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The Four Horsemen of my Quitocalypse
« Reply #64 on: September 25, 2018, 09:42:50 AM »
27 Apr 18
The four horsemen of my Quitacalypse:

Skolvikings
If actions speak louder than words,
in the annals of quit we shall see,
that you thundered from the mountains
and burst forth from the sea.
Those you helped were in the hundreds,
the mighty bitch was slain
We broke the chains she held us with
and the cans fell down like rain.
What a marvelous gift to give
to our quitting posterity
For those still held in bondage,
for victory’s theirs to see
And they’ll ask who went before them,
Who carved the path in stone
Behold there goes SkolVikings,
a greater quitter was never known!

Mack213
Do you know of my brother, Mack213?
In the halls of quit is where he is seen.
Of his exploits wondrous tales are told,
And he’ll strengthen your quit a thousand fold.
Oh his slain are a mighty throng,
providing poets with ballad and song
O’er the bitch will he cast a dark pall,
For my brother Mack is 10 feet tall!
He spins her legions off into chaos,
and lays waste to the can on a daily basis.
She flees before him, at the very sound of his voice,
as he informs all the addicts that they have a choice.
He takes them by the hand, he looks into their eyes,
“Come follow me brothers, just give it a try!”
I’ve gone before you, I’ve blazed the trail,
Don’t let her beguile you, for that ship has sailed.
And so here he toils, day after day,
Finding new quitters to show them the way.
You’ll need his wise counsel when you’re at wits end
And when you find him, you’ve found a friend!

JGromo
Every now and then a man comes along,
Who works in your life, who moves you to song.
It happened to me when I met JGromo
Ain’t talking bout love, (not like that you homo)
I was stumbling about like a fool in the dark,
I was lost and confused in the nic bitches park.
I wanted to have it, just one more tin,
Then I heard his voice, all calm in the din
I was thrashing about all anxious and scared
And so I cried out and my soul was bared:
James I’m in anguish, I’m drowning here man!
He just replied softly, Athan put down the can.
I need it I stammered, this stuff is my life,
Don’t be a fool he explained, It’s the source of your strife.
But I’ve got to have it, you don’t understand!
You’re an addict he said, and stretched out his hand.
I remember that day early on in my quit
When James came along, pulled me off of her tit
Then I stood on his shoulders and I scraped the sky,
And he let me taste freedom, now I can fly.

Chris2alaska
Have you heard of Chris2alaska, of the stories old men tell?
Then lend me your ear, for I tell it well.
He hails from up yonder, with the cold Eskimo
Where the snow’s miles deep and the Northern lights glow.
The wolf and the fox, the bear in her den
Won’t venture outside when he’s round the bend.
He’s eight feet tall and four hundred pounds,
and it’s said his wangdoodle still drags the ground.
A man among men, born a true warrior
but my brother Chris had a chink in his armor.
A harmless vice started so long ago
Was now thirty years of smokeless tobacco.
THREE cans of the weed for his daily consumption
But deep inside did burn his compunction
Chis was a slave, the nic bitches whore.
Of this I assure you, he wanted no more.
He confronted that bitch, he’d an axe to grind
Truth be told the man’s scary (he takes moose from behind!)
He fought his battle and emerged victorious,
One day at a time his story grew glorious.
He didn’t rest on his laurels, not one to sit idle
He got a wagon, and a moose with a bridle.
And he roamed the halls of this here KTC
Looking for quitters like just you and me
And lo he found me stumbling around
In a nic induced stupor like some silly ass clown
Oh the bitch had me, firm in her grasp
Cloaked in anxiety, lock and hasp
But Chris wouldn’t have it, no he climbed down
And grabbed this here addict and flung off her crown
He offered his hand and helped me stand up
I learned to taste freedom from the abstinence cup
So I tell his story, regale it with cheer
For had he not done so I wouldn’t be here
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Kid Riot's epic quit
« Reply #63 on: September 25, 2018, 09:38:28 AM »
From Kid Riot (June 4/22/18), an epic quit:

