Hi guys first day gambling free, lost £500 yesterday money I couldn’t afford but just kept playing and playing and had no self control. I took the plunge today and had gamstop put on my phone and also Gamban on my phone to prevent me from any gambling sites. My demon is roulette and I’ve started to put £10-20 on a horse which is heavy stakes for me. I was in a similar situation last year losing 2500 in 6 weeks going down to my last pennies and nearly lost my girlfriend and now I’m getting in to the same situation and feel guilty for her to deal with someone like this, I’ve taken the plunge to stop, have put my mind in to work and got s lot more done today but kept getting the shakes when thinking of gambling like coming off drugs I hope I can do this and push myself because it’s taking over my life! Will be posting here to try and keep myself a day to day diary to help me.
Hi,sounds like me a few months ago,last November decided enough is enough and have been gamble free 6 months ,at least you are taking the first step in the right direction.
Hi all, 2nd day in and feel a lot better for myself, keep feeling s**t about the money I’ve lost but reading posts on here and thinking of the future has helped me. Had a good gym workout and also signed up to a half marathon to get me running on Saturdays. I know the weekend will be tough and keep thinking about it as it’s the most likely time I gamble but hopefully the running will help.
Well done on your 2nd day without gambling. It def helps finding something to fill your time with. Just think of the pay rise you’re giving yourself each month when you don’t gamble....that’s what’s getting me through right now
Thanks for the support guys, 3rd day gambling free and feel great, had my car break down on me today but cost me £50 to fix better then giving it to the bookies and benefiting my car. Does come across my mind but doing stuff really helps take my mind off it and feeling healthier in myself! Can’t wait to meet my small targets and be gambling free for 7 days and so on. Good luck if anyone is on the same road as me and beat those gambling monsters away!
4th day in and feeling better about me not gambling, went to bookies with my dad and he’s always been controlling when it comes to his gambling, didn’t take any cash with me and just my credit card just in case I wanted to get any food. Had a laugh while he bet on the horses and met some of my friends in there. My dad came out with the same money and were agreeing on horses as a bit of a laugh which I enjoyed as it wasn’t one of those things where I was gambling and getting in to the emotions it’s me enjoying the sport as a whole. This guy came in and lost 12k in front of me in a number of bets and he was sweating and felt sorry for him, watching that put me seriously off as that’s something I would never want to do in my life and I knew the more I carried on the more I would be going up to a near enough level. Planned some time with family tomorrow as Saturdays are my hardest days with all the racing so will be keeping my mind occupied. Feel great on day 4 and going strong!
Well done on reaching 4 days gamble free.
However, I’m slightly confused as to why you’d spend time in a bookies whilst you’re in recovery mode.
I’m not going to tell people they’re doing things wrong, as in recovery, I believe there is no right or wrong way. If it works for you, then it’s right. It’s as simple as that.
But personally I’d be slightly worried about being drawn back into gambling.
Like I say, I’ve had many relapses over the last year or so, so I’m in no position to talk about long term success.
But is this really a wise idea? Or deep down are you trying to keep your connections to gambling close by, without letting go?
Dan
Well done being on day 4 im on day 2 glad to be at work with the racing being on i did stop myself 18months ago because of the birth of my first child but then fell off the wagon deeper than i have b4 i play fobts have done these last 14 years im 33 now never won big i know i cant win so why do i play they have ruined my life lost a past realtionship because of it but cant seem to wake up out of this nightmare i just think i wished i never touched them things all them years ago life would be different 4 me
Hi guys day 5 and still going strong! Thanks for the advice dan, I haven’t been tempted at all and feel so stress free and just enjoy having a catch up with my friends and the fact I don’t have anything except my credit card for food helps a lot! Lcfc boy I feel for you mate, I know how addictive those things are and how addictive horse racing is, I was very tempted last month to put a lot of money on Saxon warrior today in the derby and glad I didn’t and to my delight he lost and would of ended up in a deeper hole even if he won I wouldn’t care cause I’m not risking that amount of money. I paid off my holiday and feel a lot happier it’s gone to a good cause and going to treat my girlfriend in London next month. Saw someone on the machines and they managed to win £500 and after around an hour put it all back in, I advised him to stop but the addiction comes in where you don’t know why you’re doing these things and just for the sake of it without any thought of mind, seeing someone in front of me today doing exactly what I would of done before just put it all in perspective and all I’m thinking about is the future and how much better it’ll look after stopping this all and financially settled and enjoying life!
Well done Stopping123, keep going and become an inspiration to others. One day at a time eh
Hi guys day 6 and free from gambling, went to the bookies with my dad today with no intent of gambling and also took my credit card with me and nothing else to resist temptation, had fun just spending time with people I knew, a lot of people winning and then going back to square one and thought why bother? I still had thoughts of the money I lost but didn’t care because when I get paid In a couple of weeks, I can pay off things that I used to pay monthly and have more money in the future without thinking £500 will be coming out this month etc. I saw that guy today who won £500 yesterday and lost it all and he had a go again on the fobts and won the £500 back and then lost it again. When he had £600 I advised him take it out, leave the bookies and book yourself something nice like a holiday but didn’t take my advice and lost it all again. Felt really sorry for him, tried what I could but couldn’t help him. This is the first time I’ve had a weekend where I haven’t touched my bank account at all and saved a lot of money because of it which can to do something positive in the future, I have also been on call this weekend with work so have been making money which will alllow me to buy the ASICS trainers I want to buy to help with my marathon running. It’s great thinking all this extra money I’m working hard for is not going on gambling. Good luck to everyone fighting this horrible problem we need to stick together to get through it!
Hi all at day 7 and had an urge to gamble today but prevented myself and feel happy I didn’t! So 7 days gambling free, had to send my car for an MOT and spent £100 to get a couple of things as well to sort it. But then they told me I’ll probably have to spend another £200 in a month or so to sort out the suspension as it’s starting to degrade due to the age of the car and made me depressed as money’s coming out left right and center even when I’m not gambling! Waiting for pay day so I can pay everything off! Keep thinking about my loss and how I could of used that money now but onwards and upwards. Hopefully will be feeling a lot more positive in a couple of months!
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