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det107 said:
You can still dip, the anus has the same mucous membrane that's in your mouth, bonus is no teeth to worry about- :flipoff2:
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excellent. will take under advisement. (backs away slowly, feels lucky)
 
MuntCuffin said:
Smoking and chewing.
Was probably at 2 to 3 cans of day for dip, along with a half pack to a pack a day of cigs.

1 can of grizzly straight got me 2....maximum of 3 dips.

Porn and masturbation. Cold turkey. Haven't tugged on myself for like 3 years now. Its a pretty pathetic habit if you really think about it.

Pot. I've quit, started using again, then quit again, then started using....this time I pray for the strength to make it stay away.

Sugar. I used to be close to 4 hundo. Could and would drink a 24 pack of mt dew in a day polished off with a dozen donuts.

Theres quite a few others. Anger/rage. Control. Sex. Narcissim....
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stoicism is a good thing! read some marcus aurelius...
 
JR4X said:
Doesn’t mean I picked up a dick habit. Women can fuck off, that’s all
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I know where you're coming from.


I was at that point when my wife and I reconnected from our school years.


There's still hope.


I say that with the notion you'd want that. If you don't that is cool.



You're living a life most here would dream of (4x4 shit) keep on keepin on.
 
I quit my toxic dad’s business a couple years back. Was a tough thing to do after almost 30 years and having 4 kids plus the wife to support. I couldn’t take the constant manipulation by my father to get me to keep working for him and being under his thumb. He would always just tell me what I needed to hear to get me to work for another couple of months then rinse and repeat.
I’ve been doing mostly side type work for people. I recently broke through the so-called paper ceiling for one of my clients and now they call me their lead laboratory engineer. Looks like it will lead to other opportunities and maybe I can stop living week to week and stressing about paying the bills everyday.
 
Drinking to excess/ getting drunk.

I've been drunk maybe 3 times in the last 10 years. Before that, I wouldn't say I had a drinking problem but was the typical weekend dumbass. Something happened around 40 where hangovers became a 2 day event, and the only thing that even helped the next morning was kicking the can down the road with a couple beers and a big breakfast.

I also realized I like a decent buzz alot more than being drunk. Started keeping an eye on the volume of beer intake. Now instead of 15+ on Saturday night it's 3-5 on Saturday usually in the middle of the day.
 
FleshEater said:
Oh I’ve had those droughts, too. Pretty sure every married man has.
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Yeah, but these are continual droughts. Current count is 0 in 30, 2 in 60, 4 in 90, 6 in 120, 7 in 150, and 9 in 180 days. A 6-month rolling average of once every 3 weeks.

2023 saw a whopping 25 encounters... and that was an improvement from years prior. I went off about it the prior summer after realizing that in the 3 years since moving here, I had only gotten laid 25 times by that point.

She claims menopause, but I call BS. She's been claiming that for 8 years now (she's only 42). Her doctor says otherwise, also.

I have bigger things to worry about right now, so I try, give up again, then go flog the dolphin. We'll fix the rest first before focusing on getting off again.
 
45acp said:
I also realized I like a decent buzz alot more than being drunk. Started keeping an eye on the volume of beer intake. Now instead of 15+ on Saturday night it's 3-5 on Saturday usually in the middle of the day.
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This is about where I'm at. Couple hits off the weed pen and a beer or three in the afternoon Saturday. Ruins it if I drink the beer too fast. 22 year old me would be real disappointed in 37 year old me. :laughing:
 
I gave up sodas 12 years ago for a weight loss challenge at work and never really drank them again. I have had a hard time giving up energy drinks. I haven't had one in 3 weeks so that's a plus.
 
DRTDEVL said:
Yeah, but these are continual droughts. Current count is 0 in 30, 2 in 60, 4 in 90, 6 in 120, 7 in 150, and 9 in 180 days. A 6-month rolling average of once every 3 weeks.

2023 saw a whopping 25 encounters... and that was an improvement from years prior. I went off about it the prior summer after realizing that in the 3 years since moving here, I had only gotten laid 25 times by that point.

She claims menopause, but I call BS. She's been claiming that for 8 years now (she's only 42). Her doctor says otherwise, also.

