Quit day 6 for me

[Nomore1959]

Day 101 is like most others. We aren't cured yet. Our quit is still a roller coaster. But life is better. The important thing is to realize we are addicts. That brotherhood and accountability will help us quit another day, ODAAT, EDD.

Like you, I have 35 years of dipping wired into my brain... that will take quite a few +1s to rewire. I used to wake  dip, now I wake  post. Life is better, I have a "extra" $50 a week, and I am free. I'll post everyday to keep that.

[Stranger999]

Hey stranger, just spreading some Disciple / quit love on your intro thread.

Proud to be quit with you!

Thanks man.

As I start into week 6 of being quit, I realize every day that this is a new reality. Me without Copenhagen long cut in my mouth.

5 weeks ago I didn't think that was possible. It really is possible and anyone reading this can make it happen. You just need to decide to do it.

I went to a party tonight. A few folks were smoking cigarettes and it didn't really affect me at all. Someone offered me some weed and I turned that down. I'm in this for the long haul folks. I think we should all make a plan for that. Day 100 will be here at some point. What happens after that?

Day 101. I hope everyone is ready for day 101 as it might be as important as day 1.

[e=mc^2]

Hey stranger, just spreading some Disciple / quit love on your intro thread.

Proud to be quit with you!

[pab1964]

Planning never worked for me either.

For example, this year I had planned to quit in late July/early August as I was scheduled to get some dental work done. I even went out and bought a bunch of gum thinking that I'd use it once my quit began. That planned quit never happened. For whatever reason when the time came I didn't quit. I'm sure I gave myself a million reasons to buy another can of Copenhagen long cut, and I probably told myself I would quit for real on New Year's Eve or on my birthday next year.

By Friday September 4th, the day before I quit, the only plan I had was to go out and purchase 2 more cans of Copenhagen long cut for the long Labor day weekend. That day happened to be a crazy day at work and I never got around to buying those extra cans. I ran out of chew later that night - I used every last grain of that shit. I probably would have bought more but I had a few drinks and I didn't want to risk a DUI on Labor Day weekend just running out for a few more cans.

I woke up Saturday September 5th with no dip in the house and I put my foot down - I decided to just gut it out without dip for the next three days to see what would happen. It was more awful than I expected and I found this site and joined a few days later - I am thankful for that. :D

I guess the point is that this did not start for me until the chew was gone and I had decided not to use nicotine anymore. I'm glad I didn't wait until my birthday or some other random date in the future. I should be about 150 days quit by my birthday next year and that will be a great birthday present.

Day 31 is almost over. I am happy that I have made it this far and thanks so much to everyone who has been supporting me! :D

I posted the above on some non-quitter's introduction thread and I just wanted to move it over here as I like this post and I don't want to lose it. The dental work was a crown on one of my rear molars. It was two visits and both times I needed two shots of Novocain to get through the drilling. Even though I had "planned" to quit around that time after both visits I remember putting a dip in my mouth as soon as I got home. With the Novocain I could hardly spit correctly. That was a pretty screwed up time for me and might have actually led to me finally ditching the can. Or maybe it was just one of the final straws - I know I had to DECIDE FOR MYSELF that I was really going to quit.

Stay quit my friends.

Hey stranger, 1 month, that's badass my friend! After day 2 I remember the addict mind telling me, damn this shits way to hard ,is it really worth all this bullshit? Look you dipped 38 year's you don't have cancer, what's the odds of you getting it now? The olé addict brain never gives up, it's kinda like the little evil voice telling you one more drink not gonna bother you before you have to drive home. We make our own choices , don't drive at all or don't drink before we drive but you're a grown ass man no one's gonna tell you what to do. So if you hear that little addict voice telling you , one dip would be so good and no one has to ever know. Step on the bitches neck and let her know who's in charge! Learn to smile at hard times, it works. This is your quit, own it and control it Odaat!

[Stranger999]

Planning never worked for me either.

