Time for a proper introduction

[Radman]

678

Dear Potential Quitter,

I see your name at the bottom of the page. My quit brothers see you too. We see you all the time. We see you every single day. Know this, we were once you. Enslaved, but with enough motivation to surf the internet to find an answer.

I have the answer. Like so many things, the answer is simple but its execution is difficult. Difficult? Yes, but so worth it. What is the answer? Join this site and post a promise to not use nicotine today. Then you honor the promise. 1 day at a time. We quit just 1 day at a time. You can quit for a day can't you?

The day I posted roll for first time a burden was lifted from my shoulders. I quit says Scowick, I quit. Relief.

There were many times afterwards when I struggled, but there was always someone to reach out to. Something to read and learn from. Someone here that inspired me. I realized I was not alone. Better yet, I met so many people like me that were willing to do so much to help me gain myself back. Slowly, I transformed myself from a drug user to a recovering addict. I am so much happier.

Join me? You were meant to read this. You belong here. Now.

Yes YOU reading this right now. Sco is talking to you
.

At first I thought you were talking to me, but it must be the other guy reading this post....I am no potential quitter...

I AM FUCKING QUIT!!

Proud to be quit with you all today!!

Solid advice.

Don't piss Scowick off. You heard him. NOW is the time. No more fucking around.

Wise words. I am here. I am quit. What are you waiting for, potential quitter?

Well said, Scowick.

[Souliman]

678

Dear Potential Quitter,

I see your name at the bottom of the page. My quit brothers see you too. We see you all the time. We see you every single day. Know this, we were once you. Enslaved, but with enough motivation to surf the internet to find an answer.

I have the answer. Like so many things, the answer is simple but its execution is difficult. Difficult? Yes, but so worth it. What is the answer? Join this site and post a promise to not use nicotine today. Then you honor the promise. 1 day at a time. We quit just 1 day at a time. You can quit for a day can't you?

The day I posted roll for first time a burden was lifted from my shoulders. I quit says Scowick, I quit. Relief.

There were many times afterwards when I struggled, but there was always someone to reach out to. Something to read and learn from. Someone here that inspired me. I realized I was not alone. Better yet, I met so many people like me that were willing to do so much to help me gain myself back. Slowly, I transformed myself from a drug user to a recovering addict. I am so much happier.

Join me? You were meant to read this. You belong here. Now.

Yes YOU reading this right now. Sco is talking to you
.

At first I thought you were talking to me, but it must be the other guy reading this post....I am no potential quitter...

I AM FUCKING QUIT!!

Proud to be quit with you all today!!

Solid advice.

Don't piss Scowick off. You heard him. NOW is the time. No more fucking around.

[mfkuss]

678

Dear Potential Quitter,

I see your name at the bottom of the page. My quit brothers see you too. We see you all the time. We see you every single day. Know this, we were once you. Enslaved, but with enough motivation to surf the internet to find an answer.

I have the answer. Like so many things, the answer is simple but its execution is difficult. Difficult? Yes, but so worth it. What is the answer? Join this site and post a promise to not use nicotine today. Then you honor the promise. 1 day at a time. We quit just 1 day at a time. You can quit for a day can't you?

The day I posted roll for first time a burden was lifted from my shoulders. I quit says Scowick, I quit. Relief.

There were many times afterwards when I struggled, but there was always someone to reach out to. Something to read and learn from. Someone here that inspired me. I realized I was not alone. Better yet, I met so many people like me that were willing to do so much to help me gain myself back. Slowly, I transformed myself from a drug user to a recovering addict. I am so much happier.

Join me? You were meant to read this. You belong here. Now.

Yes YOU reading this right now. Sco is talking to you
.

At first I thought you were talking to me, but it must be the other guy reading this post....I am no potential quitter...

I AM FUCKING QUIT!!

Proud to be quit with you all today!!

