Finally time to introduce myself

[Bean]

Thanks to all of you for your input and thoughts. I will stop worring about using the Smokey Mtn fake shit so much. I'll leave the can in the truck so I don't carry it around all the time. Mostly use when driving to and from work when I'm on my own. Thanks guys. Friend, Timmer.

That is exactly what I did...kept the fake shit in the truck. Driving was a huge trigger for me, so I had to have something. I'm at Day 176 and eventhough I don't use it much at all, I still keep a can in the glove box. You never know when you'll be tempted. At my desk, I can get on this site. But driving alone is still tough.

It really is the fight of your life. You have to fight with everything you have. Just knowing the fake stuff is available helps.

[Timmer]

Thanks to all of you for your input and thoughts. I will stop worring about using the Smokey Mtn fake shit so much. I'll leave the can in the truck so I don't carry it around all the time. Mostly use when driving to and from work when I'm on my own. Thanks guys. Friend, Timmer.

[KTM640]

My 2 cents is not to worry about it and use the fake stuff so you don't use the real stuff 'bang head' I have been using smokey mountain since day 10 and some days I use alot of it up to a can a day (IE this is one of the weeks were I'm using it alot) and some days I may have on dip of the fake stuff. Over all I think I will slowly just stop using the fake stuff since I'm already having days were I hardly use it.

KTM640

[bigbamadan]

Like chuckles said...don't worry about it.

I understand your concern. I had the exact same early in my quit. I didn't want to use the fake at all. I wanted to break free of all the ancillaries of dipping.

Then there came a point that I switched to an at any cost measure to remain quit. I had a rough go of things from the late 40's to around day 80. During that period, I went through an insane amount of hooch. It kept me quit. After that point I didn't have one for a long time. Just forgot about it. We would never have just forgotten about the real stuff.

I'm on day 347 now. Around 250 I ordered another sample pack of the hooch. I still have the bulk of it. However, there are points when I just want to do what I used to do. I know that sounds strange...but there are random times that I just want to put something in my mouth and then spit (no homo jokes you fuckers).

The nice thing is that at this point I'm so far removed from the real stuff...that the fake is actually what I'm looking for now. Not trying to fool myself with the fake like in the beginning.

So really...don't worry about it. There will come a time that you just forget about it and move on. You do what is best for you and your quit.

[chucklehead]

I had the same concerns at about the same time in my quit as your are now. Best advice I can give is, don't worry out it. You'll use the Fake when you need to too, maybe carry it around for a while, but eventually you'll just forget about it. Trust me.

I'm 131 days in a have a few cans of the fake sitting around my house. I haven't tossed one in in maybe a week but I was leaving my house last night to go play volleyball and that (for whatever reason) was alway a big trigger for me. So I still popped in a fake. I don't carry the can around with me. I don't take it to work. But occasionally I still crave the oral fixation and the fake helps me with that.

[Scowick65]

Day 84 here. I use the fake stuff. I use it less and less though. Since it does not contain nicotine you will not get a high off of it. Therefore, I believe you will use less and less of it as time goes on and eventually hardly at all.

[Timmer]

Good point. Just handle the quit on fake like the quit on real. One day at a time. Thank you.

[rhester03]

Here is my concern.... I have been quit for 46 days and still have huge desire for the oral fix. I tried so hard not to use the fake shit because in my mind it is still like putting a big old turd in your mouth. People think your still chewing and ya look like a Goober. But after 10 days of seeds, gum and life savers I broke down and bought a can of Smokey Mountain. This KTC web site being my biggest aid, I'd say the Smokey Mountain also helped get me to 46 days of quit. My plan was to quit the fake shit at day 50 but now I'm not sure. I have cut down a lot. I have used 4 cans fake cancer inducer in the last 35 days were I would have used 12-15 cans of my past buddy Skoal original finecut..... mmmmm I miss you. uh sorry.

Back to my concern.... I don't want to be quit a year from now and still dipping fake chew and carrying a dam can around in my pocket. HOW HARD SHOULD I PUSH QUITTING THE FAKE STUFF AND WHEN?

Now for my intro.
I chewed 2-3 cans a week for 26 years. Mostly Skoal fine cut. I quit because I am tired of worrying about getting cancer. I have two lovely little girls and a good wife. What a complete irresponsible ass I would be if I put them through illness and death of a father and husband. I know I can never have another chew.
Thanks for taking time to read this. Didn't plan on being this long.
Friend, Timmer

Tittes for luck.. 'boob'

I'm at 32 days, after chewing redman for a decade. I went through a few cans of Hooch around the 2-3 week mark, but after I ran out a week or so ago, I haven't had any since. So basically, I quit the fake stuff the same way I quit the real stuff...I ran out and just didn't buy any more.

[Timmer]

Here is my concern.... I have been quit for 46 days and still have huge desire for the oral fix. I tried so hard not to use the fake shit because in my mind it is still like putting a big old turd in your mouth. People think your still chewing and ya look like a Goober. But after 10 days of seeds, gum and life savers I broke down and bought a can of Smokey Mountain. This KTC web site being my biggest aid, I'd say the Smokey Mountain also helped get me to 46 days of quit. My plan was to quit the fake shit at day 50 but now I'm not sure. I have cut down a lot. I have used 4 cans fake cancer inducer in the last 35 days were I would have used 12-15 cans of my past buddy Skoal original finecut..... mmmmm I miss you. uh sorry.

Back to my concern.... I don't want to be quit a year from now and still dipping fake chew and carrying a dam can around in my pocket. HOW HARD SHOULD I PUSH QUITTING THE FAKE STUFF AND WHEN?

Now for my intro.
I chewed 2-3 cans a week for 26 years. Mostly Skoal fine cut. I quit because I am tired of worrying about getting cancer. I have two lovely little girls and a good wife. What a complete irresponsible ass I would be if I put them through illness and death of a father and husband. I know I can never have another chew.
Thanks for taking time to read this. Didn't plan on being this long.
Friend, Timmer

Tittes for luck.. 'boob'