Day 1

[CitySpitter]

Thank you all for the words of encouragement. It seems that everyone is against the patch, but I am going to stick with it. I don't mean to simply ignore the advice of seasoned veterans, but I feel I have set myself up for success.

I am approaching my situation from a logical, scientific standpoint. I am addicted in two ways: chemically and psychologically. I begin with quitting psychologically. I will break my habit of having a dip in my mouth, or feeling that I need something extra (or at least replace it with seeds or gum). While I may still get psychological urges, by the time I quit chemically, they will be lessened.

I will quit chemically when my patches run out. Dip was fun, patches are not. There is no pleasure or joy in them, simply the non-denial of chemicals which my body wants. I know I am still my body's bitch at this point, and that is not a good place to be.

I fully realize I have not Quit (with a capital "Q") until I am 100% nicotine free. So perhaps we can agree that I haven't quit yet, but I have planned my quit date. December 6th will be my first day with no patch.

Until then, since I can't post in Roll Call, I will post here each night before I go to bed. I promise to post--whether I fail or not. Having everyone tell me to get off the patch has given me a sort of challenge to prove the patch can work I suppose.

I also promise my posts will be shorter eventually. 'winker'

P.S. I'm curious as to whether those who tried the patch did the 3-step system, and whether they relapsed during the patch system or after making it all the way through.

[Greg5280]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Welcome to the suck my friend. The next few days will be tough, but I can assure you it is worth it. I was where you were 2 weeks ago and I have made it out the other side.

Get off the patch as fast as you can, that is still tying you to nic. PM for numbers, we are all here for you.

ncheel

Use this site and quit every day. Try to throw the patch out too.

Its tough but cold turkey is the best way. get it over

Patches be gone!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta toss the patches to be NIC free. It is going to suck, but it can be done. Thousands of us here prove that daily.

Keep posting in here and when you are NIC free head over to the quit groups and post up with your brothers.

YOU CAN DO THIS !!

[RAZD611]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Welcome to the suck my friend. The next few days will be tough, but I can assure you it is worth it. I was where you were 2 weeks ago and I have made it out the other side.

Get off the patch as fast as you can, that is still tying you to nic. PM for numbers, we are all here for you.

ncheel

Use this site and quit every day. Try to throw the patch out too.

Its tough but cold turkey is the best way. get it over

Patches be gone!!!!!!!!!!!

[jackquits]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Welcome to the suck my friend. The next few days will be tough, but I can assure you it is worth it. I was where you were 2 weeks ago and I have made it out the other side.

Get off the patch as fast as you can, that is still tying you to nic. PM for numbers, we are all here for you.

ncheel

Use this site and quit every day. Try to throw the patch out too.

Its tough but cold turkey is the best way. get it over

[Spurbow]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Welcome to the suck my friend. The next few days will be tough, but I can assure you it is worth it. I was where you were 2 weeks ago and I have made it out the other side.

Get off the patch as fast as you can, that is still tying you to nic. PM for numbers, we are all here for you.

ncheel

Use this site and quit every day. Try to throw the patch out too.

[ncheel]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Welcome to the suck my friend. The next few days will be tough, but I can assure you it is worth it. I was where you were 2 weeks ago and I have made it out the other side.

Get off the patch as fast as you can, that is still tying you to nic. PM for numbers, we are all here for you.

ncheel

[brianl]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.

Don't worry about the "wall of text". You are free to say whatever you want, no matter how many words it takes.

You've made the right decision to Quit because this is a fucking nasty killer habit.
You've also been lucky enough to find this site because it will save your life!!!!!

Now, take it from a guy who used the patch, gum, lozenge, Chantix. GET RID OF IT. I tried quitting many times with that shit and ALWAYS went back to the can.

Rip that patch off your arm and fire it to the dirt. You need to stop putting nicotine into your system. Using the patch to "take the edge off" don't cut it dude. Guess what, the edge will always be there if you're feeding your body nicotine.

I'm not saying that cold turkey is the only way to go because I know people who have Quit with other means. What I am saying is that from the experience of the people on this Bad Ass Site, cold turkey will give you the best chance of successfully Quitting.

Will it be tough? Yes
Will it suck? Yes
Will it save your life? Yes
Will you have support? Yes
Can you do it? Yes

Read as much as you can on this site and LEARN.
Go join the February group and get to know your fellow brothers in Quit.
You can do this, and we can help you.

PM me if I can be of any help. I'll be glad to give you my phone number if you need extra support.

Brian

[CitySpitter]

I had my last dip at 3am yesterday.

I'm 26 years old, and I had dipped for 7 years. The first time I ever tried dip, I threw up in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart. Skoal Wintergreen and mushroom pizza. Maybe I should have taken that as a warning.

What I really loved about dip was that no matter how I was feeling, a quick pinch would pick me up just a little bit. Like if I was riding in a car, it would feel a little to be riding in a car with a dip in. Or if I was feeling a little nervous about doing something new, I would feel a little more relaxed with a dip.

That's the real problem with it though. Sometimes you don't get to feel any better than you currently feel. Sometimes a car ride just has to be a car ride. That's the hardest part for me. That I constantly have the feeling that my current situation could be improved, and knowing that it can't.

I needed to quit because I have felt unhealthy for the past year and a half. I have chronic heartburn. I lost 40 lbs in the span of a year when I didn't have 10 to lose in the first place. I can no longer burp most of the time. Maybe dip isn't to blame for all this, but there is no way it is helping.

I am on step 2 of the patch, which is helping me retain some sanity, but the psychological effects are damned persistent. I can't count how many times I reached for my pocket instinctively today, only to remember, "oh yeah, I'm quitting that."

While life without dip may not be as easy to cope with, I am looking forward to the following:

No further staining of my teeth.
No more sore gums.
Never again being caught by someone who didn't know about my habit, only to have them lecture me and tell me how disgusting it is.
Never again having to face this disappointment on my mother's face when she finds out I didn't really quit like I told her.
Never again spilling a month old spit-can and having to clean it up (the smell)

Sorry for the wall-of-text. I won't be offended if you don't read all of it. It's more for me anyway I guess, but also I hope I can help others in my situation.