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46470
Hi Sara,   To be honest, I never thought about the difference between a cg that was addicted to slots or one that was addicted to sports betting. If someone...
LeeAnn D
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Feb 1, 2009
2:08 pm
46471
Hi Rob,   It's great to see a post from you and to know that you are doing so good. Time sure goes by quickly....seems like we were just ringing in the new...
LeeAnn D
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Feb 1, 2009
2:22 pm
46472
Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! February 1 Reflection of the Day The longer I'm in the Gamblers Anonymous Program; the more clearly I see why it's...
Ken
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Feb 1, 2009
3:48 pm
46473
I will find any excuse to go there, this time it was to collect 15 dollars in cash from this coupon they sent in the mail. They stagger the dates on these...
tankweasel
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Feb 1, 2009
7:13 pm
46474
I was just sort of mulling over the previous day visit to the casino described in the previos post and it just hit me how I had everything backwards. I used...
tankweasel
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Feb 1, 2009
7:15 pm
46475
First off before I start my response I just want to say that for a LOT of people trying to quit gambling what I am about to describe will not work at all and...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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Feb 1, 2009
9:51 pm
46476
Liza, each of us has to find what works for us. Personally, I find it extremely hard to go into a casino and not gamble but I have done it, as you describe,...
mimikay19
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Feb 2, 2009
1:52 am
46477
Since we seem to have a bunch of newer people on the board I thought I`d mention that there is a chatroom associated with this group anyone can use...Perhaps...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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Feb 2, 2009
2:52 am
46478
Hi everyone - nice to see the board busy once again. To all the new people coming here - welcome and keep coming back! Was watching the Australian Open Tennis...
helen.gittings
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Feb 2, 2009
4:34 am
46479
I have quit smoking and gambling at the same time.  They are pretty much my last two expensive vices. I quit drugs and alcohol 16 months ago and 5 years ago,...
Sue Clark
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Feb 2, 2009
1:07 pm
46480
Sara, I am so glad that your ventures back into what has been a den of destuction for so many of us C/G types didn't lead you back to gambling. As you mention...
tankweasel
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Feb 2, 2009
8:23 pm
46481
Mimi, You are so right, that we have to realize our level of tolerance in relation to going to a casino. If I am just lying to myself and the delusional mind...
tankweasel
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Feb 2, 2009
8:23 pm
46482
Take heart Sue, you are not alone in this. Gambling is a very dibilitating and insidious disease and can take us to the depths of hell, but one good thing Sue...
helen.gittings
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Feb 3, 2009
9:03 am
46483
Have A Womderful Day Of Recovery !!! February 2 Reflection of the Day Looking back, I realize just how much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 3, 2009
2:30 pm
46484
In a message dated 2/3/2009 9:09:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, sueclark61@... writes:>>>I didn't believe people when they told me you have to get at...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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Feb 4, 2009
3:24 am
46485
Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! FEBRUARY 4 Reflection for the Day Rare is the recovering compulsive gambler who will now dispute the fact that denial is a...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 4, 2009
3:52 pm
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Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! FEBRUARY 5 Reflection for the Day If I am troubled, worried, exasperated, or frustrated, do I tend to rationalize the...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 5, 2009
2:16 pm
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It looks like it has been just over two weeks since last gambled. Instead of counting days, I am tracking the time by paydays. Every other Friday, I want to be...
tankweasel
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Feb 6, 2009
12:12 pm
46488
Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery And A Great Weekend !!! FEBRUARY 6 Reflection for the Day I used to be an expert at unrealistic self-appraisal. At certain...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 6, 2009
4:19 pm
46489
I think I did the same thing. Pay Day would come and I look back and see the insane amounts I wasted, then nothing much at the casino till next Pay Day. I...
kitten4477
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Feb 6, 2009
9:42 pm
46490
liza, awesome job on your two weeks! i am 3 weeks today and am finding life to be substantially easier without gambling. like you, sometimes i would gamble a...
shellmoore75
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Feb 7, 2009
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46491
In a message dated 2/6/2009 7:13:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes:>>>That was another thing, other CGs probably staggered out their...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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Feb 7, 2009
12:07 am
46492
When I first went to GA I was told that I needed to replace the gambling with something constructive and to put all of my energy into doing what I liked. I...
helen.gittings
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Feb 7, 2009
6:40 am
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Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery And A Great Weekend !!! FEBRUARY 7 Reflection for the Day Honesty is a word I had to be reacquainted with. Before coming to ...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 7, 2009
3:22 pm
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Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery And A Great Weekend !!! FEBRUARY 7 Reflection for the Day Honesty is a word I had to be reacquainted with. Before coming to ...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 7, 2009
3:22 pm
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In a message dated 2/7/2009 1:40:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, helen.gittings@... writes:>>>Many things went by the wayside when I become a compulsive...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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Feb 7, 2009
11:26 pm
46496
I played Bent Larsen once, too. In a simul in Rhode Island about 1972 or so. Joe M....
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Feb 8, 2009
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46497
But did you beat him sara?? Mish ... From: LostStar1969@... To: GettingPastGambling@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:26 pm Subject: Re:...
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Feb 8, 2009
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Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! FEBRUARY 8 Reflection for the Day When we first stopped gambling, it was an enormous relief to find that the people we met...
Ken
canku34
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Feb 8, 2009
5:59 pm
46499
In a message dated 2/8/2009 4:49:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, mishcad@... writes:But did you beat him sara?? No..But I was brave enough to try a gambit...
LostStar1969@...
programbo52000
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