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Brilliant poem and strategy vera, nice one.

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Hi P, missed our coffee! See you later in the week I hope.

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Thanks for posting that P. I really like the group text idea. Whether someone did that with friends at GA or alternatively with trusted friends or family members it’s a great idea. By texting a few people at once it’s likely that at least one of them is free to ring you back. Even if they can’t then they are bound to ask you about it later. That one text makes you instantly accountable for what you do next – a great idea and a great deterrent, thanks for sharing it.

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Great post wizefox, thank you.

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Thanks April, the one I saw from you was great too!!

At the end of the day though I don’t mind if poems are good or bad, they are from the heart and we need more of them. Get typing all you readers/poets! 😀

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Thanks April, the one I saw from you was great too!!

At the end of the day though I don’t mind if poems are good or bad, they are from the heart and we need more of them. Get typing all you readers/poets! 😀

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Congratulations on your gambling free time P. One day at a time can achieve great things.

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Hi SJ, it was good to see you just now. One thing is for sure, in recovery we can all feel better about ourselves when we look in the mirror . 🙂

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Those are good emergency barriers Vera, thanks for sharing. I like the baking a cake one, we cant leave the house if it means burning whatever is in the oven!! The added bonus of course would be if we have really powerful urges we might get TWO cakes! 😉

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Hi Peacegirl and welcoem to the Forum. I’m sure you will be reading a lot you will relate to on the other threads here. You will also be reading the success stories – what are they doing that you can apply to your own situation?

Well done on the steps you have already taken, getting banned from the casino is a good first step. You mentioned your husband – does he know about the problem? Does he know you are now trying tostop? maybe he could help with accountability, make you less able to visit that more distant casino.

Right at this moment try not to get too wrapped up in the “whys and hows” of getting involved in gambling and this addiction. The important thing for all of us in the early days isn’t “Why?” its doing what we need to do to stop. After all knowing why wont stop you being a compulsive gambler, once we cross that line there is no return to “normal” gambling.

Again, well done on the steps you have already taken and i look forward to reading your progress in recovery. Stay strong, one day at a time.

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Hi Carole,

It sounds like you have a lot going on right now. What can you do to take gambling out of the quation so that you are better placed to deal with the other things as well?

You say “I also gambled the day before yesterday” but don’t give any detail? Where did you gamble? Was it spur of the moment or planned? Where did you get the money to gamble with? What things might have made it harder for you to gamble?

With al the things going on are you still going to that support group? Or how about getting back to GA?
My next group starts in just over 10 minutes, maybe come in and have a chat.

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Birds feedign in the garden, spoke to my mum today and whilst she isnt well she still knows who I am, it’s the weekend 🙂

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Hello Scorpio,

I see you are already taking a lot of positive stpes by coming here, getting to meetigns, counselling etc Well done.
Does your partenr know you are making another attemot to stop gambling? Can he help with accountability for your money? I saw you posted on anotehr forum about gambling in pubs; do you go to the pub for any reason otehr than to gamble? if not then your partner looking after your money should help as of course we all know that no money = no gambling.

If you go to those pubs for a drink or meal, and then get tempted when you are there, then a good deterrent is just to carry enough money to pay for your drinks. Yes you might still gamble of course but if you do it’ll mean it’ll mess your night up immediately as opposed to being a regret at the end of the night or the next day.

I hope reading the other stories here is helping, you will find the busiest forum is the My Journal Forum so you might want to copy and paste your post there.

I look forward to reading about your progress in recovery.

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Hello Scorpio and thanks for starting a thread in the Gambling Therapy forums

Here at Gambling Therapy we pride ourselves on being a caring and diverse online community who can help and support you with the difficulties you’re currently facing. We understand that this might be a tough time for you, particularly if you’re new to recovery, so come here as often as you need to and participate in the forums, access online groups and connect to the live advice helpline if you need one to one support. We’re in this together!

Here on the forum you can share your experiences in a safe, supportive and accepting environment. The beauty of writing it all down is that you can take your time and you will be creating a record of your progress that you can look back on if it ever feels like you’re not moving forward. So, share as much or as little as you like but do try to stick to keeping just one thread in this forum so people know where to find you if they want to be updated on your progress or share something with you.

And on that note….

I’m going to hand you over to our community because I’m sure they will have some words of wisdom for you 🙂

Take care

The Gambling Therapy Team

PS: Let me just remind you to take a look at our

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Hows it going Linda?

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