Just Getting Started

[per034]

love your quit lately, brother.  i said it before, but it's worth saying again:  this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you.  every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

Hunt his ass down. No activity since November.

Just sent him another text, lets see if he answers me this time.

I tried a couple times around the holiday's.... crickets. Hope he's ok, and quit.

He is responding, thinks his absence for so long won't be taken kindly. Has not said but sounds like still quit...but ????

I'm here. And still quit on day 607. Thanks for checking in. I think I've replied to every text from a brother while gone. If I didn't it was not intentional. Good to check back in.

[SirDerek]

love your quit lately, brother.  i said it before, but it's worth saying again:  this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you.  every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

Hunt his ass down. No activity since November.

Just sent him another text, lets see if he answers me this time.

I tried a couple times around the holiday's.... crickets. Hope he's ok, and quit.

He is responding, thinks his absence for so long won't be taken kindly. Has not said but sounds like still quit...but ????

[luby]

love your quit lately, brother.  i said it before, but it's worth saying again:  this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you.  every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

Hunt his ass down. No activity since November.

Just sent him another text, lets see if he answers me this time.

I tried a couple times around the holiday's.... crickets. Hope he's ok, and quit.

[SirDerek]

love your quit lately, brother.  i said it before, but it's worth saying again:  this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you.  every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

Hunt his ass down. No activity since November.

Just sent him another text, lets see if he answers me this time.

[duathman]

love your quit lately, brother.  i said it before, but it's worth saying again:  this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you.  every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

Hunt his ass down. No activity since November.

[Kdip]

love your quit lately, brother. i said it before, but it's worth saying again: this place is better with you active and dropping knowledge on folks.

proud to be quit with you. every day.

X2

Don't fade into the sunset Per034!!! I'll hunt ur ass down!!!

[Diesel2112]

There's dicks on this site?

And pussies.

You got your chocolate in my peanut butter..... :o

I saw a pre-op tranny in chat once. Was scary.

[RAZD611]

There's dicks on this site?

And pussies.

You got your chocolate in my peanut butter..... :o

[LionHeartedGirl]

There's dicks on this site?

And pussies.

[Diesel2112]

There's dicks on this site?

[KickThisB1tch]

So well put...Love it! Version Number 1 is here to stay and I quit with you today PER!

[srans]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a lot of negative reaction from you about the type of hard-love given on this site. I completely understand that reaction. We’re adults. New quitters and vets alike. We’re all adults here. Your reaction is usually an emotional one. “I came here because I thought I’d be getting support, not getting screamed at by a bunch of cyber-bully dickheads. Fuck you guys – I’m an adult! I don’t need you berating me!”

And you would be right. You are an adult. And you do not need us screaming at you. But here’s the point you really need to understand – We are not screaming at you, the new quitter. We are screaming at the addict inside of you. You need to recognize – as we do now – that there are two versions of you.

Version 1 is the new quitter who came here with every intention of ridding yourself of this awful affliction we’re all dealing with. This is the version we love and respect. This is the version that receives unyielding support. This is the version that gets “quit with” by supporters on roll-call. This is the version we reply to with phrases like “you got this” and “you’re doing great” and “day x is a tremendous accomplishment – keep it up!”

Then there’s Version 2. We all have this second version of ourselves. This is the version who likes dip – who never wanted to quit dip in the first place. This is the version who wants to finger the nic bitch every chance it gets. And THIS is the version we are all dicks to. We recognize when this version comes around. He (or she) is usually cavalier in his posting. Usually questions the methods we employ on this site. Is usually overwhelmingly arrogant and – at some point – believes “I don’t really need this site anymore.”  That version of you wants to go back to nicotine. That version of you is fighting you for control over your addiction. And THAT is the version of you – and of us – that we hate.

This addiction – and our desire to eliminate it – results in a pretty significant internal struggle. This site – and the veteran support found here – is intended to help Version 1 of you defeat Version 2 of you. And yeah, sometimes (most of the times) we have to be dicks about it.

(I'm not quite sure where to post this so I'll leave it to the mods to re-classify, if necessary)

As a new guy I will say that I think most addicts need tough reality! Addicts rarely get clean by coddling. Quitting is hard, that's why we put it off! If someone on this site had the power to make a person give up with words, then the addict wasn't ready or strong enough to quit. We need to be real! And real isn't always pretty or nice. Support is great, but that comes with the truth at the same time. Its a balance! Man up and work for this!

