First real attempt at quitting, hopefully my last!

[GrizzlyKills21]

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'
Funny shit right there!

Grizzly (hippykiller) in all seriousness: you can do this. Convince yourself of that. If I can quit after 19 years, so can you. No excuses, because cancer doesn't need them. Engage the beast, fight the war, and beat this addiction. Let me know if I can help anyway.

Filling gallon jugs with spit? Really? We've all done some messed-up stuff, but that is pretty high on the scale. I quit with you.

I did this morely so so that I wouldn't spill as often because I spit more often than most people do when chewing, I would have tons of bottles everywhere and would spill all the time, so thats when I just started using gallon jugs and dumping it out.

Yes I know its gross, but like I said I knew I was chewing enough to actually fill it and knew I needed to quit. It gets easier it seems each day, but now I just have to quit drinking on the weekdays!

Drinking makes me want to eat. Not dipping makes me want to eat. I am going to be as big as a hog!

Got to get on top of this. You've been a slave for too long. Get active. Start training yourself to do stuff without the NB holding your hand. Got to be proactive to fight it. Stopping the ingestion of poison is a good start to getting healthier. Why not put your foot down and make a stand to get even healthier? Just my approach and I've had positive results both physically and mentally in fighting the NB with it.

I'm young, only 21, and everyone I hang out with drinks and uses tobbacco. Luckily they all use cigarrettes and I absolutely am disgusted by them (hypocritical I know). They say you hang out with people that do the same things as you, and I will admit I can't commit to not hanging out with my friends simply because they drink and smoke.

But I do hear what your saying and have been starting to go to the gym every day since Monday so I can get into habit and keep my mind off of alcohol and tobacco. Thanks for the advice

[Souliman]

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'
Funny shit right there!

Grizzly (hippykiller) in all seriousness: you can do this. Convince yourself of that. If I can quit after 19 years, so can you. No excuses, because cancer doesn't need them. Engage the beast, fight the war, and beat this addiction. Let me know if I can help anyway.

Filling gallon jugs with spit? Really? We've all done some messed-up stuff, but that is pretty high on the scale. I quit with you.

I did this morely so so that I wouldn't spill as often because I spit more often than most people do when chewing, I would have tons of bottles everywhere and would spill all the time, so thats when I just started using gallon jugs and dumping it out.

Yes I know its gross, but like I said I knew I was chewing enough to actually fill it and knew I needed to quit. It gets easier it seems each day, but now I just have to quit drinking on the weekdays!

Drinking makes me want to eat. Not dipping makes me want to eat. I am going to be as big as a hog!

Got to get on top of this. You've been a slave for too long. Get active. Start training yourself to do stuff without the NB holding your hand. Got to be proactive to fight it. Stopping the ingestion of poison is a good start to getting healthier. Why not put your foot down and make a stand to get even healthier? Just my approach and I've had positive results both physically and mentally in fighting the NB with it.

[rootboyslim]

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'
Funny shit right there!

Grizzly (hippykiller) in all seriousness: you can do this. Convince yourself of that. If I can quit after 19 years, so can you. No excuses, because cancer doesn't need them. Engage the beast, fight the war, and beat this addiction. Let me know if I can help anyway.

Filling gallon jugs with spit? Really? We've all done some messed-up stuff, but that is pretty high on the scale. I quit with you.

I did this morely so so that I wouldn't spill as often because I spit more often than most people do when chewing, I would have tons of bottles everywhere and would spill all the time, so thats when I just started using gallon jugs and dumping it out.

Yes I know its gross, but like I said I knew I was chewing enough to actually fill it and knew I needed to quit. It gets easier it seems each day, but now I just have to quit drinking on the weekdays!

Drinking makes me want to eat. Not dipping makes me want to eat. I am going to be as big as a hog!

[GrizzlyKills21]

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'
Funny shit right there!

Grizzly (hippykiller) in all seriousness: you can do this. Convince yourself of that. If I can quit after 19 years, so can you. No excuses, because cancer doesn't need them. Engage the beast, fight the war, and beat this addiction. Let me know if I can help anyway.

Filling gallon jugs with spit? Really? We've all done some messed-up stuff, but that is pretty high on the scale. I quit with you.

I did this morely so so that I wouldn't spill as often because I spit more often than most people do when chewing, I would have tons of bottles everywhere and would spill all the time, so thats when I just started using gallon jugs and dumping it out.

Yes I know its gross, but like I said I knew I was chewing enough to actually fill it and knew I needed to quit. It gets easier it seems each day, but now I just have to quit drinking on the weekdays!

[Radman]

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

'crackup' 'crackup' 'crackup'
Funny shit right there!

Grizzly (hippykiller) in all seriousness: you can do this. Convince yourself of that. If I can quit after 19 years, so can you. No excuses, because cancer doesn't need them. Engage the beast, fight the war, and beat this addiction. Let me know if I can help anyway.

Filling gallon jugs with spit? Really? We've all done some messed-up stuff, but that is pretty high on the scale. I quit with you.

