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Hi there just want to say hi and hope you are doing ok today.. how are things panning out with Bree and the wedding.. i am glad that you found a job that you love that is really a positive in your life. Ive been on a bit of a downer but i had a really good sleep which helped me a lot. Hope you are getting your rest and looking after yourself too. You are special person.

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I love some of the little gems you write in your posts.. you really sound so full of recovery now.. its wonderful to read. You have some wise words and it sounds like you have really done a lot of soul searching and a lot of work on yourself.
I can see so much progress from when you first got here, pity i didnt stay on the path all that time hey but that wasn’t to be my journey… learning and learning as i go. Good on you Bettie, hopefully catch you in a chat one day

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Hiya Mike

Nice to see you are moving forward, i am glad you are letting the money go from the slip.. from my experience it is a great motivator in sending me back out there if i dwell on the money gone.. i look at it now as a lesson, i paid for lessons to teach me how to live better. You are doing well. Enjoy the game.

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Well done on getting through the urges i totally relate to the restlessness etc.. i go through that too. It might be the chemicals even the thought of gambling can set off in us and just the addiction wanting a feed so we feel unsettled.
Well done on starting that November thread too, i did join it today. It does help to be accountable each day. thats why i post here so often too. Why dont you try a group chat here one time..

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Wow that is fantastic you have gone a whole month one day at a time, i agree it needs to be just a day at a time.. just this day dont gamble and that is what you are doing.. congrats and keep going. Your health will be better without the grog too.. keep it up.. you are doing great
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Hi there,

I will join in our November pledge today.. not thinking not gambling for the whole of November but just one day at a time in November. Just on this day i wont gamble.. why? because once i start i cant stop.. simple as that.. simple but not so easy some days.. just for today

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Hey well done.. you are doing great. It seems opening up to Danny about your gambling is really actually helping. I think its hard for non cg’s to ever quite comprehend what we go through. Im just shocked that he wouldnt mind you going spending the money on that.. maybe he doesnt understand that once you start, you can’t stop.. well i dont know about you but i certainly cant.. hope to see you in chat soon, i thought one was on now but cant locate one.. maybe next hour

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It sounds like you are really are looking at the things in you life you are grateful for which is wonderful. it is easy to become negative in this addiction, i do sometimes but the times of thinking positive are definitely way better, we all have our up and down days and you are handling things well.. good on you on your gamble free time, keep on going

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Hi Kpat it is wonderful to see you and your husband so bonded in this fight.. it is really nice that you are both doing it together.. well done.. i know how the urge hits, you are doing well.. its is a great place here, I’ve been here for years, wish i could say i had been gamble free for years but thats not how my journey has gone.. oh well, I’m still here and have been able to meet new people along the journey like yourself.

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Thank you for your support on my thread.. it is good to see that you are still trying and moving forward.. john i have relapsed a gazillion times over the last five years.. its ridiculous, but i kept coming back to here and to GA and saying i have relapsed, every single time, i would be honest.. because if there is no honesty what is the point of recovery.. there is no reovery then.. so i would fall down and get back up many many many times.. i think everyone including myself thought, there is no way she will ever ever get it.. i didnt believe i could do it.. i am starting to believe i can do it, but i have days i dont think i can.. the best thing for me is attending GA meetings. It is wonderful support, coming here, posting, chatting.. also delaying the urge. The urge comes, i acknowledge the urge.. then i wait, i will wait half hour, or an hour, do something else, get busy, and also let people know what i am thinking so the urge is not a secret, it seems to lose its power when its outed.. post here, read, eat, clean, fix something, watch a movie, walk, exercise, talk to someone, have a coffee, meet with someone, get on the phone, read a book, look online, learn something, shop, window shop, go for a drive, buy something you need, get petrol, groceries, pay bills even some in advance if you can.. these are just all suggestions, these are things that help me.. i understand how hard this addiction is to face some days.. it has been the biggest struggle.. but it can be done, there is hope…
if i can be gamble free right now with how impulsive and crazily frenzied i am as a gambler, anyone can..
I just want to say never give up.. never ever give up.. if you fall down, get back up.. i believe relapses teach us, pain teaches us.. keep moving forward if it takes ten times or a thousand times, you never know if the next time you try could be long term recovery.. never know what is just around the corner, i think its great your perseverance… i just want to say keep going

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One time.. i had few clothes that fitted me due to weight gain.. i had urges to gamble. I put all of my clothes in the wash and put on pyjamas.. i washed about 3 loads of washing and left it all sitting there wet in the basket so i had no chance of going out anywhere as i had no clothes to wear!!!

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Well done on not gambling.. i am the same some days are easy some days arent with urges or no urges or mentally.. its all a challenge but its always worse if we throw gambling into the mix.. having a bit of a struggle myself of late.. glad to see you posting again.. i really missed it. Loved hearing of your cats again.. my cat is being her usual princess self and controlling the house.. shes so funny.. well done again on not gambling.. one day at a time

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Just wondering how you are going today.. haven’t seen a post in a little while and just wondering if you are ok and reminding you not to forget the support you can get here, there is also the chat room, i am in there a lot of mornings and because we are on the same time thought you might like to some time chat.. it really helps talking to people who understand.. hope you are well

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Hiya my friend… i felt sad reading your post about Brea.. i too remember how proud of her you are and your love for her always shone through your posts.. i remember you got her tickets to Britney spears and yes the purple car and you were always gushing about her as a daughter. I think we and you know how much she was and is loved.. parents are easy to blame for everything, i think deep down she knows.. you are just an easy target right now..
Im so glad K that you got back on that horse, i am amazed at how quickly you got back up and that is the best news i could read, you have done a marvellous job of your recovery, you had one blip in all those years.. and got straight back here after one episode, that is not bad!!!! I admire you how you have changed your entire life around. You are a great mum to your kids and you are a great model of recovery.. have a good day chicky

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I hope things are going ok for you and that you are gamble free.. also wishing your friend to have improved and hope your dog is ok now too.. lets know how you are going

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