hello, from an early reformed compulsive gambler

Wow lollypoplot, this is a wonderful thread 🙂

I too had 3 decades worth of Demons to fight & if we can do it, anyone can! I'm still mad @ myself for not counting sooner as I'm terrified of going back to 1 & it's a wonderful deterrent but I completely get the whole satisfaction feeling you have from beating this!

Other long term gamblers take hope, this can be beaten - ODAAT

Thankyou all for all of your support and kind words .Indeed this has been an eye opener indeed into my life and my life opened up ,which all those months ago,theres no way i would have done this !! But i have for all to see, im not embarressed , no way .. im here for all to read ..Again thanks for the support,if this can help one person to say that there is light at the end of the tunnel,and hope then i'll be a happy chappy ..All the best to the people out there starting out on their path,seek help,get help then help people through your experiences..share what you can and help one another ,thats not preaching its advising ..phew day 106 ..again wow wow wow

happy new year people, i trust it all went well and gamble free...well it was for me and i love new years day footy, baseball and the darts gambling..we did , and today i didnt even bat an eyelid to gamble whatsoever 🙂 ..now that must have impressed some people out there because as a compulsive gambler and not to have those urges after 116 is a miracle i must admit .....Like i have always said if i can do it ,so can you !! YOU CAN ...this time last year i had spent about £500 ,in the bookies and online all onn new years day , this year £0 !!!! Wow , i can honestly see a rosy future if i keep going and i can do this , yes i had a few hiccups in the past but im on day 116 ,ive not gone this far in over 30 years..never !! SO a well deserved pat on the back for me is well deserved, as i see my children grow up, ive alot to answer for for my past actions, only I now can do this and make it all better ,and that i promise to do 🙂 ..i am paying bills off that i accrued through gambling and i know its not going to be a straight path but i'm will try and make it as smooth as possible ...Happy new year people, be safe, be strong and be happy 😀

Hey there, Just read your post on the 2015 Challenge. Glad you seem to be through the worst of it and lucky you for having such a good, understanding friend (with such a lot of spare cash!) to bail you out. It sounds like your passing out that night could have saved you so you have a guardian angel too. I'm at the start of my journey and some months behind you but am so glad that I found this site as the support we all receive (and give) is amazing. So, wishing you well in your continued recovery my friend.

300

Hello from a compulsive gambler . yes i class myself as a compulsive even though ive not had a bet for 300 days ..i have just re read all my previous entries . especially my first one and confession and i must admit it choked me up a bit .Back then when i gambled i was selfish, and didnt give my family any spare cash to enjoy ourselves with , it was all me me me and the bookies took all the money , all one way of course !! I'll share with you that nowadays i buy and sale stuff in my spare time aswell as working 40 hours a week , being a dad and doing that l, it takes up alot of my own spare time but i'm getting money in rather than gambling for it . It is a very happy household here and i could have ruined it all , all for the sake of gambling ! We do lot of family moments together , and this year we've got our passports and will be jetting off to Spain for a weeks holiday in 5 days time , now theres a big change right there, as the passports were not cheap and if i was still gambling , there would be no way we could afford these , so i must be doing something right ..302 days ago i was in denial ! Who admits to being a compulsive gambler no-one right !! Wrong a compulsive gambler does when hes at the end of their tether , and cant see no way out !! I did it and admitted it and these 300 days have not been easy at all..going to the pub and seeing those same fruit machines staring at me when i use to play them , 300 days does not get easier , the urges will always be there but you fight it and walk away ! 300 is another WOW for me indeed, who again who would have thought i would ever make this day , even i am shocked , astonished and surprised !! Now as an inspirational note , if i can do it , there is no reason that the person who reads this and who is struggling , YOU CAN DO IT TOO .... ok , thankyou for dropping by , keep strong and look forward to a rosey future, i am ......... to be continued soon 🙂