Diving in

[B-loMatt]

Great choice to quit Sheriff. You have received some great advice already. The only things I will add is that you must own your quit; you must quit for selfish reasons. Do not quit for your wife and child; rather, quit b\c you want to grow old with your wife, and you want to see your daughter grow up. It is a small difference in the way you look at it, but chewing is a selfish addiction, and using selfish motivations is an easy switch. You also will not resent anyone for being quit if you are quit for yourself. The other thing I would suggest is to build up a healthy hatred for the poison and big tobacco. You will have some anger issues in the first part of your quit, and many of us have found it helpful to focus that rage where it is most constructive and most deserving: at the companies that push the most addictive drug known to man. Big tobacco is every bit as evil as the crack/heroin/meth pushers, but UST gets a free pass b\c nicotine is legal. Big tobacco gets to advertise unlike it's illegal pusher brothers, and it targets children to replace the costumers it kills every day. The poison weed they sell makes addicts out of those of us foolish enough to try it, and then they rob us of our money and health. That is where to focus your anger when you get a bad crave. PM me if you need anything.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Great decision to quit. I'm on day 43 of my quit after 23 years of chewing. Never thought I would quit, just decided out of the blue and luckily I found KTC when I decided. Because without it, I would not have made it this far. And I see all these thousands of people who are quit for years here. It Works!!!

My recommendation to you: stock up on seeds and gum, different flavors, chug water, post roll as soon as you wake up every morning (most important thing, your word is your bond), read the HOF speeches and Intro pages, get phone numbers from your quit group so you can text funny messages and gross pictures back and forth, and be a man and stay quit.

You can do it!!! Congratulations on quitting.

[Pinched]

Greetings all, I hope this post ends up in the correct place. While I'm not exactly computer illiterate, posting on a website takes me out of my usual Email--Reply--Email ---Reply skill set.

Long time cop.....long time "chewer". Longest quit was when my daughter was born, nine years ago, and I took a whole month of family leave. Minute I got back to work I got into a vehicle pursuit right outta the barn, caught bad guy, lodged in jail, went directly to a Plaid Pantry and bought a can.....called it my "victory chew".

Screwed up and got myself elected Sheriff, and in this first year I noticed a couple of things. My budget went down, my blood pressure went up, and I was chewing a CAN A DAY!

I'm in good shape, work out, have a great life, loving family. What the hell am I doing trying to kill myself?

Then I stumbled onto this site. Spent two very late nights reading through the testimonials. It put voice to the fact that I was an addict much like so many of you (which is ironic since I've spent a career as a "dope cop", arresting crack-heroin-meth junkies). And that I needed support. But in the countryfied world that I live in, if you said you were going to a support group for "chewers" they would effectively pull your man card. But this, this site is something more.

I quit two days ago. Waited this long to post. This quit is killing me......the "fog", after meals, during meetings, driving in my patrol car.....I am using the fake stuff, and it helps, but I'm also lethargic, grumpy, and eating myself out of house and home.

Looking forward to having people to lean on......

Welcome to KTC Sheriff,
I like you didn't think of myself as an addict before I came here, it actually took about a month before I came to grips with the fact of addiction.

The first 3 weeks were horrible for me and I can barely understand how I made it through each day. Those days sucked.

I am now on day 151 today. The first 30 days were the worst, I was foggy and I was eating non-stop. Luckily I too stay healthy and was able to notice that fast. I still have a little residual fat that I didn't have pre QUIT but I like the "fluffiness" more than I do the stench of dip.

Use the fake shit as long as you have to. I still keep cans of it with me just in case. I like the idea of having the safer alternative at my fingertips rather than stopping at the closest store to get the real McCoy.

Drink lots of water, exercise a little bit harder too. This helps a ton, plus it helps with the anger management issues that will come up.

There are many retired military and current officers in here, you will notice them quick (insert smelling a cop reference here). Other than that you will learn quickly what KTC is all about and you will learn that people in general are here to help. Each with their own "special" way of doing so.

Now, post roll, promise to quit today and do that same drill every damned day as we all claim our lives back one day at a time.

Pinched

[waketech]

Welcome....You story sounds a lot like mine....Here is the deal, I know what you going through, and know of the stress. Come here to vent remember it is not your families fault you where a dumbass. Get some seeds, drink a lot of water, toothpicks, hard candies and such. Learn how to post roll and make your promise when you first wake up. Read all you can and jump into chat. Stay out of the gas stations while at work. I will send you my contact and will post up with you each and every day. This will be the best decision you ever made.

[Sheriff1974]

Greetings all, I hope this post ends up in the correct place. While I'm not exactly computer illiterate, posting on a website takes me out of my usual Email--Reply--Email ---Reply skill set.

Long time cop.....long time "chewer". Longest quit was when my daughter was born, nine years ago, and I took a whole month of family leave. Minute I got back to work I got into a vehicle pursuit right outta the barn, caught bad guy, lodged in jail, went directly to a Plaid Pantry and bought a can.....called it my "victory chew".

Screwed up and got myself elected Sheriff, and in this first year I noticed a couple of things. My budget went down, my blood pressure went up, and I was chewing a CAN A DAY!

I'm in good shape, work out, have a great life, loving family. What the hell am I doing trying to kill myself?

Then I stumbled onto this site. Spent two very late nights reading through the testimonials. It put voice to the fact that I was an addict much like so many of you (which is ironic since I've spent a career as a "dope cop", arresting crack-heroin-meth junkies). And that I needed support. But in the countryfied world that I live in, if you said you were going to a support group for "chewers" they would effectively pull your man card. But this, this site is something more.

I quit two days ago. Waited this long to post. This quit is killing me......the "fog", after meals, during meetings, driving in my patrol car.....I am using the fake stuff, and it helps, but I'm also lethargic, grumpy, and eating myself out of house and home.

Looking forward to having people to lean on......