Officially 25 hours since my last dip. I'm ready to conquer this thing for good.
Only been dipping for five years on a daily basis, but smoked for many years before that. Moved from one directly to the other. Once I quit smoking, I never wanted another cig again. Dip is a different monster. I can dip at work, play sports, not annoy other people inside...which caused me to do it more often than I ever would have smoked.
I quit cold turkey a year ago from Thanksgiving Day until May, but I started again in full force. I fooled myself into being jealous of my buddies that were golfing and dipping, thinking about how nice it would be to have just one or two. Sure, that's what I did--have one whole tin in about eight hours. Then it was back to 1/2 or one whole tin per day until two days ago.
I'm going cold turkey again, but now I've got a special weapon: you. Having "quit" nicotine a few times before, I know what to expect over the next few days. It's already not pretty, but I'm certain I'll make it. It's the weeks after which concern me.
-Paul