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I’m off to my GA meeting to get my pin. I wish the folks here who’ve helped me could be there but I hope you will be there in spirit. Thanks for all the support.
Sherrie
xoxoxox***** Ryan, well done for reaching out for help. I am sorry that you discovered gambling at 16 and have spent the last four years progressively getting worse in your gambling. My advice is to be 100% totally honest with your family about how bad it is (it does help if you can find the courage to do it). It’s not the easiest thing in the world to do but when you can embrace honesty, it really helps recovery. Family and friends can’t begin to help us if we aren’t honest with them.
I would also strongly recommend you search the meetings list at http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/ and find your nearest one. At GA meetings you’ll find ppl of all age/colour/creed/shape/size/gender who just want to stop gambling and they meet up once a week to share experience, strength and hope to help each other stay off a bet. It’s totally anonymous and you get no judgement there, just help and support.
Really well done on posting here, it’s the first step in what I hope will be a strong recovery and happy new life for you.
Sherrie
xoxoxoxOkay, this is a true story. Today was the open meeting for my local GA. I was kinda peeved that they arranged it for my friends pinning and didn’t wait for me. That’s the attitude I had. A real bad one. Anyway, so I woke this morning with a hymn in my head, it’s been there all day. It’s called walk in the light and the lyrics that kept on replaying were "he binds us all in unity". Honest, all day and so I decided to suck up my bad **** and go to the meeting. I was happy for my friend getting her one year, I’ve never seen a smile so big in my whole life! I saw some other people get 5, 6 and 13 years. I was happy for them also. I was asked to do a share. I did it!! I got up in front of like 60 ppl and talked about my addiction and recovery to date, so I cried a bit and I looked at the wall and not the ppl but I did it!
I believe I had what Ken calls a Higher Power moment. Sometimes it’s real hard to see the good but I reckon my HP knows how to push the right buttons in me.
Just for today, I did not gamble.
Sherrie
xoxoxoxOMG It sounds so much fun looking after that baby calf. I wouldn’t be able to walk away. I did lambing once and apart from the fact that they poo’d orange poop all over me it was super fun and cute. I am jealous.
Good to see you posting and taking steps to distance yourself from gambling talk and stuff.
Take care of you
Sherrie
xoxoxoGreat post Cat. Thank you!
Sherrie
xoxoxoIt’s good to hear that life is great!!! Thanks for sharing Izzi, did me a power of good to read your positive post.
Sherrie
xoxoxoxI like you. I echo what P said, it’s been good to meet you in chat. I think you have a great sense of humour. I’m sorry that you relapsed cos I hate to think of anyone struggling but I think it’s good for this community that you have joined cos I can tell you’re a good egg.
Sherrie
xoxoxoxLizbeth it’s humbling to read your updates. I admire that you look around you and see the positives during what must be a difficult time. You inspire me.
Sherrie
xoxoxox(((Larry))) Thank you for giving me the benefit of your experience, strength and hope. You never judged me and I’ll never judge you my friend. I admire your honesty. Your 3G’s…..God, GA and GT. They are mine. All 3 helped save me so you hold onto them and hold on tight. I shall hold you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sherrie
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I would, but you’re still not talking to me.
Sherrie
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