Bryan A. Introduction

[Doc Chewfree]

Hello all my name is Bryan and i have just kicked the can on sunday. I am three days into the quit so far and it sucks! But here is a little about me first,

I am 21 years old and a current senior in college. I play division one lacrosse and am graduating this year. I am from Long Island new york and i have been dipping for around 4-5 years in total so far. I took my first pinch when i was a junior in highschool. I wouldnt say that i came dependant on it until after my freshman year in college. So many people and my friends in college are dippers and close friends of mine. Being on a lacrosse team also brought me around the can a lot as well. I would say over 50% of my friends at college are dippers. My sophomore year i had some troubles with anxiety and depression which was brought on by my torn acl i had coming into college in 2010. my sophomore year 2011-12 was just a rough year. I was on anti depressants and i was just a mess. The ACL injury i had was the first time i had ever been hurt and it didnt really hit me until i wasnt playing in practice and such and i saw decline in my speed and such. Along with some dumb decisions you can see a dumb underclassman in college make, and my knee injury, thats what put me into a rut for that year. I would say this is the time that my chewing habit had really grown and become an addiction.

From then until now things have gotten much better. I am still a somewhat anxious person and I do tend to worry and overthink things sometimes when i shouldnt but overall things are going well. I am graduating this year and i am still playing lacrosse in my senior year having fun and hoping to win another conference championship in my final year. Lately i have just had the anxiety that i am going to get the C word if i keep dipping. Every little sore, dryness, scratch, anything, i was thinking was something deadly and I have just reached the point where i've had it. Nicotine has just made my body in worse of a shape then it should be. My heart rate is higher, my energy levels are inconsistent and it is just so bad for me. I am sick of planning my day around when i am going to put a chew in. I am done planning my day around the can, im done spending $2000 a year on chew, and wasting my money on something that can kill me.

I started dipping Skoal mint longcut for about a year, then moved to skoal mint pouches. From freshman year of college til now, i have been using grizzly wintergreen pouches. I would get a longcut tin of grizzly or skoal straight every now and then as well. I was doing somewhere between 1-1.5 cans a day. If a day was busy i would maybe do just less than one tin a day.

I learned about this site from a family member who was helping me out and came across this site and I think what everyone does on here is just great and god bless everyone for it.

I am graduating college this year and i am going to be going into the real world, with a real job, and eventually having a family. I dont want to put myself in a situation that i dont want by not dipping.

I am almost done with day 3 right now. The first day was horrible, i literally didnt sleep one minute that day. Last night i took tylenol pm and slept for about 7 hours. I was all anxious and freaking a bit today and feeling the fog for sure but, after lacrosse practice i had felt a bit better.

Well guys, that is my story so far and i would love to answer and questions if anyone has any. Also I would just like to thank you for the help, you are all amazing. Any advice that will help with insomnia and irritation would be greatly appreciated too!  :D



-One last thing is I am confused with the whole posting roll and the quit groups, how do i go about this?

Here's how to post roll
index.php?showtopic=50
You're in June 2014 Group. Congratulations on taking your life back!

Baflow - welcome to the site. As these guys have said, post roll every damn day. Embrace the suck, you never have to feel it again. Pound water and hit the gym. Stay away from the booze for a few weeks. Quitting is hard, it takes a lot of energy, but it is so worth it. Glad to quit with you today.

Wish I was smart enough to quit at 21.

[indianacop]

Hey, glad you're here man. I assure you this is the best place to be. We're all in this together, so we all got your back. If you need anything man, don't hesitate to get a hold of me.

[rtpope]

Hello all my name is Bryan and i have just kicked the can on sunday. I am three days into the quit so far and it sucks! But here is a little about me first,

I am 21 years old and a current senior in college. I play division one lacrosse and am graduating this year. I am from Long Island new york and i have been dipping for around 4-5 years in total so far. I took my first pinch when i was a junior in highschool. I wouldnt say that i came dependant on it until after my freshman year in college. So many people and my friends in college are dippers and close friends of mine. Being on a lacrosse team also brought me around the can a lot as well. I would say over 50% of my friends at college are dippers. My sophomore year i had some troubles with anxiety and depression which was brought on by my torn acl i had coming into college in 2010. my sophomore year 2011-12 was just a rough year. I was on anti depressants and i was just a mess. The ACL injury i had was the first time i had ever been hurt and it didnt really hit me until i wasnt playing in practice and such and i saw decline in my speed and such. Along with some dumb decisions you can see a dumb underclassman in college make, and my knee injury, thats what put me into a rut for that year. I would say this is the time that my chewing habit had really grown and become an addiction.

