General Discussion - 2016

[Nolaq]

Stupidity.

[ddodge2]

Hi brothers and sisters. Im on day 2 of my quit. I'm not feeling great but work helps in distracting me until at least 6 pm tonight.

I was posting here to ask what the best way is to get in touch with the other members in my quit group? Is it ok to post in the roll call thread or is that thread only for roll call?

[mattlock]

Good morning everybody.

Today is day #1. I had been dipping for 5 years and thought it was time to quit. Numerous times I tried to give it up, always resulting in me making up an excuse to go to the store and get another can. With most of the last times I tried to quit, I have noticed that I'll get Restless Leg Syndrome (or something like it) really bad at night. When I was dipping, I was fine. Just wondering if any of you had similar issues?

That's just your addict brain asking for a fix. Most of us started doing nicotine to help relieve anxiety, or quickly found that it was a side benefit of using. As a result most of us have also not learned to deal with anxiety effectively. This (and the other withdrawal symptoms) will eventually lessen and then pass as your brain rewires itself over time. Embrace the suck, it means your body is healing from all the damage you've done. Welcome aboard and I quit with you.

[QuitConstruct]

Good morning everybody.

Today is day #1. I had been dipping for 5 years and thought it was time to quit. Numerous times I tried to give it up, always resulting in me making up an excuse to go to the store and get another can. With most of the last times I tried to quit, I have noticed that I'll get Restless Leg Syndrome (or something like it) really bad at night. When I was dipping, I was fine. Just wondering if any of you had similar issues?

Glad to quit with you, today and for today only. Don't worry and reach out to people on here as much as you can. Read up. Check your "Inbox" for a PM from me. Have a great day,

Matthew

[mibowhunter1001]

Good morning everybody.

Today is day #1. I had been dipping for 5 years and thought it was time to quit. Numerous times I tried to give it up, always resulting in me making up an excuse to go to the store and get another can. With most of the last times I tried to quit, I have noticed that I'll get Restless Leg Syndrome (or something like it) really bad at night. When I was dipping, I was fine. Just wondering if any of you had similar issues?

[KingNothing]

I am a 20 year old woman, and I have been chewing Copenhagen and Grizzly straight for 2 years. This first time I ever chewed was in my ex boyfriend, and I have been hooked ever since. I am sharing this because I would like to quit. Today I was working out and I saw a commercial of a man who was diagnosed with mouth cancer from chewing tobacco for 4 years. It scared the hell out of me. I have tried to stop cold turkey before, but it didn't work so here I am. I am gonna start weaning myself off because I know I won't be able to do cold turkey. The sad thing is that I practically depend on my chew. It has become a part of me and I am ashamed. I do not chew around people and I do not tell anyone that a chew besides a few of my friends. I am in college and after a long day of studying I like to put a nice big dip in my lip. I am scared for my health and I truly want to stop. Any suggestions?

Welcome ems.

This is a nicotine free site. We welcome any members who agree to remain free of all forms of nicotine.

If you use this site, and all its resources, staying dip free won't be as hard as it was when you were on your own.

Find the Quit Groups section of the forums. Go to the July '16 pre HOF quit group. That's your group. There are instructions for posting roll in the thread. Posting roll is the back bone of this site, and the support you'll get. Posting roll is your promise to your group to stay quit. Make your promise, and honor it. Your group will demand that you keep your promise.

Flush all of your dip, and rinse the can. Make your promise, and keep it. Get involved with your group. Stay quit.

First off Ems, welcome to this place. A place of wonder, excitement and absolutely amazing people who are ready to support your "quit".
I want to encourage you first Ems. Yes, you can cold turkey quit! Tobacco companies thrive on the ones trying to "ween" off their products.

When you are underwater and the only thing you want is a breath of air, that is the type of focus is takes. And I truly believe if you reach out to people on this site through the PM system and in this thread, you will begin to gain the confidence that you can quit for good! Read through all the conversations you can, also head over to KilltheCan.org and check out the stories and even the cancer pics they have. (My aunt had half her jaw removed from chew, later died).

You have to hate nicotine, and I mean hate it and gain your freedom from the tin again! You weren't born with it, you don't need it.

A wise quitter on here once said: "F nicotine dude. You don't need it. You don't want it. It didn't do a thing for you and you know it."

