Unexpected Day #1

[JB65]

I'm right behind you Harvestgirl. I quit last night at 7:44 PM. I'll keep an eye on your posts so that I know what I'm in for next. Hang in there.

Day 11, 12 nights for me. Hang in there. I been using the fake stuff, it helps a lot once the nic is out of your system. Only probable with starting the fake is sometimes I question myself if I have really completely quit. Not to sure the fake stuff is any safer but everything I read on it says it is. When I get the urge or the craving my first resort is seeds, but after so many handfuls of that your mouth gets tore up. I find myself using the fake stuff more to stop myself from eating more seed. I have found Smokey mountain to be about the best so far. Good luck and both you guys hang in there.

I have chewed Skoal 30 to 35 years. I am only 42 so I really question how much I would have been chewing in first grade but know I was sneaking a few.

Welcome harvest girl! I am quitting with you today. Great advice above and all over this site.

HAve you exchanged digits with anyone in your quit group or anyone at all here on KTC? Please do so.

Take a look at the awesome win in October 2016 from earlier today, you NEED to exchange digits. PM me if you would like to exchange with me

Drink water, water, water. Long walks and exercise helped me get out o fthe fog. RAGE if you feel like it, that helps too.

One day at a time, you got this! JB

[deskbum]

I'm right behind you Harvestgirl. I quit last night at 7:44 PM. I'll keep an eye on your posts so that I know what I'm in for next. Hang in there.

Day 11, 12 nights for me. Hang in there. I been using the fake stuff, it helps a lot once the nic is out of your system. Only probable with starting the fake is sometimes I question myself if I have really completely quit. Not to sure the fake stuff is any safer but everything I read on it says it is. When I get the urge or the craving my first resort is seeds, but after so many handfuls of that your mouth gets tore up. I find myself using the fake stuff more to stop myself from eating more seed. I have found Smokey mountain to be about the best so far. Good luck and both you guys hang in there.

I have chewed Skoal 30 to 35 years. I am only 42 so I really question how much I would have been chewing in first grade but know I was sneaking a few.

[seVen44]

I'm right behind you Harvestgirl. I quit last night at 7:44 PM. I'll keep an eye on your posts so that I know what I'm in for next. Hang in there.

[harvestgirl]

The fog is creeping in today. I was great for the first hour and a half when I woke up, now i just want to crawl back into bed.

[Sooner87]

So I've officially just hit day three and im back to work in my tractor. I miss it. I tossed all my spit bottles that I had left in the cab, there's no cans to where I can get to them (two other people on my current crew also chew, as well as my husband).
My mouth still hurts from the tooth extractions, eating is hard because of it, etc. So I'm in pain, hungry for food that's not soup, and just plain cranky. I know it'll get better, I habe to make this get better but I'm pretty down in the dumps. Being bipolar isn't helping, but the meds I have to take do take the edge off.

You are doing the hard work right now and that is a good thing. I used to lose teeth to rot as well and I know it was because I was dipping. That stuff does a lot of damage to your teeth and gums. Since I have stopped dipping I don't get those extractions anymore. It is going to just suck for a while so you'll have to hang in for the ride. When you come out the other side you will feel much better about yourself. As your mouth heals get anything you can to keep the shit out of your mouth. I used seeds and gum to get me through. They seem to help a lot to stop the oral fixation that exists. Others here use the fake chews like Smoky Mountain and Jakes chew. There are tone of them out there. I think there is a review section here somewhere.

Don't equate being down in the dumps with quitting tobacco. It does not have the ability to pull you out of the dumps, and only the ability to put you back in them through the slavery of addiction to nicotine. In your situation with people dipping around you, you are going to have to develop a large amount of hatred of big tobacco and a mighty sense of humor thinking about all of the brown stained shirts, pants, and long strings of spit coming out of everybody's mouths... Look it all sucks for all of us to be addicts, but that is what we are. We have to learn to live with that and alter our lives to at least no longer be slaves to nicotine.. Hope this helps... doc2

I agree with what Doc says. Those first few days are going to suck but we all know you can do it because we've all done it. You really will feel much better knowing you are no longer a slave to that stuff. Think of all the time you're going to be able to enjoy things because you're not always thinking about dip. Think about no longer getting griped at by the dentist (if you even go, I know I didnt). Think about that money saved to spend on whatever else you want. There are lots of reasonstuff to stay quit and everyone's is different but always remember there is no reason to go back. Dip does nothing for you other than temporarily put off withdrawal. We can come up with lots of excuses as addicts but they're all terrible and completely unjustified. I quit with you today!

