6 Years and Counting

[Nolaq]

My opinion: Wanna know why you haven't quit yet? 'Cuz you're 'trying' to quit. Do. Do not try.

We quit here. Period. Nic gum is nicotine = bad, = not allowed here.

Are you going to let a little round can with a metal lid own your life?

Are you a man of your word? Can you keep your word for today and JUST today?

Don't wine about how stressed you are, or how much work you have, or how busy your life is. It's all lies. Lies told to you by yourself just so you can continue to finger bang your can. The first thing you need to do is be honest with yourself.

Read this.

Then come back when you have the answer.

We're here to quit, and to win our lives back. We have what you want: freedom.

Drink the Kool Aid and welcome to the freak show.

If you are indeed ready, PM me and I can help you along.

[G]

I started doing dip 6 years ago when I was making the 13 hour drive to college by myself and did it off and on without any problems.  However a year or two later I got mono and then after several months of that went right into appendicitis. The entire time I was still full time in college and was now working almost full time at work.  Caffeine gave me the jitters so I used nicotine all waking hours to keep up with all that I had on my plate.  When the mono and appendicitis were all taken care of, I couldn't stop.

So, here I am wondering how the years have passed and trying to remember all the times I have tried to cut back or quit.  I have a sore in my mouth that I need to have looked at and am scared to death that I might have to pay the price for my stupidity.  I have dumped so many tins out the car window,  down the toilet, or out in the yard and tried to not get another one but always fail.  First few times I would go a few weeks, and then the stress would hit and I'd fall right back.  Now my quitting attempts hardly last 24 hours and the past year has been more like a depressing movie with an unbelievable twist of tragic deaths, house fire, and life changes.  I've had all the people that I looked up to growing up now turning to me and asking for my advice and my help.  When my mom died last year, I went from the baby of the family to the glue of the family and the shoulders that carry everything. 

I now work full time and do school full time and the stress of life is killing me.  I keep telling myself that when school is done (basically after this semester) I'll quit for real, but I'm not sure my body can take much more without serious repercussions. My wife thinks I quit and I can't talk to her about it because she freaks out about it even when I admit I had one pinch a while back.  I can't tell her I go through a tin or two every week... on a good week.  I've heard juice and nicotine gum help curb the craving but god knows they don't touch it.  When you are use to a pinch that fills the whole side of your mouth or sometimes a horseshoe, that little piece of gum, or heck 3 of them, don't do a thing.  I've tried different dip tobacco-free alternatives and sunflower seeds but nothing gets me the fix.  My resolve is strong but with my schedule, I am tired and stressed every moment of every day and I crack.  I write all this so that I can hear someone say that they were here.  So that real people can tell me what they did to quit.  I feel pathetic but I need the encouragement and I need the pointers.  I have a pack of Hooch (tobacco-free substitute) in the mail and when it gets here I am going to try and give this one last shot.    'bang head'

Don't wait on the HOOCH to arrive. Don't quit in the future. When the HOOCH gets here, you will have a report due and your mind will tell you that you need to wait until........ well, a day other than right now.

Keep reading this site. Like all of us, you're an addict. Fortunately for you, this place has a plan that works.

To be quit is hard, but people do it here everyday, one day at a time. It's easy if you use this site by posting roll early every morning as your promise not to use nicotine in any form that day. Then your whole goal in life becomes doing whatever it takes (seeds, gum, fake dip, gerbling) to keep nicotine out of your body for one day. We can all quit for one day, right?

Also, we don't "try" here. If you're really ready to quit, you will do whatever it takes not to ingest nicotine. So, be a man and DO it. I see that Scowick sent you some reading material to get you started on what we do here. So get to reading. If I can do it, you can do it. Dump all nicotine around you and get busy quitting.

[husker06484]

6year...Welcome welcome welcome to the rest of your life....Great decision you are making....This site can be the answer for you, you just got to let it..Post roll, keep your word and go day by day, hour by hour fuck minute by minute if you have to start out....Read all that you can, you will see that we have all been there....get numbers of guys they are your life line, you need mine just PM me and it is yours....Welcome to the freak show, put your helmut on, fucking embrace the suck and lets get this done....You the man!!! Stay strong Stay quit.....

