my betting diary

Thanks for your supportive posts my friends,,,got some overtime in sun Monday so that ll help....not seen bairns since friday for the cheeky wee half hour most of you reading know what i mean...texts phone calls still being ignored 🙁 cant help but notice the bank hol started many new diaries again...look at all the last bank hol ones now drifting down the pages yet started off so keen...if any newbies read this it can be done.... off today gonnae hit library later catch up on some diaries,we can do this folks

Hi wp,

Thank you for your reply on my diary! You are right when you say a person that is not understanding is not the right person. I just dont want anyone to think i am after their money or anything so i am not going to get involved until i am out of debt! October!! Well nothing serious before october!! So thats another goal to work towards!

I hope things will improve for you soon. On here you are such a supportive member, genuine and sincere and very positive its so hard to understand why you keep getting knocked back. I suppose some people are not forgiving and perhaps will always bear a grudge. I know you keep plodding on and dont give up because of your child/children and one day they will see how you strived against the odds to ensure you were and are a massive part in their lives. As far as your texts/calls being ignored sometimes silence says so much more than words and if you were to keep silent (no texts and calls) i think you will soon receive a call asking where you are and what are you doing. All these mind games are not the way forward though,the way forward is for you to stay strong in your recovery and to do that you will not gamble today!! we will not gamble today and we can succeed in this!

I am free you cheeky monkey!!! lol 😉

take care

linda x

Thanks for the latest post on my diary mate--much appreciated.

i think when we come to this site we are all at our wits end, desperate to try anything to break free from the curse of gambling. The only thing that most of us have on our minds is saving ourselves but it soon becomes clear that by being of help to others we can also press the right buttons for ourselves. I am so pleased that you have found that the 'twaddle' that I sometimes can write has had a beneficial effect on you and I know that as gambling puts you into a spiral downwards, that posting and reading on here has certainly put me on an elevator upwards.

Without wishing to be accused of being a member of the mutual pat on the back society, I can only say that how you bounce back time after time from the setbacks you are enduring away from gambling, is nothing short of inspirational and without people like you this site would be a much poorer place.

All the best

Stumper

Hi wp.Hope your feeling a bit better mate.

After reading through some of your latest posts you seemed a bit down.

Totally understandable though wp.

And your friend who made that comment is the one who is insecure....and i can understand why you felt the way you did....our life is hard enough mate.

Glad to see you got a bit of overtime though...good with a few extra quid!

wp as ever well done on your gamble front , keep your chin up and be very proud

of who you are mate.

Stay Strong.

Viggo.

Enjoy your day off wp,it's really tough for you on the relationship front,and as you say whatever you do you will be in the wrong!!,if it was me i think i would send one text saying that i wanted to see my child,and that i was available to help her in anyway i could if required,and in the same message i was dtermined not to get involved in any "t*t for tat" arguements.Stay strong!!!.

Seano.

thanks viggo seano lindy stumper and freda....managed a quick hour in the library and must admit i have managed a fair few postings compared to my mobile...read someones diary the other day that they could nt be bothered with posting from a mobile and that they would post on occasional days...my system is if you really really want to beat this addiction you will go to any lengths and depths to stop it...today i wont bet tomorrow i wont bet we can do this my friends 😉

Your right wp,it is hard using a mobile to post,i've only done so once and it was frustrating,so full marks to you for the effort you put in mate!!!!,moving on to my/your financial situation,it does seem like one kick in the balls after another....,we can sort it though,stay strong.

Seano.

Hi wp - thanks for post.

Appreciate your input but I have been to GA twice and hated it, never again. I have already done 6 months counselling with Gamcare.

I controlled successfully for 4 months, just need to somehow get through this phase and get back to controlled again.

Hey wp,

Your persistence in posting with the mobile is commendable, I don't even like writing a text much longer than "Pub?" or "McDs?" unless I really have to, and my fat thumbs mean it takes ages to write anything!

I know what you mean about the bank holiday diaries, I often wonder is it people not really wanting to quit, or is it people who find that when normal life kicks in again they don't need to gamble? Hope it's the second, it'll much sooner send the bookies down the pan!

All the best mate, I'm still rooting for you on the relationship front.

Ryan

Hi wp,

Glad to see everythings still going great with the recovery!

Keep safe,

Jimmy

Hi Wpost,

Hope evrything is going good for you? Think you should call yourself boomerang!! with your ability to bounce back!

I couldnt agree more with your post "my system is if you really really want to beat this addiction you will go to any lengths and depths to stop" those are my sentiments entirely. If i thought it would help in my recovery I would even hold a mouse!! urgh squirming when i said that!! but i would i would do anything as i want to stop. and today i will not gamble tomorrow i will not gamble and my friend we will succeed at this we are determined ;-0

love linda x

Hi wp.

Great too see you've stuck to becoming gambling free for all this time, quite inspirational really. Thanks for your post, I appreciate you read my intro!

Cheers

Hi, wp

Thanks for your words of encouragement on my diary. Hope you had a good day.

Lili

I just wanted to say that I admire you, you are doing great in your recovery under difficult circumstances!

You are right about the need to put lots of effort into recovery if you want to get serious about it. I am going to try a GA meeting on Wednesday. I haven't so far, not because I dont take my addiction seriously, but because Im scared of being overwhelmed as Im recovering from a breakdown. I must try though even if I only manage 5 minutes.

Anyway, sorry for rambling about myself on your diary. Just wanted to say I admire you, and you are in my thoughts.

Take care,

f x

Hi wp,

Just having a quick look at the diaries tonight and I came across this from yours...

"my system is if you really really want to beat this addiction you will go to any lengths and depths to stop it"

Music to my ears... real, honest commitment is the only way.

You lay good, strong foundations my friend. Although life can suck at times, you know what you don't want or need in your life anymore.

In time, your personal life and circumstances will change. You will reap the rewards of the work you put into yourself now. Keep it up wp adaat 🙂

Jackie