General Discussion - 2018

[J2b]

are the ads here to stay?

Not if we can help it...

[syndrome]

are the ads here to stay?

[flash]

ok, i'm just gonna say it. this new forum is a cluster fuck. 90% of you won't give a damn.Ã, 

I post in ~40 groups every day. I often read through the posts of the prior day. if I can't be returned to where I left off, the well I guess fuck anybody posting something useful because i'm going to the last page.Ã, 

quoting is a fucking pain in the ass. if I ain't doin it right then tell me what i'm doing wrong.

and oh by the way I can't tell if someone is already posting so fucking bumpapalooza!

message: can't use certain bb tags. {img} well that's fucking great because I can't even see the damn tags in the first place

and lets not even get into the fuckin issue of the server going down.

my fucking plan was to be here until at least when I hit the 60th floor at age 60. in 60 days I hit 10 years. that may be it.

and don't even get me started on the fucking ads.

This was not our choice nor our planning.Ã,  Zeta was bought out by Tapatalk and this was forced on us.Ã,  You are welcome to a full refund.

[syndrome]

ok, i'm just gonna say it. this new forum is a cluster fuck. 90% of you won't give a damn.Ã, 

I post in ~40 groups every day. I often read through the posts of the prior day. if I can't be returned to where I left off, the well I guess fuck anybody posting something useful because i'm going to the last page.Ã, 

quoting is a fucking pain in the ass. if I ain't doin it right then tell me what i'm doing wrong.

and oh by the way I can't tell if someone is already posting so fucking bumpapalooza!

message: can't use certain bb tags. {img} well that's fucking great because I can't even see the damn tags in the first place

and lets not even get into the fuckin issue of the server going down.

my fucking plan was to be here until at least when I hit the 60th floor at age 60. in 60 days I hit 10 years. that may be it.

and don't even get me started on the fucking ads.

[Lookinup]

oops wrong place have to figure out what the heck I'm doing

[chewie]

PLEASE NOTE:

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https://www.killthecan.org/forum-changes-coming-soon/

[Seadotsea]

Day 26 of my quit! The last week was pretty good, couple times I had strong cravings but for the most part IÃ,’m starting to think about chew less and less.
This morning was brutal though. Had random anxiety, fog and heartburn all at once. The only thing I can think is my mind is playing tricks on me.

Nights are the worse for me, I associate so much with chewing at night. The other night I was outta seeds so I grabbed coffee grounds and shoved them in my mouth!

I wonÃ,’t cave though. I just donÃ,’t want to chew ever again. However I could do without the side effects or whatever this is!

I think this is one of those bad quit days! I kinda felt due for one anyway!

[chewie]

Give this is read... read till the end.

https://www.killthecan.org/oral-surgeon-visit-today/

NAFAR.

[Seadotsea]

Day 15 of no nic. I made the mistake of using those losengers and basically prolonged my quit 3 months. Yes you can get addicted to to those bastards and my doctor basically told me I might as well chew. So I toss those out too. 15 days, shit it feels good.

However I still get withdraw symptoms. The fog is super annoying and anxiety blows but I picked up running and starting to drop some weight!

I canÃ,’t wait for the withdraw symptoms to go away but IÃ,’m more excited for the first time in my adult life to not rely on a can. IÃ,’m excited to not have plan my danm day around if I got enough dip for the night. IÃ,’m existed to not spill dip cans and spitters. IÃ,’m fucking excited for no more bleeding gums!

My tip to help curb cravings or anxiety, cold shower! Works like a charm.

Hey Seadotsea,

You're doing great in your quit. Just wanted you to know that what you are experiencing is probably not withdrawal symptoms as the nicotine had left your body after about 3-4 days. Now, you are just experiencing cravings. This is because the receptors in your mind are all hyper-sensitive because you are depriving them of the nicotine they want so bad. KEEP DEPRIVING THEM.

Keep up the exercise, it helps a lot and drink some juice when those cravings hit, the sugar in the juice will help quell them. Keep your phone numbers handy, just in case it becomes more than you can handle on your own (mine is in your inbox).

