General Discussion - 2017

[PMILS]

I am on day 43 of quitting and it hasn't really gotten any easier for me. I purchased a can of cope 2 days ago ( I still haven't opened it). I'm really close to caving in, I could use some motivation if anyone is out there. Thanks, Joe.

Hell NO!! Flush that shit right now Joe! She never gave anything to you, she only took from you!! Click on the LIVE CHAT icon, we can help you real time.

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[Misfit Joe]

I am on day 43 of quitting and it hasn't really gotten any easier for me. I purchased a can of cope 2 days ago ( I still haven't opened it). I'm really close to caving in, I could use some motivation if anyone is out there. Thanks, Joe.

[Don-AZ]

Hi all... I'm brand new here, just registered. I'm planning my quit... My last pouch was on Friday 5/12, but for the last few days I have been leaning on the gum. I know that doesn't truly count as quit, so I'm working up the gumption to throw the gum out and check in for day 1. I "stopped" on my own for the better part of last year, 5/9/16 through most of November and gave into my inner voice while scouting deer before Thanksgiving. Since that time, I've been dipping... Also, I've turned 40, I've been re-married, lost my father to Pulmonary Fibrosis, and been through some other very trying times in life... but I need to get rid of the tobacco/nicotine for good. I'm finally hitting the wall of reality and I want to live the rest of my days focusing on family and not on dip. I really enjoyed the freedom that I had started to find in the later part of last year before I fell off the wagon... want to get back there and keep going. I hope to meet a couple or more fellow quitters and get through this thing together, so please drop some thoughts on a reply. Although I've been through these first days before, I am again excited about possibilities that come with being free from dip!

don't plan, do. flush the gum. Join the August 2017 quit group.

Don, you can do this man. Join up with the August 16 HOF group and meet a whole bunch of other quitters going through the same damn thing. The tools are all here, you just need to be willing to use them!

Fair enough... I found the Aug 17 forum topic and set my browser default. 5/17/17 has a nice kind of sound for a quit day. (Don't plan, do... reminded me of Yoda quote... Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try.) Swear I'm not a Star Wars freak, but that's some damn good advice.

[pky1520]

Hi all... I'm brand new here, just registered. I'm planning my quit... My last pouch was on Friday 5/12, but for the last few days I have been leaning on the gum. I know that doesn't truly count as quit, so I'm working up the gumption to throw the gum out and check in for day 1. I "stopped" on my own for the better part of last year, 5/9/16 through most of November and gave into my inner voice while scouting deer before Thanksgiving. Since that time, I've been dipping... Also, I've turned 40, I've been re-married, lost my father to Pulmonary Fibrosis, and been through some other very trying times in life... but I need to get rid of the tobacco/nicotine for good. I'm finally hitting the wall of reality and I want to live the rest of my days focusing on family and not on dip. I really enjoyed the freedom that I had started to find in the later part of last year before I fell off the wagon... want to get back there and keep going. I hope to meet a couple or more fellow quitters and get through this thing together, so please drop some thoughts on a reply. Although I've been through these first days before, I am again excited about possibilities that come with being free from dip!

don't plan, do. flush the gum. Join the August 2017 quit group.

Don, you can do this man. Join up with the August 16 HOF group and meet a whole bunch of other quitters going through the same damn thing. The tools are all here, you just need to be willing to use them!

[Nomore1959]

Hi all... I'm brand new here, just registered. I'm planning my quit... My last pouch was on Friday 5/12, but for the last few days I have been leaning on the gum. I know that doesn't truly count as quit, so I'm working up the gumption to throw the gum out and check in for day 1. I "stopped" on my own for the better part of last year, 5/9/16 through most of November and gave into my inner voice while scouting deer before Thanksgiving. Since that time, I've been dipping... Also, I've turned 40, I've been re-married, lost my father to Pulmonary Fibrosis, and been through some other very trying times in life... but I need to get rid of the tobacco/nicotine for good. I'm finally hitting the wall of reality and I want to live the rest of my days focusing on family and not on dip. I really enjoyed the freedom that I had started to find in the later part of last year before I fell off the wagon... want to get back there and keep going. I hope to meet a couple or more fellow quitters and get through this thing together, so please drop some thoughts on a reply. Although I've been through these first days before, I am again excited about possibilities that come with being free from dip!

don't plan, do. flush the gum. Join the August 2017 quit group.