[Parputt]

678

Dear Potential Quitter,

I see your name at the bottom of the page. My quit brothers see you too. We see you all the time. We see you every single day. Know this, we were once you. Enslaved, but with enough motivation to surf the internet to find an answer.

I have the answer. Like so many things, the answer is simple but its execution is difficult. Difficult? Yes, but so worth it. What is the answer? Join this site and post a promise to not use nicotine today. Then you honor the promise. 1 day at a time. We quit just 1 day at a time. You can quit for a day can't you?

The day I posted roll for first time a burden was lifted from my shoulders. I quit says Scowick, I quit. Relief.

There were many times afterwards when I struggled, but there was always someone to reach out to. Something to read and learn from. Someone here that inspired me. I realized I was not alone. Better yet, I met so many people like me that were willing to do so much to help me gain myself back. Slowly, I transformed myself from a drug user to a recovering addict. I am so much happier.

Join me? You were meant to read this. You belong here. Now.

Yes YOU reading this right now. Sco is talking to you
.

[Scowick65]

678

Dear Potential Quitter,

I see your name at the bottom of the page. My quit brothers see you too. We see you all the time. We see you every single day. Know this, we were once you. Enslaved, but with enough motivation to surf the internet to find an answer.

I have the answer. Like so many things, the answer is simple but its execution is difficult. Difficult? Yes, but so worth it. What is the answer? Join this site and post a promise to not use nicotine today. Then you honor the promise. 1 day at a time. We quit just 1 day at a time. You can quit for a day can't you?

The day I posted roll for first time a burden was lifted from my shoulders. I quit says Scowick, I quit. Relief.

There were many times afterwards when I struggled, but there was always someone to reach out to. Something to read and learn from. Someone here that inspired me. I realized I was not alone. Better yet, I met so many people like me that were willing to do so much to help me gain myself back. Slowly, I transformed myself from a drug user to a recovering addict. I am so much happier.

Join me? You were meant to read this. You belong here. Now.

[eric71]

The day I admitted I was addicted to nicotine was the day I controlled nicotine instead of nicotine controlling me. It does not make quitting easy, it just means I call the shots.

Brilliantly subtle and accurate

QLAFM w/you any day Sco, including today

[Scowick65]

The day I admitted I was addicted to nicotine was the day I controlled nicotine instead of nicotine controlling me. It does not make quitting easy, it just means I call the shots.

[dchogs]

570

My Radioactive Decay

My new quit was a highly unstable, high-energy brain so wired for nicotine and deprived of its drug that it was dangerous. Caution, Radioactive; Pure Hell, the Fog.

Soon enough I hit a half-life. More stable yet still radioactive. Cravings, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headaches and sore throats.

And on it went. Day after day. Half-life after half-life. 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor... More stable, less radioactive, but never benign. The rate of decay was always predictable, yet impossible to predict.

You never have to be in danger again.

Post your promise.
Stay vigilant.
Protect your quit.
Refuse to cave.

damned nice way to look at it, sco.

plus 4 powerful sentences that should be every quitter's mantra.

[Scowick65]

624

I have seen a drive by quitter. I have never seen a drive by cancer.

[Scowick65]

607

Like the first monkey shot into space. Without pain, without sacrifice, We would have nothing.  ~ Tyler Durden

[rgross298]

570

My Radioactive Decay

My new quit was a highly unstable, high-energy brain so wired for nicotine and deprived of its drug that it was dangerous. Caution, Radioactive; Pure Hell, the Fog.

Soon enough I hit a half-life. More stable yet still radioactive. Cravings, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headaches and sore throats.

And on it went. Day after day. Half-life after half-life. 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor... More stable, less radioactive, but never benign. The rate of decay was always predictable, yet impossible to predict.

You never have to be in danger again.

Post your promise.
Stay vigilant.
Protect your quit.
Refuse to cave.

Kick an addiction, and pick up on some elementary physics concepts. Plus a whole lot more.

What's not to love about KTC?

[Scowick65]

602

All things are created twice. Just as a building starts with architectural drawings. Your daily quit begins with a promise. Post roll everyday.

