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[mich 34]

I saw this site last year, about the same time.  I quit for a whole month then.  Tryingt again.  I'm using that non-dip type stuff now.  Hooch, bacc off, bought a couple others two.  anyone have any good experiences with this stuff?  It actually helps a little.  i think.  i hear people use nicorette, but i've also read that nicotine is out of your blood stream in three days, and i dont want it back in.  I did smoke a few cigarettes this week after quitting on monday.  last one was yesterday.  told myself if was different to smoke.  it isnt.  if someone can help me - am i supposed to join a group on here?  Am i supposed to post something to this thread every day?  Not sure as ive never done this before obviously.

you didn't quit last year - if you had you wouldn't be here - you stopped using for a month - you had a pause not a quit. We quit here, that's what this site is all about - it's tough but you all ready know that. this site will be the best tool you have ever used if your word is worth a damn. (did you sign up here last year?) Like per said, start your reading with the "welcome center" it covers the basics...

[Dozer99]

grovermuldoon,

First off, great desicion to quit killing yourself. Second, at some point you are going to have to "own" your quit. You will have to admit to yourself and the rest of the world that you are an addict.

Post roll every morning, promise not to use "any" form of nicotine that day and keep your promise till your head hits the pillow and you drift off to sleep. Get up the next morning and do it all over again. See you only need to worry about keeping your promise today, Oh and admit to yourself that your an Addict (it really does help).

I Quit with you today brother!

[per034]

I saw this site last year, about the same time. I quit for a whole month then. Tryingt again. I'm using that non-dip type stuff now. Hooch, bacc off, bought a couple others two. anyone have any good experiences with this stuff? It actually helps a little. i think. i hear people use nicorette, but i've also read that nicotine is out of your blood stream in three days, and i dont want it back in. I did smoke a few cigarettes this week after quitting on monday. last one was yesterday. told myself if was different to smoke. it isnt. if someone can help me - am i supposed to join a group on here? Am i supposed to post something to this thread every day? Not sure as ive never done this before obviously.

Here's the scoop grover. this is a NO NICOTINE place. No dip, no cigarettes, no cigars, no GUM, no PATCHES. You shouldn't even find yourself kissing some sideways looking whore who just stamped out a cigarette. No Nicotine AT ALL.

You smoked yesterday. you're here today. You're QUIT today. Today is day one. You should be in the March 2013 quit group. Check out the welcome center on the top link-bank - it's the salmon colored link - that will tell you what you need to do.

The best advice I ever got when I came here was to read, read and read. When I was done reading, read some more.

Welcome to the suck. Go post roll.

[SirDerek]

I saw this site last year, about the same time. I quit for a whole month then. Tryingt again. I'm using that non-dip type stuff now. Hooch, bacc off, bought a couple others two. anyone have any good experiences with this stuff? It actually helps a little. i think. i hear people use nicorette, but i've also read that nicotine is out of your blood stream in three days, and i dont want it back in. I did smoke a few cigarettes this week after quitting on monday. last one was yesterday. told myself if was different to smoke. it isnt. if someone can help me - am i supposed to join a group on here? Am i supposed to post something to this thread every day? Not sure as ive never done this before obviously.

I used Hooch and Smokey Mountain at the same rate as when I dipped. Would like to think it was a success. As now I barely use any of it....though did find out I liked sunflower seeds....

[grovermuldoon]

I saw this site last year, about the same time. I quit for a whole month then. Tryingt again. I'm using that non-dip type stuff now. Hooch, bacc off, bought a couple others two. anyone have any good experiences with this stuff? It actually helps a little. i think. i hear people use nicorette, but i've also read that nicotine is out of your blood stream in three days, and i dont want it back in. I did smoke a few cigarettes this week after quitting on monday. last one was yesterday. told myself if was different to smoke. it isnt. if someone can help me - am i supposed to join a group on here? Am i supposed to post something to this thread every day? Not sure as ive never done this before obviously.

