I am ready to fight the fight

[tarpon17]

GMANN nailed it (not ghey). Knowing you're an addict is half the battle. Glad you are with us, and it will be a fight as quitting is simple, but its not easy. You need anything there are many many folks in here willing to lend a hand. Drop me a PM if I can be of any assistance.

tarp

[HugeCowboysFan]

Way to go Michelle. The topic title is Awesome....

[nicofiend]

Michelle I like your topic title, I am ready to fight the fight! Wise decision you made to quit nicotine. You can do this , just take it one day at a time, one QUIT day at a time! PM me if you need anything. Glad to be quit with you. nico

[G]

You called it an ADDICTION.

Knowing that is half the BATTLE.

See link ^^^ for evidence.

Welcome. Good to be quit with you.

[parry8587]

If you can keep from putting that worm dirt in your mouth for 10 days, I am willing to wager that your boyfriend will make his way in here as well. You just have to be the example and show him that NOW is the time to quit, regardless of your current situation in life. It is not going to be easy, especially being close to a can all the time, but you can do it. You can do anything you set your mind to. How much do you want to quit? Get familiar with the site, post roll, and honor your word. One day at a time.

Parry

[TLeah64]

Wow Michelle, our stories are about the same. I too am a female, I started dipping because of my boyfriend and his buddies. I rarely bought my own Cope and when I did, I made up those same excuses. Only my family and closet friends knew I dipped and I dipped continously except while eating and sleeping. I was extremely good at hiding it.

You are so much smarter than I. Fast forward 30 yrs and I finally decide to quit. I am so proud of you for quiting now and not hiding you evil addiction any longer.

I will be watching for you to post roll and if you need a quit buddy I'd be happy to volunteer. We all need as much support as possible to walk with us down this path.

Welcome to the October quit group.

[Souliman]

Gosh darn snappy! Its a good day to quit. Welcome aboard. You've made a great decision. This is going to be difficult but if you think about the magnitude of what you're trying to do (save your life) its probably a difficult thing.

Read. There is a bunch of stuff here to read. All kinds of wisdom. Start with the Welcome Center in the upper left.

Listen. Three are a bunch of folks here with a lot of experience. When they speak, listen.

Post roll everyday. No excuses. No "but I couldn't" or "my dog ate my..." just doesn't work here. The program is everyday without exception. If you can't get to a computer text it to a quit brother or sister.

Your group is October

You have to keep your word. That's how this works. Accountability. You put your word down that you will not use you fight to keep that word. All day. If you are in an "hour of need" you reach out. Plenty of folks to help.

I would also suggest you get your boyfriend in here and let us work on his ass as well. If you two care about each other at all, getting this crap out of BOTH your lives should be a high priority.

Welcome aboard. Great decision.

-Soul

[Michelle!]

I have officially posted role for Day 2, so I suppose I should introduce myself…My name is Michelle. I am 21 years old, and I have been chewing for about 4 ½ years. I started using Cope in high school, when I was constantly hanging out with my boyfriend and a bunch of his guy friends. I kept bashing them for their gross habit, so they dared me to try it. After that I was actually so hooked that I stole my boyfriend’s can.

Fast forward: I am still in the closet about my addiction. This is primarily because people seem to think that women chewing is absolutely taboo!! I actually rarely even go to the gas station to buy my own cope, because I get so embarrassed or try to come up with an excuse that it’s not for me. Men and “hicks” are certainly not the only people that can become addicted to this nasty stuff…I am I am so tired of the guilt and shame I feel from this addiction. I cannot even imagine what some of my family and friends would think!

Anyways, like all of you I am ready to quit! It feels so empowering to say it, yet I know it’s not going to be easy in the slightest bit! I am still with my boyfriend. We have been dating for over five years, and have lived together for four years. He still chews, which is going to be the hardest part of this entire journey. I am tired of waiting around for him to quit with me just because he thinks “right now is not a good time”…Hell, it’s NEVER going to be a good time, but I for one can not make any more excuses. I am ready to quit, and I can only hope that he will decide to quit too!

Thank you KTC! IÂ’m glad I found you. LetÂ’s do this!