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Hi Bettie, I don’t know where to start as there seems to be so mcuh going on in your life. It is great that you have met 3 of your 4 goals at work, and I pray you meet the 4th so that it will help you when you have to be off on sick leave. I feel so bad for you having all these health problems, and yet you keep going like the energizer bunny, and I can imagine that smile and laugh as you keep going!!! It is great that you have found someone else who is a support for all the noise and problems that you are having with the noisy neighbours. I can also imagine you being the "protective mother hen" with the young woman who just moved in with her baby. There is always a reason for everything and who knows maybe the two of you have been put in each others path for a reason. You really sound as if you are enjoying ebay selling. It makes me want to start!!! One day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi Jay, so proud orf you!!!! It takes a real man to shed tears and open up like you did at your meeting. If we are not honest with ourselves then we can’t move forward. Feel proud of yourself Jay!!!!One day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi innercild, keep posting and reading the threads of others here as you will find some useful information to help you in recovery. It is tough when you start recovery. I remember when I first registered at GT I went on a week of gambling before I really seriously started working recovery. It was the thought of not gambling that scared me and of course I ended up having a binge. Almost like thinking of dieting and earing everything before you start. I know that with the support of so many here at GT I have had more gamble free time. It has taken me a long time to accept that I can’t gamble.. or I should say that I chose not to gamble. I know at the beginning it was very tough, but it is so worth it. I hope that you had a wonderful gamble free day!!!One day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi Sherrie, it is interesting that we have so many similarities in our recovery, both having 7 months free last year, and the last time I gambled was November 1, 2012. Another thing that I found interesting that we have in common is that no one knows about my gambling addiction either. My hubby knows.. and I have gone to the Addictions Foundation for individual counselling, but I don’t tell anyone. I did tell a close friend that I have to watch, but I did not go into the full story. I have also been working more on socializing with friends. Also working on getting hubby to start socializing with me more. Baby steps and changes happen. It is interesting to hear how your house is coming together so please keep posting about it.
I have been having a yucky day today, feeling a bit down in the dumps and not feeling like doing anything around the house. I am doing the laundry though. I have been extremely busy at work though and I think I just need some down time. I am not getting any younger LOL I am also helping out with a fundraiser for my friend’s daughter who has cancer. She is the one who had the twins and they are 10 months old, but things are not looking good for my friend’s daughter. It is heartbreaking to think she will not be around to see her babies grow up. I really have to work hard on Let go Let God when I think of the situation as it just seems so unfair.
I hope you had a good visit with your mother and that she did not talk about gambling too much. I know that would be a trigger for me to sit with someone who was talkig about gambling. I am happy that the only person I went gambling with – a family member – and when she talked about gambling I changed the subject – she has stopped talking about it with me… and I thank God for that. We will take it one day at a time Sherrie – and I am not thinking my goal is reaching my longest stretch of gamble free time… I am thinking about a gamble free life!!!! One day at a time is all I focus on though. It is interesting as I can go through stretches of not thinking about gambling at all… then other ***** I struggle to get gambling out of my mind.One day at a time my sweet lord…Hi Bettie, glad you got your brake problem sorted LOL I don’t know what to say in regards to your friend’s comment. I think you said it so eloquently yourself. It is true sometimes people say the most horrible things. I would say that being overweight has been my enemy for years!!! I have lost weight, gained weight and so the cyle goes. I know that it would be better for me health wise to lose some weight and exercise. I have to say that when I gambled I lost weight, but I am not going to use that as an excuse to start gambling LOL There is more to you than your weight Bettie; and that is not what I saw when I met you. I saw a wonderful lady with a warm smile, awesome personality and fun, fun, fun to be around. Dont let one "rude" vperson get you down!!!!One day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi Bettie, so sorry that you are having such health problems. I can’t believe how positive you are on your posts even though you are facing all the health issues. I am sure that you are in pain. They do the same in Canada when you are on sick leave – if you leave your province/country then you have to let them know. Stay strong and warm!!! It has been absolutely freezing here last week!!!!!!!One day at a time my sweet lord…
Bettie, sorry that you are having all the pain and health problems. Sorry that I have not posted for a while on your page, but I do come and read your posts to see how you are doing. I know that you and Larry both make me think when you posts things… which is awesome… as the more aware we are… the more we work on ourselves in recovery. I wish I could get on a bike/treadmill and do something about my weight. All that is missing is the motivation as I have both of these excercise pieces in the basement. It really makes me wonder as when I was gambling I lost weight and I know that I did not eat as much. I notice that I am eating more since I stopped gambling… so could the overeating also be tied into punishing ourselves. The mind is a complex thing. I am really working on the Let Go Let God and it is helping, but I know that I need to do more. One day at a time!!! Take care dear BettieOne day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi (((ican))) just catching up on your thread and I am so sorry that you have been through so much. So happy that your brother is through his surgery. You really have had a rough time of it and have pushed yourself to do things when you were probably emotionally distraught and not allowing yourself to feel the pain. I deal with sick children not on a daily basis, but I remember one of the children passing away, and I said to the doctor I don’t know how you deal with it. What she said always struck with me "if you don’t feel the pain then you don’t feel the joy". We have to allow ourselves to feel the pain of grieving for a loved one and not try and bury it. I will remember you in my prayers.One day at a time my sweet lord…
Hi Geordie, it looks like you are busy with life or working lots may be the best way to describe it. I have been really busy with work as well, and it’s funny as it is keeping me so busy that it is keeping my mind of gambling. Looking forward to your next post to see how you are doing!!!!One day at a time my sweet lord…
(((CC))), I feel your pain when you slip/gamble after neraly 5 months gamble free. Please keep coming back and posting and let us help support you. You can’t change the fact that you gambled so let it go and don’t let the feeling of I have gambled anyway I will go back again one more time. We all know that nothing changes – we *** to ourselves and say – maybe this time I will win; be able to stop; just to get my money back then I will leave and on and one we go. The hardest part is that after we go that once – just like a **** – we do want it again so when those urges/thoughts come – decide that you are not going to let your addictive mind take over. You can do it!!!
You are doing great and you are a fighter so I know that you can fight this. It is past so forget it and move on you are a wonderful person and deserve to have a gamble free light!!!! Please don’t forget that you had nearly 5 months gamble by focusing on one slip!!!!!
One day at a time my sweet lord…HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELLY!!!!!!!! I HOPE THAT YOU HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT SEA WORLD. One day at a time my sweet lord…