Important News From Chado....

[Chado1]

I am really impressed by the way you have atttacked your addiction. There are many people out there that could use you as a role model Best of luck

Thanks man....that is VERY nice of you to say....

Now I need to find a nice HOT chick who can appreciate my maturity...

[PhilJr]

Thanks man....that is VERY nice of you to say....

Now I need to find a nice HOT chick who can appreciate my maturity...

You don't need someone else to help blow your money GL in whatever your future holds

[ROBB MACK]

Good Luck To You Chad. You Know What Is Best For You. You Are Not Alone. I Am Done Until College Football Season. This Baseball Is Consuming Me! Games Just About Seven Days A Week For 6 Months! It Is Negatively Affecting My Life, Too. Family, Friends, Work, And You Lose Free Time Capping And Rooting. With Football It Is Only 2 Days A Week For The Most Part With Not As Many Painstaking Losses. I Had Col. On Mon. Night For $1,200 And U All Know What Happened. Stay Strong Pal!


Robb

[bryce]

Chad--I support whatever you say buddy. It is your choice. I have said I was addicted to booze, women, gambling...With gambling though it is different over 17 years of doing it I have had control---I am not saying I win all the time or every year but I have the control of betting small sums of money...Every so often I go for a 50, 100 or 150 dollar game. Those are far and few between. I wish you luck my friend and I am always here. I think if you are able to manage your sobriety, job, finances and family there will always be time on the side for other things you can do such as spend some time on here with people that do give a shit about you...all of those other things are up to you. I don't want to preach I am just telling you I try to keep everything on a even keel and not put myself into a stress sitution when it comes to gambling---Give me a call or shoot me an email anytime...

[CarlinsComedy]

Chado!!!!!!!! We all wish you the very best, do whats best for YOU man! You`ll be missed, kick the coke`s azz man! Its NO good for any of us, ask Pablo Escobar! lolol

[WayneChung]

chado,if most of the guys on here are truthful with you,we have all gambled compulsively at points in our lifes.though i try to win,i have learned to treat gambling as a recreational hobby and seldom watch the games except for football,for guys like us with obsessive-compulsive disorders,you have to learn to moderate everything in your life-i have been struggling with this stuff for 30 years,no need for you to fight it that long brother-its ok not to bet every day,wait for the spots where the odds are in your favor just like a good poker player does-love you brother !! PS-GUYS I AM NOT SAYING EVERYONE ON HERE IS OCD BUT I SURE AS THE FUCK AM // PUSSY,FOOD,GAMBLING,DRUGS,ALCOHOL,ETC...ETC....

[Spark]

chado,if most of the guys on here are truthful with you,we have all gambled compulsively at points in our lifes.though i try to win,i have learned to treat gambling as a recreational hobby and seldom watch the games except for football,for guys like us with obsessive-compulsive disorders,you have to learn to moderate everything in your life-i have been struggling with this stuff for 30 years,no need for you to fight it that long brother-its ok not to bet every day,wait for the spots where the odds are in your favor just like a good poker player does-love you brother !! PS-GUYS I AM NOT SAYING EVERYONE ON HERE IS OCD BUT I SURE AS THE FUCK AM // PUSSY,FOOD,GAMBLING,DRUGS,ALCOHOL,ETC...ETC....

Chung, You are one of the most positive guys on this forum ... and for that I want to say thank You ... You always are there to say something good, kind or funny ... don't ever change pal ...
I am glad to say we are bud's on and off the field ...

[The Lovedoc]

Chung, You are one of the most positive guys on this forum ... and for that I want to say thank You ... You always are there to say something good, kind or funny ... don't ever change pal ...
I am glad to say we are bud's on and off the field ...

How about me??

[WayneChung]

How about me??

LOVEY,YOU TOO BROTHER-YOU ARE A CLASSIC 5,4,3,2,1, !!

[Spark]

How about me??

Of Course you also Doc ... We all know that ...

[Spearit]

Chad- I am really happy that your wisdom has opened a door back to reality. This is no difference to quitting Coke and drinking. The time off from each needs to be replaced by reality and again you have stepped to the plate. Chung was right OCD pervades in most of us!

I have prayed for you and will again. As others we have gotten to know you rather easily becuz we see similar demons in ourselves.
Your strength will help others to see the possibilities of creating a real life- not one circumvented through the computer.

---if I want to achieve everything I want with my life and future, I need to shift all my energy, effort, and initiative into the task at hand and spend time engaging in positive hobbies, time with friends and family and my career.

How much clearer can this statement be!!!
To you my friend and if I can be of any help anytime -you have my addy. I have also been in a similar position and leaned on Spark- he was a hugh help several times for me in what I was going through.

OK- The woman or women are nervous now! It will feel good to exercise and work with your mind on your improvement of self and not thinking about capping or sports.

As long as the computer is in your forefront the site beckons- I only imagine. What I do when I am not on now
is to throw a towel over the screen.

