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[Grizzly25]

I have been dealing with insomnia for most of my life and the only thing that has helped me is eating something small before going to bed and watching a movie that i have seen like a million times that way there is some food in my belly and when i close my eyes i can hear the movie but since i know the movie so well its like i am watching it.

Not sure how much this will help but thats all I got.....

[AgLawyer]

I struggled with the insomnia during my first 30 days or so. It sucked. No matter when I went to sleep or how tired I was I woke up at around 2:00 wide awake. I posted here and read every word looking for some solution. Like others said below, it is common. Shortly after that first month I started sleeping just fine. In fact, better, because I wasn't staying up late to sneak a couple of dips.

I'm at Day 237 now and those insomnia filled nights feel like a thing very far in the past. It gets so much better. Stay the course.

[shortround]

The insomnia will pass. I thought quitting granted be superhuman abilities for a few weeks. I was only sleeping about 4 hours a night, sometimes 5. I'd wake up raring to go though. I was hitting the gym hard most nights too and still couldn't sleep long.

Limiting your caffine will definitely help though.

[raiderx]

Update

finally slept last night - 6 hours. most likely not all related to the quit. I have some shit going on at work and with our golf course that has my stress level at a 10.

A few things a did not mention in my first introduction post: As with also all of you this is not my first time trying to quit. I have actually been planning this for over a year. About this time last year a started mixing the real stuff with oregon mint chew. I was cutting back as planned ( actually got it down to 1 tin a month) when the shit hit the fan at home and work. From September to December I noticed my using was raising to 2 to 3 cans a month over that time and I has stopped mixing at times. Then in February came the scare. I had a front tooth that was killing me. I went to the dentist and he could fine nothing wrong. This freaked the hell out of me ( turns out it was a microfracture instead the tooth due to grinding). It was then that I decided to quit. So since February 25 until March 18 I have had 1 tin, cutting back a little more every day. March 18 was the first day in years that I have not had a dip.

So for all the new quitters, I will share my experience.
1) I found it easier to quit by tapering down to a hard quit date. I will say though that when I tapered back, I did mix with smokey mountain and hooch and my pinches were 1/10th of the size.
2) I tapered back will on vacation. This gave me 10 days to do this in a less stressful environment
3) I had my herbal snuff stockpiled and ready to go ( it is not easy to find out here so I had to order it from Edmonton, AB)
4) I am not sure if it is the some all over Canada ( I think it is) but tobacco products are not allowed to be visibly displayed in stores. Most places have white cases were they store tobacco products. This is making it much easier because the bitch is not staring you in the face when you get gas
5) I am exercising like a bastard
6) Once I am done this post I will be finishing my Reason For Quiting list and I will carry that around with me
7) KTC has helped somewhat, not really the roll call ( though I will do it ), but just knowing there are a ton of people out there going through this with gives the old will power a boost

Stay Strong
RaiderX

[raiderx]

Limiting the amount of coffee will most likely help. Also I found an ambient noise app for my ipad which helped.

[Mick in Stuart]

Any advice on the insomnia part of the quit?

There's plenty of time to sleep when you are dead. Do something productive. It too shall pass.

[Scowick65]

Insomnia is common. Usually lasts 3 weeks. http://www.killthecan.org/yourquit/what.asp

[BG8989]

Im currently dealing with insomnia also, so im with you man. Let me know if you figure anything out tht helps. And Ive been drinking nothing but water...

[ERDVM]

Any advice on the insomnia part of the quit?

Sex...

By yourself or with others, it does not matter.......
Limit your coffee too. Drink tea in the evenings to avoid over-caffineating.

[Bruce]

Any advice on the insomnia part of the quit?

Sex...

[raiderx]

Any advice on the insomnia part of the quit?

[Bean]

Great choice, Raider. Head to the Welcome Center. Here's the link, but it is the little redish link at the top.

index.php?showforum=13

Read about posting roll. Then, post roll for today, keep your promise, and repeat.

Oh...and enjoy your freedom!!!!

If you can't figure it out, just post that you need help. You'll only get about 500 responses from the folks on this site. You can do it, brother!

[raiderx]

thxs guys

your support is welcome and much needed

[T-Cell]

Welcome Raider-
You can do this!
First, post roll in your quit group every morning to reaffirm your quit.
Reach out and meet your quit group members. They will help you in your quit.
Ready everything you can on this site. It is full of extremely useful info, and many people have traveled this road before us, we can learn from them.
Quit hard brother. Contact me if you need anything.

[maverick09]

RaiderX,

Good to have you here. If you need anything reach out to people on the site they will help you through the rough times, and they are going to be rough. But to come out on the other side is an amazing feeling. Hang in there and fight one day at a time. Just quit today, wake up tomorrow and do it again. It's amazing how powerful your brain really is. It can trick you into putting something into your mouth that could kill you. However, it can also stop you from putting something into your mouth and ignore the nic bitch altogether. When I first started I just kept telling myself the brain is an amazing thing, thinking that it had the power to ignore those terrible cravings.