995.  One tin of dip has the nicotine equivalent of 3 packs of cigs.  How many 3 pack a day smokers do you know?  Not very damn many. 

Today I am SUPER thankful for the amazing salt bagel and cream cheese that I devoured on my way to work this morning.  What a great way to end the week.

You guys are the best.

2,777 - yup, a can of dip contains wayyyyy more nicotine than a pack of cigs. Try not to compare your experience with others too much as each person is different which includes their healing/recovery timelines. I'm glad you are able to recognize the progress. Proud to be quit with you TODAY.

Right before I quit my 20 year addiction ‘o’ stoopedness… I was doing 2 cans a day.

Omg.

I’m thankful and STILL amazed that my mouth and teeth are perfect. The benies of quitting still blow me away 10 years after that “Day 1… I quit” that I typed.

You’re killin’ it, man. Rock the day…

AJ… 3,881

Keith0617 1884 ODAAT with all of you

[AppleJack]

Day 173.
Feeling rather down today. Not depressed but just down. Yes I am healing one day at a time. If I think back to the beginning and even back a month ago I can see the progress. It just floors me when you talk to a 40 year smoker that quit and 4 weeks later it’s all behind them. Here we dippers are several months later still struggling. There must be more addictive chemicals added to dip than cigs. Anyway I’m honored to be quit with my quit family today. No dip for me to day.

Worktowin 3,995.  One tin of dip has the nicotine equivalent of 3 packs of cigs.  How many 3 pack a day smokers do you know?  Not very damn many. 

Today I am SUPER thankful for the amazing salt bagel and cream cheese that I devoured on my way to work this morning.  What a great way to end the week.

You guys are the best.

2,777 - yup, a can of dip contains wayyyyy more nicotine than a pack of cigs. Try not to compare your experience with others too much as each person is different which includes their healing/recovery timelines. I'm glad you are able to recognize the progress. Proud to be quit with you TODAY.

Right before I quit my 20 year addiction ‘o’ stoopedness… I was doing 2 cans a day.

Omg.

I’m thankful and STILL amazed that my mouth and teeth are perfect. The benies of quitting still blow me away 10 years after that “Day 1… I quit” that I typed.

You’re killin’ it, man. Rock the day…

AJ… 3,881

[MN_Engineer]

Day 173.
Feeling rather down today. Not depressed but just down. Yes I am healing one day at a time. If I think back to the beginning and even back a month ago I can see the progress. It just floors me when you talk to a 40 year smoker that quit and 4 weeks later it’s all behind them. Here we dippers are several months later still struggling. There must be more addictive chemicals added to dip than cigs. Anyway I’m honored to be quit with my quit family today. No dip for me to day.

Worktowin 3,995.  One tin of dip has the nicotine equivalent of 3 packs of cigs.  How many 3 pack a day smokers do you know?  Not very damn many. 

Today I am SUPER thankful for the amazing salt bagel and cream cheese that I devoured on my way to work this morning.  What a great way to end the week.

You guys are the best.

2,777 - yup, a can of dip contains wayyyyy more nicotine than a pack of cigs. Try not to compare your experience with others too much as each person is different which includes their healing/recovery timelines. I'm glad you are able to recognize the progress. Proud to be quit with you TODAY.

[worktowin]

Day 173.
Feeling rather down today. Not depressed but just down. Yes I am healing one day at a time. If I think back to the beginning and even back a month ago I can see the progress. It just floors me when you talk to a 40 year smoker that quit and 4 weeks later it’s all behind them. Here we dippers are several months later still struggling. There must be more addictive chemicals added to dip than cigs. Anyway I’m honored to be quit with my quit family today. No dip for me to day.

Worktowin 3,995.  One tin of dip has the nicotine equivalent of 3 packs of cigs.  How many 3 pack a day smokers do you know?  Not very damn many. 

Today I am SUPER thankful for the amazing salt bagel and cream cheese that I devoured on my way to work this morning.  What a great way to end the week.

You guys are the best.

[Dipchit]

Day 173.
Feeling rather down today. Not depressed but just down. Yes I am healing one day at a time. If I think back to the beginning and even back a month ago I can see the progress. It just floors me when you talk to a 40 year smoker that quit and 4 weeks later it’s all behind them. Here we dippers are several months later still struggling. There must be more addictive chemicals added to dip than cigs. Anyway I’m honored to be quit with my quit family today. No dip for me to day.

