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bilio63 wrote: Hi Billio, having admitted my addiction/problem , the days are getting better , 12 days and more to come without a bet

again walked past the bookies give myself a big smile got to end of the street and went home , as weekends seem to be the biggest gambling days , got myself covered ,shops treats coffee home . Really glad you to are beating the gambling urge , stay with it , iam sure we are both going in the right direction , this forum and people like yourself give me the inspiration to stop ruining my life for good. keep the faith and stay strong !

im so glad i joined this site, everyone of you are giving me inspiration

three years ago i lost my wife, children and home through this adiction. i put them through hell, it was always their fault.

my children always kept in touch and ive always supported them financialy and emotionaly. but i lost three good years with them.

i now have a partner whos supporting me and ditched freinds who dont. proud of everyone of you on here, every message means a lot and helps me to beat the disease

One way that really helped me was to save 5% of my pay in the bank or just have cash in your wallet but never spend it. It takes some work but you watch it grow just like if you won betting sort of. Another thing I do and it may sound cruel, but I follow a few people online that bet professionally and find out their plays and cheer against them to win. It may sound mean but it helps me cope. If they lose which is more than they win, I feel good as I didn't bet and if they win its no big deal.

Killjoy wrote: I look at bankers after not betting for 13 days , spurs in the week Everton etc lost , but I won the day because I have now have a liitle bit more cash to spend on pressies for xmas , it is a great feeling my next goal is to get to the NY without gambling my god I will do this for my family and to clean myself of this bad habbit /compulsion stay strong Killjoy love your post we all need

directions and methods to kick to bookies in the bin !

One way that really helped me was to save 5% of my pay in the bank or just have cash in your wallet but never spend it. It takes some work but you watch it grow just like if you won betting sort of. Another thing I do and it may sound cruel, but I follow a few people online that bet professionally and find out their plays and cheer against them to win. It may sound mean but it helps me cope. If they lose which is more than they win, I feel good as I didn't bet and if they win its no big deal.

thanks for the advise everyone. somethings work for one, so every tatic is worth trying

ive stayed in today to keep me away from the big match.beleive me it took a lot of will power

7 days now without a bet, raffle ticket or anything. ive had lots of mood swings but im smileing for once

gra123s....that's what can happen...it's the same as 'beginners luck'...as soon as you stop....you see the 'winners' come in....but you forget that you are not also seeing the 'losers' come in. This will pass. Maybe stop looking at those results...especailly from a gambling point of view....get the enjoyment back for your team wining for winnings sake...if that your thing? I wish you well and strength.....please try to write more

Many thanks Chemistry1.

One question always troubles me and i will admit i still do it. I have to play the national lottery because the numbers are in my head! This is not gambling to the degree i was doing before but it is gambling. Does anybody think this is wrong as i have no euphoria when putting on the lottery as i did have with gambling? I will be honest and say it is £14.00 per week whereas i could lose a grand in a day when dabbling !!!

Not sure on the answer to that one villain, There's a lot of experienced people on who could advice. I'm waiting for someone to reply to it. I'm intreaged.I stopped completely but that's my personal choice

VILLAIN wrote:

Many thanks Chemistry1.

One question always troubles me and i will admit i still do it. I have to play the national lottery because the numbers are in my head! This is not gambling to the degree i was doing before but it is gambling. Does anybody think this is wrong as i have no euphoria when putting on the lottery as i did have with gambling? I will be honest and say it is £14.00 per week whereas i could lose a grand in a day when dabbling !!!

Hi Villian , I myself play the lottery my numbers are the same , in answer to your question the £'s on the numbers

is ok bearing in mind I would lose £20/£30 on those b*****d roulette wheels in one spin , if you are standing in the bookies you will spend /lose more and keep chasing as we all have done in the past , I think the lottery is far less damaging and you have more control

once the draw is over win or lose not to bad , but when we are in the evil bookies we keep betting .

if it helps millions of people play the lottery but they are not on this site , Stay strong 16 days for me now I feel good about it !

Freddie555 wrote: nice post freddie , it is little posts that help us all , as they say we are not alone , everyone of us can contribute

to help others thank you

gra123s....that's what can happen...it's the same as 'beginners luck'...as soon as you stop....you see the 'winners' come in....but you forget that you are not also seeing the 'losers' come in. This will pass. Maybe stop looking at those results...especailly from a gambling point of view....get the enjoyment back for your team wining for winnings sake...if that your thing? I wish you well and strength.....please try to write more

Hi All hope your are all on track , it is a hard slog and I nearly went into a bookies at the end of december

for Fa cup bets acc's etc got to door looked in and turned around , Iam so glad when i look in my pocket for money , trated myself in some cheap sales , keep the faith happy new year .