[G]

I started doing dip 6 years ago when I was making the 13 hour drive to college by myself and did it off and on without any problems. However a year or two later I got mono and then after several months of that went right into appendicitis. The entire time I was still full time in college and was now working almost full time at work. Caffeine gave me the jitters so I used nicotine all waking hours to keep up with all that I had on my plate. When the mono and appendicitis were all taken care of, I couldn't stop.

So, here I am wondering how the years have passed and trying to remember all the times I have tried to cut back or quit. I have a sore in my mouth that I need to have looked at and am scared to death that I might have to pay the price for my stupidity. I have dumped so many tins out the car window, down the toilet, or out in the yard and tried to not get another one but always fail. First few times I would go a few weeks, and then the stress would hit and I'd fall right back. Now my quitting attempts hardly last 24 hours and the past year has been more like a depressing movie with an unbelievable twist of tragic deaths, house fire, and life changes. I've had all the people that I looked up to growing up now turning to me and asking for my advice and my help. When my mom died last year, I went from the baby of the family to the glue of the family and the shoulders that carry everything.

I now work full time and do school full time and the stress of life is killing me. I keep telling myself that when school is done (basically after this semester) I'll quit for real, but I'm not sure my body can take much more without serious repercussions. My wife thinks I quit and I can't talk to her about it because she freaks out about it even when I admit I had one pinch a while back. I can't tell her I go through a tin or two every week... on a good week. I've heard juice and nicotine gum help curb the craving but god knows they don't touch it. When you are use to a pinch that fills the whole side of your mouth or sometimes a horseshoe, that little piece of gum, or heck 3 of them, don't do a thing. I've tried different dip tobacco-free alternatives and sunflower seeds but nothing gets me the fix. My resolve is strong but with my schedule, I am tired and stressed every moment of every day and I crack. I write all this so that I can hear someone say that they were here. So that real people can tell me what they did to quit. I feel pathetic but I need the encouragement and I need the pointers. I have a pack of Hooch (tobacco-free substitute) in the mail and when it gets here I am going to try and give this one last shot. 'bang head'

Don't wait on the HOOCH to arrive. Don't quit in the future. When the HOOCH gets here, you will have a report due and your mind will tell you that you need to wait until........ well, a day other than right now.

Keep reading this site. Like all of us, you're an addict. Fortunately for you, this place has a plan that works.

To be quit is hard, but people do it here everyday, one day at a time. It's easy if you use this site by posting roll early every morning as your promise not to use nicotine in any form that day. Then your whole goal in life becomes doing whatever it takes (seeds, gum, fake dip, gerbling) to keep nicotine out of your body for one day. We can all quit for one day, right?

[Scowick65]

I have some stuff for you to read. First thing is first. We post roll everyday. You will be in the July 2011 group. Read how to post roll and post now. If you have the guts, we have the plan. Lets get this done once and for all. Glad to have you.




Here are some links you may find helpful...

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A how to get started by Remy:

index.php?showtopic=1360

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Quit Groups, What do they mean, by SOS

index.php?showtopic=88

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Roll call, why we do it your word by LOOT.

index.php?showtopic=120

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What to Expect when you quit.

http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp

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Symptoms of Quitting dip and chew

http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/symptoms.asp

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Contract to give up...

http://www.killthecan.org/facts/contract.asp

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Smokeless alternatives

http://killthecan.org/yourquit/alternatives.asp

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Words of Wisdom, Read them all

index.php?showforum=41

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May 2008 TTFers

index.php?showtopic=1179


Read this group from the very first post to the very last post.

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How to post roll.

index.php?showtopic=50

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How to Post ROLL CALL - Roll Call Instructions
Step 1 - Find the last (MOST RECENT) Roll Call
Step 2 - Hit the "Quote" button in the upper right hand corner.
Step 3 - Click your mouse ANYWHERE in The bottom Box
Step 4 - Hit Ctrl and "A" at the Same time so it looks like THIS
Step 5 - Hit Ctrl and "X" at the same time so there is NOTHING in Either Box
Step 6 - Click your mouse in the TOP BOX
Step 7 - Hit Ctrl and "V" at the same time to Past the info into the top box AND ADD YOUR info to the bottom of the list
Step 8 - Hit ADD REPLY below the bottom box
Step 9 - Go back to the 1st unread post, check to see that the last few people to post are still on your roll call. Keep your word.

[6yearsandcounting]

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