I promise you that this place can get you to that mindset, but you have to buy-in. Head over to July and let's get to quittin.

[QuitConstruct]

I am a 20 year old woman, and I have been chewing Copenhagen and Grizzly straight for 2 years. This first time I ever chewed was in my ex boyfriend, and I have been hooked ever since. I am sharing this because I would like to quit. Today I was working out and I saw a commercial of a man who was diagnosed with mouth cancer from chewing tobacco for 4 years. It scared the hell out of me. I have tried to stop cold turkey before, but it didn't work so here I am. I am gonna start weaning myself off because I know I won't be able to do cold turkey. The sad thing is that I practically depend on my chew. It has become a part of me and I am ashamed. I do not chew around people and I do not tell anyone that a chew besides a few of my friends. I am in college and after a long day of studying I like to put a nice big dip in my lip. I am scared for my health and I truly want to stop. Any suggestions?

Welcome ems.

This is a nicotine free site. We welcome any members who agree to remain free of all forms of nicotine.

If you use this site, and all its resources, staying dip free won't be as hard as it was when you were on your own.

Find the Quit Groups section of the forums. Go to the July '16 pre HOF quit group. That's your group. There are instructions for posting roll in the thread. Posting roll is the back bone of this site, and the support you'll get. Posting roll is your promise to your group to stay quit. Make your promise, and honor it. Your group will demand that you keep your promise.

Flush all of your dip, and rinse the can. Make your promise, and keep it. Get involved with your group. Stay quit.

First off Ems, welcome to this place. A place of wonder, excitement and absolutely amazing people who are ready to support your "quit".
I want to encourage you first Ems. Yes, you can cold turkey quit! Tobacco companies thrive on the ones trying to "ween" off their products.

When you are underwater and the only thing you want is a breath of air, that is the type of focus is takes. And I truly believe if you reach out to people on this site through the PM system and in this thread, you will begin to gain the confidence that you can quit for good! Read through all the conversations you can, also head over to KilltheCan.org and check out the stories and even the cancer pics they have. (My aunt had half her jaw removed from chew, later died).

You have to hate nicotine, and I mean hate it and gain your freedom from the tin again! You weren't born with it, you don't need it.

[RDB]

I am a 20 year old woman, and I have been chewing Copenhagen and Grizzly straight for 2 years. This first time I ever chewed was in my ex boyfriend, and I have been hooked ever since. I am sharing this because I would like to quit. Today I was working out and I saw a commercial of a man who was diagnosed with mouth cancer from chewing tobacco for 4 years. It scared the hell out of me. I have tried to stop cold turkey before, but it didn't work so here I am. I am gonna start weaning myself off because I know I won't be able to do cold turkey. The sad thing is that I practically depend on my chew. It has become a part of me and I am ashamed. I do not chew around people and I do not tell anyone that a chew besides a few of my friends. I am in college and after a long day of studying I like to put a nice big dip in my lip. I am scared for my health and I truly want to stop. Any suggestions?

Welcome ems.

This is a nicotine free site. We welcome any members who agree to remain free of all forms of nicotine.

If you use this site, and all its resources, staying dip free won't be as hard as it was when you were on your own.

Find the Quit Groups section of the forums. Go to the July '16 pre HOF quit group. That's your group. There are instructions for posting roll in the thread. Posting roll is the back bone of this site, and the support you'll get. Posting roll is your promise to your group to stay quit. Make your promise, and honor it. Your group will demand that you keep your promise.

Flush all of your dip, and rinse the can. Make your promise, and keep it. Get involved with your group. Stay quit.

[Ems]

I am a 20 year old woman, and I have been chewing Copenhagen and Grizzly straight for 2 years. This first time I ever chewed was in my ex boyfriend, and I have been hooked ever since. I am sharing this because I would like to quit. Today I was working out and I saw a commercial of a man who was diagnosed with mouth cancer from chewing tobacco for 4 years. It scared the hell out of me. I have tried to stop cold turkey before, but it didn't work so here I am. I am gonna start weaning myself off because I know I won't be able to do cold turkey. The sad thing is that I practically depend on my chew. It has become a part of me and I am ashamed. I do not chew around people and I do not tell anyone that a chew besides a few of my friends. I am in college and after a long day of studying I like to put a nice big dip in my lip. I am scared for my health and I truly want to stop. Any suggestions?

