Hello - New Quitter

[tony]

I am 5 hours away from day 6. I had huge cravings yesterday for some reason. The Smokey Mountain handled it, but it still wasn't pleasant. Why would yesterday suddenly be hard????

To be honest, I am a little concerned. I put the cope down last Friday morning and never looked back. Sure, I had a bit of side effects, but to be honest, they were pretty weak. I read everyone elses quit for the first 3 days and they seem miserable, stressed, crazy...I wasn't like that for some reason. Is it because I was truly tired of the shit in my mouth that made it easier? Is it the fact that I had the smokey mountain from day one? Who knows? But with yesterday being the hardest yet, I am getting concerned.

Hell, I still have a full/unopened� can of Cope sitting on the bar. I bought it last Friday morning when I bought the Smokey Mountain, just in case I went nuts. Funny thing is, I have had 0 desire to even think of opening it.

I am saving it to mail back to US Smokeless with a nice little FUCK YOU letter. Anyhow, can't sleep and just wanted to yap.

This is from the May thread. I don't understand the logic, and wanted to post this someplace where it isn't going to get buried by roll posts, and maybe someone could help convince you to dump it, before its too late.

Seriously? Lets hope you dump the asinine logic and throw that shit out. What is especially worrying is this line "I bought it when I bought the Smokey Mountain..just in case I went nuts". Seriously, wtf man?

I actually thought Jason had a cool idea at first. I've been keeping my half-full remnant can in the car for a similar idea -- I wanted to hit the range this weekend and blow the can away with my .45.

Probably a good idea to just dump the shit.

I once used my empty cans for target practice. Honestly, what difference would it make if theres tobacco in it or not, if your going to be shooting at the can? Just do yourself the favor and dump it..its just leaving the door open for relapse otherwise.

[rgross298]

I am 5 hours away from day 6. I had huge cravings yesterday for some reason. The Smokey Mountain handled it, but it still wasn't pleasant. Why would yesterday suddenly be hard????

To be honest, I am a little concerned. I put the cope down last Friday morning and never looked back. Sure, I had a bit of side effects, but to be honest, they were pretty weak. I read everyone elses quit for the first 3 days and they seem miserable, stressed, crazy...I wasn't like that for some reason. Is it because I was truly tired of the shit in my mouth that made it easier? Is it the fact that I had the smokey mountain from day one? Who knows? But with yesterday being the hardest yet, I am getting concerned.

Hell, I still have a full/unopened� can of Cope sitting on the bar. I bought it last Friday morning when I bought the Smokey Mountain, just in case I went nuts. Funny thing is, I have had 0 desire to even think of opening it.

I am saving it to mail back to US Smokeless with a nice little FUCK YOU letter. Anyhow, can't sleep and just wanted to yap.

This is from the May thread. I don't understand the logic, and wanted to post this someplace where it isn't going to get buried by roll posts, and maybe someone could help convince you to dump it, before its too late.

Seriously? Lets hope you dump the asinine logic and throw that shit out. What is especially worrying is this line "I bought it when I bought the Smokey Mountain..just in case I went nuts". Seriously, wtf man?

I actually thought Jason had a cool idea at first. I've been keeping my half-full remnant can in the car for a similar idea -- I wanted to hit the range this weekend and blow the can away with my .45.

Probably a good idea to just dump the shit.

[tony]

I am 5 hours away from day 6. I had huge cravings yesterday for some reason. The Smokey Mountain handled it, but it still wasn't pleasant. Why would yesterday suddenly be hard????

To be honest, I am a little concerned. I put the cope down last Friday morning and never looked back. Sure, I had a bit of side effects, but to be honest, they were pretty weak. I read everyone elses quit for the first 3 days and they seem miserable, stressed, crazy...I wasn't like that for some reason. Is it because I was truly tired of the shit in my mouth that made it easier? Is it the fact that I had the smokey mountain from day one? Who knows? But with yesterday being the hardest yet, I am getting concerned.

Hell, I still have a full/unopened� can of Cope sitting on the bar. I bought it last Friday morning when I bought the Smokey Mountain, just in case I went nuts. Funny thing is, I have had 0 desire to even think of opening it.

I am saving it to mail back to US Smokeless with a nice little FUCK YOU letter. Anyhow, can't sleep and just wanted to yap.

This is from the May thread. I don't understand the logic, and wanted to post this someplace where it isn't going to get buried by roll posts, and maybe someone could help convince you to dump it, before its too late.