[Don-AZ]

Hi all... I'm brand new here, just registered. I'm planning my quit... My last pouch was on Friday 5/12, but for the last few days I have been leaning on the gum. I know that doesn't truly count as quit, so I'm working up the gumption to throw the gum out and check in for day 1. I "stopped" on my own for the better part of last year, 5/9/16 through most of November and gave into my inner voice while scouting deer before Thanksgiving. Since that time, I've been dipping... Also, I've turned 40, I've been re-married, lost my father to Pulmonary Fibrosis, and been through some other very trying times in life... but I need to get rid of the tobacco/nicotine for good. I'm finally hitting the wall of reality and I want to live the rest of my days focusing on family and not on dip. I really enjoyed the freedom that I had started to find in the later part of last year before I fell off the wagon... want to get back there and keep going. I hope to meet a couple or more fellow quitters and get through this thing together, so please drop some thoughts on a reply. Although I've been through these first days before, I am again excited about possibilities that come with being free from dip!

[FLLipOut]

'bang head'
Day 5 of quitting and this is my first post. I suppose I'm cheating a bit, but I've been chewing the nicotine gum, which has helped. I'm only chewing 1 in the morning and then I tough it out until the evening and it helps. Outside of that, I'm productive with brainless tasks, or chores, but I can't focus worth shit on my job.

If you are chewing nic gum you are NOT quit!!! Throw that crap away and really quit. Embrace the suck and it will fade in a few days or a week.

You are just pro-longing the misery!! Throw that crap out!! Cold-turkey is the ONLY way to quit! Get into August and post day 1

Aggie, one way to look at it is that you are not addicted to dip - you are addicted to nicotine. So every time you use the nicotine gum, you are keeping the addiction alive. If you kept that pattern up - you would have to "tough it out" every day...forever. Doesn't sound like a plan, right? The key to breaking the addiction is to get the poison out of your system once and for all and then letting your brain and body rewire itself and heal. The only way to do that is to keep nicotine out of your body. For good. Just one day at a time.

The fog is real. And it takes a while to gain back your focus. I had real issues with it, too. Most everyone does. But if you really want to be free from this poison (and let me tell you - the freedom is wonderful!) you are going to have to start staring down all of this stuff.

But the thing is this: You can do it.

PM me if you need anything.

FLLIP

[Batdad]

'bang head'
Day 5 of quitting and this is my first post. I suppose I'm cheating a bit, but I've been chewing the nicotine gum, which has helped. I'm only chewing 1 in the morning and then I tough it out until the evening and it helps. Outside of that, I'm productive with brainless tasks, or chores, but I can't focus worth shit on my job.

If you are chewing nic gum you are NOT quit!!! Throw that crap away and really quit. Embrace the suck and it will fade in a few days or a week.

You are just pro-longing the misery!! Throw that crap out!! Cold-turkey is the ONLY way to quit! Get into August and post day 1

[Kdip]

'bang head'
Day 5 of quitting and this is my first post. I suppose I'm cheating a bit, but I've been chewing the nicotine gum, which has helped. I'm only chewing 1 in the morning and then I tough it out until the evening and it helps. Outside of that, I'm productive with brainless tasks, or chores, but I can't focus worth shit on my job.

If you are chewing nic gum you are NOT quit!!! Throw that crap away and really quit. Embrace the suck and it will fade in a few days or a week.

[Aggiebaseball42]

'bang head'
Day 5 of quitting and this is my first post. I suppose I'm cheating a bit, but I've been chewing the nicotine gum, which has helped. I'm only chewing 1 in the morning and then I tough it out until the evening and it helps. Outside of that, I'm productive with brainless tasks, or chores, but I can't focus worth shit on my job.

[RAZD611]

Anyone here ever seen withdrawal symptoms continue for an extended period of time? Like maybe 6 months of withdrawal symptoms? I'm starting to get slightly worried because I am about 6 months out and I am still having a difficult time maintaining my composure. I have not really had this problem throughout adulthood and it has crept into my life pretty much around the same time I quit tobacco. It seems that I am very susceptible to sudden bouts of anger that I regret having after the calm has settled. Just curious if anyone has or is aware of someone who has been affected like this?

