Stephen - Stopped Gambling 1st November 2019

Steph,

Just popped on to your diary and Im delighted to read about your positive progress.

I agree. Gambling made me sad and broke. The alternative seems far more attractive.

Take care and have a super excellent day.

RR

Thank you Bex & RR for visiting my diary. I appreciate your support and encouragement.

Today was good celebrating the great nephews 18th birthday with an afternoon party. Back at my sisters now watching telly with her and brother in law.

Wishing everyone on the diaries a good weekend. Love Stephen x 

Went to the cinema today in Epsom with nieces husband and his two sons "Star Wars." It was fun and really unusual because the seats reclined with plenty of legroom plus little table for drinks etc and lots of speakers in ceiling and walls.

Don't know if I will get to post tomorrow as busy during the day and partying at nephews in the evening so I will now wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Many thanks to admin and all the lovely people on the diaries who have helped me on this life-changing adventure to rediscover my life.

Stephen x x x 

 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE GAMCARE WARRIORS & WARRIORESSES + ADMIN SUPERDUDES.

I am not normally one to blow my own trumpet but will make an exception today because I am 2 months gamble free.

YIHAAAA ☆ WOOHOO ☆ YABBA DABBA DOOOO

Fantastic news Stephen 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Many thanks for visiting my diary Mixer. I appreciate your support and encouragement.

Two months gamble-free feels good and the truth is that I have no desire to gamble.

Admittedly, it is still early days but I have a good feeling about this journey of recovery and truly believe I have what it takes to abstain from gambling over the coming year. However, my first real target is 100 days. 

In 1979 Sister Sledge released a great record "We Are Family" and tonight I would like to dedicate that song to all my fellow travellers on the gamcare diaries with a big thank you.

Stephen x 

Happy New Year Stephen and warmest congratulations on 2 months gamble free. I am still right behind you ?

I just wanted to stop by and say I am happy to see your increasing gamble free time. It makes me very happy. 

Drama x

Dear @stephen-2,

a very Happy 2020 to you too and belated congratulation on two months gamble free. It is nice to hear how dedicated you are, that you are focusing and are filling your life with joyous and positive things.

Wishing you all the very best,

Eva

Forum Admin

Thank you visiting my diary Drama, Murlo & Eva. I appreciate your kind words of support and encouragement.

Everything is good with me. Still in Surrey enjoying quality time with my sister, brother-in-law, nephews, niece and their children and am going home on Monday.

By not gambling over the coming weeks and months my quality of life will be good as will be my peace of mind and happiness.

I am not stupid or naive and know what needs to be done.

I am the master of my own destiny.

I am a GamCare Warrior.

Standing proud & ready to rock n roll.

Stephen x 

Gamble Free day 64 enjoying a touch of flatulence 

Curling up my nose with a smiling childish nonchalance 

Betting thoughts scare me not for I can see their transience

And affluence awaits if I do not commit extravagance 

So in the company of loved ones in room of tasteful ambiance

I see no reason for to call a doctor or an ambulance

Enjoyed that ditty, Stephen.  Although I mis-read your 4th line as “And effluence awaits...” which I thought would also have kept the verse on-topic 🙂

Fantastic hitting 64 days, two solid months, one valuable and better-lived day at a time. 

With you shoulder to shoulder.

Mixer

Nice one Stephen. Your rhymes are comical and clever. Actually it was my flatulence following a tin of beans on toast which led to a full scale evaluation, but that's another story!

I'm well impressed with your 60+ days G.f. - you have certainly turned a corner and have taken control of your life. KEEP IT UP:)

Martin 

Thank you Mixer & Martin for your support which is greatly appreciated.

Hello Diary.

Trouble sleeping last night and head seemed to be under attack from negative thoughts, feelings and emotions.

It pleases me that I was able to look at what was going in a detached kind of way and I have tried to make sense of it.

Still cannot figure it out and funnily enough I had earlier written a post on the 100 Day Club thread in which I had recommended ignoring such thoughts and treating them with contempt.

Well the good news us that it did pass and that supports my view that worrying thoughts cannot hurt me and are only as powerful as I allow them to be.

Hopefully it will empower me in the future when faced with negativity.

Stephen x 

Hi Stephen

Just a quick hello. Glad to see you are catching me up! I haven’t been in much lately but drop by and have a look from time to time. Keep up the good work, take it day by day and you will soon get to the 100 day mark.

Best wishes 

Rob