Day 22 intro

[Gone Cruising]

Hey Kirk,

Sorry I haven't been around much in the way of support since we first spoke a while back when you first came on the scene. I think about you from time to time and I've kept up with your story as you've been making updates. I was tickled to find that the Natural Calm worked for you, at least for a while. Every little bit helps when you're in the throes of something so traumatic as quitting an extreme chemical addiction. Doubly so when you've had the health scares you have had.

Good on you for staying quit through all of this shit, man. I know how bad things can get with the anxiety and emotional turmoil. It's simply the worst. You know this.

You also know that it gets easier with time, especially when you've got some amazing people like worktowin and Diesel and all of these other BAQs following you and offering support every step of the way. These guys get it. I'm starting to get it, and so are you. I'm ecstatic to know that you're still around and still quit, my friend. Let's keep this train rolling, come what may. Reach out if the anxiety comes back or if you just wanna talk.

Proud of you, bro.

Thanks man!!! The Natural Calm still is working wonders for me. I can tell when I don't take my daily dose....amazing what magnesium does for you! Each week seems to be getting better and better and I do have a few days here and there that are bad, but I will prevail. It's only a feeling that can't hurt me, just puts me in the wrong mood! But I do my best to remain positive.

Just need to figure out how to stop holding myself highly accountable at work, as it's causing me stress. I am doing it to myself for some reason, as there is no one sitting me down telling me I'm doing a crappy job. I just need to tell myself I can only do what I can and if I can't get to the things I want to accomplish, then it's no big deal, there's always tomorrow. It's the type A personality in me....just need to re-train my brain!!!

[SamueL]

Hey Kirk,

Sorry I haven't been around much in the way of support since we first spoke a while back when you first came on the scene. I think about you from time to time and I've kept up with your story as you've been making updates. I was tickled to find that the Natural Calm worked for you, at least for a while. Every little bit helps when you're in the throes of something so traumatic as quitting an extreme chemical addiction. Doubly so when you've had the health scares you have had.

Good on you for staying quit through all of this shit, man. I know how bad things can get with the anxiety and emotional turmoil. It's simply the worst. You know this.

You also know that it gets easier with time, especially when you've got some amazing people like worktowin and Diesel and all of these other BAQs following you and offering support every step of the way. These guys get it. I'm starting to get it, and so are you. I'm ecstatic to know that you're still around and still quit, my friend. Let's keep this train rolling, come what may. Reach out if the anxiety comes back or if you just wanna talk.

Proud of you, bro.

[Gone Cruising]

Thank you my brothers! I owe so much to you for helping me get this far and I appreciate everything you do for me. ODAAT !

[worktowin]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

Hey Kirk - I'm gonna put a few things here that will hopefully help you, and also some others in your shoes...

100 is a big mental milestone. It is a day that is easy to have a big build up getting to that day. Most people have a great day 85-100... but... after that, some of the hardest days. The groups start having some drama and some members vanish or make a big splash of an exit. In the meantime, there isn't a milestone coming up to focus on, and it is a depressing time. You are in it.

On top of that, you were an anxiety nicotine medicator - and that is going to take some time to work through.

Here's my promise... it gets better. You've had some flat out bad weeks. Some bad events. Some bad anxiety. Your brain is still rewiring. It just is. And if you taking some Xanax or whatever would help you get through it... I'd take it. I know you are a purist though, and I know you'll get through it on your own bad ass self. But I promise you... one way or another, life is sooooooooooooo good without nicotine.

One day at a time brother. It is an honor to quit with you today.

Truth^^^^

^^^^^^^^ Sets us free......

Sounds like that apple has not fallen far from the (mom) tree...Good advice and good advice from your brothers...You have done what many could not in reaching the HOF. Think about how far you have come and I'll bet you haven't really given yourself that much credit for it yet....My problem in my hyper competitive corporate world is that once I have accomplished something, I have a tendency to forgot how hard it was (or wasn't) and then immediately look for the next challenge to conquer...BUT...I have found...this one is different, its is for YOU and not for anybody else. It is the beginning of something HUGE because now you are doing it for the right reasons...not for someone else to give you credit but for YOU to feel on the inside what you have accomplished for YOU!

As your brothers have said...ups and downs...and it does get much easier with time, cravings are minimal and almost gone at 300 and beyond. What you DO remember when you see that guy dipping or smoking...is how long ago that you were just like him/her, a slave to nicotine...and then you just smile to yourself how long you have come.

