It's Time

[Thumblewort]

Swarthy, you are 23. Believe it or not, you'll be 33 before your know it. Then 43.

I quit when I was 44, and if you asked me then, I would have said I chewed for 8-9 years. Then I sat down and remembered it was 17 or 18 years. Time flies when you are killing yourself.

I also estimate I spent $30,000 on Skoal. I know I spilled spit in at least 5 family members house, forget how many friends houses I did that. After a year quit I STILL have people who doubt I am quit, and that I am a "dipper".

My long, rambling point is, quit now, and quit correctly at 23, and you won't have embarrassing memories like a lot of us do. It ISN'T easy. But it can be done.

[danojeno]

Congratulations Swarthy, you lasted five days before caving. What now? Continue killing yourself to stop craves?

[swarthy]

Thank you so much everybody. All of these perspectives are so valuable for me. Most of the anti nicotine dialogue is so focused toward cigarettes that I got away with believing that dip wasn't so bad, which I now am certain is patently false. I'm Day 2 of quit now, and I don't believe that I'd have enough motivation if it wasn't for you guys. I'll do my best to get through the fog and keep in touch here. I need to focus on work nicotine free.

[Air Force ADDICT]

Well the decision is great and I do envy you in that you are here at your age finding the site and the support. Your story sounds like mine 35 years ago but I just kept putting quitting off. Even after multiple gum grafts and losing a bunch of teeth I kept right on postponing my quit. I can tell you that determination is good but accountability that comes with posting roll daily is what keeps me quit even after 3 years. I had several stops that lasted more than a year but without the accountability I always failed. Take some advice from this old fart don't miss roll, it works.

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I'll second that motion Wt57. Accountability is key to beating this addiction. Get plugged in ASAP, post toll  read every piece of information that this great site has to offer.

Welcome to the family!

[Wt57]

Well the decision is great and I do envy you in that you are here at your age finding the site and the support. Your story sounds like mine 35 years ago but I just kept putting quitting off. Even after multiple gum grafts and losing a bunch of teeth I kept right on postponing my quit. I can tell you that determination is good but accountability that comes with posting roll daily is what keeps me quit even after 3 years. I had several stops that lasted more than a year but without the accountability I always failed. Take some advice from this old fart don't miss roll, it works.

[pab1964]

I'm 23 and have been dipping at an increasing rate since I was about 13. Admitting that I'm already addicted this early makes me feel like a pussy, but at this point I have to admit that it's true. I'd love to say that I'm strong enough to quit on my own, but I believe that this is important enough that I must use every resource available to make it easier to quit, and this place seems great. I was hooked on first pinch. I felt so great the first time I did it that the most pressing thought it my mind was persistently "I can't wait to put in a lip again". Once I turned 18 and could buy my own tins, I would just dip more and more to help me study and focus to the point that I could polish off a tin in one day; now I can hold it to 4 dips a day on a good day, I crave it constantly. My teeth and gums were never great to begin with, and on my last cleaning my dentist warned me that my gums were already receded to the point that I need grafts, and this morning I felt the largest canker sore I've ever had on my bottom lip. I'm terrified of cancer and this shit is not worth the risk. Not only that but I'm sick of constantly thinking about when I'm going to have my next lip. I feel like it's the most important thing that I need to do everyday, when rationally I know that is false and that that's just the junkie in me talking. I'm sick of hiding lips and work and cleaning out my spitters every day. I'm sick of procrastinating on things that I know are more important then getting a quick lip in. There's a part of me that sees folks that have been dipping their entire lives, and are still alive and appear healthy, so that part of me tells myself that "it's ok to dip for a few more years, you can quit later". But all signs are telling me that the best decision that I could make is to just quit now, get nicotine out of my life, and move on.

Good Stuff Man,
You're only 4 years younger than me, and I wish I would've stop chewing earlier. You can do it! Day 11 here, we can do this together!

Hey Swart welcome to freedom my friend! But first sign up post roll and let's get you some badass quit going! This shits so much easier with help, so come on we're waiting. Quit with you today!

[swarthy]

Moose, done4,

I appreciate the guidance! I'm finishing up my workday and I'll follow up with roll and more tonight.