[AceBoogie]

Well I quit the can yesterday. This stuff is BAD stuff! I think the hardest part is that it becomes so much a part of you, part of your identity. However it's a part of your identity that many of us to go extraordinary lengths to hide from the ones that matter most to us. I wouldn't do it in front on my wife or child, lied about it, covered it up, passed it off, passed the blame on my wife and yesterday she up and said "I'm ready to leave if this doesn't stop." It's not that I do it, it's that I have in essence covered it up and lied about it for so long. In truth I've been using it for fun since my jr year in High School. Just as a recreational thing at first, the driving range, golf, watching tv with the guys, you get the picture. Then I started using it more and more. I started smoking and stopped dipping in college, then in 2007 I met my wife. I knew she didn't like the smell of smoke (as I no longer do) so I started to dip again. I went to the length of stopping in a store parking lot near her condo to brush my teeth before I got there so she wouldn't smell the scent of dip on my breath. The lengths one will go to in order to hide something they are ashamed of! When she started seeing some of the spillage from the can, I switched to pouches. Clever me! She still knew. We all pride ourselves on being tough hard working men, and part of that is what makes me want to chew. I'm being a man! I told myself that at the birth of my daughter I would quit. Nope! Not even that stopped me. It makes me feel like a horrible person because I love both her and my wife so much. So yesterday, I went an got some counseling from a pharmacist and got the nicotine gum, and I'm following the directions. I pray to God that this finally helps me kick the habit. We have another little girl due in a little over a month and I want to be around for a while!

Just my 2 cents.....Be careful if you do choose the gum route I became more addicted to that damn gum then I did the dip. I actually had to ween myself off the gum and back on to dip to get away from the gum. It also gave me terrible heartburn and hiccups.

I agree with the hiding aspect, however, I feel as though going cold turkey is really the only way. I tried all of the possible options before I found KTC. It was here that I realized cold turkey and a group of brothers is what you need to quit. I went through extraordinary lengths to hide my habit from my girlfriend. All of which she figured out. My method of choice was to dip when she was at work or when I was at work. However, my lack of skill in the hiding department got me caught over and over when I would try to hide my spitters. She became less and less trusting of me. Her words were "if you can lie about this, how do I know you're not lying about something else?" I told her I would quit to prove my honesty. That was easier said than done. I had so many triggers that I am still breaking, showering, driving, golfing, video games, watching the games, going to the bars, and my biggest one, working. Much respect to everyone here that are kicking their triggers and booting the nic bitch to the curb where she belongs.

[Swilderbeast]

Well I quit the can yesterday. This stuff is BAD stuff! I think the hardest part is that it becomes so much a part of you, part of your identity. However it's a part of your identity that many of us to go extraordinary lengths to hide from the ones that matter most to us. I wouldn't do it in front on my wife or child, lied about it, covered it up, passed it off, passed the blame on my wife and yesterday she up and said "I'm ready to leave if this doesn't stop." It's not that I do it, it's that I have in essence covered it up and lied about it for so long. In truth I've been using it for fun since my jr year in High School. Just as a recreational thing at first, the driving range, golf, watching tv with the guys, you get the picture. Then I started using it more and more. I started smoking and stopped dipping in college, then in 2007 I met my wife. I knew she didn't like the smell of smoke (as I no longer do) so I started to dip again. I went to the length of stopping in a store parking lot near her condo to brush my teeth before I got there so she wouldn't smell the scent of dip on my breath. The lengths one will go to in order to hide something they are ashamed of! When she started seeing some of the spillage from the can, I switched to pouches. Clever me! She still knew. We all pride ourselves on being tough hard working men, and part of that is what makes me want to chew. I'm being a man! I told myself that at the birth of my daughter I would quit. Nope! Not even that stopped me. It makes me feel like a horrible person because I love both her and my wife so much. So yesterday, I went an got some counseling from a pharmacist and got the nicotine gum, and I'm following the directions. I pray to God that this finally helps me kick the habit. We have another little girl due in a little over a month and I want to be around for a while!

