Posts by undefeated143

I dipped for the first time the summer before my senior year in high school. I never considered myself a habitual user and never really believed I was "addicted" until right after my soccer season. I suffered a concussion in our final game of the season (I stayed in the entire rest of the match and didnt get my head checked out until about week later, naturally) and starting to dip at alarmingly increasing increments with my enabler friends because it seemed to be a great way to help calm my intense headaches.

Dipping is an incredibly deceptive habit in that it is both cheap while the occasional lip never has any noticeable effects like cigarettes when they destroy your lungs. As an athlete my better judgment told me "Well since I can't afford the dilapidated lung power that accompanies smoking, dipping is the perfect solution right? Its ABSOLUTELY fine, because I won't get hooked on it like my friends." I now see how that belief proved to be utterly FALSE. You never realize how dependent you are on dip until its far too late.

Now, I probably would've never quit if it wasn't for a new relationship where my girlfriend laid down the law about the "disgusting habit." Even with knowing I was disappointing someone I cared for with my habit it was ridiculously harder to kick the habit than I had previously expected. Lets be honest, going "cold turkey" is borderline impossible, but if you can make that method work for you then by all means DO IT. You are a better man than I.

Through my cravings and unfortunate relapses of sneaking a tin here and there I found the perfect technique to finally quit once and for all. I would usually go through a tin in about 2-3 days time when I began my new battle tactic against what I was beginning to think was a lost cause. *Before all else*, I resolved to only dip out of my own tin, as to *eliminate those enablers* that had been the foundation of my tobacco fixation. Now the fun starts. I bought a tin, finished it. Of course I immediately wanted to buy another. So I did. But I made sure there was 2 days between when I bought the first tin and the second tin. I finished the new tin, but this time did not grant myself the pleasure of a new one until 3 days after I bought the second one. Now, no tin purchasing for 4 days. Each time I'd buy a tin, I'd add a day until I permitted myself to acquire a new one. This formula proved to be perfect, because even if I still killed the tin in 2 days, not having the ever so tempting tobacco on or around me for the increasing periods of time decimated my urges. Even when I'd ration the dip out to last me the entire time period, it forced me to pack either a smaller lip or toss in less frequently. Each new tin became a reward for my resilience and newfound discipline, making both the tobacco and the sense of accomplishment that much sweeter. Either way, my cravings began to subside to the point where I was passing through the gas station that I'd usually buy from without even thinking about going in to buy that grizzly tin I had once itched for. No more tobacco procuring impulses...I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!

Although I don't remember exactly how long it took me to ultimately quit, I QUIT. I still get a considerable twinge of desire when I see others around me with a fat lip packed but THAT INSTANT OF ITCHING FOR A LIPPER NEVER LASTS.

I hope my story of overcoming this affliction helps you quit as well. If my approach works for you, then I couldn't be happier in helping someone vanquish their desires. Design a program that works for you and stick with it. Don't let anyone else negatively influence your new prerogative. Its all about self-control, but don't worry, it gets EXPONENTIALLY EASIER! If a college student with terrible willpower can beat this, so can you. If anything, chicks think it's gross and most will not tolerate it. But above all, DO IT FOR YOURSELF!

Good luck!

**** TOBACCO!

maybe if you started eating like a normal person you can be beefcake like me.