So tomorrow I start my ten day countdown to the second floor. I'll be honest, there is NO way I would have made it this far without my brothers and sisters here on KTC. Yeah, we read that a lot, but it's the truth.
If you stumbled on this and your quit is fairly new, Let me share my two cents for what it's worth.
1. Keep your butt on this site. If you get your feelings hurt, get over it. Someone says something you disagree with? Fine, disagree, but DON'T let it impact your quit. Every DAMN day I post up with 22 different groups with 45 individuals by name. Let me miss a day? Somebody is getting in my ass. I'll get a text, or a PM, but they WILL let me know I was missed.
2. Collect as many contact numbers that you can. One is NEVER enough. It WILL happen that you will need that ONE, and he/she is busy taking a dump or something. I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to get daily txts for CDaniels. That stuff does nothing but strengthen my quit.
3. Get involved. Find something to do with yourself while on the site. I LOVE the WILDCARD groups. I post in them MULTIPLE times a day. Am I addicted to the site? No, but I AM addicted to the level of accountability the site affords me. For me my involvement has been the daily Odes. Hell, there's been well over 100 written so far. Each day has been different, and each day has challenged me to write something to not only encourage myself, but those around me. And THAT has been one hell of an honor.
4. Cruise through chat now and then. See what's going on. Make some new contacts. Be social. You are not in this alone, and the sooner you really let that seep in, the sooner you embrace this dysfunctional family of quitters.
5. Guard your quit at all times. Don't let yourself get caught in situations with dip that you are not ready to face. don't tempt yourself to see if you are bad ass. YOU AIN'T.
6. Live every damn day like it's your last. love your family, your kids, your friends, life's too short and tomorrow is never promised.
SO quit on, and quit strong. I'll catch ya'll on the Third....