Well that's not as bad as doing it steadily. Just don't let that one can turn into 2 and then into 5. I'm with ya though. Cutting wood, and fishing really make me want one.
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yeppers! Its like I quit, then I know Im going to be spreading lime all weekend on the tractor........I need a dip if for that! I can't do that without one in hahah!
Don't look back Jake. Be done for good. I am a failure. I believe the younger you quit or the earlier in your "chewing career" you are able to quit, the easier it is. I quit for a year once in my early 20's. I am struggling bad right now. I need to quit. I am struggling right now.
With dip, I'm ok as long as I have a can. I haven't had a dip in a couple of years and before the hunting season this year I bought one. I even carried it with me a couple of times! Still never opened it, but for some reason if I don't have a can around, it's all I think about.
I quit dipping for a couple months until hunting season started. Now I dip at work, not much though. A can usually lasts me about 4-5 days.
I failed. After that string of bad luck, and the wife and I hitting a rough patch, it was either start chewing or go to jail for killin someone. I know I need to quit again, and I will try again soon. But for now Im a lot calmer. I still cant stand dumbass people, but some things you just cant fix LOL.
If chew keeps you a free man, then I say have at it! I'm still smoke free and thankful for that. I've cut back to one chew a day. I was up to damn near a pouch a day when I was laid off. I'm getting a "sweet" tooth from it, so I'm looking to stop my daily use soon. But some things require it, so I don't see me never doing it again.
I completely get it Dustin. It is spring. It is tax season. The kids are crazy busy right now. All this equals the highest stress level time of the year for me. Quitting right now would set me off like a roman candle. Hot flames of pisstivity flying everywhere!
I need to get over the spring hump and quit. I believe quitting for a month or two, a year, a week here and there. . . Then picking it back up? For me, this is the mental hurdle which is hardest to overcome. Every I quit, then picked it up again in the past just made it more difficult the next time.
I need to get over the spring hump and quit. I believe quitting for a month or two, a year, a week here and there. . . Then picking it back up? For me, this is the mental hurdle which is hardest to overcome. Every I quit, then picked it up again in the past just made it more difficult the next time.
I was wondering the other day how y'all were doing! I guess another factor that helped me quit was reading about all the carcinogenic chemicals that were added to the dip/chew to help keep you dependent! That kinda pissed me off! Fuggars doping the stuff up and that's another reason it's so hard to quit! It's not just nicotine or tobacco that users are craving!
Still pulling for you guys! GOOD LUCK!!!!
My bros SIL Nick started back up again and is pissed at himself for it. I told him on Easter that he can do it and to not give up.
Still pulling for you guys! GOOD LUCK!!!!
My bros SIL Nick started back up again and is pissed at himself for it. I told him on Easter that he can do it and to not give up.
I'm one chew a day right now. Gotta have one during my ballgames. Other than that, I've cut way back.
That pic I put on FB of me playing ball today, I have a fat chaw in. I started on the ball field. Wouldn't be a game without it.
Here we go again...I smoked way more than normal on Sunday. So I woke up Monday and decided I wasn't going to smoke that day. Here we are on day 3 and I still haven't had one. I quit for 2-3 months last year and started again at Strouds. Maybe this time I can get it to stick a little longer!
You left a almost full can in the driveway. Michael and I both had one, thanks. Lol
I smoked (and to a lesser extent dipped) for somewhere around 25 years, and it definitely took it's toll on my body. I had to have a stent put in an 85% blocked artery. I still have one that is 65% blocked and some that are 35%. It was an eye opener, but honestly getting off nicotine still wasn't easy even knowing it was killing me. At some point I just stop caring about life because it felt like life without smokes wasn't going to be tolerable.
One of the things that helped me out was a book called 'the easy way to stop smoking' by Allen Carr. Well, it wasn't easy, but it did have some things in it that were eye opening for me that helped me get through quitting. I read the book several times and I bought the audio version and listened to some of it just about every day while I was going through withdrawal.
With the knowledge I got from that, I just kept telling myself that at some point I would be able to feel normal again without nicotine. I didn't feel like that could ever be true because of how miserable I was, but I forced myself to stick it out. Sure doesn't feel that way when you're going through withdrawal, but it's true. Another thing that helped me was telling myself the reason I smoked was to feel like a non-smoker; Ironically, I had to have nicotine to feel what it felt like to not be addicted to it. And nicotine addiction was basically self-inflicted itch that felt really, really good to scratch.
At any rate, I wish you guys the best of luck. If you would have asked me if I could ever quit back then, I would have said no way. I know it sounds cliche to say, "if I can do it, anyone can" but it's true. I was really hooked on it, and I really liked it.
It's been about 8 years now. I could still die from cancer or a heart attack, but at least now I have the best odds I can hope for.
One of the things that helped me out was a book called 'the easy way to stop smoking' by Allen Carr. Well, it wasn't easy, but it did have some things in it that were eye opening for me that helped me get through quitting. I read the book several times and I bought the audio version and listened to some of it just about every day while I was going through withdrawal.
With the knowledge I got from that, I just kept telling myself that at some point I would be able to feel normal again without nicotine. I didn't feel like that could ever be true because of how miserable I was, but I forced myself to stick it out. Sure doesn't feel that way when you're going through withdrawal, but it's true. Another thing that helped me was telling myself the reason I smoked was to feel like a non-smoker; Ironically, I had to have nicotine to feel what it felt like to not be addicted to it. And nicotine addiction was basically self-inflicted itch that felt really, really good to scratch.
At any rate, I wish you guys the best of luck. If you would have asked me if I could ever quit back then, I would have said no way. I know it sounds cliche to say, "if I can do it, anyone can" but it's true. I was really hooked on it, and I really liked it.
It's been about 8 years now. I could still die from cancer or a heart attack, but at least now I have the best odds I can hope for.
I was wondering where the other can went. I bought a log before I showed up and only had left when I got up Monday morning.
Quitting is easy....I quit many times. Staying quit is what is hard. If I can do it, ya'll can do it. Quit being a pussy and giving in!
Making it easier for me, lol. Dustin always toss a can of chew at me for me to open it up for him. I hadnt dipped in 3 months but i would open the can just to smell the copaghagen wintergreen and hurry toss it back to him