[Evil_Won]

grovermuldoon - welcome.

We have a lot in common, that being ninja dippers. I hid it from everyone in the world for 16 years. I'm forty, have kids, all the bullshit you do (no law degree though).

The difference seems to be the reason to quit. You got sick of it. I got a health scare from the dentist. Whatever the reason, we are quit. Quitting is difficult. After 66 days quit the thought of having a dip is still the most predominant thought in my head.

My wife and kids will be gone all day Saturday and won't be home until Sunday evening. Prime time for dipping and caving. What am I going to do aside from going crazy and battling demons in my head?

I am going to stick close to this site. Log into live chat for support. Use every tool I have learned here. I will use the phone numbers of the many quit bros before I think of caving knowing that they will keep me quit.

Stick around, read a lot, get involved, stay quit.

[SirDerek]

Just gonna rant - sorry if long winded but i need to get this out there. I was 16 when i had my first dip. passed out cold. Didn't really pick it up that much until college. Smoked cigarettes too, liked that more for a while. But people smell that on you and they see it - there's no hiding it. Eventually realized dipping was easier to hide - i've actually never said that aloud. I'm not supposed to dip - i'm college educated, have a law degree, and a successful practice. This is intended to sound obnoxious. I feel like a fucking hypocritical douche. Guys who dip are redneck fucking hicks without brains. Not me, I'm better than that. Well, apparently not. I woke up the other day to realize I'm 40 years old and go through a tin a day of skoal straight. Sometimes more if my wife is out of town. I dip to and from work in the car where no one can see me. I dip while taking a shit on the toilet. My wife doesn't know i dip, and when she asks, I lie. When she has caught me, I make up some bull shit. I lie to everyone. I hide it from everyone. I'm not telling anyone ever, except on here I guess - and this took some effort. Feels good though. The shame and guilt are awful, but I guess not as awful as the prospect of orphaning my kids. My last dip was this past Monday around 6:30pm. Still have the shakes occasionally, and gained five pounds. I never ask for help, with anything. But I have a feeling this may be tough to do alone. Just knowing someone is reading this is cool.

A very similar story as to alot of us on here (though personally I did not ninja dip and the wife knew, am 41 years old, dipped for 23+ years).

I can tell you that you have come to the right place as without it here, I could not have stayed quit for the 166 days that I am. It is a fight and these family here are on your side and will help you if you let them and join in.

So get ready and prepare yourself for the fight. Also prepare to break this to your wife as you will want her support as well as letting her know what you are going through is because of the addicted mind and that it is not just you..

I quit with you today, and do it one day at a time.

I never wish luck, I am there though to help you do the quit.

[grovermuldoon]

Just gonna rant - sorry if long winded but i need to get this out there. I was 16 when i had my first dip. passed out cold. Didn't really pick it up that much until college. Smoked cigarettes too, liked that more for a while. But people smell that on you and they see it - there's no hiding it. Eventually realized dipping was easier to hide - i've actually never said that aloud. I'm not supposed to dip - i'm college educated, have a law degree, and a successful practice. This is intended to sound obnoxious. I feel like a fucking hypocritical douche. Guys who dip are redneck fucking hicks without brains. Not me, I'm better than that. Well, apparently not. I woke up the other day to realize I'm 40 years old and go through a tin a day of skoal straight. Sometimes more if my wife is out of town. I dip to and from work in the car where no one can see me. I dip while taking a shit on the toilet. My wife doesn't know i dip, and when she asks, I lie. When she has caught me, I make up some bull shit. I lie to everyone. I hide it from everyone. I'm not telling anyone ever, except on here I guess - and this took some effort. Feels good though. The shame and guilt are awful, but I guess not as awful as the prospect of orphaning my kids. My last dip was this past Monday around 6:30pm. Still have the shakes occasionally, and gained five pounds. I never ask for help, with anything. But I have a feeling this may be tough to do alone. Just knowing someone is reading this is cool.