Hi Everyone, am having the dipping habit last 15 years, it was started to study in night time, but i was unable to quit still now, lot of times tried but replased, so joined here for your suuport, today started to quit again.
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Well this is timely, I’ve been prepping for tomorrow’s quit date for chew for the last week, wishing us strength, ill check in on this thread tomorrow. Quit drinking sep. 1 and into some good exercise and eating habits but I think nicotine is going to be the bitch of the bunch.
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Yea its absolutely true, i went through lot of tips but only thing is am working in night shift so that was my big issue in concentration. Thank you
i know exactly how you two feel. i gave up chew about four years ago and went to vaping. i know there is a stigma to vaping but ultimately, it helped me free myself of nicotine all around! I chewed, smoked and snuff’d. one day I said enough is enough and created a timeline for how i was going to quit. granted, it took me 1.5 years longer but i had a plan. cold turkey is hard… it really is but if you can do it and be successful at it, more strength and power to you!
i started vaping with 12mg nicotine juice then dwindled down to 6mg then 3mg then 0mg and after being on the zero for about eight months, i was able to put it down for good! i still get the urges, sometimes strong ones, but i usually stop moving, close my eyes, connect with my higher power for a few minutes and it passes. nothing in life has been easy for me and this was no different.
you can do this! there is a tobacco thread on here that might be of service. it helped when i first put the vape down july14th! still going strong and so happy i’ve been able to make progress. good luck friends!
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Thank you for your guidence. I will keep my mind emtyness, will come out from this…your story is definetly help me to overcome this addiction. Once again thank you for your support…
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I dipped for 32 years. Started as an 18 yo Marine. I tried cold turkey, but by day 3, my brain literally stopped working. I couldn’t hold a thought for more than a few seconds… I quit using nicotone lozenges. I started with the 4mg ones and followed the instructions to the letter. After about 6 weeks, I switched to the 2mg strength, and used these for about 6 more weeks. When the day came for me to go to zero lozenges, my nicotine craving was pretty manageable. I chewed a lot of sugarless gum too.
Now they sell these nicotine pouches in convenience stores that have no tobacco in them. It’s the dippers version of vaping I guess. If I were trying to quit now, I’d probably use them to taper off.
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I picked up the habit when I was in the Navy. Did it for about 13 years. Tried to quit multiple times with no luck. Then one morning I woke up and said thats it I’m done. Never picked it up again . Before that I tried the patches and they didn’t help. I just made a choice that it was bad for me and I was determined to not do it again no matter how I felt.
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Dipping Copenhagen snuff since I was 15, I’m now 53 years old. My next addiction to tackle.
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Been awhile, friend. Glad to see you back.
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Copenhagen long cut, 29 years, we’re breaking up today. Thanks for the replies/advice people, hopefully nicotine replacement is a plan B that I won’t need to execute on, going hard candy, gum and willpower.
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Thanks! Its good to be back.
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Just made red belt. In my belt system I’m two belts away from black.
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That is awesome! Keep it up. Congrats.
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16 hours succeasfully crossed but my mind is not accepted while working in system, again relapsed. Today slept 10 hrs but working in night shift making me take it back, kindly advice how to overcome from this. Also tried nicotex but its taste gives vomiting sensation…
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I’m through the work day and home tobacco free, gonna shower and stay home, probably a fitful night’s sleep coming. @baskar2884 - hop back on tomorrow, I packed lunch/drinks and left my wallet at home today.
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Sure, i will get out from this, today started again without dipping.
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I caved this AM, back at it tomorrow, no excuses, fwiw felt really foggy after 2 days, like I was thinking underwater. I’m off next week so have the weekend and all of next week to hunker down and endure. Nice work on 6 days!
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I’ve been dipping since I was 15. 30 now, and it’s the hardest addiction I’ve tried giving up, longest I’ve gone is 5 days couple of 1 days. Atm I’m focusing on other things, I’ll tackle this soon tho. Cool to see this post tho
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I was not used for last 2 days but taken drinks today for sleep, due to night shift… only one quarter… now am thinking its also bad for me. Everything i know its hurt for me but am struggling to overcome…
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Good going… keep it up, never pitfalls…
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