All addicts are liars...

[mattyf118]

I believe it may be time to read the writing on the wall with this one. :scowick:

[jimthins]

I know you mentioned you were in the Keys or somewhere like that with limited service. You've been posting roll a little later in the evenings. So far, haven't seen you on roll today. What's up with that? If you're having trouble, don't be afraid to reach out for help!

[RoyalCowboy7]

I'm a Florida State fan and former student. Our motto is UNCONQUERED because the Seminoles were the only tribe that wasn't conquered as they fought and refused to surrender. If you're going to come in here and use Seminole as your name you better fight like hell and not let dip conquer you out of respect for the name you are using and for yourself and your life and your health

[Tuco]

Judging by his post last week, today is Day 2 of his college buddy reunion week.

Seminole - Did you already tell your buddies you quit? You seemed pretty intent on romanticizing dip and creating a little 5 day cave fantasy world for yourself. Did you nut up and call BS on that line of thinking yet? There are no "days off" on your quit.

If you are still quit, do your November quit brothers a favor and start posting roll FIRST thing in the morning, and not LAST thing of the day. Pretty please with a cherry on top.

[schaef418]

You missed roll yesterday. Why? Did you cave? you posted day 11 today, should be 12? or 1?

[wastepanel]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

Nothing gets in the way of my quit. You may want to adopt that way of thinking. When you are serious and get your head out of your ass and that shit out of your mouth for good, let me know. Until you have done some serious thinking, some deep down inner searching shit to cleanse your mind of bullshit excuses, you will always be a slave. I have not found a reason to put that poison in my body. I cannot believe that you think you have.

Wake up. Get serious. Get quit.

Sucks you caved, but thanks for making my quit stronger today because I will NOT BE YOU!

While you figure your shit out, I'll be here quitting like a girl.

Can't really put it any better than Ginet did. Own it and get serious. Otherwise move on. Don't waste your time. More importantly, don't waste OUR time. Plenty of people on here that are fighting this addiction head on, each day. I'm one of them. I'm disappointed, to the say least...

The three questions are:

What happened?

Why did it happen?

What are you going to do differently?

You mostly answered them already, but rethinking it and answering formally will be a good start...
If you plan on caving again don't bother answering or further wasting our time. You want to quit or what?

Hey, maybe you're that guy. The guy who can have just a few dips once in a while and then flip the switch off.

The guy who just has one to have a little extra fun, or to help unwind after a rough day.

Maybe you're the guy who just needs one during a drive, while your fishing, out with the fellas, while having a drink, or while watching the game. Maybe once in awhile you need one to kick start your day, or to pass some idle time while out of town, or to calm down after having an argument with the wife

Maybe you're that special guy.

I haven't seen that guy come through here in my 781 days, but maybe you're the one.

Maybe you're the Bruce Leroy of ktc.

Maybe...

You know, I said this to you a few days ago and you still aren't listening:

THE FUTURE DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE NOW!

When you first got here, you talked about how quitting for 100 days would just be awesome. You've known about this upcoming reunion since that day and were planning on caving then. You claim you want to be a "lifetime quitter".

On June 28, 2011...I quit. I've been quitting every minute since. Sometimes it's easy and sometimes it's the most difficult thing in the world. I use my tools when I need them, and I clean and sharpen them when I don't. It's not rocket science. It's just what we need to do in this battle.

Do not worry about the future.

What are you doing now? Are you in danger of failing?

If yes...use your tools. (Call someone. Sack up.)
If no...sharpen. (What is my immediate schedule? When will I be possible tempted? What will I do if I'm presented with a crave? Is there anybody I can text to just say hi?)

Sack up man. Addicts here aren't liars. We're men and women of our words. Users...they are the dooshes. Users are liars.

[Diesel2112]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

Nothing gets in the way of my quit. You may want to adopt that way of thinking. When you are serious and get your head out of your ass and that shit out of your mouth for good, let me know. Until you have done some serious thinking, some deep down inner searching shit to cleanse your mind of bullshit excuses, you will always be a slave. I have not found a reason to put that poison in my body. I cannot believe that you think you have.

Wake up. Get serious. Get quit.

Sucks you caved, but thanks for making my quit stronger today because I will NOT BE YOU!

While you figure your shit out, I'll be here quitting like a girl.

Can't really put it any better than Ginet did. Own it and get serious. Otherwise move on. Don't waste your time. More importantly, don't waste OUR time. Plenty of people on here that are fighting this addiction head on, each day. I'm one of them. I'm disappointed, to the say least...

The three questions are:

What happened?

Why did it happen?

What are you going to do differently?

You mostly answered them already, but rethinking it and answering formally will be a good start...
If you plan on caving again don't bother answering or further wasting our time. You want to quit or what?

Hey, maybe you're that guy. The guy who can have just a few dips once in a while and then flip the switch off.

The guy who just has one to have a little extra fun, or to help unwind after a rough day.

Maybe you're the guy who just needs one during a drive, while your fishing, out with the fellas, while having a drink, or while watching the game. Maybe once in awhile you need one to kick start your day, or to pass some idle time while out of town, or to calm down after having an argument with the wife

Maybe you're that special guy.

I haven't seen that guy come through here in my 781 days, but maybe you're the one.

Maybe you're the Bruce Leroy of ktc.

Maybe...

[B-loMatt]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

Nothing gets in the way of my quit. You may want to adopt that way of thinking. When you are serious and get your head out of your ass and that shit out of your mouth for good, let me know. Until you have done some serious thinking, some deep down inner searching shit to cleanse your mind of bullshit excuses, you will always be a slave. I have not found a reason to put that poison in my body. I cannot believe that you think you have.

Wake up. Get serious. Get quit.

Sucks you caved, but thanks for making my quit stronger today because I will NOT BE YOU!

