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I am so pleased to read that post. Wonderful new, things are looking up a bit, its true, a difference a day can make. These situations are never permanent, they are temporary and there is always change sooner or later.
Happy you have all that food. Great to see you here, keep posting.

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Well i think you have done very well… Keep moving forward, i do love your analogy of the affair. It makes it very relatable.

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Keep going, we have no control over what others do or think.. just concentrate on building your new life. You are doing so well.. Happy straya day

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Wow you have achieved amazing things. Im trying extremely hard at getting my fitness back, its been long gone!! Im trying so hard with gambling too, you have achieved both these things. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself. sure you are smoking, it all takes time and you have achieved so much. I admire you today and always have.

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Thinking of you… please put plans in place for when you next get money. You will get through this, protect yourself from yourself. Plan ahead

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Wow 4 years is amazing, congratulations, how does time go that fast, i wish i could say the same.. but i cant.
I hope that they find a solution to your health and you are more comfortable. Imagine how sick you would be if you were still gambling

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Battle on my friend till its no longer a battle, that day will come, I’m in the battle too, lets hang on

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Good on you Seri you are doing really really well.. see you again soon in group

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Please don’t give up. Its wonderful you have gone Two weeks. Two weeks is better than no days at all, and you know you can do this right. You have done it before for long periods and had you not done those imagine you would be in a lot deeper than you are now. Time will get you through this Geordie, just for this day don’t gamble and today maybe can you see a friend or someone and get a meal at least. Your had may say i can win all this money but you know what will happen, its never different, even if you won it would be gone. Its the same cycle over and over and I’m saying that because as you know I’ve done the same. over and over and over.. I’ve had down times, hard times, rock bottoms, been totally insane, broke and desperate. It always always improves when i stop gambling but it takes time. It takes getting through this day only and fixing what you can today.
Keep going Geordie, it gives me hope too if you stay round. We can do this, both of us can do it Geordie, even though we fall time and time again, we can get up time and time again and who knows if next time or the time after, we may never fall again? Keep going, i have you in my thoughts and i am wishing you well and to stay in recovery. Hang on my friends and try to get to chat group again

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It is so nice to see you here again. I kind of feel a bit ashamed of myself that we used to chat so often and now all this time later i am still only few months into recovery.. oh well, snails pace, sloth like me is still continuing on but i still do continue to get back up each time i fall.. I hope life is treating you well and i have been trying to catch you in the chat room, i will look again

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Hey Lizbeth

What wonderful changes you are making. Apart from always being on the go with something I am so glad that you went out with your friend and her hubby, good on you.
Getting creative, planning things, its all good, shopping for bargains, doing your own tax, look at you go. I am glad you are getting through the urges and continuing forward. It sounds as though your mum and yourself have kind of worked out the argument so might be a bit smoother. Whatever happens you have a good attitude and a good heart. Keep going Lizbeth, leave gambling in the dust

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How are you doing now? I am happy for you that the gambling free days are adding up. This is great support here, there are groups too you can join here they are a wonderful help and i notice there is a new members group that might be very helpful to you.
Have you ever tried a gamblers anonymous meeting? They are extremely helpful to some. Find what works for your recovery, to me i think why not throw everything at this addiction. it is a tough one so utilise all the help you can get and asking for help is key in my opinion. We cant do this alone, well i cant so i have learnt, thats why we are all here. Continue with your days, just for this day don’t gamble, get through this day.. then do the same tomorrow, all the best to you

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Hey that is wonderful i love that you are writing a list.. Im a list person too.. somehow i find when i write something down it tends to happen more so than if i don’t.
You are doing well Seri, I’ve missed seeing you in group so often, but hopefully will see you again soon. Its always good to see you there. Im always there, i think i just cherish these groups, cherishing my recovery. These groups are a wonderful little motivator and its so nice for us to all connect over the world. Keep going and staying strong Seri, even if you write a list for each day of little things you need to do, ticking even a few is an accomplishment. Just for today Seri, see you soon

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Hang in there my friend
The good thing is you are here posting you paid a weeks rent, you could have been out there creating more havoc, that is still progress in the right direction. i get down about recovery, i say it how it is too, but right now you are going forwards it might be slowly but your recovery is starting again. Just as our gambling starts again so can recovery. I think you are doing great to have not gambled on pay day. Give it time it will start to get better again. Things always improve again as time goes on. I know i don’t seem like a great example, I’ve relapsed so many times but i do know that if i continue to get up there is hope. If i stay out there there is none. We still have the chance and opportunity to recover, take that chance Geordie with both hands.. would you come to group again one day to chat?

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Nice to meet you here, well done for coming here and being honest and opening up about your addiction. It is a hard thing to do at first. You have taken that first step.
Firstly, if you are feeling suicidal you need to ask for professional help, see your doctor. Call the samaritans, call a lifeline. Do what you have to to keep yourself safe. Acknowledging those thoughts is the first step too. Your doctor will be able to guide you to the best plan to help you with that. As for gambling this is the right place to deal with that. There are also gamblers anonymous meetings, counselling, banning from places you gamble or putting blockers on line. Limiting access to money, getting someone to help look after your money.
You can read here, journal here, join groups that are on, talk to one on one advisors here. When you feel like gambling try to delay it, delay the impulse and wait it out for even half hour at a time, just get through the next half hour etc.. also filling the void and creating new hobbies, new experiences.
At first it may take time to feel the joy in other things but it will come, gambling numbs us for a while too sometimes, and puts a cloud over our life but staying away from gambling gets progressively better and the sun begins to shine again. It is possible. Use all the support you can, just reach out, ask for help in whichever area you need it.

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