I started chewing about 3 1/2 years ago. I went to a high school where it was the norm to walk around the halls with a fat lip and a milk carton to spit in. In high school I thought nothing of it well probably because everyone else was doing it. But as I graduated and moved onto college all my friends quit and I am one of the few left. I have gone for years now hiding cans under the bed from my mom, hiding spitters in the glove box while picking up my girlfriend. I am tired of it and ready for a change. When I graduated high school me and my friends went to the beach and I figured well since I'm going to be drunk all week might as well pick now to stop to lessen the side effects of nicotine withdrawal. It worked but on the ride home I picked it back up again. since then I have been making excuses of quitting and they always seemed to never end. Oh school is really hard right now I can't quit I won't be able to focus or I can't quit right now I have a long week at work. But no. Tomorrow is the day. I am going to wake up and flush the rest of my can. Also has anyone tried those Grinds Coffee pouches? Considering picking a tin up tomorrow of them.
Welcome mpirollo. I know those excuses all too well about not being able to quit this week/month/etc because of work/school, hell I was still making them last week.
Congrats on stepping up and setting a time, hold yourself to it. If you start having thoughts of caving and then quiting when school or work are better - forget it. I told myself that shit for 10 years. School will not miraculously get easier and work will not be any less of a burden, even if it all did get easier at some point, your mind would find a way to convince you that it isn't just so you can keep feeding it nicotine. Do not cave, do not even let it be a possibility in your head, they F'n stopped making any dip you like as far as you know; otherwise you'll be like I was and still be stuffing your face with it years after school.
I just got some grinds in the mail yesterday, they help. I've tried the wintergreen and caramel so far, the caramel was good but the wintergreen tasted off to me. They are pretty moist but I enjoyed it much more when I swallowed the juice, my mouth got really dry trying to spit like dip. Your mindset when you try them or any alternative makes a big difference, don't compare it to dip or you won't be happy with it - it is the only alternative since they stopped making your dip.
Roll on and stay strong, I'm right there with you.