Seriously? Lets hope you dump the asinine logic and throw that shit out. What is especially worrying is this line "I bought it when I bought the Smokey Mountain..just in case I went nuts". Seriously, wtf man?

[JasonB]

Thanks for the support guys. Still rolling along, on day 5 now.

[Bean]

Jason,

GREAT CHOICE!!! Post roll, stay quit and repeat. One day at a time, brother!

[seagems]

First off my name is Jason. I am a born and raised Texan and have been a can a day cope user for the past 22 years. If I was awake and not eating, I had snuff in my mouth.

On Feb 10th of 2012, I attempted my first ever quit. I had never ever tried before because to be honest, I loved my cope. But, in my career, I was always embarrassed by my spitting, or having to quickly search a spit location or whatever.

Anyhow, I had no idea what to expect on my first quit attempt. I quickly found out by around 12 PM. All I could think about was snuff, subconsciously reaching into my pocket for that can (that wasn't even there), the dizziness, fuzzy vision, anxiety, and I would swear my eyes were crossing, for real.

So, by 5 PM on my first day of quit, I caved. I failed big time. Still wanting to quit, I read everything I could on the subject. I scoured these forums, looked for possible medication options. I also regrouped for my second attempt.

So, one week later, Feb 17th, at 7:47 AM, I spit out another load of copenhagen and said I was done. I walked into Wal Mart and loaded up on Smokey Mountain, sunflower seeds, lifesavers and sugar free cough drops. It has now been 72 hours that I have been tobacco and nic free.

It is really strange, after my first failed attempt, what I learned and how I regrouped, this has not been as hard as I assumed it would be. Now, if it weren't for Smoky Mountain, I can't say where I would be right now. That stuff is a lifesaver.

Anyhow, that is my story.

Right on Jason, you can do this. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you. Keep it up. Calvin

Jason, nice work posting roll today. You can do this. Just take it one day at a time. Get through today and worry about tomorrow when you wake up tomorrow. All of the shit you are going through now will pass quickly and you will thank yourself for eliminating the nic demon. I am on day 200 today after 20 years of kodiak. Just last summer, I never thought I could quit or handle day to day living without chew. Boy was that a load of shit. That was the addiction talking. One by one, very quickly, the chew triggers went away as I posted roll day after day. Each time I hit a trigger (driving, softball, etc.) it was initially tough but the next time it was no problem. Not long into the quit I pretty much stopped thinking about chew at all. The same thing will happen to you. Drink water, chew gum, exercise, do whatever it takes to get through the day. Keep your head down every day and before you know it - and it won't take long - you won't be thinking about that shit either. Then you can look yourself in the mirror at night and know that today you didn't do anything to shorten your life or leave your wife or kids without a husband or father. There is a lot of good support on here and I hope you take advantage of it. Post roll every single day. Scowick kept an eye on me in my early days and I want to pay him back by keeping an eye on you. You have my support brother. I am really proud to be quit with you Jason.

[calvin]

First off my name is Jason. I am a born and raised Texan and have been a can a day cope user for the past 22 years. If I was awake and not eating, I had snuff in my mouth.

On Feb 10th of 2012, I attempted my first ever quit. I had never ever tried before because to be honest, I loved my cope. But, in my career, I was always embarrassed by my spitting, or having to quickly search a spit location or whatever.

Anyhow, I had no idea what to expect on my first quit attempt. I quickly found out by around 12 PM. All I could think about was snuff, subconsciously reaching into my pocket for that can (that wasn't even there), the dizziness, fuzzy vision, anxiety, and I would swear my eyes were crossing, for real.

So, by 5 PM on my first day of quit, I caved. I failed big time. Still wanting to quit, I read everything I could on the subject. I scoured these forums, looked for possible medication options. I also regrouped for my second attempt.

So, one week later, Feb 17th, at 7:47 AM, I spit out another load of copenhagen and said I was done. I walked into Wal Mart and loaded up on Smokey Mountain, sunflower seeds, lifesavers and sugar free cough drops. It has now been 72 hours that I have been tobacco and nic free.

It is really strange, after my first failed attempt, what I learned and how I regrouped, this has not been as hard as I assumed it would be. Now, if it weren't for Smoky Mountain, I can't say where I would be right now. That stuff is a lifesaver.

Anyhow, that is my story.

Right on Jason, you can do this. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you. Keep it up. Calvin

[JasonB]

First off my name is Jason. I am a born and raised Texan and have been a can a day cope user for the past 22 years. If I was awake and not eating, I had snuff in my mouth.

