I started smoking my freshman year of college. It was fun, mostly in social situations. Eventually I was smoking two packs a day. 7 years later, my wife (not at the time) and I decided to quit. Long story short, she did and I didn't. After months of going round and round with it, I finally sacked up and quit for good. That was until my bachelor party. Too many beers + fishing + buddies = cans and cans of cope being passed around. Having quite the buzz, I gladly accepted a dip. Game over. Fast forward to a couple years later, and I am up to between 1 and 2 cans a day. I dip at work, home, anywhere you can think of. I have tried a couple times to quit, but I was never truly on board with it. After lurking on this site for a while, I can't help but think of how many times I have tried to quit and failed. I am done with the failure. I am tired of being a slave to it.
My dad smoked and chewed and is now addicted to nicotine gum. My father in law has chewed for 30+ years. My brother in law chews. My brother chews. My friends chew. My wife hates it, and after listing everybody above she is completely entitled to. But I am not quitting for her, or anybody else. That will only lead to resentment. I am quitting for me. I want to be around for as long as I can. If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, so be it. But I'm not going out of this world because of a dumbass choice that I didn't make. Sitting at my desk currently, I just dumped my can down the sink and threw it away. Day 1, well technically half a day, is underway.
There isn't a quit group that has today's date in it available-any suggestions?