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Hi Jeff.

Well done on 11 months mate. I'm so proud of you. Is it wrong of me to feel a little jealous as well?

We started on here around the same time Jeff and for the first three months or so i matched you day for day in giving up this fight. I wish my determination had remained absolute like yours but like you say in your last post we will all get there in the end.

Keep it up mate.

Hi Jeff,

11 months....random amount of time to celebrate!...love randomness though.

Happy 11 months and 1 day :-))

Always your supporter...Jas x

hi jeff,

thank you for your kind words on my diary - i am glad to say my old ma is much better and should be home soon.

Congrats on your 11 month + mark - be proud of your achievement, and well done!

I am about half of that, and this time i will make it to 12 months.

thanks again for your support - it gave me a real lift when i seriously needed one !

all the best

tommi

Less than a month to go before a wonderful anniversary!

Way to go, keep it up!

October (45 days to go)

Cheers for the post Jeff.

I reckon you will have enjoyed the England game last night. Was that 6 City players i counted on the pitch at the final whistle? I bet you never thought you would see that!

That Adam Johnson is an exciting player. He is like a throwback to the tricky wingers of yesteryear.

Champions League here you come.

hi Jeff

what a guy! never under-estimate how hard giving up compulsive gambling is! I envy you..but although i dont know you personally i am very proud of you mate. seriously..its f*****g hard and you have shown it can be done! i have tried and tried and tried....great stuff mate..and i just know you will never return to them very dark days..and without even looking back on your dairy certain stories of yours have stuck with me...take care mate.

neil

Well done m8t just thought I would pop in ...Glad to read of your fortunate staying of will power, it must have gotten easier for you by now?.....

Fast li£e

Well done on over 11 months. A true veteran by now of the diarys 😉 Feel good with it. Thanks also for your continued support. One thing I do know is you have never been judgmental on me or anyone else as far as I can read.

I really do wish you the best and a continued life changing forever recovery. Good thoughts to you. Blocked.

hi jeff, thanks again for your posts and kind words.

As you near the 1 year mark, i was reminded of the last time i reached it ,( a few years ago now & I was in GA at the time) and how good it felt.

Not only have you worked hard, but you have also helped many people on your recovery journey - so, well done, and thanks !

all the best

tommi

Thanks for the message Jeff,nice to see that all is well with you and that you are still offering advice when you can.

Seano.

Jeff..thanks for popping on my diary mate...no need to find an excuse....youve been there for me since day one...thanks pal we can do this 🙂

Nice 1 for reply mate....really good to hear from you!

Fast li£e.

Hi All

I was watching stand up comedy last night,and an old joke popped up.The one about our wages.I spend 60% on gambling 30% on drinking and i just waste the other 10%.A funny joke years ago.Or was it ?Its so true for most of us infact it was probably more than the 70% for me.It just shows this gambling lark is just a big joke,and we are not finding it funny any more.

Anyway even though i have stopped gambling now for almost one year,today i got my strongest urge in a long time.I know why.

Each week i help my dad get his pigeons ready for racing them and watch them come home on a saturday morning.This has helped me stay busy during what i would say was my most vunerable time.I used to go the bookies to put on a bet for the tv races as soon as the bookies opened,but usually lost everything on the dogs ,cartoon racing etc,before i got my paper bet on.Hence the chasing started.So this became a good way to cure my boredom.

The pigeons now have a break until April next year.so i was again bored.I thought what can i do now to fill this void.My brain done a complete u turn and said i know lets have a bet.Just out of the blue .It has to be the boredom.I did not bet i pulled myself together and read over my first post again.This reminds me of why i stopped.

I must now find myself something to fill this time.Because foe me that joke goes 90% on beer and i just waste the other 10% lol.I suppose i could spend the 100% on beer.Just joking these days my missus is in control of our money.I wish you all well on your continued progress.Jeff.

Hi Jeff, enjoy the golf today.....it's a bit wet out there! I've not played it before, but it's not too far away from me....I'm in the peaks. Your thought of gambling was just that 'a thought'. You are nearly at a year....that's one he'll of an effort. Why don't you play golf on a Saturday afternoon, instead of the pigeons? Have a good game. Russ

Morning Jeff just read your message on my diary. Thanks for taking the time to post and support as you always have done with some many on here. And yes chin up - it does and can get better - you are proof of that! Hope all is well your end of the pool. Cheers Blocked.