You take care my friend!!---spear

[frankb03]

Chado, I don't 'hang out' on BC too much anymore for various reasons. I pop in from time to time to see what's going on. I'm 47 years old. I've never smoked pot. My experience with other drugs is extremely limited. I was compelled to reply and wish you luck. While I can't imagine the pain of recovery I can relate.

My girlfriend of almost 9 years is a recovering addict. Her addiction was mostly cocaine. Her gateway was alcohol. When she drank she turned to coke. Last year her addiction turned to crack. She was at an all-time low. We split up for almost three months. When sober she is an awesome girlfriend. Very caring. Doting. She'd do anything for me. Unfortunately, she fights these demons within herself. Demons mostly caused from being sexually molested when she was 12 for about a year and a half by her stepdad. The first 7 or 8 years we dated when she went on her binges I often became very angry at her. I couldn't understand how another person could be so weak. I now realize it's not a lifestyle she chooses. It's not something a sober non-addictive people such as myself can understand. She beats herself up with disappointed in herself when she gets high more than any other person can do. Thankfully she is sober for about the same length of time as you. I witness her struggles each and every day.

My experiences with addicts doesn't end with my girlfriend. About a year ago I discovered my oldest daughter was raped by a family friend when she was 12. She's now 16. She made the revelation to her therapist. She continued to see a therapist. We thought the situation was under control. We were wrong. Like my girlfriend, my daughter turned to pot and drinking. She always did extremely well in school. Unless deathly ill, she never missed school. She was always involved in family activity. When she turned to drugs and alcohol all that changed. Last week, we put her in a 30 day in-house multi-treatment program. She being treated not only for her drug use but mostly how to cope with her rape. The drugs and alcohol is a by-product of the trauma from her rape.

I apologize for hijacking your thread. I hoped by posting my plight others would have an understanding of addiction and the pain of recovery.

GOOD LUCK

[tech fan]

Chado, I don't 'hang out' on BC too much anymore for various reasons. I pop in from time to time to see what's going on. I'm 47 years old. I've never smoked pot. My experience with other drugs is extremely limited. I was compelled to reply and wish you luck. While I can't imagine the pain of recovery I can relate.

My girlfriend of almost 9 years is a recovering addict. Her addiction was mostly cocaine. Her gateway was alcohol. When she drank she turned to coke. Last year her addiction turned to crack. She was at an all-time low. We split up for almost three months. When sober she is an awesome girlfriend. Very caring. Doting. She'd do anything for me. Unfortunately, she fights these demons within herself. Demons mostly caused from being sexually molested when she was 12 for about a year and a half by her stepdad. The first 7 or 8 years we dated when she went on her binges I often became very angry at her. I couldn't understand how another person could be so weak. I now realize it's not a lifestyle she chooses. It's not something a sober non-addictive people such as myself can understand. She beats herself up with disappointed in herself when she gets high more than any other person can do. Thankfully she is sober for about the same length of time as you. I witness her struggles each and every day.

My experiences with addicts doesn't end with my girlfriend. About a year ago I discovered my oldest daughter was raped by a family friend when she was 12. She's now 16. She made the revelation to her therapist. She continued to see a therapist. We thought the situation was under control. We were wrong. Like my girlfriend, my daughter turned to pot and drinking. She always did extremely well in school. Unless deathly ill, she never missed school. She was always involved in family activity. When she turned to drugs and alcohol all that changed. Last week, we put her in a 30 day in-house multi-treatment program. She being treated not only for her drug use but mostly how to cope with her rape. The drugs and alcohol is a by-product of the trauma from her rape.

I apologize for hijacking your thread. I hoped by posting my plight others would have an understanding of addiction and the pain of recovery.

GOOD LUCK

nice post Frank

[Lsufan]

Good luck to you Chado .... Stay strong, and do what you have to do to be happy.

As you know, I don't cap any games, nor do I post any plays. I'm here to goof off with all of my friends that I've made here.

Please stop by and say hello to us in the Urgent Thread. We are all here for each other, and will lend a helping hand anytime we can.

God Bless


Jimmy

[wayne1218]

Frank, I wish your daughter the best man. Seriously, i do. I was with my son' mother for 8 years and she was molested/raped by her stepfather for about 2 years from 12-14. Her mother never believed when she was told and nothing was ever done about it. She/we struggled with that the whole 8 years together. It is extremely hard for them to have relationships after that and it was a constant battle with what happened. We split up and i met another woman who i eventually got engaged too. I found out about a year into it that she had previous cocaine addictions and they were coming back into her life. She would stay up for 2 or 3 days straight doing it and she would go 3 or 4 days at a time without eating. We tried getting help for her but she started sneaking it and it became apparent that her addiction was one she decided to continue with.

I felt a little connection on both ends of that story and i really hope both of them come out ahead in the end. They will never forget what happened but hopefully controlling the feelings they get from it will lead them both to a happy future.