Im Chris. I've been dipping cope for 9 years now. My first son was born on May 15th this year and a few days later I found a spot on my gums. Dipping for so long In use to the weird stuff that happens with your mouth, but this was different. Of course I made an appointment with my dentist to check it out and I was all good. But the seed was planted I couldn't imagine risking a second of my life with my new son over something as trivial as tobacco. I quit on June 8, after my last roll ran out, couldn't bring myself to waist it, to damn expensive lol. My first three days weren't bad. I having problems with the triggers. If I didn't already have one in I'd put one in when I walked f
Through the door from work. Man that's been the hardest one for me. Ill pick up some gum and chew with vengeance lol. These last two night I walk through the door dog tired, but with a newborn there's no going straight to bed. When we finally get him down around midnight I just roll around for a few hours and toss and turn all night. I don't want to dip because of it but I know it's not helping my irritability factor any. I was the biggest A hole this morning on the way into work. No body good drive good enough for me. I screamed at everyone. Sad thing is it took me a minute to realize what was going on. Everyone was doing there normal business but I was raging. Funny
Looking at it know but man I really didn't think I would get like this. I haven't had an issue with my wife and she's supports me quitting I feel like I'm so far into this now I'd be an idiot to start again now. I couldnt get to sleep this evening so I thought I'd jump on here and see what other things I had to look forward to. I was shocked when I saw insomnia. I thought to myself "CHECK". I feel like the physical fixation of having something in my mouth is going to be the hard thing to get over. Gum doesn't last long enough. I've tried some of the alternative dips... Ya no thanks. Sunflower seeds have been my go to so far they are working the best so far. Man I wasnt really prepared that first day since I decided i was done when I ran out. I ate through my whole pantry in four hours. It was pathetic. I was with the 82nd airborne for 5years this is where I really got into dipping because I could do it just about any where and it was widley accepted. I got into the routine of putting one in at 5 before pt, 630 right after pt, eat put one in till lunch take it out eat put one in until dinner take it out eat put one in till bed some times I'd sleep with it in some times no but that was my routine for 7 years the only time I didn't have a dip in was when I was eating. Back to that first day I just couldn't stop eating I guess my body just figured that's what it was suppose to do until I put a dip in. Well keep up the fight guys and gals. I'm going to try and get some sleep tonight.
