Hey all, today is day 14 of no gambling and I feel good and confident this time I can quit for good. The first week was bad. I won't lie. I couldn't stop thinking about it, but this second week has been fine. I didn't have any urges. But I have a slight problem now. My work colleagues want to go to Romford Dogs for a Christmas drink and I told them I didn't want to go because I may not be able to handle my urges if I go. And now they are all calling me a baby and a @@@@@, but I don't care. I told them I would go somewhere else for a drink, but they wanted to go there, and now I don't know what to do any suggestions?
Hi mate congrats on 14 days bet free you are doing great unfortunately i went through the same issues as with my work collegues and my manager was even worse not everyone gets gambling addiction sadly my own family still do not accept it as an addiction and never will and yet i have managed over 2+ years bet free you have to do whats best for you i fact i have become a stronger person now then i was before the addiction took hold of me i dont rely on people im not in need i have become self sufficent and the addiction is my only weaknesses before i use to make alot of mistakes however my brain is more alert i dont allow people to get to me and few people have noticed these changes you have to understand people will always be people do not allow people to dictate what best for you do what best for youÂ
@tazman Hey mate, congrats on the 2+ years. Hopefully, I aim to achieve that too. It's a little hard right now because I have recently stopped gambling after years of abuse and I do feel confident this time and going to a gambling spot will be tempting, I think, as it is still fresh for me. These people don't understand how much I've lost to gambling, not just the money but also what it took me to get to this point mentally, even though it's only been 2 weeks. I've spoken to a few of the guys, and we have decided to go somewhere else, maybe play a little mini-golf while having a few drinks. But we see what happens, but I definitely am not going to the dogs after a few drinks and once I relapse, it's over. Anyways, mate, I hope you're well and keep up the good work.Â
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