I just want to tell everyone here, that i went through a tough weekend of tests and challenges. and i made through to the other side. and i want to share with you all how i did it. first off, i had to take a solo road trip friday night in horrible traffic to get to my destination. it was the first of such solo road trips to take since my quit. my first solo road trip without the crutch. then, saturday morning, up at 5am, with as little as 3hrs sleep, to head to our boat. and from 6am till 2 pm, on the water the entire time, fishing, drinking beers, and totally isolated with 3 other guys. and the only thing that kept me straight, from the start of the road trip, where i was PISSED, and i mean PISSED, that i had to do this without dip, and onto the boat for the rest of the saturday, was this mantra. and this mantra i had picked up from here, from one of the veterans. and i am sorry i dont remember who said it, but it was a veteran. and i remembered it. they said (in so many words), no matter where you are or what you are doing, if you cave, you will regret it later. but no matter how miserable you are resisting the crave, if you make it to the next day, you will have NO regrets. you will always regret a cave. you will never regret suffering while resisting a crave. when i started the road trip friday night, i was so pissed off that i promised not to use cuz i wanted to. i told myself, i could just be a lying asshole and lie to all of you, lie to my gf, lie to my friends who knew i was quit, lie to the world, and even lie to myself and just use in the privacy of my car. not be so pissed off. fuck everyone. it would be my secret and it would help me get through this clogged highway traveling though the night before i would get only a few hours sleep before the fishing trip.... but then what? use again while fishing? use again while grilling the fish? use again while drinking saturday night? use again while driving back on sunday????? when the fuck would it end???!! and even if i had said screw it all... i would have had regret. maybe not on saturday. maybe not even on sunday. but monday? tuesday? eventually, it would become a new day 1. and sdo much fucking regret and self worthlessness. as a veteran here said, and it stuck with me. YOU WILL ALWAYS REGRET A CAVE. BUT NEVER REGRET STAYING STRONG! Be strong brothers of quit! have NO REGRETS! i feel fucking AWESOME tonight! cause, when i was tested the hardest so far, i can tell you with full honesty, I HAVE NO FUCKING REGRETS! I AM QUIT! with all of you bad asses of june! you can do everything in life without that dead weed. no matter how hard it gets. remember. NO REGRETS!
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Quitting
« Reply #62 on: September 25, 2018, 09:35:58 AM »
From Wildirish317:

Quitting is a word that tugs at emotion. By definition it associates itself with departing, leaving, forsaking and abandonment. But the real abandonment took place on the day nicotine dependent pathways suppressed all remaining memory of the beauty of life without nicotine, when no longer able to recall how fantastic we functioned without it.

The word "quitting" tends to paint nicotine cessation in gray and black, in the doom and gloom of bad and horrible. It breeds anticipatory fears, inner demons, needless anxieties, external enemies and visions of suffering. It fosters a natural sense of self-deprivation, of leaving something valuable behind.

Now, contrast quitting with recovery. Recovery doesn't run or hide from our addiction. Instead, it boldly embraces who we became, and every aspect of this temporary journey of re-adjustment. When knowledge based, we're looking for recovery symptoms, emotions, conditioning and junkie thinking, and view each encounter as an opportunity to reclaim another piece of a nicotine-free life.

Nicotine dependency recovery presents an opportunity to experience what may be our richest period of repair and self-discovery ever. Tissues are allowed to heal. Senses awaken and brain's neuro-chemicals again flow in response to life not nicotine.

It's a period where each challenge overcome awards us another piece of our puzzle, a puzzle that once complete reflects a life reclaimed.

You don't know me. I quit on 2/25/2016.
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The trees...
« Reply #61 on: September 25, 2018, 09:35:12 AM »
JGromo 4/18/18:
"...The tree's have thinned slightly in the forest of quit, the fog has lifted and its become more of a nice relaxing stroll through the woods than a treck through the muck, fog and jungle of quit..."
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SRains
« Reply #60 on: September 25, 2018, 09:34:36 AM »
10 Apr 18
From SRains HOF speech:
An addict fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessman went by. The addict called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him to buy a ladder, but the addict could not find a ladder in this hole he was in. A doctor walked by. The addict said, "Help, I can't get out." The doctor gave him some drugs and said, "Take this, it will relieve the pain." The addict said thanks, but when the pills ran out he was still in the hole. A renowned psychiatrist rode by and heard the addict's cries for help. He stopped and said, "How did you get in there? Were you born there? Did your parents put you there? Tell me about yourself, it will alleviate your sense of loneliness." So the addict talked with him for an hour, then the psychiatrist had to leave, but he said he'd be back next week. The addict thanked him, but was still in his hole. A priest came by and heard the addict calling for help. The priest gave him a Bible and said, "I'll pray for you." The priest got down on his knees and prayed for the addict, then left. The addict was very grateful and he read the whole Bible, but he was still stuck in that hole. A recovering addict happened to be passing by. The addict cried out, "Hey, help me, I'm stuck in this hole." Right away, the recovering addict jumped in the hole with him. The addict said, "What are you doing? Now we're both stuck here!" But the recovering addict said, "It's okay. I've been here before. I know the way out."
- Anonymous
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My brothers quit
« Reply #59 on: September 25, 2018, 09:33:40 AM »
4/6/18
Exerpt from the movie Blackhawk Down
"Hoot": When I go home people'll ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it man? What, you some kinda war junkie?" You know what I'll say? I won't say a xxxword. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you, and that's it. That's all it is.

