ha. You guys are right. I didn't quit the way I said I did. I guess I'm wrong. I'll have to figure out WTF I've been doing for the last 52 days. Maybe I should go get a can, dip for a few days so I can do it the right way like you guys say it has to be done.
Yikes! That's quite the strawman you've built there. No one said you didn't quit, and...I'm not even going to dignify the rest of that ridiculous statement with a response.
I continue to be stunned that no part of you sees the possible danger in an addict keeping a substance he or she abuses in their home or on their person. No one was attacking YOU, they were attacking your method, which DOES fly in the face of the way this site works. Here we dump our cans, and we quit cold turkey. That is how it's done here. You have garnered our attention because what you are saying contradicts the proven method we use here. Is it the only path to quit? Of course not. Is it what we do here, and what we preach? YES. This is KillTheCan, not KeepTheCan.
So, it should not come as a shock when people speak up in strong disagreement when someone is going around saying "do what works for you". The truth is, most people who try to quit don't know what works for them. That is why they come here - out of a lack of knowing what works. We offer something that does work if you believe in it. So no, I don't think telling addicts to do what works for them is a good idea. I'd rather tell them to do what has worked for the thousands of people here who have been quit for months and years.
I'll tell you where I and the others are coming from. If you quit by keeping a can around, fine, but realize that's an anomaly. Realize that there is no shortage of people who have come here, refused to flush their cans, and a few months after being quit, end up posting a day one.