I'm turning 50 in a few days and somehow I've finally collected the resolve to put the can down after 37 years. I dipped constantly all day long. The only times I didn't is when I ate, drank, slept or exercised. It didn't matter if I was sitting in church or pulling 9 G's in an F-16 - I was always dipping. My trigger for taking a dip was breathing.....it was really that pathetic.
I tried a non-traditional approach to quitting. I hired a Shaman for $250 and it actually worked! I fight the nic bitch hourly, but for some reason I'm not fighting the urge (meaning I have absolutely no desire to dip but I'm still having withdrawal symptoms every hour of every day if that makes sense). And I'm positive I'll never dip again. I think the Shaman did some kind of hypnosis or something and made my mental desire to dip disappear but I'm still fighting the physical desire of nicotine. It's really weird because I dipped every hour of every day.
My sleep habits have drastically changed. I used to sleep 8+ hours a day. I now sleep for 5 hours and I wake up at 4 or 5 AM wide awake. For some reason I need less sleep.
I still have issues to address. I don't dip anymore, but I've replaced the dip with either gum or a toothpick. I've gone from constant dipper to constant gum chewer. So there are still unresolved issues with my quit. Like the inability to just relax and be content with nothing in my mouth. I'm hoping that after I reach 100 days my gum chewing will slow down considerably.
It's still hard for me to imagine going fishing or hunting without a dip. 'Remshot' Nicotine has been my closet/most reliable friend for the last 37 years. I will always miss the comfort and solace the dip provided. I look forward to someday when I can go hunting and not think "Damn, a dip would sure be nice right about now".
Thanks for reading and providing any mutual support for my quit.
Welcome to the best of Your life.
You were a slave to the poison...poison was/is never a friend.
We are all addicts of nicotine. We win One Day at a Time. We quit for Today and only today. ODAAT and NAFAR (one day at a time and never again for any reason) Your life will get better, I promise YOU!
You need less sleep because now oxygen is getting to your organs..especially your brain. (nictotine robs the blood of oxygen).
We were "not" born with the poison in our systems, we were not meant to be slaves to a poison! NAFAR
After 30 years of nicotine abuse (1-2 cans per day 24/7) and 675 days of real freedom I still have a slight oral fixation.
Early in my quit, I used candy, water, gum, seeds, peanuts, more candy, more gum, toothpicks, did I say candy? Today, I use about 6 toothpicks a day. just regular old round toothpicks from Walmart.(cheap)
Bottom line: You do whatever you have to do to "NOT" put the poison in your mouth. Even if it means using a fake product or catshit or fishing worms.
Remember: One problem + nicotine = 2 problems.
Today is a gift, that's why it is called "the present".
Do or Do Not, there is no Try!
The fight for freedom is worth every battle. It is real simple, yet possibly the hardest thing you will ever do in your life.
Real simple: Post roll, keep your word, wake and repeat. Works for me and 40,000 other KTC Quitters.
In your beginning you hold the stick, later you will use autopilot. Cheers.
