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We are all on the same day when we don’t gamble, Jon.
TODAY.
Yesterday and tomorrow don’t really matter.
Yes, I came to GT in 2008 but I didn’t take the advice I was given. Just worked a pick n mix, selective type of recovery.
Had so many relapses, I lost co unt.
My back is ok when I lie down but kills me when I stand for long. Upper back. Never had back problems until a couple of months ago. I lifted a lot of boxes/crates from the attic with Christmas decorations etc. so the lifting and exertion probably caused it.
Could be worse, I could be gambling!
Often doing the things we don’t want to do is more beneficial than watching TV and c ounting our losses.
Will you have access to this site during your hospitalization?These are the facts of life we were never taught , I-did-it.
Keeping to a healthy diet and walking every day would save you the cost of a personal trainer.
No defence against ageing, though. I guess we just have to “accept the things we cannot change”!
Having said that I know some very beautiful old people. I love faces with character. The botox golden girls look like cartoon puppets . I’d rather have a real baggy face than a plastic one that cost ten grand.
It’s good that you’re looking in the mirror and wearing high heels.
Things we wouldn’t dream of doing if we were engrossed in the”buzz”.
Better to grow old gracefully as a recovering CG than disgracefully as a active gambler!Take it easy on the “dry” gambling 3raser. I used to play “free slots” . Bad idea! It keeps the addictive part of our brain alive.
Awful to be heading on night shift with a cold.
Honey, lemon, ginger and tumeric might help.Yes, Jon. I agree the support has dried up here compared to what it was when I joined in May 2008. I remember rushing home from work to check the site (I don’t have a smart phone) and having four or five responses.
Well done on 7 G-free days. I’m somewhere around 350 days free now but you do know it’s only TODAY that matters.
Sorry to here about your back. I hope the surgery is 100% successful.
For the last few weeks by own back is killing me. It was never a problem before, so I hope it’s just from all the pulling and dragging of Christmas decorations from the attic . Four rooms and the hall decorated. Compulsive decorator/ shopper/eater as well as being CG!
I suppose the site is quiet due to Christmas?!Gambling aside, Miss Juggles, yours doesn’t sound like an equal partnership!
Christmas, with the extra stresses it brings can be a pointer to where we see ourselves and others in family circles.
Try not to over react.
Have you ever considered Family Counselling/Therapy? It would help to set some rules and boundaries and give every family member an equal share of duties/tasks.
Lack of sleep affects our ability to function, mentally and physically .
Take things one day at a time and set aside a half hour every day to relax.
Never lose hope!Can you put a blocker on the phone/laptop you used for that gambling attempt, I -Did-It?
I keep my bank account empty in case any “hackers” get my money.
We are all our own best “hackers” when we gamble.
I trailed a long distance to the city to Women’s GA tonight. Only one other member turned up!
‘Glad I went , though. I love the city at night.
Lots of casinos flashing but they were wasting their time. I left my money at home!So sorry to hear of your misfortunes, Micky.
One thing I have learned is that investing emotion in our children is somewhat akin to gambling.
They often let us down with a bang.
“What never made you laugh will never make you cry”!
Gambling is not the solution as you know too well.
Try to take things one day at a time. Take care .Everything ok Micky?
‘Hope you’re keeping well and looking forward to Christmas.How are you today, Maverick?
Write an update, when you have time.Great, Jay!
That’s how the day’s/weeks/months go by.
One at a time.
Enjoy every minute. ‘Hope you cold subsides.Shifting the emphasis from losing to gaining is a good move i e the “savings pot”. Just make sure it’s under lock and key!
I started to restore my loss about 18 months ago…it’s reached a healthy four figure sum now. I still have huge debt but it’s reducing , not increasing.
Stay focused!You are not alone 3raser.
We are all in the one boat. Some at different stages than others.
Just to give you some hope, I want you to know I haven’t place a bet once this week/this month or this year.
I took me a long , long time to get to this stage, but if I had followed the advice I was given initially, it would have saved me a lot of misery.
You know what gambling takes from us, but only until we stop giving.
Never lose hope.
You are not alone.Good to see you posting again, Steven.
I agree that we need to change our mindset.
Sometimes that means changing our habits and behaviour first until the brain gets the message.
I often said “Never again”. It was motivating and exciting at the time but the human psyche has a knack of eliminating bad memories and presenting ideas in a new attractive way.
I think that’s why some many CGs fall back into the trap.
New ideas can be appealing and we think “things might be different this time”.
Stay focused.That was a shock Bettie. A brain bleed, a new baby on the way and re assigned to a new branch!
Is there a connection between the three things, I wonder?
I hope you will make a full recovery. Stay on sick leave until you are fully fit. Your health is your priority.
I would love the idea of a new baby, but don’t think I would find it easy to have a pregnant daughter living with me!
Take it one day at a time, Bettie.
Put your health first.
In my experience adult children have the ability to suck us dry if we allow them to.
The weather here is mild. I can’t cope with snow storms, adult children, Fwbs or gambling anymore ! I guess I’m becoming intolerant and stingy.
Take care, Bettie and stay in touch.