acl123 intro

[Smeds]

Huge congrats on the HOF bro! Stay on top of your game here ... you are by no means cured. Get involved, become even more engaged. Others are counting on you whether you realize it or not. QLF EDD with ya!

[Enough snuff]

Bcord,

Where you at dude? it's like 1000 eastern and no post from you?

Hi ACL,

I see where you're still at 100% and have that big green 0% behind your name. Let's run the table on this fellow quitter.... Sultan pride-
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[CavMan83]

Bcord,

Where you at dude? it's like 1000 eastern and no post from you?

[bcord922]

I had this web site bookmarked for the last year, read through some stuff, but kept on dipping. I said I would quit dipping when I had my son...he will be 3 in August. I said I would quit dipping if I passed the FDNY Chief exam...that was 6 months ago in December 2013. I re-started dipping 8 years ago...to stop smoking, which I did for 8 years. I thought my days of dipping were going to be over once I left college and playing baseball. The only thing I have been doing is making excuses.
Today I decided is the day I WILL STOP DIPPING! I grew up watching Tony Gwynn and so sorry to see him pass. The reason I came here tonight is the quote on Tony Gwynn Jr.'s Twitter, talking about losing his Dad, his best friend, his mentor...it just got to me, a day after Father's Day. I had my son late in life, at 37, and my wife and I had some difficulty having him. He is our world. I thought if I passed away at 54, my son would be in high-school, without a Father...

I need help from you guys, my new brothers! Lets Do This!!

[B-loMatt]

There is so much wisdom here ^^^! Read everything on KTC. The power to quit is here!

[Wt57]

I hate being a dick (or not) but you need a better motivation to stay quit. Nearly 30 years ago I sat with my friend for weeks as he slowly died of oral cancer. It was awful, I told the story in my intro. Did I quit? Hell no, I actually had one in most of the time I sat there and the next 3 decades. Why? I always thought I could quit before it was too late and that was next year. In reality the reason I didn't quit, I am an addict and I didn't have the tools to succeed. 2 years, 2 months and 15 days ago I was taught how success was possible. I quit one day at a time and am accountable to hundreds of other addicts that I support and respect.
I Hate nicotine, big tabacco, my addiction that stole my life and self respect. I am now proud that I enjoy freedom and am gaining self respect that I never had.

[Joe C]

After looking at my phone today and seeing that Tony Gwyn had passed away from oral cancer, I knew it was time to throw away the can. Like everyone here, I have had my failed attempts at quitting, lasting for a week or two and then buying a can. Well after seeing that the c word can hit anyone, I am saying enough is enough and tossing that can in the trash. I dipped for roughly 8 years, started when I was around 17 and here we are, age 24 and making the best decision of my life. I only hope that I can get everything together and stay strong this time for good.

You are me 20(plus or minus a few) years ago. I made the same decision to take a break from nic for about a year. It wasnt a quit. A year later I had that one dip that "cant hurt". Two decades later I truly quit. 6 days ago. I am so effen pissed at that kid that picked up that can of shit again 20 years ago. You will not fail. You are now all in. There is no hope about it. Tuck in your nads and get ready for the ride. Its a bumpy one. The Sultans have your back.

[mb289]

Loot is right. If you are not quitting for yourself you will fail. Make the decision to quit, read the Welcome Center and post roll every day. This site is about accountability and that is what will keep you quit.

mb289

[loot]

They are right...get the chickenshit words out of your vocabulary. No place for it here.

Now...just gonna ask...what are you going to do when the panic of TG's death passes and you are left alone with your own self? Quit for yourself. Make it about you and only about you. Be selfish. This is your thing.

We can help if you want, but you gotta do the heavy lifting. It won't be easy by any stretch. Put on your big boy pants and lets get it done.

Welcome to the site.

[J2thaZ]

Hope, wish, dream. This isn't a Disney movie. I'm the same age as you. I had been dipping for a few years longer than you. At times it felt impossible to give it up. At times you think you can't function or won't know what to do. You spent the entirety of your life without it until you started doing it. Replace those moments. Don't romanticize all the wonderful times you thought you were having with dip. You were having a good time anyway. You just happened to have a dip in.

Make no bones about it. If you savor the life you live, quit. Be quit. Don't hope. Don't wish. Don't dream. Do. Quit. Live.

BOOM!! This ^^^^^ and he's day 4. Shows you how fast you can soak up this knowledge if you put your balls into it. Nicely phrased FG.

[FlyersGuy]

Hope, wish, dream. This isn't a Disney movie. I'm the same age as you. I had been dipping for a few years longer than you. At times it felt impossible to give it up. At times you think you can't function or won't know what to do. You spent the entirety of your life without it until you started doing it. Replace those moments. Don't romanticize all the wonderful times you thought you were having with dip. You were having a good time anyway. You just happened to have a dip in.

Make no bones about it. If you savor the life you live, quit. Be quit. Don't hope. Don't wish. Don't dream. Do. Quit. Live.

[CavMan83]

ACL,

HOPE is not a method. Accountability, Honesty, Daily deciding that you're done and then living up to that decision like a man. That's a method. Like I told you in my response to your initial entry in MV422's post, once you make the decision to post roll, you best man up, cause the Sultan's will kick your ass to the curb if you wuss out.

[acl123]

After looking at my phone today and seeing that Tony Gwyn had passed away from oral cancer, I knew it was time to throw away the can. Like everyone here, I have had my failed attempts at quitting, lasting for a week or two and then buying a can. Well after seeing that the c word can hit anyone, I am saying enough is enough and tossing that can in the trash. I dipped for roughly 8 years, started when I was around 17 and here we are, age 24 and making the best decision of my life. I only hope that I can get everything together and stay strong this time for good.

[CavMan83]

Decided today was the day for me to quit. Got an alert on my phone that Tony Gwyn passed away from oral cancer and it scared the crap out of me. Threw the can away and spit out my last dip. Officially I guess, my first day will be tomorrow but I am just looking for the future. Dipped a can a day for about 8 years since I was 17 and look back everyday that it was the stupidest thing off my life. Just hoping that the c word doesn't show up any where and hope that I can live a better life going forward.

ACL,

#1. If you're done, and you've thrown away every stash you have, and you're committed to the SUCK that is going to be your life for at least a WEEK maybe MONTHS, and you have honor, integrity, and accountability, and you know you're an addict that will never be cured, only abstained, then welcome.
#2. If you agree with number one, then go to the welcome center page at forum/55560/ and read through there for instructions on how to post roll. Your group is the September group. The Sultans will welcome you with open arms as a dedicated quit brother as long as you are faithful with your posts and keep your committments. They will also rip you a new asshole if you fall away from these committments.
#3. Read everything you can about how to slay the nicotine demons that will run rampant through your skull for the next several days. There are invaluable tips on how to get through the SUCK. Read them, use them...
#4. When you're ready, post your OWN intro...

Choice is yours, but I'm telling you now.... do NOT join if you're not committed.

[jayd41]

don't post here acl...you don't want to be associated with this particular thread. make your own path