Originally posted on 08/05/2015:

I didn't smoke, but I dipped for 17 years. Birth of my son did it for me, I didn't want him to see me do it. I quit cold turkey, and it was one of the hardest things to do. Nightmares, mood swings, and I still crave it from time to time. It's been 8 years.
What I did that helped was join a support group online, where I was held accountable to post every day that I was clean. Even had a moderator send me PMs for support. It was helpful. Not many chewing tobacco forums for support out there, but I found one. I'm assuming there are countless ones online for smokers, especially now vs 8 years ago.
Make it personal. Nicotine is a bitch, and it owns you. Be mad, don't let it. It causes death. Get it done. No easy way to say it.

OH, and I did try patches, gave me crazy nightmares. Cold turkey was the way for me, but make no mistake, it sucked.

Good luck.