T-Cell's Quit!

[traumagnet]

Day 650
650 beautiful days of quit! After more than 35 years of stuffing poison into my pie hole...
I came to KTC 647 days ago to quit. Forever. Period. Anything else was not acceptable. Along the way I came to make a few friends, learn the nature of my addiction and how to apply the tools offered here. My home group has dwindled to a handful of dedicated posters after this much time, but I have gained other supporters from many different groups. It truely is a community if you accept it for one. Bottom line, the KTC way really does work, and for that I am thankful.

For all you new quitters, drink the koolaid, follow the few rules. Reach out and participate.

Congratulations on 650 days brother! You sir are a badass of quitness.

Nice work Tcell keep it up

[Pinched]

Day 650
650 beautiful days of quit! After more than 35 years of stuffing poison into my pie hole...
I came to KTC 647 days ago to quit. Forever. Period. Anything else was not acceptable. Along the way I came to make a few friends, learn the nature of my addiction and how to apply the tools offered here. My home group has dwindled to a handful of dedicated posters after this much time, but I have gained other supporters from many different groups. It truely is a community if you accept it for one. Bottom line, the KTC way really does work, and for that I am thankful.

For all you new quitters, drink the koolaid, follow the few rules. Reach out and participate.

Congratulations on 650 days brother! You sir are a badass of quitness.

[T-Cell]

Day 650
650 beautiful days of quit! After more than 35 years of stuffing poison into my pie hole...
I came to KTC 647 days ago to quit. Forever. Period. Anything else was not acceptable. Along the way I came to make a few friends, learn the nature of my addiction and how to apply the tools offered here. My home group has dwindled to a handful of dedicated posters after this much time, but I have gained other supporters from many different groups. It truely is a community if you accept it for one. Bottom line, the KTC way really does work, and for that I am thankful.

For all you new quitters, drink the koolaid, follow the few rules. Reach out and participate.

[Mike from AB]

Yeah, you wear 600 nicely!

Thanks Arfy and Trauma-
The days do stack up, just live your quit every day.
My schedule has changed a lot recently, I haven't been posting early every day as I have to hit the ground running much earlier than normal. But I remain quit, and staying quit remains a high priority to me. Thankfully after 600 days it just isn't that difficult for me to be a quitter, so long as I remember I'm an addict and tobacco no longer is an option for me...
Tony
day 602

Awesome work on 600!

[T-Cell]

Yeah, you wear 600 nicely!

Thanks Arfy and Trauma-
The days do stack up, just live your quit every day.
My schedule has changed a lot recently, I haven't been posting early every day as I have to hit the ground running much earlier than normal. But I remain quit, and staying quit remains a high priority to me. Thankfully after 600 days it just isn't that difficult for me to be a quitter, so long as I remember I'm an addict and tobacco no longer is an option for me...
Tony
day 602

[Arfy]

Yeah, you wear 600 nicely!

[traumagnet]

CONGRATS ON 6 BILLS TCELL

[Mthomas3824]

Day 585
This last week has reminded me to recognize the things I have control over and the things I don't...
I live outside of Erie, CO which has been pretty close to ground zero for the Colorado floods. We weathered the weather quite well all week, and were congratulating ourselves for having a rural place on a small hill on the prairie. We don't live in a flood plain or close to a stream, so almost impossible to flood. However yesterday we got so much rainfall so fast (on top of the 12+ inches we got earlier in the week) that we had overland flow of 6" to 1 foot for a few hours after a culvert above my property jammed up and created a 6 foot deep lake against an abandoned railroad grade in a matter of less than 1 hour. Rushing water carving channels where none existed before on either side of my house and barn. Pretty sureal to see a lake appear where none has ever been before...
Fortunately no house damage and very little other damage (just lost some roadbase on the road and sand out of the horse arena)...

The point of this story is this: I can only control certain things in my life, like my quit. I can post roll every day, I can read and check in on some of my favorite quitters. What I can't do is control the weather or quit for someone else. At best I can monitor and try to mitigate. Choose to concentrate on the things you can do to make a difference, do not get wrapped around the axle when someone else make a poor choice or when things outside of your control happen.

Here is a quote I love, "God bless me to control the things I can, accept the things I can't and have the wisdom to know the difference"

Sounds like things are bad but could have been worse. Quit with ya today.

[T-Cell]

Day 585
This last week has reminded me to recognize the things I have control over and the things I don't...
I live outside of Erie, CO which has been pretty close to ground zero for the Colorado floods. We weathered the weather quite well all week, and were congratulating ourselves for having a rural place on a small hill on the prairie. We don't live in a flood plain or close to a stream, so almost impossible to flood. However yesterday we got so much rainfall so fast (on top of the 12+ inches we got earlier in the week) that we had overland flow of 6" to 1 foot for a few hours after a culvert above my property jammed up and created a 6 foot deep lake against an abandoned railroad grade in a matter of less than 1 hour. Rushing water carving channels where none existed before on either side of my house and barn. Pretty sureal to see a lake appear where none has ever been before...
Fortunately no house damage and very little other damage (just lost some roadbase on the road and sand out of the horse arena)...

