Could use a pep talk....

[iquitchewing]

I encourage you in your quit. You are quit. You are able to make it through the weekend. You can be strong in your quit with the rest of us. You will have a better life. You will learn about your self trhough your being quit. I say this to you as I experience these things myself, now 52 days quit. It aint always easy, it is quite possible, it is its own reward. Keep posting. Your quitting makes me stronger.

[ffmoofus]

If you need numbers, PM me and I'll send you mine.

[mich 34]

Just about at 4 days nic free--fog was thick the last couple days. Feel a peaceful calm today with sporadic intense foggy craves. First weekend is going to be tough lot of triggers hiding. Thanks to Huddy05201 helped me find my way through the last couple days--don't have much of a game-plan for the weekend ready to face it head on --Got Huddy's digits if it gets to rough I'll reach out. Thanks for looking out Diesel

reach out before you need to if you haven't yet, that way you won't puss out at the crucial moment and fail to make contact because it's strange to reach out to someone for the first time when you're in need...

[robbie]

Just about at 4 days nic free--fog was thick the last couple days. Feel a peaceful calm today with sporadic intense foggy craves. First weekend is going to be tough lot of triggers hiding. Thanks to Huddy05201 helped me find my way through the last couple days--don't have much of a game-plan for the weekend ready to face it head on --Got Huddy's digits if it gets to rough I'll reach out. Thanks for looking out Diesel

[Diesel2112]

It's the weekend Robbie. Are you prepared? Do you have a plan, do you have numbers, will you lay off the booze? Time to man up.

[Wedge]

Day 1 with no nicotine--stayed clean!

Thanks for the motivation Diesel--been thinking about that any time I want to give in today

Rinse and repeat.

Repetition is your friend. Stay close to the site. Ask questions and read as much as you can. Yell at any of us when you feel weak or bad. It's why we are here.

[Diesel2112]

Day 1 with no nicotine--stayed clean!

Thanks for the motivation Diesel--been thinking about that any time I want to give in today

Rinse and repeat.

[robbie]

Day 1 with no nicotine--stayed clean!

Thanks for the motivation Diesel--been thinking about that any time I want to give in today

[Grizzly25]

Well played sir...

20 years of 1-2 tins/day (yes we call them tins up here in minnesota) Skoal Straight

Told myself I would quit when I got married, when I turned 30, when I had my first kid...0-3

I don't want to die of cancer--to many people I know have done this--getting to close and real

I don't want to leave my wife to raise our10 month old son on her own and not get to see him grow up. She has told me this many times, time for me to man up and be a dad.

As I said --I want to keep on keeping on..

Quit for you Robbie!
I say this as a dad of 4 with a wife who had to endure my chewing for 28 years, I had many times tried to quit for them but that only caused problems, my addict mind would say I needed the chew and my wife or my kids were the reason I wasnt chewing! I realized I needed to quit for me and nobody else that way if I sink or if I swim it was completely up to me!!!

You do realize this is a totally nicotene free site no gum, patches or lozenges.....

I know what your thinking is this seems crazy but once you get past your first week things do get better, the best advise is to keep you and your mind busy, drink lots of water and excercise as much as possible it has always been my experience that a tired or worn down Grizzly25 is way more tolerant than a full powered un-nicotened one!!!!

Anyway I hope this helps and if you need someone to reach out to or talk you out of taking that chew PM me and let me know.

This site is a tremendous tool make contacts and get involved and it will get better!

[fwhammer]

Robbie, I felt exaclty as you did, 257 day ago. Cold Turkey and support of the men on this site got me over the hump and I am NOT looking back. It is absolutly awesome to be unchained from that addiction. I stand quit with you today!

[GR8WHITEBUFFALO]

Rob, Some things are worth fighting for, this is one of them. Quit all nicotine products. Post roll, (its a pledge to us that you won't use today, keep your word.)
Embrace the suck. Don't be a slave, live free. You can do it.

Go read the Tom and Jenny Kern story. Check out the cancer and surgery pics on this site. Plenty of modivation there for sure.

Nobody or thing controls you but you. Make your choice.

[Cyclops]

Went last week with lozenges only--a lot of hard candies etc--then weekend came and went through 3 tins.  Now back at Day 1--I'm having a tough time--seeds and frozen carmels are not quite doing the trick tonight.  Switched to Nicotine lozenge but that seems like cheating also thinking about not having another chew ever again is tough --not sure if I can do this-any words of encouragement?  Seems like I might be able to do this with lozenges but how am I going to get away from those basically have them in most of the day....I think I am in the bargaining stage of DABDA starting to cross line to depression already rats...Stumbled on this site, hoping this might help...

Robbie

Not gonna waste my key strokes on a "pep talk" for you.

You're attitude blows, you want to replace on nicotine delivery method for another, you give no reason WHY you want to quit, you have no confidence in yourself, and despite sucking on nic tacs, you still blew through 3 cans over the weekend.

