Sorry my intro was so brief, I think I finallly figured out how to use this site. I have chewed for 12 years. Started in highschool from the older guys on the football team. My dad also chews a can of cope a day since he was 12. I started on Rooster and Kodak and then went to Cope long it for a couple years. The last few years I have chewed Grizzly wintergreen pouches, I told myself if it's in a pouch it must be safer, even though I know that's a lie. I have told my wife I'm going to quit so many times, she just rolls her eyes at me. The last year I have really been feeling the need to overcome this addiction for ever, especially for my kids there only 5 and 8. I don't want my son watching me chew, like I watched my dad growing up. I am at the end of day 2 and feeling the fog, not as bad as when I tried to quit years ago because I have cut down my nicotine intake a good deal the last few months. It's amazing to me that a habit I told myself would last a few months turned into a 12 year habit in the blink of an eye. Also knowing how bad the shit is and still doing it. I will never go back to chewing again. This sight is awesome I wish I would have discovered it years ago.
Bryce, my advice is to read, read, and then read some more. The first benefit will be changing your vocabulary. This is not a habit. The saying on here is picking your nose is a habit. As in, you might go several days without picking your nose and not even think about it. Well that, and it isn't going to kill you.
My friend, we are nicotine addicts. This is admittedly a difficult concept, especially for a young guy like yourself, but it is the truth. Only addicts would keep going back to a carcinogenic poison knowing full well that the next one might be sending us down the irreversible path to death. Stick it out. Show up early every day and post roll. Read as much as you can, this site has more information than you could ever hope to remember, so use it. Become so well-versed in quit that nicotine could never trick you into going back. We call these the tools of quit. Roll, numbers, forums, intros, etc. These are your tools to fight this battle every day. Use them. They're here for you and me to use at our fancy, and all that for free. Not exactly free. Your admissionnis posting your promise every day. You've got this. Drink the kool-aid by the gallon and this will all start to come together for you much sooner than you think.
Reach out to your quit bros and start building those bonds. It seems weird at first, but there is a pretty good chance it will save your life. You just have to let it.
Quit with you today brother,
King
