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Well done Maverick!
Learn from your baby. Small steps!
Up!
Down!
Up!
Hooray!!!(JD, I BET YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AT 16months!!!!)
Been to all those places and shared all those emotions Liberty!
Time for drastic action now.
Yes, I’m helping myself. Bit like shutting the stable door after the horse escapes but
Better late than never!
In the non English speaking groups there is a common language.
Gamblenese! (I stole that from SJ’s “Typonese”!)
Not all poisons kill, Liberty! Only the corrosive type! We can spit the others out!
Yesterday was rough. Luckily I have “off site ” help from a couple of GT members!
A Lifeline!Liberty!
I hear you about not being a Spring Chicken any more.
I also hear you about not putting your Life’s history on your Thread. (I am actually avoiding my own tread right now for a number of reasons) However, I would like to just make one comment. If we give up hope, regardless of age we will find ourselves slipping into despair. That’s the last thing I would want for anyone, Liberty. Young or old! I watched this Site yesterday too. Even checked into non English-speaking groups. Maybe we need Crisis Support here at weekends?
Sometimes I delete everything I have written on other threads for the previous few weeks.I knew somebody who took out his anger by hitting and punching himself, Maverick Like gambling it can become a very bad habit and a very unhealthy way of expressing your stress/fear. Please try to nip that in the bud. It’s very distressing and makes others scared and feeling helpless. I’m not judging you in the least Maverick. I have done bizzare things to relieve gambling hangovers. Admitting my wrongs and throwing myself on God’s Mercy is the only thing that really helps. It takes Faith to do that. Then comes HOPE and on we go….I pray for you ever day Mav. I know you are hurting badly. You will find solutions. Try to be patient! Small steps!
Ever consider bankcruptcy, Maverick?
Gambling or hitting our heads off walls doesn’t solve any thing except create more bruises and it is very upsetting for all concerned.Anger often held me back from gambling too, BU. Anger at the “greedy casino owners” Anger at myself, at others,as did pride, greed , sloth, you name it !
And guess what? All these emotions CAUSED me to gamble on occasions too, until, in the end, I felt no emotion. Just like a zombie feeding machines mindlessly.
I never felt extreme urges either BU. Just got the notion to go and off I went nonchalantly !
Recovery is all about awareness, BU. For me it hits me in fits and starts.
As Geordie says “Just because the monkey jumps off your back, doesn’t mean the circus has left town!”.I think accepting and acknowledging our weakness and mistakes is the first step, Maverick.
Everyone here has done that…..Thinking you when I read KenL’s email just now Maverick!
Very apt!
Did you receive it?Can you have a chat with your daughter about your recent lapse, Lizbeth?
I know that keeping our actions secret always leaves the door open to re visit the scene of the crime!Tears bring healing!
Been there…..Too late for what, Liberty?
Who told you it’s too late?To elaborate and open the discussion wider JD , I wonder if that is also the psychology behind keeping withdrawals pending on online gambling sites? They KNOW CGs can’t wait and will inevitably reverse their win to try again. Most online gamblers will report ” I withdrew my winnings, then reversed and lost the lot plus more”! What kept me away from online gambling for years was the fact I would have to wait for my money. I just felt it was too long to wait!
“What we are aware of we are in control of, what we are not aware of is in control of us!”Stay aware!
Condolences on the death of your Family Member, Katrina.
Loss can set us back.
Just start again and take time to grieve.
Nobody can take the 5 gamble free weeks from you.Instant gratification seems to play a big part in gambling, JD. As children, we were encouraged to give up sweets etc for Lent. It’s a lesson for Life ! Of course we didn’t always stick to the resolution but at least it made us conscious of waiting instead of having everything we want right now.
I still apply that “fast” to lots of things in my adult life.
Today I will not gamble .
When I think of the reality of gambling, I see how thwarted “gratification” has become!
Hope you are well!Just be careful not to have access to cash when you are still hurting, Lizbeth. We both know about chasing losses /extending the “buzz” , consequently prolonging the torture that gambling creates.
Be prudent!
These words are also directed to myself!