From then until now things have gotten much better. I am still a somewhat anxious person and I do tend to worry and overthink things sometimes when i shouldnt but overall things are going well. I am graduating this year and i am still playing lacrosse in my senior year having fun and hoping to win another conference championship in my final year. Lately i have just had the anxiety that i am going to get the C word if i keep dipping. Every little sore, dryness, scratch, anything, i was thinking was something deadly and I have just reached the point where i've had it. Nicotine has just made my body in worse of a shape then it should be. My heart rate is higher, my energy levels are inconsistent and it is just so bad for me. I am sick of planning my day around when i am going to put a chew in. I am done planning my day around the can, im done spending $2000 a year on chew, and wasting my money on something that can kill me.

I started dipping Skoal mint longcut for about a year, then moved to skoal mint pouches. From freshman year of college til now, i have been using grizzly wintergreen pouches. I would get a longcut tin of grizzly or skoal straight every now and then as well. I was doing somewhere between 1-1.5 cans a day. If a day was busy i would maybe do just less than one tin a day.

I learned about this site from a family member who was helping me out and came across this site and I think what everyone does on here is just great and god bless everyone for it.

I am graduating college this year and i am going to be going into the real world, with a real job, and eventually having a family. I dont want to put myself in a situation that i dont want by not dipping.

I am almost done with day 3 right now. The first day was horrible, i literally didnt sleep one minute that day. Last night i took tylenol pm and slept for about 7 hours. I was all anxious and freaking a bit today and feeling the fog for sure but, after lacrosse practice i had felt a bit better.

Well guys, that is my story so far and i would love to answer and questions if anyone has any. Also I would just like to thank you for the help, you are all amazing. Any advice that will help with insomnia and irritation would be greatly appreciated too!  :D



-One last thing is I am confused with the whole posting roll and the quit groups, how do i go about this?

Here's how to post roll
index.php?showtopic=50
You're in June 2014 Group. Congratulations on taking your life back!

Baflow - welcome to the site. As these guys have said, post roll every damn day. Embrace the suck, you never have to feel it again. Pound water and hit the gym. Stay away from the booze for a few weeks. Quitting is hard, it takes a lot of energy, but it is so worth it. Glad to quit with you today.

[MCO]

Welcome Bryan,

You and me have a lot in common, were the same age, both gonna be graduating college soon, both like lacrosse, and both decided to kick the can before going out into the real world. Let me be the first to tell you you've made a great decision to quit and come to this site. My advice to you, jump in with both feet, don't half ass your quit, and take advantage of everything this site has to offer.

If you need anything, feel free to send me a PM.

MCO aka Mike

[slug.go]

Hello all my name is Bryan and i have just kicked the can on sunday. I am three days into the quit so far and it sucks! But here is a little about me first,

I am 21 years old and a current senior in college. I play division one lacrosse and am graduating this year. I am from Long Island new york and i have been dipping for around 4-5 years in total so far. I took my first pinch when i was a junior in highschool. I wouldnt say that i came dependant on it until after my freshman year in college. So many people and my friends in college are dippers and close friends of mine. Being on a lacrosse team also brought me around the can a lot as well. I would say over 50% of my friends at college are dippers. My sophomore year i had some troubles with anxiety and depression which was brought on by my torn acl i had coming into college in 2010. my sophomore year 2011-12 was just a rough year. I was on anti depressants and i was just a mess. The ACL injury i had was the first time i had ever been hurt and it didnt really hit me until i wasnt playing in practice and such and i saw decline in my speed and such. Along with some dumb decisions you can see a dumb underclassman in college make, and my knee injury, thats what put me into a rut for that year. I would say this is the time that my chewing habit had really grown and become an addiction.

From then until now things have gotten much better. I am still a somewhat anxious person and I do tend to worry and overthink things sometimes when i shouldnt but overall things are going well. I am graduating this year and i am still playing lacrosse in my senior year having fun and hoping to win another conference championship in my final year. Lately i have just had the anxiety that i am going to get the C word if i keep dipping. Every little sore, dryness, scratch, anything, i was thinking was something deadly and I have just reached the point where i've had it. Nicotine has just made my body in worse of a shape then it should be. My heart rate is higher, my energy levels are inconsistent and it is just so bad for me. I am sick of planning my day around when i am going to put a chew in. I am done planning my day around the can, im done spending $2000 a year on chew, and wasting my money on something that can kill me.

