"Something incredibly clever"

[FLLipOut]

'party' ONE YEAR QUIT!!! 'party' So proud to have you as a fellow Dumpster Fire in quit, Ed!

'party2' 'party2' 'party2'

[FISHFLORIDA]

Great job brother. Keep paying it forward and I look forward to staying quit with you.

[pky1520]

Glad you loaded up on that secret sauce! Great speech and congrats on your continued success!

[Edward]

HoF Speech - Rough Draft

The first 100 days - What I wish I knew when I started

I have now been posting at KTC for 100 days, and I wanted to take this opportunity to look back at my first 100 days and share my experiences with fledgling quitters, still looking to find their way.

First - Post roll first thing in the morning, every damn day. This is not negotiable, find your group and post roll. This is your promise to yourself and to this community that you will not use Nicotine in any form today. We take posting roll very seriously because it is the foundation of a strong quit. You can stay quit without posting roll, but if you post roll, you know that you will stay quit that day. At first, posting roll can seem intimating, but it's not hard. Yes, you will screw it up. Yes, you will eventually figure it out. Yes, it can be done from your phone. Here is a LINK to an excellent post that walks you through the process of posting roll.

Second - You can outlast your cravings. If you are early in your quit, you are not a happy camper right about now. The first week or so is called "the Suck" for a reason, because it sucks. You will get through it, we have all been where you are right now and I promise that the pain you are feeling is not unique. Embrace how bad you feel and use it. It will get better and once it does, you then get to choose to never go through that again. Keep the Nicotine out of your body and you'll never have to go through withdrawals ever again. Both of these links are full of quitting tips that many have found helpful. Tips on Quitting  More Tips on Quitting Most important, avoid Alcohol for at least the first month. Eventually, you will be able to drink and not cave, but that time is not during your first month. I've seen more caves and the resulting Day 1 posts from drinking than for any other reason.

Next - Get to know the people in your group. The names above and below you on roll call are your fellow soldiers in this fight we all wage against Nicotine. Exchange phone numbers with these people, chatter back and forth in your group, invest in these people. There will come a day when your quit is threatened, and the support of your fellow quitters is the only thing that keeps you quit. Your quit group is your quit family. Like any other family, you don't get to choose who they are. Some of them you will hit it off with immediately, others will annoy you, but all of them will support you. Your group is yours to run the way your group wants to run it. Don't let outsiders define you, and don't make outsides police your group. When someone goes missing, your group should track them down. When someone in your group caves, your group should force them to answer the 3 questions. When someone decides that they are a special butterfly and the rules don't apply to them, it's up to your group to call them out and help them get their head back in the business of serious quitting.

Finally - Everything gets better. You are starting down a road that leads to something wonderful, your freedom. It's not an easy road to travel, but you are now among many fellow travelers, all of whom are willing to support you. Your Body and your Mind both need to heal. Put in the work now, let the healing begin and before too long you'll begin to glimpse what your life can be like without Nicotine. Don't give in, don't give up, you are literally in a fight for your life, and I know that you can do it.

[Edward]

Thanks for the support everyone - HoF speech is coming.

[pab1964]

Congratulations Edward! Welcome aboard your new life. We as addicts cannot stop posting! Continue on your journey!

[Candoit]

Kick ass on 100 days. Keep at it, ODAAT

[eyehatecope]

Congrats and I'm glad to see you received that positive notification.

[Thumblewort]

Gratz, never look back.

[Tjschu]

Congrats on the HOF!!! You are truly a leader in your dumpster fire group.

[Idaho Spuds]

Well done Edward!
Proud to quit with you!

[worktowin]

Big day today, Edward.

Congratulations on a job well done. You are winning, the correct way.

It gets a whole lot better from here, but today you need to soak up the pride and puff your chest out like Dolly Parton... cause you are doing something that only the winningest of winners can do.

Honored to quit with you today.

[worktowin]

Finally had the full Dental exam. A really bad tooth infection and the corresponding cancer scare is what precipitated my quit. I think dippers always have that nagging worry, and it surfaces when there is something seriously wrong in your mouth. I've had a root canal and a crown put in all since I quit, but I wanted a full on exam to make sure there wasn't something hiding somewhere.

I got lucky and they don't see any real long term issues. So that is a huge relief. So glad I'm nicotine free now.

Well done sir. Appreciate how you support other groups too!

[Edward]

Finally had the full Dental exam. A really bad tooth infection and the corresponding cancer scare is what precipitated my quit. I think dippers always have that nagging worry, and it surfaces when there is something seriously wrong in your mouth. I've had a root canal and a crown put in all since I quit, but I wanted a full on exam to make sure there wasn't something hiding somewhere.

I got lucky and they don't see any real long term issues. So that is a huge relief. So glad I'm nicotine free now.

[pab1964]

626 days later I feel a lot more comfortable in my quit. Not complacent, comfortable to the point I'm not using fake, chewing less and less gum. So many things change in your life for the better instead of when you dipped, for me it was always to the worst! Damn proud of you and proud to quit with you Edd!