greaterishe

what has happened

Posted on 02/11/09, 10:23 am

i look at our group on a daily basis and our activity and connecting is low. we entered this group to look out for eachother and be there for one another. i know our struggles haven't just went away. let's pick up the pace a little guys and girls. i miss hearing from you guys in this group.

• Reply #1 02/12/09  4:59pm
  
  Auzgurl
  Very true - I guess life gets busy and we do need to put some input in - especially for the newcomer who is seeking help. I try and check in most days and see if there is a need or response, thanks for the kick! :)
• Reply #2 02/17/09  9:41am
  
  Moyer
  I'm still here. Sometimes I have the urge to start a discussion, but I get kinda' shy about the whole thing...
  There is so much to do on this site, for me. I quit smoking and began to make friends in the smoking group, the RA group, too. But my home is here in the compulsive gamblers site. 8 months without smoking and my RA pain is under control. Thank God I have no urges to gamble. However, I know I still need to be here, with others like me. I never want to become complacent! By coming here and reading how my friends are handling LIFE, I get support I learning to depend on. No matter what, just for today, I will not gamble :)
• Reply #3 02/19/09  9:26am
  
  greaterishe
  i am glad for you. i think a lot of people think that because they have stop gambling for a period of time, that they can make it. true for some, but i find it necessary to keep coming back to this home, and read new stories, and revisit old stories. it reminds me of the destruction of lives that this awful disease has taken control of. i keep the article of how a patron at a casino blew his brains out, and a few hours later, they we back open and gambling again. this is my motivation to stay gambling free. i will always be here to listen and share my advice. gambling is not leaving anytime soon, and neither am i.
• Reply #4 03/05/09  1:32am
  
  DianneE
  I think activity is lower than it once was...partly because a lot of us that used to journal about every day have passed through much of the crisis that gambling created. I check in every day, but don't feel the need to journal as much as before. Without this site...I would be gambling today, and my life would be a shambles.
  
  I am sooo thankful for my recovery family here. Each person adds something special.
• Reply #5 03/05/09  1:44pm
  
  Moyer
  Ditto, for me, Dianne "Without this site...I would be gambling today, and my life would be a shambles."
  
  I'm grateful for every person that visits our site. I don't want to ever feel like I'm cured, there is no cure. I also have RA and there is no cure for that either. As far as my RA is concerned, if I take better care of myself than I did when I was gambling, I can lead a "normal" life. I needed to quit smoking (yes, it adds to the pain of RA), go to the dr's (uggggg! I hate going to the dr's), take my meds (kinda' scary, they could damage my liver!), get some exercise (why me? lol), and very important...lower the amt of stress in my life. Stop gambling. Check! Today I will not gamble :)

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