Day 1

[Radman]

Welcome, Frog! Glad to see that you found some nuts. You have made the first move. That tells me your brain realizes the danger being done by your addiction. Your body will try to overcome that as the withdrawals get progressively stronger. You have to get your head in the right place now, before you get deep into that funk. Decide right now that quitting is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing going on in your life. It has to be that way, at least for a while.

What that basically means is that you have to rebuild your life and all your activities for a while. I steered away from certain friends, ignored some coworkers, stayed away from hobbies that encouraged dipping, stopped drinking, took different routes to work, etc. You need to sit down right now and write down your biggest triggers. Then plan on how you'll handle them. Have plenty of numbers handy that you can text or call when the shit hits the fan. Be prepared for the mood swings and don't take it out on your family and friends. They did nothing to deserve that. Bring your rage here. We like to see it, because it means you're still quit.

The next 3 days will suck bad. After that, it gradually gets easier. I give you my word that it's worth the fight.

[Tool shed]

You got this, day 21 here, not easy but very worthwhile. Stick with it and let us know if you need anything at all

Toolshed

[rman85]

good decision, i'm on day 12 and its getting much easier day by day. Just hang in there and you can do it.

[Bean]

HFF,

Congrats. You can do this!!!

[kkljinc]

Good Luck Brother, I am 5 days in, I am still reaching for the can. You can do it, it's time to leave this shit behind!

[HugeFrogFan]

Just reached for a can, wow, it's a reflex

[HugeFrogFan]

HugeFrogFan

Day 1

20+ years of dipping regularly
Had my last three, yes three, dips, while reading the website for the last two hours and deciding whether or not I had the nuts to do this or if I just wanted to postpone it like I had done so many times before.

I'm ready, let's do this!