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Thanks for your support Vera.

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Hey guys, had phone call today starting GMA next week been to GA tonight and told everyone there about it lots of people wished me well which really cheered me up.
Last week was a struggle, had urges on three consecutive days which got me really fed up started to get depressed thinking “Am I going to have to deal with this crap everyday?”
I believe that I may be struggling due to the length of time since my last gamble. That was forty days ago today. Recently, I feel I have become aware of how much time and mental energy I have been putting into gambling and find myself getting frustrated as I don’t have anything to replace that with right now.
I’m just getting annoyed with myself really. I know I should expect urges, I know the urges won’t harm me but I wish I could cope better.
Thanks velvet and Charles for your comments, and to you Harry for a reply that really got me thinking. You were very accurate with your two pronged attack idea, and I related to the second part about thinking I needed to fail in my abstinence to convince GMA I need them.
I do apologise for being slow to reply but hoping to see you all online during this week.

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Hi velvet
I’m really pleased you’ve taken time out to check in on me 🙂 I am still waiting for a date to go in at the moment. I will speak to my mum about what you have said as I agree with you that she would benefit from speaking with someone who has been in her shoes. I don’t know if she will, but I hope she does

Thanks again for your comment.

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Thank you for your comment Charles, I am attending GA currently and finding it really helpful to hear other cg sharing their experiences although I find the rest of it a little confusing. It’s working so far, my last bet was June 4th but on two occasions I’ve made it to Ladbrokes with horses already picked out and money in my pocket before I’ve managed to put the brakes on. Also I find myself thinking are GMA going to say I’m doing fine as I am and therefore I can’t do the program? I’m not in uncharted waters yet, I have managed to stop for six months before without help but then returned to gambling and did as much damage then as if I had just continued to gamble throughout. Feeling quite anxious about it all really.

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Hi velvet thank you for your kind words, I would like my mum to visit your group very much but she needs some encouraging I think. Hoping she will come round though. Thanks again for taking the time to reply 🙂

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