General Discussion - 2018

[Athan]

I'm sitting in a cube reading the code of federal regulations cause I need to learn this section of it in detail for a work related assignment and I can't focus long enough to finish a frigging paragraph. The frustration level is bordering on an anxiety attack. Had I not joined this site and posted roll this morning I would be on my way to get a can right this very second.
I sat in a doctors office in December getting an endoscopy done because I was having difficulty swallowing. The fear I had of putting off the quit one day too long and getting esophageal cancer was palpable. I AM NEVER RELIVING THAT AGAIN. I WILL NOT USE TODAY. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No you wonÂ’t! You better not!

Athan, tell me you didnÂ’t do it.

I'm good, my quit is sold. Just frustrated. Very. Had to blog it out for quit safety's sake. IQWYT

[Sour]

I'm sitting in a cube reading the code of federal regulations cause I need to learn this section of it in detail for a work related assignment and I can't focus long enough to finish a frigging paragraph. The frustration level is bordering on an anxiety attack. Had I not joined this site and posted roll this morning I would be on my way to get a can right this very second.
I sat in a doctors office in December getting an endoscopy done because I was having difficulty swallowing. The fear I had of putting off the quit one day too long and getting esophageal cancer was palpable. I AM NEVER RELIVING THAT AGAIN. I WILL NOT USE TODAY. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No you wonÂ’t! You better not!

Athan, tell me you didnÂ’t do it.

[Goody]

I'm sitting in a cube reading the code of federal regulations cause I need to learn this section of it in detail for a work related assignment and I can't focus long enough to finish a frigging paragraph. The frustration level is bordering on an anxiety attack. Had I not joined this site and posted roll this morning I would be on my way to get a can right this very second.
I sat in a doctors office in December getting an endoscopy done because I was having difficulty swallowing. The fear I had of putting off the quit one day too long and getting esophageal cancer was palpable. I AM NEVER RELIVING THAT AGAIN. I WILL NOT USE TODAY. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow I had the same thing happen last night. One minute I'm eating dinner the next I,m in a deep depression. It frig gen sucked. Just felt alone. Very hard to explain to the wife. I just kept telling myself it's in my head. It's all good. 3 hours later it past and here I am. Like you with out this site, no question I would be eating worm dirt. Glad to here you worked your way threw it. I will not be beaten by a can of chew. I will win.

[Athan]

I'm sitting in a cube reading the code of federal regulations cause I need to learn this section of it in detail for a work related assignment and I can't focus long enough to finish a frigging paragraph. The frustration level is bordering on an anxiety attack. Had I not joined this site and posted roll this morning I would be on my way to get a can right this very second.
I sat in a doctors office in December getting an endoscopy done because I was having difficulty swallowing. The fear I had of putting off the quit one day too long and getting esophageal cancer was palpable. I AM NEVER RELIVING THAT AGAIN. I WILL NOT USE TODAY. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Athan]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

If today is your day 1, then June 18 would be your quit group. Go to 2018 quit groups, and post roll. Its a little difficult to post but there is a video under the getting started topic that shows how to do it. If not just go to June 18 quit group and ask for help. There are lots of quitters in there that can get you squared away. Post roll everyday, post it early, get some phone numbers from members and EMBRACE the suck for the next few days. You want a good memory of it so you dont have to repeat it

Thanks Neil!

You should also tell your wife bro. We will help hold you accountable but your wife should know what you are going through too. Don't go at it thinking she's gonna nag you to death. Just be like "Hey, I failed...I can't do this on my own" tell her about the site but go all in let her know every truth, huge weight off your shoulders, feels great. yeah it might lead to an argument but its an addiction to one of the most addictive substances on the planet, its not like you fucked her sister, she'll get over it. And it'll come out anyway, if she does the math on your "It's been a hundred days! yay!" moment, and she realizes she thinks its been 125. Plus your wife's gonna wonder why you're gonna be a complete douche for the next two weeks after having just gone through that

Go all in. I'm all in, and its the only way to stay quit. My wife, my parents, my close friends they all know to beat my ass if they even hear me mention dip. We're just some people online, you need to make us part of your quit, part of your friends group otherwise this sites useless. If you post and ghost then you will have a MUCH higher likelyhood of caving. You bullshit with your group get everybodies numbers, give them yours. It will mean a whole lot more when you can say "Man...if I cave I'm gonna have to explain it to Joe, Mike, Chris, Bryce, Athan, etc etc etc" vs "Man...if I quit...I'll have to tell a bunch of strangers on the internet that mean nothing to me" Shit I probably text bryce and athan more than I text my wife at this point.

Digits are in your inbox

Man, every time you write it touches me. Gotta little bromance going on. I wept openly.

