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

Good to see your mood lifting. Just don`t fancy cleaning your kitchen.

Hi ands, great to hear some positive news from you. I've just taken all the kids to the park for a play....nothing better than seeing them laughing and smiling. I hope the cakes taste good and congrats on your continued recovery. Russ

Good to see your positivity ands...you told me a few weeks ago you were no inspiration....well im sorry to say 2 weeks off being one year bet free is a FANTASTIC achievement and total inspiration mate...well done your making them kids proud mate 🙂

Ands,

Your last post is a real boost to everyone. To have gone through what you've been through and to now start coming out the other end - positive, gamble free and looking forward with optimism - is a fantastic achievement.

So happy for you mate.

Well done

All the best

Hatch

Ands,

Not much longer to go now before you achieve your first (of many) years of your new life.

On the day I will be in the 'virtual bar' waiting to buy you a big drink to celebrate that.

Having lapsed so many times before coming back on here, I take heart by reading about your continued success.

I read your diary a lot. It really is an inspiration.

Hope you have had a good weekend.

Cheers

David

Hi Ands,

So pleased to hear that you are sleeping better. An important thing to be able to do in this road to recovery. Sleep is the best cure for any worries or stress and I can certainly relate to this.

I, too, will be raising a virtual glass to you when you reach your important milestone of one year.

Enjoy your bank holiday.

October (54 days to go)

Ands,

Hope you're still doing well and going from strength to strength in the daily battle.

All the best

Hatch

Hi ands,

hope you are still sleeping ok mate. I have been super busy and not posting much but you have been in my thoughts.

Hope the white stuff you mention looking forward to is just snow. Dont want you swapping one addiction for another eh? lol.

Take care and post soon, even if its just 2 words "im ok"

f x

Thanks for your posts.

4 days to go then im gamble free for a year.

Realy hard year its been, at times so depressing but yer im coping and acting like a man with balls. Taken my knocks and im up and im staying up, whatever life throws at me, i know i dont need the sh*tty machines.

Still no contact from family, and im on no meds........Yer i miss my family and yer it hurts like f***, but i made a promise!!

And i will keep it!!!!

To my sons love you both, we 3 plod on as a family on a mission, a mission of love and happiness and i cry far too much.

Ands

Thanks for dropping in on my diary. It's always great to hear from you.

With all you have had to endure over the last year there are many who would simply not have made it so far. But you have and have inspired many others along the way.

4 days to go before we have that large virtual drink to toast your first year of your new life!

Just Brilliant!

David

Ands

Only four days to go mate and then a full year completed. To have gone that long gamble free, on top of everything else that you've had to endure, must have taken a Herculean effort!

All credit to you and long may it continue mate.

All the best

Hatch

Ands,

That 1 year milestone creeps steadily nearer - got the virtual champagne on virtual ice - enjoy!!

All the best

Hatch

Thanks for the posts.

Tomorrow is the year gamble free for me, but more importantly its back to work tomorrow. Not looking forward to it at all, just dont want to start crying and breakdown into a gushing mess like i did at my sons school. My emotions are so all over the place, up and down like rollercoaster, its hard to deal with.

Anyway first major milestone reached, wont be gambling tomorrow, have not the time or the interest to lose any money more importantly my spare cash goes on my sons.

Been one f*****g mission to accomplish a year gamble free and if i can anyone can.....

Inspiration - not, cos all my s**t i bought on by myself and theres only one person to blame and that is myself! I think about the what if's and daydream about being in a happy family like the ones you see on tv at christmas, always been a dream i guess!

But never the less 1 yr without putting a penny in a machine is impressive for me lol!!

i alittle chuffed with myself! just a little too late, to try and make amends with my mother!

Anyway next target 2 years..................

Thankyou to you all for your support,advice and kindness, could not have got this far without you guys and gals.

Be true to yourself and those you care about, be honest..........And as SA would say odaat, so very true!

Ands

' Not looking forward to tomorrow'

One Day at A Time! that's all we can do and it's been the backbone of the fantastic progress that you have made!!

Tomorrow will take care of itself.

But tomorrow, I hope that you give yourself due credit for your marvellous achievement.

You have faced up to your problems and been a fine example to loads of people on here as to what really can be achieved in the face of adversity.

Tomorrow, Ands you should be rightly proud of your achievement! Shout, Scream, Cry, Do whatever you feel like to get the emotions out.

Whatever works for you is all that matters and whatever you have been doing has worked brilliantly!!

Make it a special day because you and your boys deserve it.

I'll be dropping into your diary for that virtual drink we said we would have tomorrow.

Total respect + congratulations on your achievement!

You are a top man and we are all standing right behind you.

DD

Sometime tomorrow, you should take one very deep breath.

And ponder quietly...

...one year!

Then whether you choose to celebrate it wildly or quietly, you should feel incredibly proud of yourself. Just think about where you were a year ago and where you are now.

I shall be raising a virtual glass to you tomorrow.

October (45 days to go)