quitting dipping

#77
#77
salutethehill said:
I smoked for about 9 years and quit 10 years ago, the day my first-born was born, which was also around the time my dad (long-time smoker) was diagnosed with COPD and congestive heart failure. Thankfully he's long out-lived his prognosis.
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that's awesome (both that he's still alive and the reason you quit when your son was born).

I like reading about people who have quit smoking/dipping/drugs/etc. to help out those that want/need to quit
 
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#78
#78
Jumped back on the wagon for a bit, but haven't had one over a week
 
#79
#79
Three days of hell, six months of the non tobacco dip substitute and whenever you want to cave check out the postmortem oral cancer pics on quitsmokeless.org.
 
#80
#80
I don't think I was ever "addicted" but it was just normal to put one in with my buddy on the lake fishing, playing Xbox, going to the theater, during a football game... I decided one day I had to quit. Luckily I hadn't been dipping for a long time, and I didn't dip nearly as much as my buddy, but I put one more pinch in of Grizz Wintergreen for about 20 min (which was long because I had been wanting to quit for about a month so I kept them in for a max of probably 10 min just to satisfy the craving) and I remember it like it was yesterday. It's been about two months since then and I don't even think about it anymore. Just quit hanging around the people that did it a lot with you, that made it really easy for me. Good luck brother and thanks for your service.
 
#82
#82
I've dipped since I was 13, i'm 23 now. I smoked as well from the age of about 18. Last year I had to do 45 days in the local jail. I didn't start back smoking upon my release, but had some dip in the clothes I got arrested in, so started that right back up.
 
#83
#83
ainge10heisman said:
I've dipped since I was 13, i'm 23 now. I smoked as well from the age of about 18. Last year I had to do 45 days in the local jail. I didn't start back smoking upon my release, but had some dip in the clothes I got arrested in, so started that right back up.
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Atta boy. Quitters never win.
 
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#86
Vol737 said:
I quit dipping when I was about 14 or 15 years old. Tried it from some older kids in the neighborhood and that was the first and only time. They did me a favor by starting me with Copenhagen. I thought I was gonna come unglued at the seams and the ground started spinning. After that I was like "hell no!"
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haha similar experience for me, but i dont give up easily lol...tried it again and kept going. I didnt dip heavily until i got a job traveling a lot, lots of time in a car. At that point it got pretty heavy and still going on. Now in an office setting, lots of time alone at my desk, so it is convenient for me honestly.

im going to attempt a quit pretty soon. I've heard Sunflower seeds or frozen grapes are a good option to help
 
#87
#87
I quit yesterday. Rough day but I woke up this morning not really craving it. Feels strange
 
#88
#88
utvolpj said:
I quit yesterday. Rough day but I woke up this morning not really craving it. Feels strange
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Good luck. 16 days strong for me. Suggestion, get some gum or seeds to replace the oral fixation
 
#89
#89
Thanks, you too. Breaking a 20yr habit isn't much fun

I love seeds but can't use them because of another issue. What I did this morning was chew up a small Slim Jim and stuff that in my lip. Wife put a whole box of the small ones in my stocking this year so they are coming in handy. I imagine it's what the replacements chews taste like
 
#90
#90
I quit this past Sunday. Has not been to bad, just mind over matter, although i have been snacking a lot this week.
 
#91
#91
BigZiti09 said:
Dipped Copenhagen Snuff for 16 years. Quit this April cold turkey. If you can make it a week, you can make it a year. It's a choice once you are two or three weeks into it.
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Gramps said:
You guys sound like a bunch of junkies. Quit the whining and beat the habit. I smoked for 30+ years. I decided about 9 years ago I was quitting.I was smoking 2 1/2 paks per day. I laid them down and have never picked another one up. It is something you have to set your mind to do. If you want to quit you can. The first 3- 4 days is tough, after that it gets easier and easier. If you stay quit 2 weeks and start back it is 100% by choice.
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Volunteer forever said:
Cold turkey. That's how I quit smoking almost 10 years ago. A little will power goes a long way!
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The common theme among anyone who quits for good is they make a very deliberate choice and then act on that choice immediately. The majority of people who ween themselves off are more likely to start again. The problem with dipping (or smoking, chewing etc) is it is both a physical addiction as well as a behavioral habit. You have to make it through the withdrawal from the physical addiction and you have to replace the behavior. And you have to figure out the triggers that initiate the craving and deal with them in some way.

For dealing with the withdrawals, I always recommend doing something physical. The best thing, in my opinion, is to ruck up and go on a 3-4 day hike without taking any tobacco along. You'll feel like crap the first day but the exertion will clean it out of your system. If you can't do that then running or push ups (do they still do push ups in the Marines?) will work.

For the habit, find something else you like to do and do it every time you get a craving. Reading, writing in a journal, self-sex, whatever it takes.

The physical withdrawal should only last about 48 hours, the habit will take about 21 days to break.
 
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#92
Oh, I forgot to mention my addiction creds...

Smoked, dipped, chewed from about 16 on. Quit several times--all for good reasons, but always started back up, mostly when stress hit hard. Last time I chewed was in the field in Fort Polk back in '98. It was one of those jobs that went from extremely high stress one minute to extreme boredom for hours. I would smoke during the high stress part and chew or dip the rest of the time. I was driving my HMMWV out to the field, had a chew in one cheek and was smoking a cigarette at the same time when something jumped out in front of me. I swerved to miss it and dropped the cigarette on my lap and swallowed the chew. After I pulled over, I spent a few unpleasant minutes, dealing with the burns on my pants and throwing up. When I was recovered enough, I grabbed all the tobacco I had in the truck, which for a 20 day field problem was considerable, and threw them in the nearest crapper. Haven't smoked or chewed since.
 
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#97
RockyTop411 said:
What worked for me is just stop being around it. My buddy dips about a can a day so I simply quit going over to his house and I just quit spending money on it. Also, if it gets bad, I always thought about swallowing a lot at one time. And my other friend quit by drinking dip spit to make himself sick and he couldn't even take the smell of it. It was gross but it worked for him.
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i have seen a couple of friends forget which beer can was for spitting and for drinking,and one with a mountain dew bottle,it was pretty funny each time :)
 
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