Charlotte.
My dear friend great to see your name about the forum giving some great advice and support.
Recovery is bespoke and without doubt a choice for life.
To fall is ok, the road is full of rutts and potholes, from thos efalls take great heart you pick yourself up and get back on the recovery road.
In the words of our shiny friend
Keep on keeping on!!
Duncs stepping forward never back.
hey lovely charlotte
just checking in to see how things are with you, hoping that you busy getting on with life, this journey is different for each and every one of us and what works for one may not work for another.
the great thing you got on your side is time, time to turn this rollercoaster ride right round.
i have said it before and will say it again you put so much effort in to helping others on there journey and maybe the reason some of them people are where they are right now so let us help you.
enjoy the weather and watching maddie grow
heres a virtual hug for a lovely caring helpful person and you know where we are if needed
Hey Charlotte,
Been a while since we heard from you, anything would be great news. I'm sure everything goes steady and calm for you.
Enjoy your days and let us know how you doing when you have time.
Take care
Sandra x
I have been gambling again lost loads I feel so low I am a total failure. I let ppl down 🙁
I have been gambling again lost loads I feel so low I am a total failure. I let ppl down 🙁
hey Char
You are not a failure- just look at the time you've spent not gambling.......take heart, learn and move on from here.
We can't turn back time but can move forward learning from mistakes 🙂
Take care
Irene
x
Hi charlotte
Im sorry to hear of your slip. I have followed you diary for many months now and feel you are far from a failure. Actually far from it. Hope you are ok today and not feeling to sh*tty. Hope to see you back on here soon
Nicki xx
Come back Charlotte or if not on the diaries I hope you are still connected through chat ...
Keep posting even if you don't feel like it...something may just click again and you will be back on track ...
Progress not perfection
R and D xx
Hi Charlotte,
Lately, I tell myself that I am not bad when I gamble and not good when I don't. It's not about that for me anymore. When I stop beating myself I find that I can gain a little traction and start putting space in between me and my last stint. You did it before and you can do it again. Hang in there honey. I believe in you. -joanxxxx
Y do I keep doing this.... I am choosing a fruit machine over the ppl I care about and love. It's not rite I gambled again yesterday its like I'm in self destruct mode and I'm so so scared x
Hi Charlotte
Over the past 6months I have been doing exactly the same. It's that thing 'you know what your doing is wrong, but you can't seem to stop yourself'. Just try to put as much in place as possible. I have has to do all sorts to ensure I stop. As I've said before its such a hard thing to beat, but you can do it. Is there any reason why you are gambling more? I find I gamble because I feel alone and it's something to take my mind of things. Now I'm trying to concentrate on eating healthy and exercising more.
I hope things get better for you. Keep posting.
Take care
Nicki xx
Charlotte so sorry to hear about your slip ... please just focus on the positives in your life and I am sure there are many of those ... look forward, take each day at a time and try and talk to someone ...
you can't change the past but you sure can change that future of yours - make tomorrow the first of that great change - sending you loads of love, you are in my thoughts tonight, sleep well Charlotte - tomorrow is another day and the start of a new life for you xx
Hi Charlotte.... arguably "machines" are the most addictive form of gambling in existence so if its a tiny crumb of comfort try not to be too hard on yourself.
Try to remind yourself that you don't really want to gamble, even when you feel that intense desire to gamble, its all an illusion. That pre-gambling feeling does pass, distract yourself with other stuff.
My gambling happens when I feel I have little self-worth and what I am learning (slowly lol I am 41)is that I don't have to gamble when I feel that way. My crapola feelings do pass.
Take care, keep safe. Just for today... S.A 🙂
lovely charlotte
i for one dont think your a failure and i dont judge you in anyway!! we all at somepoint have slipped and i know no more than you all i can offer is since i been going to g.a. meetings is that i now know one bet is too many my name is carl and im a compulsive gambler one thing a while back i wouldnt have admitted but now im open about it. also another thing i have picked up is leave the past where it is and tomorrow is another day so forget whats gone on cos it wont change but the rest of your life can. you are young enough to turn it all around and then there is maddie and your little family, i just spent evening with nephew his girlfriend and little grace who is not that little now and teething, there is life away from gambling and all we can do is work towards it.
take care
and if you need to talk we always here
strawberry (yes strawberry) not choc milk boy
Hi Charlotte sorry to hear about your recent slip but please do not beat yourself up about it. You had the courage to post about it, when I have slipped in the past it took me ages to bring myself to post again. Start again, learn from your experience and keep posting. Think of how good it feels to not gamble and have some cash and how bad it can feel to feed your hard earned money to the gambling industry. Stay strong hun, you can beat this xxx
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