And now on the main stage

[Diesel2112]

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.
~William Shakespeare/Macbeth

I had to read this one like four times to figure what it meant........I thought I was through the fog!

Roses are red, violets are black
When one bends over
the wind tickles their crack

Razd~

Little boy blue...he needed the money.

-ADC

[RAZD611]

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.
~William Shakespeare/Macbeth

I had to read this one like four times to figure what it meant........I thought I was through the fog!

Roses are red, violets are black
When one bends over
the wind tickles their crack

Razd~

[Etxaggie]

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.
~William Shakespeare/Macbeth

I had to read this one like four times to figure what it meant........I thought I was through the fog!

[Ginet]

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.
~William Shakespeare/Macbeth

[hope]

That's damn right Ginet.... Get pissed and fight.....that is bad assed and I'll quit with you any day!

Way to go Ginet! I'm with you, too! I thought I couldn't work without it, answer the phone, get through any problem, etc. Now I just think! I can think!! My mind is getting clearer every day. I quit with you today, Ginet.

[Sh4string]

That's damn right Ginet.... Get pissed and fight.....that is bad assed and I'll quit with you any day!

[Emulator]

what did we tell you? You da Man!!! (Woman) Nic Bitch ever come round me again mind if I drop your name to scare her away?

[srans]

O.K. let it rip..... Gotta know how the day went.

Hey Em,

I crushed it. The morning was fine because I was all about maintaining and quitting strong. The afternoon however sucked balls! LOL Time just stopped around 1 and creeped until about 6 when I left. I had to continuously work through it and battle but I did. I would say "I don't F-ing chew anymore" to myself about 20 times and ate the shit out of some gum and candy. I was able to talk to Cowgirl too so that helped and took a ten minute break to go out and use my phone to get onto chat and recharge. All in all, crushed it! Quit with you today!

Atta girl. It will get less sucky as time passes. It's all part of the process. Re learning how to do something you have done for a long time. Sounds goofy doesn't it?

I remember the first time the phone rang at work after I quit. I looked at it like it was a 5 ton dumbbell. I was scared shitless to pick it up. As if dipping gave me confidence to talk on the phone? How fucking stupid is that.

Way to crush it. I have no doubts you will continue to do so.

Quit on...

Good job g. I drive for a living and thought at one time, how in the world am i going to drive without the poison.?.? Well after i figured out that i didn't need it/have to have, things got easier daily.

I use to think the vehicle/*srans wouldn't run right, but the truth was the vehicle didn't need it. Pop the hood to your car/person and you'll not find one place designated for the poison. We have been mixing water in our oil.

The same applies to you're job. Remember, all that we believed about the poison is a lie. The truth was hidden, we just needed help finding it. We are addicts, we don't need it, NEVER DID! Glad to be quit with you.

[Diesel2112]

O.K. let it rip..... Gotta know how the day went.

Hey Em,

I crushed it. The morning was fine because I was all about maintaining and quitting strong. The afternoon however sucked balls! LOL Time just stopped around 1 and creeped until about 6 when I left. I had to continuously work through it and battle but I did. I would say "I don't F-ing chew anymore" to myself about 20 times and ate the shit out of some gum and candy. I was able to talk to Cowgirl too so that helped and took a ten minute break to go out and use my phone to get onto chat and recharge. All in all, crushed it! Quit with you today!

Atta girl. It will get less sucky as time passes. It's all part of the process. Re learning how to do something you have done for a long time. Sounds goofy doesn't it?

I remember the first time the phone rang at work after I quit. I looked at it like it was a 5 ton dumbbell. I was scared shitless to pick it up. As if dipping gave me confidence to talk on the phone? How fucking stupid is that.

Way to crush it. I have no doubts you will continue to do so.

Quit on...

[Ginet]

O.K. let it rip..... Gotta know how the day went.

Hey Em,

I crushed it. The morning was fine because I was all about maintaining and quitting strong. The afternoon however sucked balls! LOL Time just stopped around 1 and creeped until about 6 when I left. I had to continuously work through it and battle but I did. I would say "I don't F-ing chew anymore" to myself about 20 times and ate the shit out of some gum and candy. I was able to talk to Cowgirl too so that helped and took a ten minute break to go out and use my phone to get onto chat and recharge. All in all, crushed it! Quit with you today!

[Emulator]

O.K. let it rip..... Gotta know how the day went.

[traumagnet]

It's starting to come together for me. It's my perspective that is off.  Changing that will strengthen my quit. Changing that will help me help someone else.