[Sour]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

If today is your day 1, then June 18 would be your quit group. Go to 2018 quit groups, and post roll. Its a little difficult to post but there is a video under the getting started topic that shows how to do it. If not just go to June 18 quit group and ask for help. There are lots of quitters in there that can get you squared away. Post roll everyday, post it early, get some phone numbers from members and EMBRACE the suck for the next few days. You want a good memory of it so you dont have to repeat it

Thanks Neil!

You should also tell your wife bro. We will help hold you accountable but your wife should know what you are going through too. Don't go at it thinking she's gonna nag you to death. Just be like "Hey, I failed...I can't do this on my own" tell her about the site but go all in let her know every truth, huge weight off your shoulders, feels great. yeah it might lead to an argument but its an addiction to one of the most addictive substances on the planet, its not like you fucked her sister, she'll get over it. And it'll come out anyway, if she does the math on your "It's been a hundred days! yay!" moment, and she realizes she thinks its been 125. Plus your wife's gonna wonder why you're gonna be a complete douche for the next two weeks after having just gone through that

Go all in. I'm all in, and its the only way to stay quit. My wife, my parents, my close friends they all know to beat my ass if they even hear me mention dip. We're just some people online, you need to make us part of your quit, part of your friends group otherwise this sites useless. If you post and ghost then you will have a MUCH higher likelyhood of caving. You bullshit with your group get everybodies numbers, give them yours. It will mean a whole lot more when you can say "Man...if I cave I'm gonna have to explain it to Joe, Mike, Chris, Bryce, Athan, etc etc etc" vs "Man...if I quit...I'll have to tell a bunch of strangers on the internet that mean nothing to me" Shit I probably text bryce and athan more than I text my wife at this point.

Digits are in your inbox

Saw your PM. IÂ’ll shoot you a text in a minute here. You hit the nail on the head with every word there. IÂ’ll be reading that to my wife tonight when I have the conversation with her.

[Gromo]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

If today is your day 1, then June 18 would be your quit group. Go to 2018 quit groups, and post roll. Its a little difficult to post but there is a video under the getting started topic that shows how to do it. If not just go to June 18 quit group and ask for help. There are lots of quitters in there that can get you squared away. Post roll everyday, post it early, get some phone numbers from members and EMBRACE the suck for the next few days. You want a good memory of it so you dont have to repeat it

Thanks Neil!

You should also tell your wife bro. We will help hold you accountable but your wife should know what you are going through too. Don't go at it thinking she's gonna nag you to death. Just be like "Hey, I failed...I can't do this on my own" tell her about the site but go all in let her know every truth, huge weight off your shoulders, feels great. yeah it might lead to an argument but its an addiction to one of the most addictive substances on the planet, its not like you fucked her sister, she'll get over it. And it'll come out anyway, if she does the math on your "It's been a hundred days! yay!" moment, and she realizes she thinks its been 125. Plus your wife's gonna wonder why you're gonna be a complete douche for the next two weeks after having just gone through that

Go all in. I'm all in, and its the only way to stay quit. My wife, my parents, my close friends they all know to beat my ass if they even hear me mention dip. We're just some people online, you need to make us part of your quit, part of your friends group otherwise this sites useless. If you post and ghost then you will have a MUCH higher likelyhood of caving. You bullshit with your group get everybodies numbers, give them yours. It will mean a whole lot more when you can say "Man...if I cave I'm gonna have to explain it to Joe, Mike, Chris, Bryce, Athan, etc etc etc" vs "Man...if I quit...I'll have to tell a bunch of strangers on the internet that mean nothing to me" Shit I probably text bryce and athan more than I text my wife at this point.

Digits are in your inbox

[Sour]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

If today is your day 1, then June 18 would be your quit group. Go to 2018 quit groups, and post roll. Its a little difficult to post but there is a video under the getting started topic that shows how to do it. If not just go to June 18 quit group and ask for help. There are lots of quitters in there that can get you squared away. Post roll everyday, post it early, get some phone numbers from members and EMBRACE the suck for the next few days. You want a good memory of it so you dont have to repeat it

Thanks Neil!

[Neil]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

If today is your day 1, then June 18 would be your quit group. Go to 2018 quit groups, and post roll. Its a little difficult to post but there is a video under the getting started topic that shows how to do it. If not just go to June 18 quit group and ask for help. There are lots of quitters in there that can get you squared away. Post roll everyday, post it early, get some phone numbers from members and EMBRACE the suck for the next few days. You want a good memory of it so you dont have to repeat it

[Sour]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

Neil, thank you for sending me a PM and welcoming me to the group. Been getting the hang of using the site on my iPhone and reading through the past couple of days of the thread.