Until you invest in your brothers quit, until you ask him to invest in yours, you haven't scratched the surface of what happens here. If you can't do that, you're short changing yourself.

Nothing strengthens my quit like helping my brother out. Nothing.
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Distortion
« Reply #58 on: September 25, 2018, 09:31:14 AM »
4/4/18
If I had to distill it down to one descriptive word, it would be distortion.

The addiction distorts the user’s perception of reality; twists it into dependency.

The distortion is that nicotine enhances life experiences. But it doesn't, it detracts from them.

By effecting the release of dopamine in the brain, it becomes the central experience; the lens through which life is viewed, the context upon which other experiences are weighed.
And because this occurs in the brain; it is intrinsic to the mind.
It is for this reason I tell you that what you are dealing with is NOT mind over matter but LIFE over ADDICTION.

This is why accountability groups are so successful; an objective third party to counterbalance the addicts own brain when struggling with desire for the next fix.

Yes, it's true, a real man can quit on his own, but only a fool does it needlessly.

More often than not, the fool fails.
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Accountability
« Reply #57 on: September 25, 2018, 09:30:36 AM »
4/3/18
Accountability.
It can be painful in the short term.
Lack of it will destroy a man in the long haul.
You will exercise it here, that and your honor and your integrity.
You will forge them in the fire of your quit and you will emerge a better man for it.
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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Perspectives
« Reply #56 on: September 25, 2018, 09:30:08 AM »
4/2/18
Funny how two people can witness the same thing yet perceive different realities.
You see a habit you’re in control of
I see an addict controlled by a substance
You see a can
I see yet another iteration in an endless line
You see $5
I see thousands of dollars
You see tobacco
I see over 30 chemicals, some of them radioactive, among which is nicotine, guaranteed to keep you coming back
You see pleasure
I see pain
You see the individual experience
I see a father imparting death upon his son
You see reasons
I see excuses
The fact is you can’t see because you’re blinded by addiction.
You have to give up the can to see clearly.
You have to kill the can.
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

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We Don't Do Excuses
« Reply #55 on: September 24, 2018, 08:53:54 AM »
3/31/18
We are addicts.
We’re in the business of quitting here ladies and gentlemen.
We don’t do excuses.
Why?
Because with the addict any excuse will do.
Who will be the arbiter of excuses if we go down that road? You? Me? The man who fell?
No. That door would never close.
We don’t do excuses.
We’re in the business of quitting here.
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

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The Sean Marsee Story
« Reply #54 on: September 24, 2018, 08:52:20 AM »
3/30/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aabBgNQLK3g
The Sean Marsee Story. Watch it with your children.
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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A habit vs addiction
« Reply #53 on: September 24, 2018, 08:51:38 AM »
3/30/18
".....in simplest terms, the primary difference between a habit and an addiction....
Is that a person is ultimately in control of a habit.While an addiction is in control of the person...."

I didn't pen that, wish I did.

A clarification if I may, for the slow, tobacco use isn't a habit.
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"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
"I can't quit for you. I will quit with you" Ready
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"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

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The List
« Reply #52 on: September 24, 2018, 08:50:54 AM »
3/27/18
This is from the April ’18 quit group. These are the ones who tried and failed.
Check out the names. Some of them tell a story. It’s not just chatroom monikers.
Behind each name is a man devoured by an addiction; A human being tortured and afflicted but not willing or able to turn away.
Check out Gumzbleed. This one haunts me. Here’s a man unable to master himself or the addiction in spite of tremendous physical pain and visible precancerous symptoms.
How about Notreadytodie. Well he wasn’t able to quit either.
I watched some of these men cross the threshold to KTC. Welcomed them with digits and open arms.
Still they deserted. They loved the can more than their families.
This list is more deeply stirring to my blood than posting daily with my brothers.
This isn’t some kind of game. It really is a matter of life or death.
Do your gums bleed? Are you not ready to die?
What is it going to take? Really, what is it going to take?

