General Discussion - 2014

[ccwittk2]

Found this community a few months back - hopefully I can use it to get off this stuff.

I'm 25, had my first dip around age 17. For the past ~5 years I've dipped virtually every night before bed. I don't get cravings during the day and the only time I want to dip is as I'm going to sleep, but its a strong behavioral addiction. It feels really strange to not have my moment of relaxation with my Grizzly pouches as I'm laying in bed.

My non-doctor opinion would be that I'm more addicted to that moment of relaxation than I am to the actual nicotine. Over the years I've gradually increased the amount of pouches I put in during my nightly ritual. These days I'm up to 4-5 pouches.

When I'm at my girlfriend's place I have to slip off to the bathroom to have my dip. Sometimes I avoid going to her place just so I can have my dip in my own bed. I'm pissed that it controls me that much. Time to stop messing around and get off this stuff. I've had a few half ass quit attempts in the past couple years, but I am more serious this time around.

There's no "more serious". Either you are serious, or you are not.

I'm 35 years old and have been dipping Skoal Mint for 15 years. Last month, I was going through 2 can's of snuff a day. I weened myself down using hard candy and pouches, and had my last pouch yesterday at 7:30 PM. I logged my first roll call today. I am quitting for me. I am quitting because I want to see me two young daughters go to their first day of school. I am quitting so that I can teach my daughters how to drive. I am quitting because I want to walk my daughters down the aisle. I am quitting for me.

[JDeezy]

Found this community a few months back - hopefully I can use it to get off this stuff.

I'm 25, had my first dip around age 17. For the past ~5 years I've dipped virtually every night before bed. I don't get cravings during the day and the only time I want to dip is as I'm going to sleep, but its a strong behavioral addiction. It feels really strange to not have my moment of relaxation with my Grizzly pouches as I'm laying in bed.

My non-doctor opinion would be that I'm more addicted to that moment of relaxation than I am to the actual nicotine. Over the years I've gradually increased the amount of pouches I put in during my nightly ritual. These days I'm up to 4-5 pouches.

When I'm at my girlfriend's place I have to slip off to the bathroom to have my dip. Sometimes I avoid going to her place just so I can have my dip in my own bed. I'm pissed that it controls me that much. Time to stop messing around and get off this stuff. I've had a few half ass quit attempts in the past couple years, but I am more serious this time around.

[chewie]

I've had several folks over the years ask me about a KillTheCan.org email list. The wait is over.

Will be sending out a "newsletter" once a month(ish) with links, pics, quit stories, etc.

You can subscribe here: http://www.killthecan.org/killthecan-org-email-list/

[Nolaq]

Hi, my name is Trigger. I am a 32 year old male who has been dipping and smoking some since the age of sixteen. Dip was my primary weapon of choice, for the past six years I have been chewing two cans a day. I quit dipping the Monday after Easter of 2014, but eight weeks later I relapsed. So basically last week, but during those eight weeks I was smoking on average about six to eight Marlboro lights a day. I am going nicotine free as of tomorrow, and I have been looking at this site for about three months now. I finally have decided to join, and I hope with your guys help, and the good lord walking by my side I am going to overcome this habit of mine. My company for some reason blocks this website so the only way I will be able to check in during the day is by my cell phone. My work email is xxxxxxxxxxxx, it will be easier for me to talk to people through that line of communication then the website during the day, since it is blocked.

Welcome aboard trigger, first off, you didnt quit. You stopped, took a break, a hiatus, whatever....quit is for good. Secondly, we do not "hope" to overcome. We do it. By daily promising and keeping our word. Grab those balls and get ready for the suck. You have to want it, you have to stick with it in order to succeed. Just worry about today. Get through today. No matter what it takes.

P. S. Might not want to put your contact info out there for the world to see. Use the pm system for that. (and you never know what some od the creeps may send you 'winker' )

Good morning Trigger. Where you at?

Bring your shit, and let's get this thing done. You've waited long enough, and postponed too long.

PM me if you need help.

-Nolaq - Day 1,555

[Roamcountry]

Hi, my name is Trigger. I am a 32 year old male who has been dipping and smoking some since the age of sixteen. Dip was my primary weapon of choice, for the past six years I have been chewing two cans a day. I quit dipping the Monday after Easter of 2014, but eight weeks later I relapsed. So basically last week, but during those eight weeks I was smoking on average about six to eight Marlboro lights a day. I am going nicotine free as of tomorrow, and I have been looking at this site for about three months now. I finally have decided to join, and I hope with your guys help, and the good lord walking by my side I am going to overcome this habit of mine. My company for some reason blocks this website so the only way I will be able to check in during the day is by my cell phone. My work email is xxxxxxxxxxxx, it will be easier for me to talk to people through that line of communication then the website during the day, since it is blocked.