Keep it going and you'll see the transformation isn't just about quitting nicotine...

You have good brothers here and I quit with you EDD!

I had 4 huge milestones in my quit, where I noticed... sort of like a light switch... something changing in my life. They were not on specific days, but they were close to certain milestones. We all have different experiences, different timelines, different issues. But (and I really hesitated to do this) I think it might help to give you some idea of what my road to glory looked like...

~1,000 was huge. Peace set in.
~500 was huge Good became great.
~300 was huge Tolerable became good.

The other one for me... you are on your way, but you haven't reached yet. It was quite a bit after 100 that the daily grind of quitting stopped being a grind. It wasn't like I was waking up and fighting, but rather learning how to make life tolerable again. It was when I was able to not be scared constantly, not be foggy all the time, not be... lets be honest... miserable. I'll call it tolerable. Now that doesn't mean that this point was awesome, because it really wasn't. But it also marked a point where life became worth living again.

The early stages of quitting sucks. Getting to the "tolerable" point was horrible. For the only time in my life EVER I contemplated suicide. I cried like a little girl without a doll for no reason. I have no memory AT ALL of about 2 months of my life. All of the other symptoms that I could describe... I had. But, along the way (as I've spelled out) there is hope. There is a road to glory. And you, my friend, are on it. I see you in the rearview mirror catching up to me. And I'll buy you a beer (or a Coke) next time I'm in Seattle.

Peace,

Worktowin

[NimRod]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

Hey Kirk - I'm gonna put a few things here that will hopefully help you, and also some others in your shoes...

100 is a big mental milestone. It is a day that is easy to have a big build up getting to that day. Most people have a great day 85-100... but... after that, some of the hardest days. The groups start having some drama and some members vanish or make a big splash of an exit. In the meantime, there isn't a milestone coming up to focus on, and it is a depressing time. You are in it.

On top of that, you were an anxiety nicotine medicator - and that is going to take some time to work through.

Here's my promise... it gets better. You've had some flat out bad weeks. Some bad events. Some bad anxiety. Your brain is still rewiring. It just is. And if you taking some Xanax or whatever would help you get through it... I'd take it. I know you are a purist though, and I know you'll get through it on your own bad ass self. But I promise you... one way or another, life is sooooooooooooo good without nicotine.

One day at a time brother. It is an honor to quit with you today.

Truth^^^^

^^^^^^^^ Sets us free......

Sounds like that apple has not fallen far from the (mom) tree...Good advice and good advice from your brothers...You have done what many could not in reaching the HOF. Think about how far you have come and I'll bet you haven't really given yourself that much credit for it yet....My problem in my hyper competitive corporate world is that once I have accomplished something, I have a tendency to forgot how hard it was (or wasn't) and then immediately look for the next challenge to conquer...BUT...I have found...this one is different, its is for YOU and not for anybody else. It is the beginning of something HUGE because now you are doing it for the right reasons...not for someone else to give you credit but for YOU to feel on the inside what you have accomplished for YOU!

As your brothers have said...ups and downs...and it does get much easier with time, cravings are minimal and almost gone at 300 and beyond. What you DO remember when you see that guy dipping or smoking...is how long ago that you were just like him/her, a slave to nicotine...and then you just smile to yourself how long you have come.

Keep it going and you'll see the transformation isn't just about quitting nicotine...

You have good brothers here and I quit with you EDD!

[Rawls]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

Hey Kirk - I'm gonna put a few things here that will hopefully help you, and also some others in your shoes...

100 is a big mental milestone. It is a day that is easy to have a big build up getting to that day. Most people have a great day 85-100... but... after that, some of the hardest days. The groups start having some drama and some members vanish or make a big splash of an exit. In the meantime, there isn't a milestone coming up to focus on, and it is a depressing time. You are in it.

On top of that, you were an anxiety nicotine medicator - and that is going to take some time to work through.

Here's my promise... it gets better. You've had some flat out bad weeks. Some bad events. Some bad anxiety. Your brain is still rewiring. It just is. And if you taking some Xanax or whatever would help you get through it... I'd take it. I know you are a purist though, and I know you'll get through it on your own bad ass self. But I promise you... one way or another, life is sooooooooooooo good without nicotine.

One day at a time brother. It is an honor to quit with you today.

Truth^^^^

^^^^^^^^ Sets us free......

