Hello all my name is Erick. I'm 26 years old and I'm a nicotine addict. Have been for the past 6+ years. I suck at remembering dates, but it all started back in 2008 (around April) when I was on deployment aboard the USS Nimitz. It was a quiet night, no flying jets, no maintenance turns, no work to be done. Next thing I know, I have some Skoal (cherry or apple I think) in my lip. The buzz, the comradery, it was all good. It was all good until Oct 20ish 2014, when I had to take a late night trip to the ER for abdominal pain. It ended up being an UTI. Doc prescribes antibiotics but I can't get them till next morning, so what do I do when I get out of the ER? Go home and throw another in, one last one before I start my medication. And it was my last one while I was on meds and the infection cleared up. Well less than a month later, by Nov 10ish, I find myself dipping again. I mean the UTI was gone, I was off meds, and I had proven to myself that I can quit whenever I needed to from one day to the next, so why not right? I had that mindset until the weekend before Thanksgiving, Nov 22-23. I can't even remember how or why it happened. I don't know if I finished my last can or threw away a half full can or what. I do know that by Monday Nov 24 I was no longer dipping, so I'm calling that day my quit date. Monday November 24, 2014. 54 days ago. Two things I regret. Ever putting a dip in my mouth, and not joining this community since day one. Anyways thanks for reading, I'm gonna go post roll now.
If I can help anyone in any way or form, PM me and I'll do my best.