Welcome aboard trigger, first off, you didnt quit. You stopped, took a break, a hiatus, whatever....quit is for good. Secondly, we do not "hope" to overcome. We do it. By daily promising and keeping our word. Grab those balls and get ready for the suck. You have to want it, you have to stick with it in order to succeed. Just worry about today. Get through today. No matter what it takes.

P. S. Might not want to put your contact info out there for the world to see. Use the pm system for that. (and you never know what some od the creeps may send you 'winker' )

[btrigger1]

Hi, my name is Trigger. I am a 32 year old male who has been dipping and smoking some since the age of sixteen. Dip was my primary weapon of choice, for the past six years I have been chewing two cans a day. I quit dipping the Monday after Easter of 2014, but eight weeks later I relapsed. So basically last week, but during those eight weeks I was smoking on average about six to eight Marlboro lights a day. I am going nicotine free as of tomorrow, and I have been looking at this site for about three months now. I finally have decided to join, and I hope with your guys help, and the good lord walking by my side I am going to overcome this habit of mine. My company for some reason blocks this website so the only way I will be able to check in during the day is by my cell phone. My work email is xxxxxxxxxxxx@.com, it will be easier for me to talk to people through that line of communication then the website during the day, since it is blocked.

*edit* posting contact on an open forum is potentially hazardous to your PC health  spybots and trolls lurk

[chewie]

New Blog Post: Rest In Peace Mr. Padre – Tony Gwynn  Smokeless Tobacco
http://blog.killthecan.org/2014/06/rest ... s-tobacco/

[G]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

Hate how the doctors "won't confirm" it was related to dipping. Could really drive the message home further of they did, imo. Sad sad story, nonetheless.

If you're reading this with a fatty in, thinking about quitting - There is no better time than RIGHT NOW to dump your shit and get your Quit on.

We can help.

Stop killing yourself.

No one is immune from cancer. Money, status, fame, and life itself are all fleeting. Flush your can(s) and get rolling. There is no time to lose. You can never be certain when that dip is going to cause that first cancer cell to sprout. Why waste your life?

~Quit on.

There but for the grace of KTC go I.

Thank you to all who post roll every day. It will be 5 years for me on Thursday. I could not have done it without you.

Ditto to everything said above. If I don't remember on Thursday, congrats on 5 single digits, vidocq. That's truly badass.

[Vidocq]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

Hate how the doctors "won't confirm" it was related to dipping. Could really drive the message home further of they did, imo. Sad sad story, nonetheless.

If you're reading this with a fatty in, thinking about quitting - There is no better time than RIGHT NOW to dump your shit and get your Quit on.

We can help.

Stop killing yourself.

No one is immune from cancer. Money, status, fame, and life itself are all fleeting. Flush your can(s) and get rolling. There is no time to lose. You can never be certain when that dip is going to cause that first cancer cell to sprout. Why waste your life?

~Quit on.

There but for the grace of KTC go I.

Thank you to all who post roll every day. It will be 5 years for me on Thursday. I could not have done it without you.

[Frazzled]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

Hate how the doctors "won't confirm" it was related to dipping. Could really drive the message home further of they did, imo. Sad sad story, nonetheless.

If you're reading this with a fatty in, thinking about quitting - There is no better time than RIGHT NOW to dump your shit and get your Quit on.

We can help.

Stop killing yourself.

No one is immune from cancer. Money, status, fame, and life itself are all fleeting. Flush your can(s) and get rolling. There is no time to lose. You can never be certain when that dip is going to cause that first cancer cell to sprout. Why waste your life?

~Quit on.

[Nolaq]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

Hate how the doctors "won't confirm" it was related to dipping. Could really drive the message home further of they did, imo. Sad sad story, nonetheless.

If you're reading this with a fatty in, thinking about quitting - There is no better time than RIGHT NOW to dump your shit and get your Quit on.

We can help.

Stop killing yourself.

[Diesel2112]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

Hate how the doctors "won't confirm" it was related to dipping. Could really drive the message home further of they did, imo. Sad sad story, nonetheless.

[JMD]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

A news piece that ran on Gwynn on Apr 24, announcing that he was taking a leave from coaching due to his health issues, is what drove me to KTC and KTC is why I'm still quit today. This is shocking and really scary news. Sad as his passing is, I hope this jarring news (given that he dipped for so long it's not really all that shocking, right?) helps at least one person as it did me. If you're out there and reading this and thinking about or thinking you can't quit, let me tell you that you can. and you should.

[wastepanel]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.

Horribly sad article that ran yesterday about him and his son

[Diesel2112]

Former MLB'er, Tony Gwyn dead at age 54, due to oral cancer. I think most of us know his history. If there's anyone out there thinking, "it won't happen to me", look no further. Safe to say he had more money and resources to battle the cancer than most of us, he still lost.

If your thinking of quitting, stop and do it now before it's too late.

You don't have to do it alone. We will help.