3-21 No Kiddin' Gambling Addiction Recovery Podcast

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 167 [AM71] Coping While Cooped It is easier to be bogged down by past pain and misery.  Today's reading reminds us to live in the present.  The present is the best place to be!  Enjoy each day and relinquish those negative emotions from the past bringing you down!  YOU CAN DO IT, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! ------------------------------------------------ Did you...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 166 [PM71]  Coping While Cooped Today's letter is "E" and I learned a new application to a word.  Feeling a bit silly and you may pick up on that.  It's all good!  I am being me! Love ya Beautiful People! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other ga...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 165 [AM69] Coping While Cooped Are we setting the tone for the day when we wake up?  Are we mindful of being positive from the start and it lasts through the day?  We are in control of this.   If we wake up and decide to be grouchy, chances are your day will go shitty.  Let's be positive and happy from early in the day! HAPPY FRIDAY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! ---...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 164 [PM69]  Coping While Cooped "D"ay four already!  Having a blast with this!    "Doing" positive talks is a great way for me to wind "d"own from the "d"ay. Have a super night! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps us reach other gamblers...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 163 [AM68] Coping While Cooped Today our reading asks us if we are putting the same emphasis on our spiritual health like we would our physical health.  For me, I didn't do this for my first year away from a bet.  It took me a while to find this path and practice.  Now, I am a believer that it is a significant part of my well being, although I still have...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 162 [PM68]  Coping While Cooped So far it has been pretty easy to find words that tie into recovery and abstinence beginning with our letters of the day.  I am probably being rotten by not stating them here, but its more fun if you listen. :) ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review! This helps...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 161 [AM67] Coping While Cooped Our journey may be a lot longer than our family and tribe know about.  Our process of sorting out the pieces and experiencing all the emotions that come with it may be way further along than theirs.  The reading today reminds us to be kind and compassionate with those around us.  They may never see us in our recovery mode or it...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 160 [PM67] Coping While Cooped Tonight's positive messaging starts with B words.  I am loving this!  Not only do I get to see how everyone has such different and fabulous words, talking about them is so uplifting to me!  Thank you for that! If you want to get in on the positive letter game tune in daily for the letter post of the day and please chime in!...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 159 [AM66] Coping While Cooped Today's reading talks about relationships.  How do/ did they look when in the throes of our addiction? How do/ did they look in Recovery? I know how I show up for a relationship is going to be extremely different than how I used to.  Hopefully, I find the balance between being in a loving relationship versus a one-sided one...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 158 [PM66] Coping While Cooped Let's have some fun together and be positive at the same time!  Starting tonight, every evening we will talk about a positive word, as voted on by you and your suggestions.  Let's make our last thing of the day ( or first if you are somewhere around the world) a POSITIVE one!! Join us on Facebook and Instagram too! Lin...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 157 [AM65] Coping While Cooped Today's reading gave me pause to think about how I like to control things.  Does my need to want to control contribute to making my ego inflated?  Do I have faith when I need it? Higher Power for me helps me have a place to unload what I can't carry and what I can't control. Let's have a fantastic week Beauti...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 156 [PM65]  Coping While Cooped Wrapping up a weekend with a lot accomplished.  Wouldn't be possible if I hadn't asked for help. Feeling very grateful to everyone that is helping me! Can you ask for help?  Both when having an urge or with regular life stuff? It is a sign of strength and not of weakness.  Maybe try practicing with something little? -...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 155 [AM64] Coping While Cooped How important is it to you to be right?  Could it be possible that sometimes it just isn't that important?  I like being right.  I like knowing when to pick my battles more now.  The amount of energy to try to be the rightest ( yes bad grammar aka wrong :)) sometimes is just not worth it.  The feelings of frustration or ang...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 154 [PM64] Coping While Cooped HOLY MOLY!  We made it through all 16 symptoms leading to relapse.  If you haven't caught the first 15, you may want to check them out.  They are part of the foundation of the one discussed tonight. Omnipotence- that is described as the combination of many of the others.  It is also described as being closed-minded. I chall...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 153 [AM63] Coping While Cooped Today's reading asks us to love and appreciate who we are.  We can never be anyone else and no one else can ever be us.  Do you want to give yourself the gifts of happiness and serenity?  It starts with loving who you are.  Be proud of being you! Have a super weekend, Beautiful People! --------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 152 [PM63] Coping While Cooped "IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME" is a dangerous game our mind can play.  Although I may not have said it out loud, I believe today that part of this mentality was in my subconscious prior to my relapse.  I quit gambling the first time because of fear.  After 2 years of meetings, my attendance starting decreasing and I foun...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 151 [AM62] Coping While Cooped How important is it?  This can apply to things we get upset or frustrated by.  This could be relative to how we prioritize our lives and jobs.  When you having strong feelings that aren't benefitting you, are you taking the time to ask yourself- How important is it? If you think it will be important an hour from then, a wee...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 150 [PM62] Coping While Cooped Today I am just reflecting some highlights from my day as related to addiction. Today was a good day and I need to show some gratitude for that. I also challenge one of my peers thinking and talk you through my thoughts on an action he took.  Random Fun my Beautiful People! ------------------------------------------------ Did yo...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 149 [AM61] Coping While Cooped Learning takes having an open mind.  We can be exposed to the same messaging many times before it presents itself in a way that clicks with us.  Do you find yourself resonating with different people and stories and experiences at different times?  Are you familiar with slogans such as "Easy does it" and " Keep it...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 148 [PM61] Coping While Cooped GRATITUDE! GRATITUDE! GRATITUDE!  Forgetting about gratitude is the symptom for tonight.   We also talk about Pollana behavior.  Let's feel our feels everyone and build gratitude into our every day, lots of moments, and mindset kind of thinking! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show? Please...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 147 [AM60] Coping While Coped Gamblers can be their own worse critics.  Higher Power is there to help those who want to change this thinking.  Do you treat yourself better or worse than your friends? Today's challenge is to treat yourself with Respect & Joy. Have a great day all! ------------------------------------------------ Did you enjoy the show...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 146 [PM60] Coping While Cooped Tonight's symptom is " wanting too much".  Hmmm... Can you relate to that?  I can.  Not only do I want too much, but I also want it when I want it and how I want it. Could there be impatience, entitlement, and expectations mixed in there?  There is for me. How about you?  ------------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 145 [AM59] Coping While Cooped Let go Let God is a popular slogan in GA.  This concept allows us to be free from carrying the burden that goes with heavy stuff or feelings.  This combined with the belief that everything happens for a reason can be helpful to the addicts' sanity. If you aren't into Higher Power and slogans, how about this perspective...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 144 [PM59] Coping While Cooped Have you ever been part of an accountability group?  Do you see the value or is it a headache.  I really appreciate those folks in their addictions being brave and vulnerable and sharing in these environments.  Not only does it help them, it helps the others that are in the rooms. Thank you! -------------------------------------...

Share Your Thoughts! Text Bobbie here! 143 [AM58] Coping While Cooped THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS OUT THERE! Are we being our authentic selves daily?  Do we do this better when we are actively in recovery and not gambling?   Did you even know that it is possible that there is another layer underneath our exterior?  It is interesting the things we can learn in our self-exploration. Have a Bles...