While you figure your shit out, I'll be here quitting like a girl.

Can't really put it any better than Ginet did. Own it and get serious. Otherwise move on. Don't waste your time. More importantly, don't waste OUR time. Plenty of people on here that are fighting this addiction head on, each day. I'm one of them. I'm disappointed, to the say least...

The three questions are:

What happened?

Why did it happen?

What are you going to do differently?

You mostly answered them already, but rethinking it and answering formally will be a good start...
If you plan on caving again don't bother answering or further wasting our time. You want to quit or what?

[THansen2413]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

Nothing gets in the way of my quit. You may want to adopt that way of thinking. When you are serious and get your head out of your ass and that shit out of your mouth for good, let me know. Until you have done some serious thinking, some deep down inner searching shit to cleanse your mind of bullshit excuses, you will always be a slave. I have not found a reason to put that poison in my body. I cannot believe that you think you have.

Wake up. Get serious. Get quit.

Sucks you caved, but thanks for making my quit stronger today because I will NOT BE YOU!

While you figure your shit out, I'll be here quitting like a girl.

Can't really put it any better than Ginet did. Own it and get serious. Otherwise move on. Don't waste your time. More importantly, don't waste OUR time. Plenty of people on here that are fighting this addiction head on, each day. I'm one of them. I'm disappointed, to the say least...

[Ginet]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

Nothing gets in the way of my quit. You may want to adopt that way of thinking. When you are serious and get your head out of your ass and that shit out of your mouth for good, let me know. Until you have done some serious thinking, some deep down inner searching shit to cleanse your mind of bullshit excuses, you will always be a slave. I have not found a reason to put that poison in my body. I cannot believe that you think you have.

Wake up. Get serious. Get quit.

Sucks you caved, but thanks for making my quit stronger today because I will NOT BE YOU!

While you figure your shit out, I'll be here quitting like a girl.

[Knockout]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

Are you a man of your word? Because you promised you would not use that day, and then you lied. We're not playing Pony Princess Playset here, this is now or never life and death.

Quit has to be a priority. You don't put quit on the backburner and expect to succeed here. All these "fears" and bullshit about how you were going to cave regardless represent one thing - addiction. Regarding your cave, it's preached all over the site that alcohol kills early quits. I'd bet my left nut you've seen it on here even in your short time on KTC. Wake the fuck up.

You don't have a "decreased" chance of succeeding because you caved, that's an excuse. We have a number of folks here that have been in your shoes, but they understood that they needed to reevaluate their mindset and grab the bull by the balls if they were going to succeed.

Scared about your upcoming trip? Don't go. Out of the question? Then tell every person there that if they offer you dip or give you one upon request, that you will kick them so hard in the balls they won't walk straight for a week.

Your 100 day mark would now be in November. Answers to the three questions need to be posted in both October explaining to them what happened, and your new November group.

And take that stupid "first attempt" out of your signature. That failure should piss you off more than anything, letting the puppeteer get back in your good graces. Delete that shit and focus on your final quit, this one.

[Seminole]

I caved last night. I had a gin and tonic at an event and needed to stop for on my way home for gas. I took the opportunity to buy and use a can. I had a number I could text, but I chose not to. I also had the contract in my wallet, and I avoided reading it.

I immediately regretted it. Afterwards, I couldn't shake the feeling that not only had I stepped back into bondage, but that I had been on a streak, had been feeling good, and then jeopardized what was probably my best chance at being a lifetime quitter (I'm assuming caving gets even easier after you have already caved once) for a quick hit that I knew I wouldn't enjoy.

Now I really want to quit. More than I did before. The past five days had been great. I felt free. I didn't miss dip the way that I thought I would. I felt like a different person. Obviously, I'm not a different person yet, but I'd like to pay the piper and get back in the saddle with the rest of you. Here are a couple of things I have been holding back:

1) I have a reunion with my former college roommates from August 6th - 11th. I haven't seen these guys for a two years, and I was relishing the idea of a week with the boys away from the wives. I've been looking forward to dipping over this trip. I've been afraid to tell them I quit because I know they will hold me to it. In all honesty, I've essentially been planning on caving during that trip. So I guess the last five days were a lie anyways. I will email all of them today and inform them I won't be dipping over the trip.

2) I need to take an extended break from alcohol. Over the last five days my cravings were actually fairly minimal. I probably wrestled with it three times (including last night), and each of the cravings was preceded by a drink of some sort. Going forward, I am also going to promise not to drink for the first fifty days of my quit with the exception of the week of my reunion in August. Over the week, I will have five guys with me at all times ensuring I don't dip.

Finally, I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I need to rejoin a new quit group? My 100 day mark will no longer be in October. I heard I need to answer three questions, but I'm not even sure what they are.

[Mogul]

Seminole, Mogul here. and Im not here to beat you up or cheer you up but lay down some truth. Me, you and everybody else here is an addict. We are not above that definition but purely defined. We have to look at that in the mirror each and every day. That doesn't mean we are users or losers or inept to have a successful life. We, as individuals, decide our fate as addicts whether or not to feed our addictions, but; we who have decided to fight our addiction win daily as a group of quitters. We post roll. thats it, we post, promise and keep our word. If you care to join us you will be welcomed. Take what you need, give what you can, but stay quit by posting roll. I quit with you Seminole.

Mogul

[Seminole]

Fair enough, gentlemen. There are no "stoppers", only users and quitters. I'll continue to educate myself and post.

[Grizzlyhasclaws]

Seminole, you gotta get your mind right. I implore you to read the Words of Wisdom Section and the Hall of Fame speeches, as well as the cancer stories. You need to get fully educated on tobacco/nicotine. Really dive in and do some research on the effects of nicotine addiction. Learn, learn, learn. Tobacco/nicotine is your enemy.