General Discussion - 2018

[BrianG]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum, and found everything on here very inspiring. I started chewing when I was 18, and recently turned 24. I'd go through a can every 2-3 days. Recently I've decided to quit for good. I quit two weeks ago and failed after 5 days. Not this time. I'm 18 hours tobacco free so far and I feel a mixture of things. This is probably the hardest it's ever been in the multiple attempts I had. I believe its because my brain is aware this is the final time. I'm not going to accept failure!

I can definitely tell I'm anxious. Staying busy helps, but it's difficult. Chewing on straws is very helpful. I get an occasional irritation in my gums and jaw, but I imagine it's my bodies way of telling me it wants nicotine. Teeth ache a bit. Face feels hot, and I laugh for no reason. The idea of being free from an addiction is far more appealing to me than my perceived need. I know it's all a mind game, and I'm feeling very positive. Heading to the dentist tomorrow too, and for the first time in forever I'm not dreading the feeling of being ashamed.

If you're reading this I appreciate it. I just wanted an outlet to vent my feelings. I know my habit was mild compared to many of you (chewing a can a day just seems crazy to me) but it's difficult all the same. Anyways cheers guys.

I agree with you.  Your mind knows when you're serious and it just feels different.  The best way to be sure you are quit today is to get yourself on roll.  You will be in the March 2019 group.  Read how to post roll from the main page and then go post roll.  Nothing like the first time getting your name on roll knowing this is it, I quit!  We quit one day at a time.  No matter how bad it gets, tobacco is not an option.  We are quit.  Welcome and be sure to drink the kool aid.  This place will keep you quit if you let it.

[Kickenwing]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum, and found everything on here very inspiring. I started chewing when I was 18, and recently turned 24. I'd go through a can every 2-3 days. Recently I've decided to quit for good. I quit two weeks ago and failed after 5 days. Not this time. I'm 18 hours tobacco free so far and I feel a mixture of things. This is probably the hardest it's ever been in the multiple attempts I had. I believe its because my brain is aware this is the final time. I'm not going to accept failure!

I can definitely tell I'm anxious. Staying busy helps, but it's difficult. Chewing on straws is very helpful. I get an occasional irritation in my gums and jaw, but I imagine it's my bodies way of telling me it wants nicotine. Teeth ache a bit. Face feels hot, and I laugh for no reason. The idea of being free from an addiction is far more appealing to me than my perceived need. I know it's all a mind game, and I'm feeling very positive. Heading to the dentist tomorrow too, and for the first time in forever I'm not dreading the feeling of being ashamed.

If you're reading this I appreciate it. I just wanted an outlet to vent my feelings. I know my habit was mild compared to many of you (chewing a can a day just seems crazy to me) but it's difficult all the same. Anyways cheers guys.

[Batdad]

I AM ON DAY 20. SO FAR SO GOOD.  I USE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT HERE YEARS AGO WHEN I QUIT.  THIS GO AROUND IT HAS BEEN 20 DAYS.

Awesome - were you spazmechanic previously?

When was your last stoppage on KTC?

Day 20 would put you in the February Pre-HoF Group

https://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?topic=697.2415

we keep folks hitting the first milestone together... It helps because you are all going through the same shit at almost the same time...

Head in there, put your name under quitter along with your day count - and your promise to stay nicotine free today

[Athan]

I was a firefighter in a previous life.  This is a video that changed my Christmas tree philosophy:
Christmas tree fire
Spark to room totally involved in less than 30 seconds.
Check your smoke detector batteries.

[spazmechanic]

I AM ON DAY 20. SO FAR SO GOOD.  I USE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT HERE YEARS AGO WHEN I QUIT.  THIS GO AROUND IT HAS BEEN 20 DAYS.

[Matt530]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

thank you  so much.  You have been  very helpful in this challenging process.

Oh buddy you are not alone!

Week 1 was beyond hell, I was at the doctors several times because of anxiety.

