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Absolutely! May you all have a blessed 3/24/22 and I hope today brings you peace and comfort where possible. Let’s crush today!!
Mike, thanks for the many posts, you are an inspiration. Hope you are doing g well and would love to hear any updates(good or bad, but wishing only good for you). Thanks again for your honesty as it has helped me in my journey(only on day 3).
Glad to see the hardest step has been taken, asking for help and admitting lose of control. You have found a safe space here and will only be judged as a person of character and we see you as normal, and like us! I have lost so much money it’s too much to even fathom but I get deep whole hearted joy knowing that I haven’t gambled in a week. I’m taking it one day at a time and doing everything not to take that first bet because it all spirals after that. Let us know how we help, either by listening offering advice or just giving you a place to feel like a normal person who goes through things we are all going through.
Keep pushing and stay strong!Love that you threw you mom the birthday party! Moms can be so selfless, sometimes we have to take the reigns and allow them to think about themselves!
Don’t be so hard on yourself about the jealousy, it may even be you beating yourself up for the gambling mistakes when you see what you could have done and not necessarily jealousy. Also, you are now several days closer to those types of goals rather than where you were which was putting yourself farther away daily by gambling.
You are doing amazing and should be. ETG proud of yourself, I know i am! Cheers to another gamble free day and better yet to getting through the doomful weekends.
Your post made me happy to read! The genuine joy is soothing to the soul.
Daniel,
You are amazing and strong for starting the journey! We are here for you, just take one day at a time and put effort into not making that first bet just for one day!So glad to hear you are staying strong and while the urges are still present, the deterrents you put in place are doing their job. All we need is a delay, a moment, another second of thought that keeps us from making that first bet and what you have done is doing that for you. Very proud of you!!
Also, us addicts, are not just subject to gambling or alcohol. Work is also our addiction and while it has a much better social image it can be just as damaging to us as we put our all into it and get crushed just the same with the downs it may bring.
I love that you mentioned gardening!! We need to find the many joys in life that are not tied to obligation and try and put more effort into those.
You are obviously intelligent and I am sure you can figure out how to communicate your knowledge to the younger employees in a more synergistic way. And while it may not be fun at first, the long term results of their admiration and respect for you help and expertise will be much more satisfying than any initial frustration that occurred. I am only on day 5 and 22 hours but find truth that I am 100% normal when I see everyone’s stories. We are all normal and have obstacles to fight, daily! I don’t think of it as forever, I think of it as today and that helps me push forward. Sending love and respect to all out there going through the struggle as the struggle is real but we, my friend, are stronger!Your journey is amazing and inspiring! I am thankful for your openness and honesty as I read I feel strength and hope you gain strength from your positive influence you have on others. Thank you so much!