Hi All- My name is Ryan and I'm addicted to chewing tobacco. After 4 years of sneaking around the office with a dip in my mouth, struggling to get a good night's rest, having random heart palpitations, and generally not taking very good care of myself, I've decided to finally quit dipping once and for all!
So far, I'm on day 11 of my quit and I couldn't be happier with my progress so far. The first 3 days were BRUTAL! I probably slept 12 hours a day and even called in sick on the 3rd day to deal with the massive headache I had. Since then, each day has gotten progressively better. My concentration level still isn't great but at least I'm starting to get some of my energy back. I have a long way to go before I feel "normal" again but I know that I don't ever want to go back to that false nicotine-induced blur of a world that I was living in before.
I've tried to quit on a number of occasions in the past and it's typically somewhere around the 2 week mark that I give in to the cravings. "It's not that big of a deal", I'll say to myself. But it is a BIG deal, one that I need to nip in the bud now! I'm hopeful that with the help of this community, I can stay on the right track and see this quit all the way through.
I look forward to speaking with each of you and hope that we can help each other on this journey.
Best,
Ryan