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RE: Recovery Journal - Day 2
By Jbruce10, 4 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| Today is Day 1 (3) After a good night of distractions and a solid sleep I feel good this morning. Feel like the pressure and ball of guilt that came with my gambling stretch recently is subsiding, whi... | ||
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RE: New diary
By Jbruce10, 4 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| @fun-has-stopped Hi Lee - good job moving forward. Keep going and proving to yourself you can do this! The struggle can be incredibly over-whelming at times. I can say that 90 days is a good start to ... | ||
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RE: 2nd chance at redemption
By Pink Lady, 4 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| Sorry to hear this Eden but as you say, time to look after “you” for the time being. Great that in the midst of your break up, you are storming ahead with your g.f days!👏👏👏. ... | ||
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RE: New diary
By Lee.544, 4 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| So far so good with not gambling for the whole of this month, life is feeling easier, Ive started to read again, hadn't read for about a year, always to much going on in my head to concentrate, got th... | ||
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RE: I thought I'd reached the bottom, but I found out the bottom has a basement.
By Bridget Jones, 4 days ago |
New Members Intros Forum |
| @orem1h9lnd Thanks, Circles. 🙂 I haven't heard of 8D music, and I do have ADHD, so I will look into it. Yes, I feel like I was living a double life too. Gambling was my secret life - and still is. ... | ||
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RE: Recovery Journal - Day 2
By Jbruce10, 4 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| Well it's been some time since my last post...and I can say I went 121 days without gambling until a few days ago...I was high strung, feeling bored, and didn't have the discipline to say no when one ... | ||
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RE: Does it ever happen? I crave ‘just being’. Is that possible after suffering with this illness?
By Jayw, 5 days ago |
Overcoming Gambling Harms |
| Try running or walks enjoy life try not to worry about slipping. Change your mind set tell yourself you won’t gamble again get pissed off about it. | ||
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Does it ever happen? I crave ‘just being’. Is that possible after suffering with this illness?
By wlknincircles, 5 days ago |
Overcoming Gambling Harms |
| I want to trust myself again I want to like myself again I want to enjoy myself with friends and family. I don’t want to worry anymore that I am probably going to slip up I don’t want to lie I wa... | ||
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RE: Does lying come with gambling?
By wlknincircles, 5 days ago |
Family & Friends |
| Sometimes the truth is too hard to accept. I have lied but not to hurt anyone. I lied because of my shame. I don’t lie and am very honest about everything in general. Accept this! I feel shame for lyi... | ||
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RE: Casino addiction through matched betting
By Corrin, 5 days ago |
New Members Intros Forum |
| Woke up this morning wishing I hadn't Gamstopped. I think the realisation set in that the matched betting / low risk casino offers that I had been doing over the last few years is over. Was trying to... | ||
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RE: Today I didn’t gamble. It’s early and I did want to but now I don’t
By wlknincircles, 5 days ago |
New Members Intros Forum |
| Thanks for the reply. It’s helpful that there are other people that ‘get’ it. Yes being ‘normal’ is a goal of mine too. I have been gamble free for a few weeks now but my head is still not quite there... | ||
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RE: I thought I'd reached the bottom, but I found out the bottom has a basement.
By wlknincircles, 5 days ago |
New Members Intros Forum |
| I know exactly what you are describing. I still struggle to understand what my tipping point into the trance is. It happens so quickly. I have gamstop and Gamban. Between them it seems to be preventin... | ||
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RE: How I feel today, the start of my journey
By Deborah270882, 5 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| Well here I am 30 days Gamble free, If I am totally honest I haven't experienced the urge to gamble at all, my struggle is with the feelings of what I have done, how I have let people down myself most... | ||
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RE: I thought I'd reached the bottom, but I found out the bottom has a basement.
By Bridget Jones, 5 days ago |
New Members Intros Forum |
| @0mizweja4b Exactly. Thanks Corrin. Good move on your part, plus I like the "and don't look back" part. Onward through the fog! Best of luck to you. | ||
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RE: 61 Days GF! 🎉
By Tak1, 5 days ago |
Recovery Diaries |
| @3uc0ktlvey thanks mate! 🙏 | ||
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