I have bigger things to worry about right now, so I try, give up again, then go flog the dolphin. We'll fix the rest first before focusing on getting off again.
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My wife, her friends, lots of women on social media, all dealing with hormonal issues. I’m pretty they’re poisoning all of us through food and products. Just seems weird that there are far more health issues today in women than seemingly ever before.

Or maybe I’m way off base. But it seems most of the guys here are all dealing with the same thing.
 
FleshEater said:
My wife, her friends, lots of women on social media, all dealing with hormonal issues. I’m pretty they’re poisoning all of us through food and products. Just seems weird that there are far more health issues today in women than seemingly ever before.

Or maybe I’m way off base. But it seems most of the guys here are all dealing with the same thing.
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Birth control medication heavily fucks with women's brains and personalities. Same with a slew of other medications frequently prescribed to women for things like anxiety and depression, especially SSRIs.

Women are also fed just a constant stream of complete negativity on every kind of media they consume. Same thing with all these groups on social media. They just create a feedback loop of never ending misery and bitching about anything and everything and the more of that content they consume the more they feed into it.
 
DRTDEVL said:
Yeah, but these are continual droughts. Current count is 0 in 30, 2 in 60, 4 in 90, 6 in 120, 7 in 150, and 9 in 180 days. A 6-month rolling average of once every 3 weeks.

2023 saw a whopping 25 encounters... and that was an improvement from years prior. I went off about it the prior summer after realizing that in the 3 years since moving here, I had only gotten laid 25 times by that point.

She claims menopause, but I call BS. She's been claiming that for 8 years now (she's only 42). Her doctor says otherwise, also.

I have bigger things to worry about right now, so I try, give up again, then go flog the dolphin. We'll fix the rest first before focusing on getting off again.
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I remember a thread about a Jaguar...
 
MChat said:
I also quit listening to that voice in my head that said, "You're not good enough". Actually, I buried that voice completely using an NLP/Self-Hypnosis technique about a decade ago.
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That's my mothers voice in my head. "Why do you deserve someone to be nice to you and I don't." Or "Why do you deserve friends and I dont".

51yrs of being told I didn't deserve happiness, health or a no drama relationship. If I was happy, she was evil mad at me.

I thought she was going to vomit when I told her about Ste after we had been dating for almost 6mos. She had the most contorted look on her face, and it was because I was happy.
 
yozsi said:
I quit my toxic dad’s business a couple years back. Was a tough thing to do after almost 30 years and having 4 kids plus the wife to support. I couldn’t take the constant manipulation by my father to get me to keep working for him and being under his thumb. He would always just tell me what I needed to hear to get me to work for another couple of months then rinse and repeat.
I’ve been doing mostly side type work for people. I recently broke through the so-called paper ceiling for one of my clients and now they call me their lead laboratory engineer. Looks like it will lead to other opportunities and maybe I can stop living week to week and stressing about paying the bills everyday.
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Congrats sir, that is a huge thing to do.
 
MChat said:
I have a great technique for this scenario, if it is something that still affects you.
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I do 'hear' it but it now makes me laugh. I couldn't do anything without hearing her screaming at me with my name on repeat.

Almost six years without that bitch in my life. Biggest smile ever is on my face knowing I am free of her mental illnesses and hatred of me.
 
Crash said:
I do 'hear' it but it now makes me laugh. I couldn't do anything without hearing her screaming at me with my name on repeat.
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Perfect. The exercise I do in this scenario usually makes the person laugh about it as well (the technique alters the neural pathways, sounds like you've taken care of that already).
 
MChat said:
Perfect. The exercise I do in this scenario usually makes the person laugh about it as well (the technique alters the neural pathways, sounds like you've taken care of that already).
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Ste helped most by telling me "You make good decisions when you don't second guess yourself. You are very smart your mother is dumb af, stop listening to that voice."

Glad you found a way out of it also. It sucks ass hearing that negativity on repeat.
 
Crash said:
It sucks ass hearing that negativity on repeat.
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Definitely.

The first time I did the one exercise myself was at a "Transformational Event" (some might call it a "seminar"), after the exercise was over the presenter had us stop and "listen" -- ALL of the negative voices were gone, completely gone, nothing but silence in my mind. That part of the experience alone was worth the price of admission.