[Moose42]

I'm 23 and have been dipping at an increasing rate since I was about 13. Admitting that I'm already addicted this early makes me feel like a pussy, but at this point I have to admit that it's true. I'd love to say that I'm strong enough to quit on my own, but I believe that this is important enough that I must use every resource available to make it easier to quit, and this place seems great. I was hooked on first pinch. I felt so great the first time I did it that the most pressing thought it my mind was persistently "I can't wait to put in a lip again". Once I turned 18 and could buy my own tins, I would just dip more and more to help me study and focus to the point that I could polish off a tin in one day; now I can hold it to 4 dips a day on a good day, I crave it constantly. My teeth and gums were never great to begin with, and on my last cleaning my dentist warned me that my gums were already receded to the point that I need grafts, and this morning I felt the largest canker sore I've ever had on my bottom lip. I'm terrified of cancer and this shit is not worth the risk. Not only that but I'm sick of constantly thinking about when I'm going to have my next lip. I feel like it's the most important thing that I need to do everyday, when rationally I know that is false and that that's just the junkie in me talking. I'm sick of hiding lips and work and cleaning out my spitters every day. I'm sick of procrastinating on things that I know are more important then getting a quick lip in. There's a part of me that sees folks that have been dipping their entire lives, and are still alive and appear healthy, so that part of me tells myself that "it's ok to dip for a few more years, you can quit later". But all signs are telling me that the best decision that I could make is to just quit now, get nicotine out of my life, and move on.

Good Stuff Man,
You're only 4 years younger than me, and I wish I would've stop chewing earlier. You can do it! Day 11 here, we can do this together!

[Done4Me]

I'm 23 and have been dipping at an increasing rate since I was about 13. Admitting that I'm already addicted this early makes me feel like a pussy, but at this point I have to admit that it's true. I'd love to say that I'm strong enough to quit on my own, but I believe that this is important enough that I must use every resource available to make it easier to quit, and this place seems great. I was hooked on first pinch. I felt so great the first time I did it that the most pressing thought it my mind was persistently "I can't wait to put in a lip again". Once I turned 18 and could buy my own tins, I would just dip more and more to help me study and focus to the point that I could polish off a tin in one day; now I can hold it to 4 dips a day on a good day, I crave it constantly. My teeth and gums were never great to begin with, and on my last cleaning my dentist warned me that my gums were already receded to the point that I need grafts, and this morning I felt the largest canker sore I've ever had on my bottom lip. I'm terrified of cancer and this shit is not worth the risk. Not only that but I'm sick of constantly thinking about when I'm going to have my next lip. I feel like it's the most important thing that I need to do everyday, when rationally I know that is false and that that's just the junkie in me talking. I'm sick of hiding lips and work and cleaning out my spitters every day. I'm sick of procrastinating on things that I know are more important then getting a quick lip in. There's a part of me that sees folks that have been dipping their entire lives, and are still alive and appear healthy, so that part of me tells myself that "it's ok to dip for a few more years, you can quit later". But all signs are telling me that the best decision that I could make is to just quit now, get nicotine out of my life, and move on.

Swarthy - Welcome to the best decision for extending your life. You gotta quit fr yourself, you gotta be in it for the long term aka lifetime. If you get a good report at the dentist, it's not a license to dip. If the canker sore goes away overnight, it's not a sign to go buy a roll and do it in a day.

There's a guy in Jan 2015 that start at your age. I find him to be a badass quitter. Jake_M is his name I envy him wishing I was smart enough to quit at his age. I want you to be equally successful.

First step is to get posted onto August roll. I saw you in there earlier. If you can't figure it out, try this:

Have 2 tabs open.
Use one for posting, the other for reviewing the stepped instructions for posting roll that's in every roll post near the top in blue.
Follow the steps.

After that, getting nic out of your system sucks, but you'll be doing it alongside your August bros and sis (Gin). Water, water, more water. Then an oral fix like gum, seeds, toothpicks, jerky, whatever.

[swarthy]

I'm 23 and have been dipping at an increasing rate since I was about 13. Admitting that I'm already addicted this early makes me feel like a pussy, but at this point I have to admit that it's true. I'd love to say that I'm strong enough to quit on my own, but I believe that this is important enough that I must use every resource available to make it easier to quit, and this place seems great. I was hooked on first pinch. I felt so great the first time I did it that the most pressing thought it my mind was persistently "I can't wait to put in a lip again". Once I turned 18 and could buy my own tins, I would just dip more and more to help me study and focus to the point that I could polish off a tin in one day; now I can hold it to 4 dips a day on a good day, I crave it constantly. My teeth and gums were never great to begin with, and on my last cleaning my dentist warned me that my gums were already receded to the point that I need grafts, and this morning I felt the largest canker sore I've ever had on my bottom lip. I'm terrified of cancer and this shit is not worth the risk. Not only that but I'm sick of constantly thinking about when I'm going to have my next lip. I feel like it's the most important thing that I need to do everyday, when rationally I know that is false and that that's just the junkie in me talking. I'm sick of hiding lips and work and cleaning out my spitters every day. I'm sick of procrastinating on things that I know are more important then getting a quick lip in. There's a part of me that sees folks that have been dipping their entire lives, and are still alive and appear healthy, so that part of me tells myself that "it's ok to dip for a few more years, you can quit later". But all signs are telling me that the best decision that I could make is to just quit now, get nicotine out of my life, and move on.