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We need to grieve over our losses, Dave.
Look at what you lost.
It is NEVER NEVER NEVER coming back
Every time you gamble the debt gets bigger and you self esteem shrinks. You lose EVERYTHING including your soul.
Money comes and goes.
Some (far more important losses) are irreplaceable.
Think of that before you place your next bet.
Life is for living
You would survive a concentration camp
Walk away now before this addiction destroys you.
It has the power to do that!Google “Women helping Women” That was Marilyn’s original online Newsletter
The title was hijacked by other women’s groups but if you scroll down you will find it and it will lead you to Mary Sojourner “You can bet your Life”
Have a read…I’m switching off for tonight
Will be looking forward to hearing your reaction
Never give up Monica
God is Love
(and he didn’t abandon His son….the plot thickened!!!)Jonny, its great to buy new clothes
I’m too mean and too fat to even think of clothes
I always buy two sizes smaller with the intention of going on a diet, hence my bulging wardrobe!Enjoy your evening out Laura
I’m like a recluse
The only place I go is GA
I cancelled two social activities this weekDid you ever hear of Marilyn Lancelot, Monica?
She is an American lady who is a CG and ran Women’s GA groups and wrote a book on her story. I emailed her in desperation a few years ago after yet another huge loss. She responded and kept in touch with me for weeks. Then she invited me to write little Reflections for her online Women’s GA Magazine which I did.
She says that women CGs need separate groups as our needs and responses are totally different to men. I think you would find her story interesting. She is probably in her 80s now but sharp as a razor.
Google her, if you’re interested.
I agree that we should not put ourselves through rigorous emotional or psychological tests when we are physically below par.
Healthy body , healthy mind.
By the way there was a Woman Only Group set up last year in the Capital. I attended a few meetings. It fell through.tears bring healing, Monica
I hope you get some sleep
I need sleep too
Beunas noches!You are not alone Monica.
Words don’t mean much, but writing your feelings down can be cathartic. Knowing people hear you does help.
Beats packing them into slot machines!“It is in giving that we receive” Cathy
but , we can give for the wrong reason too
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( 691 days since my last bet)
Thanks for posting to my threadAnger is a powerful emotion, Monica.
There is no test.
You haven’t failed anything.
There is also fear in your posts.
There was fear on the Cross of Calvary
“Eli, Eli lama sabachthani”
(“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”)
Matt 27:46I will not gamble today
17th was a gamble free day
What you are experiencing, Monica is a
“Dark Night Of The Soul”.
A most difficult, but necessary part of real spiritual awakening.
You won’t want to hear what I’m saying now, but it’s a good sign. I have been in that awful place too. I hate it!
We need to empty ourselves totally before we can be renewed.
It is not uncommon. God IS watching. We cannot perceive Him with our finite minds.
He is omnipotent.
Do NOTHING, Monica. Just surrender.
You have no other choice.
I want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers.Nothing will equal the side effects of gambling. P.
Drug side effects scare me but as you say we need to weigh up the benefits against the discomfort of side effects.With gambling there are NO benefits.
Oh, yes we believe there are when we are “in action”.
Lies, lies and more lies.
Today we see through the falsehoods.
Nothing ever changes in the Gambling World.
Today we face reality and whatever change it brings.Another Gamble free day looming!
I went back to work at 52 , Monica after a 19 year career break I was a stay at home mum who grazed from the fridge and was the worst timekeeper on earth.
I started gambling in my 40s. When I realized I was in deep s%^t, I had no choice but to work 12 hour shifts with the firm intention of paying off my then 20k debt. Of course the CG in me saw earnings as a means to gamble/borrow more and more until the effluent hit the air conditioning and the rest is history.
I have recouped a small percentage of my overall financial loss.
(I will be paying debt for another two years approx.)The other more painful losses will never be restored in this life.
Money gives me a feeling of security. It also makes me sick.