Day Two

[Scowick65]

Day five still quit, still strong. Feeling much betta now, not quite dead yet. Thanks again to this site and to my brother tillergm, you are so right, my head doesn't hurt today and I'm hoping tomorrow I can function as normal again. If it wasn't for this great site I would have no idea what 5 days without the chains of dip tied around my neck were like. It only seems to get better the further into freedom I roam.

Freedom is the shit. Keep it up. It gets better and better.

[tazmed]

Day five still quit, still strong. Feeling much betta now, not quite dead yet. Thanks again to this site and to my brother tillergm, you are so right, my head doesn't hurt today and I'm hoping tomorrow I can function as normal again. If it wasn't for this great site I would have no idea what 5 days without the chains of dip tied around my neck were like. It only seems to get better the further into freedom I roam.

Welcome aboard Ash. It does get better with time, but I'll give you an early warning; don't get complacent. The craves will sneak up and bite you in the ass when you're not watching. I'm at day 57 and I feel like I'm riding the roller coaster all over again. The fogs have returned and the triggers seem to be showing up more than during the suck. Stay vigilant, keep the attitude, keep the faith...glad to be quit with you today.

'archer'

[AshBurton]

Day five still quit, still strong. Feeling much betta now, not quite dead yet. Thanks again to this site and to my brother tillergm, you are so right, my head doesn't hurt today and I'm hoping tomorrow I can function as normal again. If it wasn't for this great site I would have no idea what 5 days without the chains of dip tied around my neck were like. It only seems to get better the further into freedom I roam.

[bJA]

Ash - Congrats on your choice to join us, you will not regret it. Post roll / keep your promise / quit. Don't worry about the long road - just worry about today. Stay quit.

[Wild_Bill]

Ash,
Welcome!! Lots of great folks here ready, willing and able to lend a hand. We will do this together.
whsii

[AshBurton]

Thanks to everyone for helping me push through this hellish weekend. Its Monday, posted Roll and still free from the chains! Feels so good, long way to go though.

[AgLawyer]

Pain is only weakness leaving the body. That's what it is...this addiction and how it controls you is preying on your weakness. Like said below, each day will get better. For the first few days I was absolutely miserable - headaches, couldn't concentrate, couldn't sleep, pissed off, etc. Don't get me wrong, the little demon in your head still tells me that I want a dip but I know it is all mental and so will you. I remember vividly sitting where you are - wasn't that long ago - I'm only on day 18 right now but make the commitment daily to quit. Welcome aboard and use the resources here. Read all you can (I liked reading the "Introduction" threads of folks who have been quit for a long time cause you can kinda follow their journey - you will see that we are all the same), get in the chat room once in awhile, post roll every morning, and keep your word.

[tillergm]

Steve congrats on your decision to quit. Day two is right in the middle of the worst. Day three still is awful but guess what? day four is better. It was for me anyway. Day 5 my head quit hurting. Day 6 I was functional. And so on it goes. Each day is better than the last. Hang tough, the first three are by far the worst. I too dipped in the USMC, helped to stay awake and it made me feel macho with all the rest of the dumbasses dipping. I dipped before I went in though, and I am only 15 days quit as of today. Each day I post roll, it is my promise to a group of strangers that I will not use nicotine today. This place really works if you let it. You have to make the decision to use it though. Read as much as you can, Look at the cancer pics, Use online chat, come on here and motherfuck everybody if need be, but don't use nicotine. Go get some Smokey mountain chew (its tobacco free). I found mine at walmart. It helps with the craves. Stay strong. You have no excuse to quit. You are part of a group that can call themselves the baddest fuckers on the planet. Nicotine's got nothing on that. Stay quit.

[LLCope]

ASH,

I made this same choice 109 days ago and it was the best choice of my life. Good choice to QUIT!

To answer your question---The first 3 to 4 days will be very hard--this is the time that the nicotine is leaving your body and the real physical withdrawlas happen. You will be in a hellish fog during this time---- focus will return on day 4 or 5 --hang tough you are alomost there! After that it will be mental.

Go to the welcome center and read everything--especially the part about Posting roll. Go to November and post roll with that group--they will be your quit group. Make your promise to quit everyday and keep your word marine!

You can do this and we will support you


Pm me if you need anything!!

[AshBurton]

Well, I meant to join this site yesterday and post but the fog was too much to see through. I'm Steve, been dipping for almost 12 years. Wow, it's weird reading that. I started in the Marines and never got around to quitting even after I gave up the Corps. I did around a can to a can and a half a day of skoal or cope, and now I am doing my best to battle this addiction. Cold turkey day two, its so hard to concentrate, I'm pretty full of rage as well.

Hopefully someone has a positive answer as to when my mind will be back to normal enough to concentrate more than 20 seconds at a time. Anyways, this site inspired me to just put it down and start a fight that has been a long time coming, no gum, no tricks, just me not doing something I am mentally and physically addicted to. I can and will do this, for me, for my wife and daughter, and for a better life. But fuckballs this is painful. :blink: