Originally posted by bettie
Well it’s finally here.
6 months gamble free!
… My one year at GT is just around the corner too …
bettie
Good afternoon Bettie, well done! Well done on reaching this 6 Month milestone; and even more, well done on sticking it out for the year. You could not have reached this point in your live if you had not have continued with your recovery; in fact, without the work that you have accomplished through recovery your wish to be dead may have come true –"The idea that somehow, some day, we will control our gambling is the great obsession of every compulsive gambler. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of prison, insanity or death". (the insanity part might still be a bit questionable — lol) But seriously, when you first posted with your topic title it was scary, that fact is too true for many. I too am glad that you are not dead and that you took the second chance to be happy and used it to combat our "great obsession". I now only see your heading as a reminder of the overpowering control that the addiction of compulsive gambling can have on each of us.
Continue on your journey One Day At A Time and you will find that a lot of things will "finally" happen: " BE PATIENT! The days and weeks will pass soon enough, and as you regularly attend meetings, abstain from gambling and follow the guidelines on this page, you will experience continued recovery".
God’s speed. Stay strong.
Your friend,
LarryThanks to my Higher Power, My 3G’s – God, GA, and GT, "Day Two Is Another Day Behind" and with the help from all , I will continue to remain gambling free.