Hi everyone and thank you for the stuff you guys have shared that I read before joining and made it that much easier to quit. I started chewing on and off when I was in my late teens and have been a steady chewer for around ten years. I've thought about quitting several times but it always some excuse. Gotta use up what I have I spent good money on that, or if I quit how will I deal with the stress? About 3 weeks ago it just clicked, I was sick of being a slave to this crap. Sick of being scared what could show up in my mouth. Sick of being embarrassed when my dentist gives me the talking to every six months about how I really should quit. I found this site in looking for some pointers and it was just what I needed to hear. So many stories that sound like me. I had been weening myself off and was planning on today being my official quit day but reading the stories I said I'm done right now and that was yesterday around 4pm. I wanted to be 24 hours in before I posted so I knew I wasn't going to just start back up as soon as I got a craving. So far, I've been doing well staying busy and keeping my mind occupied.
