My Recovery Diary (last bet 22/04/06 )

jim and Jac, well done to both of you, you are so inspiring x

Maddie x

Congratulations on 4 years Jim. Absolutely brilliant.

Thanks to Jac as well for your last message in this diary. There is a section in there which really hit home with me.

Thank you both for sharing your thoughts and showing that there is a way out.

Here is to the next 4 years!

Hi Jim,

Congrats on the 4 years. Two wonderfully inspiring posts by yourself and Jackie. I hope to reach what you have reached, but never catch you up, if that makes sense! Well Done.

Stay Strong

Steve

Thank you all for your messages of congratulations.

Thank you Jac for giving me a chance to prove to you that I can change and I can be a husband that you can be proud of.

You stuck by me when you had every right to wash your hands of me, and for that I will always be grateful.

I will spend the rest of my life making up to you for all those years of pain and suffering I caused you through my gambling.

I will never stop doing what is nessasary to keep this addiction in its place, I wont let it control me again. I will never place that first bet again.

Life is too short to waste it gambling and I intend to not waste any more of my time on this earth in pursuit of some crazy dream.

You are my life and always will be.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Jim

Well done on the 4 years. An excellent achievement.

Have just read your thread in the OPG section. May just be the kick I needed.

Thank you

M

Had a s**t couple of weeks but thats just life sometimes. At least now I am not gambling I am not making things worse.

All gambling does is make everything so much worse.

Dealing with life problems is just so much easier without the added pressures that gambling always brings.

Next year is going to be good though, we are planning a month long holiday touring through europe....this would have been impossible when I was gambling.

I have already saved most of the money needed for it, again this would have been impossible when I was gambling.

Life can be cr** sometimes but gambling is never the answer and it never will be.

I am so glad that I found the strength to stop gambling and to stay stopped. Gambling is for mugs and I dont intend to be a mug again.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Excellent advice Jim-- a few of us seem to be having a craap time at the moment-- I suppose that the pressures of live will not get much easier for a while with the country in such a mess-- but at least bad situations are not being made worse by a return to gambling.

Hi Jim,

Great post mate. I'm not having a great time of it either, but getting lost in gambling has only ever added to my problems, so like you, i'm determined not to fall into that trap again.

Take care and I hope things get easier for you soon.

Stay Strong

Steve

Still here and still not gambling.

Sad to see that certain people are still in denial and getting irate at people who are giving recovery a good go. Unfortunately the gambling bug in us can make us look at life through very distorted lenses.

Still, I have put the ground work in and am strong in my recovery.

We can all beat this once we stop fooling ourselves and do what is necessary.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Thanks jim 🙂

Hi Gull

I dont agree with your opinions and approach on here but what I will say ( sit down this is a compliment) is that at least you are consistent and dont stray from your views.

For the record my comments were not aimed at you but at those who have changed their views/ opinions/ recommendations as often as the weather.

Things still going well..no gambling of any sort, which is just the way I like it.

Life is hectic at the moment due to the addition of a cute fluffy German Shepherd puppy to the household.

Something I have always wanted but could never have had whilst I was gambling.

Now I dont spend all my time down the bookies or studying form I have both the time and money to fulfill some of my life's ambitions.

All forms of gambling is for mugs and I am not a mug anymore.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Hi Gull991, I am pleased to hear you are doing well, and not gambling, I agree with you it is for mugs and i totally agree with you, you have done fantastic not gambling since 6/2006.

I had a lapse, and i did manage to stop for 18 months, I must be nearly there though, IF i stopped for 18 months i can do it again, your puppy sounds lovely :-), I am lady who has gambled on roulette machines started off in bingo halls, I just want my life back again. I am 33, so i need to stop now.

Everything I read on this site, and I read it every day, convinces me that I am on the correct path.

I CANNOT GAMBLE BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP.

IF I NEVER GAMBLE I WILL NEVER HAVE GAMBLING PROBLEMS AGAIN.

Random, controlled, choice.....its all the same. It is all just gambling.

I dont analyse gambling or why I did it...I just dont gamble anymore and intend never to gamble again.

I dont fool myself that I can win on certain types of bets, I dont fool myself that one bet dosent do any harm. I dont fool myself that I am cured. I just dont gamble.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Yes Jim

Over 4 years tells me you are on the correct path.When i reach 4 years you will be over 7 years.Of that kid i have no doubt.Sheer determination has got you where you are now.To me its the only way.

Keep giving out advice Jim.All the best Jeff.