It's been an amazing few weeks. Amazing because:
I've been quit for 22 days now.
I've met incredible human beings that have reached out to me to help me without knowing me.
I've made some great friends - friends I know that I'll have around for life
I've seen the spectrum of human emotion in a single two hour span in chat.
I've laughed so hard I almost peed
I've cried because day 5 sucked so bad and I thought I'd never get through it.
It feels amazing to wake up today and realize that I chose and was strong enough to not be chained to that evil bitch. (no reference to the psycho ex-hose beast although it could apply.)
I kept my word to my daughter - that I will be her dad and that i love her which means doing everything I can do to be the healthiest guy I can be.
Slug.go had a great Day 21 post and it pretty much sums it up for me. Proud to be quit with you Slug. Here's what he had to say and proud to follow in the path he's layed down:
"Day 21, kind of sitting on a cloud, I feel fanfuckingtastic! In a couple text groups that provide hourly support and virtual friendship. I have an immense sense of gratitude for this site and all you fucking idiots today. I work (so to speak) from home and have had a couple SLOW weeks. This has given me the opportunity to hang out in Chat quite a bit.
The fellowship and shit-slinging in there is incredible. Watching a couple grizzled veterans and not so grizzled ones turn a lurker into a quitter in a few minutes is remarkable. We all stared into the abyss of quit, some of us just needed a nudge. KTC will nudge the hell out of you if you let it.
I'm kind of a type A+ personality, alpha male asshole and I don't have too many introspective moments wash over me. But, I had one today. Thanks to all you inmates here at the asylum. I appreciate the opportunity to participate and I'm grateful for what you all have shared with me.
Quit with all of you every damn day.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program.
Oh, yeah,and...go fuck yourself
'Finger' " - Slug.go