I started dipping Skoal mint longcut for about a year, then moved to skoal mint pouches. From freshman year of college til now, i have been using grizzly wintergreen pouches. I would get a longcut tin of grizzly or skoal straight every now and then as well. I was doing somewhere between 1-1.5 cans a day. If a day was busy i would maybe do just less than one tin a day.

I learned about this site from a family member who was helping me out and came across this site and I think what everyone does on here is just great and god bless everyone for it.

I am graduating college this year and i am going to be going into the real world, with a real job, and eventually having a family. I dont want to put myself in a situation that i dont want by not dipping.

I am almost done with day 3 right now. The first day was horrible, i literally didnt sleep one minute that day. Last night i took tylenol pm and slept for about 7 hours. I was all anxious and freaking a bit today and feeling the fog for sure but, after lacrosse practice i had felt a bit better.

Well guys, that is my story so far and i would love to answer and questions if anyone has any. Also I would just like to thank you for the help, you are all amazing. Any advice that will help with insomnia and irritation would be greatly appreciated too! :D



-One last thing is I am confused with the whole posting roll and the quit groups, how do i go about this?

Here's how to post roll
index.php?showtopic=50
You're in June 2014 Group. Congratulations on taking your life back!

[MonsterMedic]

First of all, welcome. If you're serious about quitting, you've come to the right place. Go to the welcome center and read all that you can. There should be instructions (and even a tutorial video) on how to post roll. Do it every day; preferably in the morning. It's our daily commitment to ourselves and each other that we'll stay nicotine free today.

We quit one day at a time here. Reach out to people and exchange phone numbers so that you have someone to text when cravings get bad. It helps to have someone who understands what you're going through to talk to.

Proud to be quitting with you today.

[baflow7]

Hello all my name is Bryan and i have just kicked the can on sunday. I am three days into the quit so far and it sucks! But here is a little about me first,

I am 21 years old and a current senior in college. I play division one lacrosse and am graduating this year. I am from Long Island new york and i have been dipping for around 4-5 years in total so far. I took my first pinch when i was a junior in highschool. I wouldnt say that i came dependant on it until after my freshman year in college. So many people and my friends in college are dippers and close friends of mine. Being on a lacrosse team also brought me around the can a lot as well. I would say over 50% of my friends at college are dippers. My sophomore year i had some troubles with anxiety and depression which was brought on by my torn acl i had coming into college in 2010. my sophomore year 2011-12 was just a rough year. I was on anti depressants and i was just a mess. The ACL injury i had was the first time i had ever been hurt and it didnt really hit me until i wasnt playing in practice and such and i saw decline in my speed and such. Along with some dumb decisions you can see a dumb underclassman in college make, and my knee injury, thats what put me into a rut for that year. I would say this is the time that my chewing habit had really grown and become an addiction.

From then until now things have gotten much better. I am still a somewhat anxious person and I do tend to worry and overthink things sometimes when i shouldnt but overall things are going well. I am graduating this year and i am still playing lacrosse in my senior year having fun and hoping to win another conference championship in my final year. Lately i have just had the anxiety that i am going to get the C word if i keep dipping. Every little sore, dryness, scratch, anything, i was thinking was something deadly and I have just reached the point where i've had it. Nicotine has just made my body in worse of a shape then it should be. My heart rate is higher, my energy levels are inconsistent and it is just so bad for me. I am sick of planning my day around when i am going to put a chew in. I am done planning my day around the can, im done spending $2000 a year on chew, and wasting my money on something that can kill me.

I started dipping Skoal mint longcut for about a year, then moved to skoal mint pouches. From freshman year of college til now, i have been using grizzly wintergreen pouches. I would get a longcut tin of grizzly or skoal straight every now and then as well. I was doing somewhere between 1-1.5 cans a day. If a day was busy i would maybe do just less than one tin a day.

I learned about this site from a family member who was helping me out and came across this site and I think what everyone does on here is just great and god bless everyone for it.

I am graduating college this year and i am going to be going into the real world, with a real job, and eventually having a family. I dont want to put myself in a situation that i dont want by not dipping.

I am almost done with day 3 right now. The first day was horrible, i literally didnt sleep one minute that day. Last night i took tylenol pm and slept for about 7 hours. I was all anxious and freaking a bit today and feeling the fog for sure but, after lacrosse practice i had felt a bit better.

Well guys, that is my story so far and i would love to answer and questions if anyone has any. Also I would just like to thank you for the help, you are all amazing. Any advice that will help with insomnia and irritation would be greatly appreciated too! :D



-One last thing is I am confused with the whole posting roll and the quit groups, how do i go about this?

[baflow7]