Hi from Oklahoma!

[Cook]

great f'ing logic. well i'll set myself up for failure. no way man. you can definitely quit before that drive. when one gets to their limits they realize that they weren't limitations at all. see that you can go farther. challenge yourself man. you can go it from fill up to fill up. when i was first quitting somedays i had to look at as an hourly battle, no daily, weekly, monthly or lifetime. that's too much for the nicotine addled brain to work with. conquer it one small step at a time that should start now.

[steelcity]

Come on Echo...From one Okie to another.. We need you over in July. Post roll. Make this quit happen.

[Seanfhear]

Thanks for the welcome. You all are right, the car will run fine without a dip in my mouth. I love that you all call people on things like that- it is why I'm here. The "kinder, gentler" approach of other forums is just giving people an excuse to keep dipping. That said rip me to shreds, but I know myself and driving that far is probably more than I could take- and failing could cause problems for me. I deserve the kick in the ass that people get when they come here and say they are going to quit... and then give some lame excuse as to why today isn't the day.

The 9/11 cave is behind me and it can't be changed. I don't know why it happened, I never really thought about it. You're right, bad things happen all of the time. Bad things happened several times while I was off the stuff before. Just something about the events of that day made me weak I guess.

And here it is almost Monday! Quit now and head over to July to post up day 1...NOW

[Echo_Four]

Thanks for the welcome. You all are right, the car will run fine without a dip in my mouth. I love that you all call people on things like that- it is why I'm here. The "kinder, gentler" approach of other forums is just giving people an excuse to keep dipping. That said rip me to shreds, but I know myself and driving that far is probably more than I could take- and failing could cause problems for me. I deserve the kick in the ass that people get when they come here and say they are going to quit... and then give some lame excuse as to why today isn't the day.

The 9/11 cave is behind me and it can't be changed. I don't know why it happened, I never really thought about it. You're right, bad things happen all of the time. Bad things happened several times while I was off the stuff before. Just something about the events of that day made me weak I guess.

[Cook]

hey echo,
11 is right...you don't need any dip to make it across the country. throw it out now. find something else like seeds, gum, jerky. the worst thing you could do is have a dip in your mouth every waking moment. why give the nic bitch that much more of a hold your brain and thought process. nic is an addiction and can't be treated with kid gloves...you need to go after it like it's your worst enemy.

[11X4]

Thought I would post an intro, seems like that is the thing to do.

First, I am not quit. No need to make excuses- but there is one anyway. I'm about to drive across the country this weekend, and I know myself well enough to know that quitting while driving over 2000 miles isn't going to happen. So rather than beating myself up for failing, I decided that Monday is the day.

I'm not new to quitting. I started dipping when I was 14. I was a dumb freshman that was given an opportunity to play varsity baseball. One of the older guys threw me a can, I put a dip in, and never looked back. When I was 20 I enlisted in the Marine Corps and couldn't dip in boot camp. I thought that was the end of that problem. From the time I arrived at the Recruit Depot in 1995 I never came close to putting another dip in my mouth. Then 9/11 happened. I was talking to a friend on the phone- he happened to be at the Pentagon that morning. We hung up when it became clear that there was a terrorist act taking place. I was unable to get in touch with him again until the next morning- not knowing if he was OK or not after the Pentagon was hit. As I hung up the phone I pulled into a gas station to buy a can of Copenhagen. I didn't even think about it, it just happened. Now, here we are over seven years later and I have dipped a can every day since. A lot has happened during that time- but one thing hasn't happened- I haven't quit. I woke up this morning, put a dip in my mouth, and was disgusted. Time to stop. I am thankful that I found this site, because I don't know if I could do it without some help.

Welcome the board! You can put that can down today. As you realized, that cross country trip is in fact just an excuse. The car will run without dip, the maps will be more easily read without all the little stains on it. And besides, wouldn't it be an awful shame if one of the cross country dips turns out to be the "bad one".

As far as the 9/11 cave goes, why is it that you thought it was okay to honor all of those fallen by trying to kill yourself? Did it make any of them come back? I realize that the cave is behind you and can't be changed, but there will bad things that happen again. You absolutely have to be ready to takle them dip free.

You will find the support that can be the difference right here in this community. Take that shit outta your lip and post roll. You won't need to beat yourself up if you fail. We will handle that for you. That should be the last post where you give yourself an out. You can do this...there is no try...only do...no failure...just make the decision to not put it in your lip. One day at a time.

[Echo_Four]

Thought I would post an intro, seems like that is the thing to do.

First, I am not quit. No need to make excuses- but there is one anyway. I'm about to drive across the country this weekend, and I know myself well enough to know that quitting while driving over 2000 miles isn't going to happen. So rather than beating myself up for failing, I decided that Monday is the day.

I'm not new to quitting. I started dipping when I was 14. I was a dumb freshman that was given an opportunity to play varsity baseball. One of the older guys threw me a can, I put a dip in, and never looked back. When I was 20 I enlisted in the Marine Corps and couldn't dip in boot camp. I thought that was the end of that problem. From the time I arrived at the Recruit Depot in 1995 I never came close to putting another dip in my mouth. Then 9/11 happened. I was talking to a friend on the phone- he happened to be at the Pentagon that morning. We hung up when it became clear that there was a terrorist act taking place. I was unable to get in touch with him again until the next morning- not knowing if he was OK or not after the Pentagon was hit. As I hung up the phone I pulled into a gas station to buy a can of Copenhagen. I didn't even think about it, it just happened. (2388 days quit gone in an instant) Now, here we are over seven years later and I have dipped a can every day since. A lot has happened during that time- but one thing hasn't happened- I haven't quit. I woke up this morning, put a dip in my mouth, and was disgusted. Time to stop. I am thankful that I found this site, because I don't know if I could do it without some help.