On Feb 10th of 2012, I attempted my first ever quit. I had never ever tried before because to be honest, I loved my cope. But, in my career, I was always embarrassed by my spitting, or having to quickly search a spit location or whatever.

Anyhow, I had no idea what to expect on my first quit attempt. I quickly found out by around 12 PM. All I could think about was snuff, subconsciously reaching into my pocket for that can (that wasn't even there), the dizziness, fuzzy vision, anxiety, and I would swear my eyes were crossing, for real.

So, by 5 PM on my first day of quit, I caved. I failed big time. Still wanting to quit, I read everything I could on the subject. I scoured these forums, looked for possible medication options. I also regrouped for my second attempt.

So, one week later, Feb 17th, at 7:47 AM, I spit out another load of copenhagen and said I was done. I walked into Wal Mart and loaded up on Smokey Mountain, sunflower seeds, lifesavers and sugar free cough drops. It has now been 72 hours that I have been tobacco and nic free.

It is really strange, after my first failed attempt, what I learned and how I regrouped, this has not been as hard as I assumed it would be. Now, if it weren't for Smoky Mountain, I can't say where I would be right now. That stuff is a lifesaver.

Anyhow, that is my story.

Hey Jason...Pacer from the TFF. Keep reading and stay active, I truly believe this is why I have sustained my quit.

Thanks to you for posting the story on the TFF and getting my mind made up to quit!

[pacertom]

First off my name is Jason. I am a born and raised Texan and have been a can a day cope user for the past 22 years. If I was awake and not eating, I had snuff in my mouth.

On Feb 10th of 2012, I attempted my first ever quit. I had never ever tried before because to be honest, I loved my cope. But, in my career, I was always embarrassed by my spitting, or having to quickly search a spit location or whatever.

Anyhow, I had no idea what to expect on my first quit attempt. I quickly found out by around 12 PM. All I could think about was snuff, subconsciously reaching into my pocket for that can (that wasn't even there), the dizziness, fuzzy vision, anxiety, and I would swear my eyes were crossing, for real.

So, by 5 PM on my first day of quit, I caved. I failed big time. Still wanting to quit, I read everything I could on the subject. I scoured these forums, looked for possible medication options. I also regrouped for my second attempt.

So, one week later, Feb 17th, at 7:47 AM, I spit out another load of copenhagen and said I was done. I walked into Wal Mart and loaded up on Smokey Mountain, sunflower seeds, lifesavers and sugar free cough drops. It has now been 72 hours that I have been tobacco and nic free.

It is really strange, after my first failed attempt, what I learned and how I regrouped, this has not been as hard as I assumed it would be. Now, if it weren't for Smoky Mountain, I can't say where I would be right now. That stuff is a lifesaver.

Anyhow, that is my story.

Hey Jason...Pacer from the TFF. Keep reading and stay active, I truly believe this is why I have sustained my quit.

[T-Cell]

Welcome Jason-
You can do this, and this site can help. I quit 11 days ago after 35+ years of chewing cope.
Practice roll call every day, renew your quit every day.
I look forward to quitting with you.

[JasonB]

First off my name is Jason. I am a born and raised Texan and have been a can a day cope user for the past 22 years. If I was awake and not eating, I had snuff in my mouth.

On Feb 10th of 2012, I attempted my first ever quit. I had never ever tried before because to be honest, I loved my cope. But, in my career, I was always embarrassed by my spitting, or having to quickly search a spit location or whatever.

Anyhow, I had no idea what to expect on my first quit attempt. I quickly found out by around 12 PM. All I could think about was snuff, subconsciously reaching into my pocket for that can (that wasn't even there), the dizziness, fuzzy vision, anxiety, and I would swear my eyes were crossing, for real.

So, by 5 PM on my first day of quit, I caved. I failed big time. Still wanting to quit, I read everything I could on the subject. I scoured these forums, looked for possible medication options. I also regrouped for my second attempt.

So, one week later, Feb 17th, at 7:47 AM, I spit out another load of copenhagen and said I was done. I walked into Wal Mart and loaded up on Smokey Mountain, sunflower seeds, lifesavers and sugar free cough drops. It has now been 72 hours that I have been tobacco and nic free.

It is really strange, after my first failed attempt, what I learned and how I regrouped, this has not been as hard as I assumed it would be. Now, if it weren't for Smoky Mountain, I can't say where I would be right now. That stuff is a lifesaver.

Anyhow, that is my story.