[Diesel2112]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

Hey Kirk - I'm gonna put a few things here that will hopefully help you, and also some others in your shoes...

100 is a big mental milestone. It is a day that is easy to have a big build up getting to that day. Most people have a great day 85-100... but... after that, some of the hardest days. The groups start having some drama and some members vanish or make a big splash of an exit. In the meantime, there isn't a milestone coming up to focus on, and it is a depressing time. You are in it.

On top of that, you were an anxiety nicotine medicator - and that is going to take some time to work through.

Here's my promise... it gets better. You've had some flat out bad weeks. Some bad events. Some bad anxiety. Your brain is still rewiring. It just is. And if you taking some Xanax or whatever would help you get through it... I'd take it. I know you are a purist though, and I know you'll get through it on your own bad ass self. But I promise you... one way or another, life is sooooooooooooo good without nicotine.

One day at a time brother. It is an honor to quit with you today.

Truth^^^^

[worktowin]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

Hey Kirk - I'm gonna put a few things here that will hopefully help you, and also some others in your shoes...

100 is a big mental milestone. It is a day that is easy to have a big build up getting to that day. Most people have a great day 85-100... but... after that, some of the hardest days. The groups start having some drama and some members vanish or make a big splash of an exit. In the meantime, there isn't a milestone coming up to focus on, and it is a depressing time. You are in it.

On top of that, you were an anxiety nicotine medicator - and that is going to take some time to work through.

Here's my promise... it gets better. You've had some flat out bad weeks. Some bad events. Some bad anxiety. Your brain is still rewiring. It just is. And if you taking some Xanax or whatever would help you get through it... I'd take it. I know you are a purist though, and I know you'll get through it on your own bad ass self. But I promise you... one way or another, life is sooooooooooooo good without nicotine.

One day at a time brother. It is an honor to quit with you today.

[Gone Cruising]

Day 109

The past week I would have to say was my toughest week so far out of my quit. I don't mean to scare any of you away seeing that even though I hit my 100th day and I'm still having withdrawals, but I am far from done with the symptoms. I chewed for 30 years, so I know and accept that it will probably be 200 to 300 days before the withdrawals really start to end or become a faint memory.

I experienced a painful withdrawal last week, extreme anxiety in my muscles. I had no panic attacks or heart racing or adrenaline, just a massive tightening up of some muscles in my body to a point it became very painful. The symptom came on it's own with no trigger. I could be sitting watching t.v., driving in my car, sitting in front of my pc feeling completely relaxed, then bam it would hit. My throat would start to tighten up like I had a large lump in it, then my chest and rib cage would start to tighten up then move to my abdomen. All three areas clenching up and staying clenched to the point I was getting some severe pain.

My wife did her best to massage me to loosen up the muscles, but that didn't help. She wanted me to go see the doctor, but I knew it was just stress/anxiety and I had to accept it and know in my mind it was normal. I knew I had to re-wire the brain and that it's a process I must go through. I had been using my old staple, Natural Calm (magnesium supplement) but that wasn't helping. I researched some natural supplements that relieve stress/anxiety and came across Theanine Serene with Relora by Source Naturals and went to the Vitamin Shop and bought a jar. It was only $20 and I tried it 4 days into the pain. I took it at work and after 30 mins my mind was calm and focused, all the stress in my muscles relaxed....I was a happy camper!!!!

For the next few days I still felt a bit of tightness in the throat, chest and abdomen, but no pain and it slowly subsided. Today I feel great once again and I hope to feel this way every day going forward. I know I will still have bad days or weeks going forward, but I also know that they will become fewer and fewer.

There are no words that can say thank you enough to my quit brothers for coming to my support last week. They were there in an instant when I needed them the most.

I leave you with this today, a card my mother bought me before she left today back to California:

I care so much about you and what's going on, especially now
Life keeps coming at you, and I wish I had a way to make it stop or at least slow it down so you can catch your breath and take a break
Because even a person as strong as you needs a break when you've been fighting so hard
Maybe you don't even feel so strong right now
Maybe you just feel tired
But every day that you get up and face this - that's strength
And every time you put one foot in front of the other not knowing where things might go - that's bravery
I'm hoping you can trust your own strength and courage and the people who care so much about you
Especially me
Love, Mom

[ChickDip]

HOF!!!

