Mix of emotions

[jhaenel23]

Welcome Lean To!! :D Diesel was on to something there. Couldn't resist! Congrats on your quit! You sound like a bad ass and just need to grab those balls and suck it up!! Quit With you today!!

[Diesel2112]

Welcome, Garage. You got some great advice from some bad ass quitters, so I really have nothing to add. Take comfort in the fact that you are not alone, my friend. We have all been in your shoes. We are on call for you 24/7/365. Use us!

You got this, Car Port. Never again for any reason!!!!

[Cannaday]

Im right there with you brother. After 10 years of slavery to that disgusting shit im declaring my freedom. We have a lot to live for, and can do this one day at a time.

[Evil_Won]

Welcome Shed. This method works. Believe in it. Drink deep.

As it has been said, post roll early - that takes caving off the table for the remainder of the day. Get involved and get to know everyone in the May group and everyone else from other groups. Eventually you will get to know these "strangers" on a deep and personal level and will not want to let them down. These ladies (yes, there are a few) and quitter cats know shit about me that even my wife and parents don't know. They have my back, and they are quitters. They understand.

We are all still addicts here, fighting the battle one day at a time. Help is just a PM away if you need it (and we all do at some point).

[Wt57]

Welcome Shed. Souliman has given you some great advice. It sounds like you temporarily stopped using before (notice I didn't say quit), for your company, wife and / or kids. This time I think you are quitting for Toolshed!! Take it day by day by day by day.

Shed we understand all to well where you come from. A disgusting addiction that has led us to do disgusting things. Keep reading, post roll every day and keep your word! I can't quit forever and neither can any of us but we all can quit 1 day at a time. Pm me if you need anything.

[jbuilder7916]

Welcome Shed. Souliman has given you some great advice. It sounds like you temporarily stopped using before (notice I didn't say quit), for your company, wife and / or kids. This time I think you are quitting for Toolshed!! Take it day by day by day by day.

[Souliman]

Okay Tool Box...let me be the first to welcome you aboard. This is indeed the fucking secret sauce of getting quit my friend. The depth of information you will find here exists no where else. And its all for free. First, we're all addicts here. Its not a habit, you're an addict. Sounds dirty for a VP but I'm sure you've done worst things in the executive bathroom than call yourself an addict before. Second, quit is quit. No more. No mas if you're from below the boarder. So throw any stash or nicotine supplements away immediately. Flush'em. Take a pic. Folks here seem to love looking at a stuff going down a toilet for some reason. Not sure why. Third, you have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of here. We have all walked this path. We've lied, ditched out on family time, bought cherry Dr. Peppers just for the bottle (who drinks that shit?). We can all relate and we want to relate. We're in this together. I do have a few things to suggest:

1. Hit the 'Welcome Center' in the upper left corner. Behind that warm inviting salmon colored link you'll find a guide to the site. Get acquainted.

2. One of those bullets is about roll call. Roll call is us putting down our word that we quit today. That we will not use nicotine in any form for 24 hours. Its not a perspective of quit for a lifetime here. We're quitting for today. My simple mind can't quite comprehend forever but I sure as shit can understand 24 hours. We do this once a day. Early as we can to set the table right for the day. No excuses. Can't get to a computer? Text a quit brother or sister. Don't got numbers? Frickin' get some.

How to post roll: How

Where to post roll: May 2013

3. Read. Now I know a man of your success knows that you got to be prepared. You don't just walk into the board room with you fly unbuttoned or something. Prepare yourself for the battle here and read all you can. This is the blueprint to quit here.

4. Get involved. Anyone here will help you. I will help you. Shit...my mother will help you if you need it but you got to get involved. Pay it forward by pulling people along. Lean on and be leaned on folks around you.

5. Reach out. If things get tough, and they will, you got to let someone know. Get into chat. Get into the intros. Read. Message someone. Text someone. There is no shame in asking for help. We are all addicts.

Welcome. Fight. Plan. Protect.

-Soul

[Tool shed]

Hello all. I joined just today but am on day 13 of my quit. I used smokeless non-stop for over 25 years until late 2011. One Sunday following a duck hunting weekend I just quit. I used the "quit for life" program paid for by my employer. I actually worked even though it was very geared toward smokers. In fact it worked until the following July of 2012 when I relapsed and now I find myself here where I think folks will relate better to the unique smokeless quitting challenge.

But I am getting ahead of myself. I started chewing late in high school in the late 70's. The habit continued into college where many of the football players chewed. After that it was rugby, once again with many chewers. I didn't marry until my late 30's so there was never much pressure to stop. Then having young kids that didn't know what I was doing, there was once again no reason to quit. I also owned my own business so I could do as I pleased. Do you see the pattern? There was never any reason to quit at leat in my mind. Then my kids got older and started asking questions, my wife got sick of the habit, I got sick of the habit and the cost, and I sold my company. I was no longer the boss and had to spend hours in airports. I actually bought bottle of soda at airport prices and had 2 drinks so that I had a spitter! I spent more time in long executive meetings trying to hide my chewing from others. It all added up to my quit in 2011. My kids were proud of me, my wife proud of me, my colleagues proud of me and I was moving up in the company ranks where a vp shouldnt use tobacco! Then the relapse. The guilt, the hiding, and the shame. I simply cannot do this anymore.

I learned much last time and will make use of it this time. I learned that I feared quitting more than quitting itself. I realized that the romantic and nostalgic feelings about chewing were ridiculous. Like my chew was some long lost love. The mind is powerful and nicotine has great power.

I can tell from reviewing posts all day that this group is different than quit for life. You all understand the power that smokeless can wield. I am newly committed after finding you all. I feel empowered and have yet to spend more than a day here! Thank you all.

Toolshed, or just Shed for short.