Gary's diary of (continued) recovery

Today marks 5 years without a bet for me so thought I’d give a little update.

My posts here are infrequent; I was a regular contributor at a different stage of my recovery and found running the yearly challenges a real benefit to me.

5 years ago I was a broken man - financially, physically, mentally, spiritually. Totally devoid of any motivation and lying was second nature. I was corrupt and morally bankrupt

So made a decision to give GA a go. Through regular meetings, interaction, identification, working the programme and total honesty - I’m in a far better place now. The constant compulsion to bet has gone although not all character defects have gone with it - life can still be a struggle at times.

But a bad day now is still better than the best day gambling.

Keep working hard everyone, the rewards are worth the sacrifice and hard work

Garyl1976 wrote:

Today marks 5 years without a bet for me so thought I’d give a little update.

My posts here are infrequent; I was a regular contributor at a different stage of my recovery and found running the yearly challenges a real benefit to me.

5 years ago I was a broken man - financially, physically, mentally, spiritually. Totally devoid of any motivation and lying was second nature. I was corrupt and morally bankrupt

So made a decision to give GA a go. Through regular meetings, interaction, identification, working the programme and total honesty - I’m in a far better place now. The constant compulsion to bet has gone although not all character defects have gone with it - life can still be a struggle at times.

But a bad day now is still better than the best day gambling.

Keep working hard everyone, the rewards are worth the sacrifice and hard work

Fantastic achievement - congratulations.