A Month gamble free

This is amazing! I am day 2 gamble free and feel exactly the same. I keep thinking maybe I should have just put on that one last big bet to try and win some of the losses back but that never ends well! So much better to draw a line under everything and move on. You should be so proud, I’m sure things will get easier. All the best 

Thanks for the reply. Yes I sometimes think I should just go for broke on BlackJack to double up but I can’t allow myself to do it. I have to stop. 
So please carry on with the day to day process, day 2 will soon become month 2. 
Stay focused & get better, otherwise this will destroy you. 

Massive well done.   I wish you all the best and strength moving forward.  I am back to sq 1 after a massive loss on Saturday.  Feeling very low since and ashamed as it was money put a side for xmas.   So it’s another reset from today forward.

The biggest most important thing is, you have to want to quit. I have said this for the last 6 years & believe me I wish I had done what I have done now years ago. 
I wouldn’t be in such a financial mess if I had. 
So please be strong & quit this before you lose everything! Because you will lose everything if you don’t stop!!  

Yeah , your first line hits the nail on the head.   I had been doing okay but when lockdown came it threw me off course as the boredom set in whilst working from home.   Old habits crept in.   You also mentioned getting over the losses.  That’s been the biggest problem for me as it normally keeps me awake night.

Yes I have had the restless nights, when your mind in running on over drive. It’s awful. I have had the massive anxiety issues, the distant feeling, the feeling of being lost mentally as though you are floating through time. 
I have probably lost 30k this year through lockdown, so in a time where lockdown has seen the worst of my gambling, I want to now say lockdown was the reason I stopped & it’s time to see the best of me! 
Personally I have to now beat this else I literally lose my home & my family. 
Don’t let this happen for you. 

Well , I sincerely hope you find the inner strength to overcome it this time mate.   I think there comes a moment where enough is enough.   I watched a programme a while back on Oisin Mcconville ,retired gaa player and serious gambler.   He said gambling had kicked his a**e in and he had had enough and knew he could no longer beat it.  Couldn’t win that battle anymore. Admitted defeat.   That was the moment he stopped.

Well done....it’s a great milestone! And so is Day 2...each day that passes is another great step! I’m on day 25 today and it feels great! I even had a text this morning where £30 had been deposited into one of my casino accounts (not in gamstop) and I didn’t do anything about it! Lockdown really didn’t help (left me in loads of debt) and I hated my job but I’ve now got a new job which I’m enjoying and keeps me busy! I feel like I’ve found myself again when I know I was getting to rock bottom! I have also changed my phone number so I get none of those tempting texts and use a different email too! Cards cancelled or cut up and it’s a good feeling! Of course I worry about my debts and I’ve just about got enough left in my bank to live on every month without using more credit but at least it’s  something! Keep up the good work folks....it’s worth it! X