[micky]

Thanks (sad) things are going well at the moment.One Minute At A Time does help me more right now than ODAAT. As far as gambling is concerned it’s everywhere isn’t it, colleagues at work doing it on there apps on their phones, the racing pages in the daily paper, adverts at half time on t.v during the football interval. It would be nice to gamble like my colleagues at work but they only gamble what they can afford I cannot 🙁 so i say good luck to them 🙂 i am in no way jealous of them but it must be nice to be able to gamble only what you can afford to lose and leave it at that .

[micky]

Hi P and thanks for the post, i think the nearest GA meeting is about 40 miles away, i will seriously consider going 🙂

[micky]

I like the ODAAT philosophy but struggle to concentrate sometimes , although like i said earlier my life is 100% better without problem gambling. We use a human performance tool at work called S.T.A.R STOP- THINK-ACT-REVIEW. We use this before we do any job , and also O.M.R.A ONE-MINUTE-RISK-ASSESSMENT. If we as problem gamblers use these before we place a bet i think they will help us before we make that wrong decision. 🙂

[micky]

Thanks sad68 for the good advice – living in the now , i think if you live in the future tomorrow will never come, don’t get me wrong everyday is a struggle one way or another but it’s easier taking it one day at a time that way your not putting pressure on yourself or at least no where near as much. 🙂

[micky]

I really don’t want to go into the past , it’s pretty much the same as all problem gamblers, lies, deceit , helplessness, hoplessness, suicide attempts, divorce, lost family, prison, lost home, probation, community service, fines, etc etc etc etc, we all know the list go’s on and on and on and on. ( ive microwaved it all rather than going into details ) , On top of all this we problem gamblers also have to cope with day to day normal problems and the big ones as well like bereavements like all other normal people as i call them do ! So lets move onwards and upwards, when i went to bed last night i thought to myself “isn’t life 100% easier without abusing alcohol or gambling” . I cannot have one or two drinks of alcohol i have to get drunk, i cannot have one or two bets i have to keep betting until it’s all gone, so for me it’s all or nothing. So for me abstinence is the way forward. Bye for now . Micky.

[micky]

Thanks sad68 i will post tomorow going to work soon 🙂

[micky]

Thank you sad68 i much appreciate your reply we all need good words and positives and yes my new life begins today.

[micky]

I havn’t gambled since saturday 19th of july so i guess im on day 10 of a new start , I will never give up giving up. I have around £19 or so to last me 17 days but i have survived on less in the past. So thats nothing new, so here goes.

[micky]

Well done michael, good job!
Mickybeneath the ashes fires rage

[micky]

HI Grace i’m Micky,well done on being strong, i too am on a new learning curve, I have been concentrating on all the things i like to do in my spare time. I am starting to enjoy my life again and you can as well, keep it up and the life you want will come to you.
Micky.beneath the ashes fires rage

[micky]

P, vay vay ne güzel bir yazı, gerçek bir ilham kaynağı ve o kadar pozitif ki, "bir yapılacaklar listesi, tam olmasa da" hoşuma gitti, en azından bir plan ve her gün. Eminim benim gibi birçok CG'S, gemideki olumlu şeyler listenizi alacaktır.
Şerefe.
Micky.Küllerin altında öfke alevleri

[micky]

P, wow, kāds ieraksts, īsta iedvesma un tik pozitīvs, man patika "to do list one, pat ja tas nav pilnīgs", tas ir plāns vismaz un tas ir ikdienā. Esmu pārliecināts, ka tāpat kā es, daudzi CG'S kolēģi ņems vērā jūsu pozitīvo lietu sarakstu.
Priekā.
Mikija.apakšā pelnu ugunīs dusmojas

[micky]

P, wow what a post, a real inspiration and so positive, i liked the "to do list one, even if it isn’t complete", it’s a plan at least and it’s everyday. I’m sure like me alot of fellow CG’S will take your list of positive things on board.
Cheers.
Micky.beneath the ashes fires rage

[micky]

P, wow posting apa, inspirasi nyata dan sangat positif, saya suka "daftar yang harus dilakukan, bahkan jika itu tidak lengkap", setidaknya itu rencana dan itu setiap hari. Saya yakin seperti saya, banyak rekan CG akan menerima daftar hal-hal positif Anda.
Bersulang.
Micky.di bawah abu api mengamuk

[micky]

Thanks for the post kathryn, the chat with my friend was a much needed boost. And all the encouraging posts like yours are just what i need, what everyone needs.
Thanks
Mickybeneath the ashes fires rage

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