PTQWYT

chris2alaska 223 days quit

Seadotsea - congrats on Day 15. I am on day 50 and it get's better, not easier but better. I still feel off some days, but nothing like the first 1 - 2 weeks. I am a recovering addict and will quit with you everyday!

Thanks!

Still going strong. Day 17 I think ?. The fog is real but reading others posting about it makes me feel better. I think my biggest issue is nausea and my stomach. I seem to get the fog and nausea at the same time which drives me nuts. Besides the fog and random mood swings I feel good. I had awful anxiety the first week but thatÃ,’s gone already.

ItÃ,’s crazy to see people going through the same crap! It really makes the quit easier. I had panic attacks and could swore I was going to die! Those passed. Then the fog kicked in and god that is annoying. I just remind my self that for my entire Adult life I relied on chew. ItÃ,’s been 17 years of only having chew to regulate my happiness. Now itÃ,’s time to discover who I really am. IÃ,’m not much into herbal chew but I might try it again to see if it handles my oral fixation. IÃ,’m kinda burned out on dill pickle sunflower seeds lol.

Anyway thank you for the kind words! It helps.

[Hutch18]

Day 15 of no nic. I made the mistake of using those losengers and basically prolonged my quit 3 months. Yes you can get addicted to to those bastards and my doctor basically told me I might as well chew. So I toss those out too. 15 days, shit it feels good.

However I still get withdraw symptoms. The fog is super annoying and anxiety blows but I picked up running and starting to drop some weight!

I canÃ,’t wait for the withdraw symptoms to go away but IÃ,’m more excited for the first time in my adult life to not rely on a can. IÃ,’m excited to not have plan my danm day around if I got enough dip for the night. IÃ,’m existed to not spill dip cans and spitters. IÃ,’m fucking excited for no more bleeding gums!

My tip to help curb cravings or anxiety, cold shower! Works like a charm.

Hey Seadotsea,

You're doing great in your quit. Just wanted you to know that what you are experiencing is probably not withdrawal symptoms as the nicotine had left your body after about 3-4 days. Now, you are just experiencing cravings. This is because the receptors in your mind are all hyper-sensitive because you are depriving them of the nicotine they want so bad. KEEP DEPRIVING THEM.

Keep up the exercise, it helps a lot and drink some juice when those cravings hit, the sugar in the juice will help quell them. Keep your phone numbers handy, just in case it becomes more than you can handle on your own (mine is in your inbox).

PTQWYT

chris2alaska 223 days quit

Seadotsea - congrats on Day 15. I am on day 50 and it get's better, not easier but better. I still feel off some days, but nothing like the first 1 - 2 weeks. I am a recovering addict and will quit with you everyday!

[chris2alaska]

Day 15 of no nic. I made the mistake of using those losengers and basically prolonged my quit 3 months. Yes you can get addicted to to those bastards and my doctor basically told me I might as well chew. So I toss those out too. 15 days, shit it feels good.

However I still get withdraw symptoms. The fog is super annoying and anxiety blows but I picked up running and starting to drop some weight!

I canÃ,’t wait for the withdraw symptoms to go away but IÃ,’m more excited for the first time in my adult life to not rely on a can. IÃ,’m excited to not have plan my danm day around if I got enough dip for the night. IÃ,’m existed to not spill dip cans and spitters. IÃ,’m fucking excited for no more bleeding gums!

My tip to help curb cravings or anxiety, cold shower! Works like a charm.

Hey Seadotsea,

You're doing great in your quit. Just wanted you to know that what you are experiencing is probably not withdrawal symptoms as the nicotine had left your body after about 3-4 days. Now, you are just experiencing cravings. This is because the receptors in your mind are all hyper-sensitive because you are depriving them of the nicotine they want so bad. KEEP DEPRIVING THEM.

Keep up the exercise, it helps a lot and drink some juice when those cravings hit, the sugar in the juice will help quell them. Keep your phone numbers handy, just in case it becomes more than you can handle on your own (mine is in your inbox).

PTQWYT

chris2alaska 223 days quit

[Seadotsea]

Day 15 of no nic. I made the mistake of using those losengers and basically prolonged my quit 3 months. Yes you can get addicted to to those bastards and my doctor basically told me I might as well chew. So I toss those out too. 15 days, shit it feels good.

