Hey, I'm Rob and today is my first day of quitting. I'm 21 years old and currently a cadet at West Point. I started dipping 7 years ago in high school. I got into it because a lot of guys on my baseball and lacross teams did it and I thought it was cool. For the last 5 years or so I've been dipping about 5-7 cans a week. I've never tried quitting before, but I've gone for periods of up to probably like 5-6 days without a dip for various reasons. I wasnt intent on quitting, I just didnt have access to it becasue of two different military schools I was going through. So I understand what the first few days can feel like. I think the hardest thing about it will be that I'm good friends with a lot of guys who dip and even the Army as a whole has a pretty big dipping community (for lack of a better term). The barracks here are full of guys who dip and smoke and my roomate dips about a can a day. I know its stupid though and I'm dedicated to quitting. I just threw away a can yesterday that was about halfway full, and I havent had a dip since (so its been a little over a day since my last dip). I know the first few days wont actually be that tough for me since ive gone without it before, but after about I week I know the addiction will hit me pretty hard, especially since I dont get more than 6 hours of sleep usually during the week. Once I figure out how to use the roll call thing I'll post that tonight. Otherwise, thanks for any support/tips you can offer me.
-Rob