[Stranger999]

Day 172.
Still feeling emotionally blunted and having trouble focusing on anything without a lip full of cat chit. Crazy how much nicotine reprograms our brains. No anxiety though and that’s huge. No dipping for this Dipchit today.

MN/2,776 - continue to embrace and appreciate the small indicators of progress. I quit with you TODAY.

worktowin 3,994.  Being an addict takes a lot of effort.  Taking back freedom does too.  Steve, not sure if you've caught on to this, but your posts are beginning to show signs of healing.  One day at a time, life does start to get better.  You are in that phase.  Celebrate the wins, however small they are.  Small wins turn into big ones.  You are getting there.  And I'm honored to be on this crazy ass ride with you.

Keith0617 1883 ODAAT

Stranger999 3,009  W2W is right.  Nicotine addiction does take a lot of effort.  Lots of trips to the c-store, lots of hiding, lots of worrying about trips to the dentist.  Once you've broken free there's a lot of time to recover.  I quit with you today!

[Keith0617]

Day 172.
Still feeling emotionally blunted and having trouble focusing on anything without a lip full of cat chit. Crazy how much nicotine reprograms our brains. No anxiety though and that’s huge. No dipping for this Dipchit today.

MN/2,776 - continue to embrace and appreciate the small indicators of progress. I quit with you TODAY.

worktowin 3,994.  Being an addict takes a lot of effort.  Taking back freedom does too.  Steve, not sure if you've caught on to this, but your posts are beginning to show signs of healing.  One day at a time, life does start to get better.  You are in that phase.  Celebrate the wins, however small they are.  Small wins turn into big ones.  You are getting there.  And I'm honored to be on this crazy ass ride with you.

Keith0617 1883 ODAAT

[worktowin]

Day 172.
Still feeling emotionally blunted and having trouble focusing on anything without a lip full of cat chit. Crazy how much nicotine reprograms our brains. No anxiety though and that’s huge. No dipping for this Dipchit today.

MN/2,776 - continue to embrace and appreciate the small indicators of progress. I quit with you TODAY.

worktowin 3,994.  Being an addict takes a lot of effort.  Taking back freedom does too.  Steve, not sure if you've caught on to this, but your posts are beginning to show signs of healing.  One day at a time, life does start to get better.  You are in that phase.  Celebrate the wins, however small they are.  Small wins turn into big ones.  You are getting there.  And I'm honored to be on this crazy ass ride with you.

[MN_Engineer]

Day 172.
Still feeling emotionally blunted and having trouble focusing on anything without a lip full of cat chit. Crazy how much nicotine reprograms our brains. No anxiety though and that’s huge. No dipping for this Dipchit today.

MN/2,776 - continue to embrace and appreciate the small indicators of progress. I quit with you TODAY.

[Dipchit]

Day 172.
Still feeling emotionally blunted and having trouble focusing on anything without a lip full of cat chit. Crazy how much nicotine reprograms our brains. No anxiety though and that’s huge. No dipping for this Dipchit today.

[Keith0617]

Day 171
No dip for Dipchit today.
ODAAT.

worktowin 3,993.  Beautiful dip free day here in the Midwest.  Have most of my Christmas shopping done, and feeling great.  Love you guys, and honored to be on this team.

AJ… 3,879 QLF

So, I’m leaving for Italy in a couple weeks. My wife and I are picking up our daughter who is doing her fall term in Rome. She’s a senior in college this year. We’re all going to travel for most of December. Now, being a somewhat anxious dude, I’m already sweating the heavy flight days. Me no likey to fly. I will be drugged up. Period. Lol!!

Anyway, it dawns on me that almost 10 years ago to the month (give or take a few days) I was vacay’ing with the fam for the first time dip free. Previous to that I spent an inordinate amount of time and asinine effort to figure out how to dip on vacay. It was awful. So much headspace taken up with that. I would pack separate from my wife so I could bring a stash that was hopefully enough for the trip. Rationing dips… recycling short ones. Omg, it’s gross and embarrassing to think about! Then when we got to where we were going, trying to find a hiding spot for it.

Good. Lord.
It was stupid.

I can’t even begin to imagine traveling in Europe for weeks and trying to manage this addiction. I just can’t fathom it! That amount of stress on top of my already elevated flying stress likely would have caused some sort of stoke or out of body experience.

Freedom is SO damn cool.

MN/2,775 - my word is my bond for the next 24 hours; with you all TODAY.

Keith0617 1882 ODAAT with all of you