[Greg5280]

570

My Radioactive Decay

My new quit was a highly unstable, high-energy brain so wired for nicotine and deprived of its drug that it was dangerous. Caution, Radioactive; Pure Hell, the Fog.

Soon enough I hit a half-life. More stable yet still radioactive. Cravings, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headaches and sore throats.

And on it went. Day after day. Half-life after half-life. 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor... More stable, less radioactive, but never benign. The rate of decay was always predictable, yet impossible to predict.

You never have to be in danger again.

Post your promise.
Stay vigilant.
Protect your quit.
Refuse to cave.

'clap'

[Scowick65]

570

My Radioactive Decay

My new quit was a highly unstable, high-energy brain so wired for nicotine and deprived of its drug that it was dangerous. Caution, Radioactive; Pure Hell, the Fog.

Soon enough I hit a half-life. More stable yet still radioactive. Cravings, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, inability to concentrate, headaches and sore throats.

And on it went. Day after day. Half-life after half-life. 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor... More stable, less radioactive, but never benign. The rate of decay was always predictable, yet impossible to predict.

You never have to be in danger again.

Post your promise.
Stay vigilant.
Protect your quit.
Refuse to cave.

[T-Cell]

500

402

400 days ago I dumped you.  I remember it vividly.  I pulled you out of the map-compartment of my car, dashed in the December sunlight to a trashcan and tossed you.  I had no quit plan. I had no clue.  There was no farewell speech.  There was no drama.  I simply tossed you and drove away.

You, however, had a plan.  You executed it relentlessly.  You kept me up at night.  When I did sleep you played nightmares.  You were there every time I got in the car.  I saw you at the gas station.  You sat by me on the couch.  You showed up every time my wife left the house.  You accompanied me all day at work and hopped in the car for my commute home.  You did not go quietly; you were constantly whispering in my ear.

3 weeks into my quit I joined KTC.  Remember how pissed you were?  When I posted roll you knew this was a game changer.  I was playing to win.  I now had access to knowledge.  I had access to a plan.  I had access to support.  I was greeted immediately by Ready, Greg, Mike A, and Banner.   Oh, I remember.  You threw a big fit.  You gave me rage, cravings, fatigue, the fog, stupors, headaches and sore throats.

As time passed I began to realize you were the devil.  I realized that something that makes you feel so bad when you refrain from using it can’t be all that good.  I began to hate you.  I mean really really hate you.  No more reminiscing of the old times.  No nostalgia.  So, of course, you threw a big fit.  You gave me depression, the blahs and the blues. 

This meant war. Game on.   I now had a purpose.  I was not satisfied just to dump you.  I wanted to wreck every other relationship you had.  Every relationship.  I would wait for new quitters on the boards.  I took great pride in pointing out your lies.  I enjoyed destroying your grip on others.  That is how I met folks like Corn, Miles, Peace, Rocket, Dante, LLCope, Tazz, Luby and Poker just to name a few. 

At day 400, your fits are far and few between.  They are no longer class 5 hurricanes.  At day 400, my greatest challenge is to simply remember who I am.  I am not a unique and special butterfly; I am a drug addict.

Thank you to Souliman, Ready, Chewie, 30, Greg, Luke, Mike A, drome, TCOPE, Show, Mattyc, gmann, J2B, NOLAQ, ODAAT, Corn, Miles, Peace, Rocket, Rodog, Redog, Dante, Cope, Tazz, Ag, Luby, Parputt, Mjollinir and others I simply fail to name.

Today is day 500. This still sums it up.

Congrats on the half Comma brudda.

That's amazing, thanks for the inspiration, Sco.

You have been an awesome supporter and an inspiration for all of my 283 days, thank you.

Thanks for all the support, Sco.

Awesome.

Period.

Great job and an even better job of paying it forward here. Thanks for your presence.

I second that, you are an outstanding quitter and supporter. My quit is stronger because of you. Thanks.