Good morning Alliesmum
I’m glad you are finding support both here and on the GA site. Our moods can really fluctuate over the first few months, and even longer actually, as our brains chemistry tries to reset itself to normal. It may be a new normal but the mood swings most definitely do settle. It all takes time. And the only way to earn that time is a day at a time. We just have to focus on today and making the most of today in a gamble free way.
It’s hard to forgive ourselves sometimes for the damage we have caused. But your little ones won’t remember, or barely will if you stop now. You will build new gamble free and present memories with them. Gambling doesn’t just steal things it steals time. And not just the time we are gambling, but the time we are thinking about the damage and where to get more money! I try and get joy from what many would consider mundane daily things. There are so many who would give anything to have exactly what we do.
so links!
recent research:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103101751.htm
here is the link for the site with online GA as well as other multi group meetings. Discalimer!! I have not used the site nor attended a meeting yet. I am just in the process of starting to look into myself. The friend that gave me the link said meeting are well run but unsupervised general chat on the site can be a bit colourful to say the least.
Another link I found that had loads of information is from the Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling. They have a lot of very specific info on types of gamblers, the reasons why we gamble etc. http://www.azccg.org/
Lots of reading if you want it 🙂
Have a great day! If it can’t be great (let’s face they aren’t all great) let it be gamble free.
Laura