Quitting is the shits. It affects you both psychologically and physically: extreme anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, craves, and so on. After about 4-1/2 decades of using tobacco, I had not contracted cancer so why put myself through this crap? The reason to quit was quite simple: there is always the small … Continue reading
Today i’m at 108 days and I still find myself struggling at times. I struggle to feel normal again but what is normal. I have been dipping since I was 14. How do I actually know what is normal. My Hall of Fame speech is going to walk through my … Continue reading
Ok so this may be a little lengthy but I will start from the beginning of my dip and basically life story. I put my first pinch in when I was 15 years old. I was with my older brother at my moms house and was working on a project … Continue reading
On June 27, 2017, I decided to quit chewing, again. I, like many others on this site have “stopped” tobacco, but never quit. I gave my last can of Grizzly to a buddy and here I am. Not really that simple! I was fighting hard this first few weeks. I … Continue reading
I began dipping as a freshman in college. I drove in with a friend who was as I thought back then the cool kid. He dipped and I figured why the hell not try it maybe just maybe it would bring out the coolness in me. So I started with … Continue reading
1,938 days ago, I was in Louisville, KY for a weekend of hanging out and camping with my brothers. I had quit smoking about five years prior, but for whatever reason, decided to buy a pack of smokes. When the smokes ran out in the middle of the red river … Continue reading
Today is the day I hit 100 days! It has been one hell of a journey thus far! From the anxiety to the depression to the anger… Never a dull moment during my quit journey… I had tried to quit 2 years ago and epically failed because I had no … Continue reading
Intro I am not special. My intro is like most of you reading this. Started messing around with tobacco at an early age. By 15 I was buying my own can and the addiction had started. I tried to quit a few times. I usually planned a quit and it … Continue reading
Today, Monday April 24, 2017 marks 100 days since my last hit of nicotine. I began my love affair with nicotine in 1999 as a 15 year old kid with one hidden cigarette behind the barn. I thought I was so cool throughout high school as a smoker and dipper. … Continue reading
Let’s see, 100 days ago (Jan 2nd, 2017 @ 07:30) I was sitting in a deer stand and ran out of chew and got pissed and said “Fuck this shit”. The whole morning was filled with anxiety because I had my last dip in, should have been on enjoying myself. … Continue reading