Welcome to Freedom, Harvestgirl. I'll tell you this much, the integrity of quitters on this site will burn into your own quit. It's powerful, that promise, everyday. It saved my butt many a time. One day at a time (ODAAT), I quit with you, Sister!

[RSNftw]

So I've officially just hit day three and im back to work in my tractor. I miss it. I tossed all my spit bottles that I had left in the cab, there's no cans to where I can get to them (two other people on my current crew also chew, as well as my husband).
My mouth still hurts from the tooth extractions, eating is hard because of it, etc. So I'm in pain, hungry for food that's not soup, and just plain cranky. I know it'll get better, I habe to make this get better but I'm pretty down in the dumps. Being bipolar isn't helping, but the meds I have to take do take the edge off.

You are doing the hard work right now and that is a good thing. I used to lose teeth to rot as well and I know it was because I was dipping. That stuff does a lot of damage to your teeth and gums. Since I have stopped dipping I don't get those extractions anymore. It is going to just suck for a while so you'll have to hang in for the ride. When you come out the other side you will feel much better about yourself. As your mouth heals get anything you can to keep the shit out of your mouth. I used seeds and gum to get me through. They seem to help a lot to stop the oral fixation that exists. Others here use the fake chews like Smoky Mountain and Jakes chew. There are tone of them out there. I think there is a review section here somewhere.

Don't equate being down in the dumps with quitting tobacco. It does not have the ability to pull you out of the dumps, and only the ability to put you back in them through the slavery of addiction to nicotine. In your situation with people dipping around you, you are going to have to develop a large amount of hatred of big tobacco and a mighty sense of humor thinking about all of the brown stained shirts, pants, and long strings of spit coming out of everybody's mouths... Look it all sucks for all of us to be addicts, but that is what we are. We have to learn to live with that and alter our lives to at least no longer be slaves to nicotine.. Hope this helps... doc2

I agree with what Doc says. Those first few days are going to suck but we all know you can do it because we've all done it. You really will feel much better knowing you are no longer a slave to that stuff. Think of all the time you're going to be able to enjoy things because you're not always thinking about dip. Think about no longer getting griped at by the dentist (if you even go, I know I didnt). Think about that money saved to spend on whatever else you want. There are lots of reasonstuff to stay quit and everyone's is different but always remember there is no reason to go back. Dip does nothing for you other than temporarily put off withdrawal. We can come up with lots of excuses as addicts but they're all terrible and completely unjustified. I quit with you today!

[Doc2quit4good]

So I've officially just hit day three and im back to work in my tractor. I miss it. I tossed all my spit bottles that I had left in the cab, there's no cans to where I can get to them (two other people on my current crew also chew, as well as my husband).
My mouth still hurts from the tooth extractions, eating is hard because of it, etc. So I'm in pain, hungry for food that's not soup, and just plain cranky. I know it'll get better, I habe to make this get better but I'm pretty down in the dumps. Being bipolar isn't helping, but the meds I have to take do take the edge off.

You are doing the hard work right now and that is a good thing. I used to lose teeth to rot as well and I know it was because I was dipping. That stuff does a lot of damage to your teeth and gums. Since I have stopped dipping I don't get those extractions anymore. It is going to just suck for a while so you'll have to hang in for the ride. When you come out the other side you will feel much better about yourself. As your mouth heals get anything you can to keep the shit out of your mouth. I used seeds and gum to get me through. They seem to help a lot to stop the oral fixation that exists. Others here use the fake chews like Smoky Mountain and Jakes chew. There are tone of them out there. I think there is a review section here somewhere.

