Introduction

[Airborne]

KingNothing... No Buzz at all, that went away a long time ago didn't that last about a week into it? I don't know if was just a habit or what, but I like dipping. The last time I stopped using from about '97~'02 I thought about it quite a lot. I missed the shit in my mouth and the flavor the spitting... Right now I'm thinking how great it would be to have a dip in my mouth, a beer in my left hand and a spit can in my right. That sounds like a good time to me. With all that said what I don't like is the addictive part of it. I really didn't enjoy being out on the deer lease and being more worrying about when my dip was running out than hunting. So it pissed me off. If it wasn't addictive I'd be doing it right now.

So there you go, the addictive portion of dipping is what pissed me off enough to stop using. Not all the other stuff involved, I quite enjoyed all that stuff. Dentist said all my gums and stuff are ok, I did spend a bit of time cleaning gums and washing out with Listerine, flossed too daily. So I guess that paid off.

Peace

[KingNothing]

Airborne, thank you for your service.

Congrats on the first week down. You are over the physical stuff and now it's a mental battle from here on. Reading your intro raises a big red flag for me, though. It sounds like you are still romanticizing nicotine. Can you tell me what it was about nicotine that you think you enjoyed? Don't say "the buzz" because we both know you weren't getting that buzz after 35 years of using. So what was it?

[Airborne]

Day 8. Putting your dog down really sucks (obviously). Several years ago I made the decision to do that task myself, had a dog put down at the vet and thought how much that fucking sucked only to get a big fat bill on the way out. Shit I'm burying the dog so what's the difference I'll take care of it myself. She was in a great deal of pain and didn't want to move from the spot she had been laying all morning in the backyard. Pretty sad considering she ruled the backyard for the past 10 years. Squirrels feared her name.

This really sucks, my mouth is watering for a dip. Just had a burger and fries and just wanted that sweet hit of Mint SKOAL... I switched to mint about 5 years ago from wintergreen, when I would go to the deer lease I'd pick up a can of several brands and flavors just because I could dip in the open. I'd run through 5 cans over the weekend. Good times I guess, probably had terrible breath ;-). I've read some post on here about the boredom being an initiator in starting back up. I can see that. Been keeping myself busy and home fiddling with this and that, I had a few beers after the whole dog thing. That made the craving worse. Luckily just before I happen to stop using I had cleared out all the cans in the house. Usually had one hid in the bathroom, one in my coat breast pocket, one in my reloading bench, and of course a can or two in the truck. They all got used up and on Jan 2nd I was sitting in a deer stand and sucked all the flavor out of a Mint pouch at around 07:30. It was kind of pathetic, it was one of those re-cycle jobs where I knew I was running low so I started putting the used pouches in an empty can. We used to do that back in the day on field exercises, when you ran out all together a "buddy" might let you bum a dip out of his re-cycle can... And you'd take it, full of his spit and all. Not my finer moments in life, at lease we all had our shots.

Anyway I don't believe I'll be bumming any re-cycle dip of anyone today, just sitting here thinking about how ridiculous it is to have let the SKOAL demon take over my life.

Peace

[Rawls]

Yep trying to figure out the roll call thing. But right now I need to go home and put my dog down. Really sucks and I don't need this right now.

I am truly sorry to hear that. Hang tough, life never stops.

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[Thumblewort]

Yep trying to figure out the roll call thing. But right now I need to go home and put my dog down. Really sucks and I don't need this right now.

I am truly sorry to hear that. Hang tough, life never stops.

[Airborne]

Yep trying to figure out the roll call thing. But right now I need to go home and put my dog down. Really sucks and I don't need this right now.

[Rawls]

Are you going to join the site and post roll call? We hate nicotine and it's many forms here. Also, you only stopped before, quit is forever. It's the little details like this you need to learn to be a quitter. I "stopped" dipping 30-40 times over 17 years, I have only quit once. Big difference.

Like my man ^^^^ said... You need to join us.
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Rawls 783

[Thumblewort]

Are you going to join the site and post roll call? We hate nicotine and it's many forms here. Also, you only stopped before, quit is forever. It's the little details like this you need to learn to be a quitter. I "stopped" dipping 30-40 times over 17 years, I have only quit once. Big difference.

[Airborne]

50 years old and started dipping when I was 15~16.

So this is the start of my 7th day... Been a "Ninja Dipper" at home for YEARS and pretty much dipped all day long at work, for what ever reason being in a professional office it is acceptable to dip however if you smoke you have to walk for 5 minutes to get to the designated smoking area.

This is the second time I am quitting, first time was back in the nineties for insurance purposes. Lasted several years then one night I had the brilliant idea to just buy a can so I could stay up late and drive... That was pretty stupid, the demon was back and twice as strong.

Not sure what sparked the quitting, I really like to dip (or at least that is what I tell myself). Nothing like a big dip after a meal, my mouth just watered...

Any rate, didn't think I would actually make it through the weekend but I did. Guess I got an advantage over most that nobody around me dips so it's not in my face. Craving is still there, but I noticed the fog is beginning to clear somewhat and my new fix is now coffee.

Hope y'all can hang in there, it does get better bit by bit, nothing drastic just bit by bit.

Mike