HEALTHY BODY HEALTHY MIND ;)

Hi Adam,

Thank you for sharing your experience.  It's great to hear the determination you have in recovery, i'm sure it will inspire many other forum users.  Keep up the good work and please continue to engage with us.

Kind regards,

Forum Admin

First day at work done, looking forward to the weekend already.  

DAY 295/365

already up to Wednesday, footy tomo night then last day at work and three days off to relax. My dad doesn't think England will win the semi final but I do, come on England. Six days after my lapse and cant help but feel ive let myself down but just need to stay strong and build up the days again on a week tomo so that's a good start.

Adam123,

There was no harm done in your lapse.

It's not ideal but the most important thing is you didn't go "on tilt" or a gambling bender.

Try not to focus on a year, or a date in a calendar.

Concentrate on not gambling each day, and how you will avoid those situations in the future.

Well England playing tonight, looking forward to seeing the highlights. not feeling that great today, more work issues.

Hi K2 thanks for the post, you're right its not ideal but im not starting again from day zero, ive not lost any money and i havent gone on a fruit machine or gambled online ive just played a couple of five pound games of poker.  It is correct for me to be cautious now tho that i dont start playing regularly as that is when all the urges will come up.  With this in mind im still not going to go to that bbq in august as there will be games and i will not be going to any of my old haunts again untill i feel stong enough!  My journey at present does feel different im not going to lie, i havent drunk alcohol still or smoked and that is incredibly important to my recovery and health.  Lets keep looking forward to that year mark and not look back as thats where it becomes unstuck.

well today i went to the club to play snooker (first time this year) and was tempted by the fruit machines.

holiday day today so went on afternoon chat with al and helen.  Too wet to go out to town so ill stay in, might go to gym might not.  ironing to do in a min.  nothing much to post, sometimes nothing to post is better than something.

Hi adam 🙂 

Can't believe Al and Helen have lumbered you with the ironing again :(( , What time do you want mine round ? :)) . 

Keep well my friend .

Best wishes 

Alan 

lol Alan that's funny ?, just eaten, went to health suite instead of gym steam sauna jakuzi pool relaxed to the max and feeling good, ill do the same tomo after work.

I’ve heard about those steam rooms near Brighton 😉

Stay strong mate. You’re in control now and making good choices. Even ironing is a good choice!

Apparently there just off the "Lanes " but obviously it's only what I've heard you know ? :))

lol both you're knowledge is spot on lol. I'm just back from work didn't fancy the gym today so just came back home. Was feeling good at work and was feeling good then when I left felt really tired. now I'm indoors resting so can recharge for tomo.

Another day done, back into the grind of work, feel like im getting a bit depressed lately, im putting on a happy front at work but in all honesty im not that happy.  dont know whether its because of playing poker and ressetting my counter or becuse of work not going anywhere at the mo, or because im lonely in some ways.  really not sure.  i guess i have to delve a bit deeper and find the source of my problems to solve them.  cant be happy all the time tho.