That was Nov 2013. A new "voice" will pop up occasionally (like once or twice a year), but I use the technique to get rid of it as soon as I recognize it's there. Unfortunately, it is surprising how many times it is a parent or teacher's voice. Something to keep in mind when raising our own kids.
 
MChat said:
Definitely.

The first time I did the one exercise myself was at a "Transformational Event" (some might call it a "seminar"), after the exercise was over the presenter had us stop and "listen" -- ALL of the negative voices were gone, completely gone, nothing but silence in my mind. That part of the experience alone was worth the price of admission.

That was Nov 2013. A new "voice" will pop up occasionally (like once or twice a year), but I use the technique to get rid of it as soon as I recognize it's there. Unfortunately, it is surprising how many times it is a parent or teacher's voice. Something to keep in mind when raising our own kids.
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I now feel lucky I only heard my mother's voice.
 
Booze. It will be a year in November.

Got hurt and wasn't healing, had gout, was lethargic, working from a few bottles at a time.

Quit, healed up, lost 30 lbs, don't snore anymore, sleep better, food tastes better, have an extra $400 a month.
 
When I was a kid I used to have really dry hands. Instead of using lotion like a normal person I'd spit into my hands or lick them and rub them together. I distinctly remember my parents getting after me for it. Finally gave it up as a teenager. I used to chew on my fingernails really bad too. I only really stopped doing that within the past 5 years. I still pick at them and keep them cut really short, but I no longer put them in my mouth habitually. I was really bad about it when I was driving long distances.
 
FleshEater said:
Are you married? I’ve attempted this, but the wife is still hot and only gives it up once a week. 6 days between is brutal, especially with her in yoga pants every day.
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HAHA, same. My right hand helps keep my sanity.

Motorcharge said:
Women are also fed just a constant stream of complete negativity on every kind of media they consume. Same thing with all these groups on social media. They just create a feedback loop of never ending misery and bitching about anything and everything and the more of that content they consume the more they feed into it.
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Agree on the drugs

But this^^ sounds kinda like chit chat here.:flipoff2:


I "quit" sugar in 2013ish. Stopped drinkin sodas completely and sugar is now an occasional treat. might have 3-4 diet cokes a year.

Quit smoking completely in 2010-2020ish. Now i buy about 1-2 cans of dip a year, usually throw them away dried out

Quit social media in 2014

Have quit beer a few times, dont want to bad enough to drop it all together yet.

Trying to quit the internet, thats not working out very well.
 
Crash said:
Congrats sir, that is a huge thing to do.
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Thanks. If I said I wasn’t scared about it, I’d be lying. I think secretly he never thought I would but in all this time he never has swallowed his pride or asked for me back. He’s 75 and still goes to work all by himself doing god knows what.
 
MuntCuffin said:
Porn and masturbation. Cold turkey. Haven't tugged on myself for like 3 years now. Its a pretty pathetic habit if you really think about it.
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I forgot about that. I gave up porn over a decade ago after many years of daily viewing. It was really tough. I slipped up many times.
 
yozsi said:
Thanks. If I said I wasn’t scared about it, I’d be lying. I think secretly he never thought I would but in all this time he never has swallowed his pride or asked for me back. He’s 75 and still goes to work all by himself doing god knows what.
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He sounds like my grandfather that had the automotive business and dealership. All the family worked there because he wanted to keep them under his control. A very unhappy family.
 
Animalmother said:
Dipped Cope for 20 years. Nasty habit.
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I still do.
I’m 63, and when I started it was .37 cents a can.

About 20 years ago I quit, but the started working around some young guys that dipped.

Stupid is as stupid does, I bummed a chew one day.
Been back on it ever since. Almost a can a day, a 5 can roll lasts me a week.

I’m more hooked now than ever.

Absolutely agree, it’s Phucking nasty but I guess I’m weak.
I should probably make a concerted effort, @ almost 8$ a can I certainly could use the money on something more important or frivolous.

Phuck Copenhagen and Phuck whatever is built into us that makes us addicts of shit that is bad for us.
 
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