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It was so good to see you in chat.. it really is wonderful getting to know people more in the chat room here. Its great to then follow up the posts and keep in touch.. its a great little community here and over the years its really added something to my days..

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So good to see you put so much into your days and its the best thing to see that you have not gone back to gambling.. you have had many excuses to.. or i guess what some could use as an excuse you have not.. so proud of you for your accomplishments. You are living proof of a good recovery i believe.

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My apologies to you i did not read the post right and thought your daughter was ok, i was just meaning at least those other things were ruled out.. i hope that it is nothing bad lorraine that is happening and that they find an explanation soon..
you have been through a lot, i am really glad that you are not gambling now..

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It was really nice to read a post from you again.. i do miss reading them. I am glad to see you are gamble free that is the best news above anything else. Its also good that you know your limits and boundaries when it comes to your grandkids.. i bet they love the time that they do have with you. I remember reading of how you would always spoil them.
Fill your days and lets know what you are doing, keep posting Carole, i miss you round here..

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Well done on the steps you have taken so far to changing your life for the better.. it sounds as though you are both determined to beat this. Its so good to read that you have put things in place. There are so many addictions out there, usually someone knows someone with some sort of an addiction, there are so many its pretty rare to find people who aren’t either an addict in some way or another or their family members or relatives have at least usually been touched by addiction.. dont feel shame.. you are doing wonderful

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Hi there, just sending you a little note to say that we are thinking about you here and wondering how you are doing.. hope things are going well for you and you are getting through those gamble free days, if not keep trying, come back and post and read and chat.. it all helps, if you fall down, get back up…

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Wow have wondered how you were going and it so great to read your post learning you have stayed gamble free.. wow that is just amazing. Good to hear from you and congratulations on changing your life round, keep it going.. wahoooo

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Keep going, keep those days adding up one by one.. dont worry about tomorrow or yesterday, just get through one day at a time, just this day.. just for today i wont gamble, or the next hour, break it down if you have to and if you get the urge to gamble try to delay it.. just wait it out, wait an hour, get busy, start really getting into something else, cleaning, cooking, eating, walking, visit a friend or phone, read a book.. watch a movie, whatever it is to distract you from that urge and eventually it passes and the relief comes that you didnt go and self destruct again.. keep going.. a day at a time

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Well done Kirty.. so nice to see lives changing on these pages, you are doing well.. the meal sounded good. It is the simple things in life hey.. keep it up.

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Well done on your gamble free time.. it is so good you are not drinking too. It is pretty risky for a cg to start drinking in early recovery i think as it is just too easy for our defences to come down and things to go into a blur, I’ve experienced that before and then there you are gambling again.. You are choosing the healthy path for you today, wonderful to see and keep on going, you can do this, you are doing this..

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Im glad you are realizing your worth.. wonderful stuff! So happy for you, its growth and its change and you are embracing it.
Good on you Bettie, not only are you mastering the gamble free way of life for over Two years clean at the moment you are also changing your life for the better, its very noticeable

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Sounds like you have been through a lot and its wonderful you were there for your daughter and not in the casino.. you are starting over again and things will get better as time goes on. Its wonderful your daughter didnt have a stroke and doesnt have th disease hubby has… must have been such a relief to find it was ok..
keep going lorraine, dont look back

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Hi i was so happy to read your post that your daughter had text you, wow that was one of the best things ive read, she actually recognizes that you wont enable her and you are onto her but that you are doing it because you love her. Wow.. i was really touched by that. I am so glad it is making her look at herself.. wonderful you got this time Liz. Things sound good, had a little chuckle at your mum throwing a tanty for the casino.. i remember i would get soooooo annoyed and just furious if i could not gamble when i wanted to.. its a hell of an addiction isnt it and sounds like your mum has got a taste of it.. i hope that one day she too can see the damge that it does.
Well life is going well for you i think LIz its so nice to read

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I am so glad to see a post from you again.. i was wondering how you were and was just so happy to read you have not gambled all that time.. wow you have done so well.. i understand the depression. Sounds like you need change but think on it and maybe talk to a counsellor maybe? its good to talk to people who are there professionally to help rather than sometimes emotional advice from those close to us..
Im just glad you are here posting.. you are missed and i hope you continue to post.. how about popping in to the chat one day for a chat.. it is fun to catch up with others from here

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Hey Kathryn

So relieved to see your post. So happy you are able to exclude. I even considered moving states at one stage to be able to have that in place, wow it would be so much easier. So glad you have that opportunity so make the most of it and glad you have. I sent many letters and met with people complaining of the exclusion system in this state. Small changes happened but none big enough to really make a difference.
Its wonderful you told your bestie about your slip. It would be a relief to get it out.. I told mine too that i had a gambling problem and she had no idea at all and was soooo shocked.
Glad i did though because now when i go to my meetings she knows where i am constantly running off to. hehe.
Just so pleased to see you here again i was worried when there were no more posts that you had gone out there again… so glad you didnt.
Keep posting and reading.. maybe we will meet up in chat one of these days. I’m usually on in the mornings if you are around.

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