stop my addiction to chapstick

I haven’t used chapstick in about a week. My top lip is pretty good now. Just as my bottom lip was beginning to heal a little bit, but then I got a goddamn cold sore! So now my lip is destroyed because it got so dry from the cold sore medication so it’s raw and peeling and I still have the cold sore! Arrgfhdj! But I will not give up!

This is my 2nd try and I’m determined to stop! I’ve been using it since 5th grade and I’ve had it! I’m in college now so I think it’s going to take a while to break this, but I will do it. The 1st day is pain. After that it’s just torture. Not licking my lips is a problem now too, since my lips are so chapped I can’t open my mouth normally. Curse you chapstick!!!

I’ve been addicted to Softlips for awhile now. If I don’t take it with me somewhere, my lips get really chapped & I’ll be in such pain. It doesn’t matter what time of year, I’m dependent on that shii-yat.
My friends all definitely agree with me that I’m addicted.

Q: If “Chapstick Addiction” is really a myth, why do my lips severely chap if I use a different product?

I have a stockpile of different lip balm products on my dresser and frequently use Vaseline at night, as well as Kiehls. My lips chap if they do not get a dose of the Chapstick brand balm.

Dammit Wyeth, I need to break the bond with your evil product once and for all!

ok coco butter is better for you and sells at Walgreens for only a dollar. It was my savior while taking Acutane and I’ve used it ever since.

I used the vaseline method for about a week…my lips were slightly chapped b/c I was putting it on less than chapstick…and then I had a shower to go to and I just didn’t want to bring my tub of vaseline, so back to the chapstick for now.

Another tip I just read about and it seems to make sense to me. When trying to quit using chapstick – or even while you’re still using it…don’t lick your lips. This makes your lips chapped.

When I tried to quit a while back and my lips got extremely chapped it was probably because I was sneaking licks to try to moisturize them.

I bought a tiny container of vaseline yesterday – I left all my tubes of chapstick at home. I’m trying hard to not lick my lips, I’m drinking lots of water, and applying the vaseline only when I absolutely need it – and this is because I just can’t go through having those chapped lips again like last time I tried to quit. I feel like I should be able to stop using chapstick so much without suffering through weeks of extremely chapped lips.

A stick of chapstick probably lasts me about a month. I put it on in the morning, after I eat or drink anything and numerous other times through out the day.

I tried about a year ago to use it less. I decided on reducing to three times a day – morning, afternoon and night. After only 2 days my lips were completely chapped – red, dry skin, etc. It was disgusting. It felt awful and I looked bad. I was starting a new job at Starbucks and I felt like I couldn’t go in looking like that if I could avoid it, so I started using it again. It took about a week for them to get back to normal.

That scared me from trying again. Once your lips are chapped like that I just wonder if they are ever going to get better without using chapstick? Will they just keep getting more and more chapped?

I can’t figure out a better way to decrease usage. A friend recommended to stop using chapstick and to instead use vaseline – maybe to get rid of the addiction to the tube first? I suppose its worth trying.

The reason I want to stop my addiction to chapstick is because I feel dependent on it. If I’m going somewhere for the day – or even for a few hours I feel like I have to grab my chapstick, I have to have a pocket or purse to put it in – that feels wrong. I’d like to be more free than that.

I really want to kick this chapstick addiction, but I know it’s going to be harder than ever. If I even stop using chapstick for a few hours, my lips get really bad and I develop rashes around my lips. I’m dependent on this stuff. Does anyone have any advice? I’m up to a stick and a half a week :[

i did not used chapstick today!!! :D