Hello to All: :)
I've been using some type of smokeless tobacco for at least 35 years, started with loose leaf and went to snuff. I have to be honest, I've been a failure in the past when I've attempted to quit! Most of my attempts only lasted a day or two. I would always find a STUPID reason to startup again. And when I say STUPID they were STUPID excuses!
So I have my date picked but My big question is for substitutes, has anyone ever tried the Nicotine Lozenges to curb the desire? Maybe I should ask if there is something that will help curb the desire better than other things?
Has anyone ever started before their projected start date?
Morning Pavo!
I dipped for over 24 years. I tried to quit many times and failed miserably until I found this site. If your word means anything, you can quit. Here we post roll giving our word of honor that we will not use
Nicotine in any way shape or form for today. We keep our word. No matter what.
Don't bother with the nicotine replacements, you are addicted to nicotine. As far as the other "substitutes", I found sunflower seeds most helpful for the oral fixation. I was like a dam chipmunk for about 120 days. Then I didn't seem to need them any longer.
This next part you are not going to want to hear. There is no tomorrow. Your planned quit date will most likely fail. Your addict brain tells you you have a quit date because you can keep shoving nicotine in your mouth. You are a slave. You will find any way to get your next fix. You are anxious and very hesitant to quit. You dread it in fact. But as long as you say you will quit in the future, you feel good about yourself and you get to dip. It's a win win in your mind. But you are losing.
Can you give me one reason why quitting tomorrow will be better than quitting right this instant? If you have made the decision to quit, right now is the only time. Period! No more excuses!
If I can do this, you can do this!
You have no idea how much you have given up in your life. Your quality of life will improve like you can't even imagine. The freedom is worth it!
Balls in your court Sir!
