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Hi idi your last two posts are absolutely brilliant you sound full of confidence and positivity , you say you waited half a decade , well idi the waitings over 🙂

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Moving on in recovery has got to be the best feeling , sometimes i wake up with a hangover but i have not gambled , i have learned to disassociate one from the other. I don’t have to gamble to win money to buy things i can do that with the money i have.

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Hi Vera thanks for your post on my journal i need some empathy right now, i do know alcohol is not the answer and i’m very much aware of how much i’m drinking and keeping it under control as much as not missing work through it for example . On a much more positive note i am not gambling . Thanks once again. 🙂

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Hi idi thanks for your thoughtful post on my thread i need some empathy right now, your doing very well like charles says. One day at a time is what i’m doing. i have also got on spread sheets in a file on my compute, budget, everyday spends, most important one is the one day at a time diary on a spread sheet i fill in day – date – month – then fill it with green background if i havn’t gambled that day it shows how much progress and recovery im making.

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Struggling today, had a couple of days off work and drank too much, but at least i’m not gambling. Still not over my relationship split from last november it’s taking a long time to get over it. Being honest with myself i know it’s over for good but that does not stop the hurt. Hope everyone is doing well in their recovery .

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Thanks idi and vera for you input on this, i think also it’s because we are not hiding anything like the emotional and physical stress we are undergoing inside our mind and bodies.

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I am much more confident now in my life in any situation now that i have stopped gambling , has anyone else experienced this ? .

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If you think you are being driven STOP and get in the driving seat and steer into the right direction .

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Hi idi fortunately for me moses (multi operator self exclusion scheme) worked for me last night when i tried to re-open an online account with a bookmaker otherwise i might have gambled all of my hard earned money . One thing i can say positively for you is that you have never stopped trying to give up .

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Multi operator self exclusion scheme works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i stupidly tried to re open an account last night and was turned down , 🙂

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Recovery is a life changer and something which is taken day by day because if we stop and take our eyes off the ball , we can be sure to relapse. ODAAT.

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Flicking through the tv channels yesterday i came onto itv racing , thought for a moment was i’ll watch this to see which horse wins, quickly followed by why waste my time on something i no longer care about , turned onto another channel. Now that was all about how my thinking has changed.

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Hi Vera , thanks for the info on the untouchable account, i’ll make enquiries at my bank .

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I’m going to watch my grandsons for a couple of hours before i go on 12 hour night shift ( also 12 hour night shift tomorrow) but im off on monday for 6 days and have made lots of plans for them. Hope everyone has a gamble free weekend , i know i will . 🙂

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HI Sherrie sounds like your really busy at the moment , i find that keeping busy really helps me in my life, once i get bored i start thinking negative crap. Hope you get the car sorted nothing worse when you can’t see very well 🙁

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