Its time

Well here I am - my counter says 365 days which to me means a year without any form of gambling. I am pleased with my continued recovery and I have made the decision that this will be my last post on my diary. When I started it I called it "its time" as it was - for me, it is now time to move on.

I am not getting complacent and will remember this diary and if ever if feel the need- I will read it back.

I find that this forum is a constant reminder of my past and I now feel the need to remove ALL links with gambling and to be fair - the only time I really think about gambling is when I come on here or go to GA.

I wish everyone well in their continued journey and I hope that everyone gets what they strive to achieve. I would also like to thank those who have taken the time to post and hope that others who read this dairy can see that recovery is within us all and whilst we all have our own individual approach to recovery, unltimately it is up to us to make good decisions every day!

For me it has been a great year and I am excited about what is ahead.

Goodbye

Scott - 1 year gamble free.

Congratulations Scott.

Keep up the good work and your diary will act as an inspiration to others. Thank you for your support and in the nicest way I hope I don't hear from you again.

KTF

Well done, Scott. Onwards and upwards.

CW

Congratulations Scott on your 1 year of being gamble free , massive achievement buddy and one you shoiuld be very proud of my friend .

Don't be too much of a stranger and keep us updated now and again !

Wishing you well on your continuing journey .

Alan

Welcome to the 3% club 🙂

Keep working recovery - ODAAT

Cheers Scott , sorry buddy just noticed your post to me earlier and thanks , there certainly better words than appeared earlier on another diarist's page ? LOL ,

Thanks again and take care Mr 3% :))

Sorry scott , but it's probably the first time on the forum I can't feel your pain !

Always good to giggle buddy !!

Hiya Scott , thanks for your words of wisdom the other night , it made perfect sense what you said, I just need to control my feelings over the things I can't control ( if that made sense ) LOL ! , I should have just quoted the serenity prayer !!.

Cheers Buddy , talk to you soon , Al

Hi and thanks for your kind words.

Some people love to be helped and others well............ Lets leave it at that!!!!!!

Best wishes

Admin - I have brought my diary out of retirement for this post as I don't want to hijack others diaries.

Fittingly my diary is called "its time" - take note admin - it's time for you to stamp on the ludicrous situation created by one individual on this forum. I have been away for a while but try to keep up to date by checking in on diaries. On the last few occasions the whole recovery diary section seems to have been taken over by the actions of gambler toad.

The forum is a "safe place" for many but I fear that journeys are being lost in a string of posts focussing on the forum rather than the journey. "It's time" to deal with it Admin. Either get Toad in a place where he can do no damage or i fear you will lose many of the amazing people who contribute and maybe they will in turn lose the support they so massively deserve.

Your decision.

Scott - gamble free for 434 days

Hi Scott,

Many thanks for popping over to my diary and it appears double congrats are in order with you on 452. Fantastic!!

Best wishes

Hey Scott , just caught you post to me , thanks for all the kind words and for popping along now and then to keep an eye on me , it's greatly appreciated , hope your well and I can see your still racking up those days :))

Stay safe Buddy and I'll catch up soon !!

Good for you Buddy , keep enjoying those gamble free days and all that they bring , the doors open pretty much all the time if not I'll leave the key under the mat , so pop in anytime you feel the need :))

Stay safe my friend and thanks again !

Hiya Scott , cheers buddy I appreciate the comment , I think it's just an age thing really I'm slowly dropping to bits but still positive :)) LOL ! , nice to see you still going strong my friend and to hear from you :)).

All the best Al

Well there you go - 500 days without gambling. Who would have thought it eh... ?

Will keep the mind focussed and make sure that the number continues to climb but remember - it will only climb one day at a time and one bad decision would reset the counter!

Scott - 500 days into recovery.