Yes, I was one angry SOB for quite some time. You have to learn how to deal with life and life situations all over again. The anger will fade.

[Justin Robbins]

Anyone here ever seen withdrawal symptoms continue for an extended period of time? Like maybe 6 months of withdrawal symptoms? I'm starting to get slightly worried because I am about 6 months out and I am still having a difficult time maintaining my composure. I have not really had this problem throughout adulthood and it has crept into my life pretty much around the same time I quit tobacco. It seems that I am very susceptible to sudden bouts of anger that I regret having after the calm has settled. Just curious if anyone has or is aware of someone who has been affected like this?

[KingNothing]

I've dipped Grizzly Wintergreen pouches on and off for a couple of years. I would dip for a few months, chewing a few pouches a day, then quit for a few months, then go back to dipping. The cycle seems to be endless. My biggest cravings for dip are when I wake up and if I am able to fight my cravings in the morning, I am usually good for the rest of the day.

The pouches have contributed to gum disease, and I want to stop before I become even more addicted and before this nastiness takes a toll on my health.

I am 2 days dip free. It has been a struggle these two days, and my mind is constantly wanting that next dip. But I will not cave. I found this site, looking for help, looking for others who are going through the same thing as myself, going through battles worse then myself. Reading the forums have inspired me to join, have inspired me to fight with everyone else.

Here is to Day 2 and the rest of my days without this trash.

Welcome Steve! Great decision to quit. Using this site can help you succeed.

Find your quit group (August 2017) and introduce yourself there. I've outlined the system here in some previous posts, but let me know if you need some clarification on how KTC works, I'm happy to help.

Get in there (August 2017) and get to quitting Steve. There is no need to do this on your own. The KTC way is not just to check-in when you're struggling and hope somebody has some magic words for you. The key to why this place works is because you actually invest in your quit. You quit right alongside other quitters in your general quit range and then as a group you can experience the trials and tribulations of defeating nicotine. By forming those bonds, you will create a support system for when you need it, but also accountability so if you start to slip, you can be reigned in before it's too late.

I can't put into words how grateful I am for this place because it quite possible saved my life. It wasn't always meadows and daisies though. It takes hard work. The work was harder than I could have done on my own. I am 95% sure I wouldn't have made it this far without KTC. I bought in. You should too.

King, 670 straight days of giving nic the 'Finger'

[pky1520]

I've dipped Grizzly Wintergreen pouches on and off for a couple of years. I would dip for a few months, chewing a few pouches a day, then quit for a few months, then go back to dipping. The cycle seems to be endless. My biggest cravings for dip are when I wake up and if I am able to fight my cravings in the morning, I am usually good for the rest of the day.

The pouches have contributed to gum disease, and I want to stop before I become even more addicted and before this nastiness takes a toll on my health.

I am 2 days dip free. It has been a struggle these two days, and my mind is constantly wanting that next dip. But I will not cave. I found this site, looking for help, looking for others who are going through the same thing as myself, going through battles worse then myself. Reading the forums have inspired me to join, have inspired me to fight with everyone else.

Here is to Day 2 and the rest of my days without this trash.

Welcome Steve! Great decision to quit. Using this site can help you succeed.

Find your quit group (August 2017) and introduce yourself there. I've outlined the system here in some previous posts, but let me know if you need some clarification on how KTC works, I'm happy to help.

[Steve_KTC]

I've dipped Grizzly Wintergreen pouches on and off for a couple of years. I would dip for a few months, chewing a few pouches a day, then quit for a few months, then go back to dipping. The cycle seems to be endless. My biggest cravings for dip are when I wake up and if I am able to fight my cravings in the morning, I am usually good for the rest of the day.

The pouches have contributed to gum disease, and I want to stop before I become even more addicted and before this nastiness takes a toll on my health.

I am 2 days dip free. It has been a struggle these two days, and my mind is constantly wanting that next dip. But I will not cave. I found this site, looking for help, looking for others who are going through the same thing as myself, going through battles worse then myself. Reading the forums have inspired me to join, have inspired me to fight with everyone else.

Here is to Day 2 and the rest of my days without this trash.