New beginnings!

Hi Lucy, well done on the 63 days u r doing gr8 🙂

It is really nice to read that u r feeling calm and chilled it gives me hope. U should be really proud of urself.

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

hi lucy,

you are fighting this disease day by day,its not suprise for me that you checked your account and you saw money.imagine after 100-200 days bet free how things will have changed in your life.we are doing smth magic here.we treat each others, we help each others.WE GONNA BEAT THE GAMBLING VIRUS.we deserve a better life cause we are fighting it.

take care

mike 25D

Lucy,

I loved your previous post about your shock at seeing your bank balance. I lived in an overdraft for five years and cleared this within two months of not gambling. Who knows what our accounts will look like by the end of the year. You are doing brilliantly. Keep going.

Tomso.

Hey Lucy,

Great to see you hit that 9 week mark I do find numbers fascinating at times. I look at my diary and I think 25 days that sounds better than 3 and a bit weeks but, I look at yours and I see 9 weeks which sounds longer than 63 days clearly my mind is warped! (Hopefully someone will disagree haha) Either way 9 weeks or 63 days still some bloody good progress being made.

I was just posting to Charlotte and saying her slip will ultimately work in a positive way and I think the same for you regarding last saturday. Yes it was a near miss, but hey take the positives you didn't succumb and just for that day you didn't bet. Since then you have won again and again and again.

Oh and it's also much nicer to come and read your diary when you can tell there's a smile behind it. I read my own from yesterday and I thought Martin you are a miserable sod 🙂

Keep smiling, keep winning, stay happy!!

Flagg

Hey Lucy

Just popping in to say a big fat thank you to you!! Your words of encouragement have helped me enormously throughout these 10 weeks!!

Have a great night tonight - let's compare hangovers tomorrow - LOL!!!

xxxxx

Hi Lucy, thank u 4 ur kind words on my diary it means a lot rite now.

Well done for staying strong, u r doing gr8 🙂 enjoy ur nite out u soooo deserve it 🙂

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Afternoon

You know am feeling a little sad about what's happenend on here to one or two of our supportive members 🙁

This is our safe place to put down all we feel knowing we are not judged but supported whatever the outcome.

This diary is helping me so much and i want it to continue because i truly believe i would have gambled again by now without it.

I hope the unsupportive minority find their peace without resorting to demeaning comments of others i really do but still upset about it.

My day has been good and was really looking forward to a good night out but this has taken a bit of the sparkle out of it.

Take Care

Keep bet free

Stay positive

Lucy x

Hi Lucy

Fully agree with u there , hopefully gamcare will deal with the few minorities on here

Don't let individuals ruin ur night out u av earned that right through all ur hard work and effort , how often do u get to let ur hair down so go out and av av a fab time

And thanks for ur continued support its so appreciated

Take care

Castle2

Hi Lucy

Thanks for your comments on my diary.

Just read yours from beginning to end and if I had any doubts at all about having stopped your struggle and overriding optimism is an inspiration to each one of us.

I identified with your struggles and smiled at your view on life. Obviously hope you continue in the same vain and have a happy gamble-free life. Do want to say (no pressure!) that you are also driving me (and I more than suspect) others who are relying upon you and your beautiful perspective on life to help move us forward.

Thanks and gl

Stl

lucy. First and foremost your diary is for you and yours and it smiles through this forum, so you keep making those choices for you and yours and enjoy it. Just for today be kind to lucy she earnt it in spades. Well done be proud. Duncs stepping forward never back.

Today

Not really done much as pretty hangover from last night. I know I've said it before but think I need to stop the alcohol as can't really handle it !

Feeling calmer about things today and glad I can continue writing here to aid me in my recovery.

Been thinking about last sat and wondering where those urges leapt from but just don't bloody know , so I am praying they don't return tonight !

But you know what , even if they do I know I won't give in to them because my life is soooooo much greater without the gambling !

Hope all are enjoying a great bet free weekend

Lucy xxx

Hey Lucy!

I'm ashamed to say I haven't ventured far from my bed today.. hangover is pretty bad!! I'm typing this from my phone cos I haven't even got the energy to fire up the laptop!

Hope you're having a chilled out, bet free day!

xxx

Hi Boston

Urges are the most normal thing for us CGs to experience. It is how we deal with them that count. It gets easier as recovery goes on but they do jump out from nowhere from time to time. Make sure to keep posting as and when they do and they will go! Take care

Hi Lucy, it sounds like u had a good nite, I am glad! u deserve it 🙂

You done gr8 last wk 2 resist those urges u showed true strength and dermination!

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Hi Lucy

Glad u had a good night out and ur hammers had a good result , so alls lookin good at the moment last Saturday seems ages ago so pleased ur smiling again life's much better that way

Take care

Castle2