I Might Have Fallen, But I Won’t Stay Down

A conversation on our Discord server. I have to say… this right here is what this community is all about. We work together. We show up. We never give up.

Why Would I Call? I Might Have Fallen

Bicycleptic (Apr 16)

@Dweirick (Sep 25) I have wanted to ask you this question but don’t want to do it in the Sept2025 group. You have been quit for the 4th time for three weeks now, trading digits and all that, great. But if I was quitting and at the edge, sitting in the truck about to walk into 7-11 and buy a can of cat shit. Of all here why would I pick @Dweirick (Sep 25) to call? For support why would I call someone who is on try 4? Not trying to be a hardass but I just wonder out of everyone why you for one to call?

Dweirick (Sep 25) 

You know I read this and I was a little pissed off about it. I was pissed you didn’t call me out in front of my group, I was pissed that I have come back and fully dove into this quit, but then I thought to myself well I came here in 2015 and made it to 2018 before I caved. I came back in 2018 only to cave around 2022 yet again. Yet here I am again in 2025 posting a day 21. Why would anyone believe me? Why would anyone trust me? Why would anyone reach out to a serial caver for advice? Well here’s my answer: You call Dustin because unlike the guy who’s 800 or 8000 days quit they never caved so how could they give you advice on what it feels like to cave. I can… I know how bad it fucking sucks. I know the disappointment and the pure let down you feel. I know that when you cave it brings no relief to the current situation you’re facing. I know the pain you cause your brothers and sisters and I know the pain I felt by being a complete fucking failure. If I can prevent one person from taking the path I did and remain quit myself then I’m happy with that. Love me or hate me I don’t really give a shit. I’m here I’m quit and I’ll be here until I can’t type my damn day count anymore because I know this is the only way I will be able to stay quit.

Dweirick – Day 21 I might have fallen, but I won’t stay down…

JimWot (Aug 24) 

I will say this. I have in my head 3 guys I will call on first if shit gets bad and I’m sitting in the C-store parking lot. Can’t take it anymore.

2 of them are not In KTC anymore.

1 of them is. 1 is a retread. He knows what I went through. What my thoughts are.

I have 25+ numbers in my phone. But after the first 3. Any of the fine quitters in my stable will do.

Since we quit today. That count number truly don’t matter. The past truly dont matter. Are you quit today? That’s what matters.