Day 1 and intro

[nomorecope!]

Great intro Igloo! Oh, the rage you're expressing sounds just like me on Day 1-7. I'm just now starting to chill out.
This is hard for all of us, but we all support each other.
I quit with you today.

Looking forward to seeing you post roll EDD.

[normjr88]

Just remember Igloo your not alone. I battle this addiction every day. I take it one day at a time and I'm not concerned about tomorrow. I post my roll every morning when I get up and with me doing so I know I must keep my word not use for today. 30 + years, 1-2 can a day if I can you can. 110 days nic free and could not have done it with out the support of these bad asses quitter. QLF Bro

[Wt57]

Igloo you are in such good company, like you're beginning to realize your story is so common. I was that lying, sneaky dipper for over 40 years and never thought it was possible for me to quit because I'd quit trying, I'd had so many failed attempts. I'm now quit 1266 days!

[ChristopherJ]

Great intro Igloo and welcome to KTC! As you have read - you are not alone. You can do this and take your freedom back. The hardest part for me was accepting help from other people. Don't be afraid to reach out. CJ

[AppleJack]

So... this sucks.

But really, I shouldn't be surprised. I've had many, many, many Day 1's over my 30 + year career of using smokeless tobacco. Godammit... the lies I've told my family, the lies I've told myself. I've bought at least 200 "last cans", and probably taken twice as many "last dips". And of course there's the milestone quits... I'll quit when I find a job, get married, have a kid, have another kid, before Christmas, after Christmas... it never ends. I was always quitting tomorrow, because that meant I could dip today.

I came across this website earlier this week, and I've been reading up. And I learned something. You guys were as fucked up as I am today. Only now, you guys aren't using nicotine. You guys are winning. After reading through the blog, and the quit posts, it looks the key is you just got to lay that shit down. I was actually gearing up for another, "I'll quit this weekend, cause it's easier" quit. Instead, I just tossed my shit out last night. I realized, that if I don't just do it NOW, I'll just be dipping by lunch time on Saturday, telling myself that, "I'll quit Monday...cause it's easier."

A little about me (and it's going to be a little, because the typos are really starting to piss me off.) I'm 46, Southern born and bred. I'm married, three kids, two of which are in college now. (Lot of quit dates wrapped up in all of that.) I like to exercise -run, swim, mountain bike. I fish, hike, and camp. I work in IT, usually solo, and it's just real easy to dip all the live long day at my job. Actually easier to dip at work than at home, because my wife FUCKING HATES it. I'm not quitting for my wife though. She'll be happy, though, I'm not even quitting because I'm scared of cancer. I am scared of cancer, but I've read all of the articles, and seen all of the pictures, and just rationalized that shit away. The reason I'm doing this is because I am tired of hating myself. I'm tired of lying. I've carried this pile of lies around for years, and fuck it, I don't want it anymore. I'm fucking tired of ALWAYS, (LIKE ONLY SECONDARY TO BREATHING ALWAYS) planning that next dip. It's no way to live. So, for today, I'm not going to dip. I'm strapped in at work with water jug, and a big enough bag of almonds to feed every squirrel in the county.

I'll be around.

Damn... I think I wrote that a couple years ago!

Right. On. Target.

Seeing, really seeing, what nicotine was/is doing to you is scary as hell. You're not even close to who you're pretending to be. Confronted with that unvarnished truth... people do one of two things ~ Run away or Make a change. You... feel it. I can tell. Awesome...

Get involved here and stay involved. Learn about why and how we post a daily roll with quit groups. All the wisdom, inspiration, and momentum you need is right here. Use it...

[Igloo27]

Thanks, KingNothing. And, you brought up a good point with the similar stories. I really feel good about using this website. Here's why. My wife and I have fought like cats and dogs over this. And I've gone to some pretty extreme measures to get a dip in. Sometimes I've thought to myself, "I am the most hardcore, in the gutter, nicotine fiend ever born. Gotta be. Then I got on here, and realized..."These people are just like me, Holy shit. Except, they don't dip." I'm gonna get on board with the one day at a time, and post a promise every mother fucking day.

Maybe I'll stop cursing so fucking much in a week or so. But then again, maybe fucking not.

[KingNothing]

Awesome intro Igloo! I'm real excited that you are here. Your story is eerily similar to mine, especially the part about the real reason you're quitting. Nobody wants to get cancer, but the truth is the statistics say you won't get it. However, 100% of us hate that nicotine had such a hold on our lives. That statistic sucks, but we're doing something about it. Every damn day. I will post my promise right alongside yours as will thousands of quitters. This is how it works. Accountability + Brotherhood = Success. You can do it Igloo, you just have to want it badly enough.

[Igloo27]

So... this sucks.

But really, I shouldn't be surprised. I've had many, many, many Day 1's over my 30 + year career of using smokeless tobacco. Godammit... the lies I've told my family, the lies I've told myself. I've bought at least 200 "last cans", and probably taken twice as many "last dips". And of course there's the milestone quits... I'll quit when I find a job, get married, have a kid, have another kid, before Christmas, after Christmas... it never ends. I was always quitting tomorrow, because that meant I could dip today.

I came across this website earlier this week, and I've been reading up. And I learned something. You guys were as fucked up as I am today. Only now, you guys aren't using nicotine. You guys are winning. After reading through the blog, and the quit posts, it looks the key is you just got to lay that shit down. I was actually gearing up for another, "I'll quit this weekend, cause it's easier" quit. Instead, I just tossed my shit out last night. I realized, that if I don't just do it NOW, I'll just be dipping by lunch time on Saturday, telling myself that, "I'll quit Monday...cause it's easier."

A little about me (and it's going to be a little, because the typos are really starting to piss me off.) I'm 46, Southern born and bred. I'm married, three kids, two of which are in college now. (Lot of quit dates wrapped up in all of that.) I like to exercise -run, swim, mountain bike. I fish, hike, and camp. I work in IT, usually solo, and it's just real easy to dip all the live long day at my job. Actually easier to dip at work than at home, because my wife FUCKING HATES it. I'm not quitting for my wife though. She'll be happy, though, I'm not even quitting because I'm scared of cancer. I am scared of cancer, but I've read all of the articles, and seen all of the pictures, and just rationalized that shit away. The reason I'm doing this is because I am tired of hating myself. I'm tired of lying. I've carried this pile of lies around for years, and fuck it, I don't want it anymore. I'm fucking tired of ALWAYS, (LIKE ONLY SECONDARY TO BREATHING ALWAYS) planning that next dip. It's no way to live. So, for today, I'm not going to dip. I'm strapped in at work with water jug, and a big enough bag of almonds to feed every squirrel in the county.

I'll be around.