Bala

🎰 Recovering compulsive gambler.
⛔ Last bet 10 August 2021.
🧑‍💻 IT professional.
👨‍🎓 Psychology/Counseling student.

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Sharing my story on the local channel of the Portuguese national TV has been a gift of my recovery - experience, strength and hope, how life gets lifey, and why Connection is the opposite of addiction.

Please RT, hopefully it helps others🙏
https://t.co/wyzf4mN0YP
#RecoveryPosse

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Being late to the party 😅 it seems this hydrangea in my garden just realized it's time to bloom - in mid September. At the same time, I complete 25 months without a bet and simply appreciate that nature has its own plans that I have no control over 🙏
#RecoveryPosse

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Kika figured that Beny has to stay a lot in the house because of his leg issues so decided to take his outdoor bed over 🙄😅
#livingwithpets

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@GeorgeC195 @LaurieJ87893766 @pamela_pesta Hope you all had a fabulous lunch ☺️

[Bala @AddictThe2]

My guests just took their plane back home after a week of staying at my place.
It was such a pleasant experience, talking about all things that matter for them and for me equally, with respect and humbleness.
Never imagined I can receive such things nor give them.
#RecoveryPosse

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@GeorgeC195 @LaurieJ87893766 @pamela_pesta I do my own business and did and do miss you my friend (and I'm not joking) (what is joking?) #imalwaysserious

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@L_Villandry Been there, done that. It's an amazing feeling when you fall a sleep first time in your own house 😊 then second time, then days and weeks passed and it becomes reality. Enjoy the ride and remain grateful, you as all we in recovery DO deserve it ❤️

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@InLivingColouer The opposite of addiction is connection 🙏

[Bala @AddictThe2]

I was replacing a tap to connect some machines to the same water source on the wall. Then I'm like where is the key for the little door where the meter is, finding it nowhere.
Then the guy from the company comes to read the meter and I asked him to keep it open. Coincidence? Nah.

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@MrIMNegative Uhh, that's so true!!

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Active addiction: calculating how much I can spend until the next paycheck, planning what will I lie and to whom if I run out of money.

Active recovery: no calculation, no planning, no lie.
They are all memories, reminding me where I don't want to be again.

#RecoveryPosse

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@L_Villandry Send me a DM please if you're up for talking about behavioral addictions, more specifically about gambling with someone who's mainly hanging out with alcoholics and drug addicts being in recovery and studying psychology to become valuable for the society as a therapist one day 😊

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Taking vitamin D aka. Beny loves sunbathing ☺️

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@AngelDu06862242 Thanks for all the chat and support in these times 😊

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Everyone is at home and have their own health issues but remain calm and look forward to the sunset 😊

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@stone_relief Probably in the US, it is how it goes and you'd pay more attention for prevention, but where I live it's simply not the case, also having genetics (mom and grandmother had tons of stones) makes it a Don Quixote fight.

[Bala @AddictThe2]

Last few days were a bit more hectic than expected by having kidney stones yet again and life, as it should, got lifey.
But it doesn't mean that my response was to place a bet which I haven't for 2 years 2 days.
That's a win, that's my Win.
I am a winner.
#RecoveryPosse #gambling

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@ktimed Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I and others did 😊 thanks @pamela_pesta for your experience, strength and hope 🙏

[Bala @AddictThe2]

@ClarenceSandpa1 Thanks C 🤞

[Bala @AddictThe2]

On my way to the major hospital - last night was utterly terrible and with that I came back to the local ER. Hopefully, the tests will tell more about this kidney story, it's painful but now I have way too much of a painkillers within me to think clearly 😅 #trustthesystem