Welcome, Let's break your Intro down a little:
I am new here and do not really know where to start, or even if I really should be here. I am on day nine and having a hard time not caving today
You didnÂ’t happen upon this site by accident so, yes, you do belong here. You obviously have a desire to be quit, so do it. Day nine going solo is amazing! Without this site and these guys I would not have lasted a day.
I don't want them to try to talk me into chewing to make them feel better.
I bet they want you quit so that you can live a long time and with your entire face. What loved one would willfully hurt you?
However, today I am wondering if I am simply being a bitch because I quit chewing. I am seriously debating the worth of quitting.
You are rewiring your brain. You have been putting a drug into your blood, then into your brain, which has fucked it all up. The process to right this wrong is anything but easy or fun but you have to commit to it one day at a time. We can help but you have to quit for you.
I haven't told him because maybe I'm being irrational because ALL I WANT IS TO TAKE A DAMN CHEW.
I was a ninja dipper - no one knew for 16 years and therefore I sure as hell wasnÂ’t about to tell my wife I quit an addiction she didnÂ’t know about. It got bad at home. My kids were affected by my mood. My wife asked if I was having an affair and wanted a divorce because I was so pissed at home. Several quitters here suggested telling her and I did. Things have gotten better to an extent. She still doesnÂ’t understand addiction and the struggles unique to quitting dip, but she does know I am busting my ass every day to remain quit and that without the site and these guys IÂ’d still be lying and using.
The bottom line is you have to want to remain quit. We can help. You have already gotten amazing advice here. Use it.