Popular Post Clones98 Posted February 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 Today marks 100 days of freedom from nicotine. 100 days since I made the decision to take control of my life back from the can that had enslaved me for parts of high school, my entire college experience, and the early phases of my professional career. As I’ve approached this mark, I’ve taken some time to reflect, and I wanted to share a few things that I am grateful to have learned in my time living quit. I’m thankful that I have learned the how living quit differentiates from “stopping” or “trying” to quit. A quitter doesn’t “try” to quit dipping, and if he does then he has already failed. The foundation of many of my failed attempts at kicking my addiction was that I was going to give it a shot, and if I failed, well, at least I took a few days off. To be quit is to realize that nicotine hasn’t and will never do anything good for me. Quitters speak in absolutes – no more “I’m going to stop chewing” or “I’m trying to quit dipping”. This has been replaced in my vocabulary with “I am quit” and “I will never use nicotine again”. I will be the first to admit that I was skeptical of this in my first days on the site, but I am grateful that comments both on my thread and others drove the importance of this home. Another thing I’ve learned in my time on QD and my time living quit is the importance of prioritization. I’ve found throughout these first 100 days that many, if not all failures stem from not making quit a priority. The graveyard is littered with intros of those who treated quit like a hobby, a side hustle, or an idea that sounds nice to give your gums a break for a while. Living quit is exactly what it sounds like – a way of life, and treating it with the utmost priority has been another driving factor in strengthening my quit. This portion will likely sound corny to some, but I’ve also learned a hell of a lot about the person I can be through my quit. When nicotine controlled my life, I was a lazy, unmotivated loser that used a can of cancerous leaves to try and solve all of my problems. I thought because of my age that I was invincible to all of those side effects written in the fine print, or that you hear about in your 10th grade health class. When I showed up here disappointed with who I saw in the mirror every day, and quite frankly I didn’t see that turning around. Through my quit, however, I’ve found that I am capable of being responsible, disciplined, and that I have the will to do things that I want to do. I mentioned it a few weeks back in my intro, but when everything feels out of control, leaning on my quit gives me a sense of control. With all of this being said, I know how important it is to keep from becoming complacent, as many have mentioned to me, and that is something I am determined to continue to work on. The final piece of thanks I want to share is with all those who have interacted with me and chipped in bits of advice when you saw fit. Not only that, but also to anyone who has created intros, threads, and information spots because it has been incredibly valuable to see many quits with large numbers in action. QD has been a tremendous resource throughout the early stages of my quit, and I’m excited to continue to learn from this place moving forward. Speaking of moving forward, I know that there isn’t a single word in this speech that matters if I don’t continue to turn my words into action as my quit continues. The graveyard is obviously an eye-opening experience, especially with the intros of those who broke away from their quit after hundreds of days. I continue to utilize the word complacency, because I know that it can take hold if living quit doesn’t remain my #1 priority. Also, getting access to the portion of the site that contains centurion speeches from guys who prove that 100 days doesn’t mean shit motivates me. 100 might be the first milestone number that many think of, but at the end of the day, I feel it’s just a number. Truly being quit lasts a lifetime, not 100, 200, or even 1000 days. With that, I’ll close with a final thank you to those who read this, and a note that I look forward to posting my promise on scroll just as much on day 101 as I have on day 100. 2 3 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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