Hello All -
Just threw away three perfectly good cans of Skoal Mint and took the trash out. I was going to wait to quit until I had finished my reserves and for whatever reason I think the time is now to quit. Bittersweetness!
I have been dipping 3-4 cans a week for a year and four months. I had dipped for a few months at a time several times in my life then was always able to quit for a year or two at a time. I took a chew deer hunting in the Fall of 2012 and for whatever reason, it stuck like chuck this time. I think what bothers me is that this time I feel like I need to help to quit this crap. So I am taking a leap of faith here and looking for support.
My immediate concerns:
1. I have a small white dot on the top of my bottom lip (right in the middle of the lip where the upper lip connects when I close my lips). I read about getting it checked if it doesn't resolve in two weeks. Do these usually go away?
2. I exercise regularly (basketball, lift weights) already. Should I moderate this or increase it now that I have quit? I will be looking for things to do as I dip mostly when I sit at my computer working.
3. Worried that I will blast my wife and kids needlessly if I get cranky. What do I do when I feel this coming? I don't have an anger problem but the last thing I want to do is take this out on others.
4. I drink about 3 glasses of wine at night before bed. I would like to cut that out or way down as well. I am a heavy drinker but rarely get drunk. Should I wait to address that or try to cut back now as well?
Thanks in advance for any support or guidance you can provide. I am so beyond ready to kill the can!
1) There's no such thing as "three perfectly good cans of Skoal."
2) Flush the shit. People on here as recent as yesterday have dumpster dived to get tins back and have caved. Flush it down the toilet.
Welcome!
#1. Go to a dentist.
#2. I increased mine, helped with anxiety
#3. When the rage hits, go for a walk or run, pound out some push ups. Let your wife read Spousal Support.
#4. Cut out the booze early in quit, booze is leading cause of caves.
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You're doing a very important thing, congrats!