[nicofiend]

Grizzly: Be damned careful of your of your drinking as it can cause lower inhibitions and encourage a cave!! I quit 5 times over a period of 18 years, and three of the caves was contributed by the whiskey bottle! Best to quit both bub! Proud to be quit with you! Nicofiend

[countryboyAndy]

Welcome.
I suffer from the same conditions there's no better place to quit then on here

[Souliman]

You got a lot on your mind bro. Focus on the simple aspect of quitting for today. Focus on one day at a time. Lots of folks here have done it. Lots of folks to help.

When I read your handle I picture a headline about a northern California nudist colony being ravaged by a bear. I know that's not the intention. I just like picturing a bunch of naked hippies running out of the shrubs being chased by a bear.

Welcome aboard bro.

[GrizzlyKills21]

Luckily I got through the worst, but the first days were more severe than any of those symptoms listed.

I'll admit I have lost sensitivity because of excess use of alcohol and chewing tobacco, but the first few days I would go completely numb in the face, problems swallowing, not to mention actually believing in having jaw pain, not to mention incredible insomnia and this paranoid feeling that my jaw has a lump towards the end of my chin.

Part of being a hypochondriac is you think yourself into having specific symptoms, and the ironic thing is that anxiety symptoms are the same as cancer symptoms. I saw a Dentist and even an oral surgeon multiple times since this past Winter and have yet to be told about seeing any cancer, but I have a white line across my lower gums my dentist told me to be leukoplakia (pre-cancer). The thing is its been 8 days and it hasn't gone away, so it sort of scares the shit out of me, but then again friends tell me that white line can be normal and if a dentist/oral surgeon/ AND ENT said nothing was there, I should believe them.

As of right now I have been coping by chewing a lot of gum as well as chewing on beef jerky, and that has helped some. I think the hardest thing by far is staying off of it. I will admit I can't see myself sober from completely everything, and my ideal goal is to just drink on the weekends socially and nothing else.

I admit I feel like a wuss because of the problems I'm having already overcoming the worst at 8 days and also only have chewed tobacco for 4 years. I think the hardest part is the mentality that I am only 21 and can live my life the way I have for awhile without repercussions..

Thanks for the support everyone and I will be completely honest

[Smokeyg]

Chris - those are not cancer symptoms. Those are symptoms of your mouth unfucking itself. Your mouth is detoxing. It's part of the healing process.

Click Here for symptoms of quitting chew. Take a deep breath. All is good.

[Scowick65]

Nice day 8. :)

[MikeA]

My name is Chris and am only 21. I moved up to WI where I started chewing at 17 and have never stopped. At first I only chewed on the weekends as sort of a reward, and eventually when I said I wanted to quit I used my "last tin" throughout the week to get it over with and then got addicted from there.

Eventually is escalated to where I rechew my tin (Grizzly) to save money and to hide the concept of addiction where I don't chew as much.

A couple years ago I had a bad reaction to a new drug I tried for the first time and suffered from anxiety/hypochondriac ever since. Whenever I quit chewing, I get mouth cancer symptoms and anxiety is worse than ever. The hardest part about quitting is that believe it or not my symptoms of cancer subside or go away completely when I go back to chewing. Obviously that sounds stupid, but believe it or not that's what happens.

I decided that I want to quit now because of the fact that I drink and doing both increases the risks of mouth cancer even more, not to mention I spill the bottles ALL THE TIME. I knew I had to quit when I started filling gallon jugs with my spit to avoid having so many bottles around and spilling them. I'll admit this is the hardest thing I have done and have last 8 days, but I know this is a lifestyle change and need help/support to get through this.

IM IN FOR THE LONG HAUL SO NICE TO MEET EVERYONE!

Good decision Chris. Your mouth sores will go away as it is just a healing process. Most of us had the same.
You say "hopefully".......you follow our rules then this will be your last quit.
Rule #1 - post roll early every day
Rule #2 keep your promise
Rule #3 - repeat everyday, 7 days a week

It is 100% proven.......don't lie to us and we will be your best friend. Fuck us over and we will come after you with all the rage of 1000 guys on day 3.

Nice to meet you also.

[GrizzlyKills21]

My name is Chris and am only 21. I moved up to WI where I started chewing at 17 and have never stopped. At first I only chewed on the weekends as sort of a reward, and eventually when I said I wanted to quit I used my "last tin" throughout the week to get it over with and then got addicted from there.

Eventually is escalated to where I rechew my tin (Grizzly) to save money and to hide the concept of addiction where I don't chew as much.

A couple years ago I had a bad reaction to a new drug I tried for the first time and suffered from anxiety/hypochondriac ever since. Whenever I quit chewing, I get mouth cancer symptoms and anxiety is worse than ever. The hardest part about quitting is that believe it or not my symptoms of cancer subside or go away completely when I go back to chewing. Obviously that sounds stupid, but believe it or not that's what happens.

I decided that I want to quit now because of the fact that I drink and doing both increases the risks of mouth cancer even more, not to mention I spill the bottles ALL THE TIME. I knew I had to quit when I started filling gallon jugs with my spit to avoid having so many bottles around and spilling them. I'll admit this is the hardest thing I have done and have last 8 days, but I know this is a lifestyle change and need help/support to get through this.

IM IN FOR THE LONG HAUL SO NICE TO MEET EVERYONE!