Good afternoon KTC members. My name is Mason and I've been dipping chewing for 5 years. I am a recent graduate from college and started chewing with my roommates. When I started my career, the stress was so much that I fell into the comfort and mind-numbing activity that was packing a lip. I'd do it on my long commute, at my desk, on lunch, on break, the commute home, before bed, or even in the middle of the night. In college this was ok because it was maybe 1 or 2 tins a month. A year or so into my job and it's turned into almost 2 tins a day. I see red spots or startings of leuk in my mouth, get scared for 5 minutes, and almost like clockwork dip again. I told myself I was going to quit Jan 1, then it turned into when I was done that tin, then I kept putting it off because I am terribly afraid of the thought of going the rest of my life without one. In writing this post I've stood up from my chair, put my coat on, and walked to the door to drive to pick up a tin... but I was able to fight the urge and come back but it's only been three days! I'm chewing gum to give my mouth a mindless activity, I'm packing lips of Smokey Mountain herbal wintergreen to try and trick myself out of cravings, and I'm getting away from anyone that dips around me.
That's my story in a nutshell. I hope to grow as a part of this community and lean on others while they're able to lean on me towards to ultimate goal of success and liberation from tobacco.
