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Hi Kathryn,
Have a great time in Sydney! If you enjoy it half as much as you deserve to you will have the best time ever!
I understand you concerns about going there. As you have posted quite often recently self-exclusion has been a formidable friend in helping you not to gamble and, in Sydney, he/she won’t be there. So you have to replace it somehow. What about discussing these concerns with Damian? Perhaps tell him about your concerns about what might happen and that you need his help in keeping you on the straight and narrow. Don’t be afraid to ask for his help. It is a sign of immense strength and self-awareness, not weakness.
I totally agree with Tim’s words of wisdom about gambling urges. When I first entered GH I was amazed that some people, early in their recovery, would say that they had no gambling thoughts or urges. So why was I having loads? Did that mean I was worse than them? I found the courage to bring this up and I believe this helped my recovery in a huge way. By acknowledging their presence we diminish their power. It’s like being in bed and being scared of a shadow at the bottom of the bed. Do we stay in bed, scared and frightened? Or get out of bed and turn the light on?
Anyway, enough of my rambling! I truly hope you have a fantastic break and look forward to speaking to you soon!
Take Care
Jamie
"Success is how high you bounce once you hit rock bottom"Hi Kathryn!
Blimey! I have just caught up with your post. Blimey! Again! How are you? Forget the others. How are you? I have posted before that your thread always makes me smile and it is always uplifting. Although the smiles are fewer (still a few there though!) the sense of being uplifted has intensified. How great are you handling this? I have the utmost admiration for how you have been and how you have used the forum to vent your anger and rationalise your thoughts. And just when i thought you coudln’t get better I remembered that this is a gambling forum and that you have haven’t gambled! That is ridiculously brilliant! Well done girl! If you go back six weeks and this had happened think how much damage you would have done trying to block out your feelings. Words cannot express how proud I am of you and I hope you feel very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very very proud of yourself. I am not sure if I could have coped one tenth as well as you have. Well done again.
Look forward to speaking to you soon!
Take care!
Jamie
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"Hi Kathryn,
Hats off to you on your on-going recovery! I really enjoy catching up with your posts. They are always so full of positivity! You are a remarkable woman. And I loved the rhyming slang! Very funny!
Keep strong!
Take care
Jamie
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"Hi Kathryn!
Glad to see you are still doing so well. I am a big man and your post about your daughter has just reduced all 6foot4 and 16 stone of me to tears! How lovely! And how proud must you have felt? Both for inspiring that in someone and for the wonderful daughter you have brought up. Absolutely awesome!
Keeg going girl!
Take care!
Jamie
Hi Kathryn,
Finding it hard to keep up with the pace of these posts due to my birthday weekend! Glad to see you are still going strong and getting a glimpse of the real you! Keep at it!
Congratulations!
JamieWell Done Kathryn!
Ten days is a fab achievement! I am so pleased for you. Very well deserved! Also pleased the party went well even if the pizzas were a problem. You have come so far and given so much to others too. You are an inspiration!
Take Care
Jamie
"A journey of a thousand miles begins witha single step"Hi Kathryn
I have just been catching up on your thread. Absolutely delighted for you. I think it s brilliant that you had the guts and courage to go and self-exclude. A huge step and one you should be very proud of. I know there can be negative things about self-excluding but you focus on the positive. If it gives you something to think about when you have an urge(as it already has) then the time delay should help you think about what you might potentially be doing (as it already has!)
I know you said in your last post about phoning in sick and feeling down. You have a big party to organise. That is stressful. You will have stresses in life. Hey, that’s life! But you haven’t gambled. Just felt a bit down! Great progress. Before you would have thought "Bugger this! I’m off!" Well done! Recognise stress for what it is! Stress! I used to gamble because I was stressed. Did it ease the stress? No! Made it a million times worse! Well done for getting of that stress merry-go-round!
Take care!
Hopefully talk to you soon!
Jamie