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Hi Cat
Im up having coffee just thought i would send you a little hellooooo from across the seas. I dont see you post much anymore to your thread, hope is all ok for you or you are probably just super busy

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I hope the vacation is going well. Looking forward to hearing about it when you get back

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Well done on coming back.. keep trying. i Have been here around five years and i have relapsed so many times that i cant even count.. time up, fall down, and on and on. I can relate to the insanity and wondering why i cant stop. For me it had to get bad for me. So bad i was nearly insane or was insane. I understand the awful relapsing cycle. Its horrendous. Im trying to get out of it too. Im using GA in a big way, going to lots of meeting. How about you, do you have a GA you could go to? They are all there for the same reason and it really is helpful. Keep hanging in there, however many attempts it takes. Its an amazingly powerful addiction. I guess what helps me at the moment though i am still partly bonkers is that i do the day at a time thing, every day is different, break it down for just this day i wont gamble.. or for the next hour or two. I try to distract myself when urges come not sit and think on them or they expand and before you know it there you are in a casino in front of a machine. As soon as i get the urge, i start doing something else getting busy and having a plan for the day is also a huge thing to help.. just things that help me. i hope you can get through each day. Keep posting, keep coming back. Look for GA if you can.

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Hey Carole

Thats wonderful you didnt gamble. Especially being in such close proximity. I know what you mean. I will never introduce anyone to gambling either ever. No matter what. How could i introduce someone to hell on earth. Wow that would make me feel guilty for the rest of my life i think. I think its different for when i was introduced to it. I am sure that person in their head didnt think she is going to get addicted however i know better.. i know what this addiction does and it seems you do too Carole. Well done on thinking of someone else’s life ahead of your own addiction, that can often be a tricky one especially being faced with machines. Wow… For me i wouldn’t gamble then either i was always a lone gambler most of the time, its when i went on my own that was the problem.. i guess maybe try to stay away from places that have those machines so the temptation is no where near you. Even getting the sight and sounds of them can be problematic later on as it stays in the memory. Well done again. You got through, you didnt gamble and you are here posting about eating pizza instead.. way to go.

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Hi Micky
Well done on your gamble free time , its not easy but it is simple, so they keep telling me in GA. Do you have any GA meetings near you you could attend. its good to get as much support as you can as this addiction is a really sneaky and powerful thing when it wants a feed

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Hi Laura i have not seen you round here for sooooo long.. i just hope that i get to see a post from you again soon and an update.. i hope all is good in your world right now.. thinking of you.

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Hi there miss.. so glad you are finally getting some down time. I know you are not working at the moment and that is probably a good thing for you in some way as you are always so busy.. time to reflect i guess and re evaluate.. hoping in the right timing you find that job that is good for you too.. thanks for posting to me. Its always great to hear from you and i will always remember the time we caught up in Melbourne. 🙂

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Nice that you are doing up those boxes, what a great idea.. you are a very giving person.. Sorry to read that you gambled recently but you seem to be getting back on track this week so that is great.. gambling is the worrying part.. when we slip and relapse… its a sign of the addiction being pretty alive.. i am glad that you came straight back.. I’ve never been able to do that so i have to really really watch it now.. sucks my entire life away for long periods.. what happened to the GA group you went to? Can you go back there now? Glad you have had the time with the grandkids and hopefully you can do something nice for you today too.. just for you.

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I am sorry to hear of your struggles with gambling at the moment but i am happy that you are here and sharing them that is a very good sign.. just hang in there.. says me.. the most hypocritical person it feels as i have relapsed more times than i have heard most people do.. i guess i just like to see people come back, it gives me hope and i feel happy to think that person is giving it another go again too.. you have had gamble free time before you can do it again.. I’m having struggles too but hang in there sam..

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Hi Nancy

So good to see you back again and hear you are gamble free but not so good to hear about your dear hubby.. i hope things work out for the better. You are doing amazingly well to have not gambled under those circumstances.. lovely to have your posts here again with us

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Sorry to hear how hard things are in your life right now.. i always think whatever is happening now will eventually change, things are always changing and i hope the flow changes for you soon to a more positive one.. you are a strong woman and you continually come back and keep trying on your recovery too which is good … like myself. There are a lot that just disappear out there never to return so well done on being here. I hope things get better for you very soon.. hang in there a day at a time

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Sorry to hear things are hard for you right now.. in a way its good you are minding the grandkids as then you will be restricted on your gambling.. i know its so hard when those urges come.. I dont know what advice to give as when i do give advice i feel like I’m a total hypocrite, as its ok when I’m not gambling but we all know how often i relapse so kind of makes no sense to me to be telling others.. all i can say that does help me at times is delaying the urges, just for the next hour dont gamble.. put it off.. the machines are always there they are not going anywhere..

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Hi Lizbeth firstly well done on getting through your urges. Wow you take on so many things. My mind whirls when i read your posts.. i love the fact that you are living in a peaceful place that you adore. Its really important to have the home as a sanctuary i think, thats how it is for me. I could easily become one of those agoraphobic people that never want to leave the house.. so i need to feel at peace in the place i live.. i am renting would never in this lifetime i doubt own a place of my own but i am comfortable and content in my place when i dont gamble.. throw gambling into the mix and it becomes very stressful and ugly..
You are going great guns miss.. so good to see

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Firstly well done on getting through those urges they come out of no where sometimes.. i hear at meetings of people lapsing after over a decade gamble free so i guess if we are at ten days or ten years it is still possible for anyone to gamble again so we all need to keep working at this i guess.
You are doing very well with your journey.. look what you have been through and you have not gambled.. so proud of you.. you are doing everything to help your family.. you are so caring. Wishing you a good day and maybe some pampering or something nice for you.

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Hang in there Lorraine.. at least skipping a meeting you are coming here and still doing something recovery based.. so that is great. I know what it is like to paint the smile on, easy for me, can flip that switch in two seconds.. i think we become great actresses in hiding the pain.. i hope that you had a great sleep and that today is a better day for you

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