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Busy busy busy.

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Hi m6m6,

Sorry you are having such a hard time. Most of us dont take the addiction seriously until we have seriously bottomed out and have no other option. I dont know where you are financially or in life. I have found it helpfull to set weekly milestones, daily is not enough. Try setting yourself a one week benchmark, then a second and a third … Just a thought that has worked for me. I know that no-body could do it for me, but me, and im a year out now and not going back. Hope this helps, everybody is different, dream big, set bigger milestones and dont look back at your failures.

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Hi Geordie, thanks for checking in again and taking the time to write. Yea, the xmas break signals the end of another long year ! Looking forward to the break to be sure, it is a great time of year for everyone to catch up with people they may not have seen all year.

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Another one bites the dust. Oh and don’t feed the beast !

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Thanks for checking in Jonny. I see you are doing quite well yourself, well done.

Well that’s a year. The past year form me has not been defined by gambling or not gambling. Its just a fact, a statistic no more. I am not willing to let it be a defining moment in my life. Then why *****, numerous reasons i suppose none of which i need to explain. One thing i will say, for the first 10 or 15 weeks *****ing does give you focus when your brain is fuzzy with confustion, desperation and guilt. That is it for now !

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Thanks for posting last week Vera and Geordie. Another week down, the last week has been very busy. Some times it is hard to see past all the things i have to do in my work and personal life. Hard to think how i could have balanced such a busy life with such a time consuming addiction. That was draining !

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Hi Geordie,

Thanks for checking in as usual. U are one of the good ones. I knew when i wrote this post that either you or Vera would be straight on it, and i don’t mean that in a negative way. I know what i have done and where i have come from. This is not a projection of where i want to be, nor is it a measurement of where i have come from. Id just like to share a little positivity with others today because that’s how i was feeling. Simple ! And i do appreciate you taking the time to check in andi know you give others so much support when they need it and they will appreciate that. Cheers

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I’m out the other side now. I know it for a fact. I have no want to gamble. I know and iv said it many times, its a sneaky ****** the way it creap’s up on you. But i just don’t entertain it. That’s the truth. Because we are so wary of gambling we sometimes forget to pat ourselves on the back and say, yes i have beat it, yes i can keep beating it. Be positive people, but not complacent !

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Thanks I-did-it. Time will tell i suppose !

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Hi Vera, thanks for checking in again. Time will tell i suppose in terms of the journal entries. Cant keep it up for ever, nor would i wish to ! Not that im saying that is a negative thing, but somewhere in the future i will have move on. But not yet.

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Nothing much to report today!

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Seems to be a lot more traffic on the site these days. Not sure if that is good or bad. I suppose it is good that people are looking for help. I’m not the best to support those around me but i do a little bit i’m my own way. Some people are very good and we should all be very grateful of the amount of time and attention they give everybody. I wouldnt be fair to name people, basically for fear of missing someone. Anyway thanks !

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Geordie, thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

Just here for my weekly update. Life is good.

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I have pondered whether my weekly update keeps me attached to gambling, or away from it ?

Anyway i never want to go back into that could of autopilot, deceit, lies, frustration, broke, crap, that gambling brings upon us.

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Thanks for stopping by on my thread. I am happy to keep updating my progress and let people read, but it is always nice to know people are reading and inspired ! Anyway just dropping you a quick note to say thanks and stay the course !

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