One day at a time you can get through November mate. It’s only ever going to be TODAY you don’t need to bet. Just today, you’ve done that many times.
I hate sating the obvious Shaun, but no gambling every single day from today, is going to help give your family some sort of Christmas.
You know how quickly things can spiral out of control. You done well in August Shaun when posting everyday, even when you gambled you came straight back. Not many do. When you stopped posting look where you ended up. A coincidence? It’s just funny how many of us have experienced the same coincidence.
As I said on your August thread I was a cynic of the old monthly pacts and never joined in. But joining yours in August has given me a new prospectus on this. I had forgotten how I felt when I first started recovery. Every day I got through I wanted to tell people of what to me was a big achievement, and I also wanted to be accountable, I wanted to actually show somebody who appreciated it, that I could get through a day without gambling. I could get through a Saturday. I could get through a payday. These are all big achievements to any CG, compared to when we were gambling. These achievements, every single day is an achievement really, are appreciated here on this forum. In the real world though you probably cross paths with people who have just never gambled at all. To millions of people its no big deal to go through the whole of life without any gambling, never mind ten years, two years, 3 months, a week, a day.
You know you’ve got a problem with it mate, you know its not going to get better. If posting here everyday is helping you in anyway keep doing it.
Oct 31st ..No gambling, just for today!