I'm new to this forum but not new to dipping. I've chewed for over 10 years. I dip when I study, I dip when I'm bored, I dip when I'm stressed, I dip when I drink, I dip after I work out, I pretty much look for any reason to dip. I've tried quitting before (due to the gf), I actually did pretty well... 2 months until I relapsed then never looked back and continued to dip away.
I made the decision that I need to stop. But I know I'm addicted, the nicotine, the junk in my lip, the relaxation it gives me... It's not going to be easy.
I recently ordered a tin of Jake's mint chew, I'm hoping that helps with the oral fixation, does anyone have any success stories on using that? I hate sunflower seeds by the way.
Anyway that's my introduction, I hope to be able to post about my journey to be dipfree within the next week.
Welcome aboard man.
Please scroll up and take a look at the salmon colored WELCOME CENTER at the top of your page. It will tell you what we do here, why we do it, and how we do it. Then, once you've digested that, head on over to your quit group (February 2013) and post roll.
We are all familiar with your story because we, too, are addicts. We've all shoved cat turds into our lips from morning to night (and some while we sleep). We've all wanted to quit before and found ourselves fingerbanging a can the next moment. We've all tried to "quit for a girlfriend" (or kids).
Here's the thing: Failure is not an option. Only you can control your actions. That is the only thing in this world that you can control in fact.
You did not have moderate success before. You stopped, and you made the conscious decision to use again. It led you back to being tethered to the can.
The nicotine does not relax you. It feeds your addiction. It makes your body stop the withdrawal process. It has attached itself to every one of your nerve endings so that your first thought is of the drug and the second thought is the true you.
It will take about 3-7 days for the physical dependency to be broken, but we ask that you do this for today and today only. When you wake up tomorrow, hit reset and do it again. Drink lots of water. Avoid caffeine. Double your workouts. Do whatever it takes to stay quit.
Fake snuff is great for quitting. There are two aspects to quitting: physical dependency and oral fixation. Like I said, 3-7 days to break the dependency. However, the oral fixation takes a little longer to break. It's that empty feeling in your lip, and that's a major battle that will eventually be won. Fake snuff is great for those (like myself) that don't want to take on both aspects immediately. I stopped using the fake stuff after a few months and never had any issues.
