killing the pouch

[Stat]

Way to get involved and stay with the quit. You know, the best thing is that quitting just gets better and better from now on (but be warned, it's not a straight line upwards, there are definitely down days). You have 4 seasons of activities to experience with the new freedom!

[Ginet]

During the first few months, gum, seeds and fake dip were essential for me. The fake dip actually helped a great deal, especially with business trips and long drives and quiet afternoons at work. I used Smokey Mountain simply because the walmarts around here carry it.

Hi Sunny. Same for me....I needed fake to help me just get by. There are a lot of things to deal with when quitting and our focus just needs to be on keeping that crap out of our mouths....so I used fake and seeds and drove with fake and gum and candy and fake.....I figured I would deal with the oral fixation later. One day, I didn't need the fake. I still have it just in case, but It has been over 200 days now and I don't even want it. It helped me and then I didn't need it anymore. So - do what you need to do to keep that shit out of your mouth.

You will never regret quitting. Welcome to freedom.

[Stat]

During the first few months, gum, seeds and fake dip were essential for me. The fake dip actually helped a great deal, especially with business trips and long drives and quiet afternoons at work. I used Smokey Mountain simply because the walmarts around here carry it.

[Thumblewort]

I tried weening off of nicotine.........for the last 10 yeaqrs I used it. It doesn't work. 100% is the way! I quit with you today.

[pab1964]

I went and "hopefully" posted roll in Pre-HOF November 2015 Group since my completely nic free quit date is 8/3.

You got it first try. Your cup will overfloweth in short order. Keep reaching out, it will get better.

What a terrific post.

I was a loser too. 25 years. 40,000. Guess what... I'm a winner now.

This is going to sound absolutely crazy - but I cannot tell you how good it feela to win and also to not be living a constant lie. To know that you are hiding something from your family that ultimately will kill you. To lie to (most likely) or at the very least dtrongly consider lying to your insurance companies. To make up excuses to leave the house at weird times to run errands that don't need to be run. To be afraid to kiss your wife unless you've brushed your teeth. To constantly check your secret hiding places....

I could go on all day. But my point is this... For 25 years I was sure I was the only piece of shit living this lie. youare gonna get some posts telling you to immediately talk to your family and be honest. And I'll tell you this - I did that well into my journey. It felt liberating to do so when I did it. But for now, do what you have to do to push through today. Because I promise you a freedom that you haven't lived in a long long time is ahead.

Let me know if you need a number. I'd be happy to help. You aren't alone.

You can do this Sunny. Listen to what Worktowin is saying. He said similar things to me almost a year ago, and at the time, it was hard for me to see how much better life could be. Every day I am experiencing it now. It will be tough though. Each day, especially in the beginning, is a battle. Never forget that you are not alone.
Quit with you EDD.

CJ

Sunny my man, welcome! Yes welcome to the family of quitters. You see this shits hard, it's hardest thing I've ever done but 242 days later man is it ever worth it! I frigging love it every damn second of it! Stick with it, own it, it's yours! Stay focused, get numbers,build you a huge net of accountability, you can never have to much. Get involved in your group, listen,look and learn. Use fake dip,gum, candy hell little debbies we can get the weight off but we can't get your health back! Damn proud to be quit with you today my friend!

[Bean]

Congrats on a great choice, Sunny! The reason we recommend going cold turkey is that many folks (me, for instance) failed with nic gum in the past. It is just an alternate means of getting your fix. We are here to control our nicotine addiction. That means controlling nicotine...whether snuff, snus, gum, lozenges or whatever.

But never mind all of that shit...somehow you did it. You're here now and you're nic free. NEVER GIVE UP YOUR FREEDOM AGAIN.

Weening is difficult. I was weened from the tit when I was still a baby. And I'm still obsessed with them today. Great job on your quit and posting roll!!!

[ChristopherJ]

I went and "hopefully" posted roll in Pre-HOF November 2015 Group since my completely nic free quit date is 8/3.

You got it first try. Your cup will overfloweth in short order. Keep reaching out, it will get better.

What a terrific post.

I was a loser too. 25 years. 40,000. Guess what... I'm a winner now.

This is going to sound absolutely crazy - but I cannot tell you how good it feela to win and also to not be living a constant lie. To know that you are hiding something from your family that ultimately will kill you. To lie to (most likely) or at the very least dtrongly consider lying to your insurance companies. To make up excuses to leave the house at weird times to run errands that don't need to be run. To be afraid to kiss your wife unless you've brushed your teeth. To constantly check your secret hiding places....

I could go on all day. But my point is this... For 25 years I was sure I was the only piece of shit living this lie. youare gonna get some posts telling you to immediately talk to your family and be honest. And I'll tell you this - I did that well into my journey. It felt liberating to do so when I did it. But for now, do what you have to do to push through today. Because I promise you a freedom that you haven't lived in a long long time is ahead.

Let me know if you need a number. I'd be happy to help. You aren't alone.

You can do this Sunny. Listen to what Worktowin is saying. He said similar things to me almost a year ago, and at the time, it was hard for me to see how much better life could be. Every day I am experiencing it now. It will be tough though. Each day, especially in the beginning, is a battle. Never forget that you are not alone.
Quit with you EDD.

CJ

[worktowin]

I went and "hopefully" posted roll in Pre-HOF November 2015 Group since my completely nic free quit date is 8/3.

You got it first try. Your cup will overfloweth in short order. Keep reaching out, it will get better.

What a terrific post.

I was a loser too. 25 years. 40,000. Guess what... I'm a winner now.

