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Is there any chance some other member of the family could buy that property, Ican, to keep it in the family, or is it too late for that?
Something similar happened with our original family home about ten years ago but it had nothing whatsoever to do with gambling. It caused consternation. I was gambling at that time so most of it went over my head!I hear you, Ican!
That’s really, really sad! I can understand you mourning the huge loss of such a prize possession.
Dare I ask , was the sale of the property related to gambling?GAMBLING RUINS LIVES JD!
Hard to kiss it ALL goodbye, isn’t it?
Did you tell your wife all this?
My husband really can’t get his head around the havoc gambling has created in my life.Maverick, I think we become tied to the things we renounce!
Ever take a toy from a child?
They will scream for it!
When they have it they throw it on the floor.
The Forbidden Fruit is always sweeter.
Read Allen Carr’s book again!Well done Micky!
Time and money are not ours when we gamble!Well done BU!
Buy the coffee machine and look on it as your reward for not gambling.
I have a Nespresso. Is that what they are called ? I dont really drink coffee but hubby loves it and it looks good on the worktopI’ve got news for you Maverick!
NOTHING replaces the G buzz
for me
maybe you will find something
Good Luck if you do
The intense craving for that buzz does wear off though and you will need it less, the longer you stay away from the “drug”
Time heals
I found walking a great release in the beginning
Also recommended by psychiatrists for depression
Surrendering to the Higher Power is probably the only thing in the end
After a while you miss gambling less and less
Variety is the spice of Life
or I prefer the saying
“When you enjoy the scent of a thousand flowers, you won’t miss the fragrance of one!”Sorry to hear you had a bad day Micky :(!
Anything you can do to make it better?
I ‘ve had a couple of not so good days too
BUT
As you say, gambling won’t solve bad days, only make them a hundred times worse.Personal possessions often serve as a link with loved ones who have passed on, John.
I have no doubt that your mum is looking down on you.
Grief hits us at unexpected time.
I remember wheeling my baby out in his pram when he was 4 months old and suddenly thinking my mother never lived to see him….
Bittersweet moments!You can be proud of yourself today, Seri. No need to wait for some day in the distant future.
I don’t know what you problem at work is, but Im wondering if you are in a Union? I had work problems last year and found my Union very helpful.
Why not avail of the Unmoderated chat at night , if you don’t want to stress your dad (very thoughtful of you!) The Samaritans will always lend a listening ear!One thing I have learned about this damn addiction, JD is when I want to gamble I will go through flying bullets to get my fix. Nobody/nothing will stop me!
As for “triggers”, I have also learned that these are really excuses! I listed many! Having said that, when I read details of peoples’ experiences I recall the “good times” (HA HA!) and think ” Maybe I could get one more glimpse of those joys (sic!)
Wasnt it great that Adam had Eve to blame for giving him that apple in the Garden of Paradise?
In the history of Humanity nothing has changed. The men always blame the women for their weakness and immaturity!
“Frailty, thy name is woman”!!!
lol!
Time to man up JD
This goddam game has us all flattened.
We can bluff all we like!
Take a Leaf of of Geordie’s book!I’ve been following your thread with interest Maverick!
Just a few quick comments.
Last night will either make or break you!
I felt for a while you were “aping”others. (I used to do that too-try to be a “big shot in the ‘kips’ they call casinos. The Big spender, The “whale”) HA!!
Gambling has very little to do with money, Maverick. I won’t type what I lost in monetary terms (I’ve learned that it can be a trigger for myself and others to do that on a CG Recovery site)
What I will highlight is my “real” losses!
My pride/dignity/confidence/friends/relationships/hope(sometimes)/health/self respect/trust/ability to sleep/enjoyment of simple things/real people etc etc…..
Get the picture?
It gutted me that you were having “another go” when your wife was feeding the baby this morning…..not judging, it just isn’t fair and you know it!!
That’s what gambling does to us . Turns us into selfish , uncouth brutes, and I can tell from reading your “blog” that that’s not the real you at all, Maverick. You are gentle and sensitive ad caring… A blind man could read between the lines you have written! Maverick. Think how you would feel if your wife was acting as you are. I always say there is only one thing worse than being a CG, and that is having to live with one. I would not live with ME!!!
Look at the consequences now while you still have a roof over your head.
Forget about having a “casino experience”. Yes, it will give you a buzz, a thrill, an adrenaline rush , but at what cost?
When we take the drug, we suffer the hangover Mav!
Believe me when I was the last customer, clinging on to the slot machines that had hypnotized me and drawn out my last cent, with the attendant calling time, I too often felt very like one of the hookers JD refers to.
Used and abused!
You and I have crossed the line Mav. There is no going back.
Raise your eyes to heaven and Surrender. Every word I say to you I also say to myself….
Words mean very little really
ACTION is what counts.
Draw a line under this madness Mav and move on
It will end in bitter tears!Great poem, P!
“She” sees through the trickery now!Great poem, P!
“She” sees through the trickery now!Some honest people around still, slotjunkie
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