For example, this year I had planned to quit in late July/early August as I was scheduled to get some dental work done. I even went out and bought a bunch of gum thinking that I'd use it once my quit began. That planned quit never happened. For whatever reason when the time came I didn't quit. I'm sure I gave myself a million reasons to buy another can of Copenhagen long cut, and I probably told myself I would quit for real on New Year's Eve or on my birthday next year.

By Friday September 4th, the day before I quit, the only plan I had was to go out and purchase 2 more cans of Copenhagen long cut for the long Labor day weekend. That day happened to be a crazy day at work and I never got around to buying those extra cans. I ran out of chew later that night - I used every last grain of that shit. I probably would have bought more but I had a few drinks and I didn't want to risk a DUI on Labor Day weekend just running out for a few more cans.

I woke up Saturday September 5th with no dip in the house and I put my foot down - I decided to just gut it out without dip for the next three days to see what would happen. It was more awful than I expected and I found this site and joined a few days later - I am thankful for that. :D

I guess the point is that this did not start for me until the chew was gone and I had decided not to use nicotine anymore. I'm glad I didn't wait until my birthday or some other random date in the future. I should be about 150 days quit by my birthday next year and that will be a great birthday present.

Day 31 is almost over. I am happy that I have made it this far and thanks so much to everyone who has been supporting me! :D

I posted the above on some non-quitter's introduction thread and I just wanted to move it over here as I like this post and I don't want to lose it. The dental work was a crown on one of my rear molars. It was two visits and both times I needed two shots of Novocain to get through the drilling. Even though I had "planned" to quit around that time after both visits I remember putting a dip in my mouth as soon as I got home. With the Novocain I could hardly spit correctly. That was a pretty screwed up time for me and might have actually led to me finally ditching the can. Or maybe it was just one of the final straws - I know I had to DECIDE FOR MYSELF that I was really going to quit.

Stay quit my friends.

[KingNothing]

Keep up your quit stranger. Nice job. Pretty soon before you know it you'll be at day 27. It is still difficult for me at day 27, but nowhere near like it was the first 10 days.

Proud to be quit with u today and tonight

Man JB, you were spot on here. I'm at day 27 now and for whatever reason it has been tough again today. I felt like I was back at day 4 for a while. :P

I think the key is to stay on guard and not get complacent. I spent some time reading some cave posts tonight. I try to project myself into that member's shoes and think about how I would deal with whatever situation the member was facing at the time. I'm hoping this is a good strategy. I will be quit for a full four weeks on Saturday and I'm pretty psyched to get into month two.

Ups and downs, but mostly ups now.

Remember, you poisoned you brain for a long time. Recovery isn't overnight. But it does happen over time. Quit with you today. Can't wait to post tomorrow!

Hey stranger, one good thing is you're never alone as long as your names on the roll! We're all here! Quit on!

Keep up the support for your fellow quitters. I found that really helped me when I felt weak. If I could help another quitter, it made me feel good, and in turn helped get rid of that blah feeling you're going through right now. You're doing awesome Stranger. I'll quit with you any damn day. Today is a day so I'll quit with you today!

[pab1964]

Keep up your quit stranger. Nice job. Pretty soon before you know it you'll be at day 27. It is still difficult for me at day 27, but nowhere near like it was the first 10 days.

Proud to be quit with u today and tonight

Man JB, you were spot on here. I'm at day 27 now and for whatever reason it has been tough again today. I felt like I was back at day 4 for a while. :P

I think the key is to stay on guard and not get complacent. I spent some time reading some cave posts tonight. I try to project myself into that member's shoes and think about how I would deal with whatever situation the member was facing at the time. I'm hoping this is a good strategy. I will be quit for a full four weeks on Saturday and I'm pretty psyched to get into month two.

Ups and downs, but mostly ups now.

Remember, you poisoned you brain for a long time. Recovery isn't overnight. But it does happen over time. Quit with you today. Can't wait to post tomorrow!

Hey stranger, one good thing is you're never alone as long as your names on the roll! We're all here! Quit on!