This is going to sound absolutely crazy - but I cannot tell you how good it feela to win and also to not be living a constant lie. To know that you are hiding something from your family that ultimately will kill you. To lie to (most likely) or at the very least dtrongly consider lying to your insurance companies. To make up excuses to leave the house at weird times to run errands that don't need to be run. To be afraid to kiss your wife unless you've brushed your teeth. To constantly check your secret hiding places....

I could go on all day. But my point is this... For 25 years I was sure I was the only piece of shit living this lie. youare gonna get some posts telling you to immediately talk to your family and be honest. And I'll tell you this - I did that well into my journey. It felt liberating to do so when I did it. But for now, do what you have to do to push through today. Because I promise you a freedom that you haven't lived in a long long time is ahead.

Let me know if you need a number. I'd be happy to help. You aren't alone.

[KingNothing]

I went and "hopefully" posted roll in Pre-HOF November 2015 Group since my completely nic free quit date is 8/3.

You got it first try. Your cup will overfloweth in short order. Keep reaching out, it will get better.

[sunnylane]

I went and "hopefully" posted roll in Pre-HOF November 2015 Group since my completely nic free quit date is 8/3.

[KingNothing]

Hey everyone, I'm 40 years old and quit using pouches July 21. Was a pack a day smoker from 17 and switched to skoal pouches and eventually snus about 7 years ago. I was one of those idiots that hid this nasty addiction from everybody which made snus so awesome as it was damn near invisible. I've always been to scared to quit because I wouldn't/couldn't get support from anybody since they didn't know I had a problem to begin with. I never really had health to force me to quit but the damn expense of it was making it harder and harder to hide. Also I hated that I had to have a damn pouch in my lip every waking second of the day and hating family trips because I'd have to figure out how to hide a weeks worth of pouches in plastic bags and hide them in my toiletry case. Fucking loser I've been!

I did not think I could quit cold turkey as it's failed for me in the past so this time around I figured I'd outsmart the nic bitch and equipped myself with nic gum. Despite the contrary arguments, it got me through the first two weeks of hell. Don't get me wrong, it was still a hard two weeks with the cold sweats and anxiety (paced so much I think I drove a path into the hard wood floors) but all in all it was manageable. At about two weeks I was only using 1 to 2 gum a day so I decided to throw it out and was smooth sailing for the next two days. Then day 4 came of being completely nic free and it hit me like a freight train. All the shit I read about cravings lasting only 3 mintues and only having a handful a day missed the marked completely. Not sure if it was because of snus, which I had in all the time so everything in my life was a trigger since there wasn't a time I couldn't use it. I chewed nic free gum for the next week like it was the only thing keeping me alive. But still a week later I was into a 3 day crave, anxiety was killing me and I was either going to cave or kill myself. I decided to give one last shot at some other oral supplement and that's when I tried seeds. I've been chewing and spitting seeds constantly for the last week and it has saved my quit.

I've been reading posts on this site for awhile now and never had the courage to signup and introduce myself. It's probably because I didn't want the fact that if there was somebody depending on me, I wouldn't have a way out if I wanted to cave. But I know now that I am really quit and will sign my name on this site to tell the world I'm done with this shit.

Welcome Sunny. Quitting is hard, but dying a slow death riddled with cancer is harder. You know that you've come to the right place. Here, you can get the accountability that you're looking for by developing relationships within the brotherhood. It will help you and you will help others.

Head over to the pre-HOF October forum and post up your roll. This is your promise that you will not use nicotine in any form. Post your name along with the number of days you have been free from all nicotine, not just dip. You will be amazed at the support that awaits you.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything.

[sunnylane]

Hey everyone, I'm 40 years old and quit using pouches July 21. Was a pack a day smoker from 17 and switched to skoal pouches and eventually snus about 7 years ago. I was one of those idiots that hid this nasty addiction from everybody which made snus so awesome as it was damn near invisible. I've always been to scared to quit because I wouldn't/couldn't get support from anybody since they didn't know I had a problem to begin with. I never really had health to force me to quit but the damn expense of it was making it harder and harder to hide. Also I hated that I had to have a damn pouch in my lip every waking second of the day and hating family trips because I'd have to figure out how to hide a weeks worth of pouches in plastic bags and hide them in my toiletry case. Fucking loser I've been!

I did not think I could quit cold turkey as it's failed for me in the past so this time around I figured I'd outsmart the nic bitch and equipped myself with nic gum. Despite the contrary arguments, it got me through the first two weeks of hell. Don't get me wrong, it was still a hard two weeks with the cold sweats and anxiety (paced so much I think I drove a path into the hard wood floors) but all in all it was manageable. At about two weeks I was only using 1 to 2 gum a day so I decided to throw it out and was smooth sailing for the next two days. Then day 4 came of being completely nic free and it hit me like a freight train. All the shit I read about cravings lasting only 3 mintues and only having a handful a day missed the marked completely. Not sure if it was because of snus, which I had in all the time so everything in my life was a trigger since there wasn't a time I couldn't use it. I chewed nic free gum for the next week like it was the only thing keeping me alive. But still a week later I was into a 3 day crave, anxiety was killing me and I was either going to cave or kill myself. I decided to give one last shot at some other oral supplement and that's when I tried seeds. I've been chewing and spitting seeds constantly for the last week and it has saved my quit.

I've been reading posts on this site for awhile now and never had the courage to signup and introduce myself. It's probably because I didn't want the fact that if there was somebody depending on me, I wouldn't have a way out if I wanted to cave. But I know now that I am really quit and will sign my name on this site to tell the world I'm done with this shit.