April ‘18
12.7x99
MNcold
Notreadytodie
Kobeertx
Mhill22
Gumzbleed
GoJo914
Walkerm
Gunnernick
Mike T
Rheck4096
Jackn04
Brandon785
Keith B
BPM
73D
CDH0059
Pureblood
Hugh Jass
Randi
Bphillips013
ryanp41
Shawnatony
EOEO
pr0123
Angryamerican
Tider
Lmr2096
Marcabby
Tbrown
OX
Dcquitter
Hammer Hands
Thefaceless13
Rheleaf
Sox_Fan
StateGuy
Reegs
Laxdaddy27
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
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It's the Behavior I hate most...
« Reply #51 on: September 24, 2018, 08:49:16 AM »
3/24/18
In retrospect, I think I hate the addict behavior more than I hate the adverse health effects of nicotine.
I think it more worthy of contempt than the use itself.
It is with profound sadness and pity that I now look upon you who use.
It is as if your eyes are cloaked with scales and you cannot grasp that freedom is so close, so very close; only a decision away. You need only reach out and claim it.
I leave you with the words of a man 10 years free. I scarce have seen so much wisdom packed into so few words:

“Ready - Day 3,704
I've been quit on this site for over ten years. I've had the privilege and honor of being asked to serve as both a mod and an admin. I'm still baffled by how well this place works if you are ready to quit. This place works.
Be advised, there is no magic pill and there is no cure.
But there is freedom to be had here. If your word of honor means something, you too can quit.
Post roll giving your word for today that you will not use nicotine in any way, shape or form. Keep your word. Whatever it takes.
You will find the help here you need. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people that understand exactly what you are going through. Most of them will drop whatever they are doing to help you stay quit. All of this and it's free too!
The knowledge and insight on this site can not be equaled anywhere.
If you are reading this, you may be contemplating quitting. Just know that you are not alone. We know! We can help. But you must do the heavy lifting. We can't quit for you. We will quit with you.
I don't think you can imagine right now how great your quality of life can be. You probably do not realize how much nicotine has taken from you. You may not want to hear this, but you are a slave. And you as well as friends and loved ones are suffering for your addiction.
You can quit!
You will not regret it!
It will be one of the hardest things you have ever done. It will also be one of the most rewarding things you have ever done.
It's going to suck for awhile (you will pay the price) but your freedom is worth it!”
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Take Your Meds
« Reply #50 on: September 24, 2018, 08:46:59 AM »
TAKE YOUR MEDS
As told by Samrs 09 Sep 18....

I used to work with a company that did educational materials for people dealing with schizophrenia and depression. I was just a software developer, but being the only software developer (small company) I got to learn a thing or two from the folks developing content for the CDs we put together.

It's been nearly 20 years, so a lot of what I learned has kind of faded, except one thing that was repeated over... and over... and over, in every possible format, in every possible way. Text, graphics, audio, visual, multimedia clips - you name it.

Take your medicine.

Take your meds.

People would come up with all sorts of crappy reasons why they shouldn't have to take their meds. The #1 reason, over and above everything else, was something like, "I feel fine now! I haven't heard any voices or thought about killing myself in weeks!"

Yeah, you know why, genius? It's because you've been taking your damn meds.

KTC doesn't give you a prescription for a drug. What it does give you is a prescription for how to beat your addiction: WUPP EDD.

That's it. That's your medicine. There's your meds. It's the reason you're quit.

Just... keep... doing it.

Take. Your. Damn. Meds.
•   You wake up feeling crappy? Post roll.
•   You wake up feeling great? Post roll.
•   You still think about nic all the time? Post roll.
•   You hardly ever think about nic anymore? Post roll.
•   Life is great? Post roll.
•   Life sucks? Post roll.
•   Your day is go-go-go from the minute you roll out of bed? Wow! You sure are busy! Now POST ROLL.
There's a half dozen ways to get on roll. USE ONE OF THEM. First thing in the morning, every damn day.

You want to stay quit? Take your meds. WUPP EDD. It's that simple.
« Last Edit: March 23, 2019, 05:51:05 AM by Athan »
"I hope you find a thousand reasons to quit today" Rawls
"I can't quit for you. I will quit with you" Ready
"There are two dogs in the fight, which one are you feeding?" SuperDave9000
"In the Navy we had morning muster. You never miss muster. You better be dead if you miss. If you are dying, you should have started crawling earlier, no excuse." Olcpo

The Science of Addiction
The Law of Addiction
The Road Called Recovery
My Intro and HOF Speech
Quitters I've met: Cbird, UncleRico, Gregor, KDip, Broccoli-saurus, Croakenhagen, BriagG, Koba, Kodiakdeath, Arrakisdq, McDave, Worktowin, SkolVikings, JGromo, GS9502, PaDutchman, Stillbrewing, A-Aron...
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