I've been stopped gambling for 7 days now and finding it hard to think about anything else. Gambling was my escape from stress in my life, does it get easierÂ
Congratulations on 7 days! That’s a great achievement! I’m on day 58 now and for me the first week was really hard, and then the urges subsided. I am now getting urges again and have done for 3 days but when I feel like that I come on here and look at my gamble free days and whatever I do this time I really don’t want to go back to day 1. When I feel an urge I also keep thinking of that feeling of dread, guilt, self hate, and pure despair I have after gambling and I never want to feel that again. You can do this, each day the urges will become a little less intense, but I won’t lie they will come and go for a long time. One day at a time and you’ll find your focus on what keeps you strong and pushing forwardsÂ
Well done I'm 5 weeks free!! It was harder for me to admit to my family!!
Hi, well done on being gamble free, this will take time a lot of time, you need to find a way a plan of what to do in that overwhelming situation where you gamble to escape, I understand and have experienced this,got to keep yourself as busy as you can, I find keeping active is helping,talk to someone you 100%trust about it, keep all blocking measures in place for a lengthy amount of time.many years,be on your guard and definitely take one day at a time, I wish you well.
steve
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