New beginnings!

Hi Boston

Must've been something in the air yesterday as I had a bad one. Today is a new day and hopefully the demons will be rid from our minds.

Take it easy!

Hi Lucy. You are making right decisions and doing great in your fight. Keep it going that way and stay strong. Congrats on your small victory against the evil. What counts, are our small, every day victories. Picking them together we can regain normal happy life. All the best. K.

Hi Lucy

I reckon you and me are kindred spirits! I too had the worst day of my recovery (although mine was on Sunday) and how I got through the day, I will never know!!

I will post more details on my diary. I hope you are having a better day today.

Well done for staying strong buddy! xxx

lucy.

Did you have a punt yesterday NO !!!

Lucy you are making the right choices take strength from this you really are taking your addiction face on keep SMILING!!! and keep that friend close by and with the forum you can do this,no you are doing this BE PROUD and together we will stand.

Be kind to yourself Lucy you earnt it again.

Dunc stepping forward never back one day at a time NO BET.

Hey Lucy,

The demons surface the urges appear and yet you bat them off, its not easy but you manage it! A few times you have posted mentioning the tougher days and in some ways retrospectively fighting the urges on those days feels like a greater triumph!

This is testament to how far you have come the steps you have taken the path you are now on!

I continue to draw strength from your daily achievements!

Flagg

Hi Lucy,

It was a tough day but take pride and strength in knowing that you came through it with the right outcome, You did not gamble.

No one said it would be easy and no one said it would be this tough, no one also said you would reap rewards, but you have, and you are, and you will continue to , because your making the right choices one day at a time.

I hope that today is kinder to you, Keep strong,

Blondie day 22.

Thanks Lucy! Smiling Lucy...

I've just read your other post about your ex wanting you back! What?!?! Do you think that's what made you have a bad day yesterday? Do you want him back?

Blimey, it doesn't just rain on us CG's does it? One fricking test after another.. for once I would just like a break.. a little one, where I'm not a CG, where I don't have to constantly be on my guard..

But you're right, things are a million times better than before and we will make it.. we just have to believe it!!

Good to see you smiling again and thanks for your constant support! xxx

Lucy you didnt gamble thats the main thing.

Your going thru a lot of changes at the moment with the ex, and your son moving out and then this dirty disease on top of all that.

So you should be really proud of yourself that your continueing to arrest it a day at a time.

Dig deep you can do it and go to the chipper if you have any more thoughts of a bet haha

Well done Lucy on your strength and not being tempted. I had my worst day so far on Sunday. Thanks for your post on my diary, you've come so far on this journey and I aspire to be in your position one day. Stay strong and fight the good fight.

Cameron

Hi Lucy,

U r doing gr8! ur strength and determination 2 beat this shines through 🙂

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Well done for staying strong. I reckon the tougher it was the prouder you should be of getting through it. In the words of Elton John 'you're still standing'. x

Good Morning World

Last night still had a few lurking and decided enough!

So i blindfolded, gagged, put in a restraint jacket, covered them in chains and threw away the key!

Now i know they are tricky and will prob get out eventually to torment again but for now they are well and truly bound up!

So today is a new day 🙂

Popped to Tesco on way to work to get the staff some well deserved cakes as i have been miserable again latley and know i'm not easy to work with like that and they do not deserve my moans so hopefully they will forgive me and do their best today.

For me, i have my huge smile back on my face and it feels great again!

Looking forward to some me time in a couple of weeks and decided to go to the lakes to walk or struggle as been smoking too much up a couple of my favorite mountains, just for me, on my own, it always gives me a sense of pride when i get to the tops and feel i can clear my mind abit.

Still things to sort at home as ex still begging but hopefully soon he will realise i will not go back and move on with his life, maybe i need to sell the house to get rid completley but i love my home and have been there before i married him so not too sure if that's right for me at present.

Now as i'm smiling again i'm getting excited about Sat at Wembly, also forgot i said to a friend i would go out on friday so going to be completley done in by sunday but hey you know what , i say bring it on! , this is my new life, gamble free, on my own and boy i'm going to enjoy every minute when i'm smiling.

So for today i'm a happy bunny and long may it continue!

Keep Strong all and have a great bet free day!

Smiling Lucy xxxxx

lucy. Now that is a post to kick start a day! ! Cakes! Well done you lol. And it is your life and it is true we only have one go. Lucy we cant change the past but we can like you package it up and box it away deal with the damage, repair it were we can and then live a better life one made all the better gamble free. Go get em! And today i ask this what did gambling ever give you? Misery is what it ultimatly gave me. Gamble free what do us compulsive gamblers have? A better life with a great big smile! Duncs stepping forward never back.

Morning smiling Lucy!

What a great post! That little break away that you have planned for yourself sounds idyllic! Nothing like a good walk to clear the cobwebs...! lol I know what you mean about the smoking.. I too am severely unfit cos of it!

It sounds like you have a lot to think about what with your house and ex and stuff but a break away will do you the world of good!

Anyway, hope you and your staff enjoyed the cakes... and that you have a fab day today!

Demons tied up and gagged at this end too...!

xxx

Did some one mention cakes,

Fairy cakes I hope, the sweetest of them all lol

Thank you for you post, and you are most welcome.

I meant what I said, it is hard enough to battle this addiction without the added pressures you have going on.

So enormous gigantic respect for you staying strong.

When that stupid voice , try to get you to escape from it all, but as we know straight into the lions den.

You know where I is, should you want to rant , scream or are in need of a virtual hug .

Stay strong honey, the best years of your life are yet to come. And we will all get there one day at a time. The struggles I hope by then will seem like a distant memory.

Dusty xxxxxxxxx