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Offline pky1520

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #520 on: July 23, 2017, 06:59:00 PM »
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3 YEARS!!!

'party' Congratulations, Candyman, on three fantastic years of quit! 'party'

And thank you for teaching us all what "paying it forward" really looks like. KTC is a far better place because of your passion and leadership!!

'party2' 'party2' 'party2' 'party2'
Congrats on 3 years quit Candi!
Thank you for the support!
Ewe know what Flocking the Herd is call about. ;)
Congrats on 3 years. You've touched a lot of lives. Keep up all you do.
Congrats on 3 years Candoit!

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #519 on: July 23, 2017, 12:50:00 PM »
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3 YEARS!!!

'party' Congratulations, Candyman, on three fantastic years of quit! 'party'

And thank you for teaching us all what "paying it forward" really looks like. KTC is a far better place because of your passion and leadership!!

'party2' 'party2' 'party2' 'party2'
Congrats on 3 years quit Candi!
Thank you for the support!
Ewe know what Flocking the Herd is call about. ;)
Congrats on 3 years. You've touched a lot of lives. Keep up all you do.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #518 on: July 23, 2017, 11:50:00 AM »
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3 YEARS!!!

'party' Congratulations, Candyman, on three fantastic years of quit! 'party'

And thank you for teaching us all what "paying it forward" really looks like. KTC is a far better place because of your passion and leadership!!

'party2' 'party2' 'party2' 'party2'
Congrats on 3 years quit Candi!
Thank you for the support!
Ewe know what Flocking the Herd is call about. ;)
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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #517 on: July 23, 2017, 09:40:00 AM »
3 YEARS!!!

'party' Congratulations, Candyman, on three fantastic years of quit! 'party'

And thank you for teaching us all what "paying it forward" really looks like. KTC is a far better place because of your passion and leadership!!

'party2' 'party2' 'party2' 'party2'
Just one and you will be back to where you started, and where you started was desperately wishing you were where you are now.
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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #516 on: July 15, 2017, 08:54:00 PM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
Glad to see you totally still dedicated. I struggle to make roll some days. Proud of you for staying dedicated.
time and complacency are corrosive to a quit, simply post up every day and take that away. 30 seconds is not a burden.
I have never thought of leaving in almost 1200 days because in these 3 years I have seen multiple 1000+ day caves. Hell, I post roll on 2 different sites because caving is not an option. Stay strong folks, 1000 days is the magical cure day.
I think this totally rational. It gets real frustrating to see so few of the people who were involved in my quit still posting, and there is a good chance that if you leave you'll stay quit.....but we all know it's out there, the scenario where you do cave...whether it's because you are drinking, or with old buddies, or all alone, we probably all have a series of events that if they do occur, we'd cave. Even if those events occurring are rare, I want to have KTC behind me. So I post, to dwindling numbers of people, but I post anyway. And today I quit with you.
So I post, to dwindling numbers of people, but I post anyway. I hear that from so many, even after HOF. I crave the accountability that comes from building relationships on here, I go in search of it. For the most part that comes with new quitters. My deal is simple, I will post daily with you only if you are willing to call me out if I am missing. Not oh you posted somewhere else, ect..... Hold my feet to the fire. I don't give a damn if I am 1000 days ahead of you. I am still 1 series of events from a day 1. I have more to loose, more is at stake and quit is who I am. But I am an addict, I will justify and rationalize, the smallest thought, till I have given myself premission. I need those quitters to smack my ego back in check or stop the justification games.
I don't want to kid myself, I still have those thoughts, but I know how to deal with them. I am here because I am an addict and no number of days will ever change that.
There are no circumstances in which using nicotine will improve the outcome.

My journey. The best part it is not over yet.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #515 on: July 15, 2017, 06:47:00 PM »
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Quote from: D2maine
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
Glad to see you totally still dedicated. I struggle to make roll some days. Proud of you for staying dedicated.
time and complacency are corrosive to a quit, simply post up every day and take that away. 30 seconds is not a burden.
I have never thought of leaving in almost 1200 days because in these 3 years I have seen multiple 1000+ day caves. Hell, I post roll on 2 different sites because caving is not an option. Stay strong folks, 1000 days is the magical cure day.
I think this totally rational. It gets real frustrating to see so few of the people who were involved in my quit still posting, and there is a good chance that if you leave you'll stay quit.....but we all know it's out there, the scenario where you do cave...whether it's because you are drinking, or with old buddies, or all alone, we probably all have a series of events that if they do occur, we'd cave. Even if those events occurring are rare, I want to have KTC behind me. So I post, to dwindling numbers of people, but I post anyway. And today I quit with you.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #514 on: July 12, 2017, 09:15:00 AM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
Glad to see you totally still dedicated. I struggle to make roll some days. Proud of you for staying dedicated.
time and complacency are corrosive to a quit, simply post up every day and take that away. 30 seconds is not a burden.
I have never thought of leaving in almost 1200 days because in these 3 years I have seen multiple 1000+ day caves. Hell, I post roll on 2 different sites because caving is not an option. Stay strong folks, 1000 days is the magical cure day.
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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #513 on: July 12, 2017, 01:56:00 AM »
1085 day or 55 weeks of quit. I know I can keep moving forward one day at a time and be successful. Yet I still find myself scared of tomorrow and overwhelmed. I try to retreat from the fear, quit, assign blame and most importantly try avoid it all together.

KTC continues to force me to come back, not run, not take the easy way out. I could go MIQ but I knew that I would take that route at some point, so I made my self accountable in every way I could think of. It sucks, because deep down I know the choices I have to make and don't want to.

I need to keep pushing harder in others aspects of what I do. Hopelessness died at the foot of the cross.
There are no circumstances in which using nicotine will improve the outcome.

My journey. The best part it is not over yet.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #512 on: June 30, 2017, 08:45:00 PM »
Your quit is yours. My quit is mine. However, My quit is stronger because of your quit. I can't let myself drop a day further behind you. I can't let you down and face the wrath. Call it competitiveness. I call it a true life. Thank you ? Man

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #511 on: June 27, 2017, 11:49:00 PM »
People change.....
I'm not changing what is good.
I quit with you.
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I believe.....

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #510 on: June 27, 2017, 11:07:00 PM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
Glad to see you totally still dedicated. I struggle to make roll some days. Proud of you for staying dedicated.
time and complacency are corrosive to a quit, simply post up every day and take that away. 30 seconds is not a burden.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #509 on: June 27, 2017, 09:40:00 PM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
Glad to see you totally still dedicated. I struggle to make roll some days. Proud of you for staying dedicated.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #508 on: June 27, 2017, 09:14:00 PM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
Everyday we take it off the table, it is what works. I always try and justify decisions. Being an addict I know I will take the smallest crack and blow it wide open. As much as it pisses me off at times, KTC continues to be what I need.
There are no circumstances in which using nicotine will improve the outcome.

My journey. The best part it is not over yet.

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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #507 on: June 27, 2017, 09:08:00 PM »
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Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
wow, totally with you, thinkin hard on it, but the reason I stay is because then I'll have no outs.
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Re: this time is for real
« Reply #506 on: June 27, 2017, 10:20:00 AM »
Day 1071

Still find myself thinking of leaving. I know that I will eventually justify "just one" if I am not here. Always have, so I stay. My promise to a bunch of addicts continues to keep me quit.
There are no circumstances in which using nicotine will improve the outcome.

My journey. The best part it is not over yet.