Hello Liz,
I am new to this forum, this is my first post and I am replying to your thread of posts because I read through all of them and it is truly amazing all you have gone through and accomplished! This past year was terribly hard for me, my dad had a heart attack a month later my older brother was killed in a truck accident and his wife (my sis in law) who had terminal leukemia came to live with us so I could take care of her. She passed away on the 10th of Feb. this month! In between and for the past 5 years I have been a compulsive gambler, trying to quit- I have quit off and on and even went to see a therapist who specializes in eye movement therapy- but I have always returned to gamble. Your posts are upbeat, about what you do every day to keep from thinking of gambling and it inspires me!! Thank you- I hope I can continue to read more from you.