Hello everyone,
I have recently made the decision to quit dipping tobacco. The dip I had was Grizzley Wintergreen, I have been a slave to it for at least 2 years ever since I joined the Marine Corp. It must of been peer pressure, stress, or just an attempt to try new things. All in all I have realized that it was a very stupid decision, its just not worth the money, the health problems down the road, and the embarrassment to family and my wife. About a month ago I came to my wife and admitted that I had a problem with dip and I wanted to quit. After that she has been supportive of my quit. I tried backing off dip and going to snus for 3 weeks which helped because now I am on day 3 of completely stopping all tobacco. I am completely tired of paying for it through my body and wallet. I came to this site because I need more support than just my wife, even though she is a great influence. When I goto work, I am completely surrounded by dip, its the USMC. At least half the people I work with do it, and it doesn't seem like they made that decision yet. Plus I am getting deployed in September so I am going to need to stay off it completely to make sure I am not craving on the boat. I am glad I have made this decision because I do not like being reliant on things, stupid things. I have better things to put my money that I am saving by not doing it. I am also trying the tobacco-free dip. Its pretty good and keeps that feeling of having a dip in my mouth but with no tobacco. Well I have to go but I wanted to make my introduction. My name is Andrew, I am a Marine, and I USED to be a slave to dip.
Cheers