However I still get withdraw symptoms. The fog is super annoying and anxiety blows but I picked up running and starting to drop some weight!

I canÃ,’t wait for the withdraw symptoms to go away but IÃ,’m more excited for the first time in my adult life to not rely on a can. IÃ,’m excited to not have plan my danm day around if I got enough dip for the night. IÃ,’m existed to not spill dip cans and spitters. IÃ,’m fucking excited for no more bleeding gums!

My tip to help curb cravings or anxiety, cold shower! Works like a charm.

[Sean Fiske]

Hi guys. Thanks for the site! Can be tough finding people going through the same thing. Comforting that others are going through the same stuff I am as well.

A little about me: I starting dipping here and there in high school only on the weekends. Whatever we could get our hands on to be "cool". My regular dipping habit started as a freshman in college. Since then (12 years ago), I have been a regular dipper ranging from 1/2 tin per day to 1 tin per day. Almost exclusively Grizzly Wintergreen Pouches. I never thought much about it because "its only pouches" and "I can quite when I want". I never even considered quitting until about 3 years ago when I first started to notice basic side effects: teeth starting to yellow, sore gums, occasional bleeding from the dip and over brushing to compensate, etc. Then I met the girl of my dreams, got engaged, and quitting become a serious priority.


Little did I know, quitting is freaking hard! I first "quit" last year around Sept. 1. Made it about 100 days. Went through the "fog" and got through it. Things were going fine until the holidays rolled around. Friend offered me a pouch while drinking, accepted, then bam right back it.


Now I am 38 days into my current quit. The initial phase, "fog", etc. was much easier. I went through it not that long ago, so I knew what was coming. This time, though, my anxiety is through the roof, especially about the dreaded c-word. I seem to look at every little spec of anything in my mouth countless times throughout the day. Just can't get my mind off of it. Then you search on the internet and you see the worst pictures imaginable. Anybody else go through this?

Im going through it right now bother and have been for the past 3 or more weeks(day 46 for me). Its on my mind every day, all day. Any new bump i feel i think about it, and small pain i feel, i think about it. Some days are better than others but it does get better.

Found my breaking point to, Broke down and started to cry 2 weeks ago in front of my mother I was so scared and petrified of going out the way my granfather did (mouth cancer) scary stuff to watch but getting through it all.
Keep your quit going.

Jack, I think every one of us has worried at one time or another about a speck, spot or sore in our mouths. That is just another price we have to pay for our addiction.

The best piece of advice that I can give you is to go see a dentist. You are going to have to see one eventually. Why not go see one now? Chances are that everything will be fine. I have now been tobacco free for over 200 days and I have had both a dentist and a dermatologist check out my mouth since I quit. And I feel much better knowing they both gave me a thumbs up.

^^^ go see the dentist, it helps with your quit. I make them write it in my chart every time I go to my dentist, 1458 update that SOB!
Anxiety after quitting is rough, PM if you need help, I struggled with it hard as many did on the site. There are tons of resources and help on KTC, read up and arm yourself.

I've had the worst anxiety about disease ever. A couple of weeks ago I got pneumonia - at the time I was terrified. I thought that the chest x-rays and chest CT scans would find something - that there's gotta be something wrong with me. Bumps/pimples on my face that don't go away quickly... Sore throat near my Adam's apple... Those things spiked my blood pressure through the roof.

My most recent dental appointment: no problems - no discoloration.
Follow-up appointment with my doc: no problems - just need a slight increase in BP medicine.

The pimple things? Going away. The "sore throat"? Doctor wasn't alarmed at all - and it's gone.

I guess my body is healing itself. Slowly. Little by little. My task is to pray to the LORD for health and eat healthy and exercise and treat my body with respect after years of treating it like shit.

[aikiguy]

Had a dream last night that I chewed cope. Haven't touched cope for 15 years. Was on pouches the day I quit (am on day 22). So realistic -- even felt the chewed up insides of my mouth. Bad feeling waking up thinking I have to start over. What a relief to realize it was a dream.

[Idaho Spuds]

Whats going on fellas

how is the quit