Now its Monday and you want to quit again,. Yet just the THOUGHT of it is bumming you out. You stumble across this site wanting people to tell you everything is ok, you can suck on your nic tacs, if you cave again.."its ok, just try harder, here's a banky for you, goo goo ga ga."

Wrong site bro.

You remind me of a piece of wet spaghetti...spineless and weak.

Man up and go cold turkey for one week, and I'll show you some love. Until then, get bent.

Easy there Sparkie. He posted in May '13 so we'll just worry about today for now.

Basically what Diesel is saying is that thank god you found this site. You are going about quitting in a sporadic way. Read this site from one end to another. Learn what we are about. Drink the kool-aid here. You will learn how to quit one day at a time. Just remember to post roll everyday. Keep your word. Embrace the suck. It won't be easy but it will be rewarding. Quit on brother!

You have a wife and a child you need to QUIT! DO NOT touch the lozenges, gum, patch or any other fuct up nicotine delivery system provided by big nic to you keep you making them money and leave your life a widow and your son fatherless. 4 years ago I began using nic gum to help me quit. This gained me an addiction of 100 pieces of gum per week plus 1.5 cans of griz per day. The shit is a lie and will leave more addicted. Put the extra money in your kids college fund and you'll be able to send him to Harvard debt free (not that I in any way endorse that sissy school). Stay strong man and stay quit for yourself and your family!

[Wt57]

Robbie, now that you've thrown out all your nicotine and posted roll I have a couple suggestions that can mean the difference between success and failure. Read everything you can, get active on the site (get acquainted and get numbers) and most important put those big boy pants on because your gonna need them to hold your balls, because they will grow daily! Pm me if you need anything.

[Adigg]

Went last week with lozenges only--a lot of hard candies etc--then weekend came and went through 3 tins.  Now back at Day 1--I'm having a tough time--seeds and frozen carmels are not quite doing the trick tonight.  Switched to Nicotine lozenge but that seems like cheating also thinking about not having another chew ever again is tough --not sure if I can do this-any words of encouragement?  Seems like I might be able to do this with lozenges but how am I going to get away from those basically have them in most of the day....I think I am in the bargaining stage of DABDA starting to cross line to depression already rats...Stumbled on this site, hoping this might help...

Robbie

Not gonna waste my key strokes on a "pep talk" for you.

You're attitude blows, you want to replace on nicotine delivery method for another, you give no reason WHY you want to quit, you have no confidence in yourself, and despite sucking on nic tacs, you still blew through 3 cans over the weekend.

Now its Monday and you want to quit again,. Yet just the THOUGHT of it is bumming you out. You stumble across this site wanting people to tell you everything is ok, you can suck on your nic tacs, if you cave again.."its ok, just try harder, here's a banky for you, goo goo ga ga."

Wrong site bro.

You remind me of a piece of wet spaghetti...spineless and weak.

Man up and go cold turkey for one week, and I'll show you some love. Until then, get bent.

Easy there Sparkie. He posted in May '13 so we'll just worry about today for now.

Basically what Diesel is saying is that thank god you found this site. You are going about quitting in a sporadic way. Read this site from one end to another. Learn what we are about. Drink the kool-aid here. You will learn how to quit one day at a time. Just remember to post roll everyday. Keep your word. Embrace the suck. It won't be easy but it will be rewarding. Quit on brother!

[Diesel2112]

Went last week with lozenges only--a lot of hard candies etc--then weekend came and went through 3 tins.  Now back at Day 1--I'm having a tough time--seeds and frozen carmels are not quite doing the trick tonight.  Switched to Nicotine lozenge but that seems like cheating also thinking about not having another chew ever again is tough --not sure if I can do this-any words of encouragement?  Seems like I might be able to do this with lozenges but how am I going to get away from those basically have them in most of the day....I think I am in the bargaining stage of DABDA starting to cross line to depression already rats...Stumbled on this site, hoping this might help...

Robbie

Not gonna waste my key strokes on a "pep talk" for you.

You're attitude blows, you want to replace on nicotine delivery method for another, you give no reason WHY you want to quit, you have no confidence in yourself, and despite sucking on nic tacs, you still blew through 3 cans over the weekend.

Now its Monday and you want to quit again,. Yet just the THOUGHT of it is bumming you out. You stumble across this site wanting people to tell you everything is ok, you can suck on your nic tacs, if you cave again.."its ok, just try harder, here's a banky for you, goo goo ga ga."

Wrong site bro.

You remind me of a piece of wet spaghetti...spineless and weak.

Man up and go cold turkey for one week, and I'll show you some love. Until then, get bent.

Easy there Sparkie. He posted in May '13 so we'll just worry about today for now.

That's a good first step...I hope like hell he makes it to next Monday. I like the taste of crow now and again.