B*****k's to Gambling! JP.x

Hi Pete,

Thanks 4 ur support and kind words on my diary 🙂

Thank u 4 posting that poem 4 remembrance day, I agree all of those brave people were true Heroes!

Stay strong x

Was a bit controversial, considering the broad spectrum here. But I feel that should be done, and all people around the world, on their day's of consolidation should say.

A bet free day today. The crew will be proud.

Pete.x

Jp

Fella, well done for posting the poem,great to see.

As for you my friend,great to see your living life,all be it in the fast lane lol(a pace that tires me reading lol)

But in all seriousness fella,you have your blocks in place,you have a great resolve and for me most of all,you my friend are enjoying recovery and all it brings!!

For that fella I doff my cap in your direction,keep making the choice,the one that enables the living to continue!!!

No Bet today.

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Yo,

Saw this and thought of you ........

Can't think why lol

Shiny xxxxxxxxxxx

lol lol lol that pictures too funny and gotta wonder who swallowed who. lol lol lol

thanks for the post and hope your head felt better today than mine. lol by the looks of the all the cans that be laying around the house i must of drank a mountain of the things. felt like it too and glad monday is a beer free day for me. lol probrably the only day it dont run threw me veins and gotta kinda wonder if they miss it. lol kinda sounds like you be pulling that late shift too so hope ya got some decent sleep in. monday is always the worse for me and if i can surive it the rest of the week is a breeze. hope your night be good to ya.

Evening Sir,

Must agree with Duncs you strike me as a 100mph kinda guy. I think you add something very good to this forum and it's a real pleasure to see you going strong.

Hope work has not been too cruel and that you return tomo with your usual vigour.

Flagg

Evening all,

Thanks for all the wisdom guy's, ah yes, I really need to slow it down a bit honest! Even I am struiggling to catch up! Night shift went through without a breeze, just woke up and feeling groggy, ready for the next one! But then another two dday's off then a week of normal 7-4 shifts! That sounds good!

Love that pic btw, funny as hell!

Okay, have a wicked evening. Gotta rushbut will catch up with everybody tomorrow.

Take care.

JP

BetFree since : July 22nd 2012

Day 118

First Target - 01/01/2013 - 46 days

well hey days in sight. lol thats gotta be sweet, not to mention the few days off. just got up meself courtesy of barking dog across the street. lol hope your night goes good for ya.

Good afternoon GamCare members,

Fine afternoon considering I must have only had about three hours sleep! Damned these night shifts! I admit I actually enjoy working them however I am just terrible at sleeping through the day. Was a busy one last night, sometimes I wonder why did I get into IT! Being a chef had longer hours but was far more enjoyable lol! May just save me some money and open up a little place of my own 10 or so years from now! Working for myself sounds like a fun plan!

Na, seriously it's not that bad, I actually quite lucky I have a good job. Just sometimes I get a bit down, my depression kicks in when I am tired so that's probably the cause.

Being gamble free sure is helping though, so glad I can see an end to this. But have to keep my wits about me and just take it day by day, not having too many urges as such just when I have had a few beers and those flashbacks on payday... Liuke last week, I got home from work on Friday after being paid, was just running up the stairs to my study room and it all came back! Wow that was scary, on a normal Friday my wages would have vanished then. Now with always money in the bank, payday is just another day! And that feels good...

I feel strange today, dont know what to do. I know I should get ready and atleast go out but I really dont feel like it being so tired, however will try do something even if it means taking the old man out for a pint or two, I'm sure he'd appreciate that.

Gonna pick up the guitar for an hour or so and debate my fate!

Have a good day peoples, and stay strong on this road to a better life.

JP

BetFree since : July 22nd 2012

Day 119

First Target - 01/01/2013 - 45 days

thanks jungle pete for your words. i can see now its you lot an my friends an family thats goin to pull me thru this. im only 5 pages through your diary an can see my story in yours. well this is only day 1 for me hope i can stay as strong as the pples diary's iv been reading. thanks again

gav

Hey All,

Well, I know there is a lot of anomysity on this site, and I think that's a good thing, however for me you may have noticed that I have spoken a lot about where I work, what I do etc. Well, it's easy to put things together but I want to say well,, I dont care, it's my diary and this is for me to continue to backtrack on.... Here I am.

This is JP. The guy who wasted 8 years of his life.

I promise never to do it again, I like this new life. I am benefiting from it, things are moving in the right direction, a direction which I have gone back and forth over the years. Well, this time. I go one way. The way home. To a better life. Forwards, one day at a time. Its been working the last 120 day's!

I like the sound of that.

JP.

Ps...I remember capturing myself after loosing a lot of money. A lot. Was only last year, this was at christmas day. I didnt even get a shave, and i was in the dark, by my self, shut everybody out. Will remember this forever.

120 days that's sweet dude and sure hope i can hit it one day. like the pic dude and looks like that coat ya ordered fits the bill. did ya ever get that bad boy yet? looking a some days off ya are and i'm jealous. lol still got 3 more nights to get in over here. hope ya enjoy that time off.

LOl... Will try, day's off are good, I got ome today but not sure how long I will be asleep for..Probably 15 hours sounds good! hehe

The jacket is cool man, I got another coming shortly, a tweed suit style jacket, it's green with checks on it, kind of like you would go to the day at the races with... Lol I loved it when i saw it so bought it. d**n, I cant stop buying things. Also drinking toooooo much SouthernComfort lol!

Jp or should I say Mr d.dyer lol,fella if I knew how I would do much the same,nice to put a face to the poster!!

Or is it just a ruse to muscle in upon that shiny/blondie dating game with Steve/lazuaras?? sort of a gamcare take me out LOL

Now all joking aside my friend, I do solemnly believe that for all compulsive gamblers there is a sort of light switch moment,where upon we see what our addiction does to our being and actually get on board the gamble free bus, You fella got on it recently I believe and with that comes a resolution to "abstain and maintain"

Whilst at it I lost count of the "walks of shame" the "No more" all until I let my addiction tell me Go on Son you will do it this time,you are born a winner!! for me about 90 days/3 months in I saw a change,I had stopped procrastinating,started living A feeling today I think we both share.

To end my friend, of course this is a "job for life" But are you scared of having a punt,for me No,keep putting the blocks in place for life,brick by brick the wall you construct gets a little higher for that Bas*ard addiction to scale,rest assured it lurks on the other side of that wall but a wall today for Jp to be proud of,

Myself I will enjoy the ride sat side by side on our "gamble free bus",my wish ??

To bottle what you got/get from this amazing journey and dish it out!!

Fact is through this forum we do,all gamcarers do!!!

Just for today Pete better your tomorrow by making that choice

NO BET today.

(re masterchef I do enjoy it Mr Roux junior is a living legend!!)

Duncs compulsive gambler NO BET today

Stepping forward never back.