Wanted to start a new thread for anyone, anytime. For those who gamble, are in recovery, are partnered with a gambler. It does'nt matter how many minutes,days, months or years.
At the end of each day who cares who posts where.
ANYONE, ANYTIME

Then that's excellent and feel free to do just that.What I was saying that there are plenty of threads open to post under so choose one that you feel comfortable with and share what ever it is that you want to share.

This one. Or start a new counting thread. Do it where you feel comfortable

Unconditional love, it is never to late to pull yourself out of it. I am pressuming you are talking about the depressive state you are in here. The depression you fall into is huge and you may not be able to do it on your own. Go to your doctor and explaing what is happenning and ask about the option of anti-depressants to see you through the difficult period. Guilt is a huge cause of depression. I should know. I have been there and I guess still am but I am able to put it in perspective. Talk also to your partner about the move to try anti-depressants. If he can see you are making a positive move for yourself he may be able to hang in with you also. Take him with you to talk to the doctor. Let him feel he is invoved rather than feeling shut out. First and formost is get help for the depression. It is not going to go away on its own or by invoving yourself in hobbies.
Also keep posting. We have all been where you are also.

Hi all, hope I am in the right thread this time.

 Justanothernotice day 3 for you? welcome to the counting.

Kath & Sandy lovely to see you to chatting again. Keep the faith!!

Caring girl, hope you inspection went OK. Dont be too intimidated. Some times people like your property inspector love their 5 mins of power and will take it for all they get. Goes round comes round.

Fandango, I know your work must be stressful right now but I think you are enjoying it because it is a healthy stress for you not loaded with the other part of your life that you used to carry too. Great to watch you growing.

tegraboy,you busy bee. slow down a bit. Remember to smell the roses.

verytired, welcome back. you seem more settled and focused. Proud of you for going through what you have been through and still making the hard choice to stop and sticking to it.

Anon, have you joined the counting? great that you want to join and look forward to helping and supporting you.

To others just reading, thinking of you, here to help.

I know the weekend can be very hard but remember we all have to sit on each others shoulders and if we face the problem arms linked then whole will always be much stronger than the parts.
Notsolost will be thinking of you ALL weekend.

Hi All
Not really sure where to post but I will just post anywhere I guess doesn't really matter to much.

Well Ostrich the house inspection went well, I got a very Well maintained report so that is good, she was still a bit of a cow, she picked at one dirty handprint on the wall that I missed or could have been a new one, with two kids who knows. Then she told my son, I hope you tidied your room for me, or mummy did, I thought she was here to inspect the house not my house keeping. But it is over for another 3 months then she will be back.

Unconditional love I too read the post you are talking about, My husband gambled and yes at times the mood swings and depression get bad for the both of us, he too has payday blues as I call them, we feel rich in the morning but usually mid afternoon, almost all the money is gone, and we now have to wait a fortnight for more. But I try to look at it as , well if he still was gambling the money issues would get much worse, even though at times you cannot see things are getting better they are, but unfortunately they are little baby steps. I to am not a huge fan of the drug option, but if they are needed, then give it a go, I would definitely talk to your doctor But I think you should try everything else first. As a woman I think we need to vent so use this forum that is what I do, I go through my payday blues every fortnight on here, and then the day to day mood swings for the both of us, I personally think once you get it all out you feel a little better, and it helps to understand everyone is going through such similar issues, because for me at times I thought I was going crazy, but I come here and post and I feel not only better but normal if that makes any sense. I wish you and your husband the best of luck in your recovery take care

Very tired great to see you are posting again, How is your little Kitten going? I recently got a new cat he is 6 months old, didn't want a kitten with 2 young boys, no kitten deserves the amount of love they would want to give it where as a bigger cat can take the bolt if he does not want to play, he is a little cutie, he is pure white and really fluffy, he looks like a cotton ball with legs. he has a personality of a dog he follows me every where. Pets are always a pleasure to have around.

