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Offline rootboyslim

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #29 on: June 13, 2011, 01:23:00 PM »
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gimme a fucking break. Posted two days in a row, saying' Day 23 both times. Then fucking disappears again. What a douche.
I saw that too.

Looks like we got a cowboy on our hands fellas. We've led this horse to water, and he sure as hell ain't drinkin'.

Some people don't want to be saved. IMHO, use your time and energy on someone else.

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You're right. You need to post every day, if not for any other reason than to know your quit day. I am still quit and will keep it up.

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #28 on: June 13, 2011, 10:43:00 AM »
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gimme a fucking break. Posted two days in a row, saying' Day 23 both times. Then fucking disappears again. What a douche.
I saw that too.

Looks like we got a cowboy on our hands fellas. We've led this horse to water, and he sure as hell ain't drinkin'.

Some people don't want to be saved. IMHO, use your time and energy on someone else.

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2011, 12:32:00 PM »
gimme a fucking break. Posted two days in a row, saying' Day 23 both times. Then fucking disappears again. What a douche.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #26 on: June 10, 2011, 04:19:00 PM »
POSTING IS OUR COMMITMENT FOR THE DAY!! Very important! SO POST UP AND GET ON WITH YOUR QUIT!!! Nicotine addiction goes with the SUCK!! 'bang head' Nico

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #25 on: June 10, 2011, 11:28:00 AM »
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Well, he ain't posting roll so I guess our way is too hard for him. Moving on to the next quitter. Fuck the weak 'Finger'
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #24 on: June 10, 2011, 10:24:00 AM »
Well, he ain't posting roll so I guess our way is too hard for him. Moving on to the next quitter. Fuck the weak 'Finger'
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2011, 09:35:00 PM »
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I hope this doesn't discourage anyone, but I have heard of several people who described the '2nd' 100 days as tougher than the '1st' 100 days. This wasn't the case for me, but for some people the quit can be difficult after the 'new-ness' or the excitement wears off. That is where posting roll is important....it is a constant reminder of what we are fighting for, what we have to lose and most importantly what we have to gain.

I'm a stats guy by nature. I enjoy breaking down the probabilities of things and the probability or likelihood of you remaining quit is not so much determined by how many days you have 'under your belt'...but rather by whether or not you post roll DAILY. The odds of you caving if you post roll EVERYDAY are almost nil.

The guys that post roll daily historically don't cave.
I admit that the struggles since day 100 have been greater for me than before (minus the first 2 weeks) from a mental side. The quit now is easy, but going back to being a using addict is also easy--constant battle.

I shared in my group, I think it may have been on St Patty's Day, that I would've used on day had it not been for posting roll. I had just done so about a half hour before and was in the process of getting my shoes on for a drive up to a local gas station to have a quick lipper for old times sake when the reality of lying to my KTC family kept me quit that day. And I realized at that point by my own experience that I'll never know which moment I'll need that pledge to the KTC family to keep me quit for another day.

Enjoy it when it is easy and be ready for when it is a battle.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2011, 06:48:00 PM »
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Some posters are a bit too negative. Grow a pair etc.... WTF? Why do you think I am asking? There has been some good sound advice and for that, thank you very much.

If I don't post roll everyday, it is becasue I am on the road with no access. I try to get on every day for a few minutes at least. Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?
Why post everyday?

I think the clinical reason it works is found in this:
Neuro-linguistic Programming

NLP is "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behavior and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them".

i would think you'd be totally psyched to get up each morning and have a place to put your name down for yourself and as an example to others that you're conquering the NB one day at a time.
POSTING ROLL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR QUIT. Teaka nice saying. Man there are tons of ways to get your roll posted. Call or text a quit brother or sister. Email one dam make smokes signals. Not posting roll gives you an out. After I post I feel relieved knowing I made my promise to me and my quit brothers and sisters. Pain in the ass to post roll huh REALLY how serious are you. I post roll like my life depends on it. This is our lives we are fighting for isnt it???


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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2011, 05:23:00 PM »
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Some posters are a bit too negative. Grow a pair etc.... WTF? Why do you think I am asking? There has been some good sound advice and for that, thank you very much.

If I don't post roll everyday, it is becasue I am on the road with no access. I try to get on every day for a few minutes at least. Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?
Why post everyday?

I think the clinical reason it works is found in this:
Neuro-linguistic Programming

NLP is "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behavior and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them".

i would think you'd be totally psyched to get up each morning and have a place to put your name down for yourself and as an example to others that you're conquering the NB one day at a time.

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2011, 02:13:00 PM »
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Some posters are a bit too negative. Grow a pair etc.... WTF? Why do you think I am asking? There has been some good sound advice and for that, thank you very much.

If I don't post roll everyday, it is becasue I am on the road with no access. I try to get on every day for a few minutes at least. Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?
You must be the only busy person on this entire site. What is it like to be busy? How do you do it? Please enlighten me on this thing called "busy".

Like teaka said, and iuchewie reiterated, those who post roll daily are far less likely to cave. Stop making excuses for why you can't post roll. You are playing with fire if you continue the path you are on. Get a couple phone numbers and have somebody post for you if you are that busy. PM me and I'd be glad to exchange digits and post for you.

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2011, 01:48:00 PM »
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Some posters are a bit too negative. Grow a pair etc.... WTF? Why do you think I am asking? There has been some good sound advice and for that, thank you very much.

If I don't post roll everyday, it is becasue I am on the road with no access. I try to get on every day for a few minutes at least. Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?
I understand being busy, I really do. I've got a full-time job, a wife, 3 small kids, and I'm also a volly firefighter, so sometimes it's tough to post roll. But, especially during the early days of my quit, I made a point to spend the couple of minutes to post EVERY DAY. Even now, at 268 days, I make the promise every morning so that nicotine is not an option for the rest of the day. If I can't get to a computer for some reason, I'll send a text to one or two of the folks in my HOF group. They will add that promise to the roll for me. I sometimes return the favor for them. That's how it works, and that's part of what the numbers are for. Any way you do it, the outcome is the same: you are obligated for the next 24 hours. So, don't TRY. Make it happen. Hope this helps.

As far as making it easy: I have my HOF group saved as a "Favorite" on every computer I use. I even have it saved as a shortcut on my desktop on one computer. That way, one double-click throws me right into my roll call screen. Then just cut/paste/type and it's done. Takes less than 2 minutes total.

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2011, 01:48:00 PM »
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Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?
Posting roll is what makes this way of quitting work. You want an easier way, this place ain't for you. Post roll like everyone else or move along. Excuses are like assholes, etc, etc.....................
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2011, 01:34:00 PM »
Some posters are a bit too negative. Grow a pair etc.... WTF? Why do you think I am asking? There has been some good sound advice and for that, thank you very much.

If I don't post roll everyday, it is becasue I am on the road with no access. I try to get on every day for a few minutes at least. Posting roll does help. But it is a pain in the rear. I have to go to an original email to find it everyday. Is there an easier way?

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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2011, 06:18:00 PM »
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The guys that post roll daily historically don't cave.
This right here sums it up perfectly... all you need to know.
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Re: Why Did You Quit?
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2011, 05:56:00 PM »
Did the praying help? Who knows. Once you push all the praying, luck, universe being aligned, butterfly flapping its wings in China off the table and look down, all you're left with is you. I'm not challenging your faith but I think you need to grab a hold of YOUR quit. Its not a piece of laundry out on the line you enjoy watching blow in the wind from the safety of your kitchen table. You got to protect it and keep yourself on target. Its not a question of when will you crave, its a question of what will your approach be this time when you crave. Will you embrace the suck or cave?

Glad to quit with you.