In a letter to a new quitter, taken from our Wise Words section, JimWot wrote:
We quit. Its that simple. Quit is not trying to quit, its not I wish I could. Its just quit. Quit is the absence of all forms of Nicotine. Gums, Patches, Smokes even the little blue things the slaves are sucking on today.
Freedom is your decision. You wake up every morning and tell us all your quit for today. Don’t worry about tomorrow. Only quit today. Anyone, even the hardest addict like me can make it a day. 24 simple hours with out the drug. That’s it. When you make your promise, you took it off the table. Our word means everything. We lied to every one, Wives, Girl friends, Moms, Dads, Kids. But I know I will never lie to another Addict. They can see right threw your BS.
That said, it aint easy Brother. The next few days & weeks will suck ass!! Its the Nic Bitch punishing you for ignoring her. She had you under her control for so long now its your turn. Turn that Bitch over and smack her ass. Show her your not gonna be a tool anymore!! You can do it. I know its possible. I’m living proof 624 today. All one day at a time!!!
Pm me any time. Text me. There is nothing you can come up with that I haven’t felt or heard. And if you do I have a quit posse with me that someone has been there or done that.
Today I quit with you.
JimWot 624
I wanna quit smoking. It’s time. But I’m so scared. Any tips?
What are you scared of Marc? The withdrawal? That’s how your addiction takes control of you. When you’re ready to be in control, we will be here at http://thequit.org. We can help both smokers and dippers quit.
I went cold turkey, 11 days now. No dip. The nausea and dizziness ended about day 6. Still have tingling in my fingertips and feel like my muscles are weak. Is this normal? Waking up in the middle of the night in a sweat too. This sucks.
Brad,
There are a whole lot of symptoms of quitting dip cold turkey. If you are concerned, make an appointment with a doctor. We are here to help you quit, we can’t give you any medical information (we aren’t qualified). If you want to quit dipping, head on over to the forum and post roll with your quit group. Start an introduction thread. There are people there who can help. (http://thequit.org).