Dear Liz, forgive yourself, learn from your slip and move on. You are one amazing lady who has been through so much looking after everyone else and not looking after yourself. We are compulsive gamblers or have an addiction, whatever we call it, it’s the same. It could be any of us writing that we gambled and feeling the disappointment. Asking ourselves, how could we have done that etc. You know what you need to do, move on, learn from it and forgive yourself. No matter how much we believe we should be “perfect” we are human and we will make mistakes!!! Please forgive yourself and accept it happened and move forward. Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up!!! Look up and have Faith in yourself. Hubby would have forgiven you and had you laughing so how about you let your Guardian Angel guide you. The only thing that has changed is the last day gambled, but over the long stretch you have been in recovery I am sure you have not had many slips. Onwards and upwards my friend. Pretend it was me who had gambled and what would you say to me…. you would not tell me you were disappointed in me, I know that, so treat yourself kindly as you would someone else. You deserve to be treated with compassion and caring not beating yourself up. Put something in place so that if you have the cash again that you can’t use it. Cyber hugs (((Liz)))
