A Delayed Introduction

[indianacop]

Awesome man! You're in the right place, I assure you of that! We're all in this together, so we all got your back. If you need anything man, you can get a hold of me.

[Mthomas3824]

I have decided to add my story to this forum and join my quit group today. I guess it is better late than never. I found this site 10 days ago and the stories and information have really helped me deal with my recent issues. I was scared to share my story before, but I didn't figure it was fair to use the information on this site without contributing something. After all, I have related to so many of your stories and experiences and they have helped me in many ways. Maybe someone can relate to my story.

I have been chewing since I was 16 and I am almost 30 now. Anything from Skoal to Copenhagen, no preference really just anything I could get my hands on. I also smoked, but only when I drank. I thought it was just a nasty habit that I could quit anytime that I wanted. I was incredibly naive to the toll it was taking on my mind and body. I would always reason that I wasn't addicted because I would only have 2-3 dips a day and I only smoked when drinking.

I quit chewing and smoking on 2/11/2014. I was simply just tired of hiding it from my wife and son - tired of living a lie - tired of having this nasty "habit". I knew it wasn't good for me and that I finally needed to stop something that I had been doing for 14 years. I thought it would be easy, I had no idea what I was in for.

I was having issues soon after I quit. I didn't attribute any of these to nicotine withdrawal until I found this site. I was very naive and wish I would have found the site before I quit.

Panic attacks after the first week and still some issues to this day - although I am much better at controlling these now. I saw a doctor for this issue in week 4 to get checked out and everything is fine with me physically except for being a little overweight. The Fog hit me hard from weeks 3 to 5, but has lifted now - again, I didn't know there was a thing called the fog until I found this site. Hot flashes were a bitch for a while. Now I am having a hard time sleeping without waking up in the middle of the night and it is hard to get motivated some days.

My life has also greatly improved since I quit. I feel better physically and I even sweat less. I exercise more. I don't have to worry about my gums receding any further. Don't have to worry about how to sneak in dips when my wife was around - go for a drive, mow the lawn, take out the trash. I even came clean to my wife about my chewing addiction and she has been incredibly supportive - our relationship has gotten closer since I quit. I let my son stay up later because I don't have to have a dip after putting him to bed. I think of all the time that nicotine has stolen from me, time I could have been spending with my family instead I was dipping. I was a slave to nicotine, but no longer. I am done with the nic bitch!

I wish I would have wrote this sooner and would have found this site before I quit. But I am here now and can only promise to be quit one day a time and contribute to this site.

Good to have you on the quit side. You will still have funks, fogs and anxiety. No one can take that away. However the best thing for me...and I didn't understand ther real meaning of quit only for today until about 30 days into my quit.

Only worry and battle today. Don't mentally try to conserve in prep for tomorrow. You really don't know how you will feel tomorrow. Just embrace today and love the good feelings or embrace the suck. The good keeps getting better and the bad keeps getting less frequent.

[pbrain04]

congrats on taking your freedom back. Welcome to KTC. This is the right place.

[dunlapsig]

agh, that is some great stuff. It's hard to go through the "suck" and it has to be harder going through it alone. All things mentioned are experiences that hit close to home with most of. The time away from family, the guilt, the I didn't even realize how bad I was addicted feelings, but here we are. We will suport you throughout your quit. As you see, one day at a time. The price of admission to be on this site is to post roll. Everyday you post your name, number of days quit and a promise to us and yourself that you will not use nicotine that day on roll call. Your HOF group will be May.

Great work on the journey thus far. Proud to have you in here. I quit with you today.

[Bean]

GREAT CHOICE, Agh2o!!! You've been at it by yourself for over a month?!!! You are a bad-ass quitter. Welcome to the KTC!!!

The rules are simple...post roll  keep your word. You've taken the first step. We've got your back the rest of the way. Click on the Welcome Center link about and read everything you can. Learn how and why we post roll. Then do it.

YOU GOT THIS, BROTHER!!!

[agh2o]

I have decided to add my story to this forum and join my quit group today. I guess it is better late than never. I found this site 10 days ago and the stories and information have really helped me deal with my recent issues. I was scared to share my story before, but I didn't figure it was fair to use the information on this site without contributing something. After all, I have related to so many of your stories and experiences and they have helped me in many ways. Maybe someone can relate to my story.

I have been chewing since I was 16 and I am almost 30 now. Anything from Skoal to Copenhagen, no preference really just anything I could get my hands on. I also smoked, but only when I drank. I thought it was just a nasty habit that I could quit anytime that I wanted. I was incredibly naive to the toll it was taking on my mind and body. I would always reason that I wasn't addicted because I would only have 2-3 dips a day and I only smoked when drinking.

I quit chewing and smoking on 2/11/2014. I was simply just tired of hiding it from my wife and son - tired of living a lie - tired of having this nasty "habit". I knew it wasn't good for me and that I finally needed to stop something that I had been doing for 14 years. I thought it would be easy, I had no idea what I was in for.

I was having issues soon after I quit. I didn't attribute any of these to nicotine withdrawal until I found this site. I was very naive and wish I would have found the site before I quit.

Panic attacks after the first week and still some issues to this day - although I am much better at controlling these now. I saw a doctor for this issue in week 4 to get checked out and everything is fine with me physically except for being a little overweight. The Fog hit me hard from weeks 3 to 5, but has lifted now - again, I didn't know there was a thing called the fog until I found this site. Hot flashes were a bitch for a while. Now I am having a hard time sleeping without waking up in the middle of the night and it is hard to get motivated some days.

My life has also greatly improved since I quit. I feel better physically and I even sweat less. I exercise more. I don't have to worry about my gums receding any further. Don't have to worry about how to sneak in dips when my wife was around - go for a drive, mow the lawn, take out the trash. I even came clean to my wife about my chewing addiction and she has been incredibly supportive - our relationship has gotten closer since I quit. I let my son stay up later because I don't have to have a dip after putting him to bed. I think of all the time that nicotine has stolen from me, time I could have been spending with my family instead I was dipping. I was a slave to nicotine, but no longer. I am done with the nic bitch!

I wish I would have wrote this sooner and would have found this site before I quit. But I am here now and can only promise to be quit one day a time and contribute to this site.

[agh2o]