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Offline MikeM_95

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Re: It's time
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2016, 09:25:00 AM »
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Hello all-

Can't believe how fast time goes, but I realized I've been dipping for almost fifteen years now. I started at 21 while in college and I'm now 36. I've been a ninja dipper the whole time as my family, every girl I've ever dated and now my wife all despised it. It's made me a liar, it's caused me to lose the trust of those I love, it's cost me who knows how much money that I could have used for something more productive.

I've always been good at thinking to myself that I'll quit when...I graduate college, after airborne school, after a long vacation, before I get married, before my first child. I always made excuses for it, tired, stressed, etc. I've always been around a lot of dippers through my hobbies, the military and in the construction industry. I suppose deep down it made me feel like I fit in. I've halfheartedly attempted to quit for other people numerous times, and it's never worked because I never wanted it to. It's time. Sometimes I get so pissed at myself because at the end of the day after everything that I've worked for and have been fortunate enough to achieve, I still let a five dollar cardboard can full of chopped up plant leaves have such a controlling and profoundly negative impact on my life. So here's to one day at a time- for me.
Congrats on making this decision shootist! I am proud to quit with you today. Pm me if you need some extra accountability! ODAAT!

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Re: It's time
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2016, 09:21:00 AM »
Quote from: TheShootist
Hello all-

Can't believe how fast time goes, but I realized I've been dipping for almost fifteen years now. I started at 21 while in college and I'm now 36. I've been a ninja dipper the whole time as my family, every girl I've ever dated and now my wife all despised it. It's made me a liar, it's caused me to lose the trust of those I love, it's cost me who knows how much money that I could have used for something more productive.

I've always been good at thinking to myself that I'll quit when...I graduate college, after airborne school, after a long vacation, before I get married, before my first child. I always made excuses for it, tired, stressed, etc. I've always been around a lot of dippers through my hobbies, the military and in the construction industry. I suppose deep down it made me feel like I fit in. I've halfheartedly attempted to quit for other people numerous times, and it's never worked because I never wanted it to. It's time. Sometimes I get so pissed at myself because at the end of the day after everything that I've worked for and have been fortunate enough to achieve, I still let a five dollar cardboard can full of chopped up plant leaves have such a controlling and profoundly negative impact on my life. So here's to one day at a time- for me.
Your story sounds like so many here and and rings true for what I went thru also. You have found the right place and have started this journey the right way by posting roll. Is it going to suck? Hell yeah it will but nothing worth anything is easy right? You have to want this and you have to want this for YOU. Get in here everyday to post roll, to get encouragement/ encourage others in your group and when you need to vent. Bring the negative here cause no one at home made you do this. Congrats on this great decision to save your life. You need anything look me up.

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Re: It's time
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2016, 07:54:00 AM »
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Welcome! Good job finding your group and posting roll.

You have the right attitude. You are doing this for yourself, and you hate the control nic has had over you.

Make as many connections with your quit group as you can. There are a few people there already as you may have seen, PM them your digits and text them, get to know them. The more connected you are with your group the better. WUPP EDD (Wake up, piss, post, every damn day) is the motto here for roll. Don't skip roll, it weakens your group. As you get farther along, and as new members join your group, reach out and share what you've learned and experienced; it will help your quit and theirs.

Get ready to embrace the suck. You can look at other intros and quit groups for what to expect, or check out the timeline to prepare yourself.

Update your group frequently, and write updates here as well. They will be useful to look back on later.

Proud to be quit with you!
Welcome Shootist - you're talking the talk, can't wait to see you walk the walk!

Just like Medquit said, get connected and dive into this head first and you'll be successful.

Offline medquit

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Re: It's time
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2016, 01:40:00 AM »
Welcome! Good job finding your group and posting roll.

You have the right attitude. You are doing this for yourself, and you hate the control nic has had over you.

Make as many connections with your quit group as you can. There are a few people there already as you may have seen, PM them your digits and text them, get to know them. The more connected you are with your group the better. WUPP EDD (Wake up, piss, post, every damn day) is the motto here for roll. Don't skip roll, it weakens your group. As you get farther along, and as new members join your group, reach out and share what you've learned and experienced; it will help your quit and theirs.

Get ready to embrace the suck. You can look at other intros and quit groups for what to expect, or check out the timeline to prepare yourself.

Update your group frequently, and write updates here as well. They will be useful to look back on later.

Proud to be quit with you!

Offline TheShootist

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It's time
« on: June 02, 2016, 12:50:00 AM »
Hello all-

Can't believe how fast time goes, but I realized I've been dipping for almost fifteen years now. I started at 21 while in college and I'm now 36. I've been a ninja dipper the whole time as my family, every girl I've ever dated and now my wife all despised it. It's made me a liar, it's caused me to lose the trust of those I love, it's cost me who knows how much money that I could have used for something more productive.

I've always been good at thinking to myself that I'll quit when...I graduate college, after airborne school, after a long vacation, before I get married, before my first child. I always made excuses for it, tired, stressed, etc. I've always been around a lot of dippers through my hobbies, the military and in the construction industry. I suppose deep down it made me feel like I fit in. I've halfheartedly attempted to quit for other people numerous times, and it's never worked because I never wanted it to. It's time. Sometimes I get so pissed at myself because at the end of the day after everything that I've worked for and have been fortunate enough to achieve, I still let a five dollar cardboard can full of chopped up plant leaves have such a controlling and profoundly negative impact on my life. So here's to one day at a time- for me.