Little bit about me and my situation:

On February 12, 2018, I quit. I had purchased life insurance for myself and my wife and set up an exam for February 17 - this was my reason for quitting. I knew that if I could make it 3-4 days nicotine free, I would save myself $20/mo for YEARS to come. Needless to say, this was not the right reason to have for quitting. I made it to February 17th tobacco/nic free, I passed my exam with flying colors, also nic free. After this, I made it to Day 13. And then, I caved. I havenÂ’t been using nearly as heavily as I was prior to those 13 days, but I know now that it is officially time to quit. For good. Forever. Starting over is going to fucking suck, since I already made it through the beginning one time, a few weeks ago. And now I get to do it again.

The WORST part of all of this, is that my wife still thinks IÂ’m quit. I canÂ’t bring myself to share my disappointment and failure again. And the fight it would bring on.

Can someone post the link to my roll group. And someone help me hold myself accountable.

YouÂ’re all awesome

-Sour

[Neil]

Sour check your inbox. upper right hand corner and shoot me a message if I can help

[Athan]

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest. Took them 7 weeks.
Know how they did it?
One step at a time.

WhatÂ’s your Everest?
Give me 7 weeks.
Together, weÂ’ll mount that summit.
One day at a time.

[kybo]

Hi. I am new to this site. Ive spent the last 30minutes looking all over the site trying to figure out where to post my DAY 1 roll call or where Im supposed to announce it is my DAY 1. Someone here please direct me. Ill give a quick run down of me. Been on the can for 20 years. Nicotine for 25 years. Tried quitting probably 100 times already. Used NRT many times before and that only seems to give me pause between tobacco use. So COLD TURKEY it is now. And Im joining this site to be held accountable. Today is DAY 1 and by this weekend, all of the nicotine should be out of my body and the mental gymnastics will begin. So here goes.

I thin you are looking for June Pre HOF.

[Kid Riot]

Hi. I am new to this site. Ive spent the last 30minutes looking all over the site trying to figure out where to post my DAY 1 roll call or where Im supposed to announce it is my DAY 1. Someone here please direct me. Ill give a quick run down of me. Been on the can for 20 years. Nicotine for 25 years. Tried quitting probably 100 times already. Used NRT many times before and that only seems to give me pause between tobacco use. So COLD TURKEY it is now. And Im joining this site to be held accountable. Today is DAY 1 and by this weekend, all of the nicotine should be out of my body and the mental gymnastics will begin. So here goes.

[kybo]

You might be its bitch if:

You've deferred sex for nicotine - NEVER

You've been broke and paid for it with a credit card (you friggin financed your addiction you idiot, you actually paid interest on it!) NOPE, ALWAYS PAID CASH SO THE WIFE WOULDN'T ASK ABOUT THE CC BILL

You've looked for the round silhouette on strangers in a crowd so you could bum a chew NOPE, AND I NEVER TOOK CANDY FROM STRANGERS EITHER

You've lied about using REPEATEDLY

You've stashed cans to ensure your next fix was never out of reach ABSOLUTELY. PEOPLE WILL BE FINDING OLD CANS OF MY CHEW LONG AFTER I AM DEAD AND GONE. WE ONCE BOOKED THE SAME CONDO IN BRECKENRIDGE THAT WE HAD BOOKED TWO YEARS EARLIER. I FOUND A GREAT PLACE IN THE BATHROOM UP ON A VERY HIGH BUILT IN SHELF TO HIDE A CAN OF GRIZZLY FOR MY BATHROOM FIX WHILE ON VACATION. I CLIMBED UP THERE TO PLACE MY CAN BEHIND A FAKE PLANT AND LO AND BEHOLD THERE WAS ALREADY A CAN OF GRIZZLY UP THERE. IT WAS ALL DRIED UP BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS. THAT WAS A GREAT HIDING PLACE!

You've driven cross town because your normal stop was out ABSOLUTELY

You've fallen asleep with a chew in OFTEN

You've recycled a chew because you were running low NO, BUT I OFTEN TOOK OUT A CHEW AND SET IT ON TOP OF MY CAN IN THE TRUCK WHILE I RAN IN SOMEWHERE FOR WORK. I ONLY DID THIS IF I KNEW I WAS ONLY GOING TO BE A FEW MINUTES.

You've put a chew in and experienced pain because your lip is shredded THAT PRETTY MUCH DESCRIBED THE LAST 35 YEARS OF MY LIFE.

You've stolen from your kids piggy bank to finance your dirty deed HELL NO!

You've not only eaten with a chew in, you've actually gotten proficient at it I DID THIS A LOT. ESPECIALLY ON ROAD TRIPS WITH MY WIFE WHEN WE WOULD GO THROUGH A DRIVE THRU. I WAS USUALLY NINJA DIPPING WITH A PIECE OF GUM AND WOULD SPIT THE GUM OUT TO EAT BUT LEAVE THE CHEW IN THERE.

Aren't you tired of being it's bitch? I GREW TIRED OF IT YEARS AGO BUT WAS TOO PATHETIC TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL VERY RECENTLY.