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

Congratulations on 5 years without a bet Jim.

You are living proof that a life without gambling is worth working toward.

Enjoy your weekend.

Yes just want to add my congratulations. Well done on your 5 years bet free.. regards.. S.A

Thanks for your messages.

Life is so very different for me now than it was five years ago.

The secret to my having stopped for all these years is that I finally accepted that gambling had me beat.

Gambling had almost destroyed me and It would have totally destroyed me if I hadnt of stopped.

I admited defeat and accepted I was powerless over gambling, but I had the power to say "no more".

No longer does gambling control my life, every day I go without a bet makes me a little bit stronger.

I still know today that I can never place another bet and thats the way I like it. Gambling no longer has any place in my life and I will still do anything to keep it so.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Congratulations on 5 years gamble free.

It is great to see good news and a success story on these boards. Well done for keeping the posting going.

Brian

Hi Jim

Like many others, I just wanted to send my congratulations on a magnificent achievement.

Really well done! Enjoy the bank holiday weekend.

M

Hiya Jim,

Congratulations from me also. Fantastic achievement!

Best Wishes

Delgirl

Its been a while since I updated my diary, but I am still here and i am still gambling free.

Life just goes on, but these days there is no gambling in it...none at all.

I love my non gambling life, I love spending time with my wife, daughters and grandaughter, time that otherwise would have been spent in the bookies.

Time is very precious to me these days and I dont intend to waste any more of it gambling or thinking about gambling.

I am not one of those who think that they can control their gambling again because I know that a compulsive gambler can never gamble for fun again. A compulsive gambler has to stop and stay stopped or they will continue to ruin their lives.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Hi Jim and Jac

Wishing you both a wonderful Christmas.

I hope you are as well as you can be and look forward to hearing from you.

You're always in my heart and thoughts.

Lots of Love and Hugs

God Bless

Sabine xx

Happy christmas to you and jac m8

Morning,

CONGRATULATIONS on staying clean for 6 years darling.

I am so Proud of You and what you have done to change your life & way of living, thinking and total Attitude towards gambling.

You have rebuilt my trust in you and help me in my life in more ways than I can ever repay you. You are that man that I have always loved but now without the grip that tainted you, that nearly took you from me and this world... Tried to destroy your very being, now you have my full admiration as well as my love.

Today you different, you stand proud, you stand strong, you still do whatever is necessary to stay that way in your and our lives. I thank you with all my heart. A real man... My man xxx

Congratulations on your 6 years gambling free Jim... an excellent acheivement.

Hey Jim,

Congrats on the 6 year milestone : )

Hoping all is well with you? You haven't been on, or checked in on the joint recovery thread mate, and was concerned.

NT has left, and I'm finishing it off for the remainder of the year. I know he said your name would have to go on the last check in just gone....but really really hoping to hear from you before the 18th. Don't want to take your name off : (

Take care,

f x

Congratulations on 10 years gamble free Jim. I won't lie I've not read you diary yet but fully intended to. I have just read you Jac's and can see why you had to stop you could lose a cracker like her. I wish you both all the best for the future and look forward to reading your journey in full soon.

KTF

Well, after 10 years I'm still gamble free and still as determined as ever to never gamble again. My life as a gambler is so far in the past that I hardly ever think about anymore. One thing I still believe is that I can never gamble again, I know if I place another bet I will get sucked right back into it.

That to me is the key to my recovery, accepting that I can never bet again, not that I want to. I hate gambling in all its forms these days, a feeling I have actively encouraged.

Good luck to anyone who reads this diary, believe me if I can stop so can you. Stop gambling and life gets better, carry on and life gets worse. Do anything you can to help you stop, but you have to stop.

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Wow...massive respect to you...only 100 days gamble free but already feeling the benefits...in mind...soul...and finances....and like you ...know I can never spin a slot again x