So, while I woke up this morning wanting a dip even before my feet hit the floor, I went and posted roll. Staggering into the shower still fighting her off, I knew it was going to be one of those "run the hot water line until its gone" showers. Focus. Fight.

Then it clicked.  All of the positive feedback I get in here from people that freaking GET IT and turning my thinking around along with all the time I have wasted in this shower with a dip in.........finally came together. Change my perspective!

My husband gets home tomorrow and there will be a long dip free shower until the hot water runs out with him. Spinning it around Nic Bitch!

That's my plan for tomorrow, now I gotta go deal with today.

Borrowing from Coach "QLF"...... cuz I dig it.

Let this be your epiphiny moment when you actually realize, There is no turning back!

When one door closes another opens. This new door is the pathway to freedom. There will still be some forks in the road but with the tools you learn here you can choose the right path.

Another analogy used often here is burning your boats, do a search on that here on the forums for a little in depth reading. That helped my perspective.

That's the way to do it!
You can focus on the cravings, the longings, the familiar and comfort. You can continue to harbor romantisized feelings for your dip. All of those things strengthen nic's grip, or at least allow her to hang.
Or you can remind yourself why you want to be quit and realize all of those addict excuses are just that, addict excuses. Burn the bridges/boats, lock the doors! Systematically take away all of those handholds and your quit gets much easier.

'clap' I got goose bumps reading this sounds like the light went on you have to have a total change in your mindset once that happens you can build your foundation to build your super structure on top of it. Nice work keep it up.

[T-Cell]

It's starting to come together for me. It's my perspective that is off.  Changing that will strengthen my quit. Changing that will help me help someone else.

So, while I woke up this morning wanting a dip even before my feet hit the floor, I went and posted roll. Staggering into the shower still fighting her off, I knew it was going to be one of those "run the hot water line until its gone" showers. Focus. Fight.

Then it clicked.  All of the positive feedback I get in here from people that freaking GET IT and turning my thinking around along with all the time I have wasted in this shower with a dip in.........finally came together. Change my perspective!

My husband gets home tomorrow and there will be a long dip free shower until the hot water runs out with him. Spinning it around Nic Bitch!

That's my plan for tomorrow, now I gotta go deal with today.

Borrowing from Coach "QLF"...... cuz I dig it.

Let this be your epiphiny moment when you actually realize, There is no turning back!

When one door closes another opens. This new door is the pathway to freedom. There will still be some forks in the road but with the tools you learn here you can choose the right path.

Another analogy used often here is burning your boats, do a search on that here on the forums for a little in depth reading. That helped my perspective.

That's the way to do it!
You can focus on the cravings, the longings, the familiar and comfort. You can continue to harbor romantisized feelings for your dip. All of those things strengthen nic's grip, or at least allow her to hang.
Or you can remind yourself why you want to be quit and realize all of those addict excuses are just that, addict excuses. Burn the bridges/boats, lock the doors! Systematically take away all of those handholds and your quit gets much easier.

[racetrackcowgirl]

I won't lie Ginet.....Monday is going to SUCK - get ready. I would ninja dip at work and that still is one of my BIGGEST triggers even to this day. Get some fake or what ever and strap that bra up extra tight........prep work - mental prep work will help but get some tools and i mean multiple physical tools to work thru during the day - gum, toothpicks, fake, fireballs, whatever.......you are going to relive those first few days of re-learning to do things without a dip - that's the difficult part - to get thru each task wondering how the hell it's all going to work out without your focus partner in crime nicotine but remember, you can get thru it, you've already re-learned daily life at home without it so it can be done and you my sister can do it.

[jbradley]

It's starting to come together for me. It's my perspective that is off.  Changing that will strengthen my quit. Changing that will help me help someone else.

So, while I woke up this morning wanting a dip even before my feet hit the floor, I went and posted roll. Staggering into the shower still fighting her off, I knew it was going to be one of those "run the hot water line until its gone" showers. Focus. Fight.

Then it clicked.  All of the positive feedback I get in here from people that freaking GET IT and turning my thinking around along with all the time I have wasted in this shower with a dip in.........finally came together. Change my perspective!

My husband gets home tomorrow and there will be a long dip free shower until the hot water runs out with him. Spinning it around Nic Bitch!

That's my plan for tomorrow, now I gotta go deal with today.

Borrowing from Coach "QLF"...... cuz I dig it.

Let this be your epiphiny moment when you actually realize, There is no turning back!

When one door closes another opens. This new door is the pathway to freedom. There will still be some forks in the road but with the tools you learn here you can choose the right path.

Another analogy used often here is burning your boats, do a search on that here on the forums for a little in depth reading. That helped my perspective.