Hi Dianne, I finally got tired, I think after all the years of gambling - enuf was enuf and I couldn't keep up the facada and laid it all out for him. No, it...
Hi All, Day 22 today for me. Had a real productive day at work. They actually all have been since the fog is starting to clear. Taking everything one day...
Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! July 1 Refection for the Day Fear may have originally brought some of us to Gamblers Anonymous.In the beginning, fear...
Congrats Suzie, You and I started our road to recovery at the same time. The difference between us is that you are doing great and I, well, not so great. The...
You can do it, I was in a real pattern over the last two years - so much so it was more out of habit. I too had a stressful job - my husband forced my hand...
HI Everyone: Day 23 today for me. I worked out how to pay some of that short term loan with my husband last night. So thankful he's being supportive and i...
Going flat broke from gambling has given me the opportunity to stay away from the casinos. Have to! NO money! (Though, as I admitted before, I've gone in...
Have A Woderful Day Of Recovery And The Start To A Great Weekend !!! July 3 Reflection for the Day Change is a part of the flow of life.Sometimes we're...
I must confess I was not able to put a road block in place thursday and did slip back to feed the beast, however it served as a reminder to me why I had chosen...
Hi Dianne..Don`t let your little slip bother you..You have been doing great and as more and more time goes by the urges will get fewer and the slips farther...
Hello everyone. My name is Jo, 38 years old, live in Manitoba, Canada. I have a 10 month old daughter and a loving partner. I have been a problem gambler...
Thanks Sara for the encouraging words. Road blocks are in place for the next 2 weeks, I wish I didnt need them, but I cannot be trusted yet. You said you are...
Hi Jo Welcome to the group. My name is Sharyn and i am in Australia. I have been gambling for about 14 yrs i guess and although i have quit for months at a...
Welcome to the group. My name is Vickey, I have been gambling for 8 yrs. What started out as fun is now a nightmare! I am really trying to quit, but I have so...
Thank you Vicky. I don't know if this provides comfort but I know exactly what you are going through. As I said before, my partner doesn't know. I am...
Thank you Sharyn. We have two large casinos and slot machines in almost every bar/lounge. You don't have to walk far to find a dark quiet corner to gamble...
Hi all Jim has said that he is not receiving emails from yahoo addresses as they have advertising and are not allowed through (those sent from Iphones do not...
As I read each post tonight, I could have written them myself, lies, covering up everything, trying to be just one step ahead of whatever unpaid bill or maxed...
In a message dated 7/4/2009 2:07:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, indianrunner30@... writes:>>>I am trying to figure out what my issue is. What drives me to...
Have A Wonderful Day Of Recovery and A Great 4th of July. July 4 Reflection for the Day It's time for me to become willing to do what is takes to recover my...
So great to read this again. Swap the word "she" with my name. Might as well. This describes my life for the last 6+ years. For you new people, please know...
Have a Wonderful Day Of Recovery !!! July 5 Reflection for the Day I am free to be, to do, to accept, to reject. I am free to be the wise, loving, kind, and...
I know. It is just an awful pattern and this whole piece just gives me the creeps, actually. I felt ill just reading it. I've read it before, but that was...
(All of this info is from the wonderful Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling website) During the first years of the Lottery, followed by the emergence of...
Monday I will be going on vacation for 2 weeks in which I should be able to keep all road blocks in place, as slots are within my reach, even on vacation....I...