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great to hear you made it through your urges. especially when things are difficult. Every cloud has its silver lining !!!! Didn’t have a chance to chat this weekend but hopefully next weekend. Stick with us progress is awesome. Wishing every day is yours to be happy with.G
well when i was leaving my granddaughter today she almost started crying, didn’t want me to go. she gave me so many hugs too. Just started walking too. What a joy she is. It was worth it even if I was exhausted. It was a nice day and we went to the park such a better way to spend the day. Glad you were able to relax tonight and stayed strong too good for you. talk on the weekend ok G
Pavlova it takes me back to days long passed. Man I really enjoyed that Aussie dessert. I have a recipe should try to make it here. Hope to see you around in the chat room over the weekend and hope those nagging urges just go away.xoxoxG
hope to chat with you on the weekend still on the band wagan too lol g
don’t give in and know that it is because of you and Salina banning that influenced my decission to self ban. i hope this gives ou an extra boast to stay out of the casino . I am filling out the pappers this weekend and taking my husband with me for moral support.
well i think this a process and you are realizing the effects of gambling and that is a good thing. We are in recovery not perfect but we are open to learn from our mistakes. That’s just a temporary set back and you will be back on track again once you ban. Good luck with that and i hope your friend will rush back to help you do itG
Thanks Kathryn for posting and your right no gambling for me this weekend. I will however be sure to have a few glasses of wine to relax myself and enjoy a wonderful Easter feast that the entire family has contributed too. Lots of calories to get rid of over the next few weeks lol. hope you have a wonderful Easter too G
it sure is interesting the things that stem from gambling and how we stop thinking alltogether when imeressed in it. We loose our ability to think or rationalize. Looking back at it though we can see the negitive results so clearly. I am glad our eyes are fully open and we can concentrate on the the more meaninful things in life. As others have said it is hard to rely on friends who don’t understand the addiction, so I am glad we have our friends here to count on. Nice chatting this past weekend too. Stay well and stay focused G
I know Bettie wanted to get on and chat too but no luck g
huge step and I hope your able to follow through.G
hey bettie hope your ok and be-lated b-day wishes even if you didn’t spend it the way you expected too. So be it. What have you learned though that is what is important. I haven’t self excluded but have done everything else to reduce the amount of destruction I can bring apon myself. the hardest thing I DEAL WITH IS THE SPEEDIN WHICH I CAN GO FROM BELIEVING I NEVER WHAT TO SET FOOT BACK INTO A CASINO TO FINDING MYSELF THERE. IT TRULY AMAZES ME BUT I QUESS IT TOO IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND. oops caps. I have been trying to change alot of this addiction and some tmes i am quite good and other times just out of control. So here I am again struggling to believe that I will stop completely and stop just giving all my extra money away to the casino. I want to focus on keeping the money and using it to find more memorable ways to enjoy it, I am moving into a new home in a few months and need to focus on that. So I am intending to not go for at least a few months to save up for furniture etc. Retraining the brain seem to be the most difficult. I have discovered that the only jackpots I witness are those people who max out the bets and so when they win they are just getting more to play with so they aren’t winning away. There are so few major winners too. One thing I have done is to just walk around and watch the players and am beginning to realize that it is a joke to believe anything good comes from gambling. So i hope you will just keep trying to hang in and learn from each mistake you make. G
hope the day comes for you that will see you happy soon. Mice to have chatted and we are all here for each other. One day at a timeG
glad to see you are enjoying life and sounds like you had fun. I remember My husbands 40th. I had a big crowd and made him purple rains after 4 very large cocktails he ended up missing the belly dancer and had a nice nap on the gravel between two houses. She cost me over 300. and I was so annoyed that i let sleep outside a few hrs before bringing him back into the house. Your right it never changes the boys with boys and the same goes for the ladies Its weird isn’t it.G
happy new year Kathryn and thanks for being there for me as you have I also appreciate talking to you in group. Though i would switch places in a minute to be honest. Sitting in my bathers and ringng in the new year with a nice glass of wine on the beach appeals to me much more than in a parka and a hot chocolate and a pile of snow and ice lying at my feet lol. G
Yes the tooth fairy stories really ring true for me too. That tooth fairy must be getting raises all the time because man she pays much more now for those teeth she needs. lol. Hope to chat with you ladies and colin on group today G