Whenever I have any ailment my first thought is cancer. Whether it’s a temporary cut in mouth or any malaise feeling that’s the first conclusion.
From what I read here this is not uncommon among dippers/ex dippers. But I don’t see this happening with smokers. Doesn’t it seem like smokers are pretty confident in their decision to smoke? I wonder why this is when the risk is just as high and some would argue much higher with smoking. Just an observation.
emoney
Confident? I would say addicted. Lol. With that said, every drug/alcohol user, hell even daredevils, feel confident enough to control the outcome of their fix. Until they realize it's too late. In my opinion there is no difference between dippers and smokers.
There's a guy I work with, probably 64ish years old, smoked his whole life. Quit smoking last summer for a week, because "something wasn't right" and was going to the doctor to get checked out. Came back the day after and has chain smoked ever since. Never told what the doc said, but he's had two strokes since Christmas. He's back to work and still smoking. He also coughs and hacks so much he almost passes out.
Most of my buddies, probably 90 percent of them, dip. Over the years I've been shown some pretty disgusting looking mouth sores. Things that would make a sane person never dip again. They'll quit for a week or two, get biopsies done on their gums, and when given the all clear go right back to dipping. I'm glad I never went through that shit. It also reminds me, I need to go to the dentist.
But I also think the paranoia comes when you've been quit long enough to gain some sanity, and you think "I can't believe I did this to myself. I've probably fucked my life up good."
