Another story just like the others

[T-Cell]

Since I am here, I would like to thank the vets that still hang around and give us newbs some inspiration even when there are cavers are all around.

I'm no vet, but cavers serve a purpose. They're a reminder of what happens when you're weak. They remind us that we're addicts, we can't have "just one" and we don't ever want to have to go through the suck again.

Amazingly, I've never seen a single caver come back and announce that it was worth it. I'll be here quittin again tomorrow.

Proud to be quit with you, JB. Yell if you need anything.

What Gmann said. It pisses me off every time someone caves, but it does serve as a wake up to protect and foster my quit. And sometimes cavers become much better quitters and supporters the second time around...

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Since I am here, I would like to thank the vets that still hang around and give us newbs some inspiration even when there are cavers are all around.

I'm no vet, but cavers serve a purpose. They're a reminder of what happens when you're weak. They remind us that we're addicts, we can't have "just one" and we don't ever want to have to go through the suck again.

Amazingly, I've never seen a single caver come back and announce that it was worth it. I'll be here quittin again tomorrow.

Proud to be quit with you, JB. Yell if you need anything.

[jbradley]

So I am getting ready to go on a business trip next week and going through my mental checklist. Clothes, toothbrush, yada, yada, yada, then 3 cans of Cope comes wandering through my mind. The nic bitch is sneaking in and I can now say FUCK YOU! I know today is all I need to worry about and so I will continue to take it one day at a time and not worry about tomorrow

I will be in Illinois next week so posting roll should be earlier if I can get the whole time difference down.

Since I am here, I would like to thank the vets that still hang around and give us newbs some inspiration even when there are cavers are all around.

[SirDerek]

As an assistant scoutmaster here too, I can also understand the impression I had been making. How could I be so hypocritical saying that oath each week with "Clean" when I knew I wasn't.

But guess what, follow here one day at a time and it will be something great. I am 104 days and have a good weekend camping experience where waking up at the crack of dawn when all is nice and quiet and not having to spit that crap in the woods.

I quit with you today my friend.

[Wt57]

Also active in Boy Scouts and have taken the opportunity several times over the past 196 days of quit to educate the impressionable scouts the danger of just one dip. I will never be that poor example again! If you need someone to talk to in this battle pm me I'm always here to listen. This scout master and eagle scout will always be prepared to face the challenges and will always keep my promise! That is why I can not miss posting roll, if I make that promise I will stay quit! On my honor!

[sethj13]

Somewhere between day 14 and day 25 seems to be a clusterfuck of weakness, confusion, lack of resolve, and general sense of dissatisfaction. Pride and accomplishment carry you up until that point, but the "wall" as others call it is very real. At least it was for me. You men stay strong and quit, proud to be with you. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

[Spacebaby]

Great brother! Keep up the good fight.
I have 23 days so I'm right there with you bud.
It's funny, it was insane for the first week. Then it got much better. Then just the other night I was deep in a nic fit! I was like WOW.....I couldn't believe that what I was feeling was nic cravings! I'm talking headache, dizzy, foggy and nausea. How can I feel better then have these symptoms, I thought I was going crazy but no, it was the nic bitch. So, I say this to let you know that you will probably go throught that, but don't worry, it's just the crave. What I did was I took aspirin and benadril, then fell asleep. I feel much better now, just the feeling that something's missing a few times a day but prayer and distraction get me through it.

[jbradley]

So my story is much like any other on here, just wanted to get started by introducing myself and maybe a little back story along the way.

I am on day 15 of my quit and there are certainly ups and downs but thanks to this site I have tools to help with the lows. I started chewing when I was 13 because it was the cool thing to do in a small rural town and of course all the other kids were doing it. Boy that was stupid. I have, as just about every person on here has, to try and quit multiple times. I have tried cold turkey, quitting with a friend, slowing down, etc., etc.

Until recently I did not consider myself an addict. I never hid the fact that I was chewing, not from my wife, kids, family, scouts (I am heavily involved in Boy Scouts), nobody. If I was awake and not eating I had a chew in, period. What opened my eyes was after a recent camp out a parent approached me and he laid it out that he did not appreciate the fact that I was a role model for his son and I always had a dip in. I pretty much agreed with what he was saying and let him know I would try to be better. On the 2 hour drive home one of my first thoughts was, how do I hide this so I can keep getting my fix, but nobody knows. That was my aha moment and realized then I was a true addict. The night I came home from that camp out I found this site. I can not tell you I quit that night, but that was the start of the end for me. I was not totally committed to the site and to my quit at first so I did not post roll. I was afraid of not being able to keep my word, I can do that now and hope you all can appreciate my honesty.

Monday I will celebrate two milestones in my life, it happens to be my birthday and I will be on day 17 of my quit.

Thank you to all of the members here that put their stories up to help us newbies along the way.