A New Beginning

Cheers Stephen.

Had a good sleep today after the night shift. Went to the supermarket for weekly grocery shopping after I woke up. I'm still on the night mode so I'm planning to go to the gym in a bit. That should help me sleep tonight. I did not gamble today. 253 days GF.

Pras

Spent the day off doing chores, studying and relaxing. The most important thing is that I did not gamble today. Taking one day at a time. 254 days GF.

Pras

Wow Pras. Do you ever read that first post of yours? You've come such a long way mate... You're an inspiration :o)

Thanks Signalman. To be honest I haven't read it in a long time. So, I just read it and ya it does feel surreal that I've smashed 8 months without a bet. I'm glad to know that I've been able to help you in your recovery journey and I'm confident that with hard work and dedication you shall achieve success. Take care mate.

Another productive day. Did chores, went to the gym, studied and sat a practice assessment online which I passed. Happy with that. To make the day even sweeter, I did not gamble today. Taking one day at a time. 255 days GF.

Pras

Did you ever use GA Pras in your recovery?

Yes, I did. It didn't last long though because I couldn't commit due to shift work and part of me didn't want to quit gambling fully. I wasn't honest to myself. I thought I could control gambling. Little did I know that I was making a fool of myself. As a result I relapsed. I said enough is enough and wanted to change. I wanted to quit gambling for good. That's when I found this amazing forum. Moreover, my conscience was clear this time that I've got to stop gambling forever. Ever since, I've been using this forum as my therapy and it's working because the urge to quit gamble has come from inside my heart.

When I had my online counselling I asked my counsellor how come I never found this forum before. She said maybe the part of didn't want to find it because I wasn't ready change.

Taking one day at a time. 256 days GF.

It's encouraging to see some positive results on healthy diet and exercise. I'm feeling a lot better than how I felt a couple of months ago. I just need to stick to the plan and I'm confident that I'll achieve my goal and hopefully sustain it long term. Work was ok today. Thursday and friday were long and tiring. Off tomorrow so I'm gonna catch up with my sleep. 258 days GF.

Pras

258 days GF. nice work. Great to hear that you're feeling the effects of exercise. Good kick up the b*m for me to get going with this.

I asked about GA because I like the way you speak and sometimes it reminds me of a GA member. However you never mentioned going before. But I guess a lot of gamcare members are GA members and that's probably where you pick up GA type insights and wisdom... As we are all sharing and helping each other on here I guess. That's what's so great about this site and I am grateful. So grateful. I'm not on my own out there.

Yep, that's right. This forum has made it possible to share and care. We've been so selfish before thinking only and only about ourselves but now we are selfless, we think about others who are in need, we give and get advice and help each other out.

Went to a family gathering today. It was good seeing some old faces and have a catch up. Kind of a trip down memory lane. It's been a good day. I did not gamble today. 259 days GF.

Pras

Working nights all week this week. 260 days GF.

I did not gamble today. Taking one day at a time. 261 days GF.

Not much happening. Just another night shift. I'm happy that I did not gamble today. 262 days GF.

Last night shift tonight and it's the weekend. All guards in place. One day at a time, no complecancy. 263 days GF.

Ticking along nicely. Good to hear from you.

Enjoy your weekend.

All the best.