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Hi Jeff,

Well done in your continued abstinence mate.

City were lucky in the 1st half mate, but were maybe worthy of a draw in the end. Hart was world class.

You still playing golf???

Stay Strong

Steve

Hi Jeff...it's Jas.

Good to see you are still going strong my friend. I was just reading a post from your good self on Andrew's diary....brilliant support and advice. You have really done amazing Jeff.....just thought i would tell you so 🙂

Jas xx

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the post mate.

I've not played the course you are at this weekend but i'm sure you will enjoy it. I got fitted for some new irons before i went away and i picked them up on Sunday. Went for Mizuno MP68 blades. Best looking club i have ever seen. Just got to learn how to hit the things now!

Delighted to see City give Liverpool a thrashing tonight. I thought Milner and Johnson were immense on the flanks and Tevez is like a bull terrier. De Jong was class in the middle of the park also.

Maybe that talk of City being title contenders might not be as wide of the mark as i initially thought?

Hi Jeff,

Bloody hell, men vs boys or what. Don't wanna start waxing lyrical too much but your lads shouldn't even have gelled together as a team yet. Frightening. Tevez, for me is and has been for a few years now one of the best (and most underrated) players in the world. He never seems to get mentioned alongside Messi and Ronaldo et al, but i'd rather have him in my team than any of them. His work rate is phenomenal!! Ok, i'm waxing lyrical and I promised I wouldn't.

Well done on your continued abstinance.

Stay Strong

Steve

P.s why did you have to give Bellamy to Cardiff when his debut would be against Donny??? Well and truely stuffed we were.

Hi Jeff

I was just about to log off but thought I would reply to your post first!

Interesting question you pose:

"What is a gamble?

Is it a something that is only chance.?

Is it sometimes a game of skill?

Well i myself say it can be both.

I would say its when you put up a stake hoping to improve improve it either by luck or skill."

I have not thought too deeply about it before, but yes it is something we have to decide especially if we are planning to abstain for life!

I think just as addiction has different stages (& these vary from person to person) so does recovery. I have just been so determined to get passed 90 days that I have been a bit scared to sit and ponder these sorts of questions. For me up to now I have just thought that anything risking money on a chance outcome is gambling. (But then would this include things like premium bonds etc?) You could argue that games of skill come under this as long as the outcome is not certain.

One sure way to know is: does whatever it is you're thinking of set off alarm bells? I think for cgs we do have these alarm bells as we recognise the obsessive urges/feelings in certain activites!

Sorry to ramble on in your diary!

Thanks for the post.

4D

Hi Jeff,

Thanks very much for your post. You are a top bloke.

I will not be neglecting my golf swing mate i can assure you!

All the best mate.

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the post. The weather held out, in a smuch as the monsoon seaseon disappeared AND was replaced by the tornado season. Still, just about got through it and still enjoyed it - AND it was 100 times better than gambling!!

Hope your game went well and you scored better than me - lol.

All the best

Hatch

As you approach the 11 months mark mate may i take this opportunity to congratulate you and thank you for your valued support in my personal battle against this evil ..even though you post less and less these days i am 110% certain that you will celebrate the full year and go many years beyond...your attitude to these diaries have certainly changed many over the months,myself included...cheers "kid" ,we CAN do this 😉

Hi All

Thanks for noticing wp.That i have reched the 11 month mark today.

As wp has said i tend not to post as much these days,but it is not through neglect or complacentcy.

I have merely ran out of things to say.I do still read these diaries every day,and i tend to post where ithink the advice is needed most.

This forum has been my saviour,and although 11 months doesnt seem that long i hasve seen a lot of people come and go and then maybe even come back.I have great admiration for anyone who reappears after a couple of months.I believe these people really want to give up and their time will come.Of course there are others that have done things the same way as myself (complete absainance)and also like myself believe it is the only way.Yet iknow that all our gambling problems are not of the same and i know each and every individual will have their own way of dealing with it.

I have noticed that a lot of my friends that have been on here the same ammount of time as me or thereabouts have also stopped posting as much,i know i can also speak for them that it is for one reason only lack of things to say without continually repeating ourselves.

There is no way i will be leaving this diary section.I will read everyday.I will give advice to whoever i when i think it is needed and i will stay in touch with friends old and new.I still need this diary as much asd anyone.

A note to myself . when i reach one year it is just another milestone.It isnt over.Thanks all Jeff.

Well done on reaching 11 months Jeff,like me you don't post so often now,also like me you totally abstain from any form of gambling,and i believe that is the most important thing for all of us to maintain:).Keep it up Jeff.

Seano.

Hi Jeff

Just wanted to add my own congratulations on you reaching the 11 month mark, thats a fantastic achievement and 1 that you should be very proud of..

I myself still log on here almost everyday and have a good read but i rarely reply.

Well done once again m8, you have given so much help and advice to the users of this site and i'm chuffed to bits for you in reaching this milestone

All the best and keep up the good work

Londonbloke

Jeff

Congratulations on the 11 months - a real achievement. You should treat yourself.

Hope the golf went well - like you say, so much more enjoyable to do things worthwhile. I remember playing one day after having gambled (and lost heavily) prior to going. All I could think of was finishing the round and trying to get my money back. Gambling even stops us enjoying the sports we love!

So pleased that you're doing so well.

All the best

Hatch

Congratulations on making the 11 month mark Jeff!

That is a fantastic achievement - as it is very difficult to get a solid block of time under your belt without a single solitary punt!

Im very happy for your success in recovery, I realise how much hard work this must have involved.

Take care,

f x

Jeff

Thanks for your post on my diary, and would also add my congratulations on your 11 months of your new gamble free life.

Reading diaries like yours is a real boost to the confidence that if we really want to we can beat this disease.

Respect,

DD

Hi Jeff,

Like you and a few others, i've not been posting as much. I've made a decision to have a little break from the diaries. I just wanted to thank those who have helped me the most, so thank you!! I'll pop back every now and again to see how everyone is.

Take care and stay strong

Steve