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Hey there! I was thinking that after you drank that tequilla you were dreaming of the "other Elvis"- you know, the one I told you about LOL. I had to stop by and say hello and let you know tomorrow is my eye surgery. You better be posting when I get back lol. Hugs!Liz50
LOL, geeze, when you told me it was Irv I could not believe it! It is such a small world! Posting here, it’s my daily thing lol. You are awesome! Talk to you soon. It’s my LUCKY day 13, YAY!Liz50
Hi Bettie, please eat a piece of cake for me, hopefully it is dripping in icing, chocolate and HUGE lol. You have a lot ot celebrate! Sorry I just missed you on chat. Hugs!Liz50
Hi Larry,
Thanks for the encouragement from my time off. I will definitely draw upon the 12 steps I know from Alanon and truthfully, the time off will actually also be a physical barrier as there is a chance that I will have to stay face down for two weeks straight after surgery (although I am believing God to keep that one from happening). At any rate, the dr says 30 days to recover. Haha, recovery is such a great word! We certainly go thru stages, states of mind, ups downs etc during our "recovery" from gambling. Someone likened it to a rollar coaster ride, and I thought, well crud, I have all the tickets for that ride. Happy for me to have found help here, thus letting those "tickets" to go away. Day 11. Well, wait, its actually 1am so lets just say Day 12. And the reality is that life does have ups and downs. I am happy that I am learning that I don’t need to gamble to deal with the emotions. I also enjoy seeing money in my bank account again. These are the things I want to focus on when times may get tough. So, thanks again so much. Sending you a big fat HUG! Liz50What a sweet post regarding your brother who passed and good to know you are doing great! I’m up way past my supposed bed time. Got bored on Facebook and tired of looking at surgery sites. So, popped in here to find you up so late! I can relate to you about the bank statement. I used to look at my bank statements and scold myself and say, ok startng next month I won’t have any withdrawls from the casino. Well, that was not true as I always kept doing it. When I stopped gambling 11 days ago, it was not the beginning of a new month- but I was happy about stopping because I new this March statement will be the last time I have a casino registered at my bank. I can only hope I can live seven years out so I can destroy this March 2011 statement. It is embarrassing and shameful. Someone said that being concerned with what others think of us, showed that we were probably serious about our recovery. That was nice to hear because I do not want to let down my family. I have not told everyone all the gory little details such as the amounts but I have told most everyone close to me that I have decided not to gamble. I have been questioned and teased some, but am dealing with it. I am really glad you had time with your brother and don’t feel like you even have to discuss "it" because it is up to you! You have GA and it sounds like a pretty good group too. Well sweets, I should get off here. Have a super fantastic Saturday! Treat yourself well because you totally deserve it. Hugs.Liz50
Hope you had a green beer and a great time with your brother. Some day we will meet face to face cuz I am not that far from you. I’ll be MIA for about a month (unless I can sneak on the computer) but it will depend on the eye recovery. Day 11 here doll. Talk to you yet this weekend.Liz50
Hi Larry,
I wanted to say hello and thank you. Ten days ago I started coming here and you posted. I see how thoughtful and dedicated you are and have drawn from your courage and strength. I was most appreciative of a link you shared with someone on Post accute witchdrawl. As of this coming Tuesday i will not be on the computer for a bit as I am having eye surgery… I feel pretty strong though. Again, thank you so much for helping me! Happy St Patty’s day too! Hugs!
Liz50Hello Miss Bettie, I hope tomorrow is a super dooper day for you. I’m at day NINE! I had an urge today but got thru it. Having all this new time on my hands is weird lol- so- my dog has diarriah (cant spell it) and poops all over my dining room floor- not my idea of spending my time, having to clean it up. lol I have no plans for the weekend evening Fri or Sat – those would be gambling times- so I have to get something figured out. You mentioned that sometimes you felt negative- something that could help is doing daily affirmations. Just a thought but it could help! Like saying "I am an awesome person" "I am a kind person" "i am…etc" Hugs to you!Liz50
Hi Bettie, I never heard that about CG being immature- but a cheerful heart doeth good- so whoever thought that up- haha up their nose with a rubber hose! Yep, immature. LOL. Just checking in to say hello and tell you that you are amazing and to keep moving forward. I’m on day SEVEN! Liz50
Hi Bettie, me Liz50. I just want to tell you that it is YOUR program, not anyone elses. If coming here helps you it’s probably a good thing huh! No one can really decide what is good for us, others are only supposed to share what has worked for them. Sounds like to me the other perosn has a control issue and should probalby work on his or her own program- just saying. Why would being online be a sign of isolating? That’s something the media says. We are where we are- no more, no less. I remember one time I was at an Alanon meeting and it was almost over & everyone was laughing and I made a quick comment to the speaker and another person "shished me" (shhhh) me. I started bawling, bad. I felt so unwelcome and hurt- as I had not done a thing wrong. Two good things came out of that- 1- other people opened up to me and said it shouldn’t have been done and 2, I was actually able to move on and let go of it- I think you are doing fantastic. We all know how powerful the disease is, so anyone who can abstain- in my eyes- is doing good. I hope you have a better evening! I am on day 3- have an issue coming up tomorrow and have it pretty well planned out. Anyway, glad to see you. Take care! Hugs.Liz50
Hello Bettie, thank you for talking to me n chat, it really helped me. I posted a long post and then re did it later. My second post was much more personal. I have gone to Alanon (myhusband drinker) for almost 3 years and the one thing I learned of all is "It’s my program". The concepts of Alanon follows AA and GA follows AA as well. We share our "strength, hope and experience" but we do not give advice. This statement has helped me immensly. It’s great to have a sponsor, but in reality our program is ours, not theirs, not our friends, or our mom’s- its ours. This must hold true for any type of program. I used to try to tell my husband not to do this, do that blah blah, but when I realized I would not like someone telling me what to do, I stopped telling him what to do and I stopped letting other people tell me what to do. I like to have people share and I may accept their ways or advice but the choice is mine! I like having choices. Now as far as gambling goes- there’s my weakness and I am making a choice to start here and again, thank you for hearing me. I’m sending a big fat hug to you and look forward to hearing of your successes. And, have fun cleaning! I’m doing the same. Take care.Liz50