Wanted to introduce myself, I am 7 days off the can now. I quit drinking almost 3 years ago and started dip to manage some of the stress surrounding why I quit. It started off only after work, then slowly all the time at work, you know the deal and have been there before.
My life stabilized and my sobriety returned some of the joys i had taken for granted, i had heard in AA to make sobriety the priority so I didnt really think or care about tobacco like alcohol. I have a Marine buddy who told me that he had to quit dip like alcohol it was that bad for him.
Well i can say its actually been harder. The physical pain the first 3 days was far worse, so were the mind games, i think because it was more acceptable to dip at work and in the car unlike drinking. I have had to remove people places and things like i did with booze so I dont go in to convenience stores anymore not yet anyways there isnt anything i need there that I cant get at a grocery store cheaper anyways.