I also want to apologise to anyone who read my post to virtual (Guess who) the guy drives me insane, I know the post will more than likely be removed thank goodness, but I am afraid he brings out a very bad side of me, and I always regret posting the guy, but he makes my blood boil, and I post before I think, so I end up regretting it, I worry someone who really wants and needs help will think I am just as bad as him, and in someway I guess that is true, I should not sink down to his level I know I am a better person than that, but I just wanted to get him away from Betteroffdeads post because I thought this poor person has posted and He is taking the focus off them. I just need to learn to ignore him. I have now Idea what his beef with Sandy is and it irritates me, so again I am sorry and I will be apologising everywhere tonight because I feel just terrible I sank to his level.

Take Care

10.38pm QLD Australia

Hi Kath

I know I just worry about other people who have know idea of virtual post reading and thinking what the. I mean sometime things do go off topic but usually it is just chatter, and I think most off us have formed a bond so we do sometimes talk about irrelevant stuff, but things like that do not look good to people who have never poste.

Yes and I am proud of my inspection, I have not rented off real-estate agent in 14 years, for years we had a house we rented of my husbands old boss then for a few years we had our own house I could not get over how much things have changed, the last inspection 3 months ago, I wanted to postpone because my grandfather had died ad I had to got to his funeral, so I rang the day before inspection and asked to postpone and told them why and they said never mind we will let ourselves in with our keys, she would not even give me a time so I could see if I could work around it I was fuming I know it is not my house nut it is my stuff in it, and I don't want strangers walking around when I am not home, So I got my mother in-law to come and stay her, I was hoping she would scare them of because she sure scares me, but this lady is one tough cookie she came back, so I need to find another way to make her want to stay away.

Thanks how sweet, love the chocolate Idea I just may try that, My mother in-law has no friends she is scary I tell you, truthfully she does have a couple of friends but I have never met them 14 years I have been with my husband I have met no one all her family live overseas she has a few friends her she sometimes talks about, but I have never met them. So I think I may baby sit my sisters kids that day, 5 screaming kids and chocolate how much fun would that be, plus I might shove a pillow up my shirt tell her I am expecting triplets, When we first moved here we had no TV reception for 6 weeks took them for ever to fix it well actually they never did, we got foxtel so that fixed it, but I will say see what do you expect no TV I had to spend time with my husband this is your fault. Because it does amaze me what they think they have the right to ask when we moved in even the kids name had to go on the lease, then we were told if we have anymore children we had to notify them, so if we do have anymore children I will be sure to put her on the list of people my husband needs to ring at 3am, my wife is in labour I will ring you back to tell you what she had.

well I thought that was odd too the kids on the lease, but apparently it has all changed, and I do think it will scare her off, I am sure I can find three babies to baby-sit if she does come back.

Yes we do usually pick up when it is virtual posting under other peoples name, I actually held back alot of what I wanted say to him, I wanted to say quite a few colourful words to him let alone what I would do to him face to face, but truthfully he got me at the wrong time, I imagine you have seen on the new about the little girl in Perth, well abuse of children is something I feel quite strongly about and I am part of a group trying to change some laws, in Queensland, we do want to go Australia wide, but we are just starting off, anyway was in the middle of a letter and stuff about that, and I was not in the mood for crap like him. so he got me at a weak point, because him annoying poor betterofdead it made me mad because life is so precious and it is not nice to make fun of someone in need, and that poor little girl her life was taken from her, and it has made me really sad, about the kind world we live in.

Yes I know I have always feared toilets in shopping centres, actually I fear shopping centres, I am one of those mothers that had the leash on my sons, bad I know but I always knew they where safe, and I will be using parents rooms until they are 18, but it would be hard with girls and dads, I have often seen fathers hanging around the toilets with there daughter I have taken a few girls in for them or gone in to check for them, but even with sons it still gets hard because there will come a time they will not come in with me they will want to go into the men's toilets and unfortunately it is just as dangerous for them, but what sickens me about this man he is a repeat offender and I think there is a lot of coving up going on there as with alot of cases of child paedophilia. Truthfully I could go on for hours it is something that does strike a bad nerve with me. and you know me I do rant.