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Thank you for your reply Lizbeth.
i have managed to stay gamble free since my last post.
I am getting by financially but far from urge free. I had just decided to go to bingo but now i am on here i think i will just eat chocolate instead!
The relief of being gamble free is great but the real joy doesn’t kick in until we have at least one paycheck we haven’t gambled.

Can’t wait!

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Hi Kathryn , well done on staying away from the ciggies- you just have amazing will power to also be able to watch what you eat .
Can I offer my sympathies also on the passing of your auntie – I know it hits hard after we have lost our own parents . Weddings and funerals seem to be the only times my family gets together also so even sad occasions have a lighter side .

It’s great to Read that life is going so well for you .
Xx

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Hi Monica
I haven’t been able to access groups but seems to be sorted now .
Lovely to read your now and then … I am so happy to read about your happiness .

Thank you for your support – even during the darker days you were here for everyone else .
Xx

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Hi Laura , I was away at the weekend so missed chats – hope all is good with you – it’s funny how we sometimes feel guilt at spending money on stuff we need .
I have been doing really well since I set my code so thank you for that.

Talk soon xx

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Lizbeth keep that image of your grandkids and family at Christmas in your mind when the urges come – think it through to the finish- we never win, we never will have a better Christmas because we have gambled – it only destroys everything we look forward to.

You are doing great – keep reminding yourself that you deserve a great Christmas .

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Thank you Laura for your post – I usually am a half full type of person. I have managed to get onto this forum – I hope this means that my blocker is sorted but it seems to let me on occasionally .

This weekend I came so close to gambling – I had the strongest urges and the opportunity but I kept reminding myself that the tenner I intended spending could ruin the next two weeks as I have never been able to stop once I start.

I am looking forward to payday next week when my finances will be restored and I can do a little shopping – last pay day I saw a beautfiful chandelier but of course I couldn’t afford it – later a spent ten times the price gambling .
Stinking thinking or what?

Gamble free and happy – can’t ask for more

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I am amazed at how my money has stretched -I am surviving on a quite a limited amount . It does make me think how good life could be with my full wages each month.

It seems to silly to spend the whole month worrying about money just so I can gamble . I have been watching every penny and foolishly , sometimes when I think I cannot afford a Sunday roast , I can within minutes convince myself that I can manage without another £50 if I try my luck ! How mixed up my brain is !

I feel so disappointed in myself – in my looks , my weight, my finances , my home , my career – just about everything .

How can I put one bad decade behind and start to get my life back- where should I start? – it is all so overwhelming !

I guess I could start with not gambling !

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Thank you Monica , Laura and Kathryn for your posts .
You may have read in feedback that I have been an able to access my journal on the site – so it’s good to be back .
Kathryn I am so glad to hear you are feeling the benefits of not smoking – you always seem to full of energy and drive i- you must be like superwoman now .

All is good with me – I am disappointed that the planned weight loss hasn’t materialised but I guess I was a bit ambitious – I have lost a bit and I can continue to lose at a steady rate.
I still want it all now – even weight loss . I find it hard to be in it for the long haul !

I hope to catch up on everyone’s thread over the next few days .

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K9 – Je l'ai utilisé dans le passé mais il a laissé passer de nombreux sites – cette fois je ne l'ai pas vraiment testé !

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K9 – Eu usei no passado, mas deixou muitos sites passarem – desta vez eu realmente não testei!

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K9 – L-am folosit în trecut, dar a lăsat să treacă multe site-uri – de data aceasta nu l-am testat cu adevărat!

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K9 – Używałem go w przeszłości, ale przepuszczał wiele witryn – tym razem tak naprawdę go nie testowałem!

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K9 – Ik heb het in het verleden gebruikt, maar het liet veel sites door – deze keer heb ik het niet echt getest!

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K9 – kasutasin seda varem, kuid see lasi paljud saidid läbi – seekord pole ma seda tegelikult testinud!

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K9 – मैंने इसे अतीत में इस्तेमाल किया था लेकिन इसने कई साइटों को जाने दिया – इस बार मैंने वास्तव में इसका परीक्षण नहीं किया है!

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