[worktowin]

Keep up your quit stranger. Nice job. Pretty soon before you know it you'll be at day 27. It is still difficult for me at day 27, but nowhere near like it was the first 10 days.

Proud to be quit with u today and tonight

Man JB, you were spot on here. I'm at day 27 now and for whatever reason it has been tough again today. I felt like I was back at day 4 for a while. :P

I think the key is to stay on guard and not get complacent. I spent some time reading some cave posts tonight. I try to project myself into that member's shoes and think about how I would deal with whatever situation the member was facing at the time. I'm hoping this is a good strategy. I will be quit for a full four weeks on Saturday and I'm pretty psyched to get into month two.

Ups and downs, but mostly ups now.

Remember, you poisoned you brain for a long time. Recovery isn't overnight. But it does happen over time. Quit with you today. Can't wait to post tomorrow!

[Stranger999]

Keep up your quit stranger. Nice job. Pretty soon before you know it you'll be at day 27. It is still difficult for me at day 27, but nowhere near like it was the first 10 days.

Proud to be quit with u today and tonight

Man JB, you were spot on here. I'm at day 27 now and for whatever reason it has been tough again today. I felt like I was back at day 4 for a while. :P

I think the key is to stay on guard and not get complacent. I spent some time reading some cave posts tonight. I try to project myself into that member's shoes and think about how I would deal with whatever situation the member was facing at the time. I'm hoping this is a good strategy. I will be quit for a full four weeks on Saturday and I'm pretty psyched to get into month two.

[pab1964]

There was a pretty intense argument the other day about posting roll and the policing of roll in the November 15 thread. At issue was a member missing roll by accident and how zealous folks were about calling him out on it. I can see both sides of this. No one wants to be a jerk but you are a jerk if you don't speak up while someone caves.

I think this is where having digits and other folks having your digits comes into play. If I have the digits, when I see that someone in my group is not on roll late in the day I send them a text, just a quick "how are you doing, you aren't on roll" message. I've had a 100% success rate with this so far. I want this to work the other way around too. If I'm not on roll I'd hope my phone starts buzzing as the day moves along. I think that is the way it should work. Yeah might be a little scary giving out your phone number to a stranger but it might also save your life someday. It also might save that stranger's life. :D

^^^^^

Outstanding! Often a quiet reminder is enough. Yes some quitters will get in your face early -- but they are trying to cut through suck, fog, and addict mindsets to get to where you are. Roll EDD is a big deal down the line as quitters who do not post like a Chicago voter (early  often) will drift away later and be away from support when nicotine strikes.

In August, we put up a lunchtime list of who was not on roll to aid the reminders. It helps if you know who is working night shift or in a different time zone so you aren't buzzing people while they sleep. Perhaps one of the Disciples could ease into this.

It all seems so straight forward to me. If I am not here to be held accountable and hold "like minded" brothers accountable in return then why am I here?

It's elementary my friends, but some people had hard time in preschool! Quit on!

[screaming monkey]

There was a pretty intense argument the other day about posting roll and the policing of roll in the November 15 thread. At issue was a member missing roll by accident and how zealous folks were about calling him out on it. I can see both sides of this. No one wants to be a jerk but you are a jerk if you don't speak up while someone caves.

I think this is where having digits and other folks having your digits comes into play. If I have the digits, when I see that someone in my group is not on roll late in the day I send them a text, just a quick "how are you doing, you aren't on roll" message. I've had a 100% success rate with this so far. I want this to work the other way around too. If I'm not on roll I'd hope my phone starts buzzing as the day moves along. I think that is the way it should work. Yeah might be a little scary giving out your phone number to a stranger but it might also save your life someday. It also might save that stranger's life. :D

^^^^^

Outstanding! Often a quiet reminder is enough. Yes some quitters will get in your face early -- but they are trying to cut through suck, fog, and addict mindsets to get to where you are. Roll EDD is a big deal down the line as quitters who do not post like a Chicago voter (early  often) will drift away later and be away from support when nicotine strikes.