#1 of me says thanks and I'll listen to whatever you got to say per.

[jake frawley]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a lot of negative reaction from you about the type of hard-love given on this site. I completely understand that reaction. We’re adults. New quitters and vets alike. We’re all adults here. Your reaction is usually an emotional one. “I came here because I thought I’d be getting support, not getting screamed at by a bunch of cyber-bully dickheads. Fuck you guys – I’m an adult! I don’t need you berating me!”

And you would be right. You are an adult. And you do not need us screaming at you. But here’s the point you really need to understand – We are not screaming at you, the new quitter. We are screaming at the addict inside of you. You need to recognize – as we do now – that there are two versions of you.

Version 1 is the new quitter who came here with every intention of ridding yourself of this awful affliction we’re all dealing with. This is the version we love and respect. This is the version that receives unyielding support. This is the version that gets “quit with” by supporters on roll-call. This is the version we reply to with phrases like “you got this” and “you’re doing great” and “day x is a tremendous accomplishment – keep it up!”

Then there’s Version 2. We all have this second version of ourselves. This is the version who likes dip – who never wanted to quit dip in the first place. This is the version who wants to finger the nic bitch every chance it gets. And THIS is the version we are all dicks to. We recognize when this version comes around. He (or she) is usually cavalier in his posting. Usually questions the methods we employ on this site. Is usually overwhelmingly arrogant and – at some point – believes “I don’t really need this site anymore.” That version of you wants to go back to nicotine. That version of you is fighting you for control over your addiction. And THAT is the version of you – and of us – that we hate.

This addiction – and our desire to eliminate it – results in a pretty significant internal struggle. This site – and the veteran support found here – is intended to help Version 1 of you defeat Version 2 of you. And yeah, sometimes (most of the times) we have to be dicks about it.

(I'm not quite sure where to post this so I'll leave it to the mods to re-classify, if necessary)

As a new guy I will say that I think most addicts need tough reality! Addicts rarely get clean by coddling. Quitting is hard, that's why we put it off! If someone on this site had the power to make a person give up with words, then the addict wasn't ready or strong enough to quit. We need to be real! And real isn't always pretty or nice. Support is great, but that comes with the truth at the same time. Its a balance! Man up and work for this!

[kkljinc]

'worship'

Perfectly Stated.

[per034]

An Open Letter to New Quitters
Why are we dicks?

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a lot of negative reaction from you about the type of hard-love given on this site. I completely understand that reaction. We’re adults. New quitters and vets alike. We’re all adults here. Your reaction is usually an emotional one. “I came here because I thought I’d be getting support, not getting screamed at by a bunch of cyber-bully dickheads. Fuck you guys – I’m an adult! I don’t need you berating me!”

And you would be right. You are an adult. And you do not need us screaming at you. But here’s the point you really need to understand – We are not screaming at you, the new quitter. We are screaming at the addict inside of you. You need to recognize – as we do now – that there are two versions of you.

Version 1 is the new quitter who came here with every intention of ridding yourself of this awful affliction we’re all dealing with. This is the version we love and respect. This is the version that receives unyielding support. This is the version that gets “quit with” by supporters on roll-call. This is the version we reply to with phrases like “you got this” and “you’re doing great” and “day x is a tremendous accomplishment – keep it up!”

Then there’s Version 2. We all have this second version of ourselves. This is the version who likes dip – who never wanted to quit dip in the first place. This is the version who wants to finger the nic bitch every chance it gets. And THIS is the version we are all dicks to. We recognize when this version comes around. He (or she) is usually cavalier in his posting. Usually questions the methods we employ on this site. Is usually overwhelmingly arrogant and – at some point – believes “I don’t really need this site anymore.” That version of you wants to go back to nicotine. That version of you is fighting you for control over your addiction. And THAT is the version of you – and of us – that we hate.

This addiction – and our desire to eliminate it – results in a pretty significant internal struggle. This site – and the veteran support found here – is intended to help Version 1 of you defeat Version 2 of you. And yeah, sometimes (most of the times) we have to be dicks about it.

(I'm not quite sure where to post this so I'll leave it to the mods to re-classify, if necessary)