the end of the road, a new start on the way

Thanks for your posts!!

Still gamble free and have had a nice weekend, until the footie anyway....bloody germans, bloody refs, bloody linesman...lol, why oh why does it always happen to us!

Gambling sucks and so does the england football team.

Oh well, its only a game...... lets have an english manager for the english team!

take care all and thanks again for your posts, realy nice to read and the kindness you have shown to me has been really great and i genuinely am very grateful. ands

Yaaayyyy!!! that's a year for me on this forum....Been a tough year to say the least, but i have changed my life for the better!

I thank all those who have followed/supported me on my battle to rid my life of gambling.

Time for reflection, nah, dont think so...time to look to the future....

So to SA, Freda, DT, Green, Charly, Dazzler, W, Jasmine, Weldy, Mancity, Happy Neil, Graham - aka cyber pops, ex gambler jeff, Steve, and others thank you so much.......And not forgetting the gamcare staff who have helped me so much!

If any of us realy want to quit this addiction then we will, its not rocket science....barriers and determination are the ingredients for success....Be true to yourself and never give up! ands

Conratulations on hitting the year mark, well done mate. Onwards and upwards!

Jim

High five ands!!!!!

you are a different person a year on, and thats down to a lot of hard work from you bud!

Lovely to see 🙂

f x

Hi Ands,

Doing just fine by the sounds of it.. good stuff that man! 🙂

I totally agree that we need an England manager who can speak the lanaguage fluently. It gets on my nerves listening to him in press conferences trying to find the english words. They will keep him though cos it will cost the FA the equivalent of our national debt to get rid of him.. lol

Thanks for your support as always.. S.A

Note for diary - Day 371 if my maths is correct, lol!

Still gamble free and feeling happy and content. boys doing really well in school, they special boys.....My youngest was 2 when there mum left and i have now been bringing my sons up on my own now for over 5 years. Being a parent is the most rewarding and enjoyable part of my life, i would die for my sons! Spent the weekend painting there bedroom, then laid new carpet, couldnt have done that if i was gambling!!

Bless there little hearts, love them so very much..... They make life just FAB....

Thankyou as always for your posts.

take care whoever read this, ands

Aw ands, you are dead lovely you are!

You got two lovely boys, they are a credit to you.

I wish I could stop off the betting all the time like you! Im trying though. Its not a competition I suppose. I been hurt again today by one of them P****s, my brother, but I done a workout and made myself stronger instead of doing something to hurt myself. Best way to rise above it, innit? You got to take good care of yourself, when people are treating you like poo.

Yo dude, high five!!!!! lots of love,

f x

Hi Ands,

I do enjoy reading about you and your boys. You sound like the best dad in the world.. am sure you are. Doing great in recovery.. keep it up.. S.A 🙂

Thanks for the post on my diary ands.

Jac and I are both doing ok. the recent outbursts from a certain poster do nothing but make me stronger in my resolve never to return to gambling. I dont want to be that bitter and twisted again.

Glad to read that you are doing well too, life is too short to waste it by being obsessed with gambling.

keep going

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)

Thanks for your posts

Another 6 days since my last post and thats another 6 days gamble free....Great weekend, great weather and great company, no gambling and life is certainly not boring, lol!!!

There are several diaries on this forum which have inspired me throughout the last year. When this certain individual disrespects another member it really P****s me off!!!! So i am posting a posting from another diary which like i say has P***** me off!

Gull

You are obviously fine and happy with your life so I dunno what you get out of posting sniggering comments on here aimed at some of us who are going through our own process and stages of recovery. Sad.

This is written on a members diary who has been gamble free for 4 years! There are several members on this forum who i have a great deal of respect for.....So on this sunday i thank Jim - last bet 22/04/06, for all his postings and the support he gives.

And to Capt46 you are a d**k head!

Still gamble free and its defo time to bid you all farewell - thankyou to all those for all your help and support........................

To my sons love you both!

I shall never gamble again.

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Hey Ands,

Sorry your calling it a day, but well done on passing the year mark and good luck; I don't think you'll need it!

I have a lot of respect for what you have done and thanks for all your support it is really appreciated.

All the best. Jim

Hey Ands,

Sorry to hear that your calling it a day. For me I no longer get irrate when i read things on the forums that maybe disrespectful or overly controversial. I just think to myself "hey maybe they are just having a bad day".. lashing out at others is usually a sign of inner turmoil. But like most things in life inner turmoil settles down given time. Sometimes I write things and later think.. "What was all that about...??" Ga meetings usually get my wrath when am over-tired or in a mood lol

Remember that you can change your mind at any point and start posting again

Thank you for all the support youve shown me over the the last year and more... much appreciated. Remember.. day at a time... "never gamble again" is a scary statement in my opinion. Keep safe.. S.A

Hi Ands,i don't think i've ever posted on your diary before mate,just wanted to say that i wish you every success in the future,and i hope you continue to be as strong in defeating this horrible addiction.

It's a shame that you feel driven away by a very tiny minority on here......,needless to say,if you feel the need then please come back on here.

Very best wishe's to you Ands,

Seano.

Hi ands

its like water off a ducks back to me. The guy was just lashing out because he is hurting. I can take his insults, they are just words and mean nothing to me.

My recovery is the most important thing in my life, if I hadnt of stopped I would probably be dead by now.

A few insulting words on a forum are not going to make me alter my course, I am much stronger than that.

I look at my life now and then I look at when I was still gambling, there is no comparison. I have found peace of mind and I dont intend to lose it just because someone else cant handle me doing well.

I hope that you return and continue offering your support to others on here, but if you dont then I wish you all the best and a gamble free life.

all the best

Jim (last bet 22/04/06)