Did anyone else hear theme music playing in their head when they read this? (Maybe I'm halucinating...) All I can think of is William Wallace. “Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And, dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom"

Maybe a very redneck version of the Saint Crispin's day speech. We few.. We brave few!

I heard the sound track from Patton .

Or was it Rocky ?

HA HA!!!

So today, the cravings are back. This isn't cool. I'm ready to be done with it all. I had about an hour of good time today where I wasn't thinking about it. I was working my horse and was doing just fine. But after that it hit me like a dump truck. I was walking around the garden and noticed deer tracks all through it. Nothing has started to come up yet seeing as I just got it in the ground 4 days ago. From the path and lack of pauses in the steps it looks like they're headed to the pond. So I grabbed a few trail cameras and was setting the up. As soon as I grabbed those cameras I wanted a can of chew more than oxygen! It took a good 20 minutes for it to go away.

Has anyone else gotten a random mega craving?

Nope. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks.

Yup, I'm on like day 12, and since day 9, it's progressively gotten worse. Today has been the worst, couldn't focus, extremely angry all day.....hard day

Wonderful thread Gentlemen! I just found it! Perfect timing too!! I've been reading through it, but could not wait to post to let ya'll know how happy I was to find some people that feel my pain.

Started dipping when I was a little kid. Had two older brothers, family etc. that did it and I looked up to em. Dipped 23 years and just decided a couple of weeks ago to quit. Been dipping 3 cans of Grizzly fine cut natural a day for the last five years. Just keeps getting worse. Even my friends that dip call me a "chronic dipper."

It has been very hard, but the Smokey Mountain helps me even though it tastes pretty rank. Good luck to all!

Went through a can of timberwolf wintergreen a day for 12 years...tried and failed to quit numerous times...what helped me what jakes mint chew. Similar to my timberwolf but not nicotine or tobacco, just wintergreen flavored ground up mint leaves. I use it less and less but it is nice to have when I get the urge.

About a month after I quit, went to the dentist for routine cleaning he found a precancerous lesion on my gum line. Went away eventually but I have never seriously thought about realistically putting in another dip after that.

Nicotine has a pretty tight grip on you. Keep fighting back.

Welcome aboard the wagon!

I'm fighting, just thought it would get better, not worse by now

Did you get any MINT SNUFF? Like I posted at the beginning.

No. Then you do not really want to quit.

THERE ARE NO WITHDRAW FEELINGS when uing MINT SNUFF.

I know, I quit in March, 1993. But, like I wrote, you do not really want to quit. Do you? So go ahead and dip and stop acting like you want to quit. I told you what to get and you ignored it. So stop B.S.ing us about how you want to quit.

I've used mint snuff in the past. I had friends that tried to quit using it. IMO you're holding onto the habit. There may be no nicotine, but using a crutch like that is for someone who is weak and doesn't really want to quit. I think if any of us didn't really WANT to quit we would've given in by now. As far as I remember this thread has been nothing but an area to vent and support each other.

Congrats on quitting so long ago. We are on our own paths and what worked for you may not work for us. If you want to act like an old bear that "knows what everyone should do" and has the "my way or the highway" attitude then I suggest you take your highway somewhere else.

Yeah....next time I need a psychologist, I know who to ask. I'm tobacco free 13 days in for the first time in 18 years, I think I'll stay that way. Thanks for your thoughts though...., I'm quitting the habit as well as the nicotine, therefore I don't want any substitute for this process. Plus, goin from snuff to anything mint is really no comparison for me

Brick wall times

This is the hard time 99. Do not cave ! It might last a few days to a week.. But you you made it this far.

I am really praying for you now brother

Outlaw you're doing great!! Proud of you ...all you guys! Hang in there..it gets better ! Just don't give in...you have the hardest part beat already...awesome job!!

Thanks fellas, I'd be too ashamed to give in now after all your support

Hang in there Outlaw...all you guys honest..it get's better! That's why it seemed to help me when I thought about it to just say YUCK anytime I wanted to give in...lol..cuz I liked it too...just seemed to help my brain re-adjust..be proud of yourselves you are doing a super job!!

Kinda quiet in here boys, where ol Steven Trosper at with his infinite words of wisdom.....lol. 13 days clean, today was better.....tomm I fly wih the wife to the great city of Chicago for the weekend, ....that should prove a test for sure! Good luck boys