Gambled after one year in the clear

Well done Bryan, that really was a test, it is so tempting in those situations to think '1 bet or spin won't do any harm'. Maybe more tempting when the lads won on the footy. But we know where it leads ultimately. Sounds like you got genuine, nderstanding friends too.

Thanks for your comment on my diary Bryan I really appreciate it. I have replied on their as I never know if it’s best to write on my diary or the other persons diary. So thought I would do both.

Massive well done on the 318 days. An inspiration to us all. Blackpool was a serious test and you passed with flying colours.

My journey remains in its infancy but I will continue to try everyday I promise. The support from people like yourself helps massively.

Take care,

Sarah

Day 323

Just thought I would connect with the site . I have been reading new posts and still plugging myself in . Zero thoughts of gambling I am really enjoying the benefits and always have money . Treated myself to a jacket for £160 and would never have done that before . Negotiated a significant pay rise at work again something I wouldn’t have done before . I’m not trying to make anyone feel bad here , just offering hope that when you stop things only get better . The need to gamble goes and you don’t need to win money to treat yourself and others around you . Also the stress has gone and the financial mess I made has been cleared up

Day 351

All good here . Had an email today from a casino so I thought I would try and join to test the robustness of Gamstop . Unfortunately it allowed me to and I quizzed the chat moderator and asked why it let me . They had no answer . Obviously I told them to close my account as I was testing to see if they would allow problem gamblers on their website . I wasn’t going to gamble. But please be aware that it could be possible even with Gamstop so it’s even more important to get other blocks in place . I guess if you wanted to find a way to gamble it’s possible . So apart from that connection to gambling all is good . Be closing in on a year in 2 weeks time I’m not letting this beat me

Hello Bryan,

Good to hear from you, glad things are going well. It's disappointing to see any cracks in blocks but as you say if we really choose to look for that way around them we are probably going to find a way. The fact is it has at least then become a clear action of choice. It gives us time to question our actions or build layers of blocks to help us better block our access.

2 weeks to a full GF year. A very happy Christams incoming for you and your family, the real you will be present to this years.

All the best.

Thanks SJW appreciate your post as always . What I am trying to say is Gamstop acts as a deterrent but it isn’t a magic pill that will fix you . I’m strong enough now for it not to be an issue in my life but want others to realise that change must also come from within as well as all the blocks they can possibly muster . For anyone new reading this , you are not alone . I’m more than happy to offer any assistance or advice just post here and I will come back as soon as possible

Day 365

Just another day or is it ? It’s easy to get comfortable with your new life and everything that stopping gambling gives you . It’s hard to even now remember how it made me feel , how I was existing week to week and spending all my time and money away from my family and on this addiction . So I’m trying to reflect now about what happened exactly one year ago today . I gambled £2000 on a 45% loan within a few hours and then had to face the family and wonder how I was going to make it until the end of January financially . What a pitiful state . This year my credit file has been totally put back to where it should have been . A Caribbean holiday has been paid for . I’ve spent a lot of money on myself on clothes and technology . My children have been on two holidays and always have new clothes and shoes . My wife doesn’t have to work many hours a week as now there is not the financial pressures of my gambling .

So anyone thinking about stopping gambling , now is the time . It’s the best decision that I have made for myself and my family

I still visit this website to plug myself into what I am and what I was but don’t post much .

Have a great Xmas everyone and thanks for your support this last year

Congrats on your 1st year my friend 🙂

A wonderful Christmas present for everyone that knows you both in real & cyber life 🙂

ODAAT wrote:

Congrats on your 1st year my friend 🙂

A wonderful Christmas present for everyone that knows you both in real & cyber life 🙂

Thanks for your first ever post to me a year ago . It was tough love but something I needed to hear

Congrats on 1 full year GF Bryan. Great to see you've managed to turn you life right round, enjoy it. Have a good Christmas!

All the best.

Hey Bryan.
Thanks for your comments on my thread. Fair play to you being GF for 370 days. Well done my man. I read your story and I am so happy you managed to turn things round. I know it's been a long road but hopefully this proves as an inspiration to me and to others.

Hey Bryan.
Best wishes for the coming year. Hope its a good one for you and your family.

Hey Brian, well done on being gamble free in 2018, I'm moving off the site now so will wish you well for 2019.

All the best

Day 1

After being gamble free for over a year , it caught me today . Managed to find some American website and lost around £1400 on it . I had won £1600 but it’s irrelevant as I lost it all again plus my money , I can’t win because I can’t stop . Thankfully I saw sense and told them I had a gambling problem and to close my account down . I’m feeling pretty bad about it but it’s not back to square one . It’s just proved to me that it will never go away . I haven’t told anyone around me because i would lose the trust I built up . There is no option for me to gamble again as blocks are in place now . Just stupid to take my eye off the ball . Time money and opportunity all made the perfect storm

Hi Bryan, sorry to read about your relapse. But, you go again!...

You showed it can be done and the positive effects it had on you by abstaining for a whole year.

Just see this an example/reminder of why you should never venture back to your old gambling ways.

In the long run, you’ll be the winner.

Could you maybe sign up to GamStop to eliminate the possibilty of gambling online? Or have you done already but found a site that allowed you to gamble?

If that’s the case, chances are that these sites aren’t very reliable and you may not have been paid out, should you have won. It’s worth remembering that.

Best of luck mate.

Dan