Dear (((P)))! I can understand how relentless the urges can be, as I have been fighting them myself. You proved that you’re stronger than the urges because you didn’t gamble. One point for you and zero point for the addiction. This time of year is stressful for so many people due to all kinds of reasons. I don’t like the holidays myself, but somehow we have to get through them as best as we can. There are times in my recovery that I have urges and then I go along fine, feeling like gambling is foreign to me. I’m waiting for the days where I don’t struggle and they will come to both you and I. We just have to get through one day at a time. Neither one of us can go back to gambling. Not only will we feel dreadful and horrible, but we’ll have actually given them our money so we can feel this bad! I hope that you will feel better very soon! Carole
