idk how many times I said I was going to quit and before I know it I'm five or six cans past the one I was supposed to quit with and then just kept on with the habit until i got sick of being such a slave to the can again.
I have kept this a secret from everyone.... Sneaking in the bathroom for 15 minute Breaks through out my day, having that panic attack when someone tries to open the door when I have a lip full, made me isolate myself alot more if I knew I couldn't dip in peace or if I would be stuck out in social situations for too long and feel the need to make a excuse to leave to go sneak home and cure that demon in me.
The part I don't understand is to why I even like/need to dip, is because everytime afterwards I always feel tired and blah like the quick fix felt nice for a second but right back to feeling depressed after.
I know how many times I said I was going to quit and kept on going: 28 years.
You 'needed' dip because you are an addict to nicotine, and every time you went more than a few hours without, your body started to crave it and you would get anxious without it, and your mood would sour, so you tossed another dip in.
30 year ninja dipper here, your description of socially isolating yourself and fear of someone seeing you with a dip in your mouth is spot on for me.
Keep admitting to yourself that you are an addict. Keep posting roll first thing every day. You got addicted to a nasty drug when you were just a babe. Let's get this travesty fixed, and keep you off of this shit.