First Week

[Jeff W.]

Hi Dieweirick. First off, congrats on making the decision to save your life. You've come to the right place. The bad news is that there is a tough road ahead with cravings, the 'Fog', nic rage, and so on. The good - great - news is that you CAN get through this, and this place will help. As mentioned - start getting involved with you quit group today, and start posting roll with them every day. This is your promise to this community that you won't use nic in any form that day. Renew that promise every day. I can't overstate how important this simple act will be in your quit. It's an anchor for you. I see you've found some fake to help. That's good, but mix it up a bit - gum, seeds, etc. And drink LOTS of water. Finally, get some cell numbers (digits) from some people in your quit group and others, so that you'll have on-demand support when the going gets tough. Hit me up via PM if you want mine.

[copingwithoutcopen]

Welcome Dustin,

Most of us came to the realization that it was time to quit after numerous attempts and failures. Over the last few years of my time using, I probably tried a couple dozen times to abstain on my own. They were gung ho attempts held up by hope and empty promises that ended with a shameful trip to the store. So many excuses, so much wasted time and money... but not today.

It's time to try something different.

The only way so many of us have been able to cut the chains of addiction have been with the tenets found here at KTC.

Cold Turkey... You will only prolong the suck by using NRT's (looks like you're squared up here)
Post Roll every day... This is your promise to yourself and us that you will abstain.
Keep your promise... Liars are frowned upon.
Repeat daily.

Find your group. Get involved. Exchange some numbers. Make failure an impossibility.

[worktowin]

Hello,

My name is Dustin and I have recently decided to quit chewing after 14 years of dipping. I started chewing at a young age and have tried to quit several times with no success. IÂ’m employed as a 911 Dispatcher/Supervisor and have been there for six years which at times is extremely stressful and has not helped in my quitting process. I have decided to stop making bullshit excuseÂ’s for why I chew itÂ’s time to break this for me!! I have made it 5 days with no tobacco and I feel great, however I still feel the urge to chew at times. I got Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff which has helped me a lot. Any former chewers out there like me who used dip as a relief from stress please fill me in on how I stay on this road. Thank You

Nicotine as a stress relief... I've got a funny story for you.

In 2007 I decided to take my wife to Kauai for a week on vacation. It is heaven on earth dude. I was a ninja dipper - hid it big time from here. So I carefully planned how many cans I would need to get me through the trip and stashed them in my luggage. Somehow my calculations were off. About 5daysbin I ran out! Made up some excuse to leave and drove to about 5 gas stations because the first 4 didn't have kodiak! Sweat was running down my face and I was panting like my basset hound by the time I got to the 5th store. $9 a can I paid. You wanna talk about stress... I thought I was gonna have to dip skoal or Copenhagen!

Nicotine doesnt relieve stress. It doesn't help you cope. It just takes away the withdrawal of not using nicotine. It also causes stress on the buildup of the withdrawal. I know this all sounds crazy, but it is true.

Thank you for what you do by the way. That would be a tough job, but your quick actions save lives.

Welcome to Ktc you are in the right place. You can do this. Life is so much better once you own it. Freedom is a great thing.

[DWEIRICK]

Hello,

My name is Dustin and I have recently decided to quit chewing after 14 years of dipping. I started chewing at a young age and have tried to quit several times with no success. IÂ’m employed as a 911 Dispatcher/Supervisor and have been there for six years which at times is extremely stressful and has not helped in my quitting process. I have decided to stop making bullshit excuseÂ’s for why I chew itÂ’s time to break this for me!! I have made it 5 days with no tobacco and I feel great, however I still feel the urge to chew at times. I got Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff which has helped me a lot. Any former chewers out there like me who used dip as a relief from stress please fill me in on how I stay on this road. Thank You