So I've been spending the last few hours deciding whether or not I was going to actually participate here rather than just lurk. Big ol crave hit me so I decided I needed to get my mind off it. Today is my day 1, tossed a half full can of Grizzly wintergreen pouches last night. I've been off/on dipping since senior year of high school - so probably 6 years. Really started doing it regularly about 2 years ago when I started a job doing maintenance on houses. The driving involved drove me to dip a ton. When I got an office job I switched from Grizz mint long cut to wintergreen pouches so I could sneak out to my car and have a quick one. Pretty annoyed by it now, don't get the buzz etc anymore, I'm done with it and quitting this bitch. I've read most of the welcome center already so I think I sort of get it, post roll daily, read everything on here to distract yourself, anything else? I know it's going to be hard but I'm quit starting with today.
Well let me be the first one to tell you that if you are actually serious about your quit, I have to yield and let you know that you are so much smarter than I was at your age.
You want some added advice. Really get to the brass tax of why you want to quit. Why today? Why now? Go beyond the buzz of it. Why are you quit today?
You can get a lot of help but it starts off with us knowing a little more of the motivation behind your quit. We have all heard and have the same stories. You should write it down as a deceleration of your quit.
Until I get a better Idea for your reason to quit now, I will offer some advise that isn't followed as much as it should be followed. Don't drink alcohol or associate in or around nicotine for the first 50 days. Your brain needs a sterile environment to rewire.
Alcohol has been blamed for bad choices in a quit. Just stay away from it. I mean good hell, 50 days is only a little over a month. If you really want to quit for good, a 50 day sacrifice of alcohol is nothing.
If you are at war with the tobacco industry, you can quit. If you are going to quit but glamorize and entertain tobacco with fond memories....you are not ready. You are still in nicotine's power and will surrender to its call.
Are you quitting because you should or are you quitting because it makes you sick to be addicted and you don't want to be a slave. Are you at rock bottom with nicotine?