Loss and loneliness would seem to be common factors with the female CGs I have met, Jo. You have been very involved with caring for loved ones and now there is a huge void. Have you had bereavement counselling? I’m sure you are familiar with the stages of grief. Escaping is easier than facing emotions. I escaped for too long in the slot machines. I remember coming out of a sort of trance once, realizing I was in an allnight casino and had gambled for 26 hours! It was one pm and I had started at 11 am the previous day! How SICK is that?
Charles’ group is at 7pm (19:00hrs) It is almost 6pm here now (18:00hrs) so you can calculate from that. I think you might be about 6 hours behind us. My daughter is in Sydney. They are 9 hours ahead. I’m hopeless at calculating time differences! I get mixed up!
A friend invited me to meet for a bite to eat and a chat at 7pm. I’m trying to do “normal” things!
Nothing replaces the buzz gambling gives, but no other night out will cost you a grand (and that’s on the nights we get off lightly!!!)
