The Fog Of Quitting Dip
Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010
by Greg Bellan
KillTheCan.org
You're a couple of weeks in... You're feeling good about your decision to quit... But something's just not quite right... You feel "dizzy". Maybe not quite dizzy, but like you've had a beer or two. You're "off". You don't feel quite right. You can't concentrate. Reading is difficult and typing is damn near impossible.
I quit on July 24th, 2006. My birthday was August 2nd. I literally don't remember what I did that day I was so foggy. I was playing ping pong with a co-worker that week and almost fell over... I was having trouble tracking the ball. I couldn't concentrate on work. I couldn't think about family. I was focused on my quit and how bad life SUCKED without my friend the Kodiak bear.
And then something happened ~~ the fog lifted. I saw the light. I didn't need dip anymore. Sure there were bad days, but I wasn't feeling like crap anymore.
You too will see the light -- You too will get out of the fog. I promise you!!! I know it's difficult to believe at this point in your quit, but trust me/us -- We know what we're talking about.
Realize this... You NEVER have to go through the fog again once you get through it -- unless you cave.
You never have to feel this crappy again -- unless you cave.
You've taken the first step, you're quit and you're on the site. Now take the next step and walk through the fog. You'll have a new outlook, a bunch of great friends and a dip free life.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)I didn't know what dip was, so I had to go to the site. Well done for quitting!
Congratulations for taking that first step and seeing it through.
Jennifer/Grace - thanks so much. I'll never consider myself "cured" but taking it one day at a time has certainly added up to quite a few days/years at this point!
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