my betting diary

I know a bloke called Richard Cranium--I believe he is a gambler who does not want to stop and lives up to his name.

All the best mate

Stumper

Hi wp

Try not to let him wind you up mate. He is just not ready to admit defeat yet, unfortuantly he has to sink a lot further before he realises that only the bookies win as far as gambling is concerned.

In the mean time he will probable lash out every now and again, usually when he lost loads of cash yet again.

Keep going and dont let gambling control your life again. We only have one life here on earth, I dont want to waste another single second of it in a bookies.

all the best

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Hi wp,

Really appreciate the fact you draw some inspiration from my diary (if i,ve read your post right???).

It gets a little heated on here at times,i,ve seen it happen and in past years a lot more heated than the current ones,i think its all to do with passion for attacking and defeating the addiction and some people NEED that passion for what they trying to achieve,good on em i say.

I,m feeling fine today,not fine about the recent jaunt in the bookies but fine because my knowledge has not been dented in the slightest,i allowed myself to make the mistake and thats all there is to it,i COULD get angry,sad,bitter or twisted but from experience i have found these type of feelings tend to lead a person straight back to gambling misery and so thats no good to me.

I wont allow my MISTAKE to fester and build into a "stuff it" to my recovery because there is no benefit.

A quote i found a long time ago "a person success is not measured by what they achieve,its how many failures they get over in order to get there".

Seems to sum everything up appropriately i feel,

Take care,

"" A NEW LIFE ""

Hi Post,

Thanks for the post on my diary mate, I really appreciate your support. I hope your Dad is feeling better and is recovering well. I also hope that you can find some resolution in the kids situation, it must be extremely hard for you at the moment.

I like ANL's success quote, and incase you haven't had enough of them, here's my favourite one:

"Success isn't determined by the position in which you stand, but to the direction in which you look"

Let's keep looking forward with positivity, even in the face of adversity!!

Stay Strong

Steve

Two Evertonians who both like playing golf....going to race meetings, both with gambling problems!! Should be interesting. I'll be totally fine, I'm 100% sure of it. I won't be drinking as I need to get back on the Friday evening. I hope all is good with you. Take care. Russ

hi wp, just a quick note to say thanks for your ongoing support, i really appreciate it.

i haven't any kids myself, and can only imagine how tough it must be for you, and i guess you must be missing a lip from biting it once too often !

Please continue your recovery journey, we are all with you on the forum.

all the best

tommi

Hi wp

I hope things are starting to work out with your kids.As you know ive been there before myself i know it cant be easy for you.On the gambling side kid things couldnt be much different.You are one of the people on here i can say will never go back.Keep up the good work Jeff.

Morning Winning,

Thanks for supporting me on my diary. Families eh...........can't live with them and can't live without them! I hope you get to see your children soon wp and you find some calmness in your personal life too. I am sure it's just waiting around the corner for you.

Look after yourself wp and keep going.....you are doing a brilliant job of recovery.

Jas x

Hi wp,

I did write a psot to you at 3am this morning when i was been attacked by big hairy moths but it doesnt seem to be here!! i wasnt dreaming was i?? no i know i wasnt there are still a few squashed on the wall!!

Well i cant remember what i wrote so just a quickie to say your more than welcome to join me on the stairway to success but you are leading the way or if you get stuck behind me you might never see daylight again never mind the stars!! lol

Take care wp you are in my thoughts and i hope all is going smoothly even if there is a gapping hole where your little one should be, she is there in your heart and no one can take that from you. Stay strong and meet me on the stairs later!!! x x

love linda x x x

i forgot to put who it was from!! lol but i bet you guessed! x

Hi Post--hope things are ok with you mate as we have not heard from you for a few days.

Stumper

Hi wp,

Its ok am not predjudiced against small screen squinty eyed people 😉

I just been reading your last post. Your right in that their is no point in other peoples diaries affecting ones own recovery. I think the reality is that we all have flaws in our characters and personalities... other wise none of us would be Cg's and here.

I find that with people who keep a diary for quite a while I get real sense of what makes them tick as they do with mine no doubt. I find it fascinating that many of us are quite scared of change, myself very much included. Sticking with the same old way of living and being because its all weve ever known. This is the hard work of recovery. All the best.. S.A

many many thanks for your continued support on my diary....it has been a few days now since i posted...although i have been busy i have become a bit disillusioned with the diaries...as many of you are aware i post from a mobile..it has been more of a chore to log in lately after last weeks outbursts and i have no gambling issues whatsoever at present so it is difficult to post something constructive on my own diary..whilst controversy will always prevail on the diaries surely the moderators can step in and stop any diaries "clashing" myself included by the way.....it certainly has done my recovery no good and anyone potentially starting a new one are going to maybes think twice about seeking the fantastic help these diaries give....yes i have a lot of passion for giving up and it is my own fault but it does frustrate me to see people being sucked in by the demons but my passion is that i lost my family and a helluva lot of debt due to gambling and sometimes read of people struggling yet having little or no debt at all and still managing a wee bet or two...yes we are all totally miles apart everybody is different...i ask myself put yourselves in my position(im not the only one of that im sure) maybe things will be seen differently then again this diary is for my recovery only and its none of my business to get involved with others and not everyone will agree with what i say.relationship wise saw kids thurs night fri night and sunday morning so thats a bonus ....on another note couldnt believe gazza s interview on the radio last week..20 years ago he had the world at his feet..now he needs major help in other ways...for anyone interested the interview can be found on you tube...i would post a link to it but ive never been computer orientated and wouldnt have a clue how to though i must admit it did make me smile....im off to st andrews for the day on thursday and really looking forward to the day out tickets £60 complimentary of course from my best friend 😉 anyways i will catch up with you all sometime,you are all in my thoughts...today i wont gamble tomorrow i wont gamble we can do this folks only if we want too 😉

Hi wp

good to have you back!! so nice to hear you finaly got to see the little ones hope that all went well and you had great fun?

you also have my heart felt sympathy for posting and reading from your mobile!! how come you dont end up with split sentances and gaps between words!! i have said before that i dont really know about these other diaries as if i start to read something where someone is on a different wavelength i loose interest and just go on to the next!! but i do know they get to you and your really shouldnt bother about it, you know yourself how hard it is to please some people and in the same way not everything is going to please you!! so stop trying to please all the people all the time and look after number 1!! (thats you incase you forgot!!) lifes hard enough reading on a mobile so do yourself a favour and if its something you dont like the sound of just press the little button with an arrow (for next) or the line at the bottom of the page that says return to recovery diaries!! dont get wound up by something you can easily ignore!! now thats told you sunshine!! lol unless you have already pressed those buttons in which case i am now talking to myself!! that wont be a first either!! anyway i know you cant resist reading to see what load of twaddle i come up with next!! ha ha

Today we are not going to gamble and we are not going to clash with others diaries we are going to turn the other cheek!!!!

lots of love as always linda x x x ;-0

oh no its me again!! i forgot to say I met gazza a few years ago when he had something to do with Kettering Town Football club i dont know what he had to do with them, was he manager? no i dont think so bless him he couldnt manage to turn up most days! he was a really lovely guy and he was still a charmer!! but goodness knows he had hit that wall hard and i dont think he will ever recover! Whats that saying the faster you come the harder you fall! no! maybe thats not it but its like that and i am sure you know what i mean!!

Money is the root of all evil! and from that root us gamblers grew!!! xx