Hi Dan, I certainly don’t mind you asking.
Hopefully I will continue not gambling, one day at a time.
I will always be a Compulsive Gambler though, choosing not to gamble. I can’t remember the last time I had a serious urge though.
Time since our last bet does make things easier. the important thing isn’t the time though, it’s what we DO in that time – find otehr interests, work on character traits and self improvement, recovery as opposed to “just” abstinence.
I was an a**hole who gambled – if all I did was stop gambling then I would just be an an a**hole!
If I ever do place another bet it won’t be because I am a Compulsive gambler; it would be because I will have stopped doing the things I know work, like getting to my GA meetings, and/or done things I know are dangerous, like looking at odds, watching horse racing etc.
Keep posting.