Hey
I hope you're ok.
This is a tough illness to beat. But beat it you must. Hard times are rough but please remember they are just hard times and are not indefinite. Ride the wave and the wave will eventually peter out and it will pass. Calm waters always follow a wave.
People told me it would get worse before it got better, I didn't know what they meant. Now im getting the picture. Who knows how long your wave will last, and how long the calm will last after... Maybe it's the unknowing that eats us up and we cannot be at peace without knowing.
But we do know that if we gamble again our lives will be full of destruction, far worse pain than what you're experiencing now, and that's a fact. Even if you lost a quid down the bookie tomorrow... That sense of hopelessness and helplessness would be far more painful than what you harbour currently.
Al - you're doing the right thing by not gambling. What more can you do... Ease up on yourself if you are able to. What's done is done. What you are doing is beautiful. Don't spoil the beauty by letting the ugly past back in. That's where it wants to be. Tell it to f**k off.
Hi Signalman,
Youve been a good friend like K2 it means a lot. I trust ( and hope ) these feelings will pass. I hope youre ok and have past the pain barrier of your journey. I used to think once you stopped gambling youve cracked it. Wow a real wake up call dealing with the aftermath and guilt.
Stay Strong My Friend & God Bless
AL
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