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Hi Ands

Your last post made a good read. Some similarities really. There is a hell of a lot more to life than gambling as you say.

I couldn't agree with you more about this site. In the 5 weeks since I have stopped I have found the support and advice available has been invaluable. We want to stop mainly for ourselves and those around us, but I have found that I don't want to let anyone here down as well, if that makes sense.

Take care

M

Been watching you since you came here. That last post you made proves how far you have come. Pleased :).

Day 127 and i have not gambled today...

Thankyou for your posts, last night i wanted a positive post on my diary and typing away helped.

I am under no illusions or will i get complacent but i am starting to feel better in myself and in life in general..Ment every word of that post last night, i am still looking for employment and i will carry on applying for jobs until i find something. I think its 8 weeks today since my one and slip and yes im chuffed with myself, not in a cocky way (DT i agree) lol...

Anway thats my babbling done for today, thanks again for your posts and take care all, ands.

I totally know what you mean about 'the walk home' gutting innit! Glad its quite a distant memory for me now.

I got a job as a lollipop lady! my life gets weirder and weirder...

Hey ands, glad you are feeling a bit better. You seem to be coming to terms with a lot of things at the minute.

Are you eating any better now? dont know why I have fixated on this, but hope you are not losing any more weight.

Take care,

f x

Hi m8. Hey good you have met Ken and good you are feeling more positive. Again you are doing really well. Would be great one day if we had a pint together, who knows?

Day 128, i have not gambled today...

Thanks for your posts, had an interesting day...

take care all, ands

Oooo, aren't you all mysterious!

Hope it was interesting good. Sorry if I poked my conk in where its a bit private (blimey that sounds rude!) but glad your gp is keeping an eye on you.

Take care,

f x

Hi ands,

Just dropping in before the weekend, I'm sure you and the boys will be seeing fireworks at some point, they remind me of my gambling days. 'money going up in smoke'

Only with gambling a lot more than just money is lost. No longer my friend, keep up the good work, stay strong.

green x

Day 129, i will not gamble today...

Thankyou for the posts Green and Freda...

Lol, freda, funny........Nice post Green to the point and so very true and yes of to watch display saturday night which should be good.

Have good weekend all, take care ands

Day 130, 131 and 132, i have not gambled..

Feeling flat but im still gamble free, so on i go..

tale care all, ands

Hi ands,

Another three days gamble free, thats what counts my friend, feel a little flat myself to be honest, but no one is here to pump me up only i can do that, and i know it ain't that bloody simple.

Like you say we go on, the better life will come, hope the boys are well.

keep going my friend, you really are doing just fine.....:-)

green x

Hi Ands

Hows it going mate, made me smile to see you racking them days up gamble free. You may feel a little flat...but a whole lot flatter if you was gambling. Even so, i know that feeling of feeling a lttle flat. chin up mate.

neil

Hi Ands,

Well done on the non-gambling front, keep going, you are doing just great.

Take care,

DT.

Great stuff ands, all those gamble free days.

I reckon we've al got a bit of SAD with the dark nights etc.on top of all the usual c*P that it.....lol

As they say better than if we were still losing all our money as well 🙂

Take care

W xx

Hi ands,

Hope you are well. Something struck me when you said you were feeling very 'flat' - I sometimes feel that way, and for me its because I got used to all the drama that gambling caused in my life. The drama wasn't ever pleasant, but it did serve the purpose of giving me something to focus on. Without my destructive gambling, I sometimes feel lost, what can I worry about now??!!

Anyway, just thought I would share that, maybe it will ring true for you also. then again maybe not, lol. We are all very different in our recoveries.

Take care,

f x