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(((Debbie))) thank you so much for inviting me to join you and (((Bettie))) and I know it would have been so much fun, but I cant swing it right now, but I know I will meet you in the future!!! I am so excited for you to have this trip. You so deserve all these wonderful things that are happening in your life. I am so proud of you girl and I know that I need to take a page out of your book and be more positive. I love your upbeat posts!!!! I know that you will have an awesome time with Bettie.
Hi (((Carole))) I thought I would bring you back to the top as you are missed. I think they are getting the kinks figured out so please post and let us know how you are. I miss your daily posts.
Hi P, I am wondering where you are and if you are okay? Please post and let me know you are okay. I have been posting under add a new comment and save so I think they have some of the kinds worked out. Keep posting Sweet Pea!!!
Hi Bettie, I hope that all went well with your new boss. Please post and let me know. Take care
Hi Sherry, I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you and wondering how you are!!! Take care
Hi Kathryn, it must be so hard to be in the position that you are in right now with your Mum. The emotional turmoil and stress must be overwhelming, but you are dealing with it one day at a time. I find for me that no matter what comes up that is my coping mechanism and I then I think about the devastation I felt after gambling. Thinking of you!!!
P you really are amazing and I admire you so much. You are tenacious and never give up fighting this addiction. I think you have to think of how much gamble free time you have achieved by coming to GT and GA and counseling. I know for me I had to surrender and accept that I am powerless over those slot/vlt machines. It is strange when your sane brain is working and not your addiction brain you think it is just random where they stop, but how many times I sat there saying it was due to pay out. Praying that I would get “my money” back, asking someone to watch “my machine” until I ran to the ATM to get more cash because it was ready to pay out!!! The devastation, tears, hatred when I had to leave the Casino having lost too much money and not able to win my own back. Chasing those losses again and again. The outcome was always the same every time I went. We deserve a life free of gambling P, and it is not easy some days, hours, minutes, but we will continue to fight for a gamble free life!!!!
HI Bettie, wishing you well with your new boss today. Remember you are a good employee and do a great job and keep thinking positive. You are not looking back because you are not going that way, you are looking forward and give your new boss a chance, don’t let your old boss mess things up for you as you move forward with your new boss.
I am finding that we need to hit the reply button to keep our posts in chronological order. I am sure it will all get sorted out. Take care!!!!
I am adding this to keep this information at the top. I also tried new comments and it goes out of order, but if you hit the reply then it stays in order.
Thanks for posting Laura and it is interesting how we read something and it just hits us. I have been working on changing myself over the last two years and I am continuing to work at it. I have learned so much about myself in the two years. I can’t change others I can only change myself. I have been working on setting boundaries that are acceptable to me and not feeling guilty. It is hard to make these changes and that is what recovery is all about… change change change!!! And of course putting barriers in place to stop us gambling. I don’t know if I am expressing what I am trying to say.