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[Gingerkid]

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[ginzomatic]

Good on ya man.... That shit will kill you. I've gone off and on with it for a few years now. Off at the moment, all I can say is keep hangin in there for the first couple weeks. After that it gets easier. Good luck man!

[Kokopelli]

Well I never dipped, but I smoked plenty. I quit many times and once for over five years. I quit the last time in 2007. I was coming out of the operating room after suffering a heart attack. My cardiologist bent over the gurney and said "your smoking days are over" and that was it.. All the time I was smoking I only thought of the cancer risk and never really considered the cardiovascular damage. Try to not follow my example of using tobacco for 30 years, before quitting. At least of the cancer don't get you, your heart may survive..

[dash1]

You can do it. I dipped for a few years, but quit about twenty years ago. Occasionally I have dreams about it, when I wake up I'm so happy that I don't dip. It really is a nasty habit.

[Enoch]

I feel for ya brother. I dipped Kodiak for about 10 yrs. Tried several times to quit but every time I had a drink, stress, or too much time on my hands I jumped right back in.

After dating my now-wife for a year or two, I got tired of seeing my spit bottles around and just decided that I was strong enough to beat this and that I was done!

I started out cold turkey, and when I had a weak moment I would go buy a tin, throw in a dip as soon as I left the store, then chuck the rest of the tin up on the roof or in a dumpster so that I wouldn't have in when I wanted the next one. I probably did that 1/2 dozen times till I was like sh1t... I'm not paying 5 bucks for 1 dip, I'll just go to sleep, or go the gym, or go run, etc.

It was tough for about 3-4 months but I just kept challenging my manhood, my toughness, or any imaginary scenario where if I had a dip something would happen to someone I love, etc etc. It worked and I haven't had a dip in about 7-8 yrs.

Good luck! You can do it! Man up!

[Double3]

It's hard to quit but once you get a couple weeks in you will be on your way.

The hard thing is when you are around people dipping. Makes me want one every single time they pull a can out.

Of course I take one occasionally and it usually makes me about half sick if I leave it in too long.

[GTF425]

I'm a month into quitting smoking and my entire quality of fitness has improved. Having just gotten married and training for SFAS, I have tons of motivation from that alone.

It was a little hard for the first week, but staying active made it a lot easier. Hang in there, bro, and good luck!

[Trajan]

In the event that you do fail again, or you view nicotine dependency as less severe than alcoholism, give Swedish Snus a try. No spitting, A LOT of nicotine, no mouth sores or cancer.

[Hmac]

In the event that you do fail again, or you view nicotine dependency as less severe than alcoholism, give Swedish Snus a try. No spitting, A LOT of nicotine, no mouth sores or cancer.

Snus has a DECREASED risk of oral cancer, not zero risk, and there is a statistically increased risk of pancreatic cancer. The only good thing you can say about Snus is that it's healthier than smoking. And note that the American brands of "snus" may not be processed in the same way as the Swedish brands, may have higher levels of nitrosamines and armomatic hydrocarbons, and be as dangerous as snuf.

Oral cancer is a bitch. I've taken care of patients with it, and I've had it myself.

[sxshep]

I never dipped, but I smoked for 5 years... Quit cold turkey last Thanksgiving and have been completely tobacco-less since then. It is SO worth it, not a day goes by that I don't think about why I started in the first place... and how thankful I am that I quit.

Like many others, I "quit" numerous times. The first time was because my girlfriend at the time hated it, and didn't want me to smoke. That lasted a few days before I just started sneaking in smoke breaks and changing my clothes before meeting her. The second time was for money, and I was spending $100 a month on cigarettes. That only lasted a few days before I started bumming cigarettes from friends or rolling my own to save money. The third time was when I transferred jobs and began working at a smoke-free campus. Well, that only lasted a few days before I found some hiding spots around work, or going to my car and driving around the block on my lunch breaks.

The final time I quit was for ME. I finally said I don't care about what others think, or the money, or the job. Sure, those are some awesome motivators for quitting, but they weren't the REASON I wanted to quit.... I wanted to quit to improve my health, because I was getting winded going up flights of stairs. I was disgusted with how my clothes and car smelled, what it made my teeth look like, and coughing all the time. I finally told myself at Thanksgiving dinner that instead of driving down to the convenience store to buy another pack and smoke a cigarette (my family at the time didn't know I smoked), I wanted to keep sitting at that table enjoying time with the family. I wanted to quit FOR ME.

If you focus on improving yourself, rather than other reasons, I found quitting to be easier. Also, sunflower seeds... lots of sunflower seeds.