Days 50-75, I had anxiety and depression and it was rough.

I still have mild depression but instead of lasting a day or couple days, I typically snap out of it in an hour. I can literally notice it come when I would typically want a chew. So my brain has gone from craves to actually making me sad!
Look quitting nicotine is rough, most of us used it for stress management. I dipped for 18 years and I’m 101 days free. It does get better, I promise it does. We all sound like a broken record because we all experienced the same crap you did (various degrees).
For me I didn’t get pills, made it worse for me. I use CBD to help calm my butt down.

thanks everyone for the encouraging  comments. I've just learned to embrace this feeling. And go one about my day.  It has definitely  gotten easier. I'm not as on edge. And trying to give my mind a break.

[chewie]

12 Years of Freedom From Tobacco For KTC

https://www.killthecan.org/12-years-of-freedom-from-tobacco-for-ktc/

[Seadotsea]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

thank you  so much.  You have been  very helpful in this challenging process.

Oh buddy you are not alone!

Week 1 was beyond hell, I was at the doctors several times because of anxiety.

Days 50-75, I had anxiety and depression and it was rough.

I still have mild depression but instead of lasting a day or couple days, I typically snap out of it in an hour. I can literally notice it come when I would typically want a chew. So my brain has gone from craves to actually making me sad!
Look quitting nicotine is rough, most of us used it for stress management. I dipped for 18 years and I’m 101 days free. It does get better, I promise it does. We all sound like a broken record because we all experienced the same crap you did (various degrees).
For me I didn’t get pills, made it worse for me. I use CBD to help calm my butt down.

[Matt530]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

thank you  so much.  You have been  very helpful in this challenging process.

[chewie]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

you  thanks, I'm not really sure if there's anyone in my group, or I'm the only one deal with withdrawals,  cause I haven't seen another person post about what there going through.

NEVER hesitate to post in your home group just because you're not seeing someone else talk about something. Could be they are feeling exactly like you but don't want to post about it for the exact same reason. Post away... if you don't get any response, do exactly what you did and find some other group to post in. ASK AWAY!

[Matt530]

Having this jaw, arm numbness for the last couple of days, cold flashes,  I also have no had an appetite in the evenings. I feel like the anxiety is not as intense. But is still very noticeable and sometimes last with me the whole day still. I was chewing a can of more a day for 11yrs. So hell I don't know.

[Smitty]

My bad, moved to Intros. 

[Matt530]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

you  thanks, I'm not really sure if there's anyone in my group, or I'm the only one deal with withdrawals,  cause I haven't seen another person post about what there going through.

[SRains918]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.

Knowing what to expect is found here  and   here .

Matt - I know I've struggled with mild depression and anxiety throughout my quit. It's pretty normal actually. Most of us used nicotine as a crutch to "even ourselves out" when we faced that before. Now that we've quit, we have to struggle through that process of rewiring our brains to take nicotine out of the equation. It's going to take time. The good news is that it WILL get better over time. The bad news is that it WILL take time to get over.

Don't hesitate to reach out to a health care professional if this becomes something that affects your day to day life. NRT (nic replacement therapy) is obviously not tolerated at KTC, but there's absolutely NO SHAME in using one of the drugs that's been shown to reduce the anxiety associated with quitting (Chantrix, Wellbutrin, etc).

Reach out to others in your group. Post your struggles in your quit group. You're NOT alone, and by getting that conversation going you'll help yourself as well as others around you that are struggling with it as well.

[Matt530]

Ok finally I think I've  found the place for questions and answers. I'm hoping

What questions are you looking to get answered? Happy to point you in the right direction.

  withdrawl symptoms, if others have had the same thing going in. I've had anxiety since last night tjought I had it under control. Went to be and it woke me up in the night had to take a pill from my Dr to get some relief. But then woke up and I had that pressure, heart fluttering in my chest all day. Just can't seem to break it.