I am stronger than I thought!

Hi the lovely Charlotte

Sorry you not too good but a big well done for being on here and starting to be positive once again. Try not to let the day get you down in relation to your target...just hold on to how well you have done with only a little blip. You came right back on here and continued your battle.

So today I will share a large piece of my cream cake and only for you!

take care

Jewels

Hello Charlotte. I almost had a slip too, my devil conscience was very persistent, trying to convince me to gamble and how I could win a few thousand pounds and how easy it would be.

Luckily my angel conscience prevailed. He convinced me that of course it isn't easy, if it were everyone would do it and there wouldn't be a gambling industry. I even played several games of Roulette on the free/play mode which was a bad idea because those are always easier to win than the real thing.

I think that it is sad you didn't reach 4 months but I also think if you had gambled next week, you would still be disappointed despite not gambling for 4 months. You are making good progress regardless, you had a slip which you were disappointed about but you persevered and completed Flaggs challenge, I know you can do it again.

Yo,

I just wanted to say sweetie , that you are an amazing person.

We get our knock backs. We relapse ( would not be a GC if we didn't) but you always come back fighting

No matter what life throws at you .

I hope you and you lovely boyfriend have sorted things out , although I think he is lucky to have you by his side , but then I suppose I am bias .

As they say on here, yesterday's gone , plus all the mistakes on it have gone as well but hopefully we learnt that little bit from them . Today is a fresh new day full of promise , to achieve what we really want in our lives .

A big hug for you lovely , I know you will succeed in the end , with your determination and strength how could you not 🙂

Shiny xxxxxxx

Hiya Charlotte,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w1TzLR2tYc

Please dont go

Please dont go

Dont goooo Awwy!

Babe, I need your messages...

And I want you to stay...

Please dont go...

Hehe. A bit of KWS...

You are a truely amazing individual. Do not let this gambling addiction get a hold of you. Ok, a blip.. So what, I had em, may of us had em. We just try not to let them happen again.

Lets stay with it, take time out from the forum if you need to, but...

Please dont go...

🙂

Have a great day and I know you can do it, of course you can. I just know.

JP.x

Glad you're showing true spirit Charlotte and you're back fighting gambling. Good on you.

Steve

hi lovely charlotte

Carl

Charlotte,

I now have a vision of pete dancing around his handbag!!!!LOL

Dont ask why.

I am so pleased you are gamble free,and reading your post you are more determined than before!! Well done you.

Duncs stepping forward never back.

Hi Charlotte,

Hope you are well. Been a while since I been on chat. I checked in on Monday but been really busy with work and the wife and friends with everything going on in my mad world lol.

Still gamble free and glad to see you are. Well we are well on our way to this target keep that in mind. Hope everything else is going ok for you 🙂

Also sorry no film reviews at the moment haven't been in a while but I would recommend madagascar 3 and ice age 4 both really good family films and really really funny 🙂

Other than that take care Charlotte and keep doing what you do best being YOU 🙂

Ricky xx

Hi Charlotte

Hope things are now looking up for you. Keep strong and keep focused

Big hugs

Jewels

hey char

Carl

Hey Charlotte

Good to see you in chat last night .

Just been reading about your minor slip.

I know you are going to get back on track.You have so much going for you.Sounds to me like you have a lovely daughter and a very caring boyfriend.

Fight for them.

Let them be your inspiration.

Throw all your energy into your relationship with them both.I promise you,that you will love the results.

You seem to have realised this disease has hold of you at an early stage.Not many people work it out so fast or at least wont admit it.

I know you will do this.All the best Jeff.

Oh Charlotte! (((((((((C)))))))))

I haven't been fully following diaries lately, so I missed that this had happened.

Do you think it was a coincidence that you slipped just before your target? I certainly don't hun. Do you know what that was rearing it's grotesque head? Lack of faith in yourself. Lack of belief that you can do it. Not wanting to get your hopes dashed that you can have a better life. Maybe not feeling you deserve it. Sometimes it's scary to stay strong and make all the right choices, because people expect more of you. So somewhere out of the mind comes the self-destruction gremlin. It is hideous and destructive, but familiar and weirdly comforting on some levels.

I'm so pleased to see that you have managed to re-frame your experience in a more positive light. 3 episodes in 300ish days? FANTASTIC!!!! HUUUUGE progress. In under a year, you have transformed your addictive habit into 1% of what it used to be. That is epic Charlotte!

Bundle into that picture the obstacles that have presented themselves along the way - a painful bereavement, your child getting sick, and a new job to mention just a few - and you see a picture of a winner. No doubt about it.

Always here for you Charlotte, you just need to give me a little nudge as I am not around as much.

Take care, and I still believe in you as much as ever

f x

Hi Charlotte

just a quick message before i put kiddies in bath to see if you are ok? Have a lovely weekend and take care

Hollie xxxx

Thank you for your message, I'm doing ok and hoping the fog is clearing for you and you are feeling a bit better. Hang on in there hunny. {hug}

Thanks everyone 4 ur kind words and support. It means a lot 🙂

I have caught up on a few diaries 2nite, I have not been reading 4 a cpl of days... been really down and struggling with urges!

I don't like posting when I feel really negative.... I feel like I will bring others down!

So 4 now I am still gamble free and trying really hard 2 stay focused!

Hope everyone is ok and have a gr8 wknd x