my betting diary

Wow legend took me a while to find you!

In a internet cafe so only flying visit and very warmest hello. Great to see you srill offerting the support as always. You deserve alot bud, a true top man.

Have a great future and wishing you all the very best...............Strength. we can do it............

Hi wp, so good to hear that you are winning your life back in the right way. Patience is clearly the key. It can just be frustrating at times. What I really struggle with is the sudden mood turns. One day, life is good and everything is on track and then the next it feels like square one....and we are just supposed to accept it. Thanks again for your support. Russ

hi wp, thanks for your post.

I still have your e-mail, and will send you a message tomorrow.

hope all is well.

tommi

hi wp,

thanks for your e-mail.

To all wp's friends, he sends his apologies for his absence - a choice not made BY him, but FOR him.

I am so happy that good things are coming your way in your personal life - you've worked so hard for them, and TOTALLY deserve them.

The "stars" have gone - is it time for the last "post" ?? - if it is, maybe it's time more was done to stop this madness !!

'Nuff said.

tommi

Surely you haven't been banned? You and Seano are clearly a pair of trouble makers! It would be a real same if you have been.

friends.thanks for the posts.always appreciated.i am considering removing this diary as i was somewhat "yellow carded" for what i thought were 2 legible posts at the beginning of last month.all i did was tell a diary that a former member was asking after them and also tried to point a frustrated member on here that a group of lads (from here)set up another forum to which i never have nor wish to intend to participate.i am led to believe many on here are members of that forum though.i also bumped a few FOBT threads on the opg pages as yet another FOBT thread started up and i thought it would be of interest if ALL these threads were clubbed together. anyway my sincere apologies if i have offended the gamcare staff but i certainly did not advertise an organisation which is in conflict with the aims of gamcare.i have stated many times that if it wasnt for this site i would more or less be in the gutter today.as many of you know 99% of my postings have been from my mobile and being restricted to post my phone would not allow me to log in sooner.it has been an absolute pleasure in meeting cyber friends,old who made me most welcome when i was at my lowest and believe me when i came here i was in a right state lacking confidence and depressed among others, and new who have gone on to become personal friends.this diary has had many a heated debate regarding abstinence along the way.as for the subject of those controlling their gambling.can they honestly ask themselves have they gone bankrupt,lost a home,lost a family (loved ones),had health breakdowns,been in jail,had suicidal thoughts etc the list goes on.you simply wouldnt be here if you thought you didnt have a gambling problem so why all the debate.after all any of the above could be you.for what its worth i lost my family through gambling but due to TOTAL ABSTINENCE for what is fast approaching 20 months of sheer determination and hard work i have managed to move back in with my family and i dont intend to throw that away on silly saturday bets (which i used to think i could do) kidding myself on that this could be controlled.(if you miss Jeff stelling that much watch countdown lol).who knows in the near future i may start up a new diary,sometimes i feel lengthy diaries can be overlooked by newbies but i hope you all understand my reasoning to post less as i would like the freedom to be able to post without monitoring.i also had a wee chuckle to myself about a new diary that started up with the abbreviation ftm.to those who follow football in the north east this could be seen as to incite anger among the gamcare members lol.i cant thank you ALL enough,there are far too many to single out individually but im sure you ALL know you know who you are.so long friends today i wont bet tomorrow i wont bet we can do this folks :,-) WINNING POST LAST BET 14/12/09

Hey my dear friend wp

Great to see you back here. Please don't leave this site. Do recovery for You, not for anyone else. As you have always maintained, this site has helped you to arrest this horrid addiction and you did it your way. This site helped me stay stopped as part of a lot of tools I was handed. It's the variety of people I like here. All very much the same, but at the same time so very different. I believe by me sharing how I do recovery and show that it works, it will give someone else another tool to use. I'm well aware that my way isn't the "right" way for everyone. We are all individuals with individual perception of the written word and as you know from history, interpretation often gets in the way. How often have I heard someone say - But...I didn't mean it like that...I meant...

That's why I find it easier to do recovery for me and if only 1 other person can take something out of my writings and ramblings, than I'm giving back and that is how I believe, it should be.

So my friend, keep sharing your success and somebody out there will benefit from it, I'm sure.

Sending love and Hugs to you and your family

God Bless

Sabine xx

Hi wp

I hope you change your mind and continue to post.

You have been part of my recovery over the past couple of years.I know we think the same way (total abstainance )and i feel im not ready to leave this forum yet.Im hoping you feel the same.Once again Sabine could not have put it any better.You have made lots of friends on here,and im sure everyone wants you to stay.At least give it some thought .All the best Jeff.

Hi wp.

I got quite emotional reading your last post. You have been a true friend to me over the past 20 months and like i just said on Jeff's diary it has been a huge help to me seeing what the likes of you and Jeff have achieved with a little determination.

I'm with you on the abstinence thing. Anyone who turns up on these pages does so because their lives have been torn apart by gambling. A compulsive gambler can never bet in a controlled manner. Never going to happen.

If this is really farewell wp then i just wanted to say that i have valued your input so much. I've no doubt you will continue to steer a path away from gambling. You have come too far to throw it all away for the sake of a pathetic bet.

I salute you wp. A true legend.

Big man, as far I'm aware you are only being moderated. Very unfair in my opinion, but it doesn't stop you from posting. Great news that you have moved back in with your family. Almost unthinkable 6 months ago. Just pop in now and again like the rest of us for a top up on the 'thought medicine'. Russ

Hi wp.

What a cracking post and what an achievement.20 months free of gambling is just fantastic.

And i know you will keep going strong.

Keep posting on here wp.You would be missed by many if you stopped.

Like Sabine says...your diary will help others.

All the best for now mate.

Viggo.

Hi wp,

I haven't posted on your diary for ages now. Don't know why, actually, thats a lie! I do. Feel embarrassed that in spite of much more difficult circumstances, you are still free of gambling. I on the other hand, am only 5 weeks in again.

Anyway, just wanted to say I really genuinely admire you for your achievement in recovery. I am made up to hear that you are back with your family, that is fantastic news! Hopefully it has taken some pressure off financially, because you had a real hard slog as I remember, where a bag of chips was a treat! can't have been easy things being that tight.

Anyway, just dropping by to say well done, and long may it continue.

Take care,

f x

20 months!

Wow!

I long for the day when I can say that I have reached 20 months without gambling.

And I WILL!

I hope to never, ever to be gamble free for longer that you as it would mean that you would have relapsed.

But I will strive to always be around 17 months behind you!

All the best.

GT

Hi wp.

Hope your enjoying your holiday.

Mail you when your back.

Viggo.

hi wp,

enjoy your hols (my nightmares about the place you are going are now subsiding !!)

will e-mail you on your return.

tommi