In August, we put up a lunchtime list of who was not on roll to aid the reminders. It helps if you know who is working night shift or in a different time zone so you aren't buzzing people while they sleep. Perhaps one of the Disciples could ease into this.

It all seems so straight forward to me. If I am not here to be held accountable and hold "like minded" brothers accountable in return then why am I here?

[Nomore1959]

There was a pretty intense argument the other day about posting roll and the policing of roll in the November 15 thread. At issue was a member missing roll by accident and how zealous folks were about calling him out on it. I can see both sides of this. No one wants to be a jerk but you are a jerk if you don't speak up while someone caves.

I think this is where having digits and other folks having your digits comes into play. If I have the digits, when I see that someone in my group is not on roll late in the day I send them a text, just a quick "how are you doing, you aren't on roll" message. I've had a 100% success rate with this so far. I want this to work the other way around too. If I'm not on roll I'd hope my phone starts buzzing as the day moves along. I think that is the way it should work. Yeah might be a little scary giving out your phone number to a stranger but it might also save your life someday. It also might save that stranger's life. :D

^^^^^

Outstanding! Often a quiet reminder is enough. Yes some quitters will get in your face early -- but they are trying to cut through suck, fog, and addict mindsets to get to where you are. Roll EDD is a big deal down the line as quitters who do not post like a Chicago voter (early  often) will drift away later and be away from support when nicotine strikes.

In August, we put up a lunchtime list of who was not on roll to aid the reminders. It helps if you know who is working night shift or in a different time zone so you aren't buzzing people while they sleep. Perhaps one of the Disciples could ease into this.

[Stranger999]

Day 24 is coming to a close. Today was off and on fog pretty much all day long. I was hoping to get more work done at my job today but I really had trouble focusing. That Eagles victory I was at yesterday probably contributed to that. LOL

I've been reading some of the quit group threads that are ahead of my group to try to get an idea of what to expect down the road. At 24 days you'd think that most of the water is already under the bridge but apparently I still have some rough days ahead of me. I shouldn't be too surprised as I know I've quit in the past by myself for lengthy periods of time and I always ended up right back using nicotine again. I've concluded that quitting alone sucks. Maybe some people can do this but I think I need folks to lean on.

There was a pretty intense argument the other day about posting roll and the policing of roll in the November 15 thread. At issue was a member missing roll by accident and how zealous folks were about calling him out on it. I can see both sides of this. No one wants to be a jerk but you are a jerk if you don't speak up while someone caves.

I think this is where having digits and other folks having your digits comes into play. If I have the digits, when I see that someone in my group is not on roll late in the day I send them a text, just a quick "how are you doing, you aren't on roll" message. I've had a 100% success rate with this so far. I want this to work the other way around too. If I'm not on roll I'd hope my phone starts buzzing as the day moves along. I think that is the way it should work. Yeah might be a little scary giving out your phone number to a stranger but it might also save your life someday. It also might save that stranger's life. :D

[pab1964]

Hiya Stranger... You haven't updated your intro lately. Let's hear from a quitter who gets it how it is going!

Hi W2W - I am doing well tonight. I haven't updated my introduction thread as nothing really significant has happened to me lately as far as my quit goes. I'm at day 22, I get an occasional bit of fog but generally that is it.

I am at a friend's house tonight. We are driving up to the Meadowlands tomorrow to watch our Eagles play the Jets. I brought my laptop along so that I can post roll with my December brothers in the morning. I know I could just text it in but I like making sure it gets done. B)B

Hell yes something significant has happened you're on 22 day's of freedom!

[Stranger999]

Hiya Stranger... You haven't updated your intro lately. Let's hear from a quitter who gets it how it is going!

Hi W2W - I am doing well tonight. I haven't updated my introduction thread as nothing really significant has happened to me lately as far as my quit goes. I'm at day 22, I get an occasional bit of fog but generally that is it.

I am at a friend's house tonight. We are driving up to the Meadowlands tomorrow to watch our Eagles play the Jets. I brought my laptop along so that I can post roll with my December brothers in the morning. I know I could just text it in but I like making sure it gets done. B)B