You will continue healing and rewiring, but dude there is a lot of good ahead. One day at a time, you are going to love the new you. Congratulations on winning 100 days in a row, and see you on roll tomorrow!

Thanks man. You were a huge part of my quit and I thank you for that. I will have to get my HOF speech done later today when I get home from work.

Way to be Cruising. You have definitely earned this. Well fought Sir! See you tomorrow!

Excellent TRIPLE digits Crusing. 'party2'


Wait until your first lap around the sun...it just keeps getting better...You'll see.

Congrats on your HOF!!

[NimRod]

HOF!!!

You will continue healing and rewiring, but dude there is a lot of good ahead. One day at a time, you are going to love the new you. Congratulations on winning 100 days in a row, and see you on roll tomorrow!

Thanks man. You were a huge part of my quit and I thank you for that. I will have to get my HOF speech done later today when I get home from work.

Way to be Cruising. You have definitely earned this. Well fought Sir! See you tomorrow!

Excellent TRIPLE digits Crusing. 'party2'


Wait until your first lap around the sun...it just keeps getting better...You'll see.

[rdad]

HOF!!!

You will continue healing and rewiring, but dude there is a lot of good ahead. One day at a time, you are going to love the new you. Congratulations on winning 100 days in a row, and see you on roll tomorrow!

Thanks man. You were a huge part of my quit and I thank you for that. I will have to get my HOF speech done later today when I get home from work.

Way to be Cruising. You have definitely earned this. Well fought Sir! See you tomorrow!

[Gone Cruising]

HOF!!!

You will continue healing and rewiring, but dude there is a lot of good ahead. One day at a time, you are going to love the new you. Congratulations on winning 100 days in a row, and see you on roll tomorrow!

Thanks man. You were a huge part of my quit and I thank you for that. I will have to get my HOF speech done later today when I get home from work.

[Gone Cruising]

Day 92

What can I say about the past two weeks other than that they have been fantastic! I did have one bad day yesterday, but going back the last 12 with every day feeling like a million bucks was worth every part of this journey. I understand I will have some bad days here and there, but they are getting fewer and fewer.

I look back at my quit, the emergency room visit that started my quit and extreme change I did to my body when I quit cold turkey, nicotine, caffeine, sugars, and adjust my diet and exercise, my grandfather passing, bottoming out on high blood pressure meds (off of those now) getting off Xanax and the withdrawals, the bone marrow cancer diagnosis/un-diagnosis (still testing as of today) I could have caved at any time, but I was determined to beat this and will continue to beat this ODAAT!

I can't thank my quit brothers enough or the other guys outside my quit group that got me this far.

My body/mind is still learning to deal with every day stresses and I can feel it in my neck and shoulders as tension, but it's getting less and less each day. All I can say for those of you just starting your quit is that it does get better!!! Just keep fighting the good fight and hang in there. You can do it and it will be the toughest thing you will have ever done in your life....you will be proud of yourself and so will your family and friends!

Quit on brothers!

HOF ahead. But so isa lot of greatness.

Your brain is rewiring and adapting. You are going to like what is ahead.

Really glad to see you turning the corner and having good weeks now instead of just good days. It gets even better. Just keep going! Well done.

Dang. Don't get on here as much as I used to but reading this reinforced why this place is so helpful. Also gave me some flashbacks to some baaad anxiety and just shitty time in my life. If you have 15 free hours read my intro sometime, it's pretty similar to yours, minus the cancer scare part. Thank God your ok.

TIME.

In my humble opinion that's the one thing that you don't realize you need more than anything. You said you chewed for 30 years...that's 10,950 days. You've been quit 93.

That used to quit ratio is still HEAVILY tilted to the used side. Going to take some time to get things tilting back in your favor and get some positive mojo going. Takes time to re-learn how to live your life without nicotine. Not knowimg HOW long is probably the most frustrating part...at least it was for me.

You're doing all the right things though. Keep it up and I guarantee you will find the true you and begin to wonder why quitting was ever so hard and wishing you had done it earlier.

Hang in there and keep up the great work.

Quit on...

Thanks man! I read your entire intro the 1st day I signed up on KTC. Your experience helped me through a lot and really helped me understand what I was going through was normal. I thank you for sharing your experience.

[worktowin]

HOF!!!

You will continue healing and rewiring, but dude there is a lot of good ahead. One day at a time, you are going to love the new you. Congratulations on winning 100 days in a row, and see you on roll tomorrow!