Day 2
this is just a personal rant for myself.
after i caved , i caught alot of shit on here. i was already depressed enough because i realized that cope had alot stronger hold on me than i had previously thought. So my depression plus the hard love on here cracked me. But i sat here for awhile and just thought about what i was doing, and why i was doing it. I read alot on here ppl say * you can only quit for yourself* , but i dont think its true, I am quitting for my kids. Honestly, my life isnt as important as theirs, i have a had some pretty fucked up things happen, that have made me numb to life. 11 yrs ago my mom was a victim of a workplace shooting, her boss lost it one day and started killing people, my mom included. I was 26. I left for the army 4 days after i graduated high school, got back from basic and got married to the same girl i had been with since i was 12. we had a son in 1996. then in 1997 we divorced and i had to move back to indiana. i was broke, no job, no money, all i had was a ford ranger and a trash bag with clothes in. I didnt have the money to fight in the divorce. so she got custody. then i somehow got hit with 9 grand in child support. so i had no choice but to sign over my parental rights. so i have a 13 yr old boy i havent seen in 12 yrs. ...Anyways this isnt what i wanted to talk to myself about..
I feel so relieved after yesterday. I had like 20 ppl send me pm`s about not giving up. and i thought , these fucking people i dont even know, they know i should quit.
and to be tottaly honest with myself. i dont understand it, i have no craving now. i dont want to dip. i dont even think about it. i would love to keep going, until i forget what quit day i am on. well, i should say dip cope, i have been dipping SMC. but it sooooo not the same thing, just something to spit i guess, plus i ran out of toothpicks..
I know i am not healed yet. I know it could get bad quick. But right now, for the first time in 18 years, i am happy with where i am with my quit. i have had 1 dip of cope in the last 7 days. usually it would have 7-8 cans. Yeah i caved, im over it. shit happens once. mistakes happen twice.
My quit is for my kids. So i can play football with my son when he grows up, buy my daughter a car someday. Show them the love and protection that every kid deserves,