My story of dipping starts about ten years ago. My last week of lifeguarding for the Summer was upon us and my manager needed a day to clean the pool up. So he scheduled all of us and brought tons of energy drinks and a little Skoal can. I remember … Continue reading
I’ve been looking forward to writing this HOF speech for a long time. It was the HOF speeches that saved me, brought me back to KTC, and showed me what it takes to finally quit my most shameful habit. Quick recap: I’d chewed Grizzly Wintergreen Pouches for well over a … Continue reading
It does pick us up when we are down, having a text message or email just to let you know someone has your back is amazing. If I’ve learned anything from this website, we quit for ourselves but our strength to continue comes from helping each other. If we become … Continue reading
It is hard to wrap my mind around 100 days nic free, after 25 years of dipping it had really become part of my identity, but enough is enough and as we get older, hopefully we get wiser and that’s the case with my quit. At 100 days today it … Continue reading
My story starts with on and off nicotine use in high school. Upon turning 18, I was a man (yeah right!) and started buying it myself. Boy, I thought I was the baddest dude around. None of my close friends really dipped, so I felt special, like I was a … Continue reading
We talk bad about cavers, and yeah we ride their ass, But what about the caver who comes back with class? We ask them those questions, the why, when and how? But the bottom line remains: Whatcha gonna do NOW? I met a new friend, ToeTag is his name, He’s … Continue reading
101 days ago, the idea of being quit was just that, an idea. Hell, I have thousands of fleeting ideas a day. 101 days ago, I was a slave but convinced myself otherwise 101 days ago, I actually believed that no one other than me knew what it was like … Continue reading
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So. Here I am. 100 days. Right now, honestly, it does not feel any different. Just like age, a birthday comes and goes as we get older it soon just becomes another day. Oddly enough, a relatively short time into our new year in life it hits us. Even as … Continue reading
Well, I’ll start by saying I’m not really great at speeches, I just can’t seem to find the right words to say. But I’ve had a little over week to ponder on this and I finally have the time so here goes: I started dipping when I was 15. Probably … Continue reading