Don't equate being down in the dumps with quitting tobacco. It does not have the ability to pull you out of the dumps, and only the ability to put you back in them through the slavery of addiction to nicotine. In your situation with people dipping around you, you are going to have to develop a large amount of hatred of big tobacco and a mighty sense of humor thinking about all of the brown stained shirts, pants, and long strings of spit coming out of everybody's mouths... Look it all sucks for all of us to be addicts, but that is what we are. We have to learn to live with that and alter our lives to at least no longer be slaves to nicotine.. Hope this helps... doc2

[harvestgirl]

So I've officially just hit day three and im back to work in my tractor. I miss it. I tossed all my spit bottles that I had left in the cab, there's no cans to where I can get to them (two other people on my current crew also chew, as well as my husband).
My mouth still hurts from the tooth extractions, eating is hard because of it, etc. So I'm in pain, hungry for food that's not soup, and just plain cranky. I know it'll get better, I habe to make this get better but I'm pretty down in the dumps. Being bipolar isn't helping, but the meds I have to take do take the edge off.

[jswiss11]

hang in there Harvest. that going crazy feeling is part of the process. I was a fucking looney tune for about 2 weeks... off and on. But feel phenomenal now a days. reach out for help. read as much as you can.

[FLLipOut]

The old quit or risk dry socket argument? Ask me how I know. Scared me quit, too.

Read every darn thing you can find on this addiction, harvest. It will help understanding what you are up against. I encourage everyone quitting tobacco products to read Allen Carr's book on quitting smoking. Trust me, it applies becausd it is about nicotine, not the delivery method.

PM me if you need anything and go post roll in January 17 if you haven't already.

Check your inbox.

FLLip.

[Stranger999]

Hey, everyone.
As my username suggests, I'm obviously a female.
A female that just so happens to pack way 1.5 cans a day. I work for a large scale farming and custom harvesting company and chewing was less of a fire risk than chewing, so I had made the switch about 4 years ago to chew.

Yesterday I ended up having two teeth extracted at an emergency dentist (cracked back molars) and I'm not allowed tobacco products for 72 hours.

I figured that it was be a good way to get a jump start on quitting, but approx. 30 hours into this, I'm starting to go nuts.

Welcome! 72 hours will get the nicotine out of your system and then you enter "the suck". Drink plenty of water and get some exercise - do anything that you can to take your mind off using nicotine. It usually takes a few weeks to start feeling better. There are lots of good threads tor read here in the meantime and there is also Live Chat.

You can do this! If I can you can!

I quit with you today! Stranger999 - day 389.

[harvestgirl]

Hey, everyone.
As my username suggests, I'm obviously a female.
A female that just so happens to pack way 1.5 cans a day. I work for a large scale farming and custom harvesting company and chewing was less of a fire risk than smoking, so I had made the switch about 4 years ago to chew.

Yesterday I ended up having two teeth extracted at an emergency dentist (cracked back molars) and I'm not allowed tobacco products for 72 hours.

I figured that it was be a good way to get a jump start on quitting, but approx. 30 hours into this, I'm starting to go nuts.

[chris2alaska]

817 and quit on the journey back to WI in a semi thauling a grain drill with my Jeep tossed on the back. Stopped at a Pilot and bought $30 worth of jerky to fight some cravings.

Those long hauls are killers sometimes.  We all right here and got your back anytime.

[harvestgirl]

817 and quit on the journey back to WI in a semi thauling a grain drill with my Jeep tossed on the back. Stopped at a Pilot and bought $30 worth of jerky to fight some cravings.

[Athan]

Congratulations on 2 years! I remember when I was on day 6 or 7...I was in such a terrible fog I couldn't tell you what day count it was but you were in the live chat and you helped me. I am now on day 94. Thank you.

I remember my first exposure to HG.  I was in a tussle with a tool named Frobozz when HG swooped down in wrath, laid down some righteous testimony and a stinging rebuke.  Been indebted ever since....Thanks for paying it forward!