Howdy folks! Mikey here, I am hailing from California and I am giving up this dipping habit. Currently on day 2. I have been pleased in the past to say I am not an addict to tobacco. I have smoked cigarettes before but was never hooked, even other forms of tobacco, never a problem with them calling me back.
Dip, chew, snus, well that is a completely different story. It seems that I could not get enough. I refused to accept that I was addicted, I had times when I would go months without the stuff, but this year threw me a serious curve ball and I picked up the habit full time.
Last week a new can arrived in a local store I had not seen before, so I purchased it, along with its rival which was my current favorite. I had to compare the two side by side. I usually had 2-3 cans open at one time. It was then I realized I was packing through a can a day. I work a lot of freaking hours and have no idea how I could get through that much in such little time. Well, I do drive a minimum of two hours a day.
I was doing some thinking this last weekend which put things into perspective for me. Yesterday I put my unfinished can in my dip cup and let is sit in the foul that it helped me to create and into the trash it went. I looked at pictures of cancer and said that will be me if I do not stop right now. You know, those cancer pics make a good screen saver.
Yesterday went fine, 15 hours of work and too tired to even care about wanting to pack. I do not think it will be the next few days or weeks that will be tough for me, but a few months down the road I will be crying for help. This week is busy for me and next week I am on vacation with the wife, so I will not even have the desire to dip. Heck, I am too tired for today, but I know I will need help in the future. In return, I hope I can be there for someone else.