The point of this story is this: I can only control certain things in my life, like my quit. I can post roll every day, I can read and check in on some of my favorite quitters. What I can't do is control the weather or quit for someone else. At best I can monitor and try to mitigate. Choose to concentrate on the things you can do to make a difference, do not get wrapped around the axle when someone else make a poor choice or when things outside of your control happen.

[T-Cell]

Day 580
September 11, 2001 Never forget. 'usflag'

[T-Cell]

Congrats on 578 days!!

Thanks Mike :D

[Mike from AB]

Congrats on 578 days!!

[T-Cell]

Day 578
Found this article today.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/graphic-a ... 8C11111432
It basically describes a good ad campaign against nicotine use (primarily smoking). Unfortunately it also contains positive promotion of e-cigarettes "as effective as the patch for quitting OR reducing tobacco use"
Oddly enough, cold turkey with social accountability quitting wasn't mentioned...
A shame, since that is the recipe that seems to work the most consistently for many people I know 'oh yeah'

[T-Cell]

Day 573
Missed a couple days posting a week ago. Was out in Oregon helping my mom. She is recovering from baterial pneumonia that basically went septic. Unfortunately she was a smoker for most of her life, so there was already a lot of damage to the lungs before. She is now on oxygen for 24/7 for at least a month. We are hoping this isn't a forever thing as this is her first serious illness in her life...
Nicotine is one nasty customer. I can't believe I (and all of us) played russian roulette with that particular drug for so long. Thanks to KTC, I'm done with all of that. Never again for any reason...

[Arfy]

day 554
Another great day in quitsville...
I am both amused and irritated every time I see new quitters show up here to the KTC forum expecting us all to appreciate and adapt to their own special way of quitting.
Here is a news flash, YOUR WAY DOESN'T WORK! If it worked, you would be quit and wouldn't need KTC! Pretty linear logic there that seems to get by a lot of people in their fog and/or self-absorption...
The KTC recipe does work, but only if you go all in for yourself. Challenge yourself to increase your accountability! Read, learn, and apply your knowledge to build a quit fortress of massive proportions. Come post with the BOMB, May2013! We'd appreciate the support.

bingo.

This reminds me of those Firehouse Subs commercials...'if your way beats our way...'

The KTC way worked for me and countless others. Quitting alone didn't work for me.

Keep it going T-Cell!

Miles - +1 with you

Tcell hit it.. after 30+ years of dipping, trying to quit every which way. Nothing worked, until I came to KTC. Quit!

Yep, me too!

My favorite intros are when someone new makes statements like,, I done this and it worked. I also did this for a while and it worked. Oh yea,,, my favorite of all time. I tried the ecigg(patch, other methods) and it really worked for a while. 'bang head' WTF... Wake up people,, it didn't work at all. Not even for a second.

KTC works. If you follow its methods you will not go wrong.

Glad to be quit with you all today.

Did i mention that i have a man-crush on T-cell? Statements like ^^^^^are why.

Guys, I know I am a newb to the site and being quit. I also know there is nothing special about me compared to 10, 000's who have joined. I see some of my fellow DUCKS drinking the kool-aid and many who are not. The ones who are choosing not to do so are puzzling me.

Grant it, I know some of us are self-centered, scared, weak, shy, uninformed, etc...but why join a site if you don't agree with the methods, rules, expectations, standards, or foundation of it? How can people so blatantly refuse/deny the success of this site and its methods when you have vets explaining why it works? Vets with 300, 400, 500, 1000, 2000 plus days of kickin the weed!! There are so many examples of quitters failing and succeeding on this site. Why do so many people appear to ignore the evidence right in front of them of what works? Whether people fail or succeed the details of the stories within each category are extremely similar. Those who fail make similar if not the same choices. Those who are winning make very similar to the same choices as well.

Accountability is a major component of quitting. If you don't want it then your screwed in the long run whether you want to hear it or not. YOU ARE SCREWED because the individual addict will always need support from a system around them to remain clean. Most often, those who have been there but remain clean are the most influential in the most difficult times. Little accountability means little resolve, piss poor commitment, weak ability to persevere which is needed to remain quit Daily and for life.

Addicts tend to not make good decisions, especially when it involves removing their drug of choice. I see three broad categories of quitters here at KTC:
1. The special butterflies - they don't last long because they refuse to drink the koolaide and for some strange reason think they have the easy secret to quitting, if only the rest of us would listen. Unfortunately there is no magic pill, quitting takes dedication and work.
2. The sort-of quitters - These folks "hope" to remain quit and they post roll and say the right stuff. But they are not taking on all the accountability that they could because they are purposely leaving a few doors cracked open. Just in case this quit thing doesn't work out... You know how this story ends...
3. The quitters - These folks are done with nicotine when they showed up here. They take every opportunity to strengthen their own quit, to reach out to others. They learn what they are up against by reading, they have other quitters they communicate with frequently, they own their quits.

Unfortunately most people who show up here are in category 2. Some of those do become quitters as they learn, but many will fade away thinking they are cured because they posted roll for 50 or 100 days...

A DAMN MEN... folks just drink the Kool-Aid help others to get there too!

Pass the kool- aid please i take another glass

Nice call Tony!