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Just checking in to say hello Lulu, hope you've had a good week apart from the scrathcards! Stay safe over the weekend. Got a busy one myself.

Hi lulu

Thank you for the heartwarming post ☺

Please don't beat yourself up about a scratch cards incident. You are here & fighting the good fight & that's matters the most!

Jazzy sounds like one amazing doggie ☺...my hugs to you both!

Take it easy and stay safe! Just for today my dear friend...just for today

Xx

Hi Wilsey, that’s great news! So glad she’s happy and well. I laughed when you said she popcorned! So d**n cute! Really pleased for you my friend. X Lulu

Hi sjw ah thank you you have a great weekend too! Gf of course! X Lulu

Hi SB yes it’s behind me now silly moment but done. Gave jazzy a hug lol stay safe too my friend x Lulu

Bit late posting cos been busy but 25 days gf! Soon be a month but taking one day at time. Stay gf everyone best of wishes x

Well done lulu 25 days gf how fantastic keep up the good work stay stong hun xx

Feel really down in dumps today, did anyone else find that when they stopped? Plenty of thoughts about gambling but not many urges. It’s like the comedown from gambling is hitting me now almost a month later :/ anyway gf that’s main thing and tomorrow is another day!

Ditto Lulu! I am in the same mindset today!. How can we help ourselves? Let's try and think of positives and how we can occupy these minds!

Tommorow is defo new day & we can do it!..nice & steady, let's stay safe!

Me too lulu at first no urges but now i think that worry has gone and i have money im getting urges . We just have to stay strong i keep looking at my little book of debt reminding myself what i did and the mess im in because of it . We can do this xx

Hi SB bless you sorry your feeling like that too. Yes focus on the positives which one big one is being gamble free! Thanks for your post SB cheered me up! X

Hi Bamb so sorry your feeling down too guess we just have to ride it out 🙁 that’s for your post means a lot and it’s comforting and has cheered me up. Yes I know what you mean about the urges, it’s crazy addiction isn’t it, we know where it takes us yet we still crave for it. I’ve been watching You Tube videos on things like the brain of a gambler and also this guy saying it’ll ruin us if we don’t stop it was a good video. The brain one showed that cgs are addicted to the actual playing not even the winning it’s the actual playing that we are addicted to which is why we can’t stop even when we win so lose lose all round. I’ve been thinking too that there must be millions of potential cgs out there already heading down the road of destruction and they don’t even know it yet, that’s how sly and cunning the addiction is they’ve probably lost and lost but still don’t realise they are simply addicted to the actual playing. It really is so sad that more lives will be ruined. Well let’s stay gf Bamb keep looking at your debt book and remember we can do this! Bestest wishes hun Lulu x

26 days gf yesterday was a bad day but today feel a little better. Getting more urges though. I will not gamble though, one day at a time, cross each urge as come to it. Was doing my coursework but there’s an answer wrong in the answer book! That’s second one I’ve found, not happy because bookkeeping needs to be totally accurate doesn’t it. Going to have to ring tomorrow and tell them really not happy as how can I learn right when the course is wrong! Ridiculous really P****d off with them as paying quite a bit of money for this course. So had to stop for now as can’t check my work against their answers cos their wrong! So annoyed they missed a complete entry out! Doesn’t help that I’m getting urges and the course is a good distraction for me but had to stop. Will stay gf not letting this mess me up will read instead! Bestest of wishes everyone X

Hi lulu cannot believe ur answers are wrong that is totally bonkers lol you would think they would check before people start these courses like you say ur paying good money to learn absolutely crazy hope they have a good reason for it . Im feeling a bit better with my partner now we have sorted some things out only problem lulu i havent told him about my gambling im so scared he will walk but i think he knows as he has made some hints plus today he as me to write down all my outgoings im terrified guess i need to just tell him and hope for the best i was planning on doing it but i wanted to be in a better financial situation. I feel really sad too that there are always new people being sucked in to gambling such a shame . I never want to feel like this again i could still lose my family because of my stupidity i just dont want my family to know i guess because i dont want them to look at me and think they cannot trust me . How those 3 years have ruined everything i only we could turn the clock back . Anyway i will not gamble either we will do this lulu sorry i went on abit lol take care x

hi lulubobs
hope you get the coursework sorted.how frustrating.well done for staying on track.every time that thought comes up.pop it 😉
take care and stay strong x