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| * The Secret to Staying Quit; Brotherhood and Accountability | |
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| BigShotRob | Oct 27 2016, 03:21 PM Post #1 |
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When I found this site 108 days ago, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I was just looking for some tips and tricks to prolong my quit this time. Like everyone of us, I had tried to quit on my own multiple times, but would always find some reason to pick up another can. But I soon found out that that's not what KTC is about. They don't want you to just quit (little q) for a little bit, they want you to Quit (big Q) forever. I jumped in Live Chat on day 2 of my Quit and found myself chatting with ChickDip. I was deep in the fog of withdrawals and Chicka walked me through signing up and posting my first roll (yall can blame her for all this). At first I didn't understand the meaning of it. Why can't these people just tell me the secret to staying quit? But I went along and posted roll Every Damn Day. I spent several hours a day for the first few weeks in live chat, just trying to occupy myself while I struggled with the fog that happens during the early stages of Quit. A few weeks in and I was starting to drink the Kool Aid. I had exchanged numbers with several of the folks in the Dumpster Fire and some of the crusty old vets. I was doing everything possible to stay Quit. That's when the biggest test of my Quit would happen. I work 8+ hours from home and only get to go home a few days a month. We finally finished up the job and I was headed home. Problem is, during those long road trips, I would easily kill a couple cans. I had been up for 18 hours finishing the job, and now I have to drive all the way across Texas in the middle of the night without a single dip? Are you kidding me? I couldn't not do it. I had posted roll that day. I couldn't break my promise, I'm a man of my word. I didn't know how I would do it, but I was gonna find a way. Thats when my man Medic came to the rescue. He was working nights and we had exchanged numbers a few days earlier. Medic saved my ass that night. I would text Medic every time I stopped. I kept giving him status updates until I got home at 3am. He kept sending words of encouragement and threats of violence if I bought a can. Without the brotherhood and accountability that Medic offered that night, I most likely would have caved. Those drives were what had stopped my quits before. But thanks to KTC I was Quit. I continued to dive into KTC. Ive shared my digits with over 50 people on this site that I have never met. Complete strangers, but all with a common goal. You might think that's crazy, but that's called brotherhood and accountability, and without it I wouldn't be quit. Without Edward I wouldn't be quit. Without Brown71 I wouldn't be quit. Without Armydan13 I wouldn't be quit. Without the Dumpster Fire I wouldn't be quit. Without the crusty old vets I wouldn't be quit. The people here are what has allowed me to be quit. Hopefully I have impacted their quits as much as they have mine. I finally figured out that they couldn't tell me the secrets to staying quit, because they had to show me. Its called brotherhood and accountability and it works. |
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Quit Date: 7-12-16 | HOF: 10-19-16 | 2nd Floor: 1-27-17 | 3rd Floor: 5-1-17 1 Year: 7-12-17 | 4th Floor: 8-2-17 Check out the BAQs of the The Dumpster Fire Here is my HOF Speech Jump in the KTC Live Chat for some good old fashioned tomfoolery Other BAQs are always welcome in the Dumpster Fire Groupme #dontbeabitch 2016 Dumpster Fire Fantasy Football Champion | |
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