Let me go ahead and introduce myself. I am Rob from Northern Illinois. I am not married and don't have any kids. I work in the public safety field (PSO), specifically at a healthcare facility. You'd think seeing cancer patients, some from dipping, on a regular basis would scare me enough to have quit a long time ago, but it hasn't and that is denial at it's purest.
I have been wanting to quit for a while now. I stumbled upon this site tonight while looking for an alternative to dip. After reading the success stories of those who have dipped almost all of their entire adult lives, I figured hey a 28 year old guy who has been dipping for 8 years can do it!
I have been dipping for about 8 years (as previously mentioned) at a half to a full can per day rate for about the last 5 years. My poison of choice is Skoal Long Cut Wintergreen or Skoal Long Cut Extra Wintergreen. I also smoke the occasional Marlboro Menthol Light.
So my journey began right after seeing the site and facebook page. Here I am sitting at work last night. I look at the garbage can, have a heart-to-heart with myself and tossed my tin in. So Saturday February 23rd 2013 will be my first day (almost two weeks after my 28th bday).
I am fully ready to quit the selfish, disgusting, expensive and dangerous habit! I am glad I found a support group that is serious and proven! I look forward to meeting those who will be there to help and hope to stop in the chatroom as well. I picked the habit up as a volunteer firefighter and here I am 8 years later.
If any of you have more questions feel free ask!
Thanks to all who have helped guys like me in the beginning, because I am not going to hide it, I am scared to meet the challenges of this journey!
Welcome. Of course you're scared, we all were in the beginning, and you very well should be, quittin ain't easy. It takes a real fucking man to realize they are a slave, though. And it takes huge balls to step up to the plate and put in the work to get your freedom back.
Good news for you is you don't have to do it alone. You have a group of bad ass quitters that have been slaying the nic bitch on a daily basis for multiple years. Even though most of us are nuttier than a shithouse at a peanut convention, we get off on helping eachother quit. We will help you every step of the way.
We dont pull any punches here either. We tell it like it is. We aren't assholes but we aren't gonna cup your sack and sing you a lullabye either. You need a kick in the ass...we deliver. You need to rant and rave...we listen. You need to cry...we offer a shoulder. You show progress...we encourage. You want a blumpkin...find another site.
For starters I encourage you to read, read, and read some more. Read everything you can on the site, even go off the site to read how nicotine works and how evil it really is. Educate yourself on the enemy. Not only will it help you battle the beast it will help you pass the time and keep your brain occupied...especially in the beginning.
Star by reading THE WELCOME CENTER. Its the tab at the top left of the page right under the picture of the guy in the red shirt, prasing the lord next to a tower of beer cans. It will explain the importance of role and how to post it. Posting role is the backbone of this site. Its your daily promise to not only yourself but every nut job on this site that you will not use nicotine in any form for that day. Once you go a day without, yoi rinse and repeat and keep adding +1's to your days quit. Don't think about the future, focus on quitting just for one day. Any fool can quit for a day...I'm living proof of that.
Well my man, time to take your freedom back...hell its time to take your LIFE back. We are here for you and would love nothing more than to see you do it and will do whatever it takes to help you. Use us. We are on call 24/7/365.