Day 2

[eyehatecope]

Here's to hoping today is a good day for you.

[Thumblewort]

Do you have some other quitters digits? A well timed quit text or even a voice to yell at can get you through a crave. Get to know the folks in your quit group as well.

[JJD]

Thanks for the help! Today is a little better day I felt good when I woke up and then it turned on me for awhile. I would say its easier than yesterday and i'm ready to finish the rest of the day.

[Rawls]

Thanks to all of your responses and support. I am quitting because I am tired of it owning me, its hard to think that something that made me so sick the first time I tried it at 14 can take over your life by trying it a couple more times. I am now 34 married and have 3 little girls and don't think its fair to myself, my wife or my kids to keep using it. In the small farming and ranching community I live it is very common with probably around half the people my age who chew so its always been a battle. I am starting to have different symptoms now, I think I understand the foggy feeling. It is hard to concentrate to write this right now and physically my face, neck and chest are aching and vision is somewhat blurry. Hoping tomorrow is a little easier! I think its going to be important to remember this pain going forward to stop any temptations.

Same here brother. I was 13 when I tried Kodiak. World went spinning. I vomited and didn't touch it again for a while. Oh but when I did. I was hooked. I ended my relationship with Copenhagen Longcut. Was a Cope Snuff user the first 15years or so. Any way all that is in my past and yours as well now. 3 days and your system is rid of nicotine. 72 hours however we choose to look at it. After that the fun begins, it's tough and it can be done and will be done brother. I started out with seeds and gum, a couple weeks into it I was introduced to smokey mountain. I used it as I needed it. At times I thought I'm using more of this than I did the real thing. That's fine. No worries there.

Try and get you some fruit or healthy type snacks. You are going to be eating a lot. I ate the heck out of chocolate cookies which isn't good lol.

For real if I can help you let me know.

Remember, One Day At A Time is all you can do. Every Damn Day.

It is hard to concentrate to write this right now and physically my face, neck and chest are aching and vision is somewhat blurry

THAT ^^^^^ = FOG!

We have all done it.... You will make it.
One minute, one hour, one day, one night at a time.
Let water be your friend. Every time you think about it... Drown it!
You and I were lied too as young men.
I was raised in a John Deere dealership.... Everybody chewed something.
We shouldn't let our past make decisions for us today.
Proud to quit with you and your girls. ODAAT.
Rawls 400

[eyehatecope]

Thanks to all of your responses and support. I am quitting because I am tired of it owning me, its hard to think that something that made me so sick the first time I tried it at 14 can take over your life by trying it a couple more times. I am now 34 married and have 3 little girls and don't think its fair to myself, my wife or my kids to keep using it. In the small farming and ranching community I live it is very common with probably around half the people my age who chew so its always been a battle. I am starting to have different symptoms now, I think I understand the foggy feeling. It is hard to concentrate to write this right now and physically my face, neck and chest are aching and vision is somewhat blurry. Hoping tomorrow is a little easier! I think its going to be important to remember this pain going forward to stop any temptations.

Same here brother. I was 13 when I tried Kodiak. World went spinning. I vomited and didn't touch it again for a while. Oh but when I did. I was hooked. I ended my relationship with Copenhagen Longcut. Was a Cope Snuff user the first 15years or so. Any way all that is in my past and yours as well now. 3 days and your system is rid of nicotine. 72 hours however we choose to look at it. After that the fun begins, it's tough and it can be done and will be done brother. I started out with seeds and gum, a couple weeks into it I was introduced to smokey mountain. I used it as I needed it. At times I thought I'm using more of this than I did the real thing. That's fine. No worries there.

Try and get you some fruit or healthy type snacks. You are going to be eating a lot. I ate the heck out of chocolate cookies which isn't good lol.

For real if I can help you let me know.

Remember, One Day At A Time is all you can do. Every Damn Day.

[JJD]

Thanks to all of your responses and support. I am quitting because I am tired of it owning me, its hard to think that something that made me so sick the first time I tried it at 14 can take over your life by trying it a couple more times. I am now 34 married and have 3 little girls and don't think its fair to myself, my wife or my kids to keep using it. In the small farming and ranching community I live it is very common with probably around half the people my age who chew so its always been a battle. I am starting to have different symptoms now, I think I understand the foggy feeling. It is hard to concentrate to write this right now and physically my face, neck and chest are aching and vision is somewhat blurry. Hoping tomorrow is a little easier! I think its going to be important to remember this pain going forward to stop any temptations.

[eyehatecope]

I'm new to this board. I have been addicted to Copenhagen for 20 years chewing 1 can a day. I have tried and failed to quit many times with either the patch, lozenges or nic gum had some success and then relapsed. The problem I've always had is I always end up taking a real chew from someone else then its game over. I have decided to do this cold turkey this time with no nicotine. Is it alright to use fake chew like holt or am I just delaying the problem by not dealing with oral fixation? I'm on day 2 and its almost like I feel numb, I am struggling but will make it through today. Any advice is appreciated.

The fake is a good choice. As you make ground in your quit you will use it less. Day 135 here and I keep a can around for those possible cravings. Yes they still happen. Not as often though. Cold turkey you say? That's the only way to go about this. You will do this with the right mindset, posting roll and communicating with people in your quit group and people in this here thread you created. We are here for you and will do everything in our power to make sure you succeed. All you have to do is want it.

This is your home remember that. Come here and ask questions, basically to post a journal of yourself.

[Rawls]

Welcome JJD,
The Jerk is dead and on and a BA quitter. Follow what he does.
I would like to know why your quitting?
Knowing why you chewed and why your quitting is huge.
There is a lot of truth in these walls of KTC.
Search for it... it will set you free.

Regarding the fake...... you put what ever is slower than you... in your mouth.
Just avoid Nicotine.. its a lie.
No one has ever felt better using poison.

I quit with you today.
You can do this.
WELL DONE Posting Roll, Do it every Morning, 100%
Rawls 399

[Jerk11]

JJD, you are in the right place. The price of admission to all of this wonderful advice and accountability from other Quitters is to POST ROLL. Roll is our promise to not use nicotine of any form for that 24 hour day. Tomorrow you will post roll again. Do it early and post every, single day. You will be in the Pre-HOF March Roll Group and there are documents on this site that will show you how to post roll, and I'll bet you can find a video of it on Youtube as well. Welcome!

FYI, the reason you never had success with lozenges and nic gum is that they contain nicotine, which you are addicted to. It would be like being alcoholic and switching from beer to vodka... doesn't work real well. The fake is just fine for now. Anything to keep you off nicotine, which is the real culprit. Seeds worked wonders for me early on, as well as hard candy, drink plenty of water (half gallon per day), and cranberry juice if you prefer to help detox the first week.

You've got this. See you on Roll

[JJD]

I'm new to this board. I have been addicted to Copenhagen for 20 years chewing 1 can a day. I have tried and failed to quit many times with either the patch, lozenges or nic gum had some success and then relapsed. The problem I've always had is I always end up taking a real chew from someone else then its game over. I have decided to do this cold turkey this time with no nicotine. Is it alright to use fake chew like holt or am I just delaying the problem by not dealing with oral fixation? I'm on day 2 and its almost like I feel numb, I am struggling but will make it through today. Any advice is appreciated.