Day 287, 41 weeks and just dropping off some more thoughts. If you are reading this and are a ninja quitter as you were a ninja dipper, I have to say "tell someone, tell everyone, tell whomever matters to you." After our tragedy last month, I have spent a lot of time with a lot of family members that I do not see enough of. They were all pretty much in the dark about my nicotine usage, let alone my efforts to quit. Explaining the encouraging words, flowers, and visits at our son's memorial last month, I had to explain KTC, and what it means to me/does for me to people who had no idea I had ever used. Those closest around me knew, the wife, people at work (some of them) and some friends. My parents had no idea, although they were present the day my addiction went from occasional usage to a daily, oh fuck I'm out, addiction. My dad is keeping track of my day count with me and throws out the number any time we speak. He was a bad ass quitter before there was such a thing. He quit cigarettes cold turkey at 36 after starting around 12 years old. He was hard core, smoking 1-2 packs a day of Lucky Strikes. Having a total Bad ass like that in my corner has helped me turn another corner in my quit. That is some strong inspiration to stay nicotine free. Anyways, the point of this is : tell people what you are doing. Don't tell them for a pat on the back, tell them so they can try to understand what is going on with you. tell them so they can kick you in the ass if you are close to slipping. Just tell them and use their knowledge as a driving force to keep your word ODAATEDD!