Just my 2 cents.....Be careful if you do choose the gum route I became more addicted to that damn gum then I did the dip. I actually had to ween myself off the gum and back on to dip to get away from the gum. It also gave me terrible heartburn and hiccups.

[RDB]

Well I quit the can yesterday. This stuff is BAD stuff! I think the hardest part is that it becomes so much a part of you, part of your identity. However it's a part of your identity that many of us to go extraordinary lengths to hide from the ones that matter most to us. I wouldn't do it in front on my wife or child, lied about it, covered it up, passed it off, passed the blame on my wife and yesterday she up and said "I'm ready to leave if this doesn't stop." It's not that I do it, it's that I have in essence covered it up and lied about it for so long. In truth I've been using it for fun since my jr year in High School. Just as a recreational thing at first, the driving range, golf, watching tv with the guys, you get the picture. Then I started using it more and more. I started smoking and stopped dipping in college, then in 2007 I met my wife. I knew she didn't like the smell of smoke (as I no longer do) so I started to dip again. I went to the length of stopping in a store parking lot near her condo to brush my teeth before I got there so she wouldn't smell the scent of dip on my breath. The lengths one will go to in order to hide something they are ashamed of! When she started seeing some of the spillage from the can, I switched to pouches. Clever me! She still knew. We all pride ourselves on being tough hard working men, and part of that is what makes me want to chew. I'm being a man! I told myself that at the birth of my daughter I would quit. Nope! Not even that stopped me. It makes me feel like a horrible person because I love both her and my wife so much. So yesterday, I went an got some counseling from a pharmacist and got the nicotine gum, and I'm following the directions. I pray to God that this finally helps me kick the habit. We have another little girl due in a little over a month and I want to be around for a while!

Hi ber. Your story sounds a lot like mine, except it took me almost 25 years to start my forever quit.

First off - this is a nicotine free zone. You can't be a member here until you trash the gum, dip, pouches, patches, any form of nicotine at all. Just do it.

Once you are rid of all forms of nicotine, you can start posting in your quit group here.

Posting in your quit group is your promise to not use nicotine in any form. It is the heart of the support offered here in KTC.

Also, after you've trashed your gum, dip, pouches, patches, any form of nicotine at all, you can start your own introduction thread here.

Take the plunge, quit the nicotine, be the type of man you want your kids to know. But, do it for yourself, because you don't want to be a slave anymore.

[ber551]

Well I quit the can yesterday. This stuff is BAD stuff! I think the hardest part is that it becomes so much a part of you, part of your identity. However it's a part of your identity that many of us to go extraordinary lengths to hide from the ones that matter most to us. I wouldn't do it in front on my wife or child, lied about it, covered it up, passed it off, passed the blame on my wife and yesterday she up and said "I'm ready to leave if this doesn't stop." It's not that I do it, it's that I have in essence covered it up and lied about it for so long. In truth I've been using it for fun since my jr year in High School. Just as a recreational thing at first, the driving range, golf, watching tv with the guys, you get the picture. Then I started using it more and more. I started smoking and stopped dipping in college, then in 2007 I met my wife. I knew she didn't like the smell of smoke (as I no longer do) so I started to dip again. I went to the length of stopping in a store parking lot near her condo to brush my teeth before I got there so she wouldn't smell the scent of dip on my breath. The lengths one will go to in order to hide something they are ashamed of! When she started seeing some of the spillage from the can, I switched to pouches. Clever me! She still knew. We all pride ourselves on being tough hard working men, and part of that is what makes me want to chew. I'm being a man! I told myself that at the birth of my daughter I would quit. Nope! Not even that stopped me. It makes me feel like a horrible person because I love both her and my wife so much. So yesterday, I went an got some counseling from a pharmacist and got the nicotine gum, and I'm following the directions. I pray to God that this finally helps me kick the habit. We have another little girl due in a little over a month and I want to be around for a while!

[Deleted User]

My husband made his own account AND posted an intro AND posted roll. I am so proud of him and hope KTC will be the difference this quit.

That's GREAT! What is his username so I can go add some extra support?

His name is Dante, his username is Spit Cup. Thank you for offering extra support.

[MikeA]

I just went through the worst few days of my life. (not dip related). Knowing what I have learned from this site for the past 2297 days kept me from turning back to the can.

Thanks to the KTC family!! This shit works.