hi all, some of you guys may remember me from a while back. I disappeared and you all know why but I'm back now and attending meetings again because I know it's where I need to be. I am currently 5 weeks gamble free which feels good and just had an amazing holiday with my family who for some strange reason are still around but I am feeling very down about my whole situation I am nearly 30 and believe I have wasted my life to this point. I have not applied myself to one single thing in the last ten years I have just floated through life letting my partner deal with everything I have no patience for even the smallest of things the smallest of molehills is a mountain to me. Can anybody relate to this and offer any advice? Thanks for reading ste26
Ditto. Nearly 30 myself and like you i feel ive wasted my whole life...well since teens anyway. Its hard to forget that i could have had a house by now if id not gambled but it is what it is and we must count ourselves very lucky to have our greatest wealth..which is our health. I ..like yourself am early stages of recovery ..was a sunday in july i had my last bet...was 17th or 18th and thankfully iv abstained ever since and things are a little better...i can sleep better anyway..stress down too.
The longer we are free from this horrible thing the better things become that's for sure lets try to embrace and let's try to remember the next 30 years.
Hi....well at least you're trying to stop gambling, it is hard ,I haven't gambled for 80 days and even now I get the urge ,keep going you can do this.
Well done so far ste26 any days gamble free are an achievement with an addiction like ours 🙁 glad you had a nice holiday etc the thing about gambling is it not only robs of money it steals our time changes our personality makes us deceitful selfish the list goes on but I believe the longer we abstain the better it is and the haze will disappear and we can slowly return to being the person we were before this addiction reared its ugly head. Without gambling in your life you can be more attentive to your partner and be more considerate to her and your family. Trust me they'll enjoy it and see a difference in you and a positive one at that! I'm only in the early stages myself and can totally sympathise with you. This is the longest I've ever been without gambling and I'm enjoying it but I'm so scared of relapsing so for now I'm taking it hour by hour day by day. 🙂 good luck with your recovery let's not waste anymore time and start to live our life for ourselves and our family. We can't win because we can't stop!
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply guys it's really appreciated as is all the advice you guys offer.
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